The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-02
After Describing Upon the Spirit
Of eeoponoy Which Now Pos
sssses Women, She Tells
How She Got Her
pseodopym.
copyright. 1851

There ID never time " ncu We. WV
men are SO much inclined TO be eco
nornicai as when there are no men
about. The consequence is that during
this wicked. wicked war U mean wicked
on the side Of the spaBiards) every
blessed one Of us who is counted good
form is making over her old clothes,
discharging her maid. utilizing the up
per houscmaid. trimming her own hats,
aearing cleaned gloves and doing all
those horrible things that really are
self denying to women. Our hearts 90
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 a
cheap 'dressmaker~ OF drinking cheap
coffee.
The other day I wrote 10 Jack that
when bought my summer hat tried 30
, acarly TO do what was right that 1 waJ
reminded OF the story OF the French
woman who wanted q very quiet hat.
one that was not too large and not too
small, not too bright and not too dull
not expensive looking and ye. not OF
common materia.. To her the bright
miiliner said, with glance that was
suggestiveof wickedness: : ''Ah madame.
! understand You wish q hat that
YOU can wear when you so ous with
Jour husbend."
Really. though. that story does re-
call some OF the mcnstrosities forced on
the lovely woman who hnYoHo mental
backbone and who going to seek q hat.
In forced by the overcompIimentary
miliiner to take a combination OF royal
purple. native and pale blue. 1t is even
) too much for French lady or the lake.
Frou Frou wouldn't have looked at It.
and yet there are American women who
are fools enough to believe that such
things are worn by French ladies' Why.
ladies' maids would not look at them.
The bourgsoisie would scorn them. and
they arc usually assumed by the
t'renchwoman who never wears hat
at home. but who coming up 10 visit
city cousin, carries enough goose feath-
crs TO fill a coupe OF pillowcases and
lust before she reaches towr takes or
her becoming alsatian bow and as
sumes this monstrosity for which the
feathers have paid.
Even Molly has INDUCED in a beauti-
tul bit Of economy, but dom. think
she saved much money by IL. She said.
as does the dearest baby in the world
that she had her picture .'tooken in Il"
10 send to Jack to show him that all the
money was used for buying paper nov
els and medicine. chests for the soldier
lads You want to know what il looks
likef The skirt Is OF pink lawn. which
costs only 10 cents u yard, and u is
trimmed With three narrow ruffies, each
n ho Dkx< ~
satin ribbon a NTH OF an inch wide.
Everybody Is using velvet ribbon. It's
only those who absolutely know that
isa the satin. Then the bodice is made
,f ecru guipure, and around the neck.
ahich Is cut with that discree, line
which shows Mistress Molly's beautiful
,hroat and shoulders 70 Advantage. is a
band OF pink roses, while the long
sleeves, fitting around the arms closely,
arc also. Of guipure and finished with a
:riil or chisfon. There's a crush belt and
resette OF pale green velvet and Molly
wears one big pink rose In her hair. I
never knew a cheaper frcck This Is
the way we counted II up: Ten yards
or pink lawn at 10 cent?. 81 ten yards
of silk for lining at 80 cents, s. (for Molly
said. What self respecting woman
would line lawn dress with anything
but silk?'D: five yards OF ecru guipure
at 80 cents. $3.50: velvet for belt. S1.50
Oecause. as Molly says, why buy silk
yelvet when velveteer would look as
wellY' and we aI agreed with ller); for
! making dress, $40; totalS $50. Nine.
Fuss-and- Feathers said she wouldn't
have made this as cheap for anybody
except Molly, who had "un brave gar
con" fighting for ia liberte."
or course Molly could have got a
cheaper dressmaker: but, as she said,
when you have bought cheap materials
you must have somebody who can give
them IAN air" forgot TO mention 81
For the roses to be worn in her hair. but
that was bit of sentiment. She said
lack never felt she was wei, dressed for
svcnins unless there was a flower in
TER hair. and she wouldn't wear any,
sody's flowers but his She thought IL
BEST. though. 20 get good imitation
instead of fresh ore every day for the
bodice. r
After seeing the picture OF sweet
Molly In her cheap frock Jack thought
she must look too sweet FOR anything"
and that's what Molly thinks. because
she had to give up all the nice things
that she was used to to nay her dress
maker. rfn
There's no doubt about Il. women do
deny themselves great many things.
Ry the bye. during this last week when
/ haven't been cheering for the brave
boys OF the southland. who have been
showing what We cen do when we are
all brothers and sisters together, have
been thinking about poor Mrs Glad
stone. never saw her but once. and
That was when the man who was all
the world tn her made one of his great
speeches. She wns not a beauty. SHE
Was MOI. a eres; wilt. buf rho loved this
oes with all the intensity o. her life.