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JIIAKLOITJ DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 21, 1003. have, come in, and present a pretty. scene on the gloomy day. Truly this is not a bad idea, for we are all the better ' for as much of the brightness 11 f FEi-Siil JIIKfEl M2 5;sm flUJO'ES as possible, In our lives.- Ot course the real sunshine is always best ut if we xan't have ' that, then the manu factured sort is not to be spurned. - . CM v. - - V , . ' v 3 MRS. R71FFLES h - (Oontjnued f ron Page Two.) -W: ; 1 1 , mk i -' : ft , I r x - i - -, "i1, . 1 - -, I J I, I pi ICTrlttea tot The Observer. ' ; ' Just a ur waist and coat have . ' About reached the a tare ? of , "tight- K nee," news copies from across the ea, that; "As the season advances, favM, ooats, blouses, in fact every- abrag Is rrewlog curiously looser. In , fact, the very close tight lines , that w were pvt. forth as novelties- six months ate seem now .. the'i stamps of the eeon-CJass pisees." , Tills is a vote these j tight-fitting garments with i us for-any great length of time, The clothes which. were for' a number of seasons, hum upon, the , loose lines, took such & ' hold upon, beauty-levins people, that these have never Bone out entirely,, and are really-almost (rare to return, For a number of years the love for the Greek Idea of beauty, has surely had a . hold upon us and now that - this form of the dress art. has X Suit of Dus Grey, Taffeta tf one is deslrffus ef a suit especially aaaptea to morning' caning-, snoppmg or tfavellng, such will be found In fhts attractive design of dust grey taffeta. , 'The skirt Is ' made with Inverted - plafts over which are shaped straps of the same material finished with black Silk buttons. This simple trimming is repeated on the blouse and adds a very dainty finish to the sleeves. Belt and tie of black silk." , from Paris, - so I suppose we need hardly be alarmed or rejoiced, as the case; may be that we too, shall have the same rtef styles In the-prlnc. These great leaders have, as a-rule. Iiad. done with a series ot fashions, - and', flung them aside before we get tthejn; and yet, Paris notions are not eo long In, reaching New York and then alt aboard for the Southland! T uppose, then,, that we shall mot have fastened Itself upon the creators of stylee and not only this, but upon the great 'wearing" '.uubllc. !-we are not llkely.M believe, to return to the-stlit, ungraceful tlght-flttlng clothes, at one time the acme of the well-dressed per son for any length of time. It must be said, however, In the time beina with us, garments are surely ' more constructed upon - the tight oasis. A glance over some of the latest and beat' New-York fashion iournaW or instance, purely .give the Slender, ciose-Dtting garment nm Place, ! Even now it 4s rumored- that " t wearing of these materials over colors, is going to be one of the fancies of the spring and summer time.-,-This -attractive fad for - waists, ' nay, some times entire suits, Haa been popular for some months past out especialtv for1 the waists, and simply bids fair to become 'the" suit- with the advent of spring. It does not follow, either, that, these costume, ; are necessarily expensive pnes; of course they mav be, whed costly top material is Select ed with silk for lining, .but all this may be as one desires or can afford. That gentle little rustle .of the -silk undergarment, is yet aear to every feminine heart, and of course one such suit-will do for wear under a number of dresses. On ' the other band, there are so many beautiful cot ton fabrics now that resemble silks so closely, that after all, it may be much wiser for us of the moderate purse, to get some material of .this character, and then have a . number ot different colors, if we so desire. In this wav one may seem to have many more suits, than In reality,"- she possesses, simply by wearing the different colors tinder the one top 'garment. All sorts of thin wash material are selected for these gowns, as well as the various thin silks. China is a ' popular fabric fot this style of suit, "and although It takes yards of this material to make up satisfactorily, yet, at certain sea sons, it can be bought at a low; figure, and it makes tip beautifully." Anoth er idea which, I believe. Is going to be both . a pretty and useful one, is to have a skirt of some heavy material, say cloth, in color matching or at least' In perfect harmony, with .the under-color of the waist. Certainly this Is as attractive