Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23
A CHAPTER ON "FADs.n
Something About the Fashionable
Crazes Of the Day.

So"cthiuS rAOout t0e Fashionable
Crazes OF the Day.
"FADs" THEORETICALLY prscrssrp-rHx CANINE
FAD AND TIE METHOD OF TrNrrxo DOCS TO
MATCH cosrUnEs-THE VARIOUS KINDS OF
'FADs" AND THEIR PAraoSst
Some very clever sort Of q body-a man Of
course-who had an eye good humoredly ON
the whimsicalities Of woman-kind, Just as he,
doubtless, had an irresistible penchant for her
charms, scratched upon q window pane, with q
diamond perhaps, away back In 1621, the fol-
lowing sentiment:
Men can no more know voman's mind by tears
Inal by ner shadow judge what clothes she Nears.~
AZ ne thought there to rest his witticism with
the consolation that the daughters Of Eve were
indifferent to derision. forgetful or forgiving,
vainly laid he such fiattering JUNCTION to his
soul, for recently-late tits true, but better so
than never-a fair maiden Of Columbia, with
true Yankee combativeness, fired with a spirit
Of resentment, has replied that:
Women more by clot hes can mans mind tell
Than know by looks an ape from bowling swell"
Counting hOnors easy it is the object of this
paper merely to present chapter upon the
prevailing ''crazes." the outcome OF that love
OF novelty which has been catered to from
time immemorial. And very merrily indeed
and swiftly Is the stream of novelty speeding
dlOng IN the realms OF FASHION IN tneSe QaES. IL
Is hardly the thing now to worship at the shrine
of musty antiquity-the new and novel afford
the newest charms. How delightfully."- charm
ing it is to be odd, and to be therefore the OBJ
served of all observers. Conditions are rapidly
assuming the shape Of the late modern" in
contra-distinction to the ''early ancient" I'm
less checked the rage for the new will have
eclipsed the passion for the old. Little absurd
tiles are constantly creeping into fashionable
circles, ranging with the utmost abandon from
the Clnnaclp N the 0uaintly -shanaA
trimmed high hat to the cute canvas slipper,
daintily tipped with patent leather. At times
these passing crazes are exquisite and capti-
waiting. at others the very embodiment Of
irrationality. A trifiing hobby is the idea they
convey-''fad' is the accepted term by which
they are known. II is a word that seems to
have come to England from Nowhere and was
accorded gushing, rapturous welcome.
'FADs" THEORETICALLY DISCUSSED.
Fortunately there are but few ''fads' the in
diligence Of which can be shared in by the
fashionable Of both sexes. otherwise they would
prove too general for rivalry and Improbable
as oddities. The whimsicalties enjoyed by
women afford the utmost amusement and in
vite the sharpest satires from men, and vice
versa. at the little peccadilloes Of men women
level some of their keenest shafts Of raillery.
There are, however, vantage grounds upon
which both sexes may meet and both sides
revel in wild but entirely innocuous competi-
ton. See the contest between cane and
umbrella handles. The long, stout English ar
tlcle IN the way OF cane. caught amid-ship
and carried, or conveyed, to speak more to the
point. by ''fellah" from the club, has a rival
and one Of the latest arrivals in Washin gton
too-in the long slender stick, elegantly
wrought in gold and silver aud hung with
twisted tri-colored silken cords and tassels
with the mere intimation of q parasol or
umbrella at the lower end In some instances
the umbrella adjunct is noted for its conspicuous
absence. leaving cane pure and simple; the
La Tosca. for instance. Like all extreme
novelties this latter innovation. if such il may
be termed, will move with the timidity and
eoyness of Mrs. Belva Lockwoods adaptation
OF the tricycle.. but some trifing excuse for its
use will be invented. and its general adoption
Will, in all probability, eventually ensue.
Indeed it is already being utilized in a manner
TO give it practical advantages by an attach
ment of a whistle at one end and whip at the
other. for calling and governing the pet poodle
or pug.
THE CANINE 'iFAD."
Apropos to dogs-whose itIneracy as 'fads'
is as old as the hills-the strictly fashionable
canine must have strictly original name, in
addition to the bow of ribbon sometimes seen
tied to the tail close up to the body. Such a
distinction Is a matter of much importance in
the establishment and maintenance of a pedi-
gree. The dear girl may love him. and fondle
him, and divide kisses between him and the
other fellow, but to name him Carlo or
or DdnuN any more Is to stamp
him at once and forever as dog of low de-
gree. Any name that may be equally happy
IN describing his own tone or temperament
or the tastes of the mistress, is the consumma-
ton of art and ideality. young lady living
near Dupont circle, who glories in the
possession OF pair Of large dark brown
eyes and a luxuriant growth Of rich au-
burn hair, owns a brown-hued spaniel which
she appropriately calls ''Sienna;" an
other lady, in army circles, has a lively
nlaVrIl chlnnar httia blacE-ap1 tan oha
has named ''BijOu." and 50 on. 1t was once
The thing to have my lady's poodle match my
lady's costume. The name then was Of minor
Importance, the craze being to have perfect
eompaniOnship OF tints between costume and
pet 1t was no doubt tough on poor poodle,
but il blue was to be worn he must be tinted to
correspond Next day, should pink be the
chosen color, Mr.. Dog had TO undergo a vigor-
Gus scrubbing with a certain kind of offensive
chemical soap. dry-rubbed and decorated . del
icate cOnch-shell hue.
More arrangements between loving hearts
more wrecks upon courtship's tempestuous sea-
more descriptions of connubial bliss can be
placed to the credit account of the De t-dog
fad than to any other known cause. More
unholy anathemas have been heaped upon this
species Of fOndling than can be atoned for by
ages OF penance and contrition. When an
indiserimlnating girl selects poodle for pet
and a dude for "A lover there is sure to be an
intense hatred between the two and conse-
quently continuous warfare. Who can blame
the poor fellOw-the dude. not the dog-if he
lets his angry passions rise when he puts his I
arm about the fragile waist of his angelic
friend only to get his fingers nagged at by the
teeth OF jealous and dogmatic rival?
ABOUT GLOVES AND GLOVE .'FADs."
While Amelie Rives-Chandler is trying to in
duee herself and the other portion Of the world
TO believe that il would be clever thing to insti-
tute sort of step-cousin to the old Roman sandal
made to mt separately over each toe like the
myers OF glove, new and altogether oppo-
site lad, the hngerless glove, is about to
come to grief. This was originally designed
for dinner wear but fashion, thirsting for
oddities. patroniZed and introduced il to the
outer world. The fingers were cut off little
before the knuckles and the edges finished with
fancy stitching. Rings could be displayed and
the fingers were at liberty for general use in
handling knives, forks, and spoons and getting
change and car fare from the purse This il
WAS discovered, was the very thing the street.
car conductors had been using-without the
elaborate trimming-for years so the novelty
was destroyed and the fad undermined at the
outset.
A short time ago Mrs. Cleveland came near
inaugurating unintentionally fad" which
would doubtless, from the position of its dis
tlnguished but altogether innocent author
have become a yeritable idiotism had
not the natural course Of events come TO the
rescue. From a continuous hand shaking at
her receptions her right hand is said to have
become h..