The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-22
The Difference.

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1t is frequently remarked, says Jen-
ME June in the Washington Star, that
one of the great advantages which the
dress of gentlemen possesses over that
of ladies is the permanent cut and style
of their full, or what is known rs
"evening dress" With q clean shirt,
a dress coat and white tie all men look
like gentlemen, aad what is more, feel
like one. This is not always the case
with the evening dress Of women, not
withstanding the vast amount OF
trouble and anxiety it costs them, be-
cause it is so often different from any
thing else they ever wore before in their
lives, and they are not sure of it or them
selves. Full dress ought to have some
thing distinctive about it, and it should
not change very often, or in essential
ideas. The skirt should always be more
or less trained, the bodice cut square or
open, and the sleeves to or below the
elbow so as to allow of the delicate fin
ishing of lace, the display of jewels If
need be, and tie wearing of long gloves.
A dark short street suit is as much out
of place in a drawing room on "dress
occasion as the business suit OF man,
and for gentleman to make his appear
ance in such costume at a formal
gathering would BIC to cxclude-hin1 from
the lists of guests in the future, unless
his poverty or his genius formed SUI
fcient excuse. The short dresses worn
at dancing parties by young girls are OF
course most fitting and proper. They
are usually OF light delicate materials,
and as charming rs the wearers. They
have a reason being which the
walking suit has not-in such COM
pany.
Helpless Luxury at the National Capital.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Albany Journal writes: The daintiness
of the sheltered lives of beautiful women
reveals itself in every sumptuous detail.
The nonchalant air with which my lady
stands to be disrobed by the maid who
has come with her in the carriage re-
veals life of helpless luxury. Others,
a trife less dependent, submit them.
selves to the deft fingers of any of the
three or four colored firing women pro-
vided by the household where the party
is given. At the delightful soiree and
dance given last week by Representa-
tive and Mrs. Newberry, of Detroit, who
live in the stately old mansion on La
fayette square, known as the Marcy
place, Mrs. Newberry's French maid
was joy and comfort to the lady guests.
Such modest, skilled fingers never be-
fore took hold of refractory iaces 70
me and gave to every fold touch oi
bright perfection. At a recent party ]
attended lady was assisted up to cne
of the dressing rooms during the even.
ing in nearly fainting condition, and
as her form, no longer young nor fair,
was laid upon the bed of state, I saw
such dainty marvels OF white slippers
and delicately tinted silken stockings
and valenciennes borS skirts OF
finest cambria, that she might have
been q bride decked for the altar, or
an infant for its christening. How re-
fined and extravagant we have grown
since the day of our New England
mothers, who were staid and matronly
in garments of irreproachable white
ness, but of Quaker-like plainess OF
hem. looked around upon little group
of fair ones standing near, with equal
elegance of finish, to catch the drift OF
their conversation, ifperchance it might
match their toilettes in daintiness, and
they were telling each other engagedly
how many bad colds they had respec-
lively had within the past six months! !!
That's the weak point with too many
of the society ladies one meets---their
talk is hopelessly commonplace. The
expensively mounted casket contains an
inferior gem, or only bit of tawdry
colored glass. When an exception
looms up over the dead and arid level
of" good society" how one halls it with
delight. III.
American Wives of Foreign Diplomats.
The number of American ladies who
are wives of gentlemen of the foreign
legations stationed Eere is frequently
the subject of comment, but it is not
generally known, nat there are several
other countrywome occupying SINH
lar positions in St. Petersburg. in ad-
diticn to the wives of the gentlemen of
our own legation there who may be
married. The wife of the German min
lister and his first secretary of legation at
the Russian capital are New Workers |;
one was Miss Jay, and the other Miss