Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-01

/ ints tippets herself, adding loops of sllk cord
/ ard large buttons for the front All these dark
furs are worn with cloth-cloth suits, cloth red
| ingotes, and English cloth jackets, with black
velvet, chinchilla, or the beautiful grey or sill
| yer fox are more elegant Chinchills in narrow
bands trims velvet charmingly, and no more
I bsauiiu nj or becoming winter costume can be
1 imagined than princesse polonsiss OF black
I velvet trimmed with chinchilia over a skirt of
velvet and faille-muff TO match, and black
4 velvet bonnet orDamented with natural ostrich
1 Pumes and shaded roses.
! Velvet ~. however, very little worn this win
1 ter. Cloth Is newer, and when cut and hand
somely finished, is considered gu tie as distiagus
/ The regulation style Is redingote, straight and
/ perfectly fat upon the sides, and open upon the
/ back, disclosing the slight pouf in the skirt
| II vast II clasped by belt, from w Ich is
suspended pocket Of cloth, silk, or velvet
| Velvet and silk are usually quite covered With
| jet en- broidery. Cloth is trimmed with fur o r
Russia braid, matching the trimming upon the
redi, cote. The finest belts are made OF black
elastic silk or velvet, and these with handsome
| clasp cost from two to five dollars each. The
| pock' Is are frequently made and embroidered
by iaC les themselves.
or may not be worn in the street, such tablets,
smell ng bottle, pencil case, watch, and the
| like. felt hat trimmed with velvet and a
plume OF pheassnt's feathers properly accom-
1 panis a cloth costume.
| "ALL WOOL"
| wonder IL body else in the world likes
the sound OF that expression as much 1 do.
| OF 10 sry one else IL means AS much. To me
IL - not only fineDess and softness and warmth
and comfort and durability and economy, but It
| = truth end honesty ard sincerity and devoted
| and all the old-fa~hiOned virtu ~. Tan any
| % my readers remember when "all-woOl''
dela'ne, aud especially dine French merno,
M ant Il very nice dress, often a best dress
ard how gracefully the soft folds of an all wool
chung to the ministering figures of good grand
mamas, aunts, and m'thers? In my opinion
ve have never had such women since all WOO
vas exchanged for silk, or mixed silk and wool
or silk and cotton | hate mixtures myself
rather have good cotton any time. But the
int 10 a nnl ia afun 90 s..
again. The preference for soft clinging fabrics
ana the revival of the Princess dress, has re-
stored to us merino, cashmere. and other tine
woollen fabrics, and the variety of rich cloth
shades, has completed the work, and given
them a vogue which for the time being puts
thin, shiny sinks out of sight. As matter of
fact, all wool materials are better adapted for
the house than the street. There is a trail
ing grace to the long, plain skirt of a
house dress OF fine wool, which is lost in the
street. Moreover they "catch DUST" as
the phrase Is, and soon grow "gray' with
being ''always on the street," according to the
modern habit Of city women. Alpaca is the
life, to the rubbing of the horse cars, the detle
ment of contract payements, and the begrim-
ing smoke of thousands OF chimneys One does
not love alpaca, at least some of US do not, aud
have not so much objection to punching il up
crimpliDg and wrDkling it, and perhaps tearing
IL out with pins when the stitches drop out as
thew always do. But alpaca is under a han.
with poplin and other bright surfaced fabrics,
and so all WOOL not only in cloth and serge, but
garDish light of the day, and is put in contrast
with brass buttons and jinglng steel chains and
high topped hats, until ones heart is sickened
and one feels as if ones own mother were being
tTailed about in the dust OF the mud
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
A frst-class panic has its compensations to
the merchants who in some respects suffer by it
severely. IL enables them TO get rid at a ere
duced" price, of quantities of the old shop-woru
goods which otherwise they would never think
OF being able to sell at all. There is a peculiar
in tha in1G nfrR npla
times, which makes them even when they have
money TO spend, willing TO do a sort OF penance
by buying something they do not like aud do
not want, for little less than they would pay
for something they do want and would like.
In this way merchants get rid of a terrible lot
of trash, and women accumulate it. Undoubt-
edly some JcHd fde reductions have been made
but they consist mainly of two kinds; first the
decayed stuff already alluded to- secondly of a
few articles and fabrics whose prices are well
known. and in which slight reduction will be
at once appreciated.
1t is surprising what ignorance exists on the
part of the majority of women in regard to val
Ues. For example, a lady asked the price of an
article the other day in store where no even
price is ever given. The saleswoman guessed
at her customer, and feeling disinclined to eNer-
ton. she replied at random, Live dollars and
cent" knowing the article to be marked up
wards of fifteen dollars, but willing TO quiz the
wOman's ignorance, and mischieyOusly curious
TO see what the woman would say. SHOW very
DEAR" was the remark which came, As was ex-
pected, as the querist passed on. Now how can
reductions be made 10 reach the understanding
of a woman Ike this? She does pot know when
a thing is dear and when 1t lie cheap: her mental
gauge rises with the occasion. She would not
have been astonished ii the price had been
stated al fifty dollars, and she would consider il
equally "dear" at five.
ENAMELLING THE FACE.
1t has oflate years become, to a certain ex.
tent, fashion TO enamel the face. | do not
mean to say that ladies enamel to beautify
Themselves for prOmenading the streets, but the
number OF those whose social status IS undenia-
To- a
opera, &C., is much greater than some NAV sup
pose. Undoubtedly they are ignorant of the
consequence of the act, and are led from one
step TO another, before they are aware in what
il Is to terminate.
Let me, therefore, say a word as to the m an
ner in which skin painting or enamelling must
interfere with the functions which nature has
given to the skin the duty Of performing.
Were enamel ever so innocent, chemically, it
must, when applied 10 the skin in the manner
that 1t il, become poison; but how much more
a poison, il chemically noxious, A pigment
laid upon the skin is necessarily poisonous in its
results, even though not classed as a poison.
Skin enameliug begins with a bath that Is
medicated. All excresences must be taken
away, which is in itself a very dangerous pro-
cess, then all wrinkles must be flied up.
veneerlng or enameling follows; then, with the
addition of color upon the cheeks, the process
has gone through its second stage; while its
third and last consists of glazing of the entire
surface OF the face, neck and arms, to prevent
the disappearance or damaging of the whole.
The medicated bath effects that softening,
Frightening and publication Of the skin which
ends. If il be continued, in so completely reno
waiting IL. that all PIN pies excresences disap-
pear. 1t is told OF some ladies, both here anu
abroad, that they have even subjected them
selves, in their great desire to be made 'beauti-
ful forever, b" to the process Of having pimples.
with which some are so unfortunate as to be
afflicted. shaved Off with razor. Next follows
the filing up of pimples with paste that con-
stitntes foundation for the white, the flesh
coloTed, OF the slightly yellow toned enamel.
The enamel itself Is composed OF white Japan
ese vegetable wax, one part levigated; Oriental
pearls, two parts; elycerine, four parts; all are
melted together in golden pot and stirred with
a platinum ladle. When sufh GENTLY cool, this
preparation IL laid on with q soft rag, and soon
resembles a French polish.
The above preparation is the only real Paris
enamel, and, rs may be imagined it Is extreme
~ costly.
when the surface Of tho above described
enamel has become dry, a tinge OF Touge is
added. X is a. well TO remark here that most
rouge is irritating 10 the skin, its bases being
vinegar. This liquid rOuge-and most Of them
are liquids the most injurious from the fact
Il az il is rubbed on, causing In the end yellow
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