St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-15
LEAP YEAR POPPING,
Engrossing Interest Inspired
by the Question Of Pro-
posal.
Ian Loses His Eloquence
When Such a MomentouS
Moment Arrives.
4 Plea for Filtration as a
Method Of Willing Away
a Dull Evening.
Gowns Like Princess Robes
That Simply Flatter to
Deceive.

NEW YORK, May l3.-Here is QueS-
ZION for us ali. see it in almost every
newspaper that pick up, and it seems
TO be a subject of very engrossIEg IN
terest. You know what 1t is: SHOULD
Women Propose?' Perhaps leap year
inspired if. Is the question being asked
in sober earnest? 1t is impossible for
the positions to be reversed, even Oy the
most progressive young men and women
of the period. \ man-be he the most
contemptible specimen OF his race-nat-
urally assumes the position OF speaker,
and the woman. be she most noble ana
intellectual, the position OF nearer. lie
Is the Offerer, she the aceeptor or re-
hector as the case may be. Inc only
plea that can be urged in defense OF
women's proposing is that they have,
DprhaDs. a greater command or IAN
ruagp than men have. A man, at the
most critical moment of his whole life,
is not eloquent But then, IS he eX-
pected to be? Does any one want MIN
to be? As long as he makes
himself understood that Is all
that is required. Very old-taSh-
toned novels contained Young men
who placed their hands on their heartS
and gave utteranee to hall page OF
most grammatical. correctly worded.
effusjve sentiments. Now it is fact
that the most intense feeling nndS the
most inelOuuent and sometimes the most
inartistic WAYS of expressing itself.
Artificial loves and passions are eX-
pressed beautifully and effectively,
both as TO words and gestures; we have
only TO study our great actresses 10 see
that But real feeling looks quite ugly
sometimes, A hoarse voice and red
face NAV not express love i'll the most
artistic fashion, but they may express
the best sort OF love nevertheless NO.
Nature is to be preferred 10 art, and
though women have pretfler and
wordier way of saying what they nave
to say at a critical moment, the haltlhg
language of a sincere man IS quite gOOd
enough for the purpose.
AS to the number Of proposals being
small because men are not sure OF their
ground-well. in answer to that, surely
there are not as many t1irtS as that
would ImpIv. She is most dangerous,
an ACCOMPLISHED tlirt- almost worse
Than f1Irt-Who would lead q man TO
suppose she loves him if she has merely
been flirting. A Irritation is a spoon
with nothing in it. you know. For my
own part. think tirts a good instltu-
ton: they help to wear away dull
evening, they are better than bad music
or long recitatiOnS. They are generally
vfvaciOuS and amusing, and II they start
a little amorOus feeling in mans
heart, without any idea of reciprocating
it, they only unconsciously avenge some
of the other girls wrongs.
Not exactly fair way OF squaTlng
things. No, but then the ebb and flow
of love, and what we mistake for love.
can't be managed on a business system
But to come back TO our first SUBJECT:
If it was put to the vote, most glrlS
would rather receive proposal IMAM
make one.
The most fashionable species of gown
lust now is a hypocritical one that. while
it resembles the princess gown so closely
as TO deIude even the most experienced
observer. is merely a basque with the
skirt slipped over it. Both skirt and
>bodice are made tight fitting. and the
clever way i'll which the trimming Is
managed gives the costume quite the
appearance of a princess gown AS 10
trimming as summer approaches
coarse kind of lace, such as Gulpure or
tatting. will gain the supremacy over
braiding and paSSementerie. Lace OF
old gold silk is also very stylish and
fashionable, but is too costly to De uSed
on any but the most expensive gowns
Very narrow trimmings are USED Tor
the still traiued skirts. and wider ones
to match on the bOdices. These mar
row trimmings are used SO as not to de-
tract from the weight. They are either
narrow bands of silk or velvet.
headed with narrow row or
jet or gimp. Sometimes three
of the tiniest frills of the
same material as the skirt are placed at
the bottom. These are either pinked
out or raveled at the edge. The eX-
tremely tight-ftting skirts and baSques
show that the ladies' tailor's art is by
no means an art that is going to the
wall, Is some have taken the trouble to
announce. In these days even simple
foulard gown requires to be well hung
and fitted, and for this Redfern bears
the palm. Redfern gives sketch of a
gown here that requires all the tailor'S
art to make and design.