The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-19

lgether, the Countess de Beame and
the Princess Ypsilanu. The Duchess
of Saginaw unfortunately could not
be present.
You could almost breathe in the
essence OF money as you strolled
about. Up above you sat stout old
banking gentlemen with little red
and blue lines in their cheeks like
the silk threads that show in a new
dollar bill, and in their buttonholes
rare dollhouse posles that bloom only
once every nine DAYS, Hike promis-
sorry notes. Hardly a woman in the
box but wore by the quart what
Tiffany sells by the karat.
Why They Were There.
'sThe dressmakers. sharp-faced
women who fused about. taking
'furtive notes In little books. were
there for business. The large and
impressive wine agents who came In
and opened up were there for irriga-
ton purposes. The newspaper re-
Iporters were there for stories. The
lred-coated, unshaven attendants
were there for the majesty and pomp
OF the parade. and the Joy OF holding
the center of tanbark stage
The strangers in town were there
because they wanted to be able TO go
back to Cohoes or Dyersburg and tell
the home folks that they had seen
the owners of the names that fiH the
society columns every Sunday. The
actors and the actorettes were there
for the purpose OF self-advertising A
few tired policemen were there be-
cause It was raining outside.
But the occupants OF the boxes,
the prematurely young old women,
the pearl dog collared ladies.
the sad-eyed male and the puffy
young with the quarter-size brows
and the chins cut on the bias. were
there because IL was the proper thing
to do and the proper place TO be.
The artificiality OF their pose rang
out like third alarm on a still
night.
"In addition to the joy derived
from being under the same roof with
the fashionable OF our fair city. one
who was the least bit observant
could pick out lot Of hints, sar-
torial. social and otherwise at the
Garden.
Some Pointers from Society.
For example, you soon discovered
that 1t Is now the real thing for men
to be as effeminate as possible and
for women to be as masculine as
possible. Also that bodices are be-
ing cut as low as the statute OF limita-
tons, or lower Eyebrows are being
done in the heavy pastel designs,
with crapon portrait effects. for the
lashes. lip rouge Is used 10 an extent
which gives the mouth the appear
ance of an old-fashioned red brick
open fireplace.
"Yawning Is now done Openly.
with the hands down. The better
time one Is having the more exhaust
ed must one appear
THE hobblei skirt has moved
north, and nov enfolds the hips in
its crushing embrace. Gowns are
! frequently cut straight up and down
like panatella, and any female
form measuring more than an inch
land a half at any given point Is in
poor taste.
'Spines and shoulders are seen
everywhere this season. So much
blue fox fur IL used thar one be-
comes morailc1 sure that up in the
far and frozen North the little blue
foxes are being compelled to wear
the comparatively inexpensive chin
chilla to keep from freezing.
Wrinkles are deeper than they were
a year ago.
THE best bred people. the really
old families, never applaud except in
the most languid way. and then lock
as though they were ashamed Of Il.
Automobiles are now running into
six figures as to size, horsepower
and cost. We are developing a ma
tive-born servant class in this ooun-
tau. who bow humbly and promptly
when addressed by one of wealth.
Riding pants do not look particular
larly well on any legs except those
to the manor born, as IL were. A.
Madison Square Garden box seat Is
a fine place to take nap in along
about 11:15.
up. S.--A number Of horses were
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