The morning news., 1892-03-27

lIeved by a white shirt bosom. The favor.
ite hat Is the melon or yachting hat, or the
beaver with gauze veil
- sE
A sweet oostuuae for an afternoon tea can
be made Of black fonlard. striped with pale
mayfower pink; plain skirt, trimmed
round the foot with two small lace
2 r-- 7 $50
The great desideratum with society
women Is not TO be dressed like any OF their
friends, to gain the reputation Of being
eccentric and out OF the common; then
folks get 20 wondering what they will wear
next, and they become quite conspicuous in
the art OF dressing. In this way the dress
maker is constantly thrown into a state Of
nervousness verging on mild insanity, in
her vain effort to find something novel and
original which has never been worn.
A handsome toilet for walking or driving
is composed of plain skirt OF autumn leaf
satin in the rich shades Of russell brown,
with short basque coat OF brown silk pro-
fusely trimmed with yellow chiffon. The
coat has peaked draped sleeves and is tight
fitting, and remains open in front over a
frou frou vest Of chiffon. A collarette OF
the chiffon adds beauty TO the neck.
That very pretty woolen material. known
in Paris as cote<de-cheUdt, and in America
as corduroy, will be worn extensively for
short outside jackets. It is the nsatest Of
fabrics and adds great deal to the elegance
and slenderness OF the figure. The jackets
will be double breasted and garnitured
with two rows of buttons In the front.
ibid you notice Miss Daisy at the Yaoht
Club ball last night. WASN'T her dress
awfully loud!n
mo, didn't think so. but then. of course,
a racket went with it."
Miss Nina Picton. the clever musical com.
poser. is about to bring out a new opera.
lt is believed that she is the first successful
feminine composer Of orchestrations. Miss
Picton is southerner with melting dark
eyes aud auburn hair. She Is at present
living in New York and is constantly sur
ounded by admirers.
There is no more charming sight than the
four little Webbing sisters, who are visiting
America from London. They are what we
could call recitationists. but they choose TO
dub" themselves story tellers, and charm
ing story tellers they are. They write their
own little "stories," or comediaettas, and
two of the girls do boys parts and the
other two girls. A few evenings ago Mrs
William Astor graciously entertained them
at a reception. They played scene from
king Arthur's Knights of the Round
Table" which won them host OF compli-
ments.
I A new Patti has found her way into the
musical world. She is Miss Marguerite
Reid of Chicago. Her first appearance was
at Hamlet" matinee at the Metropolitan
opera house, and she took the audience by
storm. She is a pupil Of the famous Venesi.
Her form, face and figure so strongly re-
sembles the diva that when she first
stepped on the stage cries of Patti! Pattip
almost drowned her notes.
Mrs. Minor Griswold, the widow of the
late editor Of TeTas .Siftings, is one OF the
most beautiful and charming society
leaders in New York. She has fine home
| filled with exquisite antique furniture
and old bric-a-brac. Her parlors are long
and narrow, the walls being ornameDted
with odd Oriental pictures. An abundance
Of Chinese screens, footst0ols and cushions
and fans are to be seen, also many Turkish
fanciss. These Mrs. Griswold herself pur-
chased during extended travels abroad At
receptions and drawing room gatherings
Mrs. Griswold is a much admired woman.
Her glossy auburn hair, soft blue eyes,
slender figure always draped in somber
black or pure white, together with her YER
satlle conversational powers, arouse the
| deepest interest. MARGARET HAMM.