The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20
WOMAN OF FASHION.
cu~roms AID Costumes OBJ
SERVED At THE FAIRS
The Delight wossen Always Take IN
Planning Novelties for Bax@rs-
Dainty Dresses 90 Be Worn fn
unosb. Fr~p~bx Gowns That
Suggest Coed Homemade Amer
team sabssitases-str~~f Dresses
which Attract Attention


r.. 4s,mrss.ruax assyzr and the church fair
ar~ In@vtxable adsurcts OF the dying year.
zsanlcs ana revelations may rage tnF0esh
+ha lane buf the bszar goes On 1sst the
same Indeed sbeSe very ctseumst&fa@ss
are 8xea a. Arguments r. their favor -
xsanlc II = pagg@rizsri therefore, more tsi'hs
Be done for the paapers AZ such TINE
.han Il any other. Revolutions and bal
sge# Involve the wounasng and killing on
~o,4ss~s vgneYefpou the bazaar Immediately
follows f8r the benefit Of bersaTea moth
ers ard children. All 81 which goes 20
snow two things: First, that people IN
pansraI can be trusted 70 succor ana pro-
fscs the weak and suffering. and. second.
taat woman has 3 mania for tie oazar- y
il mania because she cannot aelp y. ASK
a woman whether che really lsSss any patN
Of the labor OF getting 40 Oazaf anu slas
vii invariably tell you that sac aoes No.
or use arguments 70 show tf1at 1i0Fe ason-
ey eouid BE- made BY private l.'s 80.
and she wiIl admit their weight. ael IN"
tazar continues 70 flourish, and VIII con
ssnum 10 do 40 until ef0mankiFa becomes
~ .neNrs' that here Is nobody left TO make
the fancy things that constitute IL
Ard 10 sec her enthusiastic preparations
sor II weeks beforehand, and neT pntlFihg
Iaborx during is progress 90 make u
stlceess. one would Imagine that Il was the
greatest pleasure IA the world, and that
the whole thing vas a sort % outing.
Dressed Ia the gsyest attire. she beams
fu,n everybody and Smiles lndiscrimlnate-
ly with a spaaery fascination thar lures
many A masculine victim 20 her snareA.
ssWhy, how do you DO, Ar. JonesF' she
exrias41H as an unwilling. but powersess.
subject crawis reluctantly forward IN an
mwar 20 her hypnotic smile. Here Is tho
sweetest little pin cushion that ] made
with my own hands expressly for Alrs.
Jones'
And POOR Mr.. Jones. IN the face 81 this
appeal 20 his sense OF duty 70 his wife. ana
70 his ga.iantry toward the lady whose
handlwork he Is expectsd 10 compliment
~ purchasing Il. has no avenue or escape
and buys the cushion with all The grace he
can muster Possibly this may be the
charm OF the bazar-the opportunity 10
crafty the latent savage instinct 10 see n
a man sqairm AMI know he cannot escape
But n woman has a mania for bazsrs.
man certainly finds a charm or some kind
n attending them, and when one comes 10
view the scene as a whOle-wtth its gay
booths and its pretty women behiDd them,
shsir cheeks and eyes ablaze with the fer
yoy Of aedulsitIon--ons does not have 70 50
far 10 find the attraction.
with an eye 20 the fitness of things, as
well as 10 the mercenary side Of tho ques-
ton the prettiest girls are always chosen
for the flower and candy booths These
Booths are tastefully decorated. but not
elaborate enough 20 detract from tho
charm Of che naidens who dispense their
wares beneath.
In these booths the girls are expected 70
dress In light. airy costumes. and even in
some cases wear evening dress. though
this IL not considered good form AZ a
church fair. Pale blues and pinks and
greens are the Gaintisst colors. with here
and there yellow or faint gray by way II
contrast.
To fhe an,var %eoth .. - Anvs- -. -.
held last week IN Baltimore. al TIE Rsrfs
wore white. which was very pretty II e1r-
trast with the green bower that farzas1
the background and VAS ths caiy fees-a-
ton used.
last summers organales srs presss.
into service. and give a very festive 40
pearance % the booths. which makes the
visitor forget ths cold world outside.
one girl IN pale green. however. brought
one hack 70 the season again ~ trimming
her bodice with holly. with few excep-
tons. thu booth girls are dressed without
reference 20 prevailing fashions. dainty
nnffy gowns Of any season belnE sufficient
g. attractive.
