New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
SOME WOMEN OF RANK D1iE" AC
HAGGLE OVER OLD CLOTHES.
norRN1NG MEANS SELLING oUT-No MIDDLE
AGED WOMEN ABRoAD-THE LAND
scApE GARDENING FAp-A
uopD oN FAILURES.

AGED WOMEN ABRoAD-THE LAND
scApE GARDENING FAp-A
WORD ON FAILURES
=. l., no, o,,v the Baxter-st. venders who love
Y bargain in old clothes: fashionapie "~oin. ~ -
late have had regular mania for reaiizins on
what they might well afford TO give away Co''s
vovns that have been worn but one season or"
lon,paratively fresh are sold for a sihah sum,
the l;nerart Frenchwoman VINO uea.s al ~.
,hiuos slnrly for the pleasure OF trace anu '
love OF barter seemingly Inherent aiHe Il, ~ .Ao
INDIAN souaw and the high-born woman Oh .ne
word who spend the few dollars gaiheu III u'.
way with more enjoyment than oouoie 'i'o ~ -.
Of her regular pin money ii seems p'', re-.
ever that for the sake OF this greed 1or gam w.
=, a., o,b,rc else tho money not being In the least
n.eacfO the owner Of the bartered clothes hao Ho'
given herself the great pleasure OF heipi"e oa'
some youns girl of limited means win hei
robe: a kindly and benefcent act that "o
worth far more to the original owner .,a, W.
,,,,oncc she receives from the secondhand co'ies
dealer. . oa,,,,o
Going into mourning. nowadays Is almost equiVa-
lent 10 putting up a sign 'for SALE TOT a'nios' ."e
ers. thought after the funeral is over ana the
Immediate grief Is assuaged Is the o'sposai VI WV
colored wardrobe of the affiicted feia.No' -o.
hn old-fashioned friend Of the Iamly WIN We"
80. ,,nrsod IN the modern methods Of mourhefS,
ond who made visit OF consolation. was as'o"'oe.
bv the child OF the house. precooio"s ii. e
az 20, who came into the room 10 s'y' 80
does rot feel able yet to see you Mrs' ~. D,
YOU Ike l can show you the dresses ON
w,laered she followed the child upstairs 'h,o a
froc,, bedroom where on the chairs were artsucai
lv arranged a number of lovely gowns Inns Inns
,s yron, Worth" continued the infant terrible
land his from ROUTE. and that one over 'heie -
from, Paauin-ahd you can have any one Vi 'iei'
for lust half what they cost mammal
.11o can NOT speak to Dora NJ p said a mutua'
friend as her companion passed on the s'reel
pretty girl who hurried by with aVerteu ia0e'
deed no" was the answer. "What 90 you '"'
sic sido had hat from Nirot whlch hau wo''
on, once and which not becoming so an
,o,,,,ccd II was FOR sale Dora NJ came 10 see II
and apparently liked 1t very much but ASKED me me
"a let her take it home to show her motnel' VI
course made no objections as 'housn' sn
would act in good faith. So she TOOK ,ie ha.' nv
as Il did not come back supposed s"e. w - w.
cIuded 10 take IT, Well. my dear at the eno Vi ''e
,,,oL tho Ia, came back with a note saying 'ha'
her mother could not make up her mifo ~ nm
so she had concluded not 10 take IT, iooHVu az
the hat: II had evidently been worn anu "',e
since heard more than that she had ac,ua.
made use of my hat for several 1uhc'o"s ".'
paying for IT. I gave the thing 70 my maui 'i..
ord ,here and I think Miss NJ. is aware OF 'he
reason. I pass her without bowling 'Thats VIVA.
ras 30 Won women haggling with each other'
growled papa. when told him the story.
NO MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN
,,.,. A. ,ha older women wear In Paris?" said
uooan,,v returned woman Of fashion. why, my
6.,r" was the response. "are you so benino the
,,n,es as not 10 know that there are no so-caileo
.olaer women, nowadays? At least, never sd"
any abroad: there are aged women. OF course
preot-eran randmothers and decrepit crones put 'he
middle-aged woman no longer exists' ~ "'e''
-. ,,o,,,d never dream of recommending gown
"a a customer 10 suit her years The hounceo'
rpf1ed. bcfrilled creations are deemed as suitaoe
for the grandmothers for the younger persons
and as for bonnets they have been relegated to
next winter No one. old or young. wears IN SUM-
,ner ANYTHING but round hats; hats cocKeo up o"
one. side with flowers and ribbons ana coQues
galore As the Frenchwomen OF the oeau monoe
invariably wear veil and are seldom ia'' u'o'
pass muster well.
as the hat Is tilted forward. the hair. natura'
or supplied is arranged with studied erect ana tne
nack Is u1uffed up the chin so that there 10
really little left to betray ones age; especiaiy
now that II has become the fashion 10 receive IN
q hat I'm ones own drawing-ro Even at lunch
con the hostess generally wears hat and veil, so
that it is almost impossible to distinguish her
from her guests. Are there any new iaShois'
No not especially indeed it struck me that the
dressmakers were all at sea themselves ana ell
ployed their ingenuity in tacking on meaning
less trimmings like children dressing their dolls
The skirts are many Of them absolutely ugly, WIN
ruches and other ornamentations put on without
,,, onn,rent reason The hats all small. as
with the narrowed shoulders the large hats look
ION heavy and make the head look too large
must acknowledge the French have sense OF pro-
nort,on which always shows itself. Every one. as
I said before whether old youn, wears her
hat asIant 10 left side being relieved with trim
ming OF flowers or ribbon under the brim"