Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-20
FASHION PERMITS BLACK.
Pittsburg Women Can Now Wear Gloves
That viii Not Show DIrt-Some Styles
in Bonnets-A Home wedding-G Gossip

Pittsburg Women Can Now Wear Gloves
That Will Not Show DIrt-Some Styles
in Bonnets-A Home Wedding-GOssip
of Society.
BLACK kid gloves will be worn more by
Pittsburg ladies this winter than for several
years. The return to coal and coal smoke in
this city renders black the only color that
is sale to wear in gloves. 1t is only possible
to wear a pair of gloves once before they are
soiled, and Pittsburg women have discov-
cred this to their cost while they have been
using the tans and sIate-colored gloves that
have been fashionable. In spite of the dirty
atmosphere of Pittsburg there seemed to be
no escape from the lighter hues of kid
gloves so long they were fashionable,
but now that the edict has gone forth that
black can be worn, there will be general
return to the gloves that will not show dirt
and that always look respectable, even
when they are ragged and getting near the
end of their period of usefulness. Black
gloves will be worn in mousquetaire and
button styles, as they have Deen in the
colors The sack gloves, that have been
rather popular, will continue in black.
They are suitable for shopping, because
there are no buttons and they can be pulled
on or off like stockings. Everyone knows
that there is not a more important item of
woman's dress than her gloves, and any
change in the fashion of them Is of deep in
terest to the woman who desires to be well
dressed-and what woman does not?
BONNETS lust now are trimmed in various
ways, but decidedly the most hideous
adjunct is what is known as the "Alsatian
bow" 1t consists of two extravagant wings
of ribbon or velvet, lying fiat against the
crown and sticking out at either side like
miniature sails. In the center is d bug or
butterfly, and sometimes buckle of the
same shape as the bow ITSELF holding it
down. The combination is as ridiculous as
can be imagined, but since fashion orders
it, the women are meekly wearing 1t, as
they will wear anything under the circum-
stances. 1t is not likely to last long. how
ever, for the pronounced arrangement is
one that women of taste cannot admire, and
that they will not submit to longer than
they can help. One charm about the
"Alsatian bow" style is its simplicity. Any
woman can trim q hat now, because all she
needs is to buy cheap felt hat ana STICK
one of these bows-that are sold ready
| made-upon it, and there she is.
Another peculiar fashion is to fasten
buncn o. plumeS on either side of the bon
net at the back, where the strings are at
tached, but rather higher, so as to be over
the ears. The feathers, curled forward,
look like inverted sleigh runners, and the
general effect is one of absurdity. 1t sug-
gests that the miliiners, in their despair of
their minds, and made something at ran
dom. There are some women who like
things eItravagant in design, and it is
among such that these bonnets will find
sale, but surely it will not be for long.
A PRETTY home wedding is to take place
at the mansion formerly occupied by Col
onel Bayne, Thursday evening. The bride
will be Miss Blanche S. Stackhouse, and the
groom Mr.. William A Thompson. Rev.
Newton Donaldson will officiate. and there
will be large number OF guests from Ale
gheny and Pittsburg to witness the cere-
mony. The mansion is now the home of the
brides parents. 1t is on Lincoln avenue,
Bellevue, and is one of the grandest Old
places in that borough.
A BENEFIT concert is to be rendered Prof
Thomas F. Kirk in Old City Hall October 6.
1t will celebrate the Professors fiftieth
birthday, and will be managed by Mr.. j. G.
Breil, who will enlist tile services of large
number of musical people in the two cities,
all of whom are warm friends of Prof Kirk.
1t is expected to be the musical affair OF the
season, for the beneficiary is one of the most
popular musicians, both professionally and
personally, in Western Pennsylvania.
PREPARATIONS have commenced for the
annual luncheon at the home for aged
protestant women to be held Thursday,
September %. This will be the 2lst anniver-
sary of the founding of the home, and it is
intended to make the occasion q notable
one. There are no more popular gatherings
than these at the beautiful retreat at Wilk-
insburg and they are always well attended.
The old ladies do Il great deal of fancy work
during the year, and they expect to dispose
of it at these annual celebrations. Alto
gether. they are very pleasant, and beside
they afford the managers an opportunity of
seeing that their lIbor5 on behalf OF the old
ladies are appreciated. There will be re-
freshments served between the hours of II
and P. NJ, and, if previous years are to be
to partake of the hospitality of the Board of
Managers.