The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-26

taking as he took her own wherever it ex-
lists. but never touching anything foreign
20 her
This morning saw woman in a pat
tern dress, and she was so much real wo-
man that / knew the pattern. l could re-
member when the sketch of IL appeared
first in n high-priced French quarterly.
IL was done in colors and was awe insplr
ing. Then IL was copied IN black and
white in one Of those French English peri
Iso.v 1dss, that PARE, Pn6SssSsd Pn6 Ssw s%I YorR
the American edition being invariably
fearfully and wonderfully ungram-
matical translation. From this lower but
still comparatively high estate-the
French English magazine has six colored
TO reproduction In popular fashion
weekly, where. IL it lost the prestige of
Paris, il gained in spelling and literary
finish in the appended description OF its
many good qualities. III had come Dy his
time TO be n familiar friend, and sympathy
for an acquaintance in distress compelled
me TO stop when next saw 1t on the page
Of n cheap monthly opened on Third
avenue elevated railroad news stand.
Poor paper and poorer ink had blurred It's
oldtine prettinesses, but IL had not abat-
ed one jot or one title of the mint. anise
and cummin of its frills and furbelows. n
sad and sorry spectacle il made, like roy
atty in the rain without an umbrella, but
not half so sad or sorry as the woman who
had initiated IL faithfully in one OF its
later If not in It's last and least attractive
stage.
She was stout, and il had bag puff
about its bottom. She was ponderous,
and it had many ribbons flying. She bad
a short neck and IL had high collar and
sleeves. She had seen IL on one OF those
slim, stiff small-waisted monstrositles
that artists spoil themselves for
any better work by delineating for
the fashion magazines, and had followed
IL verbatim ct literatinl, so TO speak, In
costume for her own short and redundant
figure That's what comes III real life OF
patterns, though 1t isn't the patterns
fault, and needn't come IL Imitation
weren't so fatally easy-so much easier
than intelligent adaptation or invention.
But TO proceed from dress theoretlc TO
dress practical one OF the earliest or the
Easter weddings Is TO be at Newport In
April. n big party Will go down ana sew
eral cottages are TO be opened for the oc-
casion. The florists in that city and In
Providence are forcing extra store OF
lilies, for the house decorations were
planned weeks beforehand and are TO be
all white and sweet and green.
The bride is an interesting girl in spite
OF her many dollars and her trousseau is
rs beautiful ana as complete rs such out
fits are ever made. The wedding dress is
of white corded silk, heavy and long and
simple, cut in a pain princes
frock with broad band OF white velvet
about the bottom. The bodice is half
low and round with deep rich
velvet border against the throat,
and long velvet cuffs buttoning up the
arms In accord with fashion which is
becoming general, velvet loops and
streamers are fastened at the neck behind
ami fail TO the floor, one of them, how
ever, being brought forward under the
left arm and used to knot branch of
Easter lilies against the gown. This will
be the only ornament Norn, except long