Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-02
the gallant fireman az man, but as a
reseuer, and he becomes sexlesH.
YARIETY In NIaHTanMNS

Yak VARIETY IN NIGHrGowNs
There were more kinds OF night |
dresses in that fire which wasn't a |
fire than ever believed existed.
There were low.cut nightgowns:
there were high.cut nightgowns;
there were nightgowns frivolous with
lace, and there were nightgowns
covered with Hamburg edgiug. There
were virtuous nightgowns without any
trimming at ali, and there were de-
praved nightgowns, that giggled with
lace and screamed with ribbons.
But there wasn't one like unto that
which was assumed by Annie Boleyn,
and which must have been the reason
for her killing. Hers was made of
black satin, with two-inch border of
black velvet, and decorated with black
taffeta ribbon. :. just fancy sleeping
with that! Queen Elizabeth's was
usually of black velvet, lined with fur
and trimmed with red ribbon. But
Queen Elizabeth was virgin queen.
Undoubtedly, repeat it, there is
morality in Clothes. 1t is easy to
understand that hoopskirts and far
thingales and high rutfs wero all en-
couraged by the clergy. as it was be-
lieved that these special garments
protected the lovely maidens OF the
days gone by. There is dreadful
story somewhere about Marguerite de
Valois, the lady who was descended
from kings and who married a king,
who was little inclined to be rose
colored, and who wrote book that
shouldn't be put into the hands of
young person. A gentleman from the
country told her that he couldn't
understand how immortality could exist
with the prevailing fashions. He meant
the prevailing fashio of those immoral
days. At that time the lady wore
huge hoopskirt and ruff that reached
10 her ears. She sent for some soup,
and then for an extra long spoon, and
ate all that was In the dish without
spilling drop on her ruff. History
goes on to say that he said he could
understand about eating soup, but it
doesn't tell any more. History is very
unsatisfactory.
BAB DISCOUNTS IN HISTORY.
Personally, when read about any Of
the people who lived a long time ago. !
want to know what they ate and drank
and what they wore, and what they
| said to their most intimate friends.
wouldn't give a straw TO know what
| they said in Parliament, or when they
| were seated on their thrones Oh. no,
| what want are the little stories told
on the strict q. t. When they were
human beings and not royalties.
Lately there have been a lot Of books
| come out that, while they are histori-
cal. are also satisfactory to the lover OF
4 gossip. Lives of pretty ladies like
do =
4 span, and history of Austria, and oh
and pleasing little book about Nine.
4 de Maintenon. and another interesting
book about some of the peculiarities ol
4 king, as morbid as morbid could be, and
never SO happy as when he was hear.
ing details of funerals, and peoples
face Of the CORPSE. But that ignorant
His betrothed wife died of the small
pox. Etiquette demanded that be
should stay in the house at least ont
4 day. This be found very hard. The
English ambassador, calling to express
his sympathy with the bereayed, fount
him, "playing funeral !" that is to say
|
put in the State apartment. In j
reposed the most girlish looking of tn,
courtiew dressed up as woman ant
with Chocolate drops on his face tt
represent the marks of smallpox
Around this coffin, Ferdinand and hi
friends marched singing, first religion
songs and then the vulgarest song
known to the Neapolitan populace
And this was king! BY divin
right!
MORALITY AND DRESS.
To return to the immortality o
, clothes. When stays with iron piece
in them were worn, ladies were yer.
moral What can be said of to-day
when the young woman who rides
bicycle, wears what is known as
sweater fancy a lady in sweater !!
! and which the French call "cache
, misere'' (slut cover)! Which name i
, best 7 Ours reeks with coarseness
while the Frenchman's rather suggest
, the situation. l am not an advocate G
, tight lacing. With prido I confes
that measure % inches around tn
!, waist, but sloppy garment takes ava
from the daintiness of woman an
: makes her too free and easy. And VIII
| WADtH TO Goddess tudL u6 huUWb Wune
! who are free and easy?
II Men are not brave, morally, an
, seldom care to tell of any acquaintance
except those which are recognized an
, approved of by the world. ! know tha
, itis a favorite theory with the youn
, Person on the bicycle that, as there
, SO much good fellowship between he
/ and the masculine rider, DO thought c
j one being woman and one being
] man ever comes up That sort of fe
i lowship will exist when the country
> populated entirely with women, c
entirely with men. Good fellowship
r impossible between men and womer
!, and the women are the first ones
i make 1T impossible. Unless they al
! very, very bad, they never rid themselve
! Of the feeling that makes them long
8 have men recognize them as womer
] And that is the feeling that ought to b
' cultivated, because that its wht
+ makes men polite to women, consit
] crate of women and loving to womer
{ You don't want to be Jacks good CON
{ rade. You want to be the lady of h
r dreams, the lady of his heart, and frol
/; him you want to receive the consider;
/, tion due to you as a lady. This con
d rade business will die natural deatt
a and the people most anxious to kill
Q should be the women, for by it the
t. lose everything and gain nothing
t True2 know it is true else shouldn
Q say it over the signature of Bah.
!, Stolen Watch Recovered.
= On June 18th guld watch valued |