The sun., 1891-01-31
A Fine Day in st. Louis.

| Last Monday seems to have boon very
able day in tho city whose face is turned
toward the future and whose back is set
stonily against tho unspeaknblcness OF
| Chicago. AS our esteemed contemporary
| Col. CHARLES HYBLRus JONES cries out.
the healthful oxygen rippling through his
| system: Yesterday one could believe the
spring had come and all the world went
forth with the sunshine" The shops and
street were filled with pretty women and
"in the hurrying throng on Olive and Broad
| way ones attention was attracted by the
dash and style OF the girls" The delighted
eye turned from "the tall, handsome
stranger In drab cloth ulster with Gar
rick cape, gauntlets to match, and n gray
felt hat round which curled u gray ostrich
plume" and "Miss LULA PIERCE of Kan.
sas City. wearing tho most perfectly fitting
sealskin jacket above her smoke-blue cloth
tive fair. Sing. Muse that by the expen-
slve Mississippi hast thy seat. the gowns,
the beauty Of Missourl's maids:
Miss LUCY TURNER. wearing black cloth suit with
black felt ha. bringing out all tho Titan glory Of her
| red auburn hair.
"Mss ANNIE Wright. always stylish and we'll dressed,
wore suit OF dark gray. blue camels hair. the hat
matching tho gown in prussan style and nobby
skin jacket
Miss MARrRA CaBANSKs blue cloth dress and little
black velvet toque worn with most taunty air.
Miss LUCILLE NKppkRHrr. who the handsomest
sealskin Of young lady In town paistot reaching
TO her fee had matched its soft brown tone III her
Of brown felt and velvet setting Of her face
rarely well.
"Miss JULY THOMSON. whose very youthful face was
made oven farer and younger yet BY all black
tune style Of dress this pretty blonde much Affects
Misc Lrcr CnADRouRSE looking very pretty in gray,
with dash Of crimson In tho trimming Of her hat"
And in this Catalogue OF Clothes and
Charms lot not Miss VIRGIE Conn, that
dainty little blonde beauty of the South
Side." be forgotten, nor her "street dress Of
the most Partisan elegance quiet in tone
and very becoming" nor Miss DAISY Bill
LON, who will not very much longer DO
Miss DAISY BILLION" and who wears dress
OF dark steel-colorcd camels hair, striped
with hair lines Of black. q sealskin jacket,
and black hat trimmed with feathers"
| Among these beauties next we see:
"Miss MAzIR HARRIS whose dark Egyptian red gown
and ssalskin coat suit well her meow style
"Aisses BESSIE and MARIE BOND, the first In gray the
last in buea color that suits her perfect blonde style
Miss SADIE SELLS wearing rich cames hair gown Of
stone spotted tho ground and bordered about
tho bottom with dark brown her small fet toQus
trimmed to match; her wrap cape of mink fur.
"Miss CLrKrIK EvASs always stylish. suit Of
silver gray. with black marten fur and black hat
miss ELLA BEEEs. who has brought back from her
long residence abroad 10th chic and STYLE looked very
handsome in nahog gAny brown cloth suit made with
velvet shade darker; jacket OF sealskin and brown
hat with feather garniture.
Miss MATTE PLANT. an elegant girl in dark gray"
And now for little intimate chat with
Co. JONES as he stands at the corner and
gazes at that gay procession
"Have these girls little individual personal points
that dstinguis them quite much the street suits
they appear in' Yes indeed; but these are known
only to ther ntimatea and they might not ike them
proclaimed, as for instance. ohe tall. slender bru.
motto whose glorious eyes attract attention wherever
she appears passionate fond OF delicate odors and
mover forgets her scent bottle Another, also tall
brunette. with rather saow complexion, always has
bit OF red somewhere In her dress One young lady.
who 10 nae little fash Of chained lightning. wears
nearly alwaysa red on her coat pretty danger
signal as charming as herself"
1t is ungallant to talk about the sallow
complexion OF tho tall brunette, and what
shall be said Of this rift within tho Lutte ?
"ons young lady may be known a. far as she oan be
seen By her walk: her knees always 10 preceds
her By . full foot twelve incheA"
Incessu pat,it dea! What in thunder does
Col. JONES insist upon In the way Of ambu-
lation Does he expect people to wear their
knees full foot behind them2 And what
business have the Colonel's female reporters
to tell him such secrets rs these:
"one little brunette has = craze in hosiery, and
whisper low, In gsrters Another has pcnchant for
ciose.cngins skirts and, OF COURSE silk underwear
Yet Monday must have been very pleas
ant day in St. Louis.