St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-17
ARE ''UNclUBBABLE.'
That Is the Latest Hard
Name" Applied to the
Fair Sex.
Women's Clubs Don't Flour
ish as Do Those of the
Other Sex.
They Are Useful and NeceS-
They Are Useful and Neees-
sary Only to the "Un-
claimed Blessings"
So Says the Baron de Bre-
s mont. Who Talks Also.
Of Fashions.

NEW YORK, July 16.-WOmen have
been called all sorts of hard names, and
pronounced to be erratic, flirtatiOus,
false, foolish, treacherous, mendacIous;
but the latest thing they are pronounced
to be-the most recent hard name they
have been called-is "unclub5able." 1t
is not that they don't like to gather
together and talk; it is not that they
have no social instincts: it is not even
that they cannot manage to exist for
an evening without the inSpiriting
companionship of men; but it is ap-
parently that they are so 'uncertaiE
coy and hard to please" that when there
is place provided for them TO meet in
and an opportunity afforded for them TO,
converse together without any obstacles
then they become silent and uninter-
ested and unsociable. and prove that in
spite of all reformerS said about the
obscure position OF women,' the home is
the place where the best types Of
womanhood prefer to stay. The club
has been formed; there are specimens
of this new haunt of wOmanhood in
great cities. but in spite of the dainty
cookery. capacious libraries, talented
lecturers, interesting debates and plenty
of looking glasses. they do not flourish.
1t seems that the 'unciaimed blessings"
are the only ones to whom the clubs are
really useful and necessary. Now,
statistics have proved that certain un-
avoidable accidents of life, war, railway
accidents, etc, have left females in the
majority, 50 that there must be large
surplus of .unclaimed blessings" and
that they are often blessings in spite
of the fact that they are unclaimed has
been satisfactorily proved. But they
contain specimens among them who are
miStakeS-bad SampleS'-women who
either always complain Of draughtS, al
ways feel tired or depressed, suffer from
chronic neuralgia, or can't keep their
hair in curl; or the worst specimen of
all, who keeps on exposing the fact that
she wants to be man and hates the
sex she was ordained to adorn. 1t is.
generally understood thing that no
women would lie women If they could
be men, but when ones sex has been
determined for one beforehand, when
there is no way of Sinking the part
assigned one in TIE play of Iife-then
the best way is 10 play that part as
gracefully as possible. If these women
hating women are the ones who be-
come club members. nc wonder ladies'
clubs are not success and the weaker
vessels pronounced ''unciubbable."
Just now fashion seems to have come
to temporary standStill-of course it
can only be temporary, as Fashion is
generally quick-footed, 'g0-ahead''
sort of person. But she seems to have
exhausted herself for the present, hay
ing just lately flooded the market with
all sorts of novelties. The yachting cos
tune has been designed in many forms
10y "Redfern.' 1t is made sometimes
so nautical that there can be no chance
of it being put to any other use. 1t is
decorated with anchors, oars and yachts
SO very decidedly and with such artistic
exactitude; that no Lady with regard
for her toilette could possibly wear it
on any other occasion than a boating
trip. The more economical kind of
yachting gown is one free, as it were,
from any pietorial decoration Just
now ''Redfern" is trimming all his
yachting suits with black satin. which is
the chosen trimming of the hour. On
white serge suits it has charming
effect If worn NTH colored shirt. Gray
and yellow is very modern combina-
ton OF color, and even with this tritie
OF black satin is introduced. In fact, it
is introduced everywhere; it seems as
though the mOdiSte could not do with
out it. Jet embroidery is another freak
that the tickle dame took it into her head
some weeks ago 10 introduce into all
dreSSy costumes. Buckles are orna-
ments seen OIL all promenade costumes.
Redfern gives us here quite new
style of visiting costume. 1t is formed