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FASHION
I doubt If there was ever in any city
such a marvelously varied parade of
wonderfully beautiful gowns as that
which went on last week, morning and
evening, at the Waldorf-Astoria. Sher
ry's and Delmonico's. From one o'clock
to three, at luncheon, stunning tailor
mades and regal furs were seen, as
well as charming carriage gowns:
some of the latter so much trimmed
and garnished as to look almost like
evening toilets. Indeed, I have seen a
scarlet satin at twelve o'clock in the
Astoria palm room, and a white lace
costume complete at two. It is almost
needless to say, however, that both
were worn by out-of-town people,
many of whom seem to have the im
pression that all day is evening in
New York, and robe themselves ac
cordingly. They are the source of in
finite amusement to as Modishes, no
one of whom would be guilty of such
atrocities for such they seem to any
one who knows how to dress. The af
ternoon gowns worn by our own wo
men of fashion who lead the sartorial
world in good taste are as varied as
they are lovely. They run the gamut
all the way from broadtail and baby-
lamb tailored coats and skirts of
princely price to modest cheviots. But
whatever be the material, these suits
all bear the unmistakable stamp of ex
cellent making. Visitors from other
cities call It "style" and it makes the
sight-seeing head modistes from the
provinces sit back and wonder how it
is done. It is really in the cut of the
garment, and New York has at least
half a dozen superb cutters, graduates
of Italian and French sartorial acade
mies. Several women of excellent taste arc
wearing gray broadcloth almost sil
ver in shade with chinchilla. One of
these suits has a serpentine skirt made
very long and trailing, banded from
top to bottom with wavy silk velvet
strips about two inches in width. The
coat is short, with Kton back, to which
slender tabs decorated with stitching
ind velvet are attached. It tits snugly
and the front is bloused a little at the
Swalst. with charmingly fashioned re
vers, the new ones with long, slim
points reaching almost from collar to
belt. These are lined with hand-embroidered
white silk of heavy variety,
showing small lloweis and leaves in
delicate orchid shades. The wide lay
down collar is of line chinchilla skins,
reaching to the shoulder. The sleeves
are of the Chinese style, with rolling
cuff of chinchilla, above which a bit of
the embroidered silk is seen. The muff
and hat which complete the costume
are of chinchilla the muff big and flat,
and wider at the bottom than at the
top.
The hat is a tricome of the fur. and
has no trimming save a large bunch
ff exquisite French violets almost di
rectly in front. A purple cloth Prin
eesse was another attractive tailor
made. It was severely cut. but fas
cinating ir its simplicity when worn by
Its lovely blonde owner. The velvets
and corduroys were never so fash
ionable. Every Modish, it is safe to
say, has one, and they generally did
double duty last week that is to say.
they were worn more than once. One
of the Mills twins wore a dark green
suit with sable collar and a Hat. dark
hat. The sleeves of the coat were very
full to the wrist and the trimming was
of elaborate gold and white.
Mrs. "Sallie" Hargous Elliot wore a
handsome broadtail coat trimmed with
chinchilla and a black hat with feath
ers. Her costume was sombre, but in
excellent taste.
A llesh colored cloth worn in the eve
ning was one of the most wonderful
creations seen during the week. It
had a serpentine skirt of the cloth, but
the fulness springing from the knees
was of panne velvet of the same shade.
This was joined to the skirt proper
by tiny embroidered medallions. These
were numerous and irregular and were
let into the gown in a most remark
able, manner. The bodice was full,
with points of the cloth falling to the
waist over the medallions which formed
the under waist, and showed between
the points front and back. nny
black French knots were sprinkled over
the skirt and bodice, and the whole
effect was so lovely that every woman
looked twice.
Another gown that I particularly
liked was of Irish lace, pure white,
made with a train. The skirt had two
wide bands of ermine about it and a
full flounce of ermine at least a foot
in depth about the bottom. The bodice
showed ermine tabs over the lace atid
about the wrists.
The gowns and coats worn by child
ren this year are longer and fuller than
last, and fashion has decreed big hats.
This is absolute. No other is worn.
The big. soft felts with wide, drooping
brims, scarf trimmed and with long
streamers behind or at the side, are
easily the favorites.
