The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
THE MODERN WOMAN.

Diamond sunDursta nave heretofore been
supposed to be tho portion OF the fair sor.
! That Ia no longer so. as the passengers on
/ a Broadway car learned last week when a
/ sporty darkey boarded tho car and seated
! himself with an air Of great Importance.
| Glittering In his necktie was a diamond eun
! burst OF mammoth proportions,
Some women now consider priedlen
part and parcel OF their boudoir furnish.
| ings. This might be supposed to denote
a marked increase IN religious ferVor, but
| it does not necessarily do so, as a matter
OF fact, for it happens to be tho fad ius,
| now.
particularly handsome priedieu is
In the boudoir Of woman conspicuous 40
cally. Matching the furniture. which Ia
Of richly carved black oak Of Spanish de-
| sign, the priedieu Is strkingly beautiful
! Standing by the handsome old four poster
| 1t looks ma II IL might have been trans
! ported, illuminated missa and all. from
the Middle Ages into the heart Of to-day.
Hanging down over the open pages 81
| the antique mssal ia a rare rosary OF can
dalwood, each head being fully three-ouar-
ters Of an inch in diameter and palnstakirgy
carved into minute figures Of the Saints
woman who well knew the art Of dre%,-
ing was seen on the avenue the other day
wearing a pretty tailor suit OF soft woody
brown which was accompanied by a big
picture hat Of brown velvet with a plume
that shaded from wood brown 10 russel
About her neck she wore a civet pelerine
with icwelled clasp and she carried a nur
Of the same iur.
just In the opening Of the pelerins nea~
the hust she had tucked several orchids
in mahogany end russell hues. She wa
literally symphony in brown and a delight
for the artistic eye to gaze upon.
Few women really understand dressing
"a an art, unfortunately: though. since ths
advent of a certain smart modiste here. an
immense Improvement has been noted.
A physician on the staff OF the Health
Board was treated to a-for him annoying
experience in Sixth avenue car last week
but to the passengers 1t was screaminely
funny,
At Twenty-third street woman whose
arms extended horizontally circling
score Of parcels and boxes got on the car
Her hat was awry, her face flushed and her
manner determined.
Without waiting for a gentleman In front
OF whom she halted. TO rise and give her
seat, as he undoubtedly would have done.
she, seeing the approaching conductor.
simply dumped her parcels into the mans
lap and then after fishing about in her
spectacle case for her transfer added insult
TO injury by asking the man 10 hold the
case while she Owed some more for the bit
OF green paper.
render this assistance 40 the woman fishing
a hairpin from her back hair finally man
aged to spike the transfer and turned il
over 10 the conductor. Then after com
fortably installing the hair pin in ts former
place, she calmly began to pick up her
things Every one shouted. but the two
Interested parties. The woman lookNl
unconcerned while the mans face wns
study. He lost no time in Offering his seat
and made his escape at Twenty eighth
street.
Overgaiters which have been worn nv
smart women this winter are going 10 he A
distinct adjunct TO the sp ing toilet No.
only in the contrasting shades tuoh "a
browns and Rrays but also in oolors -
match ihe gowns they will 10 popular
While the idea -aVur- Of London town
and Ang.omana yet when many young
women wear low shoes the winter through,
ga ters are not only p rmis4 BILE but an ac-
tual necessity.
Some OF the jewrllcd clasps for fur four
m-hands and small boas are stunnlng
While the jewelry shops carry u limited
number OF styles most women who can
afford sabl7s have bad them made up after
original designs or elsa have usnd some
hcirloom or old fashioned articles OF jew
elry that Rave b-rn in the family.
One woman, known for hrr smart gown
ing. adj charming antique turquoise
b &c | made over into clasp and still
another who was lucky enough 10 havr
an old fashion, d brooch and earrings ~
canoes had them mounted for the SAM
purpose There is no end to the orig
inality Of design woman can display in
these clasps.
1t was meat and drink to feminine suo-
ton ionds TO b, at the Gt rd-Neilsan
sale. Women some times have a morbid
d sire TO pry into the affairs OF smart folk
and they n apod the If harvest here in the
shape Of antiques and gossip.
But in the midst Of the women FOUNDERS
there was one little brown eyed woman
of a totally difTrr Mt stamp. She was
typical home body, as her confession 20 a
fri nd later Prov d.
Il know I'd never get the auction ora7e.'
pipTd she in pr tty childish tn BIZ for
| hate II all so, but you see, we-Frtd and
Are furnishing our home and I'm buying
evt rything at auctions for the r. ason that
this way w can indulge our taste for fine
things at the Same price we would have
to give for shop stun
One thing at n time Is our motto.
and every ri CO we have is a Dr. light % our
souls. OF course, when the prios goes up.
as II did on that Satsuma vase why 7
simply mark It of the list But do know
a bargain when | see il, especially in porce-
lain or pottery. and IL thing I, being
knocH down cheap, try TO get II. You
must como and see our home-it's awfully
pre- tty and we're so happy
And the woman who had been attending
auctions for the past twenty yeArs. who
had sp Mt fortune there and whose hone
looks like soldi'r's grave after Memnral
Day, as one person EXPIRE So it, sighed
Tor some n ason, and passc on 30 bid on =
Marie Antoine tie jewel box.