Aside from these. however. there are n
number OF others. who belong 10 no nartic-
uisF booth. II g. considered a mistake 20
set al the attractive girls 20 Wurk az max
ina actual @ales. and those who DO stand
behind the booths should not be angry az
about n their gpod clothes and leaving
them - % the work Thcne apparent
sfieTs are very useful. because they have
plenty OF time 20 devote 20 entertaining
tbs visitors. and furnish an excuse FOR
having candy or flower hooth-for OF
course no man ever buys such things Tor
himself
I, IL the tdlers snt ~. visitors whose
costumes are interesting from our point 81
view. - their gowns are usually Esw and
therefore IN the latest fashion At the
Fl8ltinore bnxar mentioned above ore OF
the wealthy patr0nesSea was dressed IN an
extremely FreBchy costume II Is not 81
much value 20 rs - know that no mate
"a - tbe waist was e heavy antique SILK
that sells a. e q yard. ana that lt was
Hired With tsffeta that was changeahle IN
threa iutV. green. gold ana magenta. It
Vas made IKE an ordinary short has1ue
and then tabs ahout seven Inches vide and
lined Win white satin were sewed or che
bottom. ard tails fs Interesting. because p
shows that TIE long basque ~ iha louis
Nv, period SAN pereists IN rsthllc favor.
The prevail us tone 81 the silk was a color
thst WIS haff way between certse ana a
magenta. and fhis shade ~ s8Nln was used
80 form the fosde3 beIt across tbe frons -
fse waist ard tho collar which aas yelled
With chiffon. A ran vest ~ ernnFo' 8ereA
ehiTan wss hsrfer@a en ea y side with n
series ~ Tevers the arSt ~ witch reached
about rs the sleeve. TIRE second extended
ever ana tiowo. the tb.rd was sewed in
wsth ere top 81 the sleeve polnfinx iowa
ara reaching afgsoat - the elbow ara att
were ~sE@f VIA two-tnnh w3de aerer}sou
Fiestca white wuli ani WIRE 1ine,i with
white satin. tn a sleeve wns fighs frcsra
wrist - shoulder ans bad q Gun that uas
cat ctreoFar and inrnsf back
Th's waist NEas W1rH Win a resse--otsfes
hrNat,,leth stfrt thAf BEES bsnH - wine
ca'oFea velvet aroH-a the f,4ss,sy,, relieved
v1th = ttr'p Of sable FUR laid ovor %. The
Nurs neNt Gas I sax fhe same lady w.th
the same Sktrt, Nus wftA tha hroa4ransh
waiss fhat matched lt " Wax much usare
elegant tbau "a SAX oae. helnx trimmed
MIA " sne-col ,eei velvet snG heavy threaa
laoe Effa basque proper Yves eiat cutie
lerE asaaut eiF1f inches heioN she wssst -
~ was estf-a'f y ~ rFeaus lace aruurs the
fsstit'-a ~ the fFonts aad up RE sffes 20
ttf sss te70 ~ tAe veet tn fTauf T3,ss fa-e
AossrN NRs eaiEr8 wssh far Ths xteey-s
W~re tisht ara rts.fa ~ velvet Thev haA
lsev-trtsTnsef cloth cuTs AS S,lfterffv
~tn<S ~ velvet whtsA were ees ca ezarh
sfA ~ tNs sleeve anH di8 rot e,rea e.
EF'h@r exs7cst ~ fNs Fse{at Ct fhe sA.,s,ssFsr
wAure thew were ensseszf av th-s. lassn~ %
rsNlrs Fihh'eu 20 match 80 vetvvt. TAfs
sleeve = fress3stv F'Fs1ehv nof "a NORTH
e9fsS1tS in ans nsateraL Tae esssAfns-
tteu - wiue cc'as sri o1d rcss - sxt~er,,-
iy hes atlfal awa I.sks very rs-h uftA sha
acfgeaIaE soses q tse sroaa sane nr4
sreAm iscA
Tha 1aE3 sroaef the ss>ttarz ~ fhe SKIRT
IS ass N03uG fo l-a n.sls.a. fe~ II s- one -
BANS. aza sees - shaw fNat NhHa tAe
FlAa sklrt j. perfe-,lg .leNsAsIs. e. 5-sas /.
s1are nn.,1ea 70 sho ors.fs-s.f ev8 urhsr =
g. rei.seVt wtta EssSs trimming
Afsnx 81 ne .tFvars ttr..ssss -..es-A 80 Il.