Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-04
Held Up as a Most Captivating and
Healthy Enaayer.
YELLOW THECoL0R FOR WEDDINGS
Some Hints About Bathing Dresses for the
Present Season.
CHAT AND GOSSIP FOR FAIR WOMAN

health and bub5ling spirits and unconquer-
able cheerfulness brighten her world to the
fsrthest horizon. She is not only an inspir-
ing companion, bat living, breathing,
glorious incarnation of Gesundheit-a most
penefcient tonic. To look upon her is to
feel the highest beauty of living, and to be
much in her society is to yield unto her the
approval and admiration that are sc dear to
the average woman. When sensible men
meet grown up tcmboy and take involun-
tary note Of her royal mein, her elastic
tread, her 1.-the movements, her relish OF
free air and of beefsteak, they lay at her
feet their royal admiration" Let us have
more tomboys
Yellow appears to be the ruling color at
weddings thus far this season, says the New
York E0estng Post. Primrose crepe de
Chine dresses, with trimmings of pink en-
broidered chiffon, dressed one group of
bridemaids. Spanish yellow faile toilets,
trimmed with lace founce, bertha and col
lar, with white lilac boquets, were the
pretty attire OF asecond party of bridemaids.
The sweet-pea tints were adopted sever
ally by three other maids at pretty we'd
ding in country church. The maid of
honor wore white crepe de Chine, the Sec
ond pink and the third lovely tint OF
pinkish lilac Among the guests at very
fashionable city wedding was lady from
Texas, who appeared in demi-train gown
of golden-yellow satin, ,duchess-embroidered
on the corsage, and deep cuffs with pearls
and silks in various shades of mauye. The
garniture was not applied, but wrought di-
rectly on the satin.
An odd but elegantly made French dress
wus Of peaeh-blow satin, with trimmings of
palest blue velvet, and ciel-blue corded
silk was mingled with reseda velvet and
fine gold passementcrie. A gray silk cos
tune, trimmed with gray pearl and goli
passementeries, was en- artistic masterpiece.
There was a beautiful French bonnet en-
suite, and gray suede gloves and shoes COM
pleted most chaste and becoming toilet.
The fair Saxon beauty of the wearer, how
ever, had no little to do with the notable
success of this particular costume The
bride wore an entire dress of lace over
trained princess slip of white satin. All
the bridemaids were in white, and the
flowers carried were white carnations and
white roses, surrounded with tender green
ferns.
Bathing dresses will show this season a
use of figured wooden fabric Oh which
either stripes of dark on light grounds or
large spots will be displayed
A cream with blue spots, an olive with
pastilles, and dark blue with small anchors
will be among these. Around the waist a
broad girdle of wash-silk will be tied, with
white cotton fringe in balls. This is opened
widely, SO as to support the waist The !
sleeves are half-long or quite short, and the
top of some bathing dresses is cut out in
round or pointed shape, while in others it
has a flat Watching collar, trimmed with
rows of white cotton braid, or simply
bound.
Some bathing dresses are made with a
straight, loose, divided skirt, in a new shape,
called the Spanish and which is slashed on
the outside of the skirt near the knee,
which it extends somewhat below, and re-
sembles the trunks" worn on the stage by
Spanish cavaliers.
Other suits show the loose, commodious
Turkish shape, which has an elastic below
the knee, and bags loosely over it.
In some examples there is an undivided
skirt, made short, or extending somewhat
below the knee, and trimmed with rows of
braid. Some skirts are made slightly full,
and suits having this skirt usually have a
loose, broad belt of the fabric, trimmed with
braid, and having large buckle made of
braid.
An American woman, who is well
known practical housekeeper herself, SAYS
'If hOusekeepers would only take the hint
given by well-known hotel man they
would have less trouble with servants, and
much of the servant trouble would be
avoided. Hotel men have no trouble in get
tirg all the help they want, though they
offer only moderate wages. The difference
is not so much in the work as in the house.
In private house the girls labors are from
the rising of the sun to the going down
thereof, and even past the twilight. If the
girl happens to be bright and accomplishes
her work, ventCring to sit down after her
heavy toll, the mistress often objects. Now,
in hotel this is all different-a girl has GER
tain we'll defined duties to perform, and after
they are done, as rute, her time is all her
own. If some such arrangement could be
in private houses the servant
problem would be simplifed and adjusted
There is decided change in the art of
hair dressing. Everything inclines to airi- |
ness, and all the heaviness is banished COM
pletely. The present fashion in hair dress |
ing allows the parting to be seen. Fringes |
ERE to give way TO q certain extent. The |
hair is not to he worn plain, but curled on |
rs>j.er side OF the parting, being carried back |
10 th,> FAR crown of the head. These waved |
lJardrauN assimilate well with the favorite |
Gr"ciaa style, but the back of the hair is |
still dressed high, and is likely to be so as /
long as the high collars and ruffS keep in |
fashion. a pretty coiffure is the Etagere, |
which is composed of four or five horizontal /
rows of rolled curls filling up the interstice |
at the back of the head the 'fairy fringe
which can be worn with this, falls in soft |
cur!s and torms point in the center of the |
1t Rccords equally well with |
Greclan Enots and twists replaced hy a
bunch of curis, and both are frequently sur
by silver jeweled, gold or silver
bsBdeau.
Stockings e'important as far as good
dressing is concerned, and London hosiery
firms have brought out an excellent kind, |
which cannot fail to wear. These new
are called the 'incased heels and |
toes, +" which means that not only are these /
double heels and toes, but the sole of the /
foot is double also Embroidered fronts are |
still worn, and these sometimes take the /
form of embroidered stripes reaching to the |
top of the stocking, and they find favor
with many royal ladies, including the !
Duchess of Mechlenhurg and Others Silk !
and Isle thread are equally well Worn, but |
for good strong wea: nothing equals the |
ribbed make, especially in balbriggan, and |
all these several kinds of stocking are made
with open work carried TO the top. A very
pretty introduction are the alternate stripes
Of black and color, such as pink, in the
opea-work horizontal stripes, proving a sue
ocss, with diamonds introduced upon them;
and some OF tie new colorcd stockings have
1 dlaptr pattern, some are spotted and some
serked with a sort Of daisy. Stockings are
1ow embroidered in al colors to match
l:csats, and silk, lisIe Unread and balbrig-
ru,i AZ, fh.ha lrr.,tnd