The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

New York, Sept. 2S.-This is just about
the time when one begins to feel the in
Auence Of clothes. That is. the influence
of not having the right kind. Summer
fingers in the lap of autumn to such an
extent that one doesn't want to buy new
frocks right away, and yet-and yet, one
doesn't want to look dressed unsuitably.
That's where a mans criticism comes in.
He don't know whether your frock is
made after a certain epoch, or after
design worn by some llght-hearted lady
of long ago; but does know if it is adapt
Cd IN the occasion He knows whether
YOU are right. and can't he look a woman
down when he thinks she is wrongi 1
rather agree with men in their opinion
of what constitutes good dressing. They
like trig-lookng things, but they don't
like the severe tailor-made. They think
velvets. ribbons and laces are suited to
a woman, and they find no place for horn
buttons. and stin, MISUNDERSTANDING be-
longings in a feminine wardrobe. All the
world over a man likes to see woman
dressed in black.
A Frenchman will refuse to go on the
street with a woman who isn't dressed
in black. A Russian win decline to prom
enade between the acts at the opera in
the grand foyer unless the chosen lady
wears a toilette of the sombre hue, while
an Enghshman always prefers ms Wo-
mankind to wear black in public places;
and l think even an American Woulu
like to see the feminine part OF ms mousse
hold goWned in it, but he is considerable
of a coward and don't dare 70 say SO.
A party of women / know once set out
TO ind out what their chosen men
thought the most desirable Of frocks. said
the first to her husband: Mhal shall
/ wear to that dinner to-nightY
And he answered: "Oh, that handsome
frock with the falling stuff on II. rms
explanation meant a black velvet oliiier
gown with a black tulle train "a,
The second said to her young man, WITH
whom she was going out to drive: now
darling, l am going 70 ufess 10 plSaSS SNu'
What shall / wear?
announced: "Oh, you nave oniy sot 0.e
real pretty frock, that crinkly thing with
frills.'' She had three gowns from worm
and two from Felix, and the CHOSEN, one
was a black crepon trimmed with II , ot
French lace and made by dressmaker at
The third one had just married the dear
est fellow in the world, and away from
wisely enough, desired to appear as II she
had been married for several years, ana
considered a wedding nothing OF any mo,
ment So she said: DICK, what shal
wear down to dinner tonight?
Her rousseau had been gotten in Paris.
and she was supposed to have frocks Tor
every occasion in life and every emotion
that a woman could possibly Feel. anu
this lion-hearted Richard, VINO nad uarea
matrimony, showed his hands IN MS
pockets, stretched out his legs in the way
men do when they exercise their Drains,
and said We'll, you certainly haVe one one
stylish gown, and that's that one with the
velvet sleeVes!' SO passeth away the
glory of the French mOdistei The rock,
referred to had been made by my la1y 5
maid out of two old ones, black ciotn
and black velvet, and horror or horrors!
il had not been deemed worthy OF a place
a. The Iasf trial was made with an elderly
Frend-whose religion taught his that
dress was as nothing and whose VIE
paid six or seven dollars yard for dove
colored silk, that she might not look ike
the people of the world. His daughter
said: Father, we Will go out Tor walk,
and I'll dress to please thee; what shalI
] wear?'' He looked at her critically, ana
then he answered, Il have admired tiny
clothes very much, though they seem IKE
vanity, but of them all l like best that
one that seemth to glitter with sparkling
jewels, and that other that was not unlike
the color of the bright flowers IN thy
Cross-examination proved that the one
with the gliutering jewels was black
crepOn trimmed with black jet; but the
one like unto the nowers-shades of Hicks
and Fox and all by-gone Quakers. II was
bright scarlet yachting dress decorated
with gilt braid. The old gentleman's
eyes were healthy, but like the gayer ones,
he also leaned toward the rich black toll
cite.
American women nave never had the ap-
probation of black velvet that the Russian
women, whom they most resemble, dis
play 1t is certain that more becoming
gown cannot be worn and its soft pile
frames and brings out the delicate flower
Ike beauty of the American as no other
fabric ever does.
fancy for red. reminds me that there is
certain vogue just now in being red
haired. For, if there hadn't been that lit
tie leaven of hereditary burning locks
why should that most fascinating of Eng
hshman, young Rudolph Rassendyll, have
gotten into so much trouble during MS
that is!
When. last winter, I picked up the little
book, and for one evening forgot about
everyday life in America, and lived in
romantic country where great deeds were
possible, where true love existed, and
Where, for dear loves sake, and because II
Was right, man ana woman We're Will
ing to do their duty and suffer, 1 thought
II a pleasure to live for a little while in
that country, even If that country and all
IT'S people were bound in a tiny volume.
But the other night, when the curtain
went up and showed that beautiful Ger
man forest, and l listened to the sturdy,
loyal friend, who stood by the king no
matter what happened when ] looked at
Inc beautiful princess who to-day found
rudolph more attractive than he was yes
terday, and yet couldn't tell why, then L
realized that If Zenda wasn't on the map
IL was the fault of those stupid people
VINO draw maps, and who are, after all,
very incorrect in their geography. Why,
the whole thing was there.
saw lnat gentle lady, VINO, so mucn
younger than her husband, loved not wise
", but on! so very, very well, that good
looking German prince. l saw the duel
fought between the husband and the
prince, and l knew that in the next gen
Grafton there would be somebody with IL
llan red locks because, as the French
say, enfant glamour rassemble toujours
Ie pere. And it showed a pretty senti-
nent in the Rassendyll family that always
mere was a second sen named Rudolph,
anu a pretty coqUetry in nature that al
ways IniS second son had locks such as
maze Cleopatra beautiful, such as framed
tne Borgias face, and which made Titian's
VIE the envy of all the other women. 1t
WASH strange that, when this young
EnShshman visited Zenda, the romantic
sue came uppermost for at heart every
Ehglishman is romantic. There was the
Forest; there was the hunting lodge where
Ine King was drinking himself into for
SSuulness. of mis- duties, and there was
Blaek Michael, as black-hearted a william
IN reality as he was in complexion, but
H5re, why, who is this?s
Is II Lord Chumley? No. Is it that
MASTER Of Woodbarrow2 Is it the young
rake who was made so unhappy by the
uaheing girll No. no. it is not any of
snese men. Neither is it my disreputable
TREND Mr. Raegen. Its a blonde. red