The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08
NEWS AND VIEWS.
Edith Sessions Upper on the Fads
and Fancies of New York.

Kew York, April 8-Thievery is
II vogue among fashionables. This
statement may be somewhat startling
bat a word Of explanation viii satisfy.
Among the haut ton it is merely a fad,
a caprice. The thieves display their
booty with as much pride as a collector
of brio-a-br laces, fans or teapOts may
feel I was calling on a smart girl the
other day and noticed in one corner Of
her boudoir a glass case lined with pale
blue plnsh, on which in glittering array
lay row after row of silver spoons.
ssYOu have the souvenir spoon craze, - I
remarked. ~ es, - she said; those are
spoons have swiped from the various
cafes and restaurants where have
dined and lunched. Ism It Is a dear col
lection?"
Naturally I nearly tainted, not only
at the thieving itself, but at swiped''
coming from those rosy patrician lips.
But since ''Chimmie Fadden' arrived
we all model our conversation after the
syntax, etymology and parts of speech
Of the east side. 1t is no uncommon
thing nowadays to hear s'wot tell"
from the mouth of very swagger danes.
And while on this topic let me speak Of
a very clever reprOOf given by a woman
at a supper of new wOAaen when ciga-
rettes were passed. NO, thank you,
she said, Il can't smoke, but I can
swear. -
The crest is now brandished on the
back Of gloves. For some time fashion
able men and women have tackled it on
everywhere there was room for it-sta-
tionery, carriages, whips, underwear,
table and toilet silver. napery, sofa
cushions, bed linen, garter buckles.
Now ultra swells have it embroidered
on their gloves. In view of no other
field being suggested for the display Of
the coat of arms, I would ask what is
the matter with the liver pad?
Did you have souf1e pOtatoes?" I
heard one man ask another when he
mentioned the factthat he had been din
ing at a certain famous French restau-
rant ''What in blazes are soufHe pota-
toes?'' asked the one who had dined we'll
and was proud of it. The other looked
at him pi5yingly. 'My dear fellow,
where have you been not to have heard
of souf1e potatoes? Tt is positively the
latest and smartest way to serve the
vegetable. - And here is the fashion Of
it.: The potatoes have been artifcially
distended in some occult manner so that
they resemble tiny pillOwshps blown
out by the wind on a clOthesline. They
are served IN nest made Of potatoes,
cut in round strips like macaroni and
deliciously Drowned. A daintier way Of
serving potatoes cannot be imagined. and
the secret as yet belongs to the chef Of
this particular restaurant.
You may as well be out Of the world,
madam or miss. if you do not wear a
white ribbon choker this spring. The
white choker gives the last smart touch
to a smart costume and fresheus up
shabby gown. I was told by a fashion
able dressmaker the other day that the
style originated at President Carnot's
funeral when several grandes danes
wore a band Of white satin ribbon about
their elegant threats as badge Of
mourning for the murdered president
We are so accustomed to think Of our
best circles as being the embodiment
and epitome Of courtesy and good breed
ing that an example Of the above remiss-
ness comes with a shock akin to the
crack of doom.
EDITH SESSIONS UPPER