Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
With Thee.

They tell me I am shrewd with other men:
With thee I'm slow and difficult of speech;
With others l may guide the car of talk:
Thou wing'st 1t oft to realm beyond my
reach.
And choose M newest garment from the
shelf:
When thou art hidden, 1 would clothe nv
heart
With hottest purpose. as for God Himself.
For them 1 while the hours with tale or
song.
Or web of fancy, fringed with careless
rhyme:
But how to find a fitting lay for thee,
Who hast the harmonies of every time?
o friend beloved, I sit apart and dumb,
Sometimes in sorrow, oft in joy divine;
My lips will falter, but my prisoned heart
Springs forth to measure its faint pulse
with thine.
Thou art TO me most like a royal guest,
Whose travels bring him to some lowly
Where simple rustics spread their festal
fare,
And. %blushing, own IT is not good enough.
Julia Ward Howe.
At this time of the year. when outside
garments form so important a feature of
the wardrobe, l am not sure but the Lon
don Establishments present a more attract
i've display than do those of Paris, writes
the New York Tribune's correspondent.
Certainly things are more freely shown
here, and in the shops there is a class of
goods that one finds only in small private
establishments in Paris. and even then
more or less grudgingly exhibited.
In furs, particularly. / saw more in n few
hours this morning than l have seen in all
the season in Paris. and, although many of
the more coquettish garments are made
from Paris models, there are several that
are English in form and shape, and which
we hardly know at all IN Paris; Among
the latter is n revival of the old mantle
shape, a pretty modification of that rather
clumsy garment. In one instance it comes
in sealskin, lined with white lamb and with
long sling sleeves and a Vatican pleat ar
ranSement behind. For an evening wrap
the same shape is used, the material being
pink, puckered velvet, with big sable collar
and trimmings, and royalty lined with err
mine.
A few weeks ago / spoke Of the fur
gowns ordered by some Parisians. but Lon
doners have pushed this luxury to a point
even more extreme; for. not satisfied will
caracule and the thin, moderate priced
MAJ ~ hi' hClll siil iilt StdlShIl
To form long reiingotes and entire skirts
and jackets. One magnificent example is
of sable. arranged with the dark stripes
running vertically L make this distinction
because some of the blouse jackets are
cut TO have the stripe across the figure.
The skirt of this gown is laid in scant
pleatS, ending with Il narrow rufiie of fur
about the feet. For bodices We have the
We'll known blouse shspc. showing high
collar, square. SINCE rcvcrs. and fastened
on the side with three fancy buttons. such
as rough turquoise set in steel. About the
waist is a scarf of turquoise blue velvet.
The scalskin costume is even more elab-
crate. 1t is cut redingote fashion. clos
ing on one side, but is worn with 4 belt,
and the bodice blouses slightly about the
waist. The high collar, revers and turn
over panel are faced with erminc. which
suggests that the entire suit is lined with
the white fur.
In London there are n great many cloth
capes which, from a Partisan standpoint.
are somewhat passe. Lined with fur. and
with big storm collars, they are certainly
coy affairs. and some have. in addition.
every seam piped with fur. At Jays shop.
in Regent street. they show any number
of velvet coats and jackets, most elabor-
ately trimmed; iur, lace and embroidery Of
ten being used on the same m The
blouse form is not so universal in velvet.
and many of the coats and jackets are
cut and fitted TO the figure with fancy
vests outlined by fur-faCod revers. 4
youthful little Jacket is a dark red velvet.
covered with a lattice pattern of black
rim hsAfA 4 A'4A NV 'lA.AA III
and also about the bottom of the garment.
IS an appliqUed trimming of caracule and
jets. \ very narrow waiStcoat is of the
FUR alone
a magnificent evening coat Is of ciel-hlue
satin, lined with ermine. the trimming con-
sistinG of huge peacock feathers made OF
colored silks. gold thread and iridescent
beads and paillettcs. The design is 50
large that only six of the feathers are
simulated: this covers the lower part of
the full skirt. About the shoulders is n
triple cape of lace. ermine and satin. the
upper cape embroidered with "A small pea
cock design. Some equally elaborate even.
ing capes are of plush. with colored beads
and paillettes. arranged in Oriental designs.