The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-31

| with you whispers. All the play hinges
on that line After events prove IT.
How does she know? She hasn't your
brain. she hasn't your experience, but she
has n wonderful something. God given,
| which in dogs We call instinct. 1T IS bet
ter than all learning. than all the eXpcr-
fence ever gained in great universities or
in travelling over the world.
But. there. ! intended to tell You about
the new linen suits. for. being 4 smart lit
tie woman. You want to be properly
dressed for the summer. You run III from
Iarchmont or Tuxedo or some other
handy place to 20 10 Il roof garden with
Jack or Tom or that other dear boy
what is his name: Iou can't bring Il
dress suit case this time. and YOU mustn't
10 ovcrdressed at a roof garden or when
dining at Il French table dhotc. ConSc-
qHentiy YOU put on the ducEiest Of duck
gowns. and when the special man secs
you he thinks. WAS there cycr?' and
forgrtS how old the world is.
You wear Il duck gown which is Of sal
mon pink. The skirt is laid III close
plaits, 50 thai as You move every curve
Of your beautiful body shows. Each
group Of plaits is lincd with black braid.
and each braid terminates about one
GtafltT OF Il IifN iboNc the tiSt 81 the
skirt under a black gutta percha button.
SO that there is just enough to make
your properly shod feet dance i'll and out
in a fascinating fashion. Your bodice
has a blouse front laid in plaits and
trimmed with braid and buttons, while
Il square opening just in the center shows
q cunning little white MARSHES plastrOn.
About your round waist is a crush belt
of cardinal velvet. and under your chin
above the high collar flares the usual
French bow, which, in this case, is of
red chiffon.
If anybody thinks that this charming
girl went to the roof garden and the
French table d'hote with the dearest fell
low in the world without a chaperon.
he is mistaken. 1t is true hat the chap
cron was two years younger than she.
but still her visiting cards had Mrs
on them. The pretty chapcron wore Il
duck gown made of gray pique and
trimmed with narrow rows of black
braid. the front width buttoning on the
side ones in the usual manner The
bodice had L fetching little jacket front
and a smart plaStron that buttoned over
it. while the fitted belt was of green
velvet. The hat had 4 soft crown, and it
seemed Il mixture of gibbon and velvet
'l t'Nitt'l ~ al ely lHlI NtIl tllt
brought out the beauty Of the skin and
hid its imperfections. This gown, having
come from Paris, had a flaring collar
and Il smart bow. or, rather. the smart
bow. matching the belt, just under the
chin.
There was another girl in the party
whose gown was so absolutely fetching
that for Il little while the other two wo-
men were rather nasty to her. but after
something to fetch up their appetitcs
they grew civil. Strangely enough. it
was the simplest gown of the three. 1t
had a perfectly plain skirt of eucre linen.
but the skirt had the wonderful French
lit and the wonderful French hang that
can only he got by an artist in drcssmak-l
ing. She may live in Il back street and
charge almost nothing or live in an OK
pcnSlvc ncighborhood and demand more
than your life or liberty. provided she
gets your whole pocketbook. The plat
ed blouse had close fitting sleeves tucked
at intervals and was of pale blue taf-
fcta. Over it came Il fitted Jacket of the
pique, cut out ut the neck to show the
undorbody and lacking sleeves. This
jacket was trimmed with black braid
and buttons. while the double Ioopcd bow
under the chin above the high collar was
Of black ~taffcta ribbon. The hat was
Of the sort of thing the angels dream Of.
R.y the bye. did You ever see an angel
wearing 4 bat? 1t was of black ncapuli-
tan decorated With yards upon yards Of
blue silk muslin and cooked UP ut one
side IN a way that made YOU realize that
hrSt IT was necessary TO be a genius be
fore one could become Il milIincr.
You probably think. if YOU happen to
be Il man, that the dresses Of these wo-
men had no effect ON the men of the
party. My dear friend, a man knows,
10y Scme curious intuition. when II wo-
man is we'll dressed, and he invariably
likes to accompany that one whose gown
IS perfectly fitting, whose hat is smart, !