Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-31
ANOTHER CHAPTER ON WOMEN.
. Bah" Tells What They Wear and
How They Sleep.

Tho Woman Who Arrays Herself in tho
Masculine ShIrt--Sorne Rare and Beau
fiiul Couchcs Where Lovely Woman
Reposes-
Special correspondence Of Gazette and journal
NEW York, March 25.--Thc cry for a
long time has been that woman was TAX
Ing the bread out of mans mouth by as
Huining his occupations. 1t was said that
abe could write as well as or better than he
did that rs politician she was far above
him; that as diplomat she would have
settled the Boring Sea trouble long ago;
and il eyer she got hold of the money in
the treasury she would govern it in way
that would please all the United States
But after a great deal of thinking land
when a woman thinks, she thinks hard
enough to burst the buttons off her frocS),
she has come to the. conclusion that there
that of lady's maid. And the reason for
Its existence is what every knowing person
would call the shirt habit; that is to say,
that the masculine shirt, pure and simple,
has become o necessity in the wardrobe of
every woman.
WOMAN WITH STIFF SHIRT.
It's assumption, however, involves a
struggle. This is the way it all came
about: Lovely woman who this year
wishes to look particularly smart, and I to
have an air of decided trimness, goes to
shirtmaker, really rightly shirt
maker and announces, with a
swagger, that she has come to be measured
for some shirts. Ten to one she never
had a shirt on before. The whole time
jshe tells him that those that she
got in London were not fitted
that way. and that they measured
her differently in Paris. These shirts are
made exactly like those belonging to the
head of the family, with one exception;
" ha atr NJ IL, L. l,n.N
which pulls them into place, they open
down the front, have the cuffs and collars
regularly on them. and, altogether, when
they come home, look just as smart as
possible; and the shirtmaker, being of this
lcentury, charges $3.50 more for making
each. This is, l presume, because it took
Ness material, and because they are for a
woman.
A MAN AS A womAN's MAID.
Now begins the occupation of a man.
Madam has cloth skirt and cutaway
Lcoat TO be worn with these shirts. The
kzhirt is on, and the first thing heard from
fher dressing-room is a call for Charlie to
leone and see what makes the collar tickle
ESQ.,. After Charlie has assured her that it
Eis because it is well starched, she lapses
Unto silence. Then she says in low and
very pleading voice, would YOU mind
putting the studs in for me?' He does not
mind, and after that he ties her scarf,
and then she shows him the tab with her
initials on it, which she fastens to band
on her skirt. Charlie tells her he don't
arrange his this way, and rather SCOTS at
her, but after she is all dressed, and he sees
er beautiful delight in her shirt, that is
accept the position of lady's maid to
very young woman who has a really and
rightly shirt front.
FRoU-FRoU IN MODERN LIFE.
By the bye, do you ever go to funerals ?
Generalizing, think it is wrong. AS the
darkies say, one funeral makes many. But
the other day was induced to go to one
because knew the love story Of the wo-
man who lay there placidly asleep forever.
Her husband bent over her and wept bit
terly, and all that / could say TO myself
was that 1t was remorse. But afterwards |
heard of something that happened Just be-
fore death came into that house. and il
made me little gentle in my Judgment OF
the man. You remember the story OF
Frou-Frou. Well, there has been many a
Frou-Frou who lived and died in your time
and mine, and among them is the woman
who went to sleep only such little while
ago. Her life was a curious one. When
she was very
YOUNG SHE LIVED IN PARIS,
and there met young man; there was an
unfortunate story, duel away off in the
When the young girl came back to thi,
3untry, no one, Of course, knew anything
bout this, and in very short time rich
N had asked her TO be his wife. She
mt to her mother, asking of her that the
cory might be told him, then if he wished
to marry her she was willing. The mother
promised that it should be-but il never
was Two days after her marriage 81,
said something to her husband about it
and to bar lPrror discovered he knew
nothing of it, T. she told him, aid from
That DAY on he Never spoke to her.
Years came aid went, she grew bitter
the world called Aer sarcastic and neye
cutting words She NJ, because, as the,
claimed,
SHE HAD PLENTY OF MONEY
a handsome husband and beautiful
home. One night she went to sec "Frou
Frou," and listening TO the story as told b,
the greatest genius of the day, there cam
to her this thought: III i speak to m,
husband again, perhaps he might forgiy
me-" So that night she went To his room
told HIM how she felt, and pleaded tina
her youth and Ignorance might exctls
her crime; insisted on her great an yiet
that he should know it, and then-wcl
he stopped over, kissed her, and told he
that the next day they would begin lil
again, and begin new life--a life full q
love and happiness. She went back 10 he
room, threw herself on her bed, and il
the morning when they came to wake
her, she was lying asleep-in that Slice
from which there was no waking, and o
her face was the sweetest of smiles, so tn;
dead she looked as young as she did whe
she stood bride beside her sweetheart.
A LITTLE WORD: IT IS Love
People go and see plays and never thin
just what the result may be; never thin
just whom in the audience part of I'll
play may hit. and never know whetht
the effect produced on some heart is goir
to be lasting or not. You think the ma
never loved the woman? ! tell Won
did. Love is very queer thing in til
world. There are people who think the
know what love is when all they know
affection, which, by the by, is not BIZ
thing, but to look for real, absolute o.
during love, one must study a man. !
is capable of putting in his heart and shu
ting up from the eyes Of everybody an i
tense love, keeping it there and bringir
IT out when required; and what he wan
is to meet the woman who knows how
bring out this love, and when She gets
knows its full worth. However, it NAV
taken tor granted ii two people who ha
tastes somewhat alike, each agreeable
look, at each well dressed which neal
pleasantly dressed, are thrown asuilcient
long time in each others society that 10
will be the result. 1t will be succe.
full love if only the man loves He
such cranky animal that once he know
how woman loves him he weares of ii,
She is wise ii she Keeps some charm alwa
in reserve, so that he is continually e
pecting and is never disappointed. VI
know what ! mean 1t would be like
pousse cafe the brandy stirs you up, al
then you get taste OF the mint, til