The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30
THE GOSSIP OF WOMEN.
They Design Book Covers and Admire

They Design Book Covers and Admire
Mr.. Edmund Russell's Aphorlsms.
New York. Nov. 29.-An interesting
spectacle is a group of women about Mr..
Edmund Russell in drawing room. They
take him seriously, very seriously indeed
| They bend forward, their heads inclined
toward a common center, ami they put
little deferential questions. The Delsar-
team master" does IT appear in his velvet
robes aud thumb ring outside his own
apartments, but nowhere does he show HIM
self in conventional masculine costume.
True to lis principles he abjures
black; a small gray and white
check is his usual attire. His coat
is loose across the chest and suggests dra-
peries. His collar is low aud rolling, aud ne
wears a scarf of white silk for tie. His
| wig-how many people, L wonder, know
that handsome Edmund wears one? - is
brown aid wavy, the most artistic wig
ever seen. He's lion who roars him gently
as a sucking dove; at times he is even boy
ish looking. His voice lis low and sweet and
slow he might even suspected OF a drawl.
When he is saying something startling the
manner sets off the matter like a soft and
mostly background. Here are few of his
| aphorisms:
If were preacher, wouldn't allow a
woman in corset inside the church door.
! Sevres china is hideous; it's Venus rising
| from the sea in a soup plate. Who wants
to look at lovers sighing at each other un-
der jelly: or to catch blear glimpses of their
affection through IA gravy films
High collars and tallor-made gowns are
style; you can take your choice between
style and personality.
Put nothing on your body which you do
! not know to be comfortable and healthful,
and believe to be beautiful.
You can't have fabric or form in your
rooms without money, but color is free as
! air
| Plush is vulgar in its richness. Get jute
! velour; it costs 81 80 yard and it's fifty
( inches wide.
! Don't be spotty. Take away from your
dress and out of your parlor anything that
asserts itself. Don't wear gol and a.
monds with dark dresses. Put them on with
yellow. Don't have half your chairs red and
| the rest blue and your walls white and
gold.
If you want all the cups an sauceTs you
have broken and all the torn clothes you
have fretted over to show ia your face put
on black gown.
II your eyes are blue you may wear
dull blue dress to brighten their color II
YOU put on bright blue you will kill them.
If YOU have gray hair wear gray dress
pink harmony.
You can always get good effect by
matching your hair and check tones.
The most beautiful dress is a loose princess
robe with an uncut piece OF the stuff
clasped on the shoulder and used for drap-
cries. Get breath Of something you like
and practice till you can give IL graceful
folds. Pin it differently every time you put
it on.
Art in dress went out when needle and
scissors came in.
An ornament to be legitimate must fasten
sonnet ing. A row of diamond pins across
your bodice merely tells you've got them.
Instead OF a few costly jewels woman
should have a drawer full Of ivory and
mother of pearl and turquoise and other in-
expensive but beautiful clasps TO harmonic
with her different dresses
I've a deal of respect for the woman who,
when say her hat is all wrong, goes home
and puts her foot through it.
This last is very like Edmund. He Is in
teresting. Never more 50, perhaps, than
when he gets out what he ais his rag bag''
and covers himself with orange silk to show
you how gowns ought to pivot from the
shoulders.