The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08

New YORK, Dec. T-IheSe wonderful au-
tymn days have brought out especially
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 so gaily dressed
A year ago the passing crowd stared
and did a little guying when it saw a
bright scarlet waistcoat; nowadays she
who elects to wear gown of scarlet may
do it with the certainty that it will cause
no cOmmotion. Frills Of lace, coats of
velvet, hats with one. two, three and four
different colors upon them, with jeweled
pins to fasten the walls and jeweled but
tons to close the coats, are here and there,
and altogether, lovely woman is net a
thing of beauty, but of vivid tints. And
yet-somehow we are never happy-my
ayes rest with pleasure on the plain dark
cloth suit, fitted Perfectly and trimmed
with fur, preferably sable. That's femi-
nine, preferably sable!' But there Is
something wrong about a 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.
Here comes a woman-a beauty, the
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 were her own skin, rather
than that OF a funny little beast. 1t is an
Elton Jacket of beautiful white ermine,
with huge sleeves and fiaring collar of
seaskin, while the Marie Antoinette muff
that accompanies it is a big one of ermine
with a piping of seal around the edges,
and the toque on her, curly made, is made
Of a piece of seal. a fan of ermine, two
or three feathers and some lace, an es-
sentially French mixture. A year ago no.
body saw ermine on the street; now If you
are the wife of a millionaire. or success
full actress, you elect to have at least one
garment either made of it or trimmed
with it.
1t is funny to see the English people on
Broadway. They are OfteneSt stage Iolk,
and the members Of the three large COM
panies now here all seem to choose Broad
way for their stamping ground. Inc
women have good skins, beautltul mar
but nine times out OF ten are oVerdresseu.
With them silver jewelry has never grown
od-fashioned, and they wear lnnumer-
able bangles of silver and chetelalnes'
heavy with all sort of silver trlnkets IN
tended either for use or ornament. Inc
men, like all Englishmen, scoWl at every
man who is a stranger 10 them, ana inns
scowl always convinces me of the truth
of the old story of the drowning man VINO
refused to thank a man who had saved
him because he hadn't been introduced.
Occasionally one sees Mr.. Irving SAT-
ing along. Broadway. use the "U ,,,Si
mind, the peculiar way he walks. Ihen'
too, his legs are as much like sans as any
thing else in the world, though 10 De quite
honest l don't believe there is anything
in this world quite like unto them Ihey
curve where other peoples don't and are
straight where other peoples are CROOK.
ed: and, altogether, achieve an erect tnat
is unidue. Nobody believes 1t would make
the least bit of difference which way IT
Wings body was turned-his legs would
neither Affa nor Omega from the ordi-
nary standpoint, but simply pecuIar
wrinkles of their own. And then MS voice
I regard Mr.. Irving as one Of the great
stage managers of the world, and, in
some plays, he is undoubtedly great
actor, but the language he used IN mac
beth" was the strangest | ever hearu. II
I am glad that l shall not be mere Wneh
il arrives-but it is certainly not Enslish
as spoken by any other man puL Sfr
Henry Irving. It combines all the Ell
fects of a hot potato in the mouth with
the throat stopped up with wool, and OF a
speech born in the boots, with an orig
inal popularity added. To see IRVING
Macbeth" you want to take your Shakes
peares with you, and it is one or those
times when TO have messenger boys seh
books Of the play you'd pe deslt t to i tno
ing is one of the great singers from
the opera. If he is going to sing to-mof-
row, he is bundled up TO protect MN
from everyt thing, including sunshine, ana
he is accompanied by following, VINO
fret and worry as to Whether tne airs
Of heaven viii touch him All tne great
men singers have, first OF all, secre-
tarv then business manager, then a
PERSONAL companion, then a valet, then an
assistant valet, to take care OF then anu
make life easy for them. This trioe &C
companies the singer on his watk-the
business manager to see that no other
business manager gets hold OF nm; the
II secretary, to write a note or teieSaAm
II he should condescend to enter pubic
place to do this; the compaIhoi' 70 IN
terrain and fatter him; the valet, 70 see
if his coat should need buutonitg OF w
buttonng and the under valet, 70 60
the actual work. Famous POLITICIANS are
nowhere beside famous singers. any man
can be a senator or congressman, ~ ~, ne
has money enough, but any man cahh9t
4 have a voice that will sway tnousanls
II Of people and make them think they KNOW
what heaven must be like. -. =.
Just behind this contingenL lrO iiI;t Iie
Grand Opera comes a woman WIlterl
whose appearance would never Sqsssst
her masculine name-John Ollver IaOD ,e
but after you have looked az Hst w Vu
think of her always as Mrs. Cralgle.
Rather small, she has bright race wHIch,
on the street looks out from " ul9 go q
huge picture hat of black NeIveI i LdSeSa
i with rose color and laden with Dlack
n plumes / always think pleasantly OF
4 her. because she says such truthful ihlngs
4 Ii took a woman to say and TO EalIze
4 this. "A dog can put more soul Oil- NO |
4 look than a kind friend can talh ~ 81
4 hour Isn't that true2 And ism ms |
true? Etiquette my dear, makg me |
II differences between man and the Drute |
beast" And isn't this true? rIhat |
E Whenever there is a wife or husb.nd 70 |
" be ignored, thefe is mischief. II seems |
Fl TO me that when you remember Whst peo-
Fl pie have said in their books, rhosf DOCKS |
81 must be interesting l. |
Following Mrs. Craigie comes awoman |
whose books are known all over pe Worio |
Mrs Amelia Barr-large, natrohly |
Il looking. l should think about % years
Old. she gives you the impressin, as 90 |
so many elderly English womes OF look-
r ing a little like Queen VictoFt. Al tne
same time. Mrs Barr has an fXpresslon
of her own, and 1t Is an eXtrmely KIND
. and sympathetic one. 8 MI
Here is an odd-looking pair The race
" Of the man Is dark and picturesque, and
he looks the Spaniard thai MS name
III would seem to make him. Is David i
1 Beasco, the playwright, whse peculiar
method OF dressing suggests nat ne Is a
Catholic priest. With him isthe star of
bis new and successful playiMrs. Leslie
Il. q &c |