Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07
WHEN THE MEN ARE SCARCE
Then 1t Is That the Women
Are Very Economical.
AN ECONOMIC EFFECT OF THE WAR
Troubles of Woman i'm Going
to Seek a Hat.


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New York. July There is never
q time when we women are go much ia.
clined to be economical as when there
are no men about. The consequence is
that during this wicked, wicked war
u mean wicked on tho side of the |
Spaniards) every blessed one of US who |
il counted good form lie making over
her old clothes, discharging her maid, |
utilizing the upper boussmaid, trim
ming her Own hats, wearing cleaned |
gloves and doing all those horrible |
things that really are, self-denying to |
women. Our hearts go out to the brave |
boys who are trying to get killed. and |
we add to the fund for looking after the |
wounded by going to cheap dress
maker or drinking cheap coffee.
The other day | wrote to Jack that |
when bought my summer hat tried
30 nearly to do what was right that l
was reminded Of the story of the
Frenchwoman who wanted a very quiet
hat, one that was not too large and not
too small, not too bright ami not too
dull, mot expansive looking and yet not
of common material. To hor the bright
milliner said. with glance that was
suggestive of wiekeduess: "Ah, mad
anne, l understand You wish hat
that you can wear when you go out
with your hnsbandr'
Really, though. that story does re-
vail some Of the monstrosities forced
IN the lovely woman who has no mental
backbone and who, going to seek
hat, is forced by the overoomplimen.
tary milliner to take a combination Of
royal purple, mauve and pale blue. 1t
is even too much for French lady OF
the lake. Frou Frou wouldn't have
looked at it, and yet there are Ameri-
can women who are fools enough to
believe that such things are worn by
French ladies. Why, ladies' maids
would not look at Them. The nour.
geoisie would scorn them, and they are
usually assumed by the French woman
who, never wears hat at home but
who coming up to visit city cousin,
cnrries enough goose feathers to fill
couple of pillow cases and Just before she
reaches town takes off her becoming
alsatian bow and assumes this mon
strosity for which the feathers have
paid.
Even Molly has INDUCED in beau
tiful bit of economy, hut don u think
she saved much money by it. She
said, as does tha dearest baby in the
world, that she bad her picture
''tooken in it'' to send to Jack to show
him that all the money was used for
buying paper novels and medicine
chests for the soldier lads. You want
to know what it looks like? The skirt
ia OF pink lawn, which costs only 10
cents yard, and it is trimmed with
three narrow ruffles. each edged in that
Frenchy way with black satin ribbon q
~ m. .ak. .1Ttl Z.
using velvet ribbon. It's only those
who absolutely know that use the satin.
Then the bodice ia made of eoru guip-
ure, and around the neck, which ia cut
with that diacreet line which shows
Mistress Molly'e beautiful throat and
shoulders TO advantage, ia band Of
pink roses, while the long sleeves, fit
ting around the arms closely, are alst
of guipure and finished with frill o.
chiffon. There's crush belt unt
rosette of pale green velvet, and Mol,
wears one big pink rose in her hair.
never knew a cheaper frock. This il
the way we countad il up: Ten yard
of pink lawn at 10 cents. 81 !; 10 yard
of silk for lining at so cents, So, (fo
Molly said, "What self-respectinl
woman would line lawn dress will
anything but silk?"); five yards o
ecru guipure at so cents. 81. So: velye
for belt, 81. 90, because as Molly says
s"Why buy silk velvst when velvetee
would look as well?" and We all agree
with her); for making dress, SIS; total
sos. Nine. Fuss and Feathers snid sh
wouldn't have made this as cheap 70
anybody EXCEPT Molly, who had "u
brave garcon'' fighting for la lbsrte.
OF course Molly could hHvs got
cheaper dressmaker; but as sne said
when you have bought cheap material
you must have somebody who can Civ
them Fan air. :" l. forgot to mentio
81 for the ROSES to be worn in her hair
but that was bit of sentiment. Sh
said Jack never felt she was we
dressed for evening unless there was
flower In her hair. and she woudn
wear any body'H flowers but his. Sh
thought il best, though, to get goo
imitation instead Of freBh one ever
day for the bodice. s
After seeing the picture of swet
Molly 10 her cheap frock lack though
shs must look too sweet for any
thing" and that's what Molly think
because she had to give up all the nit
things that she was used to to pay b,
dressmaker.
There's no doubt about it, women
deny themselves greut many thing
By the-by. during this last week whe
/ haven't been cheering for the bra,
boys of the southland, who have bee
showing what we can do when we al
Hl brothers and sisters together, ha,
been thinking about poor Mrs. Glal
stone. ! never saw her hut once, az
that was when the man who was all Il
world to her made one of his gre
speeches. She was not beauty, 81
was not great wit. but she loved tn
man with all the intensity of her lif
and, more than that, she belieren
him. Any man is going to succeed
lie il the woman nearest his heart b
absolute faith in him.
The story may be a bit old, but
woman who was there, who absolute
heard it. told il to mo- IL it is old
you. skip this paragraph. Mr.. Ola
stone had beer making great spec
in small town hall. and during th
speech be touched little upon relif
ous matters. Now. If ever there liv
a man whose life was rure and good,
was that of William Ewart Gladstor
AS usual, during the speech. Mrs. Ola
stone was in the front row of beucht
and after it was over some ladies' c.
lected about her and began to tai
The religious point was taken up.
very sapctimoniors looking person sal
AFTER all, there ia one above who W
decide for all Of us. =" Eyes" cheer
answered Mrs Gladstone: "Wiliii
has gone up stairs, but he will be do
in a minute, and then be will make
clear TO all of us. -
Why, any man could be great if
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