The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-06
Copyright. 1882

New York, March Sat this time of
year the well dressed woman, having
chosen her cotton frocks, selects her par
ssols. Unlike the English woman, the
American doesn't long for a very big UNI
brera with a solid stem and an assertive
handle; but like the French woman, she
ralzes the value of her movable back
ground and even as a protection against
rain her umbrella is feminine in appear
snce although absolutely useful. The big
rarasol that protects her from the sun
beams is a veritable thing of beauty, with
us slaborately decorated handle, it's chic
thinning and it's beautiful material Silk
In eoecially dainty shades, decorated with
hls, outlined with very narrow velvet
ribbon makes the preferred parasol But
,be handles! For them nothing is too
fine. Hand painted porcelain, Jade, am
Der rock crystal. even some of the minor
gems. mounted in chased gold or silver,
all of these are allowed to make beauti-
full that part of the parasol which is held
IN the hand of beauty. Oddities are of
course much to the fore, and my dearest
friend. writing me from Paris, says: 1.-The
ducks head of which / have drawn you
a tiny sketch, is specially liked. 1t is re-
Produced in wood, gold, silver or crystal
with ieweled eyes and gold collar, and it
has for it's only rival the rabbits head,
which is however, not nearly so chic
Another very smart handle (you see, as
am something of an artist 1 am sketch
Ing these for YOU is of natural wood,
with the natural cherry leaves and cher
RES wrought out in some substance that
looks like the real thing and which is
properly colored. Dresden china handles
some long, some showing the crutcn
shape and some showing the always
fashionable round knob-are in vogue and
geatly liked, for they harmonic partic-
ulary well with the always useful parasol
Of white trimmed with black. Speaking
Of the crutch handle, that Is still in
vogue for mems sticks or umbrellas, the
materials for them being either natural
wood, tipped with gold or silver, or, as
| In the case of one which 1 show you, of
| tortoise shell, with a band and point of
gold There must be very little gold or
decoration of any kind upon a mans stick
| Or umbrella.
No well bred man. would. haxezsuch
thing as a jewel in the handle of his
Umbrella or stick, for then he would
bok like those over-dressed South Amer
rams, who are in the slang of the bou-
Nard called ,Rastaqueres. Don't be
@uded, when choosing your umbrella,
INTO getting that abomination, which, l
ON told, appeared on the streets of New
York during heavy transforms, the plaid
alk one. 1t is absolutely bad form, and
Grlainly did not have it's birth either in
france or England. Paris would laugh at
us instability; England at the fact that
would not wear well. To the red UNI
ofeAa there is not attached so much in
usnauon but, after all, the well dressed
woman prefers of dark green, dark blue,
Or black silk The umbrellas having
watches or pencils concealed in their han
ues are desirable as a caprice, but GER
ulnly not for much wear. BY the bye,
you can only get one parasol let that be
nuify looking one of black chiffon or
black muslin If you can add two to your
wardrobe, let the second one be of white
sAN trimmed with ruffles of the same
decorated with lines of black velvet and
Ony choose colors when your parasols are
many in number Apropos of trimmings,
IS horribly bad form to tie a knot of
IioDon or cluster of artificial flowers on
your parasol. If you fancy wearing a
clou OF velvet on the side of your bodice
WIN gIittering brooch just in the center.
'uen a similar chou may be put on the
BUCK OF your parasol, but not if il is a
very elaborate one. Few women realize
40" becoming a yellow parasol is. And
YET all women should understand il, since
sulShlne is becoming to everything femi-
Ilne' The old idea that yellow was only
%Sudpled to brunettes has died away since
worth proved that Sarah Bernhard and
l I.,en Terry, both blonds but each Of
inherent type, could look exquisite in tot
e,s oil clear, pure yellow"
II was a Frenchman who said, '"The wo-
iuan VINO wears yellow thinks and talks OF
rye SO possibly that was the reason
WY at luncheon the other day, bright
oman who wore yellow chiffon bodice
s.al'eo this question, I'm hove. who are
more eonstant-men or women?" The ar
sU'neht, which grew very warm, was car
lled on between young girl, a matron
aun widow Said the unmarried ONE Il
s"uSI nrst announce than don't believe in
p'n thing as love. Affection? Yes.
edsant comradeship? Yes. But when it
ttoHes to question of constancy, 1 think
t"' 'hihgs are about even. Love, my friend,
40 d game of toss and go, and the one
VINO goes the soonest is the one who has
so' me most pleasure out of it,"
round of applause met this sentiment,
s r-o men the matron had her say. She an
CoIHced; II am on the side of the woman.
Eve we love, we love forever, and we
lIlN TO a man through thick and thin; we
aF with his faults, we exaggerate his
'"'Si we nurse him when he is i'll, we
WE considerable of him when he is we'll we
tDaul MN always by our side, we turn to
''i N our sorrows and our joys and
ana continued the widow, I'VE let him
ky ky our dressmaker's bills. For my part,
MIX mat causes half the trouble in life.
t, Vressmaker's bills; / don't mean that:
N.Y. ue women who are eternally constant.
ni n9 sticking by man through thick and
r. ~n makes him horribly weary, and ne
, "oula De much better satisfied II he were
eaSlo nally allowed a little rope. Women
G utterly lacking in sentiment, and the
t'SIest Of them can only assume
n, whereas a man will choke up and
va ives will be full of tears. and when
se ask him what's the matter, he may
sr ne would rather not tell you; bul
bu'uaily he will let you know that he
t,, 1eAt 1t unutterably sweet of you to
er 'n the frock he liked. to pin flow
tn, ~ H!s buttoRhole, or TO have had some
Nal dish that pleased him for dinner.
# you only put on the frock because
lin was becoming, without a thought of
boi+ lou pinned the rose in his button
di5 because you had IL in your hand and