Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-07-07
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A DISCUSSION ON THE FAsHIoNs.-"Is
the gentleman who knows everything in?"
stammered a vision of golden hair and
sea blue eyes, as she stood timidly beside
the managing editors desk yesterday af-
ternoon.
Everything about WHAT" asked the
editor, clawing around under his desk for
his shoes and trying to hide his stocking
feet under him. 'sUpon which particular
branch do you seek information?"
ST don't know exactly what to do.
pouted the strawberry lips. ''Pa says l
can only have one dress this spring, and 1
dom It know how to make it up. Thought
the gentleman who answers questions
could tell me.''
q "H'm!'' muttered the managing editor.
He has gone up in Maine to find out why
geese always walk in single file. An 'Anx-
ious Inquirer" wants to know. What kind
of dress have you thought of getting?"
ssThat's what want to know. I want
something that will look well with terra
Gotta gloves.''
Eyes, yes.'' murmured the editor
'sThen you should get one of these green
things with beads that turn all kinds of
colors and some fringe and fxings of that
kind.'' Sss -s.....,s.s .s
s'Would you have it cutprincess or wear
it with a polonaise?" she inquired looking
at him searchingly.
stVou-v0u roirht bavo - ,,r,,,ooo,
around the neck and a, row of polonaises
at the bottom,' suggested the editor;
s'that's going to be fashionable, and cou-
pie of hip pockets would set it off royal
ly."
ST don't know murmured the beauty,
ST haven't seen any of that style. Do you
know whether panniers are worn bouffant
this season, or whether the skirt is tight?'
sob, certainlyp' replied the editor
''They are made with all the bouffants you
can get on 'em. Some have sixteen bot
tom bouffants, and there was a lady in
here yesterday who had pannier that
came clear up to her neck. should have
it pretty bouffant if it was my dress.''
'sWell, would you boxplait the skirt or
Shirr it?"
''Shirr it, by allmeans!" exclaimed the
editor; 'sshirrit straight up and down. and
fasten it with these loops of black tape''
'sYou mean frogs?''' asked the beauty.
''No, no. These big loops that slip over
{ two buttons That sets off the shirrs and
give kind of tout to the ensamble,'
and the editor leaned back and smiled
superior.
Don't you think reverse of lighter shade
would look pretty?" she inquired.
They'll do to fix up the back, bu. l
wouldn't put 'em on the 'front.'" answered
the editor sageIy. "ReYerse are very we'll
to trim hat with, but don't set off a
dress 'front.' Nst.-
''How would you have the corsage?"
81 wouldn't have any at all. You would
look much better without one.'
''Sir!'' she exclaimed rising.
"Oh, if you insist you might have short
one, not over three inches long, for short
dresses are the style now"
'sYou don't seem u understands she
commenced.
ooh, don't I,p he retorted. 'sThat's
what Pm here for. I think there's moth
ing SO lalnentable as to see young lady
dragging her corsage through the mud and
dust. Still, if you want one, you should
have it SO you can take it off when you 60 |
on the street and only veal it at home
They are handy and not one woman in a |
hundred can kick her corsage gracefully"
I-l am very much obliged to you,"
SIZE murmured. "You are very good Pm |
stre.''
Don't mention it," replied the editor |
politely. Il think when you get it sh1rred |
any reversed and polonaised and princess
ed you'll like it very much. You might
geta sash and some big buttons to put on
behind, or If you'd like another style bet
ter you might trim the whole front with
boufants and wear the pannier for a'hat. -
''ph, thank yeu; STRIP exclaimed the
bluAing bud as she scuttled down the
Stairs.
'sswipes!'' reared the managing editor
with complacent smile and glance of
approval at himself in the glass, s'Swipes,
You may tell the foreman to send me a
proof of the fashion notes as soon as they
come in. 1 have observed that a great
many errors have crept in lately. Brook
IAN Ragle.
Instance Of French politeness
A gummy, holding petty packet of |
the hand left and his cigar illumed of the
hand right, was speaking in the street to
one woman of the world, the hat upon the
head.
"'You might remove your hat said
him the dame.
T" Pardon, but holding one packet of
one hand and my cigar in the other
'sI was saying you justly that for to
furnish you the occasion to cast it!'n
A little girl once took letter from her
mother to an old lady friend" s'Many
thanks, my child" she said: ''you may tell
your mother that you are good child and
a faithful little messenger" THANK you,
ma am, and shall tell her too that didn't
ask you for ten cents, because mamma told |
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