New-York tribune., 1894-04-22
HOME AND SOCIETY.
HOW TO ACQUIRE STYLE"
oxnrs AND BRUNETrEs A HANDFUL OF
MISUNDERSTANDING OVER FAcEs-srRING

,,oSpEs AND BRuNETrEs- HANDFUL OF
o,.yoNps-MAKING OVER FACEs-sPRING
c1orHEs-HINTs ON MARKETING.
,.. What constitutes that most desirable quality
'"s,v,e" is very hard to determine. Whether II
o. =" Thorn only whether II may be acquired. is
~ 's, ,n,portant question. 1t is a possession
orv women deem OF greater importance than
..an,v ~ itself Ask any average woman whether
.o,,ld rather be pretty or stylish" and she
, oboose the latter qualification almost invariably.
, WI ,be intangible something that gives grace and
motion whereby the wearer Of a cotton frOck
" ioo; better dressed than the woman clothed
- - .k and velvet, and. II in rich attire. will out
,ne all rivals
reIish women do not often have style" Il
Ia like to show YOU the gowns am sending 10
",,5 for the season" said NJ. Worth to
or,can costumer. he threw open the door OF
o. oun special atelier. where a dozen or more OF
49, most superb dresses were carefully displayed
,,re forms for the last critical survey OF the
Vs, and for a private view" TO few privileged
n,s you would never know them again, he
e"s,,nurd ruefully. MY dear countrywomen lack
n. ovfullv and have not half dozen custom
~ 4, London that | trust to do my gowns
Justice -.,- - ,,o,,e- or
-. s,yIe can be acquired. II may be said that IN
certain measure II be. Carriage for IN
s.,nl, can be cultivated. A dowdy woman rarely
GOOD poise Of the head and neck. and never
rs gracefully; and although grace ana style are
v, a, all synonymous. ii is Impossible TO nave 'he
~ without a certain amount OF the o'her As
20 or carriage is successfully taught ny those
g. understand the principle. no doubt style also
w, he analyzed and growing girls instructed
~ ,ho why and the wherefore Of this most coveted
Characteristic
"p,ondes are a rule much more seii-Cohsc'ous
49,, brunettes" said man who fattered hinlseii
.h, he was a keen observer, "and they seldom
,o moreover that they may grow too ola Tor
~ male pinks and blues that once were so becom-
:, choir delicate ColOring. but which make
,-s ns.a heautv look so nsipid and melancholy. !
,a . workable shock the other day IN far'S III
.,,,g the once lovely Mrs. b. who. when Ias'
..a ber was like piece Of Dresden emma III
suocv and freshness Of tint and who was Always
hs,,,chinglv attlred in delicious niue "a"e"u
,"Is,rr frocls or elaborate lace furbelows and
l~o'A."e ~ ,hot made her look positively adorable.
T~m rov, II Is positively sad She stu wears her
49,, o,d hines. but what fatal mistake! Prop
~, dressed she might st be fairly good-iooKihs
uouan although that kind OF blono PretuntSS
...r does wear we'll. but the rose-pinRs ana oaoS
sna. render her really an absurdity Ana yet poor
,,,,r she does not know II. and suppose no one
Wv e,or have tie heart to tell her. Once beauty
in.ovs : beauty IS evidently her creed ana She
60 she can be q perennial blonde. year In ana
yaar out. How women can continually ignore 'ie
truths their mirrors cannot fan 10 ten t"eI" Is
quite marvellous
.,. .o. ono che oldest thrill TO hold handful
-, Iose unset precious stones just as II they were
nehbles" said a fair cosmopolitan -\o' 'o"s
since IN London went into c. q G s. wHl'h' YOU
know Is one Of the most famous places IN 'fe "o'l'
for rare Jewels; and while / was talking win
clerk about the resetting OF some oid iaihE i'','
Lord 4 who is a great friend Of mine came IN.
&C., como casual conversation he asked me II
wound come with him into inner room 70 look
Of some pearls he thinking or purchasing
There we found Mr.. c.. one OF the heads OF 'ie
firm and the pearls were produced ana Hls0uSs'u'
and finally a couple were decided upon. could
Won not let Mrs Y. see your unset stones? asked
I,,rd A after everything had been settled. VIII
he her security he continued. jokingly. Most GER
.ainy' answered the Obsequious tra1esman. politely
unlocking what proved to be a door into huge
safe but which looked like part Of the paneiling OF
the room He ushered US into a small room IN the
safe Itself 1t was carpeted with green baize and
had no furniture the walls being filled with rows
upon rows OF drawers, each with It's own special
lock and key.
Here you have wealth enough 10 buy KING
DOM said Lord A. and could not repress cry
Of astonishment and rapture as Mr. c.. with appar-
ent carelessness, opened drawer after drawer ana
eh0KeQ
monds pearls. sapphires-all the long array OF
nrec,ous stones and all assorted according TO size
and quality Would you trust me 10 take up
handful Of those diamonds? l had the audaclty 10
ask simply long 10 know how II ieeis' bo'"
men seemed much amused. the jeweller gratifying
my request without hesitation; and as | felt the
heavy glittering things slip through my fingers !
felt the thrill I spoke Of in the beginning. You
look as II you were in church" laughed Lor1
A. The expression on your face IL absolutely rev
er.nt-and. oddly enough. that was just the way
FEY"
A recently returned fashionable woman Drlhss
back the following notes from Paris.
E;on Tor rather garcon de cafe jackets are 10
be worn az much as ever. and look very smart win
the reyers turned over with white MORE and worn
with a silk shirt and cloth skirt 10 mafch the
Jacket.
The women one sees abroad who look the best
while travelling shirts, with tailor-mace
cloth skirt the outside jacket to be worn or not
according to weather
The prettiest cloth skirts either slightly ralsen
on the hips or are straight in 'front.' the ioIdS
oil being p!eated in al the back None or the new
skirts are lined but invariably have Il SIX petu-
scat, and are cut narrower than last year three
and half to four yards being the regulation width
Louis XIII Louis XVI and Henri II styles are
all equally worm and IT is quite the thing 10 copy
pictures Of those periods
Street costumes for walking are invariably tailor
made. H. France colored broadcloh or ladies' cloth
is the favorite material. and in England. whipcord
cheyiot and homespun reign.
There is such diversity in headgear that woman
may wear anything without being particularly no
tceable and may twist and trim her hats In the
most eccentric manner without attracting attention
Until gets peep into the practice or a
modern dernatologist no idea can be formed OF the
lumber OF people who displeased with their
iooks who rebel at the style OF nose, ear or eye
brow bestowed upon them BY nature. and VINO VIII
leave nothing undone 10 remedy the defects.