Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

Two pieces lay In my trunk Tor three
months, At the opening OF the season
! TOOK them out, designed the gown as
u had lain In my mind from the mo-
ment had got them, and had 1t FIN
Then took piece OF the velvet
70 milliner and asked what she could
nnd TO combine with It, She laughed
outright, as ic something had amused
nor Immensely. Then she took from n
case an Imported hat, which she had
not been able 10 dispose OF td any
customer. II you can see MS I do she
said, here are your flowers. as II they
were created to go with your velvet,
ms the season IL past for the hat l Will
gladly take them on and sell them to
YOU much under value
or course | took them: nnhbed them.
! knew values nh well as she did when
] saw them. let her combine my vel
vet with her flowers 20 complete my
suit, and never did | have a suit that
has been SO much the wonder and de-
spair OF other women ma has that, in
which nobody saw any possibilities but
myself"
"Ah, but you have the Unborn talent
one might call 1t a sixth nenso I'm the
matter OF dress" replied her listener.
Il don't know about the sixth sense"
she answered, smiling, at would be
silly In me to deny that l have the
GIT OF mental picturc-mnklng. but
many women have IT, l fancy IN a
lesser decree, perhaps, or at least lat
ent. Why do so many women grow
Wildly enthusiastic about trying to
paint pictures? II n woman can learn
To draw, she surely can learn to draft
ana carry IN her mind the outlines
OF gown or garment, and develop in
telligence TO adopt the Same to her
own person. II "A woman has color
sense SUFFICIENT 90 combine paints she
has only to Use the same sense In
combining color Tor her own ralment
and In doing this she has only TO draw
inspiration from the Same source
nature. l have soOn women ialrly
rave over the golden disk set IN the
heart of dark blue pausy who would
cry out against using the same cplorS
upon themselves why should this bo2
II needs only the right proportions
and blending 20 make the thing ne
beautiful Ia the one case as In the
other.
81 am often moved 20 pity over the
energy, time and money used IN try
ing TO achieve the impossible with
paints and pBlcttc--for an artist must
first be born and then give lifetime
and undivided dovotun--whcn one half
that time given to developing oneself
from the pictorial side would result In
fNAAt'AAlANh N' lllAN.N lAlA'AN lA'fhHhAN C.
giving and useful. II II queer, too,
that some Of the women who waste
money and neglect real duties dab
bling with things they have no real
vocation FOR would look upon II as
vanity 20 be ashamed OF were Il known
they gave 1.-THE OF the dine and
thought to making pictures Of Thorn
selves through artistic costumiug. Yet
the latter would make money so twice
or thrice far. hUHinnE creating
pleasure whore amateur picturc.paint-
ing calls forth only shrug. Nor docs
culture In the art OF dressing oneself
take away employment from those
who depend upon IT, Women might
design their gowns without making
them. Creative artists In rnimeut are
few and far between. Where they eN-
list they demand and deserve to be
paid for brain outlay, and SO are be
You'd the range OF the average woman's
purse; the talent the latter can affurd
seldom scorns aid or sugECstion.'