The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-26

made by tho theatrical CO. turner's and not by
the persons VII" supply the ordinary, English
woman. who could never be persuaded TO wear
II by whatever means II might reach h"r The
English work for women THAT'S well done may
Utmost b. limited exclusively Ia the tailor made
Beyond lint particular field, there Is next, 10
nothing that the seam, tresscs do we'll. Sewing
Is poorly done and unfinished. .buttonholes are
likely e. be carclr~>ly embroidered and the
who'll effect of articles Of wompn's attire made
in England is that they are made without
sufficient Gaze or dnlicacy. With cloth tailor
made iackctT and gowns, there is NJ objection
TO this method But ~ any garment requiring
hneucss = deiicrcv such . method OF work Is
English lack of dalrtiness Is most noticeable.
That Is highly CHARACTERISTIC Of women'S dress
n England Is strong ana durable ana neat'
But b"lo nd that. il Las no beauty. smartnes,
or daintiness.'
In the fierce light that Is now beating on the
shirt waist It was not to be expected that the
woman who wears the open work net yoke
should escape criticism. She has come in for
her share OF quiet Cuumen' all summer. but
she has been publicly rcprimnnd'd only re-
Gently. Now a priest has declared that thu
women ia his congregation are not appropri-
Gtaly dressed when they come TO church wear
ing these garments.
She is objected TO. when the sh 1T waist Is al
lowed 10 pass unnotced, because he at the ut
most reveals 10 more than the outside Of some
thing which Is usually covered up. The pink
flesh shown through the interstices or meshes
OF her net yoke is the ground Of the objection
TO the young won an who adopts this form Of
shirt waist. That tho fashion is an agrerabls
one for summer l. pla n t. anybody who has
ever had "A view OF the comfortable wearer Of
one Of these gurmcnt enjoy ing the breeze On
the front seat of a cable car. Its rropriaty
HIS not So med n question worth di putting.
in Wow OF the W der latitude allowed In summer
drc-s. IL wa HlwaNS black net hat showed the
peculiar tie OF thi' sty q 10 the greatest advall-
itgr or Ill. advantage, in aCcOtdluce with the
opinion Of II held bv the observer.
The cooling yoke l. a. much = Uart OF the eN-
p"ueive gown a. IL IL of the economical shirt
waist. 1t has be n put into the most costly or
gaI die, and variations of " appear IN stripes Of
lace that form an expensive art nf n fuulard
gown. All Of the-e garments are quite rs repre-
dress il 10 be cond mined for It's share in Keep
ing feinininitv cod in the summer IL has al
ready been remarked that thu fashions this year
have kept women looking cooler and more at
Of August il n 'ardy date TO begin n propaganda
against one effective cause Of this Result,
The ovnrcrowdcd profession OF music see--s
likely to l1d a new outlet. at least in the cases
rof women. As n means OF liv, lihood to-day
there Is scarcely one that coid not be more
highly recommended, Many teachers OF the
piano here give lessons for rs cents and are
happy 10 get enough Of these 10 exc out
a living Women who devote any length ~
time TO the cult alton of the voice rarely find
themselves repaid for the time and money they
spend. This l. in a large measure tho result Of
bad advice In the first place. and ms talents that
were really not worth cultlvating ars not to
be made remarkable by any amount VI study