Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-08

NEW York, Dec. 2.--lf you have any
yearning to see vulgarity you need only
be one in so-called fashionable New
York crush. 1t may be at private house,
orit may be at some public place, as for
instance the late horse show, but it will
always be of intense vulgarty. In every
other city in the union there is q SCI, which
absolutely sure of itself, and the posi-
ton held by its members can 60 to an
entertainment or stay away from it as
individual fancy directs. But the
fashionable set in New York has not
sufficiently firm basis from any member
TO afford to stay away from anything,
for fear the rest of the army will think
they were not invited. No matter how
tired, no matter how uninteresting func-
tions may be, they go every place
counted fashionable,e endure being bored,
wear themselves out, and get very little
In return. One reason is because the
last new millionaire, willing enough to
spend his millions, and having some.
body to suggest the right way to him.
can without any trouble buy his way
into the innermost circle. And he can
lido this all the easier ii he should not
have any adjuncts in the shape of
petticoats, for unmarried men with fat
purses are eagerly sought, and their
pedigrecs vanished by young women
anxious to control their check books.
THE so-cALLED 1900"
The New York crush is pushing,
driving, vulgar, ill-bred one. The
woman of the so-cailed -Four lIundredn
put themselves on exhibition in public
places, are over-Consciuus, and, while
it must be said that they are stylish, it
must also be added that they are a little
too fine. Laces and diamonds were
rampant at the horse show and gowns
of silk and chiffon were common. In
England the most elegant of women
would have been satisfied to have APP
peared in perfectly-titting cloth gowns,
and, if they We're needed, some mag
niticent furs, but they would have
known that fine laces and jewels do not
harmonic with the smell of the stable.
AT afternoon affairs, the diamonds that
would be counted in bad form to wear
in the day time in their proper places,
iare now stuck here and there on bon.
nets, and very well-known woman
appeared at tea with u bonnet made of
point lace and having her diamond
necklace draped over it l don't think
for vulgarity any new place or any new
people could 60 beyond this. The idea
OF an afternoon affair used to be the
bringing together the people who were
interesting, the Offering to them some
slight refreshment, and the having n
little chat among themselves but now il
means inviting ones entire visiting list,
packing the untortunates who come as
if they were sardines, and not even diff
fusing among them the oil of human
kindness.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN LADIES
1t is not to New York's credit tina
these things are, but il is true. And,
curlously enough, when the air is full
of scandals, and one would think some
women would want to keep out of sight,
they are most certain to be seen here,
there and everywhere. If you were in
Paris last summer and are in New York
now, you know who the New York
women are dressing liko-the demi-
mondaines. French ladies do not wear
on the street elaborate dresses that
American women select to walk in and
to wear at public places; they keep their
elegant costumes for the benefit of their
own family and their friends; but the
New York woman PUSHES into biz
dressmaker's, buys frock that would
be sold to Mademoisellc Ninette or
Mademoiselle Blanche, but certainly not
Madam la Duchesse dc Huut Ton. She
goes to church, or to visit, or to some
daytime show, in simple stuff gown;
that is, nine times out of ten, u black
and it is only the ladies who so persist
emily drive around the lake who are SO
magniticently CARRIED in the daytime.
Two years ago the fashionable New
York woman came back wearing gold
chain strung with pearls at intervals,
and on this she had suspended either n
monocle a small gold purse or pair of
lorgnettes. She tlattered herself that
she had the last new fashion; so she had
the one set by Mademoiselle Ninctte,
Ninette could not get on her face that
high-bred look of the woman whose rival
she was, and SO, taking possession of
the monocle and lorgnettG, she made
herself look as impudent as possible.
Hearing in some way or another that n
great lady always carried with her a
tiny purse filled with small coins to be
given to the poor Ninette carries gold
purse overlooking with gold coins, which
she presents to her poor She is as
initiative as the parrot, IN which she dc.
lights, but she can never gain that
beautiful Inconsistencies of ANYBODY
else's existence that is seen on the face
of the lady. So she puts on her fine be.
longngs and she makes hergeif con.
spiCuous, and she has one cOnsouti 3n-
the American woman initiates her. 1t
sounds rather harsh to say that, rs | am
an American woman myself, but, per.
haps, if put it little differently, and
say the New York fashionablcs initiate
her, l would be nearer the truth.
GOOD AND BAD DREssEEs.
New York women are very fond OF
Critici2ing what they call the bad dress.
ing of the south and west; by this they
prove their absolute ignorance of the
effect of surroundings, They might ms
well expect an Italian peasant girl to
wear Regent street tailormadC gown
as to think that a southern girl, breath.
ing in soft airs, having a warm, sun
shiny atmosphere, will not love pinks
blues, soft frills and frlvles, or that Il
western girl, inhaling a cold, clear
crisp, air, will not yearn for warn
browns. rich greens, or glowing reds
New York is narrow; il is II city of one
street, one restaurant, aud, il thinks
one set 1t claims that tie best Of
everything comes to it, and yet, Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Chicago
81. Louis and San Francisco, each has
more pretty women than this great city
What they call stylish women, what
they call well.dressel women, arr
plentiful; SO plentiful that one tires OF
them.
always feel about them as the small