New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13
THE NEW MILLINERY IN NETWORK


.uosr sroRY-PARIsIAN EVENING DRESSES
THE NEW MILLINERY IN NEw-YoRK.
.,,rk II Is so vulgar to come OUT said one Of
ar,,na debutantes to her mother. half crying
wv ~ smoke why. my dear," exclaimed the lat
a. s,onished What reason have you 10 say
w. an absurd thing that?" But do" per-
t" ..s the girl Boys never come out, What is the
e., nf II ALL should like TO know,-it is really
:. announce TO the world that we are OF mar
~.ohle age and that upon the market.
~, "a then the way people have Of discussing and
." chances and whether are "a success not,
~. perfectly intolcrable ! think we like vic
-. decked for tho sacrifice. DO you for one in
s.r, supnose that papa would pay the enormous
w. from the drcssmakcr and milliner and allow
:, 70 give a series OF expensive dinners II II were
= for that? He does not say So and you do not
= so but you both know it is true. OF course. II
I'm not a success-that is II do not have atten-
-, and marry off-you will both be kind 10 me.
-, resign yourselves TO circumstances. but know
-, will consider failure all the same Then
-. criticism girl is exposed 10 is almost as bad
-, looks her dress her manners. her powers Of
.o,versation are all discussed and decided upon.
,rorether it's a horrid ordeal and l wish you
soud give me the money 1t will cost and let me
cert IN business" concluded this new young wom-
- n the undissembed horror OF mamma.
such a remarkably good-iooking girl came into
,a narlor-car where ! was sitting the other day
,s man recently. And not only she beauti-
81 hu, she looked thoroughbred from top TO toe.
s,s was dressed mos, quietly in a dark blue tailor
made serge with correct collar and tie and English
.uo- hat while both her gloves and boots eft
ro,hns 10 be desired. l took in all these details as
enc passed through the car. and felt that abso-
,u,ev must find out who the charming creature
xas when suddenly she turned 10 speak TO the con-
duetor about her seat BY Jovc. what a shock
From out Of those pretty lips came twangy. nasal
voce which said: I'd rather-r take this one thank
vou and the voice and that dreadful r were
enough for me: never looked at the girl again
In this country. perhaps more than any other, ac-
rent and voice may be taken Criterions of refine
ment for although many Americans Of good social
position have loud and perhaps inharmonious
voices people Of breeding rarely have uncult-
ured accent and there IS a subtle something that
elassAes them at once when travelling. Just what
ta something consists in II is almost impossible to
az for nowadays there is no English imitation.
Angomania having disappeared. and fashionable
vsnen being frankly and entirely American. More
ever 4 is now considered vulgar 10 be affected. and
any mannerisms are tabooed at once But that there
Is an Intangible distinction in voice and accent no
one who has travelled among all sorts and cond-
tons OF men and women will deny.
II has always been conceded TO our countrywomen
that they wonderfully adaptable. and that even
Il not born in what IS supposed 10 be society"
they quickly assume the manners and speech Of
those who have always been in the social swim a;
hui there is little but very important slip that
is seldom eradicated and that is the pronunciation
OF the CT al the end OF a word. the fatal burr Of
which completely spells otherwise cultivated ac-
cent This seems almost impossible to overcome
chiefly doubtless for the reason that the speaker
herself does realize. and will not believe even
Il told that she has this objectionable fault very
pretty girl who transplanted from her native wds.
has adapted herself 10 her new conditions with re
markable facility. but who in common with many
others OF her kind never be brought see why
hsr accent ever betrays that she is not New
Yorker. remarked the other day: Il wonder why
tina, amusing Mr.. Y. always calls me DEER
glrrl" and every one laughed, for the reason Of
his impairment mimicry most apparent 10
every one but the object OF fl.