Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-08
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE PRESCRIPTION OF A SOCIAL PHI
LOSOPRER TO DEBUTANTES.
Fashion and Common Sense-Dresses De-
rived from the Stage-Evenings at Home
"A Little Girls Company Man
ners-Frolicsome.
New York Mail and Express. !

"Given any bright presentable girl, and
with proper coaching she can be made a
belle, said a mOttl -d-faced club man. the
other day, T. q party Of gorgeously- dressed
l0unsers in the bay win low of an uptown
c!ub. Somebody had just expire ssei mild
surprise at the phenomenal success Of one of
tins seasons debutantes, whose engagement
tu a visiting scion Of English aristocracy has
recently been unofficiaily announced
Beauty won't do it, nor money either,
though the last is, Of course, always mar
ria-eable. The combination of these two
Will go long ways toward it-that is
t. say. tie posseSsor will always be
sought after. But to be thing, You
know, 20 make a hit-that's quite
another matter. The unfolding of Bud"
continued the speaker enthusiastically, so
that he viii not only become a rare flower,
buJ fragrant, penetrating and dominant, is
delicate but delightful science. I'm a pro-
te 50 of it, myself, in a way"
lie was urged TO expound the art
Well be proceeded, not unwillingly,
there's my niece, you know, who's taken SO
immensely. Nobody ever called her beauti-
ftl, ami the family are quite out at the ell
bows, as we all know. But | had her in hand
Just before she came out, and ysu see the
result My experience with this subject
leads HE 10 formulate certain fundamental
principles Of feminine attractiveness In
the first place girl must size herself up
must know her strong points and her
weak places II she isn't beautiful TO start
with, her first business is to produce the
result Of beauty. To begin with the mouth
easily the most expressive feature of
woman face. Yet few women have Cupid's
tOwS or rUsebuds Suppose it is small, full
Tipped and Llunt-corned, with bad teeth.
A grin makes it hideous, AMI such a mouth
should never laugh. 1t spreads into IN
meaning platitudes the blunt corners, and
makes the eyes swollen by crinkling the
cheeks, always plump in such a face. Such
mouth. though, can lie used most effect
lively Ia a pout, and poUts can be shy, sug-
FESTIVE. arch and piquant, as we'll as SORROW
.uL With lips very slightly parted and the
corners in the faintest upward curve, how
ever, Is tleir normal position Not SO large
. mouth with thin lips and minion teeth.
Flashes Of broad smiles, succeeded at once
by a Cemure compression of the lips, are
tremendously taking in such a mouth; and
the lips neei only a gentle droop at the cor
lers t. convey the idea of sensibility and
seductive melancholy
Rightly managed,n continued this new
professor of belle-Ietters, warming with the
theme, tile eyes are always useful Most
wOman'S eyes are not tremarkable unless well
handled What that is depends on the own
ar's general style. II herphases Of character
are earnesrness and TepOSe, she should look
1nly odt OF the tops Of the eyes. Note this,
gentlemen. How earnest the glance with
the head bent downward. how silly the eyes
with the chin salient! The glance over the
toIS 50 full Of soul, OF sincerity, OF consummats
trusgfulness! When moved indolentiy with
4 rare, burning, yet half sleepy appeal
through dUsky lids, they can be simply IRE
sistible Suppose, however, our subject is
round-eyed, brisk and gay, depending for
effect on chic and girIIsh abandon She
must wear her eyes wide open, gaze straight
from the pupil, and may wink with i'm
punlty. The saucier and more restless the
better. Plenty of men, Indifferent TO the
first effect, would be taken at once by this
type.
The hair S generally iIl-arranged Few
women seem TO undersl and that there should
be no more fashion III haIrdressIng than IN
bonness. How seldom we see profuSe, rip
plin- locks ce!ffed a I abandon Yet il is
much better displayed so than III tight coils.
On the other hand, snub- -nOsed women, with
skimpy hair persist in wearing the simple
Greek knot where every rule OF art and
common selse should Iiie their scaat tresSes
Oh top Of their heads with rats curls, puffs
waves ami all other fictitious aids possible.
In fact a woman sboulI practice what style
Of halr-drus ing and bonnet Is most becom-
ng ami never DEPART from it. A woman is
classified above the eyebrows. First i'm
pressiOEs are !rrevOcable.
The figure should accentuate the charac-
of the hair and bounet--be a sort of empha-
Els and determination OF the general style.
No woman with an artist for a dressmaker
has an excuse for a bad shape--unlesS, of
coursa, she is hOpaiessly coTpuient She
should dress with a single eye TO her charac-
ter, previously determined on. Many a hus-
band has been lost by abrupt departures in
attire. 1t dI tUrbs mans calculations and
shocks his sensibilities to have the object of
last nights passion in flowing drapery and
graceful train, appear next morning in Il kilt
and jersey. He has admired the Greek; he
can't suddenly transfer his heart to gypsy.
So much for physical effects. But these
are by no means all to learn. / have sug-
gestel that the manner must correspond
with the general character. Let me now
show some OF the essentials of a GO, man
ner. No field Of battle is more trying and
yet more decisive than the dinner table
Here all may be lost or won Ever woman
must eat daiutily; and some with curving
swan 5 neck, ivory wrists pour hot shot into
the enemy with every movement The
strategic secret Of this position is to take
time Too many inexperienced young crea-
lures plunge into a mad charge at once.
Through soup and fish the besieger must de-
ploy cautiously. Till after the first glass or
so of wine the heart Of man is an impregna-
ble fortress. Heavy firing must not begin
before the inch la Romaine All the bat
teries should open with the game, and
general attack should continue until coffee
But not yet the grand charged Not till
after dinner the attempt to pierce the
enemy's center! 1t is then only that the
masculine heart is wholly open TO the assault
OF softer persons.
women too often neglect the voice. As
matter Of fact, American women speak
horribly. They know neither accent, in
fection, moduIation, nor pitch in converse
ton. q! the Crl- p, rounded, even melody of
an English woman's speech they know
nothing But much is gained 10y remember
ing that it is a maI'S devoIr 10 begin
conversation, and in whatever tone he