as can be, and makes a costume decidedly pretty and appropriate for evening wear and In deed well suited for any informal oc casion. The use of embroidery continues in good favor, and really for such suits ' the above mentioned, will, I . am sure, take yet a new hold on life. To me what will be prettier than any fastened invisibly in the back, v As for sleeves which are worn with such sen arate walsta as these, and also those of entire suits, we read that: 'Sleeves fit the arm closely below the elbow and are not particularly large above. Ja fact this is the prevailing style for alt sleeves.' Invariably fitting the arm from elbowto wrist, but 4 not : neces eerily-' plain, they are more often lit effect long cuffs or lace or tucklnsT of embroidery. ( Above the elbow there is more oR.less fullness and the fashion most anything the customer or fancy of the wearer dictates." The half or three-quarter; length : sleeves continue In style for" those who care to. wear them, but are not e"rhaps, jUite so popular as they were in the fall. No doubt it is on account of these short sleeves, that, bracelets have come I to be so much f worn again. They are- pretty, too. in a way, but the short sleeves are desirable In my opinion, only for the plump, white arms of the young lady and surely such arms as these need not adorning. Here again, however,! we have a mere matter of taste. . ' The use ,of fur In all of its many forms of coata, scarfs, boas, and as a trimming,, remains one of the season's sure things. It seems to be a time when every well-dressed woman must have a bit of It about her In some way. It la said that in Paris, the hats which are considered the very per fection of style have fur unon them somewhere, some how. This is not so true with us, but here, too, we find It to some extent, and also used as a trimming for dresses. We are most familiar with the pretty neck piece Of some description and the attractive muff to match. As to the style of fur most worn, we read that: "Ermine Is as popular as ever, and there Is : a fancy for coats of all white ermine without the touch of black and lemon color furnished by the tail of the ad mired animal. Mink is a stand-by, and is rarely out of fashion. The same Is true of chlnchella, that fragile and ex quisite silver gray fur. Only a well filled purse can afford these In thalr perfection, I suppose it is true that In no line of materials used for wear ing apparel, are we more often fooled. jyran'e Club for four week for ungen- tleman m ungentiemaniy t Dehavior in consequence. Black aa my eyes were, however, I was on hand at the break fast table the following morning, and of course HenrleCte observed my in juries. "Why, BunnyJ" sh cried. "What la the meaning of this? Have you been fighting?". -"Oh, no, Mrs. Van Raffles." X re turned, sarcastically,1 ''I've been straining my eyes reading the divorce news from South Dakota." " She gave me a sudden start. - "What do you mean?" she demand ed, her face flushing hotly. 2, "You know well , enough what I mean," I retorted, angrily; "Your gen ings on with 'Colonel Scrappe are the talk of the town, and I got these eyes in a little discussion of your mat rimonial intentions. That's all." . "lieave the room ,' Inatantlyl'- she cred, rising and haughtily pointing to the door. "You are insufferable." ; But the color in her cheeks showed that It had hit home far harder than she ,was willing to admit There was tiothtng for me to do but obey meek ly, but my blood was up, and Instead of moping In my room I started out to see if I could And Constant-Scrapjoe. My love for Henriette was too deep to permit ot my sitting quietly by and seeing ' .another walk away with the only true coveted prise of my life, and I' was ready on eight to take the col onel by the collar he was only a gov ernor's staff colonel anyhow, and con sequently to great shakes as a fighter -and throw him into the harbor, but tny quest was a vain one. He was to be :found In none olf his familiar haunts,, and I returned to Bolivar lUodge. And then came the shock. As t.Jtpproached the house I saw the col onel assisting Henriette into the mo tor oar, and In response to the chauff eur . "Where to, sir," I heard Scrappe reply in an excited undertone: To New York and damn the speed Jaws." In a moment they had rushed by me like the flash of the lightning express, and Henrittfte was gone! You must know the rest. The pa pers the next day were full of the elopement In high life. They told of how the Scrappe divorce had been granted at five o'clock in the after- '.V " : I' T ' ' ' tY I fk Ms- r;r " v. i 1 - xfj$j 'u e K , r Twalst of Red Mohair, y J,r , Tha separate-i waist - pictured here truly a most attractive oneT It is de cidedly chic, made of Unen, 6r any of the white wash materials, and is a ; design we may count upon for sprlntt wear. The waist as hero , shewn, made of "bright red mohair -stitched with dark blue silk, and having a stock and cuffs of red taffeta embroid ered in blue.. Th Combination. 