Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-06-19
4 New York Letter.

\ New York Letter.
Wards Shakespeare Calendar under
date May 26. has some lines about the
advent of summer and advises man to
put on his rye straw hat. The sudden
appearance of tennis shirts, Gordon
sashes and straw sailor hats, would
make one think that every one in town
owned a Shak espeare Calendar and
had marked May 26 as n day to be
specially observed. Warm weather
came very suddenly this year and
caught most of us in our fiannels. The
result of Greely's carelessness, is the
unheraleded appearance of summer
clothes in the street and much
swearing. There is, however, not So
much profanity as in former years be-
tore man bowed before the inevitable
and concluded to abandon the boiled
shirt for the loose and cool flannel
The proper get-up for Office use is light
trousers, russell shoes, cut low, tennis
shirt, Gordan sash, blazer and sailor
hat. The effect is cool, and even if the
men don't look as strikiDgly luminous
as IN their spotiess linens, we know
they are far more comfortable.
The blouse has always been popular
among the athletic girls, particularly
so since they haye manifested such d
decided tendency to ride the bicycle.
For that sort of exercise one must be
comfortable, in other words, free in
ones movements, aud buttoned bas-
que does not admit of it. Besides that,
dress reform is the topic Of the day.
Annie Jenness Miller, Mabel Jenness,
the Russilla and any member of other
people are talking earnestly iu favor of
the divided skirt and Delsartis system
of expression.
DeIsartis, like every one else that
teaches metaphysical doctrine, is
misapprehended and abused. do not
mean personally, but his doctrines.
Instead Of sim ply Ioosening th cir join is
so as to be able to move, and then cul-
tiVatIDg earnestness and beautiful
thoughts, the Delsarte student is told
that the wrist should be very linn ber
and that in beckoning any to you,
you must put forth your arm, gently
raise your hand the palm toward you,
and carefully and slowly let the fingers
drop to the wrist. That's all very fine
when done by a very graceful woman
when the action is entirely spontane-
Gus; but to do that because you have
been told it is correct, when your nat
ural inclination is to wave a parasol In
the air and nod your head is not grace
full. The parasol is more effective and
really looks better because entirely free
from affectatioD.
Mrs. Russell wears gowns that fall
in heavy folds from her shoulders and
poses in front ofsilver and ceral screens
when lecturing. She draws large au-
diencss aud has numerous admirers.
The Millers have opened very fine
rooms Oh Fifth Avenue and do good
business. Mrs. Miller attenis to the
utsl2 mug anu uEtsS ulakIuS Willie
Mabel Jenness sees that the women
know how to carry themselves and
the clothes. Really they are doing
good, for the girls had acquired bad
habit of STOPPING. Now most of them
walk very straight and Broadway
looks less as though hurricane had
passed over it than before.
Mable Jenness' latest move was TO
adopt the blforcated skirt 10 ride in.
She claims that after numerous exper-
iments with saddles and pummels, she
finds that to ride stradaIe il the way
God intended women As we'll as man.
to ride. She has made her debut in
the Park and feels highly gratified
with her success. From either side of
her horse, of course looks all right. 1t
is only when she is coming toward
you that you are startled into a belief
that the horse is overloaded with tUo
women on his back.
1t rather reminds one of Amilie
Rive's story, Virginia of Virginia.
The whole business seems trifie over
done and altogether as though founded
Oh one Of realistic novels of the day.
June 9th. 1890. ELLIS.