New-York tribune., 1905-07-24

II Is popularity believed that women are In
stinctively maternal says THE World Of
Dress; that every girl baby brings into the
world with her this lovely material for the max
ing OF a good mother. She ripens It on her
dolly; she pOurs the rich full effect Of II her
first child Nothing Of the kind. Maternity Is
a craft Poets may be born and not made;
mothers-never. A baby demands something
more than the seductive cIuck which is common
10 slovenly old nurses. This popular idea OF
maternity is the most expensive fallacy we have,
from the nations point Of view. Hundreds OF
brave soldiers and sailormen in embryo are laid
untimely TO rest-in such pathetically small cof-
hns-just because in the poorer classes, the girl
mothers idea Of devotion is to feed the new
creature on a little bit Of everything she has
herself
7 can tell the style OF house decoration that is
likely TO suit a woman by the style OF her
gown" says a writer in THE Upholsterer"
When a woman comes IN all frills and furbe-
lows. and with the hundred-and-one little
'dinky' accessories, show her the Louis and
Georgian II she is the tailor made sort give
her Mission and Arts and Crafts and simple
Colonial
1T is always safe to show a customer the
color she affects or contrasting coIors. You may
say that the woman who dresses IN black OF
brown betrays none OF the color fancies which
appear in her evening gowns. It makes the de-
duction a little difficult. but no matter
what sort of dress woman wears. she betrays
IN some feature OF IL her color sympathies A
year ago blues We're very hard 10 sell
watched for the woman with the blue dress. and
the rest OF the men on the floor We're surprised
at the success had with blue sturfs.
Walk and manner also help me When
woman is pompous and loud in her behavior
know. she viii like empire styles II she is fond
OF athletics she IS TO show # in her walk
oru7~
her tastes"
II Is said that some pearls that once belonged
TO the late Empress Of Austria are now hanging
in cage in the depths OF the Adriatic The
spot is known only 10 two or three and every
pearls had grown sick" as every one who is
FAMILIAR with the ways Of pearls knows that
they sometimes win. and this is the only way
20 revive them. When they were first I'm
mersed IN the waters OF the Adrfatic it was be-
leFed that they might have 10 stay there for
thirty years.
Harry F'uruiss. the English humorist has come
70 the conclusion that women dress TO please
other women. They would not be so foolish, he
believes, as TO consider the opinions OF young
men in this matter. because young men are "too
conceited over their own appearance to bother
about the dress Of women" Neither does the
opinion OF the middle aged man count, because
with the exception Of those who live to make a
splash IN society, or purely for outside impress
sion middle aged man prefers the, wife who
does not dress over much, his idea being that
the best dressed women those whose dress
one never notices at all" AS for old men thew
have passed the days Of observing such matters
altogether Mr.. Furniss speaks with the wisdom
or man and his opinions are given for what they
are worth.
An interesting party recently given by a coun-
try hostess was called a hen convention" The
invitations read: - hen convention Will be held
at The LaureIs on Monday June 15 from $3.50
20 $50 o'clock VIII you come and cackIe?"
Many Of the guests responded in a facetious
vein. decorating their notes with drawings of