The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The Easter girl has arrived in all her
glory, week ahead of time. The strain |
proved too much for her; she simply
could not wait until next Sunday. Her
regalia arrived almost a week ago, and
really believe that every day since then
some portion of the outfit has been thor
oughIy overhauled, TO be sure every de-
tail was correct.
What weight off the dear girl mind
now that her plans have materialized into
such a beautiful creatiOnl And. although
we may say that our Easter girl is gay ana
frivolous and of the earth earthly, still
you will all agree with me that her taste
is exouisite-that she is indeed an artist
The Easter girl is as much n detail OF
social and fashionable Easter as the sum-
mer girl is OF the summer outing season.
l think that since only Easter week and
the summer season have been dlstln-
euished bv the particular attention OF
the American girl, and by the aptation
of her fashions to their respective require
meuts. those two periods of the year
ought TO feel immensely flattered. The
Easter girl and the summer girl are. OF
course. special editions of the American
Girl. And the artists OF the illustrated
weekIies and monthiies-notably Charles
Dana Gibson - sponoingly picture
their Young feminine creations as ordinary
American girls in ALI seasons of the year
other than Easter week and the summer
months.
The American Girl has become suff-
cientlv distinct institution to attain cap
itaIiZation in the transient prints of the
day, and all OF US are fond of talking
ment to her sex. OF course one couldn't
begin 10 describe definitely what one
means by the spe ecial stress laid upon her
as type, since one can't tell where the
ordinary girl leaves off, and where the
particular ideal American Girl in capitals
begins. 1 guess we're all American Girls
ii we lead the fashions from season 10 sea-
son, strike a Gibsonian pose throw up our
heads and wear a REALLY independent
expression as we pose. In fun bloom
the American Gill wears well-lf-jt-
doesn't please you nobody cares look
about her which doesn't strike you while
she is IN the chTysalis state.
l have watched this dear creature
.ofttimes in church since Lent came in. l
noted her earnest Studiops lace, and
made my mind up that she was diligently
examining ueE CONSCItuCt, piilES up
against herself numerous frivolous actions
that she was now sorry ior-such a serious
look as she had ct times.
1 really tried myself 10 follow her exam
pie by recalling numerous frivoiities that
had been guilty of-poor, deluded NOR
TAI that I wasI
The grave, pensiye attitude was the re-
suit of a conglomeration of colors and
com binations chasing each other through
this dear young creatures brain, and not
OF remorse. The little saying. Things
are not what they seem," hOvers over NE
where'er l &C. l have been fooled more
times than l can recall by forgetting n ose
few valuable words, but then, 1 guess we
have all been there, SO what's the good of
moralizing?
A bout this time l know some one is
frowning because l haven descri bed the
costume that adorns miady so Grandly.
So here il is:
The dress is of golden brown grenadine
over green silk. The green silk skirt has
three narrow ruffles around the bottom
edged with narrow black lace, giving that
full effect that we find in all the new
skirts.
The grenadine skirt has around the
bottom band of green and brown ap-