The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-01
WOMAN AND HER WAYS,
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO TuE
GENTLE; SEX.
About Styles "A Black SILK Dress
The Discreet Woman--Whv
People Get Married
--Girls Try
This.
About Styles.

| The materials most in vogue are fine
faced cloths and the Bedford cords, Of
a single color, which may be one Of
the browns ranging from almond up
to seal, or any shade OF the darker
blues. These will be the leading fash
ionable hues, but green and prune are
still obtainable for those who fancy
them. Braiding, heavy silk embroid-
cry interspersed with cut Jet or steel
drops, gimp, pessementerie, fur and
feather bands-all those are the Sc
lected trimmings, though the last will
be reserved for the real winter cos
tunes. But it is not about gowns
that the women are now concerning
themselves. The fall wrap is quite as
important as the costume, and full
hall the shoppers one meets are seek
ing some kind OF a stylish lightweight
garment which will serve until it is
time for sealskin and other winter
cloaks. Coats and capes will both be
worn this fall, but the latter were
turned out in such quantities last
spring that women of taste now pre-
fer the coat, as being smarter and less
likely to be caricatured in cheap ma
terials. ,ss.s
A very handsome calling gown is
made OF biscuit-colored vgogne, and is
embroidered on the front OF the skirt
with silk, shading from biscuit to Gin
namon brown, with touch OF gold
here and there to illuminate it.
Around the bottom is a ruche of Gin
namon-brown feathers. The coat
bodice is very long in the back, but
only covers the hips, and is opened
over an embroidered waistcoat which
fastens with small gilt buttons. The
high flaming collar and revers are
faced with brown velvet and edged
with feather trimmings. The felt hat
is the same color as the dress, and is
trimmed with cinnamon velvet, rib
bons and feathers. iii
The Girl Who Learns to Play. :
When society girl makes up her
mind that she will become a musician,
she must be prepared to make a great
personal sacrifice. Her highly polished,
manicured nails must go, accordingto
Di Vernon, in the San Francisco
News Letter. That is, she may polish
what is left of them, but she must
wear them in their most abbreviated
form, for what is more narrowing to
the nerves and more fatal to the mus
ic, than the sound of finger nails
striking the ivory keys of the piano?
Nor are short nails demanded any the
less imperatively by the exigences OF "a
stringed Instrument. Attempt oplay
the banjo OF the guitar with fingers
terminating in a long, claw-like ex-
tent OF nails, and what is the result?
A constant fraying Of the string and a
continual blurring of tone, as the nails
either strike a wrong string in passing,
or prolong the sound OF the right
string after it has been 'spicked" by
the feshy pad on the end of the finger.
Although the mandolin is played by
the use of shell 'pick," or plectrum,
held in the right hand, and the violin
is played with the bow, yet both of
these instruments, and banjo as we'll,
require no uncertain touch with the
fingers of the left hand to shorten the
strings at will. The nails should new
er rest upon the strings along the neck
of the instrument. Professionals and
expert amateurs sometimes produce
a brilliant effect by picking string
with the nail of the index finger, but
let not the tyro attempt it, or to grief
| he will come, and that speedily.
Why People Get Married,
Though it is very common to re-
| proach old bachelors with their cell
| l.