The sun., 1888-01-29
MRS. LANGTRY ON DRESS.
SIZE OFFERS SOME SUGGESTIONS TO
THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK.

From the udu and grpress.

Women should study How tn sutt Their
Figures and 80 Dre.. Better snd Cheaper.
From the Mdn and grpress
another thing. that always annoys me is
whether the woman who is TO wear the dress is
bie or little, or with u long back or q short one.
sized hay bag seyn in the S back x, Of her dress:
Oil sometimes when i 20 by the shop doors
end SS ses Rs IN the
long TO nut my head out OF the window and toll
n9s to SseGs sSsrs ia %STd 81 E, peroae
natural SO far and have not any intention OF
changing IL,
woman, and of course. too. spent moro money
on my clothes thnn greGt many y6ni women care care
Sny to SE ssas st iho same as Il every
ssssi to s,aay Sstss ,sI"E IND oI herself sSaI
what i can or cannot wear. and / am sure
vestmont A woman who does study horself
can dress much more choaply, has no Dresses
TO oS that SSs hsp SGi ks
ing and feeling pertectly well dressed.
More than this, she not only studios her
forent dresses as well. II she is a, society
sma Sns sne coh soMn or so
SILK II she Il an actress she does not 60 on
as c But ha az S
inconspicuous dress Of u lady. II she is II busi-
ness woman; and particnlarly y she Is forced TO
her gowns and bonnets are chosen with the one
idea of being always vel dressed and tidy.
without drawing any ones attention to the ar
ticles themselves.
There Is one way though; that DO q, believe
sec any woman that J. care for. now with
bnstle on as big us horseIi, and aEain, az y
breaks the charm to soc woman play tricks
With her , beauty IN that 50, sort Of way More
Iahn pesae Ppess ons Sss the
the gown do all the Disgusting TINT 1t is neccs-
sary should DO done i is the only way that
or %' waRns aE "fh HARD % Is poand to
keep the ono who wears. 1t either leaning hack
attitude possible or sitting bolt upright. In
either case she is going to be extremely un-
comfortable horself and mako hor misery
yop rCay wish to go on record as astrics
II do. There arc some little women who
tailor made, suits with skirts draped on the
os eNaety as ss well Hp' ss sy wse abe lii
ss sbsE II f pssts S SE .s k viii ia
dross is Thousand times moro clear In my
mind a. far rs te back Of i is concerned @ ; than
the br9adest part Of the hips e clearly ipdi
fails isui TO the '' ground, not fai enough to be
clumsy nor yet scant enough to be round. but
u @ nas ana %tb F ee to folio" the
The same rule applies to every dress
yhether trimmed enborately or left very plain;
simple. 1t should at least touch the floor Other
wise that graceful sweep that so completely
charRcterizes the 'grande dame Is lost.
NOT TOO MUCH uNDERCLoTHINa.
Another thing believe in is wearing as few
underclothes rs possible and letting all the ex-
ira clothing be put on and off in the wraps.
as We'll arc % ali Kept fully W at summer nm T heat. Why
then sona ] 80 about al dsy In such
they can ma avoid ID taking horrible colds really
batiste underwear-not very heavy material.
you know: at least not rs heavy rs the Amer
outdoon @ s t MeahsG 70
Whom wear stays. which Is by no means al:
enSsS az wEen the pd
al IN one piece and LACED M up the The back and ths
Snk & te deube ss W. 81
steel clasps in most stays are a good thing. and
think the simpler fashion is infinitely better
and having a them % made @ to order nf of The very very
e do fbe enoneh
their shape enough better to pay, besides keep
ing ones dresses so they always fit as they did
Black silk stockings arc the most appropri;
ate as we'll as economical kind for, genera!
wear The color Of the evening dress, of
course, dictates the color of stocking and slip
per to be worn with +. but Loud; fancy stock,
other of my fads. The misery that some
women will endure for the sake OF q slipper
grain too narrow is beyond my comprehension.
I want q slipper or boot az short n the vam,p
or dance or even stand still without tottering
hold up loot IL TSere has
been anything 80 pretty made for a womnn's
ters as a bronze slipper and bronze silk
stocking. To me they are the most thoroughly
'feminine' things In the world.
when you get to the skirt. you find my one
foible. and that is not 80 much OF a foible as
it might be. In my silk skirts. both for street
run In to hold out the Dress These skirts do
not como up to the waist, but button on the
lower edge OF the corset to save the extra
thickness around the waist. just below tho
aa as %
You may, laugh and say ti-bustle as much
as you choose; 1t is only to save the extra
weight. OF the material 1t would take to pro-
duce the same effect that I use 1t. Heaven
forbid that anti-bustle should necessarily mean
"Stnrchel white skirts, founced up the back.
can be used with the same effect. but do not
like a noisy skirt. and choose the other. The
reeds can easily be taken out and the skirt
cleaned perfectly"
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