The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-14


ar The black SIX: huI size must beware
of Hat Ir.mmin&s nf jrj tDat. in their
l" angles. Tie bIa,k rude dinner dress
l. the refuge alike IT liz, stout and the
thin woman. Property made. it brings
oul the best parts of each and con-
cealS The Weaknesses III each. But the
dressmakrr who knows ill>is.s on COM
b.n.ng another cO.Or with the black
10 the figure and age Of the wearer, ere
is scarlet. white. the new hyacinth blue.
the new emerald green. or any one If
the wonderful aud many puI pies used
either as II decoration or Il combination
N.,h tie black fabric
With the injunction that we all re-
member. Put money in Your purse"
comes the need every season for the
newest style of purse, because. while no
wise woman carries much money with
her, still. necessity demands that she
have sufficient small coin to fetch her
through an afternoons sitting and even
allow her to have afternoon tea in some
favored tea room. With her dainty tOi-
let her purse must be in harmony, and
the heavy leather or coarse looking purse
is as much out Of place with n visiting
getup as a pair OF cotton gloves would
be.
Last year we all carried com purses Of
Melted gold, suspended on long gold
chains around our necks. Those of Us
who used our savings to buy these purses
since many ducats were required for
one, are glad to know that they are still
! in vogue, although something little
newer has appeared. The happy wo-
man is the one who did not get n new
purse last year, for tie latest in purses
Is pronounced TIC y..cst chic ever known.
1t is like the netted gold pnrse in shape,
but is made OF bright colored MORE or
brocade,- mounted in gold and having
semiprec:ous, uncut stones set in thu
gold mounting. The purse is then hung
on n gold chain and worn like those of
last winter. The favored ones are OF
royal purple MORE, mounted in gold set
with amethysts, OF emerald green MORE
with uncut emeralds in the gold frame,
o. hyacinch blue with uncut turquoises
contrasting with the gold. or of white
brocade with tiny mOonstones sparkling
IN me gold mounting.
/ The bride of last year who is gettin.
n new purse has it made of bit of the
i brocade or satin that constituted her
wedding costume, while some OF the
brides of to-day are having purses made
of bits OF their wedding dresses, each one
to be given, with its gold chain, as \
souvenir to a bridesmaid. Card eases
come to match these purses, but do not
obtain as well, nor are they considered
! as fashionable as the card cases Of
snakeskin, mounted in silver gilt and
having ones initials in silver gilt across
the face Of the case. These pretty be-
longings do much TO make toilet Il
success, for there is no doubt that n
proper get up can he entirely ruined by
soied gloves, common purse or card
case. or muSeed or halfworn veil.
Did You ever feel yourself so close 70
the gates OF death that you did not cGr
much whether you went in or not? D,l
it ever come to You. when pains were
very bad, that perhaps they were the
last ones you would ever have? And If
you have felt this way, perhaps you will
know what the last two weeks have
been to me. and why ] did not care.
have read and heard of beautiful death
beds. have never seen one But he or
she who is held by the devil of malaria
simply does not care whether death
comes or not. It is Il matter of perfect
Indifference. One only wants to get
rid of life. But one does get to respect
great many things!
You get to respect the great. great
virtue of Rubber bag to hold hot wa
ter.
You get to respect the great. intense
burning desire to aid you that the mus.
tard plaster brings.
You get to respect the value or ice. And
then Won learn II good many things. You
learn what it is to have n cold drink Ot
kumyss. and then You wonder who de-
signed the diabOlical wall paper on The
ceiling.
You get TO learn that when you arc
sick you don't want PEOPLE to talk loud
". or those who wear creaky shoes to
move about near you.
Y0u get to learn that when you nre
tired OF one side OF the he'd it takes the
strong arm OF man to move yOu over
to the other. and you are inst ms apt
when ron get there to want to go back
within Eve minutes.
You get to learn TINT there are nice
r~cdicines and nasty medicines, but that
the nasty ones prevail.
Yon get to learn that while profession
nj nurses may have n reason for exist
pnce while they NAV he very knowing
young women. that if you are iii or IN
pain. the hest nurse any woman can
have Is the woman who bore hcr-her
mother. Bah.
! ONLY ONE SUCH MAN.