The sun., 1891-07-12
VARIOUS MANIFESTAT1ONS.

Tho fancy that obtains among fashionable
English women for tho making and mendinR
Of fine laoes has not only thrift to commend It.
but 10 also an evidence OF their having had
aristocratto Rrandmammas. The sewing on
lace Is an essentially feminine as we'll as an
essentially coouettish work. for It brings out
beautiful taper fingers to the best advantage.
and yet It can be dropped at any minute to lis
ten to sweet nothing and be as quickly
picked up again to assist In hiding . blush
How many people know that in the day when
rioh laces formed the chief decoration OF .
costume. even queens were careful Of them
An old picture Of Henrietta Maria by Claud
Le Fevre shows just bow highly this Queen
appreciated the worth Of tho hand made lace
that formed her cuffs. Over each was drawn q
cuff Of very. very thin muslin. through which
the lace could be seen. although 1t was per-
fectly preserved from dust and grease. Tho
unhappy Queen lives on the canvas an exam-
pie OF thrift that some English women to-day
might well initiate.
Tho young woman Of to-day who is sweep
ing Broadway with tho tail OF her frock would
do we'll to remember the story that was told in
tho middle ages about Q proud dame who
flaunted along with her tail behind her IS vain
as peacock. and yet presenting q most horr!-
BILE appearance. For on this tail sat col
lection Of little devils. all lighting as hard as
to hear. At last. however. she became con-
sSous Of her @ and
fell In tho mire. Her sense returned to her:
and che cut of the nonsensical length and
gave It to be made into flannel petticoats for
@ xers ,G made Of this ta Sui Is
fair to. conclude that there must have been
s else TSH not hsvS ss'n
toned. quite casually, that the little devils sIt-
ting on tho trained skirts Of to-day are named
the moral Of this story.
The most picturesque sleeve OF to-day. and
yet the one which seems to have found the
fewest number Of admirers in this country. Is
tho perfect Valois sleeve. Sarah Bernhardt ap-
precistes its beauty: so does Mrs. Langtry. It
is slightly full on the shoulders, though raised
. very little: shapes " at the elbow: Ats the
arm quite closely. but easily: comes down In a
point over the hand. the end OF the point being
Chin-se ana the French seem to Se the people
0ss sSsys %sts S ana ny
arr, shows that which Is usnally the WORT:
cream put sleeve that permits the shoulders
BE- Is. Tor otS evenips. " most ee desirab % % stye
II the arm is slender the glove can be- worn to
tho thea arm NJ would bs W visible But happy happy it is The he
woman who has arms like Mrs. Kendal's. v hte.
firm. and shaped like those that might have
belonged to Venus.
People say that eallantry is going out OF
fashion This is what was written by woman
from one OF the Southern springs: ~ do be-
lieve the colored people are the most polite IN
the world. You know what Q wretched mem
ory have for names2 Well. an African gen.
tleman has been In the habit Of bringing me
ofmy pillow always addressed him as VIII
'By ihs 6y, & your pane william %i, And he ~: NJ
osorse but L gIsss you a,n any % nIeasare to
speak to me ss William: It makes G mo more 70
than happy" Car, anybody say chivelry 10 dy-
ssf ssiysa Sps ~h'h '1ch An answer as this Is re-
The smartest ball dress seen this season is
an old rose chiffon. made with skirt OF dancing
length and . bodice OF velvet exactly the color
OF the lighter material; about the skirt. In
rows arranged to represent stn bows and
ends. 4. feather trimming OF the rose shade
carsfuliy sppliGued on the neck Is outlined
The wearer Of this COSTUME. however. perfectly
shs .os. RI f Sf
slippers. realizing that they made her foot look
much smaller than any light sh0e.
How many women OF to-day would be clever
enough to show In their costumes exactly their
political fsellngs2 Mademolsslle Raucourt.
the great French actress. remained loyal to
the Bourbon as long ~ she lived. and her CO.'S
tune WAS q material protest against those
were II - ssd tRHt On hsr
loyalty. 70 Louis XVIII. Her fan when folded
tolneIts. and when Spsn formed the leaves Of 2
II ';IIi which could bs Traced po1trsi's Si Louis
the Quesn., and the Danphtn. One day
did 70 The ioitans teller 'a and y this Woman
ioretold the revival OF the Com sdie Fran Ssise.
The woman predicted the truth, for In 1899
those who were left q the old company reas-