Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-21

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 1891.
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"a II whose attire furnished
Ia ~ with more subjects Of
N%SNTM y j conversation than did
MtNN,N the war which she was
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INV astounding doctrin o
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MIIlillNN that il was mans duty
MIIIiIlW to dress well, even if he
WIIIIIIlW ran in debt for it. While
VIUIIIlVW such doctrine must be
UIUIIMD strongly condemned
DllIIIIlM from moral standpoint
UIiiIIIBk vet as a bit of popular
UIUU INS@ philosophy it goes to
tiIUII fMVNNSSS show how strongly in
QIW trenched the human
mind is In that love Of praise and commenda-
ton at the hands of our fellow beings. The
sane feeling was uppermost in the thoughts OF
that good wife who refused to allow her hus-
band to go on journey shabbily dressed lest
in the event of a railroad accident the fact
might be drawn to the attention of the public.
Commencing as it did, with an instructive fond
ness of personal adornment, this question of
dress. Ike the attire Of the celebrated man Of
1asllOn ABOVE mentioned, mas grown TO Sucn
importance that it now monopollzes a good
half Of the worlds attention. Take from
our poems, our novels and our newspapers the
descriptions Of the rairnent worn by the char
acters and people therein mentioned and you
would leave tremendous gap. But the time
which q woman spends over dress is not lost
by any means. though the contrary is very apt
TO be the popular opinion. Accelerated physl-
clan, an authority on nervous diseases, has ex-
pressed the opinion that the mental occupation.
n los Of ia vaIua-
bic preventive Of many forms of hysteria. 1t
il better to talk chffons than to NOPE or dis
cuss unwholesome topics That being the
case. even if you don't care to order such
costume for yourself you will have no objection
to examine and discuss the handsome costume
pictured in the initial illustration-a white
silk striped with pale blue, with white crepe
de chine plastron. With this costume IS worh
q very stylish bonnet of white lace emtroid-
cred with large pearls, which form kind OF
diadem in conjunction with bows Of black vel
vet and black feathers
THE SEASON OF FELTs
Speaking of becoming headgear it should be
remembered that this is par excellence the
season of feIts, when the new styles come so
fresh and beautiful from the hands of the
makers. II you will discuss this subject of
hats with your husbands, brothers or male
friends you will learn that they maintain that
q felt hat stiff or soft, cannot rightfully be
termed dressy. Only q silk hat can be dressy
Now. there is great deal of truth in this. only,
of course, when a lady wears felt
hat she may beautify it with appro-
pirate trimming, with really rich gar
niture. A felt hat calls for trimming. In and
of itself it is not material. like silk or velvet
which is garniture unto itself. Its great ad-
vantage is that it lends itself so readily to the
formation Of quaint and graceful outlines and
thus aids in setting of the natural beauty of
the head, for it should be borne in mind that
al art in personal adornment has for its sole
object the enhancing of natural comeliness,
the bringing out Of inherent grace. the accen-
tuation Of that coloring done by natures own
hand