New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF THE SEASON.
opowrNG OLD-ONE wOMAN'S FAD-LENTEN
GOwNS-LOVE OF FINERY

de-siecle days. and society Is quite willing TO
,cnore the disagreeable fact In any OF It's voaries,
n they on thdr part show n fair amount OF pluck
ond determination to keep young, TO dress and act
routhf,lIy and to show n keen zest In the pursuit
~ the various pleasures and cXcitements which happen
% be upon the tapis. woman may be grand
o,o,ber nowadays and dance the german and wear
youthful hats. and squeeze her waist II she likes,
md the world accepts her perfectly natural
development of society; whereas a genuine oldfash
,ou.d old lady would be as much out OF place In a
,dem ballroom rs her fashionable contemporary
could be in the Jingle neuk." In fact. It Is con
dered quite bad form TO be old. and II the pace Is
,oo killing and and drops ont
- the ranks the gaps quickly filed, and the gay
crowd never stops to count the missing.
A woman may be any age she chooses to be-"
..s.rted man Of the world the other day. IL know
several charming young women OF hity-h Is simply
o,,er OF temperament"
MANY society women have particular fads or fancies
sbeh they develop with moro or less enthusiasm and
uo..ss With it is dogs. and her appears
., the annual exhibitions with uniailing regularity:
n.her Is devoted to horses, and understands the
,,,s and pedgrccs OF the different animals we'll
- snv sporting man going" Some so In for fancy
.utrv and their prize winners TO the great dis
M, Of the professionals, who do not at all relish
Iinouishing their honors TO milady; while few
expert florists. ana eAhpit every year Win great
credit and regularity
Come and see my chickens" said Of these
fashionable amateurs some friends whom she had
heen entertaining at luncheon and she led the way
mast the wel kept kitchen garden into the domain OF
tho Houdans the Erahmas. the wyandottes and many
other arstocratic fowls, who had their separate apart
msn,s and exclusive runs" The henncry was a
email building attached In the form OF a wing TO the
so,,hern end of the stable. and was kept With eX'
,or,,onol neatness. IL want you TO admire my
,bickenwfe" said our hostess as portly. pleasant
Jared Irshwoman came forward 10 receive the callers
and both she and her exquisite housekeeping were
certainly worthy OF all praise. The entrance up
couple OF steps, led into a little storeroom' where
avery variety OF food kept for the feathered
,,m,ly. There was great chest with layers oil
A-.xers in which each days quota OF eggs we're
ION, and on the top OF which lay a great ledger
wherein entries were made as to their dispos'uoh'
vbether they be eaten sold or Kept Tor sethG
purposes There too was the financial record Oh 'ne
department neat little medicine closet with glass
doors held every kind OF remedy for the various COM
rs,nts incidental to the tribe: and coored prints
rc,.,ad and framed Of the famous prizewinners.
sdo-ncd the walls. The small room adjoining was
the kitchen, where the various messes were cooh'u
over a little stove and which was also the periec"oh
y, nsatness with its brightly FURNISHED pans ana
Kettles Connected with these offices. ana bright anu
stracve-lcoking from their sunny southern exposure
re,e the bedrooms Of the chickens. The chicken
crank and each chicken must be up ana SURFING al
an carly hour so that the beds may be made up ana
the rooms aired and cleaned. These different rooms
are glass-covered and made on slope yer! ie nus
ho.frames. the small ends opening into the various
rms and the others being high enough 10 ADMIT u
person from the little hall which extends the "n1
ienrth OF the house. At the further end OF TINS nan
o,o tho nurseries, and the hospital In inc
to,mar were couple OF broods OF exotic niue
creatures which would have to live hothouse HE
NJ IL until warm weather comes; ana IN 'he "'''''
one solitary chick. which, as II seemed ahhs, hau
hen Immediately isolated from lis fellows ui" i''
srmntoms could be determined. n pfe'uei' i'o''
complete little establishment u wowd DE haiu "
ind and 1t doubtless affords its owner many
pleasant hour.
To be leader Of the fashion Is no sinecure ihere
oholutelv no rest for those who would be IN 'he
ecuard OF the modes and there Is an uh""'"'
Law that compels them TO move on as 'e'e"'ie'' "
II they were like poor joe OF ION A"..No"e -
instead OF the admired and courted beings 'ha' Tue,
are Their world is simply Unsuitable In lis constant
craving for something new" want when they
must answer or lose their prestige Just as soon as
The crowd takes up a novelty II must be apahdoh'u
nv those who originated it, and their inventive powers
taxed TO provide another excitement lot '"ei. sp
nd ,amorous followers 1t Is much more satisfactory
IN follow than to lead in most things on 'he ""o'e'
and fashionable life is no exception 10 the Tuie'
sackcloth and ashes In this queer age seems 10
consist OF pretty brown. tan or gray costumes se
off with huge punches of fragrant vioiets u'o WI"
Row q, the exact shade the fowcr-or. what Is sun
,,oro In accordance with the season. certain dui
shade 81 purple which is particularly becoming "
blond peniten's
English women are as uncertain rs are the ihr
New. Workers concerning the unduly wide sk'r's o'
of Them IL is recorded. venture on a h"e' N'e""
ference then repent and send it back to the long
in
OF the No Crinoine League Is quite the iuhhes. "'
originator has gravely pointed out that the 'hnueH"
Of the last few winters has So weakened the m'!oI
Of women that they are not strong eho"S" I" e''
the great weight OF the crnohhe'
aThe San Francisco Argonaut" says that very
few men are equal to the task OF knocking "o"i"
downstairs But there Is no doubt That tile edi""'y
Of the sexes which some women c'a'm' Is no' '"r
able TO connubia happiness There IS n" getting away
from the proverb that power goes with the oeau'
II a girl cannot submit, let her stay single. "hc'e
husband and wife differ In opinion one must y'c'"'
and cases may occur In which the woman Us "s"' CIV"
the man wrong. Bnt unless the latter is 1901 ms
superior age and experience and his masculine '"''.u
81. likely. In average Of cases TO eaH iii" y, ~ a
%"lIreruIotcd household Darby Is boss, ana Joan
would not have IT Otherwise.
An English decorator notes what Is worth whiIc
for women OF taste TO remember that aoorS VIM" "
not iequired for any reason. TOT 'h'r us"ai p.'
= =, ,1,.s md utilized in decoration. AIN
Oh houses where the walls are thcR they form deep
recesses. and by placing four or hVe sncNe' III '"''
,bov ar, transformed into excellent booksheves, over
or rather across which q handsome curtain may be
crlwn When the recess Is not deep enough to accom-
modate books narrow enamcIl'd shelves Will seive
10 I'll with old china. brc-abrac ana pho,os, ,,,u ,
effect produced by these arrangements 10 ' e
uncommonly good
The old time fashion OF sealing 'e''ers 's 'o"''e
In again. and everywhere may be seen wa" VI 49,
conceivable bue. In place OF the small and 'hin
sticks once IN vogue large and solid shapes are now
adopted some being so heavy that they often serve
% paperwe,gbts The OF motto waters rs ai on
Icing irviVod Lut this fancy l. more orha"o"'"' '
taanx.