The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

point of civilization is reached when
am seated in a comfortable arm chair in
a first-class car. beside a big window
through which 1 can watch the country
as 1 fly with the birds themselves.
There's something fine in travelling in this
way. The engine goes so swiftly that you
conclude you can outspeed anything, and
you forget entirely the days of slow trav-
ell. of dirty cars, and of poor service.
Seated where 1 am can get everything
I want. A cup of the liquid that cheers,
distilled exactly from that brand II leaves
that l best like, book to amuse me,
which the courteous servant of the com
pany furnishes from the little library at
the end of the car, and polite brass but
toned colored gentleman to remove dust
from off my gown when the end of the
journey is reached. It's worth the small
tip given him to hear his glad expression
of thanks and to see the look of content
which is over his entire countenance.
To-day 1 am going from one big city
to another Opposite me is seated a gen.
tleman from the land of politeness-from
the city of civilization-Paris And we
laugh and jest, and 1 ask of this big,
blonde Frenchman, so many questions
that 1 wonder if, in time. he will conclude
that I belong to the secret service. First
of all, he tells me of his great surprise
about one thing: you have a fashion
of saying, you English-speaking people,
that, in French, there is no word for
home Perhaps this is true. But, we
have something better than the word, we
have the reality. With US, you do not
find even among the middle classes, new
ly married people, living in hotels; and
even the bachelor should he conclude to
leave his fathers home, ar
ranges another for himself,
since he cannot imagine comforts
synonymous with meals eaten in restau-
rants: Why, madame, the table manners
of many of the people one meets in pub
lie dining rooms are so bad that ones APP
petite is taken away. Then, too, our wo-
men are wise enough to know that their
power over the men is greater the more
comfortable they can make them; and so
they give much thought to the appearance
of their homes and much more thought 10
the good dishes which they serve upon
their tables. Perhaps our women are not
great travellers. Yesterday 1 heard OF an
American gentleman, whose business cans
him far away from this country. His
wife does not go with him, because her
friends are here, and he sees her just one
month out of the twelve. Why, Frencn
woman would be Mortified at that. ANA
even now the French woman does not
understand the American who allows MS
wife TO travel all over Europe, dress su-
in
while he remains at home to earn the
money to permit her to stay away from
hinoi Now that l know some American
men. l really believe they do it because
they love the women; and yet l used 10
think it was because they wanted TO get
rid of them. But it is not right, madaihe'
Unfortunately for the American woman:
7 could not contradict my companion, and
so l asked him to tell me something new
in ANYTHING but specially to tell me some
thing new about the fashions. Inc prisnt-
er a Frenchman is the more certain Is ne
to thoroughly comprehend every oetdil ol
a woman's costume; and, II there Is one
little note that makes discord Where there
should be harmony he can detect II at
a glance. So, to please me, he told me OF
some wonderful fashions. SAID me- just
before I left Paris one OF the most re-
markable as well as one OF the most eA-
nensive coats was worn by woman VINO
dressed well, as well as a woman OF hot
onlv of position but of taste and wealth.
con dress. she wore a short jacket OF
white buckskin, with collar ana Guns OF
chincilla. Naturally, it would soil in one
wearing. but then it could be cleansed
with the pipe clay which the Enghsh SUI
diers use for freshening their groves
such a coat would not by woman OF
fashion have more than four or nVe
wearings. but as a matter of course,
- found many imitators, the pest
being one of heavy white silk, trimmed
with black braid and black velvet. Ihere
is not doubt that next winter in Paris the
turban made of velvet or whatever rlcn
material is fancied, and decorated with
feather, a flower, an aigrette or Jewel
will be seen at the opera.
last winter many fashionable women
went to the theater or the opera wearing
low bodices and enormously big black
nicture hats The effect was charming,
Int | can see why you object to 1t here,
where ladies sit in the orchestra, while
with us they only appear in the boxes.
'The Frenchman's eye and taste are
well trained as to woman's dress, and
am going to be frank with you, madame,
ana tell YOU why the average American
woman does not look well in her clothes.
IL is because she buys too cheap a corset.
Every woman's figure differs. Conse-
quently no woman can wear. with a good
result, q corset htted on some model who
is utterly unlike her. Such stays may be
gotten for dollar. But she would be a
wiser woman If she would economic on
her frocks and pay, according to the ma
terial used for them, from twelve 10
twenty dollars for her stays. You Amer
leans come to Paris, look at the young
women in our big shops and say why is
Il that a French girl looks chic even in
the plainest black gown? II is because
her stays 1T her properly. II is because
she does not attempt to make her figure
the shape of an hour glass. but her stays
curve properly over her hips, are easy
about her waist. and. while they allow
fun room to her bust, do not come. like
the cheap stays, two and three inches
above 1t. The American woman will
never understand the art of good dressing
until she realizes the great value of good
corsets and dainty lingerie.
How far behind us are you In the fash
ions? ! think about two years All Paris
Is wearing big bonnets with big crowns
while you are wearing hats with high
tapering crowns. As far as fashion Is
concerned, observation has taught me that
a good fashion lasts al least four years
Look at the vogue which has been given
to the various purple shades, and look al
NHN L.