The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
THE SOCIAL ARBITER
Hints on Domestic and Public Duties of Maid and
MatrOn On-Heart-to-Heart Talks

hotels-as residences in Paris are called
in the Faubourg st. German. who, 10
my certain knowledge. has had but
three dresses in the past ten years. one
is a black satin, so soft and handsome
II does not make a rustic. turned away
at the neck, short as TO sleeves. and
with a fchu and garniture OF point de
Venise that would put the specimens OF
this lace in the Metropolitan Museum 10
shame.
She must have two bodices TO this frock.
for the skirt for her evening toilet seems
10 be the same while the bodice is cut
low and draped with rose point-such
rose point! With this she generally wears
a superb necklace CT diamonds and ru-
bles. the settings OF which have not been
altered in hundreds of years; a stomacher
and tiara of the same Jewels. which have
descended to her from her BOrghese an
cestors. for she is OF royal descent. this
same old duchess. The other two gowns
but why describe them? One is a royal
purple one a white for special occasions.
and they are all alike and In them all she
locks regal superb The main point is
that in the salon OF this frugal old duch-
ess one meets the very flower OF the uni
verse - noted statesmen, clever savants.
beautiful women. royalty even, most OF
Wl-otA otic Ed4to pl NiltI NTSl ndilitt anu
when they kiss her soft II shriveled old
hand and listen 10 her brilliant repartee
they don't know or care whether her
gown cost a kings ransom or 80 cents. 1t
Is she they worship, not the chiffOns that
are hung about her.
I know. too. little duchess, Just eight
cen, neighbOr OF the former, who. until
she married year ago. had ne yer worn
frock that cost more than $50, and most
of her gowns could have been bought for
half that sum, and no jewels, save a lit
tie gold cross and chain, the gift OF her
royal gOdmother. Now a doting husband
would indulge her IN any taste she might
have, but her taste does not run TO gew-
gaws. though she is one OF the best, II
simplest. dressed women in her circle IN
Paris. Instead. she spends her handsome
allowance TO help the poor on her hus-
bands estates. in supplying flowers to
the hospital for the incurables, and in
sending the poor cripples for long drives
in the GLORIOUS suburbs OF Paris. People
do not say. How stylish she is. how well
dressed she isi'' They say, Here Is an
angel straight from the hands OF God.
sent by Him 70 distribute happiness"
But We have wandered far from our
sheep. What ask for is that women
shall have the courage Of their convic-
tiOns- They have found that the Merry
Widow hat-by the way. did It ever occur
TO YOU that the model for this chapeau
must have been suggested by the Guam
gle Wangle hat? You will remember
the words
On top of the c1lmpetty tree
The Quangle Wsneie sat.
But his face sou never could see.
On account of his great b!g hat
His hat was hundred and two feet vide,
With ribbons and ribbons on every SIDE.
And bells and buttons and loops and lace.
So that nobody ever could sc the face
OF the Quangle WanSle Qnee-
Is both inartistic and uncomfortable ana
so they have abandoned Il. Then why ac-
cept the monstrosities that have replaced
IL? The decorated stove pipes are no
more artistic and no more beautiful: and
why throw into the ash heap gowns that
month ago were regarded as Just too
dear for anything?" II the young women
o; to-day would devote as much attention
to the decoration Of the inside Of their
heads as they do 10 the outside, all would
be we'll with them