You and I; . e hoped that American ladies who haveheretofore dressed in this fashion, may take note of the factthat the pretty and sensible Princess of Wales appears in 362 YOU AND I. navy-blue flannel, or some dark-tinted cloth, when she goesupon a coaching excursion; and that her ideas of taste and good form may be implicitly relied on. Delicately tinted dresses of silk or satin are in no way fittedto stand the sun, dust, or possible showers, incidental to acoaching trip. The most expensive creation of Worth orPingat is apt to look the worse for wear before the excursionis over. Wraps look o
You and I; . e hoped that American ladies who haveheretofore dressed in this fashion, may take note of the factthat the pretty and sensible Princess of Wales appears in 362 YOU AND I. navy-blue flannel, or some dark-tinted cloth, when she goesupon a coaching excursion; and that her ideas of taste and good form may be implicitly relied on. Delicately tinted dresses of silk or satin are in no way fittedto stand the sun, dust, or possible showers, incidental to acoaching trip. The most expensive creation of Worth orPingat is apt to look the worse for wear before the excursionis over. Wraps look out of place with such toilettes, and ifthe breeze blows freshly, the fair wearer has to face the pos-sibilities of pneumonia, rheumatism, and all the other ills thatcome from exposure. A lady should remember that her dresscan not be considered elegant if it is unsuitable to the occasion. SOIREES, MATINEES AND MUSICALS. Pleasures, or wrong or rightly understood,Our greatest evil, or our greatest good. — HE word, soiree, is probably from theFrench soir, the term for evening, andis simply another name for an eveningparty. Still, it has a distinctive flavorof its own, and, to the initiated, means anentertainment to which the cultured, intel-lectual and truly refined resort for realenjoyment. Dancing is not excluded, butis never made the chief end and aim ofthe gathering. To have a soiree, one mustbring together people who can either talk orlisten well. Young people who dance every num-ber on a programme and are happy only when theyare dancing, are not the ones to ask to a soiree. Womenwhose stock of conversation is entirely comprised in dress andthe servant-girl misery, or men who can think of nothing sointeresting as the rise in wheat or the export of iron, are notdesirable at such a party. People of ready wit, bright andoriginal minds, and those who have an interest in literature,ethics, art or metaphysics, are the ones to ask to a society woman, in the best ac
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