The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-15

eurd story Ehich has been going
the rounds about Yrs Ro0sevelt's
dress allowance has been ahzo-
lutefy contrad.ctcs 90 tae best anthor-
its. OF c1urse the friends % Ms
Roosevelt never believed that she
dressed on $500 a year. for her gowns
vere noted f1r their cute: elegance
bot the thousands OF women who
never faw her and who took the news
paper report Tor granted were Eoreiy
tried By this remarkable statement
D have not the slightest doubt that
these loug-suGering women we're
oh'iErs % listen o. many unpleasant
remarks from jubilaut husbands vho
merely said. phen their wives wanted
more money The Presidents wife
dresses uu $500 per year. and shy do
Won esut more than shet ! can
quite IMAGINE how these women might
iu ume have "a real adherence Of
such a state Of affairs and heartily de-
test the FIRST lady In the land
Happily this IS aii done away With
bv her Eat contradiction and the
charming little story about passing
the clothes OF one brother down ~
another Is also buried in oblivion ]
think ve are all honestly glad % a.
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Letters from Paris state that pele-
riuc mantless will De- the most elegant
ef the many wraps. few have Al
ready crossed the water 20 bcw!lder
us and IN black lace and tafteta in-
tamIuE,od or entirely In one of these
materials. they may De seen covering
the shoulders OF delicate crepe or thin
cloth gowns. The littet short man
ties. which are quantity oid-time To
-ucEeston. have gentle familiarity
which d. very taking.
a slight dropping from the Shout
d-rs distinguishes many OF the waist
length capes. and some showing wide
fimora sleeves are as loose ard
-arklike as these negliges. But even
these are called mantles. you under
stand. and so flowing are their lines
that the title does not seem amiss
One very stylish model in black net
was made in this blousy sack fashion
O. o-impled frill ~ plain net around
The bottom and sleeves giving the
douciously oldlady touch. Back and
front several short clusters OF tucks,
running from the neck. provided a
suitable fuUncss. From here the tai
fcta lining. also frilled al the bottom,
hunk loose from the outside a high
shaped collar huEging the throat
closely. and a tucked crayat OF the
plaln net finished the carmen. which
admirably suited the slim. tall. dark
woman who wore H.
wonderful crepe de- chine pale
blue carriage gown spotted with black
VIII show that French dressmakers
value this exquisite material This
charming costume. which was built
in the Princess model. Is literally
mass Of stitchcry. all the tucl1s OF the
skirt aud those OF the cape collar be
ing attached by the black hemstitch 4
headings. AT the waist the gown - /
fucd 20 the figure 10y a series u {
tiny tuclls. made In the mate ial and /.
caught down with the feather stitch. !
Tho long. close sleeves were tucked !
Isacthyvise in the same way. and the
,nsets OF the skirt. which were OF the
tucked crepe and ochre lace were Only
additional excuses for more needle
work.
Coming u hats. we wonder if the
builders OF hats realize the awful re-
spousbility muusted 90 their keeping.
Few Of the new hats are suited TO any
but raving beauties; they must be
as fresh rs the morning flowers NJ
that. and the mlddle-aged one AMI
tho homely young one seems 10 have
been forgotten entirely Strangely
reminiscent are they, too. Of the ro-
mantle periods discussed in the his
torfcgl novels And We are only
saved from absolute murder by not
finding the popular titles inside the
hats Fancy. N such were the case,
the idea OF coming across ITO Have
and 20 Hold" In a fsncy. swashhuck
ling hcadpieCe that would MAKE al
most any woman q monster,
Thank heaven. we are spared this
rrowning insult. But IL seems singu-
Jar that Ia such a weighty matter as
hats the usually SO deft fashion fair
les should have fallen upon styles /
more becoming than the three-corner- 4
al. side-tiltod. hoh.tailed things now /
ln the market. However. there are I
pretty girls who may wear them. SO I 4
viii tell you about three which you 4
can choose from 4 chapeau OF white 4
with black velvet outlining the brim 4
is a great FAD. The crown OF this was (
ia che beef-eater shape, the hrim be- I
INK very wide and lifting high 81 the I
hack. From this unhecomingneSs- (
for such a high vail All around would /
ruin n Nenus-it slopes sharply &c
ward the front. where a slightly curry.
ing SPACE shades the face. The sole
trimming Is a wide scarf OF velvet
spotted gauze. which wraps the crown 4
loosely and ties In short ends az "a E
hack.
A bisQue coiored hat in colonial 4
shape was the next which caught my
ere. Through the back bTim 2 white
omu with brown ileckings vas thrust
The crown pip.ngs were Of brown vel
vet. o. rather bronze. for in the origi-
nl Il bears this shining tinge. and y
the rear. niling the usual holloS. there
we've two great ChouN OF bows 81 the
same. Tho third hat was perhaps the
most becoming OF al. though certain
~ the least practicable. The shape
wss Of sapphire blue, cut velvet,
stretched bias over a buckram frame
a black ostrich feather.
q white satin edge piping and mar
roW scarf Of white Tnousseline cut on
l. a. Ia