The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-24

j. the most Independent women in the Worlt
: They possess the most genuine freedom
;, and dependence-that of wearing what
0 ever they wish, whether it be from choic
= or necessity. They are not dependent uE
e OH clothes, or tramnle1ed by fashion.
80 their garments have the antiquity Of tn
e ark, no one comments or calls them ODD.
: is the season for shopping. and all Boston
$ with her suburban towns attached. throRR
s the stores, large and small, and the street
= are full OF energetic women OF all Sgea
7 buying clothes. One has but to sit In SOM
, quiet open doorway as ] did the other dc,
to see how Boston women work wbes
shopping. How energetically they strid
along, and with such business air Oh
their faces! 1t is no nonsense, no pleasur
ing for them, but real systematic work
There is none of the languid grace and in
dolent manner Of women further south
and none of the dash and coloring as sect
in the toilets OF New York women. Blacks
and grays predominate III serviceable ina.
terals, made without regard to prevailing
styles, and more for comfort, as well aa
often for economy, on The part Of the wear
er. Old costumes that would be gone by
in Other cities, may be worn with great
peace Of mind here. There a no shabbi-
ness for women here are neatly and care
fully clad but whether in the fashion or
out, is not a question to worry them. New
York, jaunty, dashing, and fond Of co1orB
in dress, would call the elite OF the Hub
hat,bily dressed, for some Of the ''swell-
est people here dress the plainest, not
only Oh the street, but for church rs we'll.
Boston ignors butterfly bvilliancy, and
is. when compared with other cities, Sc
yerely plain. And why nor? The wotaen
here are more highly educated, more
learned ia book lore. than women further
west aud south. They can not help it, for
they live IN such al atmosphere Of books,
aud the study Of the bindings alone would
make the ignorant educated Every house
has Il library OF books if it has much be-
sides. If they are superior in learning TO
other women, they have also had superior
advantages. In this center OF intellectual
culture, learning and literary work, why
should not tn. women be learned and
literary? And they are. For this reason
they seem above the frivolities Of fashion,
and are free 10 wear just what they choose,
A woman Of brains and culture is sure of
herself, and need not be dependent upon
the fine feathers that do make fine birds,
whatever is said to the contrary. And yet
[ really thiuk Boston women could bear
little more tinery of attire, that little
coloring, even Of the butterfly or rainbow,
would give warmth and relief to their
sombre severity. The New England re-
serve would seem less formidable, and
There is no wasteful extravaganza in buy
ing color that is becoming, and dress
makers do not charge any more to pRt
clinging draperies on stout figures, and
puffs upon slender forms instead OF revers-
ing these styles. At the same time I assert
that Boston woman who may be dressed
like a guy, is more pardonAble than any
other woman, because her intellectual Bu-
periority puts all deficiencies Of taste in
dress in the background. Boston is aesthe-
tic, and the women ought to know how to
and makeup. Their aesthetic taste runs
to the house, and in combining elegance
with comfort, they are ''ahead.''
~. AN ExTAvAGAHT Ex-QUREx.
The ex-queen Isabella has had falling
out with the Marquis de Altavilla, and be |
no longer directs the queen mothers |
household. He is blamed for not having
restrained Isabel,.'s taste fer seeing COM
pAny. Her ci-deuant house steward is Iiv-
ing in achateau at Savignay, which Isa-
bella's munE,ccnce enabled him to pur-
chase. It must be admitted, says Truth, |
that he makes ont 4 good case to justify |
himself. The queen got tired Of leading
the life Of une refine en- e1ile. and deter !
mined, after the kings second marriage,
TO enjoy herself. She had gay hunting
parties at her country seat, and her palace
Near the Arch OF Triumph became GEN. |
ter of fashionable dissipation. In the In
terest OF the king, she admitted large |
number Of young and rising journalists to |
her little court. and gave smart dejeasers,
dinners, concerts, and receptions. When |
her hnlf-sister. the Princess del DrAgo was |
getting her daughter married her majesty |
betrayed heexpense of the wedding break
fast. Being generous, and feeling that she
lived in glass house, she wished her en-
lertainments to be on handsome scale |
Both she and her house steward reckoned |
upon the millions which were the residue |
Of tlle sale OF the crown estate to which |
the cortes decided she WAS entitled. When I
She went TO Spain, soon after the kings |
second marriage. it was arranged that she
untorseen obstacles have arisen, and diff
culLiss have been created by the present |
1t is now asked whether i'll
Indicating the c2-queeiI did not abandon
ID her successor the right TO possess this
ftEld? The claim certainty is doubtful
bHt it il pity the doubt WAS not expressed
falm the beginning. Ii it had been her
majesty would have probably kept within
her means and Instructed her lord steward
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