New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17

business to lend herself to that creative purpose,
| not to thwart it with homely bonnets and ugly
| fabrics and shabby outlines. There may come
time when other duties press too sterny; then 1t
will be we'll if during her uuburdened youth she
have formed habit of dressing becomingly so that
she can still dress fairly well from the mere force OF
inertia There be those born without the artistic
sense of array. They have to give far moro time
and thought and without the sweet reward of sure
| success, but they have done MORE, Sempronius
| they deserve it.
| Dear and reverend sir there is no subject in this
sinful world which you can wisely leave alone
than millinery The new spring bonnet so gay and
airy. and dvnely tall with flowers and lace and
| Heaven knows what above the fresh face, and
which gives you pang for the spiritual condition
| of your fiock-bless your good. anxious heart!-
Celestne made it herself in fifteen minutes. and ten
| TO one she will make it over tomorrow IN less than
five and was talking like grandmother TO her wild
young brother all the while; and is loved by her
! friends for "never talking about dresS." heard
two bellies of Washington the other day discussing
the possibility of buying q too costly hat In COM
mon and wearing 1t turn and turn about; and II
you poor susceptible, helpless male creature had
their saucy young faces trying it on and heard
| their brilliant merry nonsense as they talked 1t
| over you would have been bewldered in ten
seconds that you would not have known whether
and one girl. Stay bewildered and give it up.
Preach your good tidngs of great JOY to all people.
the God dwelling humanity, comforting the
sOrrowfu and strengthening tho weak, the shadow
of great rock in weary land, but do not, as You
value your profession, single out the girls and their
bonnets for special mention.
As to your fourth question % When is young
woman well dressed Pit is the spontaneous cry
of thei Human" wherefore count it not irreverent
when say the Lord have mercy your soul if you
undertake to answer il Leave off that contention
before it be medded with your pulpit is not |
worth an hours purchase A minister who should
attempt to be the umpire of tasto and fashion to
| the young women of his church would have small |
time for sermons. though he would be very sure of
| "services," and the young women whom he shOuld |
not specify as we'll dressed would be likely TO make |
him weary of life. No mortal could give OK |
haustivo answer A young woman is well dressed |
when she comes in of u morning in pink gngham
gown, striped skirt two rufles around the bottom
plain gngham overskirt, long-looped behind |
| shorter! before. sleeves high shoulders. and a
coquettish knot in front. That could not make you
reverend sir. understand though spoke n million
great swelling words of mans wisdom nor. indeed
could understand it myself without seeing It,
The hat is broad-brimmed up-perched, down
tilted, hamburg edging- cOlored. red-ribboned. /
should like it better myself If it not red but
white null or pink bossomed, but am too modest
to tell nv love except to ono as ignorant as myself
meaning You. dear youthful Pastor.
Four little girls are we'll dressed in white frocks
and broad sashes with no variety save the Tilt of
their dancing feet and the ging sparkle of
their sunny SOULS and when i congratulate their |
still youthful mother in that she has to give but
one thought to the four costumes she says heartily
don't want to think about clothes myself and |
don't want my children to think about clothes - |
and as look at her In denuIe Russian gray cash
mere by day, or in Russian splcndor of silk be |
gemmed and glittering by night, think her always |
we'll dressed and UNNECESSARILY more
On the other hand. also. is yOung woman well |
dressed who comes TO dinner in q silk brocade
basque low neck, short sleeves. all clouded and
softened from head 20 foot ith blue tnlc spangei
with goldf Does il seem too bright Not 50 bright
the dark eyes and the quick words flashing above
it. Not soft as the good gracious heart beating
beneath ii. Can yOung woman walking through
country lanes to church be better dressed than in
pure white from the soft feathers Of her simple |
straw hat. scarcely swayed by the rose-breath of |
the June morning. to the fine cobweb of her lace |
paras0l and the snowy handlwork OF her bounce |
nteg Of s cotb warm as oas
she said, and i'll the same gown. ON the hottest day
last week, her innocent, beautiful brown eyes |
looked me straight in the face az she assured mo
the dress perfectly cool" She cool at any |
rate and was Immediately well dressed But he not
deceived. Every one of these young women will |
turn to and belabor each others dress yes and her
own, while L think them all without spot or |
wrinkle or any snch thing No rule can be laid |
down, only principle. A young woman is well |
dressed when her coors are skilfully combined as
those of the birds and the flowers; when the beauty
of her dress is III perfect harmony with tho beauty
| of the soul and body which God has given ber TO |
develop and adorn.
bleSsngf' Alas Nothing in this world is an
unmixed blessing Home and hus band Church ana |
| for young women r Just asked q society girl"
| and she said, In Washington lack OF men." For
| girls this is true. There aro plenty of men in
Washington. Perhaps IN no city in the United !
States ~ society worth much while IN Wash
| ngton, because many distinguished men gather
! there In no party do you fail to see groups any
| member would
making feast for in other cities. But the distin
| guished of Washington scarcely come At an
earlier period than their early middle life They
| are in Washington because they have already won
more or less commence. Thoy are past the uncer-
tany the hesitancy the unrellity Of life, and are
bent definite pursuits. Tho young men. the
natural mates for the girls in other cities and
| districts practising law, learning TO Gilt news
papers, cantering over cattle ranches preaching
| sermons to young women. aud probably maKng a
very poor fist OF IT, exploring mines earning money
winning fame. by ana ~ they VIII come 10
Washington, hut i'll that fay our girls will not be
\ girls any very few of these young are
| in Washington. but very few. hardly enough To 20
round. Consequently q girl who goes into society
encounters the peril of not finding many stimulat
ing minds among hor younger comrades.
And there perils of o'clock teas. ruinOus TO
digestion and always the peril of c0niOunding the
cakes and candies OF life with rs roast beef So
cIety" is fascinating that girls in danger of
forgetting that 1t Is reireshment and rest. not
g. DIS personal attention to the Affairs of the
home (hOusework beneath the dignity of an accom-
p!ished young woman "
That again depends upon the meaning of |
words and the circumstances of women. What do |
you mean by personal attention. What do you |
mean by "dignityF 1t is undignifcd for an |
accomplished young woman to scrub the kitchen |
floor il she her family able to hire it done by
a woman who has no other accomplishment. 1t is |
dignfed for the most accomplished woman TO Sc |
cure the scrubbng of her door. 1t would have been
far more dglifel for Mrs Carlyle 10 let her CRATES
grow gray aud rusty and keep her fingers white and
her face bright than it was to blackcn her hands.
sour her temper. break her heart polishing |
them. ] hope tho day will come when no hard |
manual labor will fall upon any woman whatever,
but when all women will for all humanItys sake |