The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-14
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able. 81 &
The abundance of ruffies has been
interesting at our recent weddings.
You know we have been marrying in
New York lately in great STYLE. At the
Observation-Disclosures wedding last
week one of the guests wore an odd
greenish gray silk that reminded me
lrresistibly of picture in an old
Godey's that used to look at up in the
attic of rainy day when was little
girl. The woman in the picture had
round pink checks and very blue eyes
and sloping shoulders. The woman in
Grace church had the pale, rather tired
countcnance that all New York fash
ionables have in spring. Her shoulders
were independent, without being too
aggressive, but in other particulars
she might have formed herself after
my childhood's heroine. Her draperies
stood out about her in beautifully
perfect circle. They just touched the
floor and no more all the way around.
At the bottom of her skirt was wide
and very full rufi1e. The fullness of it
obtruded itself in little perky protru-
sions into space and the un-
known. Above this rufiie was an
other just the shadow of II shade mar
rover, but equally full or fuller, and
above that a third in regular process
sion, and SO on in diminishing lowell
ness, as to quantity, not quality, of
course, until you had perhaps an inch
width at the waist line 1t was an
hour glass taper and carried me back
for the moment to the days when
killed young robins by stuffing them
in mistaken kindness with currant
worms.
An unusually pretty dress saw yes
terday was soft gray satin with full
yoke and sleeves of green silk and
corselet of green satin. Or was it the
deep crimson roses worn with it that
fascinated me? Pin afraid / always
think gown is fine if the wearer has
the sense to like flowers. I have an
odd habit in the flower way, by the by.
L want roses always to comfort Inc
when I'm tired, and somehow I've found
l had to ''wear them every day for
months now" That's chronic fatigue,
like the man who was born weary.
The summer girl will be an inspiring
parsonage this year. She has a reed
green hat with water grasses to trim
it and she has skirts that are light and
full and that fiutter and wave in the
breeze. She wears blue and white and
pink and white and green. was look
ing at her ont at Charlemont the other
day and She was wonderfully airy
though the wind bit her nose as She
stopped to gather dandelions. She
wore pale blue foulard with little
olivi green zouave fringed with forget
mc-nots. The front was draped on tie
bust and pulled through paste buckle.
The back had n full Vatican, and she
looked delightfully."- incongruous with
her surroundings rs she shivered and
went indoors for her cup of tea. Tea
ut Charlcmont, you know, is an insti-
tuition
must find room before stop for an
evening dress 1t is duty to the
dress. Some dresses, you know, are so
imposing you cannot escape them.
This dress is of that order. made no
note OF it when the modiste displayed
1t yesterday, and its pink and green
orocade has stared at me out of my
sleep and from the pages of nv news.
paper ever since in mute reproach for
neglect so undeservcd, growing into
rebuke for duty SO obstinately post.
poned. The gown, then, to lay its
ghost' has an outspreading skirt.
trimmed with a deep founce, heaped
by bands of pale green velvet, tied
here and there into smart bows The
bodice has brocade epaulettes, covered
with lace, and is trimmed with a seal
loped design in pearls
But in the park this morning saw
something better worth whileSclotbes
for out of doors being, for a variety OF
reasons of more worth than garments
to be worn between walls-this sonoe-
thing being soft blue gray change
able silk with three black mousseline
founces about the skirt and with the
corsage covered entirely with blacl,
tulle embroidered with butterflies.
This tullc was set into black satin
waist belt tied in saucy bow on one
side. Over the shoulders but not eff
fectually hiding these glories was a
black chiffon cape tapering to the
waist in front and behind.
TO top all was a gray straw hat
trimmed with bluebclls
ELLEN OSBORN.