The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13
Copyright. 1sas. by !. 4. Mallon.

" = Hoover comes 10 New York.
A1 II she is a woman finds her
wv greatest pleasure In the shop
windows. She sees the quaint
and tae beautiful OF all lands.
and II goes without saying that she wants
everything she sees. However we are
growing a httie older now and are begin
ming 10 appreciate the reality and TO sc0rn
the imitation. Waat treat now Is a shop
window filled with bits OF or:c-a-brae odd
Ia bic covers that CANE from Japan or Per-
STA. odd candeisbFa picked up In some ham
let in England. AMI all those pretty bits.
queer IL Is true but which, placed here
ana there. make one feel certain richness
OF possession that never comes with smita-
ton joys. The pretty girl. who has saved
her money TO coIDe to the city 10 gel her
winter hat, goes from miiliner TO milner
snd wonders what Ehe shall get. Each
chapeau is so much more delightful than
the ether one that she stands wondering.
hoping and wishing that she could decide.
One OF the pretflest hats seems nothing but
twis; OF velvet. It might have been worn
BY lady of Venice. I, Il a gorgeous puf-
pie. set back so that IL seems 10 frame the
mouse col0rel hair Will. the trimming Is
nothing bat q high qaill spangied with
steel. This seems the most attractive, then
there IL another. There always is another
another woman, another bonnet or an
otHsf TUCK. anu N4EH YOU nave Sct piiS
you always want the other. That IL life.
There vas a bonnet made Of white kid.
shaped Ike square Dutch bonnet. with
fFiI Of the kid spangled with gold all
around II and a gold aigrst at one side.
The woman who wore IL was fittea to IL,
or it to her. That is the aim nowadays.
Every cir. wishes II 20 be known thar she
studies out types and that no dressmaker
ever designs her frocks or any OF her be-
no ~ rfi lar IN Pat her 1at
so that II il absolutely suited 10 her face as
we'll as TO the century TO which she seems
best suited. II IS a little odd that England
furnishes few picturesque costumes. At
least II you look at the picture Of Anne
Hathaway you are certain that she was
scoid. while the women at the court were
al once magnificent and SloveniN IN their
get up. France taught US good manners.
taught US 70 be dainty and made us fully
understand the charm OF /. woman. She
flor one always speaks of France as shel
and Germany are as different as Scotch and
rye whisky. The German style Of dress is
essentially heavy. ponderous and bought
with an idea that T. viii last far centuries.
The FrenChwUman hugs for chic and wears
her furs or her laces for a year a day or
an hour and then foTgets them or losses
them To her maid.
Her great devotion this season IL given
10 furs and. BY the bye, my young friend.
II takes a woman With n peculiarly good
sh1pe 90 wear n cape well. One which Is
deep. with high medici collar. Is of black
fur. the kind called caracal with border
cutie a broad onc-of fine chnChilla. Tho
fuzzy collar comes far up about the throat
giving soft lock To the skin. Another
wrap which onlS Frtnchwomar could
wear. and which has the iook Of the cape
worn by seine c0qu tte Who Is posing as a
gentle Puritan Is az dark far With L cape
coming ~ Ia. shoulders the long ends
crossing ia front ard hanging at the back.
The high collar Is omen In front and 4 long
laeo jshot hangs far dowa and contrasts
we'll with The far wh.is The turned over
Collar shows IFS lining % crmins
Mademcisvils WHO ssnp~ AZ the teeroan.
on the houievSfi 81 O'clock 10 eet cup
of chocolate ana seine NJ those tfaiHtX Ut
lie cakes. wears Z short. closc-nt,inE seal
skin Jacket. doable breasted an3 elesesi
with tortoise shell buttons The hs feVets
are ~ white silk oves,a'a With green and
outlined in FINE pattern WIN hlaek sou
tache braid. Every body looks M shis h,,dy.
eat nobody speaks o. th5s boAy whose car