Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18

nollnced features, who, for some un-
known reason, elects that her bodice |
shall be decorated 10 miniature buttons. |
On these buttons are the faces of women |
whose features are perfect, and some
body is bound TO recognize and find |
ludlcrous the contrast. The woman with |
the long chin or hong nose should learn |
to hold her head back, so that these |
features are not made more prominent. |
She with ugly teeth should smile, but
never laugh so that they show, while
the woman with dumpy hands must
stick religiously to dark gloves, leaving
the light ones TO the possers of long,
slender fingers.
The artist in dress chooses veil with
a thin mesh, and rather small dots on 1t;
the large ones, q great distance apart,
have the effect Of black spiotches on the
face, and If dot happens to land upon
one eye.and another on the tip of ones
nose, the effect Is ridiculous, asomething
that a woman can never afford. The
blonde can revel advantageously in pale
yellow, the very color of the spring sun
shine, while the brunette, because of her
rich color and her glossy hair, may put
on pale blue, that exquisite color only
becoming to the perfect brunette, the
angel child, and those other angels with
wings, harps and perfect compilations
The blonde, alreedy cold, is made to
look colder and more colorless when she
assumes blue. The woman who is stout
should never wear a tailor-made suit.
She needs fulness to conceal her extra
flesh. She whose foot is badly shaped
should beware of white shoe, or a
velvet SLIPPER. The woman with long,
slender foot may assume the velvet
slipper, but she must have very high
rosette to conceal her lack of instep.
ARTISTIC DRESSING.
That woman who dresses well is the
one who utilities her belongings to ac-
centrate her virtues and conceal her de-
| fects. Unless neck is beautiful il
should be covered, and it Is just as we'll
| TO remember that if the skin of the neck
is dark, black bodice will make it look
| almost as black as the proverbial devil.
1t should never be forgotten that the
| arm of the average woman is ugliest
from the elbow down, and SO there
| should be a charitable frill of lace, or
chiffon, attached to every elbow sleeve,
that sleeve which used to be the abhor-
renee of Worth. She whose waist is
large must wear black belt and
small buckle. The small woman must
forswear the large hat which ex-
tinguishes her, while tine large one
must give up the little bonnet which
tends TO make her head look silly.
Once you have discovered the style of
couture best suited to your face, choose
| it for life, no matter what the fashion
may be it will give you a certain indi-
yiduality, and you will know that,
artistically, you are always correct.
That movable background, the parasol,
may be white, black Or scarlet, but blue
is never advised, and yellow is seldom
becoming. A pale pink will give you
dainty flush, but with it the gown worn
must be pink also.
The knots of ribbon on your pink or
blue cotton gown should be black, while
gray demands pink ribbons; brown, pale
| yellow, ard white, ecru. Your sleeve
and your collar will, this year, either
make or mar your bodice. A long sleeve
must not be too long and very short
one had better be omitted altogether.
| The business woman can, least of all,
afford to overlook the value Of dress, but
her gowns must be exquisitely simple,
and no matter how many diamonds she
| possesses, they must never be introduced
| to the office. Velvet is the ideal gown
for matron, and nothing more elegant
can be dreamed of than heliotrope
velvet visiting toilet made magnificent
with rich buttons. Upon this material
Worth put buttons of the finest cut steel
| and the effec. was suberb. Cotton NAV
be dainty; velvet or silk are elegant; while
all wool materials have for their adiec-
tive the word, suitable. | should as
soon think OF talking about an elegant
gravy" as should about an elegant
cotton dress, and yet women occasionally
make this mistake. As we accumulate
years 1t becomes possible for us to wear
rich fabrics. Simplicity attaches itself
only to the beaute de diable.
WHAT MAN KNOWS.
A babble about frocksg Well, my
friend, even if you are man, you must
confess that you like to see a woman
well dressed, and | must confess that
men have very good ideas about women's
clothes. They like rich fabrics. Velyets
appeal to them, and yet they know when
these materials are improperly worn.
They know when woman Is properly
dressed for the street, or for a dinner
party, and they are equally clever in
their criticisms. They like laces, and
they appreciate the frou.frou effects
that are so essentially womaniy. never
yet man who encouraged woman
in the wrapper habit. They seem tt
know that the loose, ungFaceful garment
worn outside of the bedroom, is the frs
step toward uutldiness Of dress anc
speech. Man is not bad critic. liz
may be ignorant of ways and means
but he can judge results. AS he seldom
overdresses, he is bitterly opposed TO it
and doesn't like the woman who rule
his heart to attract attention by loud
less in her clothes or her manners.
has been a pet belief OF mine tina
women are largely influenced, morally
, by their gowns. 1t would be Impossible
| for a woman to be free and easy ii
! velvet and rose point, and it would b
equally impossible for her 10 gpleve il
| pink satin, or dance the minuet in blacl
Grape. Who could be dignitied in
/. cotton frock made frivolous with man,
ribbons2 Who could be businesslike ii
r swiss muslin? And who could he
sulfragist in white tulle looped witt
S roses.
WIDE DIVERSION or TASTES.
, Generalizlng, the American woman i
/ good dresser, The Freuch dress
; makers claim that She lacks originality
: but that she takes the best and assimi
!: lates it to herself. The English woman
inclining to simplicity, is afraid to SUI
. gest, and depends largely on her dress
1 maker. She breads being conspicuou.
4 and yet she wants to look we'll. Til
! Russian woman is good dresser, and
French modiste says Of her that she
!. the most critical as lar as her bills ar
>, concerned, but that She always pay
y promptly. lie lis oitterest toward til
q Italian. OF her, he says that She is har
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