The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-20

sfesslon OF the laws of taste as she
would have been guilty of several
years ago. Even If she dyes it yell
low she will be criticised no snore
sharply than the woman of 80 would if
she did the same thing.
Now middle age has the privileges
or youth and is at liberty to keep it.
self as attractive looking as possible.
The woman of so is not to be put
among the aged nowadays merely be-
cause she happens to have accumulated
certain number of years and is a
grandmother. She is not for that rea-
son to be counted among the women
who are forbidden to think of their
looks or to attend to their appearances
further than to see to 1t that their
white caps are coquettishly trimmed
with ribbons and their black silk
dresses free from wrinkles. 1t used to
be foregone conclusion that they
would be wrinkled themselves, whether
their gowns were or not.
The woman of 80 enjoys her present
privileges so much that 1t is a wonder
that she could ever have reconciled
herself to the old ideas. Whether the
liberality that is now shown toward
the woman of this age will be extend
ed to those still her senior remains to
be seen. 1t is certain that nobody sup
posed that twenty years ago that the
women of so would ever look as they
do to-day, or would be able to dress
with taste and propriety in the styles
that they adopt to-day. So this new
view may be extended to take another
and older class.
The new woman of fifty has not been
received by all of her sex as a COM
plete success. Some of the objections
to her are plainly founded on preju-
dice. But what follows is not the talk
of woman who is in the Feast preju-
diced, and there is no criticism to be
made of her intelligence. She thinks
that women were happier when they
were less youthful looking at So
There may be-" she said, greater
satisfaction among women of a certain
age that they look younger now than
they were able to appear several years
ago, but they are no happier than they
were for that reason. There are more
dissatisfied, Disconnected looking wom-
en- of so nowadays than there ever were
in the past
u think it is largely due to the fact
that their new dress and their new
place in the world do not in the least
agree with their ages. 1t is not of the
least use for a woman to look like 40
or younger when she is compelled to
act still as she would at her real age.
1T is this incongruity between the
woman's looks and the way she is
compelled to act that makes her I'M
happy and disconnected with her lot
She looks in the glass and sees that
she looks younger by ten years than
she is. That makes her feel as of she
would like to act more in accordance
with the age she would like to be-
| But that is out of the question in the
| ajority of cases, and she is compell
! ed to reconcile herself as best she can
to the difference between her looks and
| her aspirations.
THAT is the evil of the new change
in the woman of so. She may be young
| er-looking than she was in the old
| days, but she is not so happy"
Strange as it may seem, says the
| New York Press, some of the most COST
ly dresses worn by women are those
which are owned by the blubbery bellies
! of the Arctic regions. In the lands of
| ice the women dress themselves by the
| light of the aurora borealis in costumes
more valuable than those worn by the
richest women in New York or Paris.
| Frequently the wardrobe of a semi
! savage girl consists of furs that would
| sell for $4,000 in the haunteS of civili-
cation. 1t is no uncommon thing for
| a woman of the Arctic circle to wear
| a dress of sealskin with hood of that
| rarest of fur the silver fox. The aver
| age value of a dress worn by woman
| on the headwaters of the Columbia and
Fraser rivers is said to be 500, it be-
| ing composed entirely of valuable skins
But the Arctic belle with the most ex-
tensive wardrobe cannot begin to com
pare in that respect with the Princess
Sada, who was married to the Crown
| Prince of Japan few months ago. 1t
| is said that no less than 81 900 was
| IN har Nveddinp outfit II oOO-
| sisted of double trousseau, a COM
plete outfit of the costly and beautiful
| rainent of her own country ard an
| other of the finest Partisan toilettes.
| In fact. the sum spent on the wedding
outfit of this imperial Japanese bride
was far in excess of anything that
ever has been spent by the wealthiest
royal families of Europe on a bridal
trousseau.
A wealthy American woman recently
created a sensation by appearing at a
| reception held at the French embassy
| in Rome wearing a dress the train of
which was thickly embroidered with d.
Almonds 1t is estimated that the dress
cost $4,000.
The Duchess of Manchester, who was
Miss Zimmerman of Cincinnati, is now
| in Europe awaiting an event which
h
! the direct line of succession to title
| and estates.
The Duchess is living at Dawn place,
| the lovely Thames home of the Man
| chesters, and is occupying her time Wis
iting and receiving her neighbors, who
are Fastening to pay their respects to
the new and beautiful holder of the
| ancient title For a time it is said that
| the immediate family of the Duke held
aloof, being incensed at the quiet man.
ner of his marriage, but all have come
| to friendly terms and the young Ouch
ess is easily the most popular MEM
Der of the Manchester family.
Rumors of the beautiful gowns that
awaited the Duchess upon her return
to Europe after her visit to the United
States have reached this country, and
in a recent private gossipy letter there
came a description of some of the neg
ligees which have lately been prepared
for Her Grace. One of these, tur-
quoise- colored satin, is entirely yelled
with rose-point lace, while the train,
which is four feet long, is swept by a
lace scarf which fastens at the Shout
ders like a Vatican.
The finest of embroidery is being done
for the Duchess at one of the con-
vents of Ireland. Here lace that has
been making for years upon pillows is
being FASTENED into completion for the
adornment of small robes and the most
marvellous cape and bibs are being
tucked and put into shape by the pa
tient fingers of the tireless sisters.
The Duchess will have as fine lay
cite as that which is being made for
Queen Wilhelmina, and probably a
| yoora exneneiUa one for the thrifty