Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-27

tates--in the matter Of form and color
Similar observation applies to the style
dressing the hair. Some ladies' may wea
jswelryi others should never edorn them,
selves In that way. think II may be
said without fear Of contradiction that
the best-dfessed people arc those whose
delicate refinement prompts them to wear
tho least noticeable or marked styles.
Loudness Of dress Is generally, IL mot
always. sure aign OF vuissrity.
From long and rather CLOSE obser-
walton, have come 10 the conclusion
that the general tests Of our women IA
very good. One seea dreadful mistakes.
Of course, but they are happily of rare
occurrence, The instinct Of woman is her
safestsguids, and If she will only follow
Its dictstes she will hardly ever 40 amiss.
Because q particular style Of dreaa
chances to be the prevailing fashion, IA
no reason why il should be worn by
everyone. What would be perfectly be-.
coming to one type might be wholly
otherwise to another. I think that the
'Directoire' dress, like every other, In a
dress that may be worn by those ladies
whose figures II suits. I have Inst noss
In my mind q number of lAdiee who
would look extremely handsome In thai
costume, and as many more who would
appear ridiculous. There II no doubt
that many n lady has suddenly blossomed
forth az famous beauty simply because
the prevailing fashion has suited her
form precisely"
ROBERT BLUM THINKS THERE rs no onlor.
NALrTx.
Mr.. Blum's studio Ia the Benedic&
bniidirg contains rare collection of
dresses belonging to different eras Of the
past two centuries, and the artist hns
made special study Of the subject on
which he wns addressed. "whAt we call
the present fashion," he said, 'seerns to
be onlya combination Of certain types
that have gone before Just as this iass
'Directoire' movement Is based on what
has been. Looking at the data which
have come down to us, In tho shape Of
old pictures, fashion plates, descriptions
OF the salons and SONS actual dresses
worn, we base our knowledge of the old
time costumes, but II We were TO take nm
to day the photographs OF several ladies
OF the different nationalities we should
find that they would hardly carry ont
this distinctive idea, And got, notwish-
standing this lack Of originality and dis.
Effectiveness, the artist can And much 10
admire In the feminine dress Of thu
period. Woman, as she clothes herself
to- day, In all tho more interesting, since
she expresses In her dresg more individu.
atty than ever before, and individuality
Ia necessarily antegoniHtio TO convention
aiity, as applied to fashion"
N ~ ulnn aaxa uN.x.z wva,~ -u-..
THAN ARTISTS.
Tho great troubls with our people,
said Edgar NJ. Ward, lis that they dress
too much alike. There Ia not enough In
dividuality. This takes away q great
deal from the picturesque In dress Most
ladies are 30 afraid to appear 'out Of tho
fashion, that they must have their dresses
cut In the prevailing style whether It ID
becoming to their figure or not. Indi-
yidual taste 10 essential. Ladies' should
hare their dreHses made oonfprmable 10
their figures, no matter how Others may
have them Inads, sud the simplsst form
Of dress - alwhya the moot ple&snt.n f'T
u sea 10 objsctipn To ldwlneoked
dressed 10 such, and think they are var
beoo ming 10 come ladies. I seS 40 ill.,
delicscy,' pothing Indecent In the d.
cclletts style Of evening dgeHsps. YfyIsw
the qpostich ftpni IN syitSt,s stsndpoint,
Of course; ! ~ not pretend 10 bfaue It'd
question from the point 81 view 81 NOR.
ais. would remark, however, that 10
the pure all things are pure and CON
verso Undoubtedly, thays ~ . yalear
and Az inceaent manner OF deco,Ete
dressing, but thst 10 extra rem. Permit
= observe, - conclusion, that wsaId
not presume 10 dictate how any lady
should dress. As rule the ladies thsun-
selyen have much surer taste on that
subject than artists have, and Il 10 only
natural that II should be so. have fro
quently remarked in gatherings at the
Academy Of Design that the artists who
attempt to dress their wives after their
own standards OF taste usually succeed In
making guys of their better halves"