Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-04-17
Interesting Fashion Gossip for the Fair.


LOUISVILLE, April l5.-The past week
Of golden sunshine and Southern winds
brings thoughts of the delicious days IN
store when winter and winter habili-
ments will be forgotten in luxury OF the
airy gauze of summer. One must be
woman TO understand the delight OF see
ing the arms and throat CLEAN through
the ETHEREAL robes of Null lace and It's.
sue Black is and has been very popu-
lar for some time and is worn mere 10y
Young women than old ones. 1t is alto
gether mistaken idea that black makes
a Young person look old; there is moth.
sing which brings out beautiful com.
plexiOn like black costume. | believe
the prettiest girl ever saw was dressed
entirely in black and her fair face resem-
bled beautiful star set in midnight
sky The children have worn black
since last summer and 1t is enough To
make sensible person feel like shaking
their mothers; why not robe them in
raimcnt as white as their own pure lit
tie souls? OF all things, give me baby
i'm white.
June is here almost. beautiful June;
when the sky bends to kiss the sea and
the wind makes love all day to flowers
II records were kept of the courtships
each month venture 10 say June would
head the list three To one. there is some
Thing in the atmosphere that turns
ones thoughts 10 the ideal. Somehow
the moonlight is more silvery, the stars
seem nearer the earth than at any other
time OF the year.
Last summer when the jauuty it'll"
blazers were introduced many predicted
their reign would be short; twas agreed
that 50 outrageous a style would be
frowned down. The prophecy proved
something like the weather predictions
suffice it to say they held their own un.
iii the early irosts drove the girls In but
ton up, then they lost their Chief atirac
ton. namely the display OF shirt front
and natty cravat. But summer Las her
hanGs full OF them and the girls are
looking forward with delight when last
years darling can be tished from the
bottom OF an old trunk IN the attic and
worn with the sensation OF one who has
fought battle and come of triumph
ant. The opinion OF men regarding
these comfortable little articles are va
ried; some think them abominable,
while others think them adorable. !
think it depends on the woman who
wears them. \ tleshy woman Is terri
ble in one | was much amused at a
conversation | heard last summer be-
tween a shop girl and a customer. Said
customer weighed not less than 10 los.
and was fully s. The two women must
have been acquaintance for the girl adj
dressed the woman as follows: "Why do
sou not wear a yacht hat with your shirt
and blazer? Ii would look 50 much
more appropriate than the one you have
on" oh said the ileshy woman,
Jack does not approve OF them, they
look too manish.' "But," returned the
girl, they look no more so than the
coat" "No," replied the woman, but
You see Jack did not like any OF it at
first, but have convinced him OF his
injustice SO far and I'll get the hat soon.
You see il does not prove good policy to
spring too much on a man at once" and
she walked oil to select band for the
boy hat she intended to spring on Jack
soon"
There are two reports out concerning
Mary Anderson Navarro, oar Iary."
One is that she has turned her back on
the stage forever, even to the exclusion
% witnessing performance. She con
siders the stage entirely antagonistic to
religion and regrets that she ever follow.
lowed it as a profession She ought to
rejoice that she was ever on the stage,
lust 10 convince the world that any pro-
fession or sphere in life may be glorihed
or elevated by the woman or man who
follows il. Mary Anderson was an hon
or to the stage and her name will gild its
pages until the last drama is played, the
curtain rung down on the last scene. No
matter how prone man is may he to
sneer at an actress, just mention Mary
Anderson's name and watch how quick.
ly the sheer vanishes. | remember a
little story concerning this fair woman
which impressed me very much. II was
when Miss Anderson made her debut
here. Some people were visiting the
Cathedral one day and there they found
the young actress, kneeling at the
altar with folded hands and bowed head,
while her sweet voice plead to our Faith
er for His blessing on her career and His
loving guidance DER the difficult path
she had chosen to follow. How seldom
one sees a woman so beautiful, gifted
and bowed down to by the world as good
~ she vasl A later repOrt saws she il