The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-01

\ crowded with carriages convlnces one
that the oolong wave better known as
1the afternoon tea. is likely TO result IN
Ma cyclone. The postman is delivering
cards for teas in every direction. To-
day 1t is Washington square tomorrow
lit is Nineteenth street. and the merits
of caravan tea made I'm Russian
/ samovar. OF English breakfast made in
La satsuma teapot or of orange pekoe
made I'm a silver ball specially agitate
Ethe feminine mind. With Russian tea
VA liqueur glass OF sherry or rum may
( be put in and is supposed TO add TO it's
kexcelIence. For my own part. / am old
Ffashioned enough TO long for sugar and
Ncream In my tea and 60 prefer ii out
(of broad low. thin cup rather than
fout OF a tumbler. l find that am net
Eaione in my tastes. which proves that
1.-THE conservative party is growing. Very
thin sandwiches made tasty with a leaf
of lettuce and a dash OF mayonnaise
<dressing or tissuelke chocolate waters
lthat fairly melt i'm ones mouth are Of
kfered at tea The men who drop in are
tapt TO choose. in preference TO either of
kthese, a slice of bread. buttered on the
FLOAT, with little raspberry or straw
Eberry jam over il. AS lady is in the
| Saxon. loaf giver." II seems apprc-
Fashion, and the woman who can stand
(and dispense il from the loaf gracefully
lis the possessor of a charm that is abb
8solutely unequaled. Serving tea sinks
Unto insgnificance beside IL. one would
tthink the aroma of bread and butter
would be over IL, but in reality there
ris hint that she who can manage to
cut the loaf and make IL dainty for you
Us capable OF being like the wise woman
M the Proverbs. liable TO manage those
OF her own household" and this is net
the easiest thing in the world A wo-
man has to be a bit OF diplomat, as
well as TO have clear, common sense. to
manage the different elements in a
home so that harmony is the result
Yesterday afternoon, while orinkng
my fifth cup of tea. was the confidante
OF a young woman who had attempted
10 economize. This young woman-we
will call her Dolly--concluded that all
new bonnets except those she made her
self would be barred out. but that by
lusing some very handsome feathers she
!already possessed she might have a
klarge hat. According to -her-erra-
kcount. she meditated after this fashion.
my feathers are beautiful. They de-
eeerve TO be put on hat by a master i'm
{the art OF posing feathers, and as they
twill constitute the trimming. | can af
ford to go to a first class milliner who
fabsolutely understands the art of max
3 ing q picture hat" Burdened with her
lfeathers, she invaded the workshop of
tthe high priest of the big hats told him
lwhat she wished. and he consented. aft
Fer much persuasion. TO mount her
kplumes for her She tried on various
That's until the shape desired was got
tand then inquired the price OF the new
lone. 1t was $24. "Ha, hai" she
kthought, milne will be about $40 -
fWithin week a box the size of three
tordinary bandboxes i'm one and of dead
fwhite pasteboard appeared overshad-
fowed by a small boy i'm a startling llv-
fery. who presented a bill for 1915. NOT
being brave, Mistress Dolly did not be-
khave as she should-that Is. Jerk out her
kfeathers and send the hat back with her
fcompiiments. Instead she meekly paid
fthe bill. clutched the white elephant
Eseated herself before the mirror and
ktried on the hat. Somehow Dolly
rthought her face had never looked so
Psmall. 1t certainly had never been So
kwhite and II had never looked SO insie-
Enihcant Was that hat very large
n Was TX very pointed? Was IL very enor
jmous? After declining TO answer these
Il questions, even TO herself she brought
= consolation TO her own soul by thinl<ing
tthat she was not used TO a hat like that
and she determined TO try Il on her
kfriends-that is. TO see what their opin-
pions would be. Her most intimate friend
was deliciously vague, and said that she
never saw handsomer materials"
Her bestyoung man was inclined To be
httie brusque looked at 1t. looked at
her. and then inquired. "Do vou call
II 4 ral ft
Fyou look like a small CORPSE under a. +"
Then she cried. and he went awav
( wishing that he hadn't said anvtb,ng
8 ana, TO make her feel better sent ber
I Ten pounds or candy and a big bunch ~
Vioiets. But, alas for Dolly. She has
spent more money than she could ar
l1ord. She possesses hat that she win
mot wear. and at present she Is rippino
II to pieces and making small bonnets
out OF IL. There is moral 10 this talc
(which Is. when you go In for a hat
beware OF the picturesque" Even when
you are not saving money you viii find
that IL Is better I'm the long run to- look
IKE other women than To have on your
mead a startling symphony i'm feathers
and felt. No man except an artist likes
very big hat. and he only likes II be-
cause IL helps 10 decorate his studio
when he gives an afternoon tea. Con-
sequentIy he is purely selfish In his an
proval OF a.
The chateiainc has got n be matter
OF great Importance. and the girl who
oces not possess one with anywhere
from 80 10 $50 silver and gold things
dangling on IL feels that she is entirely
cut OF the swim. i had % laugh the
other day when I heard man say.
'she ~ such a nice wurnun. because