Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-14

means go to the demniiion bow-wows all
ye who lacel' and It also means Good
morning to the woman who wants to be
beatty The why and the whereforeP Be-
cause that most fascinating bodice, COM
monty called the Russian blouse, properly
called the blouse iacquette. demands good,
broad shoulders n waist in harmony and
well developed hips. We may expect to see
tnnumerabe loose, slovenly looking
blouses, suggestive OF breakfast jackets
drawn in under belts and these will be
called Russian blouses Now, the real
Russian blouse. or blouse jacquette, is
yeritable joy forever. 1t is cut out of one
I huge piece, fits properly in the back, is
/. adorably loose and yet well fitting in front,
. and so perfectly shaped that it would retain
y It's position without Il belt or sash ribbon
< II any dainty woman were willing to omit
lie. The Russian blouse Il call il that, since
x the world at large does demands not the
high busted, long wasted, many boned stays
'<of the past, but il calls for the short, health
<ful little corset that has in it but few bones
*snd that is simply intended as a comfort
and not as means whereby, through tight
acing, one may gain red nose, a dull COM
%SpexiOn and the dyspepsia. No. These
$tays. making fashionable the low bust and
showing the easy, natural curves of the
Norm, could have been worn with comfort
NY Eve when she started III to assume fig
& leaves Probably she made just such stays
4iout of the big leaves and laced them
together with ribbon grass. There is no
0Ntelling what woman will do. But to wear
"A with your blacl, skirt, if you wish to look
II smart, have your dressmaker make you the
81 proper Russian blouse. wear those most
N comfy of stays under it ana let the world see
N how beautiful is the natural figure as per-
& mitted by civilization. The woman with an
VI Is inch waist is u fright Nine times out of
X ten she is laughed at by men, and ten times
x out Of ten women who understand realize
IA hat she has no end Of bodily woes and is
nbominably bad tempered-the result of
Might lacing.
~ A famous French corset maker advises in
flacing ones stays, that three sets of silk
1aces he used. One starts from the top and
lends midway between the top of the bust
and the waist; the next begins there and
Breaches to the same distance below the
iN~aist then the next is placed so that 1t goes
Through the remaining eyelets. Then when
&your stays are put on the upper lace is
sdrawn so that the bust expands properly,
tand that lace is tied not to be undone. The
Isecond lace is kept loose, for there are, as
fevery woman knows, changes in ones
waist measurement. The third lace, like
z the top one is arranged to fit and does not
N need to be changed from time. The French
man who advised this understood the teini-
a nine figure. and if you, who are feminine,
N doubt this wisdom, all that can advise is
that you try his method. But remember
that for the winter We are to have the Rus
When saw the new short gloves in their
Wonderful fawn and gray shades with pale
blue, bright scarlet or rose stitching on the
back, said to myself, my most complacent
coniidante This means the revival of the
bracelet 7" Aud il is here. 4 we'll known
matron wore at first night bracelet that
Hold that 1t came from the land of my stery
H--lnda The background was of that soft
(, gold in which the Indian workers take Sc
much delight, and on this circle was set
M every known, and | do believe every un,
known, gem uncut. The effect was mar
resting on an opal, next to which was d
~ black pearl that simply made more brilliant
M glowing ruby. There were turquoises IN
three different colors; dark and a light
amethyst made wonderful contrast, while
n Il perfect emerald seemed to be throwing ou
IA ray of hope as IL rested closely to milk
white pearl The ordinary everyday BRACE
II let. designed even by the extraordinary
jeweler, sinks into insignilicance beside thi'
" wondrcus band of ever changing color
color which can be traced To the opal ant
pearl, turquoise end emerald, ruby and dia
inond chry3oberyl and chrysoprase omyN
and amethyst, Alexandria and moonstone
20 garnet and sapphire, and all the magnifi
cent family of gems that are a delight Il
K the artistic or pcetical mind. The bands o
rubies, or of rubes alternating with dia
lnonds, of emeralds alternating with dia
monds and OF turquoises alternating witt
diamonds continue in fashion and will b.
m seen at even the most quiet evening affairs
ISL By-the-by, speaking OF diamonds, when
heard that they could make diamonds,
n concluded that would at once have u pal
NJ OF diamond buckles for my slippers: but
oh. dear me the people who know say tina
N made diamond costs exactly three time
as much us one dug from the soil.
But to return to bracelets All of us can
M have bracelet from India, but some of u
Suph n circle is hV III
" Chinese women. sly lady of the Chimes
-Four Hundred wears II bracelet of gold; sh
of the one Thousand chooses one Of silvol
M while that one OF the many millions WIN
M has no social standing, doesn't choose at al
vi but has to take the kind of bracelet whic
she can get and that is OF iron. In patter
+ these bracelets do not differ, being twi
N of the metal large enough to be slipped Owe
H the hand; not however, complete circlt
INA The Chinese ladies are very far sighted /
collecting many of these bracelets f
E whether they are of GOLD, silver or irol
M they are real and solid. Consequent,
whenever Nine. ChiEois gets little har
up she doesn't make a racket in the estal
'4 lshment bv trying o get little more tina
her usual allowance from monsieur, M
az does she borrow from her woman friends
NJ play against her luck at poker Not sh
She simply marches off to the place whel
they make the money, takes off her hrac
lets, throws them in one side of the scale
fANu tue nDllblnB money maker heaps
tthe other side with money until the weigl
AOf the bracelet is reached. You see, as the
ps no work on il, it is worth exactly what
weighs in the money of the realm, wheth
a. be in nice gold pieces horrid silver dc
Va lars or iron pennies, according to the braG
lets. II seems much more convene
Fashion than carrying purses for one is
~ bpt to lose ones purse. And then YOU ha'
w Dust rs many bracelets as You can afford
Ws your admirlng family may give you.
must be confessed that they are rath
heavy to wear, but it's curious what
Woman will endure when her Woe rcpr
vents money.
Do yua SNOW anybody who bows wei
lihe average man raises his bat in ii
ttitfest. most stilted manner or else does
~ Pm such hurry and grns So during ii
Operation that the locker on cannot b
~ wonder if anything has suddenly affect
* The muscles oil mis- face. The Willigbov Iii
bis hat about two inches from his head ~
replaces it with q gesture that suggests i
being wound M like the mechanical dol
f4 The average woman mods, and she usual
looks sulky, though she NAV not feel
This IS the result OF forcing herself never
hook pleasant on the street. because of I
Hguickness with which some stray man mi
capture the smile and claim it for his ow
y uother type of woman may meet the mi
"a b Hhe adores and give him the most coldlv
uitferent bend of the iead-a somethi
NNhlch bespeaks recognition but not app
Baton. This indifferent bow always pigu
Ntn man, because the chances are he has be
tel.ing some companion that Here CON
fNn charming woman whom know We
4stwell," and this very slight nod seems
give him the go by and to make his sta
KS ment appear what his English cousin woI
Z. Icall a tarradddle. The art of bowling &C