Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-08
GOTHAM TALES.
Literary Women Who Dress
Well--A Famous Preacher
OF THE CITY OF CHURCHES.
Bronson Howard on Play Writine-Cle-
ment Scott Coming to America.
John d. Rockfeller-Employ-
nent on q Newspaper.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette


NEW YORK, Nov. 2-There was a meet
ing in the Woman's press club the other
day: and, naturally, the question of wom-
ans dress came up One of the ladies COM
planned that some one else had ungallantly
said that women writers, as rule, were
the worst-dressed women in the world |
The appearance of the ladies present, how
ever, proved that the contrary was true.
There was long discussion, of course in
formally, upon the subject by few men,
bers who sat in one corner of the club-room
and slipped tea. 4 dashing little blonde,
who is well known on Newspaper Row.
tossed her pretty head, and then surveyed
her own pretty gown with q satisfied sort
oil air. A woman who has the face and
form of Juno declined to even consider
the subject, while all the others sneered at
the writer OF the rue paragraph, looked at
themselves complacently, slipped their tea
and-chattered!
To be perfectly frank, however, women
who make living by their pens are, as
rule, pretty and well dressed. Take for
examplsl3E Frances Hodgson Burnett.
~Tbe4dts6r of Little Lord Fauntleroy"
Mas superb taste in dressing. Her gowns
are original and depart in style from the
conventional, but they become her. and that
IS the true art In dressing. l saw her once
~ gown that was something between
Mother Hubbard and Greek tuuic. Not
was a dream of beautiful drapery. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox never wears tailor-made
suit, but invariably enrobeS herself in
loose, flowing gown, that gracefully Grapes
her short, plump figure. At the opera l
have seen her wear V-shaped corsage. cut
moderately low at the neck, and looking
better dressed than the wives of many MIL
lionaires in the surrounding boxes. Take
Elita Protor Otis, who is as clever writer
rs she is an actress. No one has every
seen her unless she was attired in the most
becoming of costumes. She IS remarka-
bly, handsome woman, and she is too wise,
and too busy also, to spend much time on
dress, but her gowns are the envy of all
her women friends. Her dressmaker is
Jewel, indeed. Nine. Clara LAMA has
excellent Judgment, especially In
dressing. She wears exquisite dresses.
Jennie June Mrs. Croly) is not much on
dress, but that may be because she has ar
rived at tnat age when plain gown be-
comes her best. Laura Daintry has
highly aesthetic way OF costuming herself
that may look a little queer at first, but
after you come to know her you get used to
her innovations in dress and cannot imagine
her as ever dressing differently. Mrs.
Wetmore, nee BiSland, IS noted Tor her
modest and becoming way of dressing.
She is beautiful, and everything she wears
has an artistic setting that only enhances
her good looks. Laura Jean Libbey also
knows how to dress If she has any fault
it is over-elaboration. But when seen in
plain silk dress she certainly presents
handsome picture. Amelie Rives Chanler
is inclined to drape in flowing robes, but
she knows how to dress well. Mrs Gus
stey, widow of the gallant Custer, is GER
:saffly neat in dress. Mrs. Serrano. who
translated Marie Bashkirtseffs diary, has
d French chic in dressing that is decidedly
handsome Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton,
who is incompatible in evening attire, and
Mrs. Frank Leslie Wilde is noted for her
superb gowns.
There are few better-dressed women in
New York than ''Bab." Mrs. Annie Jen-
ness Miller is noted for her fine costumes.
Miss Mary F. Seymour always dresses
richly and in good taste Mrs. Julia Hayes
Percy is as dashing and well-dressed as any
woman need care to be. Mrs. Fannie b.
Mcrrill's gowns are of rich material and tit
perfectly.
There are others, too, long list, indeed,
that would include Laura Giddings, Mrs.
Maude Howe Elliott, Mrs. A D. I. Whit
ney. Sarah Orne Jewett, Mrs. Burton Har-
rison, the widow of Admiral Dahlgren,
Miss Molly Elliott Seawel, Mrs.
Alexander Margaret Sangster, Julia
Magruder and-well, others too
numerous to mention. The Ia
dies here named not only dress well, but
they. are without exception as beautiful as
they are talented.