The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-20
PERSONALIA.
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Every woman will appreciate dress
made of one of the pretty ribbed cloths
in pigeon gray, and such a gray as
may be worn in the street in midwin-
ter. The skirt is perfectly plain and
wonderfully well hung. The bodice is
round-fitted with a very deep black
velvet yoke, quite square-braided with
fiat purple ribbon braid in scrolls.
Side pieces of black velvet similarly
braided seem to be a part of the yoke,
entering the sleeve seams as well as
the seams of the bodice under the arm.
They curve prettily in front, jacket
| style, and end at the hips in a round
| curve.
The cloth back is tucked and drawn
into a black velvet belt, which slips
under these side pieces and fastens
with buckle of brilliants and gold
work. In front, while the cloth IS
drawn down into a slight point, the
sides only are laid in tucks, cluster
of five each. which come from under
the velvet side pieces, leaving the
cloth plain in the center. To harmon
ize with this costume nothing more
charming that a purple velvet toque
could be worn. with its drapery COM
bined with yellow lace and clusters
of violets peeping out here and there
and aigrette twists of velvet at the
side.
Some years ago, when colleges for
women were new in this country, and
when the world of fashion was apt TO
look askance at anything but the old
conventional way of educating is
daughters, an ambitious young friend
of mine belonging to a family with no
means, but many social traditions.
went to one of these institutions de-
terrnined on the higher education for
herself She was almost the only rep
resentative of her particular station in
life and for a long time she was viewed
with a suspicion she failed to under
stand. When at last some trouble be-
fell her, professor, who meant 10 be
kind, explained the situation in these.
words: You know when you first
came to college your dress, your man
ner and your bearing betokened you
had been in society, and that created
a prejudice against you" little
more conversation followed, and the
teacher added. Il never realized be-
fore that anyone who had been in So
ciety could have single or honest pur-
pose" ! have always remembered this
story, for nothing to my mind ever
illustrated more clearly the preJudices
of well-meaning people, the utter in
ability of each to understand the other,
the fashionable world looking askance
at the intellectual. and the intellectual
world refusing to believe in the virtues
of the fashionable.
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Care of clothing is subject but lit
tie comprehended by some women; as
a result many with moderate incomes
no hl,x-r -bar &c no
real reason for it. simply. for instance, |
because after paying round of calls
or after a wearisome days shopping, |
they return home. exhausted. neglect to
brush their clothes and do not give a |
glance to see whether there is a stitch |
needed anywhere, so, naturally, the /
dust gets ground into the garment and |
very likely the next time the gown is !
donned it is in haste and pin takes
the place of the missing hook or eye.
or the silken ruffle, perhaps, has a
slight tear which pin has to hold to-
gether. OF course. the pin Injuries the i
goods and the ruffie will probably tear
badly, and such is the beginning of the
end. Mothers should teach their
daughters from the time they are chill
1ren, to hang up their gowns and wraps
as soon as they take them Off after
busting and mending them as
neatly as possible; and everyone should
that all dinner ball and
handsome gowns must be kept from
The air and the slightest exposure to
1ampness or dust.
Any observing person can detect at a
glance the sort of care clothes receive.
There is no way to elude the mark of
carelessness, it speaks loudly
rom every point and tells the story
plainly to the world. That is the evil
lence by which we detect the frumpi-
less and untidiness of some of our
friends in contrast to others who are
always spick and span. as if they had
,ome out of that Droverbial bandbox
80 often quoted. Many women excuse
themselves (when fortune no longer
miles upon them) from keeping up
appearance by laying the
blame on the want of maid or their
wn helDlessness to do for themselves. /
such plea, instead of being an ex-
use, is in reality accumulative evil
ence of innate laziness and untidiness.
Every woman who cannot afford a
naid is able to supply the want by
er own hands and go through certain
uties to her person and clothes every
ay of her life. unless she is a con-
rmed invalid, utterly helpless.
a woman with no care of home or
Tho shirks domestic duties because .
~ 81 NitpASooeihI, may owe THIS Qe-
ect to training as much as to nature.
here are men who perform all tasks
erfunctorily and have no love for
iork. Women have more cause for
ne discomfort of domestic drudgery, ,
ecause it is more monotonous than
he employment of most men. If there
! trouble in the house, the wife is left
} solitary brooding, while the man
oes out among his fellows and soon
nds distraction. Going out is
hange; returning home is another BY
vening the events of the day have
riven away the cares of the morning.
lad the wife. the same opportunities.
er little troubles would sit as lightly
r~or, 1a,.