The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10
MISUNDERSTANDING
Nice Clothes in Which Eleanor Wins
low Will Be Presented to Victoria.
New Workers Fooled by Stately Woman
from London Animated Advertisements
DIR. PaxtOn's Escape from Pitfsll.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

ing prepared for presentation at the court of
Queen Victoria. This is Eleanor Winslow. She
il the daughter of millionaire iron manufact-
urer Of Troy, n. Y, and is really beautiful
enough TO attract attention were she not also
rich. OF course one can meet just as lovely
creatures among the shop girls of the town, but
they are not worth careful consideration. as
things 60. Miss Winslow is little under swen-
ty. probably, and a fairly tall issoms and
graceful young woman. She figured as prn-
cess in society during last winter. and was for
warded greatly by q relative, Mrs. Townsend
Burden. one of the influential matrous in pre-
tentious circles. hrs Burden will take
the beauteous Eleanor to London this
summer. and will there open
mansion for the season. This newest expon-
ent Of American beauty will be presented at the
British court without any difficulty, it is calcu-
lated SO captivatinely will che be offered to Lon
don society. She belongs to the set that is
most intimate with English swelldom. and the
rigor Of exclusiveness which the Queen has re-
Gently shown toward Americans cannot bother
her. II seems that several Yankee women of
shady antecedents, and one outright adventur-
ess, have been blundsrinsly permitted to kiss
she has said to her lord chamberlain, who has
ntimated as much to the American minister
who had better see that be makes no more mig
takes in recommending his countrywomsn to
royal honor. A notably fine wardrobe is being
made for Miss Winslow, and this especially in
cludes dress in which to be introduced into
the Queens drawing room, Victoria makes her
own fashions 10 some extent for
those occasions. No woman come before
her unless she wears a low bodice and exposes
her arms. A court train must also drag behind
her, and these structures reach to enormous
lengths. The one being made for Miss Winslow
drags fully six feet on the floor, and that is con-
eidered very moderate, some being nearly twice
as long. In this case it consists of a separate
section Of skirt, falling from the tournure and
spreading out on the floor wide and long, with
squared corners An extension of this thing
reaches to the shoulders behind, and wouldn't
like to guess at the number of yards of white
satin and point lace used in the construction.
There is no reason why Eleanor Winsow should
not become rage in London. She is as hand
some either Mrs. Lanstry Miss Chamber
lain. and just now there seems TO be an opening
for new beauty in that city. 1t is safe TO pre-
dict, however that there will be Prince of
Wales nonsense in connection with this young
| lady She Ia not splurger by nature; her rear
ing has been one of extreme refinement, and her
surroundings. while perhaps snowy. Will be
those OF entire decorum aud proprieiy.
We have been fooled, or at least have fooled
ourselves. with young woman from London.
She made her advent in New York something
like a month ago. She was tall. stately and
looked altogether like what duchess ought to
at twenty-five She wore a succession of the
snlartest imaginable promenade costumes and
was TIVE of the English aristocratic lady, un-
| less it was in her superabuudaucs OF diamonds,
| with which she bedecked herself for all ocea-
sions She was an eater and drinker at Del
monicos, she drove pair of pranciug horses in
| Central Park, she went to the races in great
style, and at the theaters she rivaled the act
resses in getting the attention OF the audience as
she sat in a proscenium box. EVERYBODY won
dered who she was and hardly anybody knew.
1t was surmised that she was this, that or the
other sort OF great heiress, and none Of the
| guesses put her down for what she really was
She was a comic vocalist from the London music
halls. This disclosed of sndden on the
production of new farce at the Bijou Theater.
| the other night, when she skipped into view
| with a loud and demonstrative song and dance.
| The diamonds still glistened all over her. but
now her dress was not nearly so complete, for
she was rather aadaciously costumed. Her
| name in the bills was Daisy Tattersall. she had
been music hall pet on the other side OF the
| Atlantic, and had lately married a rich scion of
the Tattersall famous in connection with tho
great London horse mart. From that source
| came the Income which had been showily ex-
pended in this city. Why she went on the stage
| here, unless for mere love OF publicity. do not
know Unfortunately for herself she made her
debut in piece that failed utterly. and was
| taken off the stage at the end of q week. l am
| wi AT sha vii do
Those physical wrecks OF men who pace wear
lily up and down Broadway with advertising
placards at their fronts and backs and familiar
| ly called sandwich men, are not the only per-
sons who promenade as advertisements One OF
the theaters sends out its leading actor, without
placards on him, but none the less is he regs rded
as walking boomer He is at present the
stock company The house in which he is en-
shrewd manager has succeeded, against the pre-
| dctions OF experts, In making of
it as fashionable resort as any on
Broadway. His devices for doing this, aside
PLAYS 10 beautiful manner have been often
ingenious, but in case more than in stipu-
lating that his first prize beauty in trousers
shall walk in Broadway every pleasant after
noon. The gentleman does this in marveously
fitted costumes, and 10 more talked about by
women thar any other parsonage in town. Buff
falo Bill Is a newer and more picturesque eelf-
advertising promenader His PREDETERMINED
hat long hair and impressive stature command
attention, and everybody identifies him on sight
as readily though he bore his name in big let
tsrs across his breast. Quieter and still
comelier advertisers are several girls sente out
by leading milliner and dress making
establishments They models chosen
for perfection OF face and figure.
clothed in the very newest and
most pronounced costumes or bonuets and then
sent out to walk in Broadway and Fifth avenue.
The girls chosen for this particular service are
those who have been for several years used in
their employers stores az models on which 70
show of goods to wealthy purchasers, and thus
having become known TO those customers 90
well that, on being seen on the streets. they are
instantly recognized. Thus the freshest wares
offered for sale In those particular shops are an
nounced under the most favorable circum-
stances dress bonnet seen out OF doors
on the person Of q beautiful girl is, of course,
| powerfully recommended, and have no doubt
that the manufacturers who have resorted 70
this novel method OF announcing their novelties
find good profit in It.
Green grass hats have had curious aud hu-
morous boom. The desire TO wear something
unique and exclusive to herself 10 strong in the
circle of fashionable women who are conspeu-
Gus and independent enough TO make their own
styles in . measure. The opening Of the Jerome
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