Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-12
leclnl Cnrresnondence of Every Evnnlne.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening.
New York, Dec. q. G.--Thesu wonderful |
autumn days have brought out, espec-
tally on Broadway, an influx. not only
of men and women, but color in a
way that is marvellous. Never before
in the history of fashion were women
80 gaily dressed. A year ago the pas
sing crowd stared and did little guy
ing when it saw bright scarlet waist
coat nowadays she who elects to wear
a gown of scarlet may do it with the
certainty that it will cause no commo-
tion. Frills of lace, coats Of velvet,
hats with one, two, three and four
different colors upon them, with jewel
ed pins TO fasten the wells, and jeweled
buttons TO close the coats, are here and
there, and altogether, lovely woman is
not only thing of beauty, but Of vivid
tints. And yet-somehow we are never
happy-my eyes rest with pleasure on
the plain dark cloth suit, fitted per-
fectly and trimmed with fur, preferably
sable. That's feminine Preferably
sable" But there is something wrong
about woman who doesn't like the
richest furs, the finest laces, and the
daintiest linen, and the old Southern
nanny who sized up lady by her
underwear, wasn't far out of the way.
ACTORS ON THE STREET.
Here comes woman-a beauty, tho
ideal Trilby-Blanche Walsh. If you
have any doubt as to the change in
fashions, look at the coat she wears and
which fits her as if it wero her own
skin rather than that Of a funny little
boast. 1t is an Eton jacket of beauti-
ful white ermine, with huge sleeves and
tiaring collar of sealskin, while the
Marie Antoinette mutf that accompan-
les it Is big one of ermine with a
piping of seal around the edges, and
the toque on her, curly made, is made
of piece of seal, fan of ermine, two
or three feathers and some lace, an es.
sentially French mixture. A year ago
nobody saw ermine on the street: now
il you are the wife of millionaire, or
successful actress, you elect to have
at least one garment either made Of it or
trimmed with it.
II is funny TO see the English people
on Broadway They are oftenest stage
folk, and the members of the three
large companies now here all seem to
choose Broadway for their stamping
ground. The women have good skins,
beautiful hair, but nine times out Of
ten are overdressed With them silver
lcwelry has never grown old fashioned,
and they wear innumerable bangles of
silver and chatelaines, heavy with
all sort of silver trinkets intended
either for use or ornament. The men,
like all Englishmen, scow at every
man who is n stranger TO them, and
this scowl always convinces me of the
truth of the old story of the drown
ing man who refused TO thank a
man who had saved him because he
hadn't been introduced.
IRvING's PECULIAR WALK.
Occasionally, one sees MIR. Irving
sailing along Broadway. ! use the word
sailing because it expresses. to ny
mind, the peculiar way = he walks.
Then. too, his legs are as much like
calls as anything else in the world,
though to be quiet honest | don't hc
lievc there is anything in this world
quite like unto them. They curye
where Other peoples don't and are
straight where other peoples are
crooked; and, altogether, achieve ar
effect thal is unique. Nobody believes
1T would make the least bit of differ
ence which way Irying's body WAS
turned--hls legs would suit any posi-
tlon OF it, for they have neither A1phn
IH
point but simply peculiar wrinkles Of
their own. And then his voice
regard Mr., Irving as one of the great
stage manN'ers of the world and, in
some plays, he 10 undoubtedly a great
actor, hut tne language he used in
Macbeth" was the strangcst ever
heard. II may he the coming English
in which case ! am glad that ! shall
not he here when it arrives-but II X
certainly not English us spoken hy any
other man but Sir Henry Irving. 1t
combines all the effects of hot potato
in the mouth with the throat stopped
up with wool, and of speech born In
the boots, with an original popularity
added, To see lrving's Macheth''
you want TO take your Shakespeare
with you, and Il is one Of those times
when to have messenger boys sell books
OF the play would BE- desirable.
THE FUNNIEST SIGHT ON BROADWAY,
iext to Irving, is ono Of tho great
singers from the opera. If he is going
to sing 70 morrow, he is bundled ~
70 potect him from everything, includ.
ing sunshine, and be is accompanied by
following, who fret and worry ~ to
whether tho airs Of heaven VIII touch
him, All the grna' mon singers have.
manager, then personal cemuaniup.
then a valet, and then an assisfant
vact, ID take care Of them ana mAse
life easy Tor them. This tribe accom-
nanlns tho singer on his walk the
business manager t0 SEQ that no other
business manager gets hold of him: the
secretary 10 write a nute or q telegram
If he should ConlescenI 10 enter n
public place to do this; the COMPANION.
To entertain and iiatter him; tho valet,
10 see II ms coat should need butt0ning
or unbuttoning, and the under valet
to=do the actual work. Famous poli-
ticans are nowhere beside famous sinu
ere Any man can be a Senator on a
congressman, II lie has money enough,
hut any man cannot have voice that
viii sway thousands Of people and
mako them think they know what
heaven must be- like
Just behind tll4 contingent from The
Hrahn opera comes woman writer,
whose appearance would meyer suggest
her masculine name John Oliver Hob
hos--nNt a.lar you hava looked at her
vow think of her always as Mrs.
IralEie: hathnr small, ste has 4
orlgnt face which, on the etrrst looks
PVT from uldsr d huge picture hat of
black velvet faced with rose color and
laden with hack pImnes always
thnk pl pleasantly of bcr, bcraugc she
says such truthful things II foak a
woman 10 Fay AMI ~ realize this. "A
los can put moro soul into u1lt than
KIND friend can tall; in an hour -
lsn thaJ tfua .}nd isn't thfs trneP
El'quet ny ms Iear, aakr5 thp differ.