New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25

funny story is told OF Mrs. - VINO oecaue
.m,o,od With the American mania Tor cnanee' anu
6na,ly succeeded in p"rsnao'ns Nv" ,u mar
n sell their house ana I" :, a. Ao
nav,,ornood He reluctantly pac'o " III ,"e
n~s'"' estate agent: and one morning |
"" .,.rd his wife into his room In
s'o c,oo, excitement with newspaper IN her
nand ~ have found the very thhe 'ha' Will sui
ms -, she exclaimed. "Do 20 a. o'oe anu DIV "''"
q, before some one else gets ahead oil us
!" nan thus ad1urcd, hurried through his
- drossIng swallowed few mouthfuls OF
"' ~" and arrived in a brcathless state at house
0'."" ontoned-ouly TO find that the attractive
"s,,nr;,.ement referred to his own house!
.ue,, what DO you think Of Her Royal Highness
,a ,be friend OF a well-known society woman VINO
20 been attending Of the functions gwen III honor
a the Princess Eaialie
Think OF her!" the reply. "Why, was
.h,nine OF myself all the WHILE ard OF all the other
e.ese in the room who thinking OF themselves.
I reformed an awkward courtesy win horr'u S"ii-
Consciousness, which knew was supremacy ap'ur"
and then looked with secret ana MALICIOUS gee d.
The other women knew led mp to the slaughter
md doundered through their revcrcnces WONDER pV
IN. wsv WHY Is II so very difficult to forget ourselves
7 gave nv girls lecture the subject this very
morning. Pray, my dcars.' sa'd 10 lhem ic"''
YOUR ever-obtrusive personalities In Your oress'"s
rooms and after the last hairpn Is In It's place ana
the last hook md rue properly adjusted forget your
s.ives altogether, Oh about tho Princess! Why,
q was inst thinking about her that made me so dis
cursive. II her manners struck me mos'-'h''
are the perfection of graceful simplicity. think the
secret of her Is her consideration for others ana
her absolute lack Of selfconsc!ousness."
The way to social success. IT is said, lies In SUI
ureme indifference to IT, In play which has recently
mad q long nun in a London theatre there Is scene
representing a ball given by lady OF title the role
of tho latter being taken by actress OF rare merit
al, wns worth my while going all the way to London
N see that woman" said certain nervous h'te per
.cn who Is famous In New-iork society lot her oih
ners and various other entertainments she gave
mo n lesson shall not forget There she s'ood
co ouiet and Indifferent and unconcerned-qu''e me
nr,nae dame sWhat q success ! should be- re-
N.c,ed II could appear Ike that and not care TWO
straws whether my guests enjoyed themselves or
potr"
The elaborate functions which are described as
s,inks "mauver or yellow luncheons are unknown
among the best people: they are not correct anu
are considered In bad form. Moreover. the best so
c,etv does not light up the dining room art'hciany Ill
,hs middle OF the day. nor does IL take satin rlbpon
and tie II round the chandelier festoonng the ends
with large bows at the head OF the table us was
recehly recommended In an article on entertaining
Luncheon tables, TO be In good taste, should DE simple
The best OF drapery freshest OF flowers ana the
most perfect cooking-all this cennot be TOO careniS
lool I'd after but the dishes should he few and simple
and the wines nothing than the usual sherry ana
table claret which almost every one mas ho"aua!s'
Once for ALL let champagne and PINK rboohs' aru-
Acia lights and extravagant flowers be banished from
the midday meal they not desirable ana they are
not fashionable and they only stamp the gver OF the
feast as ignorant Of the customs OF really smart
people,"
o,.en Victoria sent to Princess May the other day
little birthday Gift which shows that the venerable
woman still preserves much OF the abundant sehnmeht
which was published TO the world III her Journals.
This Gift exquisite iorkst rose In enamei anu
gold-the true white rose OF York.
The wedding ring OF Princess May Is not 10 be an
ordinary circlet bought in shop II has been maze
Of Welsh gold from the Mcronethshire mines. and Is
q eift to the Duke Of York from the Welsh people.
The young Princess is Just now the mos,-taikedo1
woman In Great Britain. Many pleasant 'hhgS are
said OF herand the pensantest are to the enect tha'
che "a truly intellectual girl, Omnivorous reader
md as fond Of philosophy she Is OF fiction. In
conversation she Is vivacOus and sometimes WHY
SIC Is said to he particularly fond Of her future mother
inlsw.
awbat do YOU think Of my new bonnetf" said
pretty little Miss s. to an admrng friend rs II no,
a nerfect dear? And the best part Of II Is that dd
not pay cent for it, although II Is not present anu
Il came straight from Is.
sIIow did manage so cleverly? Well, VIII tell
you. About week ago decided that hau no' "
hut fit TO be seen. although my purse was al It's
lowest ebb and Jack declared that my old bonnet was
perfection, NenCeO my way W riuit' L. " H" '"
look NJ least at her latest creations. found her
establishment was crowded and her bevy OF as
sistants had more than they could attend TO- so
DOTTED my hat, hanging II upon an empty peg anu
proceeded 10 thoroughly enjoy myself by Trying OH
whatever struck my fancy and what Thought womb
be becoming. The prices. however were exorbitant
and as my old hat was after all one OF The newest
modes I concluded to make II do for month or so
longer; 90 turned to the stand where nad 'ei' !"
10 ny surprise, however, II had d,sappeareo' anu
searched for II In vain among the various hats ana
bonnets until finally / called an assistant ana cS
riained nv predicamen Then II was discovered 'ha'
INV bonnet had been sold to young lady Who haa
,aid for it and taken it with her In a carriage
1t seems that all the hats on that special taae were
marked at one price $500; so II was quite comp"
ment 10 my old that II was chosen from among
SO many. Nine. L. Of course. was pToiu'c Ill her
apologies and begged me TO take my choice iro"
among the best OF her establishment: and thus IL was
that came by my pretty new bonnet Just rs was
quite tired Of my old one. A most convenient ur
rangement. was 1t notF
How much does New-Yorser Of the "sm"r' set
spend on his clothes 1t Is graveiy sa'eo IN '''u'
that tue Engishman Of similarly "smart' s'anoh
spends q thousand dollars year az 'ne u'hoS'-"o'
Including uniforms court attire
There has bcen secp In London lately nj least one
evidence that mems fashions are slightly iea''ne
toward those Of 1890 very slender anu Sia'e'
Young Duke, who Is an Acknowledged a"'hoi,'S vi
Dress has had made frock coat winch ac'U''is h"'
extremely full sldrts-skirts which 90 not hans
straight and smooth against the Sides but are almost
bunchy.
Now that there Is increased amount or 'ra'ei !"
the sleeping cars account OF the Worlds fa'r' IL"
words on the subject OF feminine sci'sh"es' vi
thong htiessness not out OF place s'eep'"so"
contains one small dressing for iadieS' u"o 'o
.ny ono woman 10 occupy that room from half 10
three. Quarters Of an hour In the morning, Whie Il
long row OF impatient women, bag In manu. s''u
outside Is certainly exceedingly thongh'less IL no'
exceedingly selfish. II Is true that 1t Is dmcui' io
woman to arrange her hair In her bertl' anu "''
Il takes her longer to complete her toilet thah ]. ooe
n man Rut II behooyes the courteous traveller o.