Garland Globe | 1906-02-24 | Page 6 | Woman's Fondness for Dress

WOMAN'S 'FONDNESS FOR DRESS Antiquary Shows It Has Been the Same In All Ages. An nntlquary was chuckling over an nrtlclo on extrnvnganco In dress. "A mnn wrote this, I'll warrnnt," ho said. "Men nro always writing such things. Sco what a man wroto In 1C30 of a certain Miss Phraser's gown." And ho read from his notebook: "This lovely rich gown, of tho best brocade, much bojcwolod and embroidered, em-broidered, cost 330 pounds. It frights Sir Cavo Scroopo, who Is much In lovo with her, from marrying her, saying his estate will scarco maintain her in clothes." Ho turned nnother pago: "Mme. do Montespan," ho read, "woro at a groat court festival a gown of gold on gold, embroidered In gold, bordered with gold, and over that n gold frieze stitched with a certain cer-tain gold Which makes tho most dl-vino dl-vino stuff Imaginable. Dut why deck out tho human form with such ruinous ruin-ous extravagance?"