Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-26

il gave me the air of a perfect lady, |
| can, suppose. leave the rest to
your imagination. hate toggery / |
can't wear, and so | gave that to |
friend Of mine, and she looks charm
ing in ii. Then | bought black one
with white border, for which | paid
50, and it ages mo SO that the trades
people speak to me for my own
mother And yet, in Paris, this sum
mer, the French women we're wearing
these wells and looked lovely"
my experience. announced the
knitter, SIS that thin black net with
large dots far apart is the most becom-
ing veil OF all. Those very coarse ones
that they call the Russian mesh, are
only desirable when one isn't well,
and wishes to conceal the ravages of
sickness. Young Mrs. John Jacob
Aston and her set are, just for a freak,
hiding their pretty faces under two
wells nowadays They put on first q
thickly dotted one, which is draped
closely around the face, then over this
comes white chion, dotted with
black pinned on in thar tapping cur
tain fashion-the result? Why, the
result is that they all look as If they
had the smallpox. oh, of course, it
will keep the skin in good condition,
for they will mako one SO warm that
the perspiration will flow freely and
the skin will whiten and grow firm.
But nothing will ever make thickly
dotted veil becoming. A rose colored
veil? The French women look we'll
in them, but here Well, here, the
women look like the very-well, say
mischief
The woman who was sewing stopped
for a minute and then said, You nave
heard Of queer lessons, but did you
ever hear of anybody taking lesson in
the art OF packing trunk? Well, |
did. Two years ago in Paris
SENT FOR PROFESSIONAL PACKER,
and then watched him. He brought
| his tools with him. They consisted of
dozens of sheets of lavender tissue
paper, pieces of white tape, papers of
| large, white pins, small taeks, and a
hammer. The dresses had their
sleeves stuffed with paper, and when
each one was laid in it's place, after
being carefully folded, innumerable
| sheets OF paper were, laid between it
and the next dress. His reason for
using colored paper was that the
arsenic in the white will yellow any
fabric.
| "Strips Of tape were cut, pinned to
| the hats and bonneIs underneath the
crown and then the ends were tackled to
| the side Of the tray in which they re-
posed so that they never stirred. Every
flower was wrapped in tissue paper and
| a feather that stood up was bent
| down and pinned. Parasols were in
| the bottom, each carefully wrapped,
and its paper tied securely with tape.
| The shoes were all stuffed with paper,
| to make them retain their shape; but
they, of course, went in another trunk.
When these things were taken out after
a weeks travel, nothing was crushed,
nothing had moved, and everything
was in order, that is to say, the gloves
belonging to certain frock, were lying
| lust under its bodice, and if there was
| special neck dressing, it was care
fully pinned on; but, best of all, just
inside the lid of the trunk, was tackled
list Of the articles therein, so that one
| didn't hunt for the blue chiffon where it
was not, or expect to find the gray gloves
where they had no reason for being.
paid 81 apiece to have my trunks
packed, and it was money didn't
| begrudge. | often wonder that the
perambulating manicures and hair
dressers don't add trunk packing To
their other business, for in the spring
and fall there would be money in it. "
SPEAKING OF MONEY"
said the Knitter, "while | respect it,
and JOY in spending it, still / am
continually amazed at the lack OF
knowledge women show of what | call
good spending. So many women lei
their money go in little things, and SO
many more buy things just because
they are cheap. A woman know paid
four cents a yard for some lawn. She
said it was so cheap she could afford
to put lots of ribbon on it, and so she
had three pieces OF ribbon at So apiece
used to trim it, and paid dressmakeI
SIS to make it. And, as they say in
the old game, the consequence was
that il never looked anything but d
cheap, sleazy gown, made with trim.
ming too rich and after a design toe
elaborate The Bard of Avon hit the
nail on the head when he said Costly
thy habit as thy purse can buy, for a
good material will stand making over,
and always show what it is, while {
cheap one bears the imprint of chear
and nasty always.
THAT WOMAN Is A BAD sPENDER
who buys things she doesn't want be
cause they are cheap, or who buys
things not suited to her age or appear.
ance, counting on their being usefu
some day. Stuffs go out of fashion,
and are only fit for dust cloths Sht
who gets cheap gloves, or cheap shoes,
has no happiness in them, and she who
buys cheap artificial flowers and puts
them on her hat, makes herself look al
tawdry as they are. There are things
which are reasonable in price, and
which it is profitable to buy. shoulc
be foolish if paid 30 cents yard fol
lawn when can get good for 10; but
can't get good for four. Yet when
60 to buy a black gown, | should BIZ
more than foolish if l didn't get the
best quality, for then / would be Ger
tain Of good color and Of its wearing
well. Speaking Of black gowns, re
minds me of crepons. A clever woman
said the manufacturers were looking
for something that wouldn't stanc
rain, that would stand dust, and tina
wouldn't stand wear of any kind, anC
crepon was the result. | think this il
so, hut still am going to have gowr
of il for theatre wear next winter
There are so many things that are un
suitable for theatre wear, and she wht
goes as much as l is well acquainted
with the follies committed in tn,
name of dress.
THINGS WE SHOULD AVOID.
"It is folly to put an outstanding
feather on a small bonnet; that feathe
will fill the eye of the woman be
hind you and she will never see tn
stage.
'FIt is folly TO wear tailor-mad