St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-09
themselves.


"The fashion Mrs. Cleveland is trying
to inaugurate," said vivaciOus young
lady who was almost buried behind a
stack of buStleS of every style. color
and decrepitude, Twill never be a sue
cess, and | hear that even the few
daring ladies who attempted to follow
her lead have deserted her entirely,
and no wonder, for it certainly won't
do"
"Why can't the ladies 90 back to the
old style of dress before buStleS came
into use?"
For the same reason that men wont
go back to knee breaches; because the
average form of the man of the present
day wouldn't look well in knee
breecheS."
Then YOU mean that"
Il simply mean that Mrs. Cleveland is
blessed with plumper form than the
average woman. and she can go without
a hustle and look well where ninety
nine handsome women would look fiat.
That's what | mean.
There was lady here from the East
yesterday, and she was telling me what
a great tiutter was created by the quiet
circulation by Mrs. C.'S girl friends that
the first lady had discarded the hustle.
Her admirers really tried TO follow her,
and for a month there was a great refit-
ting Of magnificent dresses, and they
were ribbed and steelS run IN, and still
the dress hung limp and awkward.
"And they gave it upT'
Certainly they gave it up, if for no
other reason than that lady hates,
above all things, to have the fold of a
limp. soft dress fall about her heels.
Mrs. Whitney and the cabipet ladies are
4 do In
small hustle attached under the folds of
the lining"
''Now | will tell you little feminine
secret-a lady pays far more attention
and worries more about the fit and
| hang of her dress behind than she does
! i'm front. She is also more particular
about the snug fit of her waist in the
| back than she is i'm the front. Above
all things. nicely dressed lady desires
! to present a good appearance where
! others will see il if she can't, and this
| intended onslaught on the hustle will
! be fought to the bitter end, especially
| by your thin, graceful girls
What sort of bustles are the favor
ites?"
Small ones, by all means. The large
/ sized ParagonS and AGNES have almost
entirely disappeared. They looked like
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them actually topped from one side to
/ the other in the ugliest fashion imagina-
BILE. This motion. however. was given
to them by the wearer, who swung her
self purpoSely. The .Langtry' is quite
favorite. With it on, girl can sit de-
liDerately and squarely down just like
a man, when the 'Langtry' shuts up
/ like jack knife.
1.-The Potter gossamer is the favorite
| of all. You can fasten it this way
SAID the girl, cleverly putting it where
it belonged without ever giancing al
the mirror. Now, you see, when ! sit
down. if | sit on it squarely, 1t doubles
all up like a telescope, and if i sit down
with it on either one side or the other
it is so flexible it gives way perfectly
! and then RECEIVERS its usual shape at
/ once.
Then here is the frankie CleYe-
! land 1t is made of grass cloth; but
think it's both ugly and uncomfortable
OF COURSE, beauty in busties doesn't
count; but if a young husband were to
see one hung over chair for the first
time, he would think he had the night
| mare.
"The empress hustle is very nice fol