Telegram-herald., 1891-06-05

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Asrhou9h . wcuans gowns frequent
~ desHve Sld receive honorable 0en-
ton. HE brand Of baking powder az
q national extli CT there are only three
times In her LIFT may DC four Il she
- AmsrscAn-~hen they are entered
for the blue ribbon says writer Il the
New York Recorder These are i'm
portant occasions. and thesa gowns are
IN, resals IF anxious thought and Ia
borloUs research Il the fields Of gown
literature. Firss, tie dress she wears
"a deoutante; sss0adly, the wedding
go~n- The third e-own - worn by the
young mother when she receives the
relatives and frieaLs who have come To
ofssr th1ir congratulations % her and
their gifts 70 her trstborn child. De-
butante, bride aid mother. A woman
may be al these, and ia America she
frequently is something mora d.
voroes. Here froc1s are not uniInpor-
tsnt factors, and I am irresistibly re-
minded Of trunkful Of dresses l saw
last week which are to play a prominent
part In a big divorce case soon
"WhAt heap Of pretty frocks."
said
Yes" my friend replied. Horribly
expensive, and I couldn't well afford
them, either. but business Ia business
you know, these are my stock ia trade.
They're very sympathetic gowns, must
say. The designer caught my eye per
fectly"
''Sympathetic gowns. Stock In trade!
What do you mean?" l gasped-
What do mean7 Why, stupid. these
are % wear at the trial
'Oh. dear mel AL thoseP'
"Yes, all those. Now, here's this
black one" said she. talking like Rosina
yokes In one Of her soliioquies. II
shall wear this the first day. 1t makes
me look pale. and has a crapy, mourn
ful air about il that will make favor
able first impression on the court. L
wish them 10 understand that the de-
PENDANT has wrecked my young life.
See?
"Wen. this red gown! Doesn't this
bristle all over with determination?
Isn't win or die fluttering from every
fold7 / shall wear this the day we
make the biggest fight. II looks SO az
sressive.
Now here's this white cloth. Very
simple. you observe. Silver girdle-
Broad hat with feathers. Fluffy boa.
Sweet simplicity. Girlish. loveliness-
That's for the day my counsel sums up.
THAT gray-sad. dove-colored, Quak-
erish looking. / shall wear that-with
tears-in case we seem 10 be getting
beaten.
This is brown cloth to wear upon
all the common. ordinary occasions. 1t
is made In sensible way. with this
business-lil1e jacket. There is set of
silver tablets goes with it, also vinai-
grette. The tablets for any random
ideas might have which should be in
stantly jOtted down, the vinaiSrette in
case I should faint. 1t may be necessary
90 faint, you know. Some judges are so
obdurate-
This notebook fancy viii make q
great hit with the jury. Yes, it did
cost pretty penny, but hope the re-
suits viii more than compensate for the
outlay.
"You see, one Of Teds strong points
of defense Is that was so extravagant
he couldn't stand it. The idea. Well,
now. any Jury OF average intelligence
seeing me with this little book will
say: Dear mel She couldn't be so aw
fully extravagant- Such methodical
business-hke habits don't go with ex-
tvagance. No, indeed
That's what the jury " Ill say, and I
shall come out with flying colors and
victory perched upon my banners. And
why? Well, of course, the fact that my
side is right and Ted's IS wrong has
something TO do with it, but chiefly,
my dear, chiefly because of my gowns
The jury won't know il; the judge
won't know Il. When did a man know
anything about a woman or her strate-
gies? And, between you and me, the
less they know the better. What they
don't know won't hurt them. and it is
really. selfish Of woman TO worry a
man with trivial matters when he has
such grave and important cases on his
mind.
Going? Well. wish me luck with
my gowns This is my way Of casting
bread upon the waters"