The National tribune., 1895-03-28

few, though some Of the mixed goods Of brown
threads woven through with green and occa.
sional red or blue lines would make up very
stylishly and suitably for the women folk who
| want skirts to fare little more lapels to be a
trife larger, and collars more choking than
their next door neighbours skirts, lapels, and
collars
Black grenadines trimmed with jetted black
satin ribbon are handsome. The ribbon can be
jetted at home without much trouble, and 1t is
less expensive than when purchased ready
made.
One OF the most exquisite of Summer frocks.
but not one that will endure much fun and
frolic, Is of white silk crepon made up with q
plain, full skirt and full blouse-frontsd waist,
with the yoke and deep sleeve cuffs of silk mug
lin and lace insertion.
So
Little turn-back cuffs and turn over collars
OF fine thin white muslin or organdy are edged
with lace and worn with all sorts of costumes.
1t is quite departure from the usual styles
but is demure-looking, and one that some
women will adopt very successfully. The cuffs
| are turned back over the leg o'-muttou sleeves.
and the collar Is put on over high, straight
band, and turns down plainly over that.
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Tortoise she'll, turquoise, emeralds, Dresden
china, and opals are as popular as ever.
This seems to be day Of soilsd gloves. for so
long "a Fashion DEGREES light gloves for the
street. 1t will be impossible to keep the hands
neatly gloved. White or very light gloves soil
when worn with street costume with one
wearing past all bounds of daintness, aud for
ordinary evening wear they will not look fresh
after second time. 1t is pity that the fash.
ion should require them for the street. for fire.
costume will be in the light gloves soled at
the fngertips and over the knuckles.
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For skirts to wear with extra waists one can
have her choice between serge. crepon, moire
and satin, and will be ali right in choosing any
one of them, though crepon or satin Is the
most popular.
1t Is funny to read of the laws proposed by
worked themselves into frenzy OF reform on
some impossible subject. like the little French
Deputy who brought forth o law which should
entirely and forever abolish corsets in France
The corset makers still continued to turn out
their thousands of stays with perfect faith In
womankind having her own way about her tot
let, and, of course the bill was only laughed at.
Then We had the law against big hats sug gested
in some OF our States, aud now publicspirited
Illinois legislator is DESTROYS of establishing
law that shall fine all bachelors who cannot
prove that their unmarried condition is not
their own fault. They will have to certify that
they have offered themselves to three different
women and have been rejected 1t would seem
here in all fairness that the tax would need to
be levied on the women who refused and bach.
elors who had never proposed, and bachelors
who had made unsuccessful attempts would be
exempt; or, at least. the women ought to be
taxed too, a. being in part responsible for the
unmarried men. Another mistake, or perhaps
1t is true indication of the 10Th century spirit,
is in suggesting that it would be possible for
man to love thrice. 1t is against all trad-
tions of true love wherein one man may
only love one maid, and being unsuccess.
full in wooing he must not mend his heart
That Ia true sentiment. But if limit is to
be placed at all, why make it three? It is
pleasant to fancy the details of carrying out such
law Suppose the women to be taxed too, for
here they could not cry out that the taxing
was Taxation without representation" Then
every Spring Collector or Inspector would
leave blanks that must be filled out, wherein the
woman would have to truthfully affirm how
many suitors she had rejected, pay, say, 50. so |
apiece, and go into the Summer season with fru- |
gal frtations if her Winter season had exhaust
ed her funds. Now, bachelor would give the |
names and addresses of three girls who had re- |
Jected him, and his pocketbook would be un- |
moested. In the end that law would work |
against the woman, for the man could 20 |
around proposing to girls he knew would re- |
fuse him, and evade the law while theoretic. |
ally remaining q law-abidin~ citizen. And
what would be done about those half way times
when woman is not certain whether or not
she has been proposed to? Could she have them
for half pricef And would marriage of either
bachelor or maid entitle him to have all his
previous tax dues refunded to him? And
could not man who had proposed the three
times, or maid who had never had an offer
be pensioned2 The question involves several
nice points, sentimentally and legally. and we
wish the bill WELL only it ought to be enlarged
to include coquets- 1t ought.
ELSIE PoMERoY MCEIRoy