The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27
COMING-TO-TOWN GOWNS.
LINEN DAMASK A RIVAL TO THE
FAVORTTE SILK THIS YEAR.


"a. a Al -. 49,, 81. ..... ,lt,l . uI.,,t
ohe Oh ue gowns 'ha' u Woman 'h'""N "o"''
nowadays during her preparations for II sum
mer out OF town il The one she shall wear when
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she comes INTO inc ''y !" " u"' "e i"0
sort or dress has come 10 he NOR" important
than ever since /, has been the fashion TO linger
in tho country ma long as possible II NAV
III ue country us io"S P' " "",
be the exaggerated no'lon Oh u cyhl' Ihd' most
women within reach Of New York during the
su,,mar aro CONSTANTLY irving 70 deyise some
~"i''heT drN '"nN""'N 'S"e 0'"'
excuse for getting INTO the cry. lil" We"
is undoub,eJly colored but II sometimes seems
20 b.y. n s,uh,,,o, ~ truth With the suburb.
"lhN" s''npl'"'' "u''' w" ~
fashionable this swimmer beca'ise Oh 'h"r FRO
pinuuity 10 DelmOnico's and the Waldorf,
u' 'a
u" '. 49," '"' ~
wv WV" 7""' nov 80 |
"''"'' W W.
,M, Enr ' ,,n' im Is Tnrticular t,ea,'ras
had To bp A severe lainncs~ which distinguished
II from all other dresses made oil ,hest materials"
" couu = |" r o." mmI #" =" NJ, wo, Swch
treatment always inieriered with its Identity
a. the gown Reserved for MI particular pun
pose ,ot''n EoNnn Wv nn ~ H., ~ H,tla
los. .xuensiyr than a velvet gown have dis
pu'cd vainly the supremacy 81 IN" SIX. Inc
la'''r prvioiE nTrr,, uhnn w. yur H,t " he
"nh .eorly in W. action Tiis yoar Il, j. 70
haze u iormi'7tiC rval u 'he Jew cotton
dre1'rs WHO'LL Ut" mao" ,'lI " r,"'' i" - dd...
.u,rt,d hy fl. similarity To n tltlr doth II
* of danass, ornHmru;ed like 'he tine tahl"
cloths WIN u'SIRiS NOR" lIruIIIh'" . VII
ia, distirr,,ish vt,,eiyn ,ablr liurn Iih.
that material. II improve, with a certain amount
~ lls" lie datlAHN ieN'HiN ,''nil' nnr,
,pn' "lI ~ y, Iarnndr and ,he rnrns
are guaranteed 10 stand this kind Of removal
lion better than any Others ever made ot wash
goods. Whether or not they vii take the place
of the silk as the cOnirg-Io-town gown, remains
,n he seer, hll, II looks os n silk were too firmly
fixed in woman's regard to be suprlanted
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Ono Of tho suggested methods of relieving
,h. ,ra,ouin, sc,rci,, -, ssryar,s in New
,Hr "'N"""N e'"'', =" ""
York has not yet made us effects felt mere
Several weeks ago q despatch from a Virginia
Vo"" n"'' ms F" eA'uu' V, WIN" ~
taken place there with New lork rs Their desu-
nation. None Of the intelligence offices has
- Mt. - III H. So,,harn
hou'eu a1N Ihulcauoh '""' MI ''0' ,o"''''
cooks have reached this city, aiihpuch mo an
uouncsmru, that they had sol ont Interested
l., MI -,
enough W" l"Ih'TN '" YEA" ]" u u"'Nu'' ~
inquiries. Negro servants are distinctly without
tho anproyal of smar, ueorla in New York. Even
49, 49,, ,,
III MODEST '-'apll'IIil"h'N 'i"i 10Y "H "' w"
servants. there is little or no demand for tho
re,r, sarvan, ahov. tha Kitchen. This slight
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deHand Is suI1'leht' however IohefP Il Si'hl'
number employed in III" houses Of the rich,
vhn make no uretancc Of following the fashions
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Their wages are as large a those IaId 'o 'he
most skilled " hite servants, ard they are nearly
M much I'm demand Negro cooks are found
in many households that SO lar as the appear
ancc Of the establishment Is indicative OF the
situation etnrloy only white servants. Fra-
nnently The English butler serves the meals
ccooLcJ hv a rngr" ynrnnn and ON certain formal
,oo".in,.' d.. druars eaton nv many Srv lrrk
Sarnina. arc no work Of n MARYLAND nag"o.
