Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-10-11
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UorJ or T,ro on Music. trf and

The Honolulu girls said about my hint as tothe
wearing Of eirdles an sure hereafter to keep
a brighter lookout Tor things that may suit your
climate. Blu, winter is almost at hand and
an The fashions that ave to come in for The next
few months will be suggestive Of anything but
palm gloves aud orange orchards and ropic
dells. Last summer. however. there were no
end o' toilet hints TO the observing Of both sex.
rs who crowded the watering places. There
hos been as yet no sudden transition, nor are
the watering places altogether deserted. a
lady Of my acquaintance expressed her salts
faction in this poetic wise "As summer
wings her flight, undiscovered charms. winning
way, and subtle beauties are suddenly revealed
to all who are LETT behind to mourn in the
somewhat gaudy miment OF autumn.
This year there was an innovation in waists
Of which my experience affords no parallel
mean in dress waists, Of course There were
great many elegant dresses Of thin materials
sent from Pausian houses last summer and
many Of them had additional" waists, that
is, waists different from the regular dress
waists, Some were Of brocaded silk or silk.
lined gauze trimcd with chenille or narrow
strips Of velvet, and these generally accom-.
panied dresses Of crepe de chine, or some
similar warm.weather fabric. One OF the
latest devices for throa, wear-hardly sum.
mer inspiration, | fear IS the wearing Of high
collars, trimmed with Two or three rows Of
narrow silk, satin or velvet ribbon. These
collars are sometimes Of contrasting or shaded
colors One notable combination recently
worn at Saratoga was an ecru Ottoman silk,
having standing collar Of Pompadour silk,
pale green and pink on a white ground, with
narrow ecm ribbon to fasten it in font
! Daring that---bu, effective.
! The very latest fad in fashionable color is
| "arichoke yellow" Its shade is considered
a purer golden than that of the sun flower
and, Of course, the flower is less coarse in
texture. AT recent New York golden wed.
| ding several hundreds Of the natural flowers
were used in decorations, and artificial ones
were worn to trim many Of the dresses.
In closing this brief shy at the fashions, |
quote from one Of the mos, prominent ladies'
boot makers in New York. on whose Judge
ment | can always rely. "The russell colored
leather, so popular through the summer, in low
shoes trimmed with patent leather and in
morning or garden slippers, will be discon.
tinued as winter approaches. | regret to say
that the pointed toe is still in fashion, de-
spite the warnings OF dress reformers and
family physicians. think only chiropodist.
really rejoice good boot makers certainl,
dislike to make them; and | don't see how
there can be any foot comfortable in one o
them, Embroidery in steel and gilt bead.
will be used for iull.dress slippers, and slippers
Of colored Kid fawn color and pale gray vii
be worn when appropriate TO the dress"
" The Lame Devil" is the sensational till,
of NJ. Lecocq's latest operetta. It has jus
been put on the stage in Paris, but neithe
libretto nor score of it has yet reached New
York, | think. AT the same time La Lar
Ziere will bring out new opera for the 1t
allan company, whose scenic effects hav
been designed by Count LEIPZIG Of Milan.
In England the Norwich Festival, in Oct
ober will be celebrated by the singing of Mr.
a. c. Mackenzie's oratorio "The Rose G
, Sharon" specially composed for the occasion
Miss Emma Wixam Emma Nevada) am
Mr.. Charles Lloyd both Americans, you wi
notice, have leading parts.
New York is 10 have the honor of witness
ing land hearing) the twentyffth anniversary {
the great PATHS first appearance on the stage
. Signor Brgnoli who played Edgardo in "Luci
di Lammermoor, on her first appearance
/, opera that will play the same part to her Luci
I opening night
!. English artists and art writers are beginnin
;, to talk and write more approximately abot
!. American and particularly about New Yor
y artists. The London art Journal has recent
!, had appreciatve articles on The Progress
y American Decorative Art. But art cullui
has been possible in America only sinC
:, wealth came in. To-day's Critic (Septenb,
e I3th) says that the late James l.. Clayhom
A Philadelphia lef, acollectiono Of etchings and Ell
q cravings valued at $4,000. There is muC
n. TO write about recent art in New York itsel
For instance, Mr.. II. X. Parks bust Of Ede
. a. Poe, one Of the most satisfactory produ
&c tons OF any recent American sculptor, has T
:. Gently btenplaced in the Metropolitan Museur
~ and has had some devotee OF Poe before It
Fan hour OF more almos, every day since
But what are fashion, music and art, VIII,
the clans are marshalled and the fight is o
e Blaine, Butler, ST. John, Lockwood, Cley
lie land-I name the candidates in the order
In their intellect--have all spoken, have all be,
TO discussed, are all trying 10 imagine how nj
is 'twould be to be president. But howev
so mice the office may be when won--thou,
lis even then | cannot imagine il to be bed
Is roses-it is certainly nasty path to be travelled
e. in both the British and the American Engli
lie of The adjective. According to their enemis
70 Ben Butler is beast St. John a crank
5. Mrs. Lockwood ''trouserwoman," Blaine
al railway robbern and Cleveland ''libertine
lie | am good Republican, but | wish Blai
ID had never been obliged to write those "Alul
&c gan Letters" The situation is huniiliating.
lie the Hour we'll says THE whole thing
is dreary and dishcartening. II goes to pro
Sc the low tone OF our public life and polite
a, morality. The battle for the highest office
ne the gift Of fiiiy millions OF people now turn
es not upon any high question Of policy, intern
ar OF external, but upon the truth or falsity
NJ wreiehed stories in which the public charact
~ OF one candidate is blackened and in viii,
n. the private life Of another is besmirche
re The situation is not calculated to elevate
re very much in the estimation Of other nations
H.. and it humbles us in our own eyes.
shall be glad when It's overland double
shall write more interestingly
es KNicKERBocKER.
"a e. Knickerbocker" is wrong abou, NJ