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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1899)
THE COU"i..t. FASHION LETTER. LADY MODI3H FINDS FAULT Iti T CONOUATUI.ATES MBS. ItRADLKY MAB. TIN ON IIKB (IOOI) TASTK. Town is bo charming theso blossom peented days that it Beems u ehnmo to turn one's buck on itovon for thosiiko of reveling in rural joys or foreign truvol. During the past wook the Park and tho rI roots have boon so throngod with poo ilo that, with tho brilliant sunshine, tho Spring flowers and foliage, and tho vivid coloring of tho women's clotheB, the city haB had an air of being quito on fete. It (Ioob seem too bad that there is no "snson" in Now York in tho Spring, tho tiino when tho place is at its best. In fact, when it comes to that, it looks iiB though thoro would shortly bo no "season" at all. What with tho smart s?t not coming to town really permanently until after tho holidays; tho general exodus South or elsewhere, from the first of February on, and tho complete desertion of Now York by the social lights after tho first of May, what iB to become of tho Boa .son?" Whore will it be? This town needs ono thing and needs it badly, as every placo does to make it socially successful, and that is a general meeting placo. It huB always seomed very extraordin ary to mo that that want has never been recognized as a necessity. Ono cannot think of any country place that ever amounted to a row of pins un til it started its club or CHBino, or what ever serves to bring the people together whero they can see and be seen; and 1 am 6ure the London season would not be tho brilliant thing it is were it not for ilydo Park and tho fashion of meet ing there, which makes it so easy to keep in touch with people, and virtually supplies tho same opportunities aB dc-OB " tho country casino. Tho only thing we have which in any way approaches tho casino or the neces sary goneral meeting place is the Waldorf-Astoria, and Heaven knows that the crowds that line itB corridors and p ick its palm gardens and dining rooms prove in a manner that borders on the puthotic that the desire to herd together is us strong in men and women as it is in other animals. With all the ructionB and splitB that lire taking place in society and which threaten to break it up in very small bits unless something is done that will hold the pieces together society will soon be in a position to be spoken cf in tho same way as the small boy referred to his apple core "There ain't goin' to bo none." Tho permanent removal of Bradley Martin larcB and penates is really a great blow to social enterprise, bb it will bo diflicult to find a successor to Mrs. Hrudloy Martin with aB thorough a knowledge of the art of entertaining. '4 Ono encouraging note, however, has been sounded apropos of Mrs. Bradley Martin's departure, which, I hope, may not prove to bo too good to be true on dit that she haB signified her intention of leaving her measurements with a fa mous Nsw York dressmaker that she may order all her gowns in tho future from New tork instead of Paris. Fancy that! Mrs. Bradley Martin maintains that Now York drepsmakerB have far better taste than those in Paris or London, be cause they, bb a rule, take the French styles aB they appear and adapt them, making some remarkable improvements. They choose better, and their work is of a more even degree of excellence than that done elsewhere. As this hae been my opinion for some j time I am glad to have it endorsed by so powerful an authority as Mrs. Brad'ey Martin. Who can tell.? it may be she that will go down in hiBtory as boing tho woman who took tho first Btop to mako Now York tho contro of fashion. If a Modish hnd tho powor that Mrs, Bradloy Martin has to make euch a thing possiblo, it would have boon accomplish ed long ago. But, so long aB it bo dono, what matter who does it? Ab an example of tho adaptability of tho art of tho American dross-maker lot mo rofor to tho frockB that Maude Adams wears asiJuliot. I hoar that they coat tho designer many long and anxious moments to think them out. and it took months for their execution; but tho time was well spout. Tho itlrst gown, which Miss Adams wearB in tho ballroom econo, haB a stolo liko arrangement that fulls in long straight lincB in tho front and in tho back, from tho shoulder to tho foot of Miss Adam's litho figure. This stolo is ombroidorod with largo pearls in a hold design. So cloBoly is it sown with tho poarlB that it seems to form a soft, ehponymaesof jewels. The underskirt is of shimmery white Liberty gauze, cut out and appliquod also in a large dosigu on somo thin white fabric I could not tell just what but tho whole effect iB do liciously dainty and girlish despite its touch of regalneBs which bofits her rank as a Capulet. The second dress is a cream-colored Renaissance lace worn over a slip of cloth of gold. The skirt is quito plain and the bodice haB a deep band about ten inches wide of cloth-of-gold, that encircleB tho waist, heavily embroidered in turquoise. Above this band the bodice is of lace, transparent and color less. Tho sleeves are of lace over the clothof gold, and just above the elbow there is a band similar to the band on the bodice cloth of-gold embroidered in turquoise, About her throat Miss Adams weara a slender gold chain strung with