Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-29
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1t May be MAIDS Nest Attractive as Wen
as Waterproof

Dull gray skies and brcezes with a
slight chill Of autumn In them tell of
the near approach Of the rainy storm.
Some day, soun, the glistening, life-pre-
serving drops will shower down and
the thoughtful woman, busy with her
fall wardrobe, will remember one i'm
portant adjunct TO her outfit. of which
until then, she had not thought-a rainy
day gown.
If she lacks an old gown, then let her
in purchasing new material, select from
the water imperyious cancels hair
serges, tweeds, eheyiots, mohairs or
plain storm-scrges. Rough fabrics arc
much in evidence this fall, and possess
the double attraction of being eminently
suitable for rainy day gowns, and also
giving an air Of warmth and comfort for
the wearer. Let the gown be tailor
made, by all means, with the plainest
kind of plain skirt, and as jaunty
jacket as is desired. A gown Of wood
brown would have the needed touch of
color by lining tho tail of the jacket, the
revers, cuffs and collar with warm red
silk. The brown felt hat to match
would be delightfully."- coquettish if
trimmed with tiny robin red-breasts.
If the thoughtful woman 10 wise she
will have two pockets in the skirt of her
gown, one at either side of the front
breadth, with tailor finish. These are
for convenience; for she will find her
hands fully occupied in keeping the
back of her skirt out of the mud, and in
holding the sheltering umbrella, that in
dispensable adjunct of her rainy.day
outfit.
Umbrellas are characteristic of their
owners, both in the style and the man
ner in which they are carried. The
styles in umbrellas are unlimited. Each
season briggs its novelties in the way of
handles and tips. They are usually ex-
pensive, but she whose purse is limited
will never make mistake in choosinga
natural wood handle. A distinctive
handle-in price, however, as we'll as in
looks-might be of old ivory, bearing
the owners monogram, Man has long
posed as severe and certainly not
altogether untruthful critic on woman's
manner of carrying an umbrella. In his
eyes an umbrella, In the hands of the
average woman, always represents
possible weapon Of destruction. While
few women carry an umbrella well,
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by the manner In which it is handled.
There is no uncertainty about the
poise of an umbrella in the hands Of the
woman with progressive ideas. indie.
pendence and energy are stamped all
over 1t. 1t is held well above the
owners head, and seems to challenge
contradiction. In the hands of the
nervous woman the umbrella is here,
there and everywhere. But it is not so
necessary to avoid contact with this
umbrella as it is with the one in the
hands of the thoughtless woman.
Neither life nor property is perfectly
safe when the th0ughtless woman ar
rlves with her umbrella. She usually
carries her closed umbrella horizontally
under her arm. Aside from the number
of accidents this invites, it is most un-
graceful. This latter argument should
have some weight with the individual
who has shown her superiority to the
cries of pain which men have uttered
through the press.