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Show Devoteea nf Dress. Kate Field's Washington. There certainly am no women in the world who think so much about dress or devote o much time to it as the Americaus. Tho result, however, is hardly commensurate with the expenditure expen-diture of time and money. To think about dress does not necessarily involve what is seriously called thought. When monkeys act like men we do not accuse them of thought. We attribute at-tribute to them a wonderful power of Imitation. In dreis we are nothing but monkey. We have not yet acquired ac-quired stillieient taste or knowledge to make our own fashions, so we wait for tho modistes of J'aris to tell us what they please and then adopt their ideas), regardless of consequences. France is tho most artistic nation in Europe, but we should take our Franco with discretion. discre-tion. What ia suitable for one ia not ueeessarily suitablo for all, nnd it is well known that costumes prepared for the American market are "louder" in stylo than those intended for home customers. American patrons are sought because they are willing to pay extragant prices, but their judgment, judg-ment, as a rule, does not command respect. re-spect. One day in Paris Worth talked to me most vehemently on this subject. He said women we'ro fools to act like a Hock of sheep; that he. as an artist, always consulted individual physique, but he found tho greatest dilli-oulty dilli-oulty in making his clients wear what best suited them. "Because I invent a beautiful costume for a young and graceful woman, should it be worn by a fat dowager? But the dowager dow-ager will have it, spite of all entreaty. Nowadays there aro no old women and very few middle aged ones. As for fat women they tlon't exist. All want to wear tight fitting white gowns, and beauties they look! If there be a colo that displays crow's feet and overflowing overflow-ing llgures that need reefing.it is white; but goodness gracious! there's no use talking I have given it up. To live in peace 1 must let obstinate women have their own wav. |