large turquoises. The third gown has the same stole effect as tho first, the stole being done in white flowered crepe de Chine, lined with pink and outlined with a gold band about two inches wide, profusely studded with coral. The underskirt is of pink covered with white net, with a deep flounce of point lace. When Juliet hurries to Friar Laur ence's cell she throws about her one of the most artistic cloaks I havo seen in many a oay. Apparently it is a camel's hail shawl flecked with tiny spangles, which repeat tho color of whatever background thoy find themselves upon; for instance, a design in blue has blue spangles, a de sign in black has black spangles, and so on. The shawl is draped and caughlf to gether with a huge antique clasp of In dian workmanship. When MIbs Adams throws this cloak about her it falls in surprisingly graceful folds and harmon izes deliciously with the pink of tho dress beneath. In the last act, when poor Juliet lies in state, with two candles burning at her head, her shroud b of white chiffom lined with some soft white stuff that does not destroy any of its clingingness. The straight, plain lines that suggest a winding sheet are most artistically con ceived, and as she lies there the picture that she makeB so fills the eye that it seems indeed a thousand pities that she must awake only to 6leep the long sleep again Town Topics. AT THE HOT SPRINGS. McKinley I am afraid I am smoking too much. Hanna Who is roasting you now? Casual visitor Is Mr Stoxenbond in? Pretty typewriter No. Casual visitor (feeling that he must go, yet anxious to stay) Aren't you afraid of getting cold in that draught? Pretty typewriter There isn't any draught when the door's closed. And the door closed with a bang. JPtA uKn ik- BMnnW ARE YOU GOING TO CMiiocifzo or ttko Jcteit THE THROUGH KXPKESH FROM m ...... . ..u,UK.ah. 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For tickets and full informatiou call on E. B. Slohson, General Agent. NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASQO CIATION. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway. In the lovely city of Los Angeles, Cal ifornia, the above named urgauization will hold its fourteenth annual meeting, July 11th to 14tb, 1800. The Great Rock Island Route has is sued a handsome book containing views and necessary information bb to trains, rates and routes, and this will be sent to you by addressing with postal card or letter. E. W. Tiiomtoon, A. G. P. A., Topeka, Kan, John Sebastian, G. P. A., Chicago. OlkvnGtilfy THE PHOTOGRAPHER 129 South Eleventh Street. m rI. IBONHARDTH Mm-pii Oure ConNtipatioxi Billiousncss, nervousness and tho pilt habit. Action not followed by costivo ness, Doubt it? Try it. Sample free. Druggists, 25c. or address ANTI-PILL CO , Lincoln, Neb- First Publication Hay 13. 4. NOTICE. Notice is horcby given of tho formation of a corporation untlortlio laws of Nebraska. Tlio nunio of tho corporation is tho Harloy Drug Company. Tlio principal placo of transacting tho businossof said corporation Is Lincoln. No bruska. Tlio Konoral uuturo of tlio business to bo transacted by said corporation is tlio pur cliaso and ialo of and dealing in nt wliolosalo fancy roods and stationery and tho conducting nt UflinlAAfitA ntirl rntfill fit fflin ilr- .. Ll-it. ." ory business. Tlio capital stock of said corpor. ntlOn is $3,uuC divided into shares of f 100 each, All stock paid in full bofore tho 2d day of May 1800; nil stock non-asscssablo. Tho Indebted' nossof said corporation shall at no timo oxcood two-thirds of its cai-itol stock. Tho affairs of tho corporation shall bo conducted by a board of director consisting of foir stock-holdors. Tho olllcors of tho corporation shul! bo a Prosl. dont, vico president, secretary, und treasurer, llio corporation shall cominonco on tho 1st day of May 1809 uud continue in existonco for twon ty years, Hari.kv Druo Company. ., . . By 1I.H. Hakley, Hccrotury May 5, 1899. First publication May 27, a. NOTICE. Notlco is horoby glvou that on tho 12th day of Juno, 1809, nt the oast door of tho County Miurt House, in tho city of Lincoln, county of Lancaster, state of Nebraska, nt 2 o'clock pirn., stondard time, tho undorBlgnod will oirorfor sale at public nuctlon. to the highost bidder for cash, or upon such credit as is provided by law. tho following doscrlbed real ostato lying in said county of Lancastor, stato of Nebraska, to wlti i. TiiowoHt ouo-hnlf, w 1-2, of lot four toon, 14, in block forty-four, 44. in tho city of Lincoln. 2. Lot twelve. 12, in block two hun dred and twontv-Hvo. 221. In thn iv nt r.innni.. 3 Lot ttVO. 5. in block six. II. in Trnatnr'a n.l.ll. tlon to tho city of Lincoln. 4. Lot twsnty, 20 In block two.!, in Englosido addition to the f ltt ofA,nc.0'1: ,h; Lot .n !' lu b,oc two, 2, in East Park addition to tho city of Lincoln. 6, Lota ono, two, throe and four. 1. 2, 3, 4, In block two, 2, in Alonzo Harnes' subdivision in tli- city of Lincoln. Haid sale will bo made undor and by virtue of a license of snlo mado by tlio Dis trict Court of Lancaster county, Nebraska, in sin nrtflnn ftlinnfn nnnillnn ! 41... M.l i ' for license to soil tho snme. Said sale will re- in biii uimib iur one, i, nour. ootfinnlng at tho timo abovo stated. As i ezocutor of tlio last will and tus'tamont'of ' aiuuiu uaruoa, uucoasou. I J