'Is an effective ope, and the effect exceeding ly Ffenchy.'t . Mohair la many quali ties and colors, remains a favorite for all sorts of styles in . the sttparato blouse.' "'in f ' "J I 1 1 1 1 , n 11 " ill I 1 nil ii wltt-.j'; In Heavy embroidered IJnea After all. one must look far- Indeed to find anything to take- the place of the - wash shirtwaist. - Attempts have been made to offer", substitute, and even' to abolish It, but both have fail ed. It surely seem to be with us to stay. -The wash shirtwaist is an all?, year-round favorite, aa -.attested by the designs to toe seen In the' smart shops. - Here Is sketched a pretty model in heaty white linen with, a vest of the same material laid in wide tuck and finished by bands - of .- am broidery. - The opening; is effected,, un der a strip of the same trimming of which the-belt , and cuffs also are formed.' J. 1- v ',, J silk suit will be a thin. Sheer llnen embroidered In a dainty un-elahorate style, in shadow embroidery, some of this work on both skirt and - waist, then worn over a color. For both use fulness andt beauty, it ; seems to me such' a suit cannot be surpassed, and yet," of course, this is only matter of taste. 1 - Vor wear, at the 'present time, he side the waists of th thin' materials, there are Soma heavier stuffs Which play quit a part in the war of ma terial for the separate-' wa Int.- It is said, too, from this time until we shall really put on' spring clothes, waists mad' of these materials Will he ex tremely popular. ''The etmole blouses of plain challle, albatross, French flan nel,, etc., are prettier than usual, There are. of course,' the tailored shirtwaist models, but there are, too,' plain waists smartened by French knots, embroid ered buttons, etc. There are also blouses In sheer woolens trimmed on ly with fine tucking, made with -doep , tucked cuffs and tucked -collar and than In these very furs which we do so adore. ' A paragraph- recently In regard to this thing aays; nA great many persons know . that ermine is weasel. How many know that musk rat, pulled and dyed, is so sold as seal; pios si pe)M Xiinuuis 'vpmu )m -4va"i os liqq ism usAwq m vttm se ed is sold as seal or electric seal; that pulled and dyed otter 1 regularly old as seal; that -marmot dyed is' sold as mink and sable; that fitch dyed is sold a sable and rabbit also sold a table,'' and so on' almost ad infinitum,, Surely, here Is indeed a case where at least "Ignorance iebllss." Bo long as do not know we are humbugged--what's the difference? - r -Every now and then some new fad must crop out in the way of silk petti" coats and at present,' thi see ins to bit a fancy for all sorts of gay skirt of this kind 'A the wearing of figured, and quite elaborately decorated silks, underneath the lingerie blouse, con tinue to grow in popularity so gains in favor thi fad for. petticoats of 'the same "' Indeed one must r match, the other. . In one place ,1 see that "In taffeta petticoats the j rage for fancy silk fa noticeable. - Plaids, checks, brocades, stripes and , flowered, silks re very popular." Surely then, for the remainder of the winter milady will be -quite gay Indeed. notice, too, that the love for. bright colors W on the increase,, and that- this Is alreadv noticeable In rain coats, these useful garments toeing turned out in all eoru of warm, bright color nor does the fad stop here. It is said that in many places, growing to be more and more true ef New York herself a black um brella is rarely seen. Instead of these somber affairs, bright 'blues. reds, greens especially the flint two colors For Afternoon Wear. ' It Is really two year now since shirring began to be so much used--and yet we find It still In good style. It Is quite likely, too, that this method of ornamentation will be more used this spring than last, in the above design, therefore, one will find a most attractive suit so exploited. . "If one is in search of a frock that is simple and at the same time charming, this model Is highly commended. It