The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-27

And laid her stole aside; her angels face.
As the great eye of Heaven, shined bright,
Aud made II sunshine in shat shady place
Did ever mortal eye behold such heavenly grace
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The exhibition of portraits of society women,
recently held in New York. and the society
assemblies at the Horse Show. where wOmanly
loveliness is out III full force, have called forth
vigorous discussion as 20 the existence or 40
sence of beauty in the ladies of New York.
One writer says that they are pusnoscd and
stif-mannered, and have none Of the real beauty
of face and manner as have the San Francisco
women. Even the English papers are taking it
Up and commenting OH our women. Another
writer suggests that it is neither the New York
nor the Sau Francisco woman that IS beautiful,
! it is the Philadelphian. Then, of course, local
| pride is aroused and all the papers publish
| ing accounts of the pretty women OF their
towns,
| One of the adventures of the non ticking,
! palefaced postage stamps, recently issued IS
! told in the Washington papers newspaper
mau in little Maryland town mailed letter
to friend in Washington, bat found he could
! get no stamps but these inefficient ones. SO he
fastened one to the envelope with a paper
/ fastener. and wrote little nate to the Post
master at Washington right under the stamp
lie said that nc had purchased STAN p for the let
ter, but had way to afix it other than 10y this
DEVICE that if the stamp did not reach Wash
/ iugton at the same time that the letter did, it
was the fault Of the Government, not his. and
finished up by asking the Postmaster to see to
it personally that the letter reached his friend.
1t would be well for some of the sallow
maidens 10 remember that bluct and violet will
make them look even more sallov, aud that
that mplexion is not desirable.
Worth says that American women spend
more money for his gowns than women of any
other nationality. The most expensive frocil
that he ever made was for an american, and
cost $4,000; the embroidery OH tho train
alone was worth $4,000.
Dark velvet belts are worn with pa!e.coOred
evening dresses; deep pansy- colorcd belt
for light blue or lavender iroek, brown ono
for q palc,yeIIow, dark, clear green with the
Falest shade, aud so on. 1t is pretty. sowcry
style when the colors arg wisely chosen.
Tortoise shell buttons,to wear with any frocli
or coat or cape thai has brown velvet or brown
fur about it, are pretty and expensive.
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Skirt8 are made four ovGve yards wide around
the bottom and absolutely gIove-ftting over
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for wiring bows for hat trimmings are run in
the bottom of the skirt two inches above the
hem and help the skirt to flare out styIishly,
without adding so much TO the weight as deep
crin0lming docs. Tic-baczs are again Fesorted 10
to hold lack The fumes nom over the hips and
fron tho front breadth. Tho skirt that is held
back little is always more graceful than one
that is not.
Bustles are promised Us for the near future,
but it is absolutely impossible to believe that
woman will again make herself so ungainly
she did when those protubcrances were IN
fashion, Indeed, now, the dres.makers are
only prophesying and occasionally using the
very smallest.
Ribbons are used gracefully to trim sleeves
by fastening baud with bow st the shoulder
aud "a teHing it again at tho elbow under a
bow, hut letting it hang loosely between those
two points.
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Black velvet IS sometimes chosen for * rt
to wear with fancy waists. Worn with silk
waist and far and velvet cape for the street it
is fashionable, and it may be worn with the
lght-coIored waists for evening affairs but it is
heavy and not 80 pretty az tho lighter silk or
satin for wear with dainty blouses.
There is 4 new kink in the making of vel
vet belts. Tho sOfcst ones now are made
without any lining. bias strip Of velvet,
seven or eight or nine inches wide has the
edges turned down once, the ends sewed aud
shirred in TO a width of about three inches, and
the belt fastcns around tho waist in folds of
its own that are much prettier than those
carefully arranged By the dressmalser. The
fastening of the belt is hidden under a bow or
roset Or wing-like loops.
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