St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-11
WHICH WOULD YOU BE-
Envy the Brilliant Girl Wife
Who Is Married at
Sixteen.
Only in Novels the Stupid
Give the Clever Ones a
Chance to Talk.
The Nursery Governess Has
About the LivelieSt Tina
Of 1t.
A Clever Talk About the New
Fashions Which Ara
Raging.
Special Letter to the Globe.

Special Letter to the Globe.
New YORK. June 10.-If you could be
a creature of tictiOn-one of the we'll
known types of those companions of
our daily life-the novel-which would
you be?
Ialways envy the brilliant girl wife
who is married at sixteen, who carries
on an interesting quarrel with an alto
gether Incompatible husband, who has
short, naturally curly hair, Us many
lovers as one could wish. boundless
wealth, and lives in delightful atmos-
phere of jealousy. In the expressive
vernacuar of this remarkable country,
she has soft thing"
Then the quiet, cynical young man
who comes into the chapters where the
balls and parties occur, what a good time
he has. Not only is he always inspired
with witty Oscarish WiIdiSh things to
say, but he always gets an opportunity
TO saw them. You don't always get that
sort of show iIa real life. you kno%; 1t
IS only in novels that the stupid people
give the clever ones chance to
talk. There are so many people
who will talk, that even II YOU
happen to have bon-mot. to aStonish
tie company with, or can remember
something that some one else said III
another circle. which will serve very
we'll to repeat as your own-perhapS
there isn't always an opening Tor IT..
But the quiet, cynical young man or the
modern novel gets all the openings. lie
sometimes gets whole paragraph to
himself, and no one interrupts nm. AS
a rule he doesn't get the girl; but the
disappointments in love that hang
about him only make him more
interesting, and when, at the end
of the book, you see him stand
ing quiet, witty, pale and miSunder-
stOod-all alone. while the lucky athlete
hero kisses his girl you feel that he is by
far the most interesting creature, and
think that if | had to live in novel L
would not mind being that quiet. Gym
ical young man. He always has hand
sOmely furnished chambers, faithful
valet. when he sWeaIs quietly at, and
most interesting past.
The wicked actress doesn't do badly
for little while, but then what Is the
use of two chapters of brilliant success
that are followed by poverty, desertion,
and. finally, by dose of choral. Even
in modern novels vice has way OF
getting punished.
think of all the actors in the dramatic
persOnae of n0Neldom, the nursery gov
erness has about the l0veliest time OF 1t.
Of course nursery governesSeS are sup
posed to be out of fashion in these days
of public schools, but this interesting
creature always exists IN occasional
novels. The scene of her labors is gen.
eraIly laid in a rambling old country
house, one of those delightful places,
with tennis courts, bowling greens,
gables, trout streams, and housekeep-
er who wears black silk and is not
suspicious.
There is no mistress to the country
house. and the maSter-well, he is
handsome, blase and rich. There are
dark stories abroad concerning him, and
all the rich ladies about shake their
heads when mentioning his name. The
nursery governess of fiction never seems
TO give lessons, and her charges are
exceptional children. The nursery
goyerneSs' life is one round OF plcnlcs,
garden strols and piQuant interviews
in richly furnished libraries, with the
interesting master. On, to be the nurS-
cry governess Of fiction!
The tints for wear, in this, the late
spring. are really the brightest that
can be imagined They are chosen
1IOlll dll luG UllS lllSSO llONOl o't'hu ~ il"S
been suggested from the plumage of
the gaudiest birds. 1t is also noticeable
that materials are as rich as colorS are
bright. There is light glace velvet
made especially for summer wear, and
MORE IS now an accomplished fact.
Shot silks are still in vogue,
and satin keeps its popularity
we'll. This last material is
all very well as long as the weather is
not too hot, but it is not coOl-loOking
fabric, and, except IN black, it will pot
be very welcome among our summer
materials. Guipure lace is worn on
nearly all dressy gowns, and as an in
sertion it is great boon for skirts.
1t is so difficult to find new trimming
for these new skirts; we are all so tired
of bands, that embroidery is the last
resort. This is carried out in handsome
designs and lovely colors, ornamented
with let and steel. This makes the full
plain skirts look very rich and effective.
If YOU must have bands. you must
follow quite a different arrange
ment to any we have had formerly,
and have one band at the foot. one at
the knee, and one band at the hip. This
does not shorten in appearance the
height of the wearer, as the other ar
rangement of three bands below the
knee does.
Sleeves are still the principal feature
of dress, and are by far wider than bod
Ices. Elbow sleeves consist OF one huge
puff, and the ordinary sleeve for day
wear is extremely tight after the elbow