The herald., 1896-06-14
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Some of tho gowns wcrn BY the wives Of
The swelleet coach owners at recent coun-
try-blub drive were almost startling. For
instance. Q white silk brocaded with rcd
roses and trimmed with black velvet worn
with q flower hat; q pigeon'e breast silk
with sash and stock Of pale green velvet
and picture hat OF yellow straw trimmed
with pink roses pale blue and white figured
foula-d. with small bonnet OF black straw;
a gown Of forest green MORE with hat Of the
same shade trimmed with green and brown
tullc.
The gowns worn by the unmarried fair
ones varied as widely as they usually do at
dinner or ball; one Of the prettiest was d
violet silk with large, violet trimmed hat:
others were: White etamne with white hat;
ecru cloth with black hat. trimmed with
pumes; pearl colored and pink changeable
silk with big hat to correspond: blue and
white foulard with black picture hat; mauve
silk with pale green hat and nodding roses.
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OF all the dcceitful wretches that ever ex-
listed the summer widower is the worst
His acting Is perfect, and though his wife
and friends know quite we'll that he is not
telling the truth his glib sentences please
him so much that he begins long before the
annual separation to tell Of how lonesome
he will be. what a barren desert the home
becomes without the presence Of his loved
ones. how he 'oathes the cooking at the club
how he never goes anywhere while wife is
away. and. finally, that were 1t not for the
health of herself and the children he would
implore her to remain with him.
Now, there may be some men who mean
this, but as a rule the warm weather season
Of divorce from his family converts the most
staid Of husbands and fathers into a coltish
individual, anxious to do the town with ar
avidity wonderfully reminiscent Of his salad
days. Everywhere you 60 you meet his kind;
he Is on the river steamer, he is at the thea
ter, you rnn across him at dinner UP the
Hudson. he spins by you in the park on his
wheel or behind pair OF housekeeping trot-
ters. All. they are gay lot. these sum
mer widowers. but they do not fool any
one, unless it is their wives. an DIFF they be-
ieve in them, what matters It II the whole
rest Of the world can read them like an open
book?
IN these days to the giver the wedding
present question ie apt to be a sad. serious
selection of wedding gift was quite q sim
pie matter. There were but few things re-
garded suitable for this purpose. Since then
times nave changed. The wedding present
may now vary from Rookwood vase or a
Gu, glass claret Jug to magnificent chest OF
silver. In fact, anything, II selected with
good taste and sense Of its appropriate
OF course, the check is the wedding present
par excellence, but next in popularity Is no
doubt the chest Of silver. These chests are
shown In variety Of styles this spring
One Of the most expensive costs $4,000 and
contains 200 pieces. It comes in both oak
and mahogany, with brass mountings, and
has five drawers. 1t contains enough silver
to carry one through lifetime.
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An experiment has been made in England
OF making stockings and gloves Of paper.
1t has proved the greatest euccees. The tex
ture Is given solldty and durability by be-
ing placed in bath consisting Of a mixture
Of tallow and potato starch. and when fin
ished its appearance is eaid to closely re-
semble the articles madc from wool and
cotton. Biotting paper Is the latest material
used in making bicycle handles.
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That there car be fashion IN supersti-
tions as In gowns or hats or gloves is news
indeed. have always had an idea that they