Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-28
Is Spent by Shirley Dare in Consid-
ering the Fashions.
BOSTON BECOMES FRIVOLOUS
And Claims to Excel in Dress as Well as
Erudition.
SOME ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH

wings of dusk and to open them at daybreak
with smile at the pleasure of the air. is the
beginning Of new life, is the only thing worth
calling life. Before vacation OF travel and
sightseeing, IL is well to take such rest, con-
genial and entire, though it might not be to
everyone's taste 10 take it in an empty house
and tangled garden, all sole alone, as am
doing.
The long country house parlor with the colo
nial desk and cabinet and old tables, from the
heavy walnut wood with twisted supports, da-
ting from the days Of Queen Bess, full as it can
hold with home and foreign journals, the
quaint card table with four large drawers
serve SO well for slowing away notes Of daily
reading and old manuscript the large round
table, second in size to but one dining table in
New York, that of Mrs. Bertha Duncan, ia
nous for its good cheer. This one is now
spread with newspapers and magazines from
London and Paris to St Louis and San Fran
cisco. For If ones coffee be solitary, nothing
forpids having a review to breakfast, gossipy
society magazine, or scientific monthly, as
ones taste happens to run. The truth is. in
peoples writings you get the best Of them,
without the dregs. The days pass quick footed
in the busy rest of a writer like the days spent
by Daudet in his house Of the windmill, in the
thyme-scented provencal wilderness. My wild
nook, however, is not SO far but could spend
yesterday among the shops and fashions of
Boston.
BOSTON BECOMING FRIVOLOUS.
Perhaps you don't know that Boston prides
itself trfie on Its taste in dress, that it i'm
ports styles direct from fine makers abroad,
and New York importers have told me tina.
| their choicest things are seized directly by
Boston buyers without chance to open them
in the big city. 1t always used to be a treat to
| run up from New York and see the fine taste
| of things in Boston shops, and know you can
buy the best millinery for dollars less than any
| other city. They do tell me kid gloves are
| cheaper in Chicago than anywhere else. but
outfits in the better class of goods are lower in
price in Boston, if you know where to go for
them.
A stylish hat, such as will cost $40 on Twenty
third street. and private modiste would feel
disgraced to ask less than sl7 for In New York,
| was offered for 81 at one of the best milliners
| on Washington street. and neither material
| nor work could be criticised. Shoes and fine
gloves are cheaper and better in Boston. and /
| notice Western ladies find satisfaction in buy
| ing unset gems here, and having them mounted
| in artistic devices. They say you get very good
taste wit. out having to pay Union square prices
| for it.
Good faster Of course you do. Isn't it in
| the air, under the very nose of Park street
| steeple, brought out In a dozen conservatories,
& and anxious colleges preached In ,R RnlPits and
The midsummer bonnets, by the way. are
| mostly hats, sailor hats in white straw and
white felt for girls, and the new spoon-bills or
|
| coming.
| THE FRENCH POKES
are very low and small in the crown with a
broad black brim shading the face perfectly
| bus cut close to the sides which takes away the
cumbrous look of a wide round hat, and is more
dressy for the wateringplace pier or the casino.
| Fine MANILA pokes, white, ecru or black are s.
| untrimcd The brim is faced in Grape net or
| fish net over the thin silk, the material coming
beyond the edge or narrow lace lace edgnng sewed
usually q scarf of bordered Grape, black azure
| or poppy red, or the new brilliant azalea red
or black net with narrow lace edge, or white
| washing net, of a clear coarse rush, not fish
| net, which last is much used on commoner hats.
| The scarf or ribbon is tied in two large butter
fly bows in front that is bows standing ont a
| little, not like the meek Alsatian or Black
| Forest peasant bow seen on some small bon
nets, and copied from one of the photographs
of last springs Vienna tragedy, where the
jealous court beauty figures in fancy dress with
| this great velvet bow on her head.
