The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-01-17
AS WE MOURN.

To have ones churchgcing gown in
all black or black and white is an
idea borrowed from Paris that is fast
assuming the proportions of a fad,
Feminine inconsistency is strikingiy
illustrated in some Of the costumes
which follow this fancy, for after Sc
1ecting this pentitential and incon-
spicuous color, madam seems to have
counseled her modiste that the gown
must be sufficiently original and beau
tiful in design to distinguish it from
every other black gown in the church.
AS a result many of these sombre-
toned creations are far more likely
to distract the attention Of fair fellow
worshipers from the sermon than a
costume in rainbow hues. A gown OF
this type was worn in tho Church OF
St. Mary the Virgin last Sunday. The
skirt was In black wolfe in large, open
checker effect, draped over founda-
ton of white mousseline over black
silk. 1t was bordered with q deep
band of black shunting mounting in
step effect at either side. The shan
tung appeared again in the little
sleeveless jacket worn above white
mousseline blouse. Long black suede
gloves reached we'll above the elbow,
but the upper part of the arm was
protected only by the sleeve Of the
blouse-a short, flowing affair of
mouseline over lingerie puff. The
hat worn with this suit was a iaunty
black saucer shape with wide strings
of black liberty satin that tied be-
meath the chin, and trimmed with a
cluster of sweeping white paradise
plumes.-New York Press.
MRS. VANDERBILT IN HOMESPUN.
Precisely as Queen Victoria made
Irish poplin popular to encourage the
manufacture Of that fabric in the
Emerald Isle, Mrs. George w. Van
derbilt hopes to create a vogue for
homespun that shall be of real benefit
to thousandsof working women in the
South. She believes much good could
be done by encouraging a revival OF
the well-nigh lost arts of hand spin
ming and weaving. From the primi-
tive looms Of the mountain women
around Biltmore, her Asheville es-
tate, comes the stout, wholesome ma
terial which in Americas simpler
days constituted the Nations chief
dress fabric. Britain's motherly SOW
ereign wore poplin gowns peril
naciously, although for long time
her taste was criticised openly by the
aesthetics of her realm. Mrs. Van
derbilt is doing the same for home
spun. She wears frocks of that ma
terial day after day, both for walking
and driving, and, to demonstrate the
possibilities of the stuff, she even
has had an evening gown made Of it.
AS she is a woman who carries her
clothes we'll and has wealth enough
to overawe persons lacking in sturdi-
ness of character, it is regarded as
likely that she will triumph in her
resolve to make homespun fashion
able. If she does, the effect in Fifth
avenue doubtless will be startling,
for, while the cloth is healthily Amer
lean, it is not of type that plausibiy
may be called aesthetic. Mrs. Van
derbilt expects to make a grand coup
toward achievement of her purpose
by showing in the course Of the
jamestown Fair homespun froc!z
built for herself.-New York Press.
GOOD LUCK OF MISS CHAMBERS.
The happiest young woman in New
York at the present time is probably
Miss Ada Chambers, VINO has decided
to sail for Europe to study singing
at the expense of Charles Bond, of
Boston. It was Mr.. Bond who paid
for the musical education of Geraldine
Farrar, and he considers Miss Cham
beers an equally promising protegee.
She was brought to his attention by
Baroness Eta Won Ryhiner, of New
York, who discovered" Miss Cham
bers in 1902, and the fateful decision
was only made last week, after the
young singer had spent several weeks
in the family so that they might have
an opportunity to study her voice I'M
der all conditions.
Miss Chambers, who is now twenty
one years of age, was born in a little
town near Canton. Ohio, and her
father, a Circuit Court Judge, was
an intimate friend of President Nc
Kinley. Her family were greatly
opposed to her entering upon a musi-
cal career, but finally consented to
her coming to New York to study,
fearing that she would take matters
in her own hands If they didn't. For
the past two seasons she has sung
with Sousa, and has also been in
demand at social functions. She has
found it impossible to save any money
for the foreign study that she has
always looked forward to. Now that
the problem has been solved for her
she is naturally SO excited that she
can't sleep at night.-New York
Tribune.