The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-06
A SPRING PASTEL.

SPRING PASTEL.
Borne northwart from some far Azores,
The south-wind tapping coral shores.
Skins the Interested. emerald SEQ
And stirs the pink anemone.
It grccts the gurgling fivulet
Whose limpid, crystal WATERS fret
Soft. fern-fringcd banks in sportive flow
From bosky nights to fields below.
Tho sweet song-spnrrow from the dell
Pours forth his music miracle.
Perched high upon the greenng fir
Natures insistent chorister.
And now from meadows far away,
The west-wind, at the close OF day.
Brings lettering, when dark clouds lower
The pattering Of the Summer shower.
Joel Benton in Hdrper's Weekly
Mrs. McKinley's favorite color is blue, 80
forget-me-nots are poisoning all about the
Conservatives aud gardens Of the White
House.
Washington society will miss Madame Yang
Yu, the wife of tho Chinese Minister, who sails
away this week with Yang Yu for Paris. on
their way to Saint Petersburg, his new post.
Madame Yang Yu has presided very gracefully
over the ceremonies and festivities at the Le-
CATION, and has been one of the most picturesque
figures in Washington. It seems quite natural
to US that she should do this, and that she
should make calls and give and attend recep-
tions and dinner parties, but to the Chinese
mind it is most remarkable thing. When
she came here she had not only to learn new
ovd T. ~ hukc oh, had tn
away from all the traditions of her country.
There, as . rule, the ladies live secluded and
apart from general society and are not expected
to be where men are. In spite of all this she
has been q graceful, cordial hostess, and even
before she could use our language she presided
with ease and dignity at the state dinners.
Her receptions have rivaled those at the White
House in popularity. The Chinese babies have
been an unfailing source of delight to Washing
tonians. They are the quaintest little beings
imaginable, frolicking about in their long, stiff
satin costumes.
Tho Now York State Legislature has for.
hidden the sale of dead bird skins with the
plumage attached. and hats SO adorned are do
clared contraband and unstable.
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Women who carry the art Of dressing to
fine point, never wear gloves Of dressed kid
after IL o'clock noon. There may be occasional
exceptions in favor of the thin white or pale
gray gace gloves, but even these are being
gently dropped. The suede gloves are GER
txinly more becoming than the glace, but are
not so durable. Colored gloves-that is green,
cd and NIT nHaair hfo
every woman nov knows. Women of good taste
wear the browns, tans-the paler shades Of gray
drab is always ugly-black and white. The
reddish-brown gloves of heavy kid are liked
for bicycling and for any heavy wear.
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It is a pretty fancy to have the bridesmaids
at a wedding carry parasos instead of bouquets.
The sun-shades should be of white silk or satin,
friled with chiffon and the handles decorated
with ribbon of the brides color.
It is recorded that clever girl crochetted a
macrame Tam O'Shanter hat-crown for herself,
stiffened it, sewed it to pretty, straight brim
from an old sailor, put quill in the side and
twist Of velvet ribbon around the crown wore
it, and looked as sweet as a peach; but she was
a very pretty maiden anyhow.
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Cock s-comb red is a name given to the
very brightest of all the reds.
English walking-hats of linen are trimmed
round the crown with fold of ecru net, and
have soft dove-colored wing OF bunch of
quilts at the left SIDE They are very stylish
and becoming to a woman who has either o
pretty or an aristocratic face, and are most un-
becoming to homely women. The lines are
too severe for the ordinary face.
Geraniums for hat trimming are very pretty.
The SOFT gray green leaves and the little pink
buds are very like Natures own. A wreath of
the leaves and buds round the crown, with
geranum pink bows and spray Of the leaves
for the high trimming, makes charming
combination with q black straw hat.
The sailor hats trimmed with plaid ribbon
and bunch of quilts are particularly the
property of the 16-year-old girls
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Straw resets and cockades. ugly and awk ward,
are brought forth as fit trimmings for the sailor
and English walking hats; but the woman
who knows, uses ribbons for her bands aud bows.
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This is the season to freshen up ones old
black straw hat with the aid of shoe polish,
and afterwards it will need a good airing
After the hat has been blackened it should be
set to dry, with soft paper crushed into the
crown to hold it in shape. and with the brim
pinned securely to firm. perfectly fat surface
The crown and brim will sag numerically if
these precautions are not taken.
A black lace straw hat, face with gathered
net and trimmed with black ribbon and pretty
lavender and purple orchids, is charming.
Many of the new sailor hats have crowns
entirely too high to be becoming to any but
extraordinary women.
AS to shoes, the sharply pointed toes are
decidedly out of fashion, aud a well.rounded
toe is now "the thing" Russell boots and Ok
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