The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-31
GANG-PLANK PARADE.
Heroism Displayed By Arrivals Who
Defraud the Customs.

Quite the most impressive sight, TO
feminine eyes. when a great Atlantic
liner is warped into her slip at the New
York docks, is the dress parade OF
home coming women down the gang
plank leading from the first-claS5
cabin Hum minded or scant OF
purse is that traveller who does rot
peacock down the narrow wooden lane
leading TO the dock in gown OF
especial Importance.
The coming-off costume Of course In
cludes a brand new hat, shoes, gloves.
sunshade and often enough wrap
which she carelesSly throws over her
arm and thus tries to run the gauntlet
of the customs. In the good old days,
when Uncle Sam eXacIed light duties,
the comm g-om toilets used to be very
perfect in appointment indeed, the
most exquisite creations from the rue
de la Paix and bonnets from celebrated
maisons figured in the show. Now
adays the high duty on personal be-
longingS has brought about q curious
result in this dress parade. Women
who have dipped deeply into foreign
shops put on, for the arrival function,
not what viii make the most SYM
metrical costume, out what they pre-
the most and wish TO get through duty
free.
precious things, and in consequence
some amazing outfits trip on to the
dock When a ship came in from Eng
land recently and the day was plpl1g
hot, a stout dowager sailed down the
gangplank arrayed in superb gray
satin skirt cut with a long train aS.d
heavily trimmed with splendid lace. II
was evidently a gorgeous dinner dress,
for the satin body, as richly ornament
ed as the skirt, had an inco2gruous
white lawn CAMP fitted into the deco
lete neck ard muslin sleeves SeWed
into the armholes. Around her throat
the lady wore a faultlesS boa of sable
tails: or her head was a hat all TOO
palpably bought for her 16-year-old
daughter, and aloft fiuttered dainty
white lace ard satin sunshade.
Beads of perspiration glistened on the
flushed but gratified countenance OF the
good lady. All the devoted sons and
daughters who were on hand TO greet
her We're held at arms length, for, ar
rayed as she was, no embraces We're
possible. OVe- one arm swung the tan
of her frock. the family stood like
bodyguard about her TO preserve her
satin draperies from the tarnlshing
contact OF luggage and passengers, and
in the midst of her discomfort the lady
was triumphant. Her best frock, her
furs, Gladys hat and Josie's parasol
were safe and at the grim inquiry OF
the inspector she averred that the tout
ensemble was her travelling dress, AID
she defied him to contradict her.
The dowager was not however, alone
in her eccentricity. Another woman
came ashore in a palpably London
made golf dress, an enormously wayy
Scotch shawl ulster and a delicate
toque of tulie and plumes on her head.
Under the influence of the heat and the
ulster she grew white, and tainted
when she reached the dock. She had
worn the ponderous garment all the
way up the bay. and as she fell into her
husbands arms she was heard to muir
muir Historically. Save my hat"
But these are not the only tragedies
Of the coming ashore parade. 1t is
when. having arrayed herself in her
wonderful gown, and marching proudly
down the gangway. that the bottomlesS
perfidy of the Paris and London mo-
iiste and milliner is discovered. Now,
It is the desire of every American wom- !
ans heart to buy her hats and gown
quite unlike those of any other woman.
1t is customary for milliners and mo-
iistes to recommend toilets as perfectly /
novel of design, to ask double prices for /
hats of which no copies are made, and /
even to destroy the drawn design of a /
hat or gown before a customers eyes, /
n order to insure her in the sole pos
session of the unique treasure.
There were a couple of women who |