The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-28

on the girl, in a still huskier voics, "wherC
is the department for geatlemen's-er-"
men do not wear Them broke in tbs
clerk.
"Oh.n explained the girl, with gasp thai
sounded something like a sob. And with
this she made her escape, blushIng like G
rose.
/ am often struck, says the New York
Star, with the extraordinary lack OF
courteSy between women, and my attention
has recently been drawn to a very remark
able case. A friend Of mine, a very charm
ing woman, and one who is of aristocratic
birth and grea. cultivation of MUD and
manners, is always extremely courteous 10
every one, and is very particular about
card etiquette and returning calls. Some
months ago there came to the apartment
house where she is living, and took rooms
on the same foor, middle-sged woman of
ladylike appearance. Knowing nothing
of this person, and, therefore, not
caring to know her particularly, but
nesting her constantly in tae hall,
my friend thought it would only be cour-
| teous to call upon her, and did so. 1t hap
| pened that the lady was out, so my friend
| did not meet her. and the call has not yet
been returned, although nearly two months
have elapsed. In the meantime they con-
tinue to pass each other il the narrow hail
-
other going up and down in the elevator,
| but no word is spoken, aud no sign of Iecog-
milton Of a courtesy is given. 1t SO hap
| pens that they have many mutual friends
who call to see tnem on the same day, and
| before the winter thsy will meet, probably,
in more than one drawing-room.
Some man-French, of course-has said
| that women dress TO excite the envy of their
n is bfif mir
matte, it is, like most epigrams created by
men at the expense of women, long-liyed
and easy to quote, says Kate Field. For a
woman to like pretty things is as natural as
for a nightingale to sing or sunflower to
turn toward the sun. Any properly consti-
tuted woman will dress as well as she can,
because ''lt is her nature to-" There are few
greater minor trials for her tnan to go
about in old clothes, and not a little truth is
contained in the confession supposed to have
accidentally fallen from the lips of Boston
woman:
"The consciousness of being thoroughly
well dressed produces a satisfaction which
religion never Affords"
Women dress, first, to please themselves,
and, secondly, TO please the men. Why
shouldn't theyG The age OF puritanism, of
contempt for the flesh and hatred for the
beautiful, has gone. by. thank heaven! To
day even the clergy denounce hideous meet
ing houses Of white paint and bare walls,
and cry aloud for color and frozen music"
There are slippers embroidered in gold.
slippers embroidered with pearls, slippers
with rosette, slippers with glittering
buckles, and slippers of every tint TO match
the gown. But perhaps there is more gen
eral demand for the white satin slipper,
which is embroidered with pearls and moon
stones. than for any other. The white slip
per has usually been supposed as exclusively
the brides chaussure, but since the latter
has varied the custom by introducing
golden shoes, the white slippers have be-
come great pet with ball-goers In east
ern countries the bridal slipper has usually
been Of velvet, embroidered with gold or
silver.
The origin of the custom of throwing the
slipper after the bride seems to be much in
quilted in the mystery. 1t Is of very ancient
practice, and is said to be relic of the old
custom of opposition TO the capture of the
bride. BY others it is said to have indi-
Gated remuneration on the part of parents
and relatives. The plucking off of the shoe
was significant of remuneration among the
ancient Jews.
Our present slipper, with its high heels
and tendency toward large rosettes aud
buckle garnishment and embroidery, has
the touch OF the Louis XIV and Louis XIV.
fashions. With the scant ball gown of 1910
and 1915, slippers were worn low, without
heels, In accordance with the general classic
character OF dress then adopted and which
went 30 far as TO make the wearing Of san
dals the mode among some of the great
danes in France.
Extremely rich aud sumptuous in effect,
says the New York Sun. is thu Tudor
dinner gown of peach blossom cloth, heay-
lily and deliberately embroidered with
multi-colored design in silk, beads and
tinsel thread. The pointed bodice is en-
breidsred in deep scallops at the top, from
beneath which rises full white chsmisette.
drawn up In a modest little tucker about
the neck. The quaint beauty Of the drsss is
greatly enhanced by the sleeves of old bro
cade, stitf with its richness of gold threads,
and combining all the colors of the en-
broidery in its design. The plain gored
skirt has embroidered bands, Joined at the
hem. but narrowing and separating as they
lengthen and approach the waist line.
Much simpler in decoration but very at
trsctive in results is the cloud-gray cloth
dinner dress below, with network and
fringes of jet The corsage is entirely coy
cred with the passementerie and draped
with yellow chiffon. one drapery looping
from shoulder to shoulder the other from
one shoulder down under the opposite arm.
Pulled and drapsd sleeves of the chiffon re-
veal close sleeve Of passementerie beneath,
and the gray draperies separate slightly in
the front OF the skirt over a yellow petit
coat.
E. Berry Wall and Two of his friends
were taking lunch at the Cafe Savarin on
Saturday, when one of the party, who con-
ducts theatrical enterprise, said: "a few
weeks ago l received letter from an IN
known correspondent in Nevada asking me
to read play he had written and give him
my opinion of it. l wrote back that my fee
for such work was $40. A week later re-
ceived the Ms. and the So The MS. was
in French, and as l do not understand that
ianguage.I was compelled to ask friend
who did to do the work for me. He did it
as a favor and charged me SIP for the SER
vice."
II had worse experience than that re-
sponded the ex-king of the dudes. al was
IN Paris some years ago, and among my
friends there was a lady who is one of the
wealthiest women in New York. She
wanted me to engage a carriage for her one
day. saying i don't want to pay above so
francs for it l found that l could get
nice rig for that amount. with coachman
and footman, and that two footmen would
only cost ten francs more, Thinking to
have my friend as swell as possible took
the extra footmar. but told the livery man.
who knew me, 10 send the lady the bill for
so francs and would pay the ten myself.
She was so pleased with the turnont and ;to