Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-26

Real Country. As we sit in the coolest
corner Of the porch and knit, crochet,
tatt or do fancy work that calls for
some artistic ability and requires that
one be APT with one's needle, naturally
enough we discuss all sorts of things
like to see a woman crochet, but
don / think any woman ought to cro-
Chef, or knit or TAFT who hasn't pretty
hands. But when she has and you know
that she controls the ivory needle or
shuttle, she really makes picture, as
hhe forces the womanly weapon to fly
in and out of the red wool or the fine
cotton. Advanced women consider all
this sort of thing folly, but when one
realizes that the tatting makes yoke
for some baby's frock, the knitting re-
suits in shawl to protect elderly
shoulders, while the leaf or flower
wrought on a bit of fine linen is to
cover tray for an invalid, or be the
slip for soft pillow, cool and fine, on
which an aching head will rest, one is
certain that it is not folly We work
and we talk The feminine tongue and
the feminine finger are busy in har-
harmony.
The knitter says. 81 don't believe
s, there ever was a time when women
y dressed their necks 80 prettily."
NEcKs, BEAUTIFUL AND UoMELY.
"Well,'' says she who was tatting,
"it is blessed good thing, for we are
all tired of gazing upon necks SO
shrivelled that they look like old
chickens, or so thick and short that
they seem like no necks at all, and one
is forced to wonder what would happen
to the owner thereof if che were the
victim of the guillotine.
tfGpaa1rino, ~ tbo iilOtina ~ anya
the Knitter, suggests the French
women and the ceverness with which
they have always arranged their neck
dressing. They seldom have pretty
necks, but they don't show them I'M
less it is absolutely necessary, and then
they bring out their best points and
conceal their worst. Many women who
have great hollows Just below their
throat have good backs, SO the Paris
ienne cuts her bodice very low in the
back, showing its smooth surface,
while she hides the hollows with
atrings of pearls, or innumerable gold
chains, to which she attaches suitable
pendants. She sees the great advantage,
however, of the stock; so, il she is
narrow of shoulder she utilities her
stock to conceal that misfortune. How?
BY arranging the ribbon in soft folds,
stand out on each side from tho back,
and in such way that they give
breadth. If her shoulders are broad,
then she clasps the stock with an
effective brooch and has neither rosette
nor loop to break the contrast between
the round throat and broad shoulders
In the house, where she wishes to have
softer neck dressing, either for her
little jacket or her tea gown, she
doesn't put stilted frill of chiffon or
an ordinary ruffie of lace, but she makes
broad sailor collar of insertion and
tibbon, and with a thought as to the
hour of the day, she spangles it; or, II
spangles seem too frivolous for her
height, she trusts to the lace and rib
bon for its becomingness. If she is
tall and slender, with leaning toward
the artistic, then sho follows the fashion
Of the divine Sarah, and wears a
Pierrot ruffle, with possibly long
strings to tie it in the back. She
would never make the mistake, being
slender, of V-neck; that would add
length to her nose and chin and give a
sharp appearance. No, if the neck is
to be open at all, then she makes ii
square, and not deep, but broad
square.
She secs the advantage of real lace,
aud buying herself piece, twists il
into jabot, or a cravatte, and gives
an air of elegance TO very ordinary
bodice!
DRESSING FOR ROYALTY.
The saddest sight in the world is tc
see the thin, scraggy old women at the
Queens drawing room. They must &c
low necked. The Queen, herself, has
always had beautiful neck and shout.
cl fba4 ALL Is-L
women follow her example in this as
we'll as other respects Feathers ado
TO her height and dignity, hence, if 1
woman is seven feet high she is forced
by order of the Queen to make herself
look eight with the stiff plumes. Many
mother who blushed to think thai
her baby saw her bones, has to exhibit
them in all their awfulness 10 the
British public, or stay at home. Ano
this no selfrespecting English woman
wants to do. You have heard the story
Of the old Scotch woman who got the
better of the Queen, haven't you
Well, am glad there is somebody IL
whom it is new. She belonged to the
Douglas family, and they have will
quite as strong as the Guelphs. She
wrote personal letter to the Queen
telling that she suffered SO with rheu
matism in her shoulders, and had the
1uinsy so badly that she begged to bt
allowed to come with a high bodice
as she wished to present her grand
daughter. An answer came from thu
Lord Chamberlain saying that it wal
Impossible. After that, two letters
we're written to him, stating the case
The "No" was positive. The horro
Of the assembly can be imagined, whel
Lady Sarah Douglas appeared
gowned superbly in white brocade
wearing all the family Jewels, ant
having her bodice cut rather NOR
lecollette than any otner woman
However. there rose above the lov
bodice in stern comfort, and thel
game way down to tho wrists, fer.
red flannel shirt that told, how, 70
once Scotch wit got the better of Ger
man stubbornness.
The girl who was sewing looked a
her finger and admired her thimble
M ind then said: "Well, / don't blam
aer, and suppose that was VIVA
taught the Queen lesson, for nova
lays she permits, if an elderly lad
.sks her, TO the wearing of a square
VI V-neck. | have never had inuc
rouble about dressing my neck IN
bette noir in the dressing line is m
ieiL.
TT is NEVER TIED TO SUIT ME.
"If put it on tight, either my ey,
hshes poke through, or there is a ho
n the centre, and my nose comes OF
ls,if there was perfume ] iidn
lutte like Then, il | arrange it loos