i developed In cream-colored , nun' veiling, the skirt having plaits and several rows of shirring about the waistline. -About t he hem ; there are two - appliqued tucks. The blouse Is Stitched with embroidered . straps simulating plaits, and has a yoke effect outlined with shirring, above which 1 a collar of all-over Jace," . . A. hoori the ' day ' before, I how Colonel Bcrappe and Mr. Van - Raffle had sped to New York in' the automobile and been quietly married In the JUttle Church Around the Corner, and were now sailing down the bay on the Hydrostatic,- bound for foreign climes They; likewise intimated that a very attractive - lady of more than . usual effusiveness of manner, whose nuptials were expected soon, to be published for the eecond time,, had gone to a sanitarium tn 'Philadelphia to be treat d for a sudden and overwhelming at tack of nervous prostration. -' , . It was ell too true, that talet Jlsnrl ette's final cupe had been successful; and she had at 'one stroke stolen her landlord, her landlady' husband, and her neighbor's fiancee. To console me she left thi note, written on moard of the sterner and mailed by the pilot; On , Iloatd the Hydrostatic. ' Off Fandy Hook, September 10, '04. 1 .Dear iunn:--I couldn't help it. The A Leading Stylo A glance at this Illustration will hardly convince one that the style Is for a long coat, so much does It re semble a suit of some character. Th belt worn with this garment is tho main cause of such an effect, "The deelgn, which is .uilt of chestnut brown face cloth, Is plaited both tn the bodice, and below the air die of chiffon velvet, and insertions of heavv ' in Long Coats , lace are let In between the plait front 'j -and back. A flat collar ot the velvet : vies with an embroidered vest in the', beauty Imparted to the coat. " The ' ' sleeves are quite plain, hut are- attched , -in odd effect with narrow bands of . -soutache braid and finished ' with a -' touch of the velvet at the wrist ; :. bands." -' ' minute I saw him I felt that I must have him. It's the most successful haul yet and is the last adventure I shall ever have. He'i worth forty mil lion dollars. I'm sorry for you, dear, but it's all In the line of business. To console you I have left In your name all that we have won together In our partnership at Newport fourteen mil lions Ave hundred and sixty-three thousand nine hundred and seventy seven dollar In cash;, and -about .three million dollar In Jewels, which; you must negotiate carefully. Good-bye. dear Bunny, I shall never forget you, and I wish you all the happiness tn the world. With the funds now in your possession why not retire go home to England and renew your studies for the ministry? The Church is a noble profession Yours . sincerely, Henriette Van Rafflfles-Scrappe. I have gathered together these mea gre possessions rich In bullion value, but meagre in happiness, considering all that might have been, and to-morrow I sail for London. There, follow ing Henriette' advice, I will enter the study of the ministry, and when, I am," ' .owfcilned shall buy a llvlnar jonw".. where and settle down to the . serene -' existence of the preacher, the pastor -of a flock of human sheep. .:;.V'.--;.w.irJ;,;; My misery la deep but I am bu6yed up by one great hope In every thought.' These Newport marriages are so sel .-!? dom for life that I yet have hope that -some day Henriette will be restored to me without its necessarily Involv ing1 any serious accident te 'her hus- nana the colonel. . ; THE END. Xotse of Foreign Life. r- e ' The London Vegetarian Messenger; commends footwear "without animal " tint." The soles are made of "Ba- : lata" which Is made of canvas and rubber, canvas is used for uppers and "bright American oloth" for toe i caps, straps and trimmings, ' ' ' The management of the London . Olympla Is giving away $50 nightly to the members of the audlenee who most nearly estimate the number .of ' people in the building at 8;S0 p. m. The first prize Is $25. , r . '.v ' ... H : ' - '..... L IV .;: '; I t F'V 1 v I :Wv- J V'''' ,",!, V , Vn A i. , ' A Tiiri isretclie Snlt For the ;young glrtVlooklng "for a . with tiny polka dots. In an v pretty and serviceable suit, I am sure pone can be found more attractlvs than this represented in the accom panying cut It is truly a dainty mo, I carried out In dark blue si: It et t. M 1 shade of green. The f 'i-t 1 and the susr-enilers w i " sake of -va- ' r it fdruy hut hi. ' i as' ,'t
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