The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-20

mana really pretty woman-wili NOT be
permitted by inconsistent Dame Fashion
70 wear knee dresses at the bathing
beach. dccoIlete gowns in ire baa room
a shrond on horseback. and a veil AT her
own wedding. Nevertheless the new
yokes are a great boon to most Of rs.
ana are one Of the happiest innovations
OF the season They are hailed with en-
thusiasm by the tan girl and the sbor,
sitI aiiSe. They can be varied in ninety.
nine ways TO suit the figure or fancy az
me wearer- The long, deep vokes ,.o,D,-
90 IN the center Of the bosom and ex-
tending out over the sleeves will draw
lhe most stunted. sawed OF. hammsrA5
down little thing up 10 the height of a
queen, and the short. round tuckes
puHed and rutiied yokes will lower the
unfortunate Gibson girl almost 10 her
sWeetheaTt's shoulder.
Clever Gibson Girl.
And speaking OF Gibson girls. there Is
one in this town. who is cute" II k
difneuit to think Of a cute" Gibson girl.
Dut the cuteness Of this one lies in the
niue eurly-cues of her brain. She writes
poe'ry-dreadfGl poetry. 20 be sure-b,it
sHe puts II TO uses that net her immense
gains at the end of the summer season.
LAST week she got cozily and gracefully
out OF snug little scrape on the sole
strength OF her poetry.
very nice young man had invited her
- d',eHd MS graduation exercises on 4
Hot hisht- Now. every woman knows
49,. 10 a : 10 IeeI obliged to attend a COM
-I..,'en'' 1e'l'en'' She knows all the agony OF
sitting dressed up in stif gown ,v..b
go lHCh oi clothing sticking to her.
ana her bangs crawling down ber So
Head' listening To the long. dry e,nn,.,..-
OF iot OF wilted-looking professors s,,5
watching her friends friends wsu, ..-o.- 80.
whitening stage before a ,,,-s,,-..,,
audience. to the music OF a psrsnir,rs.
band. peIsPunS
Wen. in spite OF the veatber and 49,
natural aversion. this particular Girl a.,
oii her clean pink shirt waist her bat
win the pink roses, and ber Ions nj
SIX tie and set out to do her dr,y u.
collar stuck and the auate,,r ,,st,.- -.
her in the wrong seat and q had &C, :,
tEdl. Altogether. she didn't feel = II ba-
virtue was being rewarded. To can the
ehmax' she couldn't catch the Young
mans eye. because he kept crenins bis
neck Il always did think ii was an in.
Oh possessing swau-like neckS) and strain
ing his eyes to locate her in the sea. in
tended for her particular use.
Failing TO find her in the audiencA bA
vent home end wrote wratbv note
which reached her next morning between
fIuit and coffee. That girl knew psrfectI,-
wen that no ordinary explanation nor
a1lopathic dose of regret" and affection
q q
such case. So, as she explains il. she
'"iggled'' her mind and Thought and
thought until her hair came out of curl"
and then she produced this brief, but ar
tistic piece of policy and poesy:
Gsyly and gsyy rang the E-y music
The blythe merry music OF harp and o, horn
The mad. merry music. the soft. dreamy music.
The music that surged through M heart I'll! the
morn.
Back OF the music elittered the footIIeh,,
Glittered and shone in all parts Of the place:
Back Of the footIights lowered the palm leaves
lowered the palm leaves that hid some ones face
Hid? Yes. they hid you. but could not deceive me
The cold cruel palms. with their shimmerins
leaves,
And now. when I say I was there you'll belisv. me,
For no room for doubling this little note leaves.
oHc otSEtb oi
It's a good thing TO be clever on occa-
sion. It's a good thing to be born clever,
anyhow. Cleverness will take the place
of beauty i'm almost every instance, and
many times it is productive of beauty.
have never spoken Of her 10 a single man
who did not insist that Blanche Bates.
late of the popular FraWley company, Is
an exceedingly beautiful woman Now this
ic Y,,fEfgIro ha d. !,
but one beautiful feature-her eyes. No
woman can pass for beautiful on the
strength of her eyes alone; nor for that
matter on the strength of any single
feature-nOt even her nose. Blanche Bates
possessed temperament" that indefinabe
quality so much coveted by actresses, and
which is in reality only cleverness. with a
touch Of genius thrown in, but which en-
dows woman wita that king of beauti-
fiers, expressions"
OF course temperament cannot be cuI-
tivdted. 1t is born, not made and no 10
ton has ever been advertised 10 Tend TO
the face a iOveliness Of expression
Nevertheless, if the up-to-date girl would
remove that bored look, that finally be-
comes a wooden mask, from her counte-
nance, she would be much more lovely to
look upon. Just when the modern girl
commenced copying her English cousins
in this stOlidty of expression and rigidity
of manner. it is difficult 10 say. but the
day was an evil one for her beauty.
Enthusiasm means expression. and
when a woman CLUES her teeth together
and determines that she will not be enthu-
siastic about anything. from the longest
hat quill in Washington TO a chocolate
Friday, stupid eyes and a hang-dog chin
are pretty apt to result. Beauty is not a
gift; it is "A duty. ANY woman with an
inch of soul and a particle of intelligence
can he bp4utifUI i'm these ddys Of inocTia-
tion. dentists, and curling irons; but ex-
preston is the first requisite and paint
and powder and pretty gowns cannot take
its place any more effectually in the or
chestra chairs than behind the footlights
IRENE ROWLAND.