The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-08

highest turquoise velvet, ex1uis.tely en-
broidered with pearls and silver
noteworthy feature OF this opera sea-
son was the absence OF any head covering
even the tiny velvet and jeweled AFFAIRS
that have been worn heretofore were rele-
gated 10 the background, and women SIM
ply went "in their hair so 10 speak BGI
one style OF couture obtained among the
up-to-date maidens and matrons, alike
one and all affected the Marie Anto!nette
pompadour. Parts and friZzes were ban
ished for the nonce, and the hair was
brushed away from the face. l 90 not
mean that ii was strained tightly back; on
the contrary, IL was arranged IN the most
delightfully."- fluffy way around the fore
head and pulled out nearly as much IN
back as in front The knot is halfway
between the crown and the nape OF the
neck and was drawn into the figure eight
The social world is awaiting with inter-
est the advent Of the new American girl,
who is soon 10 make her appearance. Mr..
Gibson says that he has pictured for the
last time the type OF gill which originally
brought him into notice He believes ne
can do better work along new lines. and
so he has turned his back on the naughty,
stately and commanding beauty, who
stands in the foreground or his most char
acteristic pictures, and means TO give the
public a new and entirely different type
of the American girl. 1t is whispered that
Mr.. Gibson viii draw his new girl from
the exquisite model of female loneliness
who has recently become member OF his
household, and surely the artists bride
might well stand in her husbands draw
ings for most charming ideal of American
womanhood. His illustrations for THE Nio-
let" by Julia Magrauder. the first chapter
of which appears in December, have re-
Gently been exhibited at the art club, and
are generally considered the best work by
the clever illustrator.
IL the custom of passing each dish TO
the hostess at dinner or luncheon-taole
before 1t is offered to the other guests
would become more general, ii would save
much modification TO those who are the
victims of some unfamiliar dish, says a
writer in the Bazaar. The little country
cousin who attended a formal luncheon
given her by her city friends would not
have TO blush when she remembered it, at
the thought OF how she took the small
dish with the cream cheese on il, and set
ii down by her plate. under the impression
that It was her individual portion. Only
that blunder saved her from taking the
little glass preserve dish OF gooseberry
jam that was passed at the same time.
She had never seen jam served with cheese
before, and how was she to know the
mode of receiving a novelty not yet be-
come common in society. Even we'll
posted woman is liable to make faux
pas, as did a guest at another luncheon,
where she put the spinash passed TO her
on the half-moon plate intended Tor the
salad instead OF the plate which already
held her chop. She was busy talking as
she helped herself, and was only brought
to a sense of what she had done by feeling
the decorous buffers start Of surprise.
Those who have read Jude the Obscure"
sy,h M r.
per refused to publish the story until ii
was thoroughly revised and many pas
sages eliminated. No doubt that these
eliminations have injured the dramatic con-
sistency of the work, but certainly no
magazine that circulates in America could
afford to publish it in its original form.
1t surely is a pity that Mr.. Hardy, who has
risen to be one of the first writers Of fc-
ton, and has given US as sweet and pure
a narrative as the dairy scenes In Tess"
should mar his work by coarseness, I'M
worthy OF any pen, and most Of all, the
pen of Thomas Hardy.
By the way, our English cousins seem
to have been the first TO discover genius
in a daughter OF America-an Indian girl
whose father was chief of the Mohawk
tribe This fact. together with her inter-
esting personality, has invested her with
a halo OF romance which has made her
the lion of the hour In London drawing
rooms, where she has recently made her
debut as a reader. Miss Johnson's book,
THE White Wampum," is a very fascin-
ating collection of Indian legends, and IS
attracting much attention in the literary
world.
Lace Jackets. that used to be worn. are
coming in again, minus the sleeves. The
shoulders are trimmed with great square
collars, for which the out-of-date sleeves
may be used If you happen to possess one
OF these garments.
Mr.. William Chase. the well-known ar
tist, saws he would not advise any woman,
however talented, to enter the profession
of art who is not able pecuniarlly TO re-
main unrecognized for several years at
least Putting aside the question OF In
come, he sees no reason why women should
not attain as great success as men, since
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