The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-31

ly, since it has met with no response.
appears too absurd ever to have been
considered.
The shops this week have been filled
with excited American women and the
streets with the aggressive tourist Of
many a nationality. Genuine ParisianS
are happy, however, in contrasting this
sumner with last. for in spite of the
crowds and the heat and the extra dirt
Paris is heavenly compared with what
it was a year ago
The New Corset.
The woman who really considers the
art Of dress spares no expense in the
matter Of stays. Just now some of our
elegantes are investing in a new style
Of stay which gives the straight front,
rounded hips and small waist which We
all desire. Furthermore. it is very low
in the back and in the front it is cut
to form corset and petticoat bodice in
one, in order that thin blouse may be
worn without slip bodice These stays
are prettiest when made OF white
batiste trimmed with lace and white
satin ribheH, and in order to hide the
lacing at the back and the front busks
strips Of lace insertion threaded with
ribbon are arranged down the back and
the front.
The Result of Accidents.
Accidents and the ingenious daring of
fashionable firms are responsible for
some of the smartest fabrics that ever
delight the feminine eye. 1t is said
that a sample OF velvet that went
through the mail and was during the
! process much crushed gave some man
ufacturers the idea of presenting mir
DIR velvet to the world of frocks and
I fripperies, says a. writer in Cincinnati
Advertiser.
"A girls desire for economy led her to
/ make a frock of butter-cloth great
many years ago. She trimmed it pref
I tily and made 1T snartiy. and set a
fashion that for several summers oc-
/ cupied a pinnacle OF fame
The appreciation for butcher blue
/ linen is another case of the same kind
/ Some one saw and admired the cool
4 coats worn by those men who scorn
hats and dress their hair SO conspicu-
ousIy We'll and instantly adapted it to
feminine needs.
The very latest exaltation of a hum
BILE material is being exploited for
yachting. It is securing cloth, and is to
/ be used for the long cover-all wraps
that all required on board yachts.
One of the smartest dresses at New
/ port last year was a frock made OF
/ glass-cloth such as are used in the
/ pantry, and to pass on to other needs
{ and occasions. is there not among many
! the memory of great ARTIST VINO dec-
/ GRATED his exhibition rooms with sack
ing painting green, and gained an ell
| feet that was excessively smart and
I wonderfully effective?
Bridge Whist Abating.
1t is said that in Newport the bridge
I whist epidemic is abating. but its vogue
I in other localities is still on the in
crease The golf links suffers IN con
sequence and the bathing beaches are
( deserted. while their quOndam habitues.
both men and women. are spending the
Z long summer days over the tables IN
the cardroom. Many women are liter
ally devoting their entire time TO per
eacting their game. nor count the hours
| lost inasmuch as they realize that they
| are classed in the estimation OF their
world according to their ability display :
ed at the card table. and are considered
clever or stupid conformably to their
proficiency al bridge
II think said an erudite Boston Wo-
man. who delighted in analyzing the
trend OF various developments, 'that 1
quite understand the Iascllialiol DI'lLs T
whist possesses for some society We
| men, SAYS the New York Tribune They
experience the unwonted stimulus Of
exercising their brain cells. and 1t IS a
novel and exciting pleasure
Unfortunately the brain cells OF
some fashiona BILE women viii not bear
even this unaccustOmed strain ana
/ there have been several cases OF ner-
vous prostratfon lately. which the doc
tors ascribe to the absorbing game OF
the hour while as for the bridge whis'
| face as a certain anxious, worried eX-
preston is called. that has become Toe
common to elicit remark
Italian Girls DO Not Flift.
In Italy there is plenty Of lovemak-
ing but not between the young people
of the higher social class Among tne
lower classes the youths are freer te
please themselves. and there is no lacl
of furious lOvemaking, seasoned WIZ
jealousy estraugements. peaceuaklngS
tears and smiles. s Mother Nature IN
tended it to be But there is no filrt.
ing. says the Ladies' Home journal
Love il taken very seriously. and on ths
) girls side ait least. lis INDUCED il witt
/ marriage as the END in view FLIRTING
for the sake of amusement simply U
! while away the long summer days or a.
a mild stimulant at balls and parties
+ with no idea of matrimony IN the BACK
ground. is a. kind OF sport which has no
yet reached US from beyond the Alps
We are so far behind the times that 4
grant the slightest privilege to a maj
2 who has not avowedly shown that h
Z means marriage would be considered
2 downright dishonest by a respecta bi
y | italian girl A girl who is not married
= ] at thirty will. remain in the same de