New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
HOME AND SOCIETY.
fashionable ATHLETICS FOR WOMEN
MRS AS ABSENCE OF MlSp-1R1lNs PARENTS
IT THE MILLINERs'-wHAT is
WORN IN PARIS.

IT THE MILLINERS'-WHAT is
WORN IN PARIS.
,u,., a lovely time we could nave IN New-fork
aavs II visits could be aoohsheo' eNciaiheo
noAs1onable young married woman, whose tastes
la'.as,v athletic and who spends four days out
are - Golf and bicycling and skating, according to
OF '.a,her-occupations which do not interfere APP
t"e t,v in the least with her dinners and her
Pa ard her dances in the evening. she only OBJ
% the visits, and the receptions. which she is
'a N attend to more or less, because OF her
social position ,, 80 -. =.
w. acknowledged that some of the tendencies
=" 10 shionable life cannot be too highly COM
aad. and the various clubs when nave sprung
.,,nin easy reach OF town for the purpose OF
w .,ng 10 this modern craving for healthy outdoor
.ornsn,s all bear witness to the great Improve
o,, in up-to-date methods of passing the time
-, orc all of very recent date, and are con-
.,,,y extending Moreover, 1t is not the young
onle only who affect this life, for 1t is one OF the
os, noticeable signs of the times that miuoie-
"ras men and women are quite as keen about mod
arm athletics their juniors and enjoy TEE" just
as thoroughly ~ .,r,aas -,
80 IN social resources and possibilities of enjoy
ant In days not very far away town was
sor. Of prison; and when winter had once set IN
ualk on Ffth-ave was the only resource IN the way
~ exercise for women. NOW a 1ashlohdpie pionie
ade Is a thing unknown among smart people,
ho devote their leisure to better purpose, rdihg
s-sa mr. bicycle; or with their golf sticks they may
,,en he seen on the elevated roads on their way
o. the Country Club or ST. Andrews or with their
skates they are off TO neghboring country places
After an interregnum of comparative neglect sKat-
ing has again become fashionable.
.hsance Of mind is often as nexpcabe as hyp-
rot,sm. magnetism and other psychic phenomena
over which so many people are puzzling themselves
q, the present time. Many funny stories are toid
~ Mrs A. who is one Of the most absent-minded
women IN fashionable society one of the latest is
an account given by her niece. who went with her
recently TO make a round Of reception visits
".After this cal, Mrs. Brown we must so TO
Mrs Van Twiller's.' said my aunt. consulting her
list as we stood the doorstep OF the FORMER
house and ! must be sure TO remember the name
Of her married daughter. who is home Tor a WISH
from Chicago. 1 have made note OF IL some
where. and she produced little slip of paper from
her card case on which was written. Mrs. Smier
Mrs Van Twilers married daughter which she
read aloud Now she said with sigh of satisfac-
ton shall be able TO remember H. Al MIS-
Browns we happened to be the only people present
and after a cordial greeting from our hostess she
introduced us TO a friend who was receiving with
nor and with whom | conversed. while my aunt
roonopolized Mrs Brown. Presently my aunt got
I'D and after shaking hands with Mrs Brown she
came across the big drawng-room toward us.
am so glad 10 you back in Newton MIS-
smiler' she said with her most gracious manner
How delightful for your mother to have you with
her, Shall you make long visit? And how do you
Ike Chicago The lady friend looked AT her with
amazement which was 10 be wondered at, con-
s,dering that she had just been introduced to poor
dear aunt.
I'm Miss - she corrected gently, trying to
keep her face straight, ana nave never peeH III
Chicago in my life
"A look OF bewilderment suddenly came over my
aunt's corntenance while l, who knew her little
ways was CONFUSED with silent laughter do you
know my dear, she exclaimed turning 10 me- !
quite forgot where was; thought that had just
greeted Mrs. Van Twiller and was speaking TO her
married daughter and with the aplomb and self
possession with which absent-minded people are
happily gifted she explained the circumstance and
bore the laugh against herself with her usual per
feet good humor." In this case Mrs. AS mind had
certainly left her too solid flesh and traversed the
distance between the two houses quite as decidedly
as II she were under magnetic influence.
Mothers are very trying sometimes is the mod
Ell, paraphrase the old saying about children. and
Things that parents ought not TO say" should be
included in their education. why did you say that
TO Mrs. B. ?" or why did you tell so and so to Mr.
x are the usual rebukes to the fond parent whose
mention Of family incident to departing guests is so
displeasing to the juniors The annoyed expression
on the face Of or daughters often causes the
F. p. to stop when strangers are present and wonder
what has been said amiss. II is an odd sensation
at first for parents to find themselves arragned by
their young judges. and 10 feel that they must
be cautious in their language when in company for
fear Of unwilling trespass. Who has not laughed
over 'vice Versa" wherein the father becomes the
boy and is sent TO school. while the son assumes
Maternal Jurisdiction The reader has found II all
the more humorous. perhaps. because OF a certain
oIty with no nea0 v.
fashionable milliner's establishment is an in
teresting place which to study people for there is
something in the tiny confections of flowers. fuss
and feathers that acts more or less like touch
stone and seems TO bring certain phases Of char
acter as the pretty tr.fes are put on the heads OF
women Of various ages and position The manifest
incongruty that is sometimes displayed between the
hat and the wearer is striking. pleasant middle
aged face suddenly looks old and withered as
vouthful-lookng hat is placed above It; selfsatis
fed young woman betrays her vanity involuntariiy
as she snirks herself complacently IN the mirror
a cross expression is intensified by gaudy bonnet
and careworn countenances never look weary
when brought into immediate juxtaposition with the
freshness Of French flowers. There Is no accessory
Of dress that should be chosen with such regard
10 a sense of fitness as a bonnet. Rich lace and vel
vet. and feathers, are becoming ana appro-
pirate 10 middle-aged women; but flowers ana I'D
bons should be left to youth. Shape and STYLE 100
should be adapted 10 the dignity or maturity LOT
nothing looks so out OF keeping frivolous hat on
older woman.
That Is Mrs. b." whispered one LADY 10 ahother
a; Madame LIS indicating an old woman Sitting De-
fore cheval glass and waited upon by madame
herself. and several obsequious attendant shop
women These with CHASTITY fattery and apparently
grcwsome sense OF humor placed one elaborate
French CONNECTION after another upon her SHAKING
head. and praised the effect And this was Mrs la
woman who once. by virtue OF her beauty, "eai'"
and position ruled the fashionable world OF her Day
and who still grasps the sceptre Win
the trembling hands Of palsied age loath TO give up
her supremacy and the social excitement which mas
become TO her a necessity OF existence representing
the only life she TO lead. AS she rose from hei