The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-20

ing means the giving smile, which in itself is a
perfect salutation. Do you suppose that
Madam has paid for that frocll what an Ameri-
can woman would? Certainly not And in
getting every adjunct to it not only the color,
but the cost has been carefully considered.
The Frenchwoman is the queen of financiers,
and though she may love dress she does not
commit the frightful eXtravagances which are
credited to her. Those she leaves to the mem
bers of the demi-monde-those ladies of whose
existence she is always beautifully Ignorant
except when she is discussing their gowns with
her most intimate friend.
THE CHIC OF A FRENCH BONNET.
l could always sympathize with the woman
who sold her shoes that she might buy French
bonnet, for if you have ever had any doubt on
the subject before you know ROW that milliners
are born and not made, and that they can only
come from this country of sunshine An Eng
lish or an American bonnet is too often over
trimmed, but the French one seems to have been
thought out for you, and you begin to wonder if
the milliner had some sort of outlook into the
future, knew you were coming, and knew just
what you would want Delightful cltdpeaur Of
soft crepe decorated with flowers or jets or gold,
are most in vogue; typical one is of pale-yellow
crepe, without crown, and just in front is a
golden butterfly poised as if for flight, and hav-
ing eyes of tiny emeralds | never knew butter
flies had eyes before, at least | didn't know just
where they carried them, and even now l don't
know whether these are properly placed The
ties are of black velvet, and the bonnet is worn
veryfar forward, so that little of the bang shows.
THE FRENCHwoMAN N BUSINESS.
The Frenchwoman is the power in France in
the business well as in the social world; in the
middle classes she really directs how the money
shall be invested, she looks after the in and out
going of the francs, and she is always deferen-
TALLY treated by all the people in her husbands
employ. In the higher classes she hears the Sc
crets of the Bourse, or of the Ministry, and she
knows whose influence is worth gaining to assist
her husband in his schemes. She usually obtains
what she wishes. In the literary world she i,
queen, and, differing in this from the English
woman of the same type, she is well dressed an(
prides herself on being good hostess.
FRENCH wIELDERs OF THE PEN.
Among this set is the writer known as ''Gyp,'
really the Yiscountess de Martel, most charm
ing and brilliant woman, while Madame Edmond
Adam is so well known that one can say nothing
Of her except that with the years she seems t
have grown younger and more attractive
trenchWomen write aDOuS subjects seldom
touched by those of other nations; they Civ
positive opinions about vital questions of tn
day, marriage, divorce, the education of chill
dren, the condition Of the poor, and the right
Of the working people all being discussed b.
them and their opinions expressed in the bold
est way. Among them the younger Dumas /
specially praised and when one thinks of tn
plays he has written, those with a motive, tha
/ Il,
the reason for their admiration is easily under
stood.
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