The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-23


tions-They Come High, but Hubby Must
Pay the BnIs-Object Of the Fair Coach
Copyright, 1855, Jy American Press AssOc.a-
toni
If there l. any one thing that viii
bring out fine toilets IL New York, IL i
the coaching parade. The ladies who
climb IabOriOuSly TO their exalted posi-
ton know they must bear the scrutiny
Of at least half Of New York, and they
take care that their costumes shall hav,
no flaw and, above al, be new. They
were exceptionally brilliant on the last
parade, and - almost every gown was
imported for the occasion and tho hand
soonest that money could buy they are
worth description. Here again the Amer
lean woman asserts her independence
and becomes u law unto herself and
wears just what she thinks Will prove
the most fetching gown. Some few
there are who have neat and correct
tailor suits and look while seated 81
that their pet5iCOats don't shOw-ju,t
like one of the logs. There are also &C.
casional blazer suits, but these don't
count. 1t is only Of the very handsome
gowns that wish to speak.
The aim and object Of coaching ap-
pear to be to 90 somewhere and have q
good time What woman can have a
good time if she thinks some other
woman looks prettier than herself: They
ride TO some place and have a good din
ner, or they stop at ''nO place ard
eat q luncheon OF top OF the coach.
But wherever they go the ladies OF the
party want TO look their very best. Not
all married men or women go. There
is a gOodly sprinklinS OF bachelors and
pretty young ladies. What are these
dresses like:
= Well, one was made OF myCsOtis blue
china silk, with small sprigs Of flower
over the surface. The skirt was fall
and plain, for il stands to reason and
feminine logic that 1t : useless 10 put q
lot Of trimming where Ii VIII not b.
seen. The COrsagc was sLir-ed To q I-l5
and finished with a lace jabot and lace
friIl below the standing collar. The
rnantelet was the piece de resistance -
this costume. 1t ygas of royal ouGmci
blue faille laid IN deep plaits all
-arouDdt The lower part between each
plait-Was overlaid with fine black lace.
The mantcIet WIS cut so that there was
a point in the front and back and two
more at the shoulders There was 4 fiut-
ed cOllet around the neck of the blue
silk, made double and untrimmed.
There We're tv-o tabs reaching nearly 10
the bottom o. the dress, headed by a
large incrCyaGle bow Of the silk. With
this was tiny bonuet, having a small
bunch of pink roses On the front. The
parasOl was baby blue, with multi
plicity of narrow floating rufiles of pale
pink chiffon.
Another costume was Of faded leaf
brown serge chevio:, with three rows
OF black insertion ON the UIGc- sl-i-r,
which was Of cigale green. The upper
skirt was raised 10 inches IL sC1Cr
plaits, the bottom having one row OF
black sOutache At the side there was
windmill bow of cigale ribbon covered
with black lace, and this formed 4 point
OF departure for the SOdet. The CC.sl-c
was somewhat severe and had plated
vest front Of cigale green, and tho
sleeves We're Sigots of the green mate
rial The combination was highly arts
tic. Over this was . short mantle Of -tch
dark green velvet trimmed around IN,
edge with 2 cut ont pattern cf yella,g
point lace. This mantelet had something
Of military look ~ TIE back The cor