The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-24

times, over the ankle, and have beaded
tips. The style is particularly suited to
bronze, 1or the narrow strips look very
pretty In this fine material.
oIoes, TOO, are growing very fancy. IN
deed. some OF them are embroidered all
over In hne vine patterns. Some of them
nave fancy striped fronts inserted of cloth
or fancy material. Small stiff bows are
not unusual adornments.
BUT the dainty silk fabrics underneath
the shoe-how pretty they are! The stock
ings OF last year were plain near the foot,
ana nan way up startled you with their
magnincent coloring. But the adornment
on those OF this season commences only a
nttie ABOVE the toe. SO that after noting
the exquisitely embroidered slipper tip
sne eye Will next rest on the
dalntiiy wrought stocking. OF course,
the material is silk and the en-
Droidery Is very open. 1t is generally a
me lace worked in the silk, although
sometimes small flower sprays are scat
tered closely halfway to the knee. All
the designs stop before they reach the
knee, and plain color finishes the top of
the stocking. Violets are beautiful on
PACK, daisies are fresh and tempting on
MY green and rosebuds just suit the old
rose Some few are striped, but the stripe
Is not very popular.
What shame it is, now that the time
mas come when we may wear these pretty
trlfies and dainty underskirts, to think
mat all suggestion of daintiness is forever
destroyed by long, dirty, dusty train.
Why SO many well-dressed women drag
themselves about carelessly on shopping
expedition, clad in one of these soiled gar
ments, is constant source of wonder and
speculation. Only day or two ago I
saw two women go up in a
crowded car together. One sat,
ho 9TH Iii
The one standing was neatly dressed in
an entire black costume. l said neatly,
but must except two things that were
tar from deserving the epithet; for per-
celved the head of a pin protruding from
the folds of her tram. and the train itself
was long and wide and dusty. She
held up the tiniest end of it
two small, untidy boys behind to trample
recklessly on the rest of it. Once in a
great while, when they went a little
further than usual, she drew it in trifie
more, but then, again becoming absorbed
In the conversation, 1t would slip idly
through her fingers. 1t was very annoy
ing to watch her. If there had been three
more women like her standing at that end
OF the car there wouldn't have been room
to pass. No wonder the men make terri
Bile and scathing remarks about the gen.
tier sex, and no wonder they don't get up
any more to give lady seat in a
car. Who would care to be entangled in
a train foot and half or two feet
long9 Now. what an excellent thing it
would be to have all the women get a real
pretty, long. fancy pin, and, when walk
ing through crowded shops or jolted in
crowded car, pick up the extreme end of
the train and bring it around to the side
OF the skirt. fastening it with this big
fancy pin. 1t looks real pretty this way
try 1t and see if it doesn't-and saves great
amount of annoyance and a greater
amount of brushing and renovating.
Don't bring it around too far, or it will
inconvenience you in walking.
Here's a new bodice for an evenings
festivity, not for a real swell affair, you
know; but for one of those informal at
fairs where one likes to look real pretty
and still rather simple. Light silk is
good material for it; and be sure to
get delicate shade. 1t starts
with a plain, tight-fitting basque
of silk, pleated. All that is al
lowed to be seen of this is enough to form
a deep round yoke. The silk is put