The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

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co0oommnte humDorist." II
: .sves sam ny pages," writes Artea,,as.
nn even mild profanity; IN the nm
P'soe y - wicked, and IN tho sscond n
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10 woM1N DR1ss WILL
The Question Discussed by : wo-
man-Drses in Di0srsot
Countries.
Kate Fie,d In ''Our Continent"
Amertcan women do not freee veil
e. = rule; they only dress expensively.
rhey 4fe the slaves Of millineis. "-Lov-
don Truth.
The author Of this verdict In Truth Il
IN extremely clever man, who. yxsn,
ago, visited the United States. and WHO
since then has met many American
women In England and on the conti-
nent. The opinion Ut such = chi IL
once "amang Us" and always ''tskin'
notes" for the benefit Of the universe il
worth consideration. But lint am
prompted to ask, do amy women dress
we'll ''as y rule :" aud / confess that ",
iar % my observation goes they certain
y do not. / have never visited Japan.
the most artistic nation in the world.
and therefore do not know how f.r it,
art has permeAted the people and in.
1uenced personal adornn,ent, but In
civilized Europe 1t cannot tr"thfully be
said that the women are we'll drxswed
''as rule" PWpriety and picturesque
ness Of costume can only be found
among the peslsantry of the continent.
When we approach iile midd Glasses or
enter the portals Of ''society" we leave
all hope behind. There are many
charming exceptions to the rule, but the
rule il bad taste. Because France IL t.
day the standard in feminine taste, an
idea prevails here that all French wO-
men dress well. There never was q
greater delusi0n. I've seen numberleas
dOwdies ut ministerial balls IN else
where, aud French men are vastly be-
hind the English In style and tailoring.
Their or watts are disiracting, polka
spots being an epidemic; and 1t 10 rare
to find them we'll ''gOtten up'' during
the day. At afternoon entertainments
actors in private dress always array
themselves i'm swallOw-tails and white
kid gloves, sometimes wearing white
and sometimes black neckties, = hybrid
style that Is largely followed In this
country. The ladies appear in dinner
or full toilets, and the effect Is queerly
promiscuOus, particularly In the glare
of daylight.
Do English women dress better than
their neighbors:: They are the worst
dressed women in the world. They Put
on .hideous colOns; they've not the
slightest idea of style; they are careless
about their gloves and they are badly
yllOd. Their feet are enormous. The
average German woman dresses no bit
ter than the average English woman,
end the y hOlesale abuse shOwered on
our cousins proves the old allage: 1t II
useless for u dog to 20 in for character
after he haas been given y bad name.
There are English women and English
women. There is the lower middle
class woman and the hopeless high class
,lOwager, 10th of whom look like ami
mated rug bags gone mad. Their sense
If color is limited to y frenzy for bright
| purple in gown or bInnet and green
gloves. They may be seen IN the merry
month of July walking Or driving about
London in white muslin and sess'skln
sacuues. The name Of these beings Il
! legion, but there is reverse I" tht
medal. A very great change has come
| over English society within ten years
Before then Paris might have Oeen "
the antilx,sles ~ far rs its influence wa.
felt acrOss the channel. Now tile' e a!t
no better dressed women IN the wOrIC
/ than manly Of the leaders ct EnSilsn 20
ciety. The professional beauty has been
obliged to live up to her reputation, "no
although it Is lNDetical license I'd 6ecIafs
that ''beauty unadorned Is aoolneC
most" every woman IN the depths ~
! her own consciousness knows now uts
pendent she is upon clothes tor her e!
fects. In cultivating y taste tor selnsl
purposes the professional! beauty ns'
bcen u benefas:tor IT, society. 80, tss.
has the Princess Of Wales, whose styN
however, is somewhat stin. Nowne1'
in the world can 50 many n"n0sonle
tasteful W men he seen ~ III 1]onuo.
during the season. Of course sOIIIe ~
| foreigners, and Americans are seneIa'!
among the most attractive. anu ~ nus
l,e remembered that the BRUSH kl"s
dom sends its fairest nOweIS ID !O"n :"
th,t time but the fact remains tina
| MAAnv knXIUSu WOS1sVSA 1885,
1r...: veil Nor il it true that SINAI
+, feet are an American monopoly. ~
model of Lady Hollands foot Is one p. .
the ATTRACTIONS of Holland House. ?n
!. not alone in her beauty. Enel.s.
women have been careless IN the 'l,st L:
If shoes, and sl"es make = 1es.' I" ~
ference in the appearance OF 1eet'
); Outeness Of Elephants.
vhcre !, no creature in the world
.,,nm;ny rs the elephant. and no cFe'
t,rc moreover, 50 full Of dup'iclty. y
..I.v.r,,,..s at Stimulating attachn'en'
ia ia k.rners can only be esluai!ri III - 81
nn",nn rxce by the hypocrisy M ~
, sl"w.. toward Ills master. Tie e'epn ' ~.
3. the Juriin DIES Planses, III run rum
, , ~ forgave its keeper for n:i'' !.
. ,,,,Je Il ridiculous before the crowu !" !
. .'.i t" witness hts pcr"rn,ance e., .
!. m.mny trumpet, which the poor ,. ,....
slp'i h..n ut the greatest pains 10 ae ~,
D ,';", \ note came out III y al "u W. :;
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