The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-08-04

For the Democrat Star.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
A Letter For The Ladies

CHICAGO, July 81, 1893.
The Southern roads are coming
down on their rates to Chicago. This
is the glad news given us to-day, and
because Of it, | am encouraged to be-
lieve that letter giving our people
an idea of what it costs to make a
trip to the Fair, and just what is best
for one to see and how one must see it,
would be most acceptable. So, leaving
all the beautiful descriptions which |
have laid away in my mind for the
readers of the DEMoCRAT-STAR, to
the future, l shall devote to-day to
things altogether practical and per-
tinent to a reasonable and delightful
TRIP TO CHICAGO.
To begin with, let me say that /
know whereof l speak, not from my
own experience (becausein my ignor-
ance and inexperience my first fort
night in Chicago was a most unsatis-
factory anG costly onc) Since then,
however, having learned all there was
to learn on the subject, have been
able to successfully steer numerous
parties Of friends, regulating their ex-
pendtures and having them come, al
ways within the limit of which l
shall tell you, little later. If you
are going to the Fair in August or
September, and il you are a woman,
las Of course you must be, or you
would not be reading this letter. you
should sit down at once, and, in your
minds eye, run over your wardrobe.
1t is not at all necessary that, that
wardrobe be either elaborate or extcn-
sive, unless you contemplate visiting
Chicago as the guests of some of the
nabobs. A deand extended expert
cnce has taught me that the best
dressed people ut the Fair are those
who attract least attention.
THE REGULATION COSTUME
at the Fair is of serge. The skirt cut
after the circular bell pattern may be
plain, or ornamented with milliner's
folds of satin, but in either case II
must clear the ground. The graveled
walks of the Exposition are not con
ducive to neat skirt edges, If those
skirts happen to touch the ground
so the best, as well as the most popu
lar. plan, is to make them even al
around. The preferred color is navy
blue, after that black or tan-and un
less your dress is made by a modist,
do not attempt the milliner's folds
but trim it only with stitching
With this skirt must be worn a shirt
waist, either Of white, or speckeled
striped or barred linen, or more ex
penslvslk waist, finished at the necl
with a tie to match the skirt. Witt
this is worn sailor hat, high in tht
crown, and broad Of brim, and loo't
full veil of plain tulle. The invari
able accompaniment Of this costum,
is an Eton jacket to match the skirt
or blazer, and soft silk shopping
bag.
i In this costume, provided it be care
} fully made and neatly pressed, an.
woman may feel herself the equal
fashionably speaking, of Winnie Da
Wis, Helen Gould, the Infanta Eulali
or Mrs John Jacob Astor, for each 0
these women visited the Fair In tn
costume described. ~
And while of course 1t Is very nice I
have with you a trunk full Of daint
: garments, so that you may freshc
!. yourself for dinner, or the theatre
1t is not in the slightest degree neccs
] sary.
A coslMoDIus GRIP
, into which are packed numcrou
J fresh shirt-waists, afew dark sklrt'
! ana other wearing apparel, Is all tina
you Will need. have, seen trun
latter trunk Of lovely clothes arrive