Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-04
tions of clothing required for different

occasions.
Under the present regime the modist
says to her lsdies-"Fhis is worn"
"this is fashionable, therefore this Is i'm
paretive"; and il is the same with tn
hairdreseer, the msntue nsker, the mil
liner aud bootmsker-wheti sfsshiouabi
at the moment IS applied TO one an al
without discrimination. Thin womel
and stou! women sts done up in tbs sam
general style of gowns, tolne.s s2c
wraps; sad tall women and short ST
loaded with drsperY il th.s happens to b.
the "correct tGicg" Of the hour, regard
less Of sfiec., th0rgl ore may look Ike
queen, snd the otaer ike en animate
cry goods box Bot fashion ia supposed
10 level ST. d'f sTsnces and rise superior
to mere conformity 10 what is becoming
Occasionally Worth, o Felix, or
Pingsrt designs something expressly :ol
milady which considers her peculisrItie:
In da!ail, but oftener the woman is sacvi
| feed TO the fashion.
| Lad ng actresses and stars are geuer.
ally we'll dressed, b-csuse they make 6
point Of studying Eff cts and sds ptations
from the most s-gistlc ard becoming
sources TO be founa; going to psinsing
srt, &nd historic cos:umisg for a bit ol
drapery, q sleeve, bodice, or fold which
| their educs.ed eyes st once end rse IS
"j1st my style" and It may be
ADDED, thst the stsge has
come to be regarded ca the Iegls.
TINT field fer showing eff picturesque
and 81 taetic & cts, even TIE mod!stce
Themselves admitting inst much that is
worn In private life would be intolersble
on tie boards.
l rem mber ths very naive remGTk OK 0
celebrated gownmakef, one of whose
creations for noted actress bad been
wildly spplsuGed. eyes, II was beaIti-
lul, and graceful, aud all that has been
said OF 1t, but tina: is not what Is wanted
in the psrlor."
Was that not equivalent to odm!.ting
that the Ordinary costume is uelv, ard
not intended TO embellish its wesrer?
Fashion hiss been an imperious ruler,
but II women were to study besusifVinE
according to cer.ein great laws which
many Of them know by instinct, bat ders
not obey lest they should be thought odd,
fashion would soon admit the score.
logic.
Ms advics TO women yc1ug and Old Is
TO study beauty So Gu art, TO understand
their own possibilities pdvsicsl no lesa
than mental, to devote intelligent cere to !
the adaptation OF wearing apparel 90 that |
every good point may be sccentustad, |
md the bad ones hidden Or changed by |
development Il Is not an evidecce of |
vanity for woman 10 wish 70 be besuti-
'ul-I pity those who Go no, for they
nay be sure that IN the race for pisce
Ind position, the pretty face, the grace
n manner, the winsone air snd the mus
cal voice will outstrip p'sin goodness
n ipter equality by far. EveIyb dy CO.
1ys looking at 3 beautiful face aod firm;
hesa virtues have q scctsl and domestic
7alue, snd for enc, will not sod word
" line TO wnst has already been said and
written about Tomsn's little vsnities *
ept to advise her to cultivate them more
Do not misunderstood NE,
nd suppose that I am advising women
o indulge IN pettiDess snd shsllo @ness-
ust the opposite, for real Beauty IS i'm
ossiole without an snim,ting principle
face 10 be tbidipgly attractive must &c s
I'LL OF sparkling vital thoughts, and ones c
1anners 20 win must be courteous, ct c
rsCtiye, refined and cultured. i
The most absolutely successful women {
ast ever knew, Was developed out Of g
hat was dubbed "a fright" Ia young '
We: at thirty she csrried fl r
le honors Of q social position which was {
lie most exciting and exalted, not only
rEcetully but in manner 10 render her {
stingly famous. HOW did she do It! C
have heard her tel the story to shy, I
lrinkipg, conventional cweet sixteen 10 G
1int moral snd l will tell the story ss Il
le tells If. v
81 was absolutely commonplace; every "
ing tbs: l wore looked lice caricsture 6
what other people we're wearing. / &c
50 called awkward and ugly until l "
embed when saw s privileged female 81
lsiiVe approaching. Oae day woks p'
} TO the fact that w,s doomed to com Y
.risons as lGgg SO lived unless l could C.
.ence criticism bY contrasts which would q
unique end pleasing IN themselves. ! cc
d holy borrow Il tccentricitiee, never "
elees set myself IesoluteiY TO work TO eE
pQuer dsiects of beariE g, manners and p
ice. FIRST OF ell, dtvoted myeeif to CO
e voics-it was ny determination 70 n
We 6 voice which should win friends NJ
fore was seen when beard from al co
her room. l. was long, hard task be. sp
use bad to chsnge pOtica6ly shriil IS
d ubmusicel organ, bU. l persisted and
in Winning voice l he'd geired pa
unconscious force Of facial expression 81
lich was more or less drsmstic aud pu
Easing. l had also developed my chest tn
d ACC 1ired an upright carriage. My ini
Il Efforts were pose ard repose. l pr
tied museums and art galleries and an
died grace OF carrisge whenever op- 10
rtunity Offered, and 1 prscticed their Gu
cts too. I took to dressing in rather PIE
Amt styles which brought ne into tee
ltrast with other women around tai
l studied the laws CT les
npliment.ry color, snd proper ba
q and applied them with strict refer WI
e to my individual needs ard recu- 10
'i.ies, ana TO the establishment CT al Mr.
D had formerly found me ugly and los
e was soon recognized as striking, Is
siuKI, artistic and altogether chslm- PEI
ana my belief is thst nine out Of eve
~ ten women could develop into ina
lethiug eminently attractive By txc
right and care for individual possibil, m
= ser
J it not worth trying foIf auc