Some little girls, however, look very
sweet in wide white beavers with
plumes of various colors, pale blue and
pink predominating. Hiscuit-eolored
cloth or white cut velvet full-length
box coats are very popular. Two
children, dressed exactly alike, wore
these latter one morning last week at
the show. They had tiny muffs and
boas of white fox, and white kid gloves
and leggings. Their hats were white
felt with black plumes. -Town Topics.
WALTON" C; ItOHEKTS
ho has just been re-el-i ted president
of the Young Mens Urp ihln in ilub
of Lincoln.
The discussion which has been
brought about by President Uoosevclt
entertaining Hooker T. Washington,
the negro educator, who has done more
for the south than any other member
of his race, recalls an incident which
.Mr. Washington relates in his auto
biography. "l"p from Slavery." "On
one occasion." he writes, "when I was
making a trip form Augusta, Ca.. to
Atlanta, being rather tired from much
tiavcl. I rode in a Pullman sleeper.
When I went Into the car. I found
there two ladles from Hoston whom I
knew well. These good ladies were
perfectly ignorant, it seems, of the
customs of the south, and in the goo l
ness of their heaits insisted that 1
take a seat with them in their section.
After Mime hesitation I consented. 1
had been there but a few minutes
when one of them, without my know
ledge, ordered supper to l- served to
the three of us. This embarrassed me
still further. The car was full of
southern white men. most of whom
had their eyes on our party. When I
found that stipper had been ordered. I
tried to contrive some excus tint
would permit me to leave the section,
but the ladies insisted that I must eat
with them. I Anally settled back la
my seat with a sigh, and said to my
tvt: 'I am in for It now, sure. To
add further to t'le embarrassment of
the situation, soon after supper was
placed on the table one of the ladles
remembered that she had In her
sattrel a special kind of tea which she
w ished served, and. as she said she
felt iiiite sure the porter did not know
how to brew it properly, s'le Insisted
upon getting up and preparing and
serving It herself. At last the meal
was over; and It seemed the longest
one that 1 had ever eaten. When we
were through. I decided to get myself
out of the embarrassing situation and
go Into the smoking-room, where most
of the men were, by that time, to see
how the land lay. In the meantime,
however. It had become known. In
some way, throughout the car, who I
was. When I went Into the smoking
room I was never more surprised In
my life than when each man. nearly
every one of them a citizen of Ceorghi
came up and introduced himself to me
and thanked me earnestly for the work
that I was trying to do for the whole
south. This was not flattery. Itecuuse
each one of these individuals knew
that he had nothing to gain by trying
to flatter me."
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"They say." begun Miss Twitters,
"that there is a fool In every family.
Do you believe It. Mr. Saunders?"
"Well, er I hardly know," stam
mered Saunders. "You see. I am the
only member of our family."
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Itickelts I don't see. Covey, what
we've got to be thankful Tor.
Itackets Why, that we ain't no
worse off than w are.
"A box party at the opera Is a difll
cult thing to manage."
"I dare say."
"Oh, very! You see. there is no
lancing and no refreshments: nothing
in the way of entertainment except
conversation."
Christmas Suggestions
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HOUSE DESKS
There could be no more pleading gift tliuti a desk,
if we may judge by the admiring glances bestowed
on them by our lady visitors.
We show 07 patterns in satin or polish finish
mahogany. Vcrnis Martin, birdseye maple, all the
new finishes on oak, and the prices range from
.$5.00 to $H".r0
Dek chairs, dressing
tables, stools, rockers,
china, cut glass, chafing
dishes, oriental rugs.
"You are always welcome
here" spend a half hour
looking.
SHAVING STANDS
"They give a man a place for things."
We have them with five drawer cases, or as shown. Prices
from $6.30 to &0.00
For the gentlemen we would suggest a comfortable office
chair, new desk, letter file cabinet, or office rug, a sleepy hol
low rocker, Morris chair, or bookca-e,a smoker's cabinet, razor
set, pocket cutlery.
You can find here the Useful (iifts.
Sale of Hockers and Leather Chairs next week.
Good
Rese
r Rudge & Guenzel Co.
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