The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-31
FASHION.
How 1t Swings.
10 be continued
From ne Saturday Rerie,e,

From he Saturday Reri.e.
What a queer thing Fashion is. Who would
scwed every locket Of every size and shape
that they possessed on to a band of velvet.
litter life complacently contemp plate their own
necks. innocent Of n single ornament For
the other i direction. 10 one has worn anything
but diamonds. and the. questio must some
ne eeeet mpS Do
are no richer than they were: nay is it not no
torious that we gre s; all poorer. But their
think OF dining out without wearing at least
Thirty Years ago the uncies and aunts Of the
middle classes thought tn that they hsd done
they presented them With bracelet an inch
vide: having m legend MarsSS Or M:
Eah: some other aeoreW y Word; chased on
q SILVER maii!neers is allowed to pass = and
they are me9n Tor any Gns
relative thinks he will save himself trouble
GG9qrns what TIE bridal p4is Eoud
limited ut in delicate terms and the most cour-
ageous Of mortals would hardly dare to make
aoss ts p e,pes ws his
name and ths ,amonnt wiil be d!Ily exposed
among the wedding presents. Fashions occur
S T. IL mo- ne
a,n?ther five years Is oue We may all again bs b,
O'CLOCK in the day: listening. to the gaspine
platitudes OF incohecent brideerooms and
As to dress: in this as in. other directions, the
The civilized wSrS has Lately been
SUCH has been the craze Tor tehtness and and
saap shn t s sSss hs v eon a9t Hsn IT,
Il ss{ ssssaSsd w sS Ss
seen seem from the front. iriehtiui when ooked at
behind For been tn s.ve
the sweeping line line Of the, neck and
arm such as nat nature made it. Husban d;
tie tie nat goes forth from the awsvers Of Paris
women vii! have to wear. humps. on their
shoplders IN some wise after tho fashion OF
Netting i az and worthy Of no
the attire 81 their WomenEind. In theory they
may and dol loudly object to special articles
fbse as ssns and IN
duces the lady to listen to these observations;
and to try and conform to their shirt. she will
Griseldas BY her husband or brother inform
ipg her. as they return from the next fashion
R Rery FATHER oa
| dress. and he did not see any one else with It"
cohes ont ther sSape eoo
And what is to be said for the singular custom
too deeply rooted. we fear: in human nature
issh &c ss easto@ q aIcwps tie three
arate garments that 60 to make, up one indi,
other. the costume being probably finished on
iscty e roasd pot hat censidernr how an-
ns'S,ns Is saqsS Than the s'sHsy
M some ladies' to it,
e ets of t %4s! tind When NeWmarEet
coats first APPEARED II tcnd9n IT was easy t9
cock sock hat and short round skirts 1t was possi-
IL. sS most dis ias@ to Wich sex beIopsed
w are going and sSart
ciaiiy in towns-have had their day. In their
HH TIE Ss Of an heavs 'weshea rS%s
It is the fashion n"Wadays to poipt ont how
and at Iletic raining. rs are stronger Than
they formerly, we're; II may be so, So yet who
HiS S %he" fSsre as
again. se Mo w oSW s All sxaaps
m$s Up Ss%a III at ad sf
that women drive out to dinner IN now are
EGss B sss xs4 brso ION e
the astounding feat OF walking two miles
across the fields to see, her sick sister. Yet
the charge OF being strong. minded" as from
some gra y. aasspersion on their character
ing Of tho wheel Of fashion. none is more
singular than that which has for the moment
displaced bonnets in favor OF hats. Twenty:
herself lady would ever have dreamed OF
showing herselt In london In anything but a
bonnet, Now u woman must be very far ad-
yanced in years. indeed before she will think
herself bound to set aside y hat. and that on
ths most public occasions, II the hat were an
wore or II It were donned to protect the
wearer from sun or from wind. or from any
| no one would take any exception. But the
elegant STRUCTURES Of lace and flowers In which