New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05


r,,r Fan THE BEAUTIFUL GOWNS OF PARIS
QUEER COSTUMES OF THE COUNTRY
QUEEN wlLHELMINA
Perhaps from a social point OF view one Oh .'S
,ns, comfortably self-satshed persons in the worl"
= .ho New-york woman OF moderately Independent
-e,s who secure IN a long line OF uninpeachaoie
nckerbocker ancestors is completely satlsnea WIN
her position and who will never know, or ioi ono
instant imagine. that she is irreverenuy Ca'ie" o
~ the ..fruulps' by the smart set inc m''""oi'
NJ this smart set welcome new people without hes'a
,t,n always providing that the newcomers are rcn'
,o,o-date and have the necessary tact ana sANo"
faire TO adopt the shibboleths or the set ~"
Genuine old New-Yorker Is. however, very oo"S''
tive and the opinions Of the aforesai" set "o
her but little for her position. she ieeis' Is ,o
on a rock. and though storms may peat anu
hreak against the structure IL u.s. she pehcNes' az
secure as anything can be in this mortar me. 'n'
4 also apt be very INDEPENDENT anu - nv "
con,e is small has no fear of puphc op''io' ~ W
,,c an, her economies. She will take a pus oi car
~ S,n,ar or q hall with as great a sense or dig-
v as ~ she were stepping into her carriage a''e"u
ed by her footman - - ,,aade,
Don't let take that open car mamma -,
the daughter of Of these Sparta" "'
ut is so common !, 4, a. g. M,
..Mv dear" said her mother, if we 90 H. " Is 'o'
.o,n,non" and in she got reluctantly followed by
the girl who unluckily for her. had not l"hc'''''
her parents equipoise. ,
When this independence Is uhiied VIII" NV " 80
temperament the results are someiih's "'.'
centric A certain member or wei-N"""" i''',''
uho feels that her actions are quite nh"sS"'""'.'
oa,D,y boarded "A Fourth-ave. car not long ago WIN
a large clothes basket Wishing 10 tI'hu " i'"
davs In the country with "A friend ana hha'hs u''
a handbag would not hold her requirements "h''
a Trunk would be Impossible for her 10 carry she
hacked her belongings IN n big ordinary 'lo'n'N,
hamper with handles, tied sheet over the TOP "nu
took II herself from her house uptown TO the frfry'
s,,,uec 10 cav grace before meals whl'n re-
comfy was almost n most solemn cu"'"in !" ""N
,o,d,a country houses and also In Frcnch 'ho''""s
.to, n ehaplnn WAS kept Il totally going out o'
,,sh,on Even the modern Hebrews. VINO are en-
TONED by the Talmud TO pronounce your pi'S7,ts
day by day every species OF N"'"''S
ina, YOU enjoy" also gradually giving UP "o'"s
so This poetical and touching custom IL WI,
ancient one and. as far as Christians are conVen",'
,n origin dates as far back TO the early 'hr'S-
,,an Fathers and to Apostolic times III i'o"
don AT city dinners. and Lord Mayor" ~
oue,s II Is still customary to pronounce '"e '"s
ss, English grace on record which r. saying d
Good deal: for even the ordinary formula as uS'
II ENGLAND dav by day is certainly not charac'er'~eu
nv breyity II is true that there are sho'''' W.,
slons sanctioned by authority Tor BUSY peop
rorkingmen or to be employed under CERTAIN" IN
ditions But. after all. those people WHO can " 49,
sit three or four hours at a repast ehJoyi"s .le
good things of life without any sense Oh ia"e'
should not consider it onerous to devote i've '
utes spent in sacred a function
r,,s ,uxurious generation will not tolerate any
ching uglv and the coal-scutle has had 10 keep up
with the march OF Improvement. Inc ou''''
bronz choking graceful coal purveyors no" II, uS
seem only distantly related TO the black codi,"od
So H., ooo,ain,ance The coal vases into
S,oh Tho NECESSARY but unsightly fuel Is 10 DE
dumned when It reaches the fireplace are iea''
distinguished in appearance. Handsome Goa, N"
~ hammered brass cost $i5. Ihere are '"o~P
ones which are something on the oruer oi IL e'P''
kettle in shape Some are square con'a'''''1
caIvanized iron box Enclosure. which IN redi'''
go. .ha coal. hut square, oval tall or sehder'
oil these coal receptacles are fashioned IN as coeS
design as possible. Wood-boxes also nave hep' W
nth the demand for beauty. ana appear !" a"
sorts of pretty designs: those OF oasKetworh p'di
rushes or woven rattan. just the Iehg'h oi a." "
sIar, ereloe and with gracefully curved cages
ILL., a chiid's cradle are particularly prepossess'"e
Looking about a housefurnishing s'op' o' 80
MANY .little notions" invented from time 10 "i''
~ AID the various workings OF doinesuc ihdon'e''
. utt,e brush not unlike miniature scrupp'is
- On annearance yet resembling comp IN
oharac,ar is shown. for combng out the nat'eu
fringe Of newly laundered towels Most "asne'
vromen have heretofore resorted 10 'he use "a
,o,le, comb to straghten out mis- fringe. 'dP'"
shields with tiny drumsticks a'tache'' aio "
,a,dad for use instead OF a bell 10 summon mousse
- 90 meals Another japanese ornament Oh
r,v,bnoic attributes is series OF hollow globes III
creasing in size from the top 10 the po''o'''' ."
tended TO hang from the centre or an arch VI
.aro,,, IN q cosey corner. When struck win 'he
u,,ia baton which accompanies them these noun"
ylohes give out a scale OF sounds as sweet "'''
vr.,,a .s cathedral chimes To return 10 the prac-
,,oa, one need no longer burn ones fingers IN OPEN
,,g a hot boiled egg. An ingeniously cohtrNei
u,,,o article Is shown. which viii part the s"1i'
and .null n OFF, tho egg In the twnkllng OF an eye
rha ..nut.ncker'' is now thing OF the past NO
one cares to buy nut-pckers any more anu 'e''
few OF them kept In STOCK
In the sweet prim Old days when depo''"en' wa,
,,,,,a, With a big d. and young girls were not
auo,y.a 70 touch the backs Of their chars io
s,,s,ghtness 10 carry a fan and handHeIci'iei
moo oors,aered An essential Of gentility' anu INC
cracef,, use OF the former was a part OF yo"e
woman's education. Hands are so awk"a'' "",
unernnloved that 1t is pity nowadays 'na' '"
arc no, insisted upon by dancing-mastefs anu
rar.,,s and that children are not taught 10 use
~ r,onerv as IL would save them from '"u0"
awkward consciousness. - ., ,o,.,r
NJ course FOR fun duress fan ~ always u" ~,
.,h a woman who wishes 10 appear sihaf' WIZ
.,.,a,s 40. ,bat n accords with her gown an " -
e." s,,au details and accessories OF tho to1et ""'
g,y. d,s,,nction 10 the whole. NOW that Su'''''
e. close a, hand fans become one OF the most IN
IN c'"se u. 49, ao.ssories This season every
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