The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-04
NEWS AND VIEWS.
Edith Sessions Tupper's Observations From
the Metropolis.


Especial Correspondence.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3O.-The ND to date
Gotham woman appears to be firm adj
vOcate of the apOtheosis of the hideous
IN the way of ornaments l sat opposite
a woman in an fL' train the other day
who, irreproachably gowned and bon
neted, wore among the laces at her
throat a grewsOme ebony coffin as a
brooch. A smart young woman who
spent the summer in Paris called on me
one day last week. As she threw back
her velvet cape I noticed pin thrust
among the jet fringes of her bodice. It
was a golden gallows tree, and from II
dangled the golden corpse OF a hanged
man. I expressed my horror at this mis-
guided freak of fancy. "Why, that s my
mascot" exclaimed tie young lady. 81
picked that up III Paris. Every other
woman was wearing a gallows for good
luck. "
Quite recent fad IN the line of or
namentation is to have diamonds set for
eyes in the head of the mink or sable of
your fur boa. I know ID great swell who
took her $500 diamond earrings and had
them set in the head of her erm ne boa.
The boa was stolen about week after
ward
One of the gowns in the trousseau Of
Miss Emma Rockefeller, the daughter
of the Standard Oil magnate, was shown
me by an obliging modiste. 1t was an
evening robe of palest turquoise satin.
There was deep bertha of cream Ouch
ess lace falling over the shoulders. This
Nv Of
vet, knotted here and there in butterfly
bows. There was also a pointed belt of
the pale blue velvet. 1t was a simple
and exquisite robe.
There is fashion in everything, even
in eggs and butter. In those quarters of
the town where wealthy people dwell
are the daintiest dairy shops imaginable
that cater to the swell trade. Here fancy
butter, with the stamp of some famous
farm, sells as high as SITE per pound.
The eggs, each in a compartment of a
dainty paper box, are also stamped
strictly fresh and retail for so cents
per dozen. The cream and milk from
these immaculate dairy shops are usual
ly delivered at fashionable houses by
servant in livery.
Yvette Guilbert, whose advent has
been the theatrical event of the week, is
not pretty woman. She is ugly, gaunt
and slOvenly in gait She sings remark
ably nasty songs in q Partisan accent no
Yankee can understand, however much
he may pretend to. I think the public
will soon weary of this latest French
freak. saw her ON Broadway day or
so since She looks very like the carica-
/.f "
for fin de steele poster. Her eyes are
knowing and her hair an extraordinary
shade-a sort of delicate ginger.
That miserable, wretched little beast,
the dachshund, that waddled it's way
for some time into fashions ranks, has
a rival now in the Aberdeen terrier. The
fashionable young woman now parades
Fifth avenue of a morning leading the
spunky and hardy little Scotch dog, who
scents an enemy in every other dog he
meets, growing and swapping and car
rying chip ON his shoulder. Fox ter
riers, French spaniels and pugs are not
in it these days. In fashion, as else
where, every dog has his day.
The dean of Barnard college, the
woman's annex of Columbia, is Miss
Emily James Smith, the youngest wom-
an to hold such position in this coun-
try. Miss Smith is fair and girlish look
ing. with a most serious and intense
manner. She was the second American
girl to attend Girton college, in Eng
land. She Is an enthusiastic bicyclist,
it to be the ideal exercise for
is not suffragist, but admits
that the ballot is coming to woman and
desires she should intelligent
~ prepare herself to WELD it.
One sees droH things always in cable
cars. 1 was greatly diverted day or so
since by a little episode in Broadway
car. A big, brawny fireman, in the pic
scarlet lined blue coat of his
order, stood patiently for a long time.
At last he got a seat and dropped into
It with long drawn sigh of utter ex-
1austion, and in a moment was fast
asleep, dreaming, perhaps, of last nights
ire, when he battled with smoke and
lame. His arm rested on the window
ill, and his helplessly swaying hand |
tangled a pair of coarse buckskin |
gloves. Next him sat Miss Manhattan,
gorgeous to behold. Her gown was
mart, so was her hat. and, 10, the hair |
tiff, naughty, with we'll bred, lady |
ike expression round the mouth. Sud |
lenly the fireman 1urched a little, his |
land dropped, and the buckskin gloves
Tapped against her exclusive back hair.
That bright dream was his last. He |
woke with a start, to meet a look be-
ore which Numidian lion would have
luailed and shivered. The poor fellow
vas SO terrified that, stammering an
apology, he rose and went out
N the front platform to cool his burn
ng brow. Myself, heartily wished he
lad knocked her bonnet Off
There is funny little italian restau-
ant down town much affected by news
oaper men and women. Not long since
very we'll known editor took, mirabile
ictu! his wife and his mother-i in law
here to dine. AS the cheap claret flowed
be fun became noisy. At last, about 1
u0J1nn cfo0o Sr1raY,ry |