The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-22
THE MODERN BLUE STOCKING.
She Does Not Make a Fright OF Herself,
but Dresses Divinely Charmingly.
An antique scribler thus writes down

but Dresses Divinely Charmlngly.
An antique scribler thus writes down
the ''Blue Stocking:
Green glasses perchcd on hawkdbnl nose,
DOwnRthecl slippers and undafned hose,
Ink marked tngers and irowsy head,
IMPAIRED nails and eyclids red.
1t is doubtful II this ever was a general
ly accurate description OF the woman with
brains, but it certainly is nightly out OF
the way now.
Here in New York, for instance, the
women you read and read about, whose
pictures you 60 to see, whose journals You
take, wear some very good clothes and al
most TO the last one among them take an
interest in the subject and aim TO look rs
well as ever they can.
In the spring their iancies as anxiously
turn 10 thoughts OF bonnets and gowns rs
anybody else's perhaps more 80, for clothes
not being their whole occupation in life Il
takes more bother and worry TO get them
selves fixed" They don't always brill
ianty succeed in their Efforts some women
have genius Tor dress and some haven't,
and we all know even society ladies" who
arc gwen TO making guys Of themselves,
but II the literary or artistic woman does
! not look well you can just put II down that
/ IL is not because she has not tried.
! Most OF our metropolitan celebrities have
their new spring 'togs' now and look very
well in them.
Dora Wheeler Is one OF our most promi-
nent artists, and both she and her mother
have always had aparticularinicrcsi in the
subject Of dress. You remember they de-
signed once some beautiful gowns, matcri-
als and make, too, Tor hirs. Potter. Miss
Wheeler is a tall, slender, well-poised,
graceful woman Of medium ool0ring. Her
new spring costume Tor The street is more
conventional than she wears indoors, but
IL, too, has It's aesthetic touch. IL Is soft
de bcigc-colored camers hair, made with
long, Wrinklcd drapery at the front and
very full double box plaiis IN the back n
round waist wrinklcd horizontally across
the front on the lining in On old, pretty
way that corresponds with the front
dnprry; sleeves, too wIinklcd on the lin
ing up TO The shoulder, and perky, pretty
littic straw poke OF the same shade,
trimmed with ribbon and ostrich tips.
Whom Il Is too cool TO 80 without wrap
Miss Wheeler may DO seen wearing over
this dress q long. plain, graceful dark rcd
RAGLAN. Her tout ensemble Is charming
with or without that.
Mrs. Jennie June Croly is always ono
% the pioneers OF the season. She has
her codumCs ready Tor the lrst DAYS Of
CHANGED weather, whether Il be fill or
spring Mrs Croly Is not young. but she
has "a figure Ike q Young woman's, carries
dr,.s well, and always shows the effect OF
that MYSTERIOUS process vlriously called
prmpiuv. titcryaiing or fixing up In
shon. she Is carefully dressed.
Her latcst new gown is 81 black India
silk. made with no other trimming than
I itself but ahundantly loOpcd and pulled
, and bcwircd, and resulting very gracefully.
! She wcang with IL one Of the charming
, new. little wee, close fitting wraps Of black
! lace and @ black lace bonnet. Mn. Crosby
usually sticks 10 bonncts, setting u good
, ,yamplc o. other middle aged ladies, too
many of whom here In America ignore the
prounctirs 81 hcadgcar In sticking TO bats.
The most beautiful member oi Sorosis i.
Ms. Fila Dict Clymcr. let u be recorded
, In rciuiati0n Of the usual stories OF iemi-
nine jealousy that she Is also markedly
. popular. Mrs. Clymcr always looks ih,
I poet, and she can preserve that unworldly
atmosphere even In n Paris gown. She
/, v0oa IN for simplicity, that perfect Partisan
: simplcitv that u the most expensive aud
7 difficult Thing In the world 10 dress. She
/, i wearing q long moss guy wool rcdingot'
! that falls plainly over plated skirt o.
. gray iaillc ELK. The body has n platte,
/, front oi the silk, with reycB Of the wool
- In this sho looks like q SORT Of idea
Qunkcps. sublimaicd with an angcl-ar
angel who enjoys French drcssmnkcr.
!. Mn. Rhoda Holmes Nichols, tbs
9 PAINTER, i an Englishwoman, but she
u dresses n well rs an American. For th'
i street or public gatherings, she Away
Il wears trim, conventional toilets, though
x she has some delightful csihctic gowns
IS She Il brilliant, harmonious bit Of colo
q this aprng she ia only bit Of n woman
,, Won know taut, dark blue cloth cos
;, mmn and cap-thc cap with n touch @
- scarlet on it-and the little lady general,
Z compictcs the toilet With bunch ui dat
r iodiIs on her bosom.
" Nr. Ella Wheeler Wilcox gives a zoo,
s. deal OF attention 10 her dress, likes 20 Tool
l. pretty aud IL perfectly frank and opel
about Il, o. she Il on most subjects tia
other women 10 about She does no
IA like severe tailormadc things, and she la
u recently bloomcd forth IN q dark blu
n, surnh silk gown. made with a Ia dircc
4. ioirc-thoueh With high neck and lon
N sleeves pulled sleeves. She wears wit
Il this gray IN Tosca hat, with blue am
h, gray plumes, and long gray suede gloves
II Edith Thomas wears chiefly black an
m dark blue. and ehe has q now gown &
black lace, pulled softly over waist an
y. sleeves, and vastly becoming her dark
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