, 1870-04-24
FANclE3 AND FASHIONS.
! T t.
a Meteor
The Sorrows Of a Woman Of
Fashion.
Grievance or tic Dress
makers.
Coxrt-i4ouse Hats and Pagoda
p0.&so1s,


RfAta, for TAr cliaass Ttiauax
Something funny happened to me the cthe,
day. + v1s ''intervie~ed" By lair O,
fashion, ono Of the c7e,ns de Ia creme or 30.
ciets, who flashed INTO my Hork-a-day vcFk]
iks some brilliant meteor, md sstoniahod NE
as much bJ her presence. She wxs dressed i,
e1quiate taste, and The glenn. Of her level.
and ths- rustic Of her silks, Here to me ike
generous wine. She had ancient ho1ors and
pediGrees st her finger ends talked fsu1ili..3y
about her great-greatgrandEather haa
arrhed eyebrows, and aristocratis hands. and
TILED Ill MT dtnGy sanctun. With the sscyed
atmosphere Of her Pcuumed Life. Z WAS tired
and discouraged, and ! took on my mental hit
to her, At the same time wondering Why she
had sought me, aince was not eliGb!s to the
SITUATION OF houseinaid or cook, and got my
nie WAS 1ust as far removed from hers = il
were.
Do you know what she Ind come to eay7 II
waa to tell me how dissatisfied ahe was with
the Life of fashionable woman how tired
ahe had grown Of silk and velvet and rare lew
els how it weas1ed her to d1ees for fashion,
sble party; how Mrs. B. took opium to mako
her eyes bright and Mrs. F. drank vino to
make her speech brilliant; how she and ht1
set alept III the morning, and lounged ali the
dAy, and danced al night; how they humbletl
their husbands and fondied their poodlcs aud
took lunch with dubious friends Of the other
sex; how their servants cha2tad and deceived
them. And they cheated and deceiyed each
other, and had no faith in themselves or any,
body clse- .Sho w.s tired Of this, aud wanted
70 So to work IN some other sphere, where
fashion and folly we're not al1-in-all
looked At het As abe sat there in her lus-
tre9s sllks, the Jewels cleaning on her white
lctk and aIzns. the wearlncss and inauity of A
tAoasahd M&4bted women showing in Aer
!ndiEldoal face, and her white taper fingers
closed YEARLY over diamond solitai1es that
would be fortunes to many homeless fa1niIy.
When ny Ceon gathered her aiken d1apefv
About hes. and vanished 1t the heels of N ol;-
se9ulous eoaehman, it set me to thinking.
cleaning out from beautiful bopneta, and such
ioseiy cheerfu! ones in p1ebiAn hats, that I
wondered u goldan fettsTs did not rust and
eosIpde' hko iron ones, and II ctoss we're not
! feaAy . G1oss whether Of diamonds Or thorns. |
VINO cst1y their own bundles and vear their |
o"n fsgB OF righteousnesa, fare about "a wel1 |
a those who YEARLY roll in their char,ots over
re smooth patEictan pavement Of wealth |
| succces. ~
And good toltink over the rugged road OF |
adsefslty Il very apt to nd one Of th8t bilious
tendency TO spleen and envy and uncharitable- |
ness, which hamper us go when We h.ye moth |
ing to think Of but ourselves aud our toys snd /
'017pns. I pos on.h. +, y. T. ,o...-,s
@ 20 ne ~ ne other day, as she deacnhod an ele-
l "as talking to = woman loya, with faca aa
pure and fair rs the Madonna, and she hald
" the hand her child Of pronise. poet-ar
nst, WITH heart full Of sunahine, Was an
e9autas'pg saa's me- By his kind advice; wife, over
wnoee home-th1eshold no serpent hsd ever
leis it, trail was making love-speeches about
per husband What wae aociety7 I felt iuat
'7l7a .naa sloSnlaEly happy in being outside that
! am getting directly in the track Of fssh;on.
L!eEance OF language is not a1ways Indicative
statesmen have been noted for their, rough IN
elegant, but inspired uttorancee. Tho most
a. ~. y The rough, hearty "How are ye,
stranger :. Of the Western MN compares IA.
so1ably with the moro elegant diction. !" am
happy to meet you," il you 60 back to that
pai;enl patent ieSer, the heart There is prominent
PRAYER meeting in his denomination to eay: Il
thank the Lord l am = child Of Hts'u ="
and one Of our eminent diEinea recently a.
sated ". an ns people, from Sunday morning pull
regular slaaher," which announcement, nat
1ralls enough, filed tho house. Ambiguous
language Is sometimes yerv amusng Imet
KentSem.n Sf. S;1 recently WHO gEavely informed mo
faculty de7outly to b Sishsd ' for b! T Ii inv..
lids. And We arc al familiar with the story OF |
the old eount1y1nan who read glowing newe-
paper account Of An accident which ended thus:
When the man vas astsicated the vital spark
vas extinct" His vito listened bresthlcssIy
70 Tho account, and, rs he..dnished, exclaimed:
:" But VAS the man killed!" Slowly and mi.
nute1y the reader wentoTer thearticso; "Khy,
really, wife, said he at last, nit don. say"
4 le7y Of ladies meet, 'Wherebaye you beeni"
" Oh. to tho opening" "Nhare aie you 70 {
ing:" ITO the opening" They are sort Of :
dry goods matinee, with this e1ception-the J
majority Of the people who go there to stare
loafers do not line The walls. nnd Eaniterch;af
aiEtations are Dr. frpp.
