The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17

I tied it over the ue~wly-constructed couture
wrapped her hat carelessly in a piece OF
her fingers in the way women are fond
of. when the article threatens to burst its
covering: boarded an Olive street car and
She took a back seat. laid her hat-the
trimmings of which protruded somewhat
from their covering..in her lap. and pre-
pared to peruse a late magazine ON the
homeward journey.
Presently along came the conductor. He
paused beside Mrs. Dwysr held out his
then shook his head as she proffered her
5 cents.
Can't let you ride on this car. Madam.
the next corner" preparing to ring the
bell as he spoke.
me.i., Why tan'. II"
N,h"fv r:;a chickens or live stock Of
a." e.. flowed to ride" he repeated,
=, ,,ay 2roid i.''Ae' a''0SS Tue aisle "i'i
ms? Lixe stosk?" murmured the
&c me world are you talking about?''.
Why. isn't that a chicken you're hiding
there in your lap;n pointing with I Great
n bunch of cock feathers lifted themselves,
stylishly and stifrly rampant.
Chicken. indeed!" exclaimed the indlg-
nant lady. tearing open the parcel With
great speed. That's my hiatt" And it
was.
Just to see what the matinee maiden
wears these early days Of March I looked
over the Bernhard audience last Wednes-
Day. The maids were all there-rows of
them. But the conviction was gradually
forced on me that We don't care much what
we wear to matinees. Any old thing will
do. Our daytime toilets never have troubled
us to any alarming degree. and SO long as
the other girls don't wear many feathers
or put their toys on with much fuss. why.
what's the use?
1 saw shirt waists in plenty. none of them
IN the least thrilling. One row Of West
moreland girls sat in the parquet-they
don't all live in this aristocratic place"
ways SO identified. Mary McKittrick sat
next the aisle. Her shirt waist, evidently
new. was of lavender and white silk-one
simply. with a stock Of the same. Next to
her sat Marian Lindsay. who wore a blue
crepe entire gown. with nothing distinctive
plain white flannel shirt buttoned down the
front with small black buttons. as she still
wears mourning: one small pocket high on
the left side. buttoned over with flap and
a black silk stock. very good waist for
yachting in the South or golfing on the
California Coast.
waist of flannel. her stock Of the same.
and May Scott was by her side in one Of |
the same cut. only golf red. Florence West, |
trip M Rhi } she ! rstq"n1 Wa fEem h Mora Flo o +
AP NH NolC aullS i
the smartest blouse in the row-thick white
silk, very full in the front by reason of
the shocking on each shoulder. Smoking |
has come in again, did you know It? Down
the front was a narrow box-pleat, dotted |
with small embroidered French knots also |
in white; these knots also ornamenting the |
The sleeves were bishop,
Carroll West finished the row in a light |
blue flannel golf shirt. striped with narrow |
white. and made strictly tailor. 1t fitted
her well.
Back of these girls was Edith Collins with
her father. wearing a deep violet silk shirt
waist, with white and violet stock. Mrs,
L. Swarts. who was Florence Eiseman,
and whose style is entirely commensurate
with the large number of handsome toilets
which she wears each season, had on a very
pretty theater waist of white silk. three
revers on each side of the vest buttoned
back in coat effect with gold buttons. and
the narrow vest straight down the front be-
ing OF ssoft blue chiffon. held together at in
tervals with rirgs of gold, black velvet
intermingled in a very Frenchy
The Bishop sleeves had black velvet
Mrs. LII McNair whose
blouses are always worth seeing, wore a tur-
quoise blue satin one covered almost en-
tirely with cream applique and touched
with black velvet at throat and wrists.
Ella ~Daughaday. too. was in light blue,
an a~ccordion-pleated liberty silk
waist. and Marian Fry had on a mauve
accordion-pleated blouse. with talbot Of
cream lace down the front-becoming and
modish. There were lots of others, but none
With especial points of elegance.