The morning news., 1899-12-03
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1890

etiquette, especially by young men and
women who meet often In public places of
resort, ana who know each other by sight
and by name. The young men wish to
bow to the young ladies, and the young
ladiesIwish to return the same, thus re-
versing the oTder of things, as we have be-
fore sc Id, ana acting uncouventionally.
An impression exists among SOME of our
correspondents that the fact Of having
been il troduced TO men at a ball or dance
does not give to giIls the privilege of bow
inG 10 them at subsequent meetings,
whereas the contrary is the case. and in
Productions made at q bah stand equally
good as if made elsewhere; that is to say.
they form the basis of an acquaintance,
and girls are at liberty to bow to their
ball partners as a matter of course.
Concerning bowing as against shaking
hands when intToductions are made, as
general rule a bow is considered sufficient
acknowledgment of an Introduction
whether made at a dinner party, Svening,
or afternoon party. but there are occa-
tions when to shake hands is the right
thing to do, therefore the occasion gov
erns the rule at the moment. 1ntroduc-
tions made between the relatives of a
bride and bridegroom, for Instance, are
occasions when shaking hands would take
the place of interchange of bows. or intro
ductious made by an intimate friend TO
duced to elderly men, and examples of the
like nature. Under such circumstances
to shake hands is more kindly and more
gracious than merely to bow.
A special from Montreal to the World
gives an account of the dresses of Mrs.
O'Neil the wife of the Barley King of
Chicago The dispatch is as follows: If
woman's husband has 81 100000, how
many gowns should his wife have?
Mrs O'Ner wife of Barley King
O'Neil, who is resting at the Windsor
here pending the settlement of her finan-
cial troubles, set a pace in the matter of
gowns, gloves, hats and jewelry, and her
career-and it's ending-make the foregoing
question pertinent.
She laughs at the idea of owing trades
men a mere 100000 or so for finery, for
her husband owes perhaps 100000. and
as he is not bothered by duns. she re-
CARDS the action of her creditors as petty
in the extreme.
A woman of large ideas is Mrs. Evan
gelne Claire O'Neil, who untn hast May
could select what she chose from the
best shops in the world-and VINO did not
hesitate as the bills show.
She will not say how much she spent
for her dresses, but her husband, speak
ing for her, told the e5rresp ndent that he
did not believe the amount was more than
$4,000 year.
"I never saw the bills" he said. ''Therc
was no limit. She is fond of pretty
things and she has been so good to me
that if she found pleasure in such things 1
was only too glad to pay the bills-when
l could.
Her opinion as to how much a woman
should expend for her gowns is only an
individual one. Every women, suppose,
sees such things from a standpoint of her
own, and the extent of my wifes ward
robe is not an issue in the suits pend
ing.
There are two women prominently in the
public eye here-Mrs. O'Neil, whose ward
robe has compelled the attention of her
sex throughout America and Blanche
Walsh, VINO is playing "Gasmonda" here,
and whose apartments at the Windsor are
near those of the BARLEY King" and his
money-free spouse.
Miss Walsh, when told of Mrs. O'Neilr 8
expenditures her formerly unlimited in
come and her present troubles gave the
World correspondent an interesting esti-
mate of the cost and variety of the ward
robe which would naturally be requisite
for a woman whose husband was worth a
million or so.
"I hope sincerely that she will be able
to dress as she pleases once more" said
the actress; 80 few women in America
do dress really well. How many gowns
ought such a woman to have-a woman
whose husband has a million and who
wishes to dress correctly? oh, a thou
sand!
ITO begin with, she could have, perhaps,
twenty-five peignoris. You see, she must
dress many times day She must have
all sorts of afternoon gowns, and for the
evening, well, let us say two hundred.
I suppose each evening gown would cost
$500 or $500.
'If her clothes are correct throughout
I should say 1t would require an expendi-
ture of $4,000 a year. / cannot see that
Mrs ONein was extravagant If her hus-
band was rich. Why, a winter coat would
cost S1,000-a good one.
"Who can say how many gloves she