The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04
THE REFINEMENT OF LUXURY.
How a Partisan Belle Keeps Warm in the
Winter Season.
from In Vie rarlsienne.I

An hour before you get up your maid will
liuht Your fire, and then screen 1t with
silver framework lined with rose SILK, when
will temper the heat and give to the whole
room u sort Of rosy morning light, That
warns while 1t illumines. Then she Will
bring you on silver plate warmer your cup
Of chocolate. hot and foamtng, which you
will drink from the warmer itself. munChing
the while your rtaks, served on Il little gold
toHst rack kept hot In Its turn by little live
charcoal, sprinsled with vanilla to perfume
the air.
After YOU have taken your chocolate you
will enoo7e again for n couplr 81 hours. Then
Won will put on deshdbiHe of pink satin
lined with swansdowu. enveloping the whole
body from head 10 foot. The Waistband anu
the fastening Of the neck OF this garment
must be In velvet, So as to DE warm TO inc
touch, You may now pass into the bathroom,
the atmosphere OF which will be Kept NJ an
agreeable temperature hy little gusts Of rose
scented vapor pumped through an aperture
IN the wall.
one: but honi soit qt6 mai p pense. 1t is now
time to draw on the stockings lined with
warm ilossy silk. long and per1nmad, ana
gartered with Russian sables claeped with
rat's-eye stones set In diamonds. The boots
are to be lined with swansdown, and trimmed
with Russian sables ns well.
Our precious product OF high civilization Is
now In her dressing room. This IS TO be mace
comfortable by means Of IN immense loot
warmer, some TWO IuttIfH StIutlts Wittii 10 w
form n kind of second flooring all about the
dressing table. The blinds may DO colored 70
represent 1.-THE ardent rays or the sun, ana
the padding to keep out the draught is to be
trimmed with natural tloWers. IhiS Will
make 4 no place look aud feel like n summer
bower in the depth Of winter The maid may
| now "iumigate the Dape OF the neck Win a
| little burnt ben2oin, 70 make IT Supple--an
| exquisite characteristic provision. for with
out supple neck how could French person
| possibly get through the duties OIL ponteness
| for the day I
| We must not forget the hands. These may
| be kept warm by holding In them two little
vessels of enamel filled with warm water, and
shaped like apples.-rather IN bad taste IN thls
direction rs tending To remind our Parish.
enns of the frivolity oil taste by which her
sex first came TO grief. The promised advan-
tage Of this arrangement Is that II gives the
| hands that attractive rosiness which warmth
| alone can impart
For the middle Of the day the parisienne
simply continues all these precautions by
avoiding as though 1t were laden with the
breath or pestilence, every touch OF cold air.
/ The rusks that form her morning meal
might be baked In her drawing room, and
/ the carriage in which she takes her drive is
dramatically closed. She may realize winter
by seeing the street sweepers blowing on
their fingers through tho windows
4 IL II bedtime and we arc once more In the
| hands OF our guide. He, however, stands
dlsereetIy In the background, until his Inter
| estinE patronesa has assumed the rffemen
oraiaairc. He then comes forward to recon-
mend a second garment sort Of ulster oil
white plush trimmed with ostrich feathers al
the neck and wrists which liz to be worn a.
| an overall. The nightCap OF white saith
should be trimmed with feathers of the same
| bird. and for additional warmth, n little tur
tie dove may be fastened above the left ear
The very hands are to have their nightcap-
gloves of pink kid lined with plush. and fas
tened by elastics lin pink chenlte), SO as moi
to check the circulation. The bed is to bt
heated by the fumes OF burnt lime, flowers
and yioets These agreeable and calming
emanations replace advantageously the old
| fashioned warmng-p pan.
sleep. a light creme III Subaittos, nice anc
hot. made with two fresh eggs and small
glass of Madeira. By carefully following
these directions one may hope not to suffer
too much In the winter time.