The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-03
FROM A WoMAS's STANDPOINT.

FROM A WOMAN'S STANDPOINT.
New York, Feb. 25.-Gotham Is just
at present going quite wild over the
Beerbohm Trees. but then you know
Gotham always keeps a sharp lookout
for lions, and the fact that both the
actor and his wife have an excellent
social position In London is quite
enough To make them sought after
here. Mrs. Beerbohm Tree Is a slender.
almost little. woman, who seems to
shine by reflected light rather than by
any special talent OF her own, but there
Is a thorough appreciation OF all that
she attempts that is apparent and
makes one feel that .ste knows great
er things than she does" However.
there is no question in anybody's mind
as to Mr.. Trees success as an actor.
He is thoroughly versatile. magnetic
and an artist to his finger tips. In
short, he has a most distinguished per-
sonality, and is immensely attractive.
either on or off the stage.
Either our English cousins are not
up in 'the higher movement" or else
AIRS. Beerbohm Trees powers of obser-
walton have been unusually limited, for
she confesses she has never met gen.
uine new woman. Mrs. Tree does not
deny that the new woman does exist,
but maintains that she is a creature
OF no Importance, a pen-and-ink indi-
viduai created by the novelists and
dramatists. and cutting very insigni-
ficant figure in real life. and that wo-
men az you find them in the course OF
daily life are preserving the precious
type set them by Mother Eve as care
fully as ever. Furthermore. Mrs. Tree
assures us that men do not like 1.-THE
new woman" and that fact alone is
sufficient to deter imitation OF models
set up by novelists. The vast majority
OF women want men to like them. and,
therefore. they put aside all suggestions
of changes that seem calculated to de-
privs them Of masculine admiration and
regard.
When you get into a tight place and
everything seems as If you could not
hold out a minute longer. never give
up then. for that IS just the time and
place when the tide will turn.-Harriet
Beecher Stowe
II Is just at this season OF the year
when 1t is rather too late for the heavy
winter gown, and still too early 10 don
the spring wardrobe, that nilady turns
her attention To the absorbing subject
of silk waists. THE modistes assure us
that they are TO be quite as popular
for summer wear as they have been
the past winter. and with a liberal sup
ply OF bodices and either a black Gre
pom or silk skirt one may consider her
self well gowned for the morning. after
noon or evening function.
For morning wear there is nothing
more fashionable at present than the
checked taffetas. the only trimming be-
ing the stock and belt OF velvet or sa-
lin, as one may prefer For afternoon
wear there Is an endless variety OF
figured taffetaS, in every color that one
can think Of. These should be trim
med with spangies. jet or jeweiied trim
ming, guarding against any stiff effect
in ornamentation. Bodies of white sa-
tin are the latest Partisan craze, and
are most effective trimmed with van
dykes Of black Jet
The newest velvet bodice is made To
fit snugiy in the back, with a long
oveghanging pleat in front ornament
cd With four Or five handsome buttons
OF rhincStones or jet. Rhinestones. ard
gartets are introduced into the stock
collar Of the up-to-date girl with stun
ming effect; "a black velvet hand stud
ded with pearls is particularly fetching.
1saf
Of the hour, and in some OF the most
swagger drawing rooms of millionaire
Vile these miniatures are all TnasseSi
ON a small table 90 the Empire period.
each IN its beautiful frame Of plain
fTelch gilt or French gilt studded With
brilliants or enameilei with coiorel
flowers. one OF the most popular frames
not only for small pictures but also
used for delicate water cclors is of gilt
with "a festooa OF flowers held by a
bong how~snot at the cop, Frames OF
dark mahogany in square massive
shapes. with no ornamentation save n
line ~ gilt next the picture are seen
on soisle ~ the Braun pictures OF Ma
posean and Nine. Recasnfer.
4 pretty fancy fer photographs Is a
heart~sfaps-d frame ~ livery. having a
tiny arrow at the top. on which is p,ac-
cd in gold or silver the monogram Of
The owner.
Mime. Seiba. when In New York.
lives az the Savoy 9s,stel One sfzy r,s,s
long ago she was Sracticing some part
q sha queen in The IIugenots. IN
which there we're rralaaes and t~ills
NJ ste time there WAS a e-year-s>ld h,-
by PLAYING about in the corridor mar
her dear. as she learne<9 AFTERWARDS
from the mother. la the midst Of ore
az these tFills--and what triIls shexr arr,
the little one ran 10 his mother excited
~ and exclaimed. Listen -7,ayr,r,a,
Birdie. birdie And" said the great
singer re.asing the story, her bright
brown eyes suSssCiosIsiy rTssist. "sha,
pleased me nsore than al she things /
eyer had said 70 me In my life" Ara
sire xseas.g Il, for she Is very sn<yoke.f
this same aielha. With the voice Of
gold