Black silk suits, trimmed with satin, are SELL .
ing At Se5 each. The silk IL American and very
good 4 really beautiful article in blsck silk !,
can nov be obtained at s2per yar1l The long :
pointed oFes-ekift is prominent feature in tho
new toilets. puna Of satin, with narrow silk
!ofies Dc On either edge, ase wor1. One dounce.
n,+;n &c "lsn ILL., WaEea a. 1nsing q six or
used on cheap silks. French guipure lace and :
heaTy sill cord fringe are fashionable trim 7
minge In colors, ths light blues and greens
are much worn. The always beautiful and ele- :
much in demand, since all colors-excepting
green and orange-h41monize With them'
Either black or white lace Rhawls drape ele-
gantly over lavender silks. t
soiss and Travelling dressea, and ne trimmed :
NTH bias bands Of lighter yelvets, in the same :
shadc with fringe around the square front | u
hzesdths Of the over-ahrt.
would Like here tomeptlon fact which tiyAs !
great annoyance to dress1nakeza, Lsdies pur-
chase goods to make up, and even with the
estimate OF the modiste before them, buy :,
ecant patterns, after giving the order for the =
dress 10 be made in some elaborate style. The u
result ss, when the dress Is half finished there
is yard or half Of material lacking. and II
every Lady must wait, The 1ady aends tor the +
dreas it IL not done she is annoyed At having 8
to purchase more material has to hunt up ths 9
eAIue cur?y-headed shopman who sold it to her: :
compares sample With dozen different pieces; :;
that it cannot be al Sold and is worried h
md Hurried half to death befo1e ehe gets il. it, u
indeed, she does get it It al Now. reasonable p
snopper Avays oref,estmatcs; she calculates z
EninSs to repair any fracture, and judicioualv
REASONS that Ei1k, satin, Or lace, need never 90
! begging for use 1t caves fau1t-fnding On
her q ovn part, and much Perple1ity to the {
ae1Fcn hangs out on sensible people, o.
Hats Ate visionary and deceptive ut this mo- - =,
tuent Ihe newest is the Arab, or Wabash | :,
Ayenue, 4 local nAma for It. It ID unlike any t.
:hlng IN heaven or earth, unlesa it be the i "a
Leaning Tower Of Hsa, OF Swiss cottage. fo
But it u the fashionable hat and is biz enough o.
md ugly enough to hide III sins and moral e e
1etos1aahes. T. and Is mo1e Of an architectural !.
-4AASSts{ AA1A &A40 <VQ1L k1u0bG- UPON tQ4 /
EeEy vide kim = row Of laca Is lid Around e.
he very high crown ballast of flowers md
ibbon ia placed Ton put your head under,
u into it, md at once become: s'1hough lost
o sight, to memory daar.r 10
THIS hat hAs hAan brought ort hy Mr. uu,- .ne
'on. and Is a1ready taking the lead. WAS not RI
| Little amused to see IN old gentleman with = E,
military beard buy one for his wife, who GER 7.
ainlF numbered 90 years, and had neyer worn o. o.
hat N her hfe; he put it bard down On her n, n,
aexd, hit1ng it over her eyes. Then he stepped d
'aek 70 look II it; that didn't suit; 20 he | il
yeutlJ inclined it back wheEo It looked Like = D
is umbrella IN high wind But it suited G.
hem both: and What right had anybodF to OF
mile? He paid for it Ike man, tucked her
sndes bis arm. and went of happy. Mesased
eH-compascencyt in hat Ike that!
White wear maintains it1 supremacy on the | cl
ounterH- In addition to the elegant linen xud Il
Inc muslin suits, there arc good white Walking =
Erts now offered Ut Il Zach, and very pretty % %
,nea with = hem embroidered With crochet ~ ~
'Eaid and neatly ruded. ThAse rntail for ESQ ii
Clusters Of tucks, diagonal tuckipes and | &C
outings a1e Ill worn. 4 neat work sEi.t for II
'eztieeahle wexr is made Of K1ay cotton with |
lack stripes, : hzs fold puHed on around the
dge bound On each Ride with = uarrow bias |
old, and stitched down with toNs Of Rray 4 n
braid. The price ii $3.50. q,
In linen suits dark gray linen VIA nhoxn 1t II
:icA 4 Letters rnf1ed in the skirt and headed Il
nth stand-up Euf3es OF black linen. The G.
ufaen ve1e bound in blAck. The oyerstrt i ot
7iEnrned to match. PEica $16. ~
Bun linens suits ara made very elahoratalv
nth their Gkirts trimmed quite As mich ~
uiks, and not 70 neat and pretty Is the plaiuer :.
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