Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-01
SATURDAY SALAD.
BREEZY MARGARET Brent.

BREEZY MARGARET BRENT.
New YoHK, June 2S.--My Dear Janet:
Verify, this is the age of competition.
About month since the New York Herald
offered prize of $50 for the best design
of an outing costume. The judges were
Mr.. f. s. Church, the artist; Redfern, the
ladies' tailor, and Miss Mary Bisland, edi-
tor of The American Woman. The honor
of producing the best drawing and de-
scription of the aforesaid subject has
been conferred on Miss Eugene Boyd
Hendren, of Norfolk, Va. and tho ladies
of the "Old Dominion" are greatly olated
thereat. The Father of Our Country con-
sidered the women of his native state the
handsomest and best dressed in the land,
and latter-day judges are sustaining his
opinion.
If you want TN outfit, par excellence,
to promenade the beach with your best
young man; to saunter through the noun
tain village for the morning mail, or to
handle the reins in natty T. cart, here
is the one that took the prize: Material,
golden brown serge; it shows neither dust
nor dampness; skirt made on the faring
seven gore order, with a fold of black
silk edged with gilt braid about seven
inches from the hem. The jacket is
pointed with revers and cavalier cuffs of
black silk, outlined with gilt braid; there
is vest of serge fastened by small brass
buttons. The shirt is of black silk, with
double cascade down the front. A
golden brown sailor, trimmed with black
quilts, suede gloves and tan shoes com
plete this fetching attire.
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The same enterprising journal offers
another prize for the best design for
bathing suit. Can not some genius of
your fair city win name and fame for her
self and country by producing garment
that will combine modesty, grace and
utility The proper garb to approach
old Neptune has been SO long mooted
question, that the one who gives salts
factory answer will deserve lasting graft
tude. WheA some women get to the sea-
shore, like the ancient Israelites, they be-
come law unto themselves. If you are
a swimmer, and really spend your time
in the water, one can tolerate the abbre-
waited skirts and the conspicuous absence
of yoke and sleeves; but, if like NEST
women bathers, you don your suit to loll
in the sand or to 60 about knee-deep in
the surf, then for the sake of oil that is
good and holy, wear long skirt and pants
and a blouse with long sleeves.
Queen Victoria has selected June 20 as
the date for unwilling the statue of her
self, executed by Princess Louise, mar
chioness of Lorne. The scene of the
festivity is Kensington gardens. The
Princess Louise has been elected an hon
orary member of the Royal Art Academy,
of San Luca, at Rome. Considering the
distinction, we are greatly shocked to
learn that she is the originator of the
snake belt. She wore white satin with
silver trimming at recent concert, and
cooled around her waist was a silver SER
pent. We expect better taste from a
member Of the Royal Art Academy.
y y T.
Apropos of the summer outing, have
Chicago, in my minds eye. l want to
see the big show, and find out if anything
connected with it is true. The papers
say if you are going to the Worlds fair
all you need is perfectly unlimited bank
account or credit, an accident policy,
galoshes, mackintoshes and life pre-
server. The cost of such jaunt is like
wise o. question on which we hear diverse
opinions. One gentleman, who describes
himself as ''corpulent but of temperate
habits" Il wonder if other stout persons
are intemperate), says a days trip to
the fair cost him $4,000. He hired rolling
chairs, reveled in gondolas, was carried
Sedan fashion, bought catalogues and
guide books, saw all the wonders of the
Midway Pleasance, had lunch and dinner
at the swell cafes and bought innumer-
able souvenirs. All this luxury for $4,000.
And still he considered himself imposed
upon.
Il
"Anether county heard from on the
subject. A genius from Indiana reckons
a days expenses as follows:
South side l.. road round trip. 10
Admission to grounds .......... so
Tea at Chinese exhibit. .....,... free
Bread 4" Yeast
Nllh tAAh .......... '....'''
Chocolate MeIlards'. ..........
Total, so
He also mentions such perquisites as
spools Of cotton at the 30. N. IT," corn
starch, pop corn and endless varieties of
cereals. AS "things seen are mightier
than things heard" shall give my WIN
valuable experience in my next Your
faithful friend, MARGARET BRENT.