The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31
A word in the she'll pink ear of the mat

Would YOU know The verv latest and
most deicately sentimental way of wor-
Shipping at your especial stage hero's
shrine? Then 20 to the jeweler, that con-
e;uror of precious metals who is brimfuI OF
: new ideas as TO how money may be spent,
ana ask him TO show you an assortment
OF dainty leather cases bit bigger than
your watch and medallion shaped (unJess
you would have them round) for portraits
Into this case, which may be plain or en-
beilished and Is trimmed with streak OF
gold or silver, to be SUSPENDED about
young throat by delicate chain 10 match,
you must slip the photograph of your
footlight favorlte and tuck him into your
belt-di-ectly under your heart, OF course.
As often as your infStuation changes SO
often can you change the dear boys race
for one grown dearer. But picture case
you positively must possess or count your
self behind in the race for novelties.
a charming young girl who makes her
debut this month has James X. Hackett's
picture in q case, and a stately belle who
bloomed in soclely's garden last winter is
going up and down our thoroughfares
with Herbert Kelcey iammed into her
girdie. The world, which / now cruelty
let into the secret, has hitherto thought
that James and Herbert were mere time
pieces ticking in leather seclusion. But
the pretty fad will go merrily on for all
this betrayal of its secret, for the contents
of the little case will be a mystery 10
every body il the wearer does not choose
TO press The tiny spring, and she will have
70 end Of fun in refusing to crafty the
curiosity of jealous admirer. Only, il
He wants to keep the identity of the i'm
pfisoned hummer truly mum she really
must refrain from taking more than ff-
teen or sixteen of her dearest chums into
her confidence. Somebody is sure TO tell.
l made a discovery this week-two of
them, in iact-so | have news for you.
Let US for the moment skip winter
entirely, and precipitate ourselves for a
chat into the very lap of spring. since it
is with what you are going to wear when
that balmy period arrives that this news
of mine has to do.
1t Is delightfully."- interesting to drop a
few months from the calendar and look
next summer in the face-to discover what
Fashion is planning for US while we sleep
and INT the gay winter out of our reck-
oning. / am of the opinion that the i'm.
Perious dame will be exceedingly wroth
with me for telling what 1 have seen be-
fore she is ready to announce it herself,
but what mortal woman could Withstand
the tsmptationf
Well, then, the newest thing under mex
years sun will be crispene, declared to be
the fabric OF the century by its enthusi-
astie importer, monsieur the merchant,
who knows more about suitings in a
minute than most other men do in a life
time. Monsieur has. in fact devoted his
entire existence TO providing weaves for
the women to wear. He is Fashions faith
ful emtssary, 80 when he talks you and
must listen and believe.
Criapeue is a dress goods of such won.
deriul make that it requires no lining, in
terlining or stlffening whatever, whether
1t be employed in the building of skirt.
bodice or jacket. This means an impor-
tant saving OF expense labor in making
and weight in all garments evolved from
1t. yet no sacrifice of appearances, for cris.
pere imparts as smart and crisp an effect
1 as stiff taffeta silk lined gown. Dur
' able, stylish and handsome, and, strange
TO say, inexpensive as we'll. crispene is
going TO supersede every other fabric for
outdoor wear. just as soon as it is placed
on the counters for sale.
CriEpene, the volubIe and veraclous
monsieur assures me, Is veritable nom
conductor OF heat and cold, and is there
lore ideal In Its ada pta bility to the needs
OF city, country, mountain and seaside.
1t will be found cool during the warm
months, retains its frmness when everv-
thing else gives up trying to and wrinkles
into limp, discouraged mass; scorns to
catch lint or dust. and, in brief, behaves
itself as no other material ever has yet
when subie eted to summers tests.
Its weaves are close and fine, es pecially
recommending it for geEtlemen's outing
suits, also for house, lawn, bicycle and
driving wear. And the chidren-why.
they can kick up their precious young
heels With joyful abandon when crispene
comes in. for it will stand more down
tight abuse than anything the youn gsters
were ever buttoned into Lenfant ter.
riole may run wild in 1t and still be pre
sen able at meal time. All this. monsieur
VOWS, is the plain, unvarnished, unwhite-
washed truth.
AS 10 the characteristics of crispene it
reminds me more of denim than ANYTHING
elsa refined, improved denim, educated
out of all furniture coarseuess into fabric
ut for the fair. 1t has the denim colors.
100, but the ground is almost exclusively
4 white, and, truly, the effect is novel and
\Dlsssing. With your crispene gowns you
STs to wear crispene shoes, instead of the
canvas footgear of yore, which was such
trial to keep clean. They will be much
like the canvas affairs, but the cloth in
them will match exactly the prevailing
color in the gown, and they will be neatly
finished with silky bands or very fine and
inffnitesimal bits of leather. Leather,
though, Is to be conspicuous by lis alb
sence on summer footwear; the most 1t
vill do is 10 insert its presence solewtse
a twixt my lady's foot and terra firma.
. Each gown must have its corresponding
shoes, SO enlarge your wardrobe accommo-
dations accordingly. The toe of the DIRE s.
goods shoe is really pointed our way, a,
l hinted some weeks ago would be the
case.
Now a few suggestions about the max
ing and using of crispene for Won 10 cut