The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-09-28
DoNALDsoNyILLE, LA, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1907
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Following FaIl Fashions In Spite of Hot
Weather-Ugly and Pretty New Modes.
Drummer's sIang-"The Umpire.'s
New Orleans. La. Sept. 25. 1907.

lSniy persist IN rushing seas S0n-par-
ticularlg southern women, in a south.
ern cline, who surely should be guided
by the temperature and not the al
manac in their manner of dressfng2
| The thermometer may be doing bus
mess along good old summer time
lines, and the sun blazing like a fur
mace in full blast against a white-hot
sky, but when Dame Fashion and the
almanac proclaim the advent of fall,
the decree is irrevocable so far as
Women-kind are concerned, and it's
away with summer frills and furbe-
lows, sheer lingeries and cool linens,
| airy millinery and frivolous foot
wear, and on with warm looking coat
suits, sober-hued voiles, be-plumed
hats and kid gloves that reach from
here to yonder! The demon spirit
Change doesn't by any means dwell
| in the breast OF man alone. Women
may be more steadfast In their soul
affections, but when it comes to
| question OF their personal adornment,
| note the hysteric haste with which
they abandon one seasons ineries for
| another, and their mad rush to sieze
upon the hrst-of-the-season bargains
that the shops have to offer. Wide,
straight brimmed silk hats smothered
in coque feathers seem to be the ac-
cepted style OF headgear for fall wear,
and for downright lack of grace and
individuality they cannot be surpassed.
s'Do you know what those hats look
like to me?" said benighted Man
Thing who doesn't read the fashion
magazines and SO has no way of gang-
ing beauty save by the evidence of his
eyes. "They look like extra wide pie
plates, smeared over with glue, and
then a whole lot of feathers dumped
over 'em at random!n And believe
me, that's an amazingly fine descrip-
ton of them. All the shops are show
ing nifty suits in yoile, aeolian and
other lightweight materials, either
with the fitted hip-length coats, or
dressy waists with all-oyer lace yoke
effects and three -quarter-lengt sleeves
fashioned of dainty lace ruffles. Wide
shoulder and long waist effects have
been relegated to the past, and the |
round length skirt is being looked |
upon with far less favor than for |
merly. The smart tailored waists |
with the coquettish addition of the |
fluffy ruf11es' so much in vogue are |
among the newest and prettiest of |
early fall styles. Green, blue and |
lavender-the last named shade rang |
ing in all tones from royal purple to
the faintest heliotrope- to be
the season. IS favorites in colors
This is the order / overheard a
hurried drummer give TO a waiter
whom he knew in a downtown restau-
rant day or two ago: 1.-TWO eyes
up to Almighty God and a stack of
yellows;.. quick, FRITZ" The waiter
said "Sure, sir" with an alacrity
that betokened his knowledge of the
forthcoming tip, and disappeared to
return presently with brace of eggs
fried on one side and plate of po-
tato chips. And thus was the meaning
of that passing strange order made
clear to my groping intelligence.
At little bridge party a few eve
nings ago chanced to get at table
with nice, stupid EngEishman. In
one of the deals he had the bad luck
to hold 'syarborough,n which, as
every bridge player knows, is hand
innocent of ace or face card. Err
what's the jolly German name one
calls ones hand when one holds moth
ing higher than ten-spot?" he asked.
''Raus nit 'em!" / replied fippantly.
''Haw-haW! to be suah, - he drawled
with what | took to be a recognition
of my feeble jest. But nay-not he!
A few moments later T overheard him
say TO his partner at the next table TO
which he had progressed: 81 can't
help you bit this time, partner; /
have one ofthose ba1ly raus NIT 'em
hands, don knowI"
''The Umpiren at the Tulane is one
of the best musical comedies that has
hit this town in a long while. Joe
who plays the title role,
is a comedian from the ground up,
and Miss Virginia Ainsworth, the
prima donna, wears stunning gowns
and sings as prima donna should
sing. 'Nuf said :. the proof of this
show is in the seeing e.. B.
Convention of Postmasters.