The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1900-03-24

I-S~OND
just something anything behind that's
beat against the bars of fashion th b
past season. Thank Heaven, a truce
has been declared, and the powers that
be've surrendered to down-trodden wo-
man, who has turned for once with
some result. AS [ said, if you prefer
the modified sheath, it's easy enough to
add box-pleat that folds over, and
falls so toward the bottom of the skirt
it's not discoverably set on-that is, if
it's well done. But heed my warning
don't attempt it yourself Take it to p
born genius, if you know one, and the
Lord be with you.
The other day the Major called to
take Milly to a matinee, Sherlock
Holmes that every woman's mad
over, though after all it's Gillette, NOT
Sherlock, it was pathetic to see Milly,
bold as a restored back could make herl
faunt her flowing pleats in the very
face of the eX-warrior, as she stood bel
fore the mirror to pin on his violets
He's been restricted to front view tool
but I fancy was easily reconciled.
She wore a new waist [ must tell youI
about. 1t was of purple tatfeta, IL
don't mean royal-but violet purple,|
the lightest shade you see in great
Neapolitan beauties, made in the newt
style, which is sharply pointed in 'front.'
and quite long, but barely turns the|
waist line behind. 1t gave Milly al
quaint sort of picture effect. With al
cream net fchu-did | tell you fichus|
are all the rage Embroidered in|
violets widely scattered, and fringe|
of thu long, stemmed flowers under
laid by pleated net, knotted on her|
breast with the Majors Offering, she
made his cold eyes flash. He's very
chic fastidious to degree, and wears
the best clothes! Don't ask me, for |
don't know, if there's anything on her
part but coquetry, nor for that matter
on his. But these reserved New York
men, are as wax in the hands of one of
our typical Southern girls. Unques-
tionably, Milly's TYPICAL as they de-
fine it here. Sometimes I'm sorry for
the Observation-Disclosures she meets
and subjugates, by that little wa1lShel
ir11fyfs-4 you iKuuw III. fSne iuUnT { nisoll -
mislead- at least | hope mott don''
think she does. You remember what
Daddy said to Mother, don't you?
Claw, Miss, you can't hole Missy thout
yer snaf1ie's 'er. She's jes fer all d.
Horl' lax err colt, DIES boun' ter frist
bout some. An cose Miss, she gwine de
mischief when she kicks over de traces
somethin' boun ter bus. But dom vol
worry, honey, kase she'll stiddy down
thout putin on de bit" Poor ole
Daddy, his prophecy is still unfulfilled
The Dustin goes on, but the Studying
is yet to come.
Typical or not, we've no reason to be-
ashamed of our section here. | never
met truer courtesy, and more than thai
interest, than is shown in everything
Southern. 1t is really amusing. tolt
old Mr.. Van der Wyck the other day
he's the rich old Chesterfield, a Knick
er most pronounced-tha since the
war we'd quit growing horns dowr
South, except on cattle. They al
laughed but him, though we are ques
toned by the most polite, as if we are
sort of wild Borneos south of Balti
more. They accept Baltimore as al
most correct, but elevate the eyebrow
over even Virginia, and as for Tennes
see, it puts us to our trumps to sustain
the reputation she hasn't got. We
Milly and |, are individual instance
that merely 60 to prove the rule. ANT
yet, as | say, the Southerner is of alb
sorbing interest to them; not imperti
nent nor unduly critical. They simpl,
accept us as built upon different lines
with different tastes and needs. 1t at
fords certain, not unpleasant latitude
After all, | haven't told you mucl
about the pretty things in the shops
but that will keep for another time
The new fashion year is young yet
, One hint I'll urge upon you: Lay in
supply of white-waists, skirts, Who'll,
gowns, hats and 'chiffons' and you can
90 far wrong. By the way, shirt waist
are far more compromising than here
tofore. Frills and 'doings' are quit
! allowable, and are a vast improvement
over the would-be mannish, so long al
fected. Puffs, inserting, beading, rib
bons, jabots are to be approvingly note,
on not only silk, but pique and lawn, Lin
en- collars have entered upon their au
tumn of waning popularity, and 500
will come their winter of disfavor. A
excellent thing in collars, for ribbon
so much more favorable to femiI
anatomy, and inflicts no ugly def
ment about the throat, as did I'll
crucial denominations. A "Beauty 1
or"-fact-that's what they call the
! selves-told me she'd been working
, winter on the necks of the 400, to ur
the ravages of the linen collar
One more crumb of advice. Do
Z get black; don't! It's the refuge of
destitute of youth and beauty. Dol