Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-05
SATURDAY SALAD.
LENTEN GOSSIP.

Lent, the season OF fasting and peni-
tence, OF noble thoughts and deeds, is
here. For the past few weeks society
has been in whirl of excitement enjoy
ing the sweets Of pleasure, ere the perfect
calm of the forty days shall dawn upon
the world. Lent is season Of quiet
entertainments when early hours are
practiced, allowing the fair society bellies
to regain some Of their lost beauty sleep.
Lent is season, when these fair maidens
knee in dimly lighted chapels to atone
for past weakness. Lent is, also, sea
son when-whisper it soltly-the dear
girls give much time and attention to
some great and wonderful work. Some
work OF charity? Well, not exactly but
perhaps you think that helping milliner
dispose of her Easter stock is charity.
never looked at it in that light before !;
but, probably YOU are right, and that
may be the reason the dear girls give 80
much thought to their Easter bonnets
Yet papa or husband, as the case may be,
when the dear, cunning bill, made out
with such exactness, arrives would rather
that his daughter or wife would not be
quite as charitable. But papa and hus.
band are very fond of seeing their dear
ones well dressed and gowns can not be
had without money, now, can they?
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Perhaps you may never have noticed
how much pleasure man takes in seeing
his wife nicely dressed. He may not be
able to tell what the color of her gown is,
the trimming and the like, but you may
rest assured that he knows whether it fits
we'll and if his companion looks as well
as other women he sees. have often
heard women say that their husbands
never knew what they had on, and that
they might as we'll wear an old gown for
all lie cared. You may have that sort of
husband if you have let me advise you
to go to the theater with him clad in a
shabby gown and hat You need do this
only once, for you will be in the opera
house no longer then five minutes before
he discovers that you are the oldest look
ing woman in the audience and YOU will
not be in your own house quite that long
before you receive the most thrilling lect-
ure on dress that you have ever heard
Oh, you need not tell me that your hus-
band does not know how you look, for he
does, my dear friend, and feels a great
| thrill of pride in walking down the avenue
with you in your pretty new gown. He is
bit selfish, this husband of yours, 80
unlike the rest Of his sex, you know; for
mn fhink for hap oal,,ap
do thev? Well this man is bit selfish,
and it rather pleases him to hear people
whisper: what generous man Mr.. A.
is, see how elegantly his wife dresses"
And Mrs. A. blesses these good natured
gossips, for she knows that now
her Easter bonnet is assured. Easter
bonnets bring us around to the original
toplc-L Lent. The dear girls have made
wonderful plans for these forty days Of
quiet. They are going to service every
day clad in bewtching Lenten gown. Yes,
Lenten gowns, my dear; for, if you are
seen during this period of quiet clad in
anything but sack-cloth and ashes modern.
lied into a cunning tailor made gown Of
gray, you stand beautiful chance of re-
celving a snub from polite society.
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A dainty brown-eyed girl OF my &C
quaintance will attend service gowned ir
a perfectly fitting gray cloth. 1t is made
with long coat and bell skirt which fts
preltily over the hips. With this gowr
is worn gray felt hat that is caught W
at the back with large bow of white
velvet. My friend will make a modes
picture as she walks sedately to church
with eyes cast upon her prayer book anC
a cluster of shy violets upon her coat
You have heard, of course, that violets
are the Lenten flower. Within the pas
few days the price of violets has increased
remarkably, for the girls will have them
and the demand is greater than the sup
ply. During Lent quiet teas will be given
and conversation that floats around the
violet perfumed rooms will be low and
soft-you may take the last in v hatevel
sense you like. The dear girls will talk
of their Browning class, or, may hap, Of
their progress in the study of Japan fol
We take such an interest in Japan since
dear Sir Edwin Arnold has told 30 much
about that country. But, do you belong
to literary club? Oh, come, now, join
one at once. You will find it so instruc.
tive, for You will at one meeting learn
more about the spring styles than all the
fashion letters in the world could tell you,
and you will hear more about your neigh
Dor You thought I called it literary
club? So did, my dear; but what is in
name? CADENCE HAMILTON.