The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-29
A WOMAN OF FASHION
WHAT SHE OFTEN SPENDS FOR
APPAREL.
Things Seen In the Zig Stores of New
York-ArticIes for Use and for Or
nament-A Handsome and Tasteful
Costume.
New York letter.

(New York letter.
Blanche Walsh, the actress, was re-
Gently reported as saying in defence of
the fair debtor, Mrs. O'Neill. that $780,
orn year is not too much for q WON
an of fashion to spend Tor her appa"a'.
10 y.uull eem that there are H ~
.Nouen in New ! 5rk who enjoy I,e
llowance, judging by The way pur-
thtscs are maze in the big depart
mvnt stores. 1t is not strange that the
sly ishiy gowncd model looks at You
I s,Drutully when YOU ask her Tor
modest coat tor so that must last You
two seasons, where She has just suave-
I ly waited unou carriage customer
Nho has bought simply stitched olp,h
coat for $i-5. That coat is simple
enough to suit your humble needs, but
the price falling upon unaccustomcd
ears seems tremendous, even for the
I latest" In silks. clothes. trimmings,
| the same extravaganza is visible this
season.
1t is a pleasure fer the artistic wom-
All to merely wander through the aisles
/ of lie shops and feast her eyes on the
! glorious color schemes For instance,
one well known store had an immense
win3ow artisdcally arranged with gray
for the motif only a window dresser
worm, of tta i.r,e salary maid him
c"Hii arrange such a multitude of
sl,au article. in surb hal,nonious
p..ure. There We're pocketbuoks, card
r.s s. pictute fr4laes. every in,aoina; tic
,.- grr..,.t,,,.rt ,,.da r. IN, .,.t..t
s,-..I,. .r s.,.,, 10Th = t-o5,.a.--sl-ip snd
.r.,t tt.f. Tr.,., .,.... lately hit
r...e. ham. of r.., suefe He IONS
T. .,--l. E..t.4 ,-ir, c,,+ t.l and
r....s of silver. with the duII finish at
t1. s.. rart &, Fashionable
..r- IA, f.... if US q tj.s,. of articles
a. Is .l Elm metal. i vaieb made #
D. '... .,r-.r is .-.r,- Chi. ,.r,., f,s-
3 I'D n, t,. i.rl.r ,,i,.,. NH,
s.a of nix .., oxford. Apr.u.s
u.-sat.f. .'.f. sfa shown ca many
..... sf i,.a4 .s...... Iia far. ,...t, ,.1i.5
u!. serve f. Christmas .f-s
ana mate. r. vas set with 5.a-
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tra ,,ica, mo 1.a,,t ~. -, ~
-- CONS Nv, ,e,,, l.o,l,,,f,,,- 81, go
,....n saw sbirin,, hs.ll. ,f..t
,-.....,,arl;at in a r,,..,.1,,.o,, -l',,. 80
her dav. IT was parfactIv n19tn vitt,
str.rred seams and Gtta5 tba r.,,r,r,
W., ,.r to perfection Emf aIae, v-hn,
sfs raee to leave the car = hi+ .f .,..,-.- /
Pea white chiffon on the trai,f,e. skirt
G-stroyed the effect ana ur,,... ma
al least, that long coats ara ip.......n,ti.
d." with trailing street gowns boIdiu,
tho clinging folds close about tho ,,e.,..
frs heels.
1t would seem that tba craze ro,. s+ael
beads and sp9ngles will eo.n ebou
farne signs of abatement when some NJ
The cheaper grade stores are selIinr
fpausled belts and collars for 60 cents
racn. At the same time they are very,
pretty with pam gray or black 1ro k.
saw woman on Fllth avenue the
o. ef uaN whose costume would nave
-" T. 'I-''l.'u I.uSseH anu the olh-
ar oesi het'c crltlcs. 1T was a symphony
-..--
Wv" O'''' ms iler hair /
va I,'iI' ner e'e9 rel .sh Drown ana /
'VI 'Nii ""H%'iiI7iE ""Ite' me dfess
Was SUI SH''e OF Drown cioth. The !
''.'' - an" vest were OF taheta or /
t""'lly lhe same shade and were elab-
~ 'eiy sutcheo' Inc reVers We're of .
ltaFy biscuit coIored lace over brown I
t.Hel3 anu Were ged with mink.
iie' toque was niue beauty The soft |
ROUND crown was stitched with White
SIX IN cohcentric mss. single stitch
'Isht 1t IN the center. Around tFa
oflih were breasts mat seemed to she
every conceivabie hace Of brown man
nest III lhe co. tune. In front were
T. NelVet loops iInec with white taft
ia "A mum ana scarf OF mink COM
P''le" THIS really tasteful costume
q mt to the eye after seeing huge
oFhches OF purple Violets on rational
blue toques, and other equally hiseous
color combinations,
Stitching, fur and lace still are in the
lead as the fashionable garnitures. and
sraliops appear in every conceivable
place. A beautiful chinchilla cane ia
made with three rows of scallops, Civ
ing the appearance Of a triple cane, It
seems a pity to make IN this ln,eIv
FIR in such a fashion but the nra,,alart