1t is stylish for small heads with straight
features, which require close bonnet, still the
most cases and most worn. The double stand
ing bow of gauze in front, with one long end OF
scarf brought round and pinned carelessly OF
the left shoulder, gives pleasing summery eff
feet, after the tall crumpled hats piled with
flowers. worn over bare throats. with nursery
frills by way of collars. 1t is an ugly sight
frfIIs % copied from most dowdy period Of En-
glish fashions. A fair throat rising from the
guard of an Elizabethan standing ruff of lace
Is artistic and beautiful, but a frock cut lower
in the back of the neck than in front almost
shows the ugliest line in woman's neck, an6
the ugliest women are possessed to wear it. The
high military collar viii always be favored BY
women who know how to dress. 1t protects
good throat and keeps it fair and fresh late ir
life, to be shown occasionally in evening dress
PICTURE HATS.
The finest modistes assert their claim to bt
known as artists by announcing that they will
copy hats from old portraits, in any style, ant
picture hats" as they are called, add greatly
to the variety of fashions abroad. One may
see the very felt and plumes of Sir Joshus
Reynolds portrait on the head-of its own grea
granddaughter, or the simpering shepherdes'
in the yellow leghorn and pale pink satin rib
bons, with streamers yard and a half long, at
garden party on the Thames. By the way, bon
nets are seen at the high-priced shops, ant
may test their reputation for doing over end
lessly. They come in very quaint styles, will
Grape and pongee kerchiefs twisted up fol
crowns, and 9 huge red rose with very greer
leaves over the face, copying old-fashionet
| plates to the life. 1t is quite certain that WI
shall soon see as much trimming and as man,
flowers inside the bonnet as outside, which vii
be very trying to compilations.
Vienna now sends some of the most artistic
fashions, competing in general styles agains
Paris, as London does in tailor suits and cloaks
A pretty German blouse of fine white silk fan
mel with tucked standing collar, full sleeve
gathered into small wristband, tucked dow
| the fronts and belted, Is sold in Boston for IS
The fabric is washable, and the pattern SO sim
pie, as to be easily adjusted and ironed.
THE BEST BLoUsEs,
in silk, flannel or lawps are not shaped to tn
waist or gathered in a belt, but made straigh
as shirt, with halfinch tucks down the front
i, | and belt of material fastened to the middl
of the back, to hook in front. Hooks and eye
are on everything instead of buttons onl
sewed alternately, a hook and an eye on tn
. same SIDE which prevents coming unlocked q
wrong times. The silk blouses are worn nstea,
of wraps by young women. The black ones ar
best, with the finest hand-run tucks from tn
neck, outlining deep yoke, and the fullnes
belted in by a loose belt The French surah
| the proper material for these blonses as it
, the best of all soft silks for wearing, and iv
yards is the quantity required. The sleev
should be gathered at the shoulder and hig
enough to form slight puff. while 1t may b
. gauged or shocked at the wrist. forming fri
: | around the hand The puff on the shoulder
, | becoming to most figures and should be insiste
on tor stylish dress. In London. women o
fashion wear epaulettes of diamonds, and pas
sementerie, sparkling with jewels. or of flow
: ers For casino dresses a nloire ribbon bow o.
: the shoulder. heading puff of gauze, replace
the Sleeve The chamber gown is a iuxuriou
i splendid, or rather splendid enough for any
Z thing The chamber gown for elegant intimai
{ wear is comfort incarnate: The model show
in Nile green surah had insertions of Chen
0 lace outlining yoke. down the fronts. an
sleeves with ruff of lace and silk, and ribbo
girdle.
, The most artistic standard lamps are Q
: | wrought iron, in Renaissance patterus. wit
. | stem rising from large Chinese vase. in We
|. low, blood red or pale blue, clasped BY scroll
/ | of iron work. suggesting the way in Whic
|. / roots stray over . boulder. The fine iron wor
!. | contrasted with the china is far more pleasip
|. than the glitter of brass, nickel and bronze,
! which there is surfeit
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