Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
PORTALS new YORK LETTER.

Nav York, April 14.-"In the spring
vnune mans fancy lightly turns
T. Thoughts of love,'' but milady's
thonphts. [ must confess, arc more apt
" swerye bit into the realms of bon
nats gowns and spring attire. After
ali she is very sensible about it, for
thew have n great deal to do with love
and she understands that man likes
a woman to be well groomed and well
gowned. D.s.. o.,...
trousseauine with q bride-to-be that
We all know. in and out of shops was
svept helplessly along in her tenn
nestuous wake. This young woman is
deyeloping the buying habit to an
alarming extent. 1t positively looks as
If she would not be able to tear herself
away from this fascinating pastime for
the length Of time sufficient to undergo
the ceremony. As l followed along in
Dame Fashions palaces decided that
If see any woman this summer badly
powned | shall lose all my respect for
Ter, for it seems as though you could not
make any mistakes this season, even IL
YOU select your things blindfolded.
There are so few undesirable things in
evidence. / am sorry for any one who
does not fancy the polka dot. 1t is
here in endless profusion; it comes in
every size imaginable. But there arc
POLKA dots and polka dots. To be really
smart they should be of one size and
very distinct. The size of a dime is
about right, and the background should
absolutely plain. So many of the polka
dot materials are completely ruined by
lrs ais
ground. To be in it you must be polka
dotted.
At musicale tho other morning at
the Waldorf, L saw enough short silk
Jackets, like the ones worn last spring
BY the ultra smart women, to convince
me that they are the thing this year, Tits
cool and sheds dust delightfully."-. Silk
coats this year will be made in silk
with polka dots of black satin as we'll
as in plain taffeta. Waistcoats of white
pique are worn with these little jackets
and the skirt may be in silk or cloth.
All. the skirts.
To trail or not to trail, that is the
question. Whether it is noble for the
maid to suffer baccili, mud, dust and
dirty street conditions, or to take up
arms against fashions edict, and by
opposing be out of it.
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