The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-27
VINITA'S FAIR
Wanderers
They Look at the Beautiful Ex-
hIblt OF Partisan Gowns.

81 wonder what would become of all
these Paris dressmakers II every wo-
man in America suddenly made up
her mind to live the simple life Y"
Naid Jane as we wandered through the
labyrinth OF showcases containing the
collective exhibit Of the dressmakers
ofParis In the Palace Of Manufac-
turers.
II guess they'd have 10 pound type
writers, . said John, who has an idea
that the one ambition of womankind
Is to manipulate typewriter. mo
woman will be dictated to at home,"
saws John, - but she'll let 4 cheap ONCE
man dictate to her all day long with
out protest"
But It happens, however, that the
Paris dressmakers are mostly men,and
not women, as John imagines. such
a dazzling array OF costly gowns as the
exhibit OF these Paris dressmakers, |
am told, was never shown before IN
any exposition, not even In the Paris
exposition OF 1900. The gowns are
draped upon life-size models ana rep
resent every conceivable combination
Of costly and tilmy iinery for the female
form. | am told that no man can
walk through this section without Inn
puIsively clutching at his pocketbcNk
10 see II IL is safe.
John has an idea that the German
rooms In the Palace OF Varied Indus
tries, showing the German arts and
crafts, furniture aud other articles OF
domestic decoration are away ahead
of ANYTHING that can be done IN this
line by any other nationality. Wei
were told, however, that before form
lng any conclusions upon this point
we must 20 through the rooms OF the
Old English Country House OF the
early 18th century. la the Palace OF
Varied Industries
1t adds to the interest Of this house,
which is part 81 the British exhibit,
10 know that the London firm which
furnished II was personally selected by
the King OF England to decorate the
kings and queens private apartments
at Windsor castle; also the king S
yacht; that the firm decorated palaces
for Prince Nicolas, OF Greece, and
Princess Eulalie, OF Spain, and many
of the finest mansions In England, the
hotel Cecil, Of London, and many
other palatial hostelries.
These rooms are intended TO Illus
trate tile skillful adoption Of the Eliza
bethan and 18th century Englishstyles
to the practical necessities OF today.
Refinement and comfort appear to be
their characteristics. and yet the deco
ratlons are beautiful and rich beyond
description. You enter through a
hall and porch into a white room fur
nished with antique furniture, wal
nut bureau Of the time Of William and
Mary. a Sheraton lnlaid mahogany
serpentine sIde-table, = Pollard oak
cabinet, an Italian walnut cigar cabi-
net and copies OF Queen Ann ma
logany settee. To the left Is the din
ing room furnished In carved limewood
and oak panellings, beautiful Boucher
tapestry, Chippendale chairs and gilt
side table taken from KensIngton pal
ace.
From this room we are passed into
the drawlng-room, which Jane de-
elared looked more Frenchy than
Engllsh:" and sure enough, most OF
the furniture Is genuine Louis XVI
II has q beautiful marble chimney
piece and tapestries copied copied from
old Beauvais panels. About this time
Jane dropped into a Louis XVI chair
upholstered In real Aubusson tapestry
and our work for the daY vas finished.
John Is stiIl OF the opinion that
s'ths Dutch have them beat"
MnH.