skill and natural ability 10 cook. The best
Lnnvn nf ,hu women n ga out Ia cook dinners
nnmnrn !. y n W,rvland n,urn lonr in the rmI low
80 n n,l, ,rnr,, tor,ilv nnce m. cook of n New
Nork r,uh and nm knowledge blue ribbon.
She makes A more than comfortable living by
cooking al dinner rarties. She descends on
there without dispute until the lut dish has
been sent upstairS. Then she drrarts, leaving
,nr h,uaunr' %.s WnN hn pwIrinc ,he lime oi
her occupation she is not thwarted or inter
rirled IN hrr "ln' ltl' coiilroi pN an,""uNi
,aa,Ir - v.l trnwn and thay Ike her mr.,
negroes. Persons acquainted with the negro
character know ma me Nnil'i Oh tne tacr
,,,nGG, IN nm dirertion slouly. Sometimes
thov do get rid of il altogether, bat II takes
years ~ ser vice IN "n'Ht n"Suu'hR IouH'nn 81
,,,.itbnr ,nr reriatod nor cherished. II is The
instinct ~ the negro TO devote A. much care
to pr"parltH ifn.'FN a lr" s.urS ~ "iT1hnn
NV, ! Il" :. sord 81 GOOD ealing knows what good
eating is. and for that reason cooks moro cone
dmnrf nan any irt.h "T H"'d" Wno man u"rn
,'o - ~ rh"n rosmi, AVID without ihe capacity
., ,,,drc ~ some nsre,iallv delicate dish.
N,yt To tho French this nudity j. most natural
~ tho urgroa-. And their innate love Of good
'",Li,, ,f,.ir daynto on ,n The NJ, for lis own
,hc,, tho host of American cooks. They are
Indeed ,ha onlv ra'Na cooks. Reuugnance
10 domestic eervir, Keeps ali Americans on
of ,Le occurntinn. Irish. Swedish and Germans
are Tho races found usually in the American
pitchen. French women are SO rare here that
they need scarcely be taken into consideration.
Sev, 10 tbeu, and tho negroes II ia the German
who cooks with great enioyment OF her task.
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Tho English widow has become an object of
:" .',aa na ,oairntn. =, ,ho
particular interest since 'iN heS'hhI's " wv
Boer war Anybody who doubts that has not
soon tho uo,nen's Illustrated rauers from Eng
w.. 49,, hn,.o haan oon,;,, hsr. .irco hos-
land that nave been coming mere slh'" nos
tilittps began She is the perrading figure IN
,hor, Tho ENGLISH, widow Cllups 10 tho SYM
'''"' 49, - 49, uu,aau., 80. L.,
poI7 OF hr er"'' ""o w "'""" : 'Hp VIM
has long sine" passed out of vogue In this coun-
,r, remains as popular rs over in ENGLAND The
W, - -. n,.,o -. .t,,
"ldo"' ihu'F"' appears "''"'s zap WI"
n consistency that keeps il nearly always on her
bend Even with the most severe tailor made
a.. ra.r,h nido,, A. ,ho ,J,,,,,g
snrm','' '"r .nt' '"
T., "a aUowahle for mi. hradcpar 10 be coauettish
Al the uS""' r"t"N" WY ""'n way Pr''
unilE' anN ,,e " ,nr he, T., adhsrr !, custom, and
,"I make herself unattractlye. The cam