The National tribune., 1899-02-16

tunes OF " bite chiffon. Young matr0n VINO
invariably wears a combination of black-and-
white for her full-dress affairs. Most women
will find it economical, distinctive and at
tractiye to curb their desires for every possi-
bic color and material. The woman who
always wears dark blue or brown or black
for her street frock has gloves and hats and
ribbons to match to hold over from one frock
to the other, whereas the woman who wears
green one season, dark-red ano her and brown
the third has to buy complete new acces-
series for each costume.
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Miss Margaret Livingston Chanler, of New
York, and Miss Anna Bouligny. of New Or
leans, will probably be given special medals
from Congress in honor of the brave and
effective work they did as nurses and in
organizing hospital services for the sick sol
diers at Porto Rico. Miss Chanler, who is
sister of Capt William Astor Chanl-r, fur
nished all the money and supplies for the
hospitals organized by herself and Miss
Bouligny.
Washington is to be full Of women with
purposes next month-the Sufragists. the
Daughters of the American Revolution, the
Mothers, the National Federation Of Womanis
Clubs all are to hold their annual National
sessions in this their loveliest city.
Ouida, the novelist, continues to cry out
against the uglibess Of masculine attire, the
Stiffness Of its imitation for femininity, the
nnbeautiful deformities that stays produce,
and several other of the absurdities OF mod
ern dress, all Of which seems very sensible
to most of Us, except perhaps the structures
against mans attire. This seems sensible
and hygienic at least, and we are 50 used to
it that we do not realize how ugly it is, and
cannot imagine the men in togas, as Ouida's
wish might be- Mans costume is eminentiy
philosophical and democratic, for A. 10
clothes one man ia about g good as another
He can get good. servieeabie, warm enough
or cool enough suit for nasgning aud basiHess
needs for moderate prizes. His hat aud snit
for afternoon affairs are exactly prescribed,
are simple and not unaftainable to even the
man of moderate means, and for evenings
another suit OF definite, invariable color and
cut is his In his dress suit he need not fear
TO dine with the VandeYbilts or the Astors
Their millions will buy them nothing more
correct than his black bfoasicioth and clean
linen. Women don't have it quite so easy.
The woman who ieels bound to follow The
most extreme styles is untortunate-many of
them are ridiculeus, unbecDming and inartis-
tic, and always extravasant-but many
women keep just within the lines of fashion
and lind fr0cks and hats to become them that
are also graceful and not impossible in prize;
hut it takes sensible woman. A man does
not need to be sensible to dress well aud
within reason.
Lace sleeves and guimpes, for iow-cut
bodices, with bit of a puff at the shoulder.
are fashionable.
Overskirts promise to intrude themselves
still farther upon our simplicity in the
Spring days to come.
Sapphire-blue velvet is one Of the surely
fashionable finishes to a wrap or frock or
tOque.
Apropos of the fact that "There is no
smell SO sweet as no smell at all, +" although
fashion permits certain delicate scentings for
my lady and her frocks and ribbons. yet she
may not also have perfume about her paper;
that's tabooed by the elegants- And as TOR
the men, they may not USE any scent ever at
all-so the dictum goeth.