Telegram-herald., 1889-10-28
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Ma a.at tAs Aslss seed B@g Or "s@l
Esforaaed Clothes

TstE DOlNSS Or "OnEN rO-N
WAs Hsat sAs Aslss SEED B@s Or "s@E
Esforsaea Clothes.
Merrily goes the chase Of the 2nlse
seed bag kar aud aide rhro1ga TIE
So burts solnes the horn ot the hunts
b. an hoof of sJee8 and l2Ggb ot rider
for 80 English are 80 rhat 10 oc.ooeE
resort can n0N Lay clzlm % fashion
without Us PACK 81 hounds We have
not many hunting aomen yet. tholzh
the craze spreads hourly, madam pre-
ferring carriage 10 the hnish % cross
country riding. blt she wh0 puts on
the pink taxes = cold bath and dresses
herself IN as tight garment a. sic can
Near and breathe AT the doorstep heg
big chestnut Is awaiting her, a. Is het
groom on "a equally nne animal
Madam wears = short. scant habit nlted
ss closely 10 her ss the garment OF q
ballet dancer, bat lacking even the
modestF OF the latter much maLgned
dress. since the ballerina Is frank ln her
renunclztl0n OF skirts while the lack
OF them Is painfully apparent under the
drapsries OF the present riding gown.
Some women have 20 button their plain
tight bOdlces with bsttOnhOOk after
they mount, otherwise = dreadful
calamity would happen. Altogether
the riding habit Is better calculated -
reveal and express the human form di-
vine than the decOllete evening dress
or a wet Narragansett Pier bathing
gown, thus furnishing another lllustra-
tiOn Of the fact that the society woman,
while she IS often prudlsh, Is sometimes
less modest than she might be. Not
that she !. cans 20 be immOdest, but her
standards are ueer that's all An hon
est, divided skirt which would enable
her 10 ride in the only safe and health
fgl way in which horse Is ever
mounted, that Is astride, would shock
her sens blities, which are left quite
untouched by the folds Of brOadclOth
which outline her figure IN manner
far more suggestive and entangle her
feet IN fall young English woman,
a graud niece, 1 believe, OF Lady Ash
burton, has been exploring the Yellow
stone this summer. and a day or TWO
since she showed me the habit in which
she rode. 1t was of fine dark blue
broadcloth, with the stamp OF a first
class tailor. The Directory Jacket was
not without its queer little coat tails
behind In front IL opened over a
blouse vest OF dark blue surrah and
turned back in revers. The skirt was
plated to a band, and was really two
killed skirts, clothing each leg sep
arately, When the wearer stood still
the fact that her draperies were divided
was not apparent, and when she walked
It was not disagreeable. The habit was
not graceful enough TO commend itself
for any but special purposes, but for
horseback riding or bicycling IL had
obvious advantages. Its owner was SC
welded 10 it that she said she would
never mount horse again in place
where il could not be worn.
Boston has been seeing Mrs. Jenness
Miller's new winter COWS. Some few OF
us saw them in New York before she
packed her trunks for lecturing tour.
One has plain full skirt of dark Lon
don fog-co' ored" plush with two band:
of narrow cut steel passementerie about
the bottom. The bodice is laid quantity
in surplice folds, the sleeves have little
puffs at the TOP and the crowning fea
/ ture of the whole is a magnificent stee
girdle A dinner dress of old rose satiI
brocade is trimmed with pearl passd
menterie. A green velvet tea gown ha:
a front of soft ivory white silk. A mag
/ nificent evening dress with velvet
/ brOcaded bodice and a court train is en-
! tirely covered in front with point anC
I duchesse laces Some Of Mrs. Miller's
newer street costumes are tailor gowns
made on the gown form" which
I is the base of all the Jen
ness Miller costumes. Mrs. Mil
/ Ter is able to make women admire
her novel underwear, because il Is al
so exquisitely fashioned. Not belle
nor a br lde of the 400 spends more
] Lot E1r,,-
daintiness in silk lingerie (pardon th'
bull) than does this shrewd and cam.
dress reformer. When she drops he
gown on the lecture platform TO stan'
revealed with her lovely arms bare,
murmur of admiration for the soft ecrr
or pink aud white or see green pongee
| Turkish leglets goes up from ever,
! woman in the crowd. Mrs. Mile
travels this winter with her HUSBAND
and publisher, Conrad Miller, VIII
sometimes acts as lady's maid and i
usually presented from the platform.
Mrs. Cleveland has gained consider
able flesh since leaving the Whit
House and is a much healthier lookin
woman. as a result of her summer out
ing than the thin and rather sallow per
son who took up her abode in New NOrl
( last spring. one has EtBdlHtu ais
something OF her old brilliant color an
is more nearly like what she was as
girl bride. Washington never reall
agreed with her nor did late hours
People who have seen them express
much admiration for the old and quain
pieces of furniture which ar
going into her new establishment
There were many bright things sal
At the lunch of SOrOsis in honor OF Mrs
A. NJ Palmer. Last spring at the cele
bration Of the twenty-first anniversar
of the Woman's Club, Mrs. Paine
offered many courtesies, including seat
at the theatre for all tho delegates
She was unanimously elected % mem
bership in recognition of her hOspitalit
and the lunch TO her opens merrily IA
seasons ball. l.. z. III.