Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-06
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE PRESCRIPTION OF A SOCIAL PHI
LOSoPHER TO DEBUTANTES.
Fashion and Common Sense-Dresses De.
rived from the Stage-EveninSs at Home
"A Little Girls Company Man
ners-Irolicsome.
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| though the last Is, Of course, always mar
riaseable. The combination of these two
viii 20 a long ways toward it-that is
to say. he possessor will always be
| sought after Bat to be thing, you
know, TO mako a hit-that's quite
another matter The unfolding of Bud"
continued the speaker Enthusiastically. so
that he will not only become rare flower,
but fragrant, penetrating and dominant, is
delicate but delightful science I'm pro-
fe so OF it, myself, in way
lie was urged TO expOund the art.
Well he proceeded, not unwillingly,
there's my niece you know, who's taken 50
immensely. Nobody ever calleI her beauti-
ful, 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 you see the
result My experience with this subject
leads me 10 formulate certain fundamental
principles Of feminine attractiveness Ia
the first place girl must sis herself up
must know her strong points and her
| weak places If she isn't beautiful TO start
with, her first business is to produce the
result Of Ieauty. To legin with the mouth
| easily the most expressive feature Of a
woman face. Yet few women have Cupii's
bows or rOsebuds. Suppose it is small, full
| ipTed and .lunt-cOrnel, with bal teeth.
! \ grin makes II Eideogs, AMI such mouth
should never laugh. 1t spreads into IN
! meaning p.at.tud@s the blunt corners, and
makes the eyes swollen by crinkling tie
! cheeks, always plump IN such face. Such
| mouth, though, can be used most effect
/ lively III Pout and pouts can lie shy, sug-
| ge,tIve, arch and piquant, IS well as sorrow
| ful With lips very slightly parted and the
| corners III the faintest upward curve, how
| ever. Is their normal position. Not so large
q mouth with tEin lips AMI rninion teeth.
! Flashes Of broad smiles, succeeded at once
! by a GemCro compression Of the lips, are
tremendously taking in such mouth; and
| the lips neeI only gentle troop at the cor
ners t. convey the iiea Of sensibility and
seductive melancholy
Rightly managel,7 continued this new
| professor Of bclle-letters, warmin, with the
theme, the eyes are always useful Most
women's eyes are not remarkable unless well
handl=d What that is depends on the own
| er's general style. IL herphases Of character
| are earnestness and reP0Se, she should look
| only out o! tho tops OF the eyes Note this,
| gentlemen. How earnest the glance with
the head bent downward! how silly the eyes
with the chm salient! The glance over the
tops SO fun Of soul, of sincerity, Of c0nsummate
~ t4f.il Win
n rare, burning yet half sleepy appeal
| through dusNy lid,, they can b. simply IRE
! sstib.e suppose, however, our subject Is
| roaud-eyed, brisk AMI gay, depending for
e.it CT on chic and girlIsn abandon. She
must wear her eyes widc open, gaze straight
from the pupil, and may wink with i'm
punity. The saGcier AM more restless the
better. Plenty Of men, indifferent 10 the
| first effect, would be taken at once by this
| type.
The hair ; generally ll-arFauged. Few
women seem TO understand that there should
| lie no more fashion in Ealr,lressing than in
ionne.s. How sellom We see prpfusc, rip
/ ping locks CpiiIed a / abandon, Yet it Is
much better displayed 50 than III tight coils.
| Tn the other hand. nuJ-aosed women, with
skinny nair, persist III wearing the simple
| Gree. anpt, wher, every rule ot art aal
| common sense should lie t..eir scaut tr-s>es
| Un top Of their Leads with rats curiS, pulls,
waves AMI all CHER fictitious aiis possible.
In fac, u woman shOull practice what style
uI haIT drls M and iOnnet Is most becom-
ing AMI neve: depart from 1t \ woman is
classified ab,ve the eyebrows. First i'm
| pressionS are irrcvocab!c
The Gslre should acccntuats the charac-
| oi the hair ami ioEnct--!e Il sort Of elnpha-
SIS and determination of the general style.
No woman with AN artist for dressmaker
has an excuse Tor bad shape unless, Of
courS., she i hopele-siy corpulenL she
should dress with single eye t. her charac-
ter prov lc,Isly determined on. Many u rus.
banI has been lost b, abrupt departures in
attire. Ii di-tUrbs a mans calculations and
shocks hi, sensibIlities 10 have the object of
last nights passion III flowing Grapcry and
graceful train, appear next morning IN kilt
and jersey. he has admired thu Greek, he
can't suddenly transfer III, heart to n gyp,y.
=, much for physical e:T,cts. But thes,
are By no mean AL Ia learn. have sug
- te that the manner must core pond
with the general character. Let me now
show some Of the essentials 81 a good man
Eer. NJ field # Hattie i M r. tIyin, auI
Yet more decisive than the ..iuner table
Here all may le lo-; or Won. Ever. woman
must eat daintily; and som, with curviny
swan : neck, ivory wrists, pour hos shot into
the enemy with ever movement The
trategc secret Of This position Is to take
tim,. Too many unezI erienocd young crea
tures piGnce into mad charge at once
Through soup and fish the blsie.e; mn,t de-
pIoy cautiously Til after the inst glass or
70 Of wine tie heart Of man is an .npregna-
BE fortress. Heavy firing must not begin
before ia" punch a Ia komaine. AL tie bat
terie, Should open with the game, end q
general attack should continue until coffee
But not yet the grand charge, Not till
after dinner the attempt t. pierce the
enemy'> center! it Is then only that the
masculine heart is wholly open To the assault
of softer persons.
Women too often ne-!ec, the voice. rs a
matter Of fact American women speak
horribly. They know neither accent. in
Election. meditation. pitch IN coEver>a-
ton. O. the cri-p, roGade.. even meinly Of
an English woman speech they know
nothn. But much j. -ained by remember
ing that 1t i a mans ievoir 10 begin
CONVEX atsGn. AMI in whatever tone lie
speaks to Pitcn her reply q note lower.
The effect i> uuuttrrably tranquilzing
an5 tie mans ears are not Tcsnai 10y
the uncalculatei pitch and harbarous in
Fiction OF the ba5blmg tongue. Her low
coutraltp notes are u him a. piummets from
The deeper heart sounding his own As 10
conversation itself. IL a woman's person l.
admired 10 begin with, this Is the least 4
her troubles Tie trick Is born with few
only. II j. enough % remember that though
they ar sweet subjects AMI men Ike d hear
about them, tb1 average man had r. Tier
talk than listen, provided he talks . ut
Lirr-e,f-ani that's topic easily enough
IL 10 81.
81 rriualt should l., very di,cres:ly in
CJ!-ei in. W man ever began 10 1--we or c
make love NE.le a woman was laughing
SUbauei tones are scfteuiny and tru,ifal;
serious subjects invite confidence BaiIe-
most men ara Jovial in society themselves:
worldly, gay and frivolous. But if men Il
natural feeling AMI snatimen'. witlal. they
Ike Un"oridlme~s, not - say Yietv Y
women. Therefore tie Eentler tenlprer.
IN ne innocent and more sympathetic ;heir
fair COMPANION, the IA Re they fur,.vely al
mire AM respec- her Again. accurate IN
formation abgU. anything Is a dangerous ac-
ooIap.i,lmear. Although most men know fen
subject thoroughly they'll always ha-1ri
aloq.D-a Upon upon any-ani tbeY ike 70 bs
appealed q. provided they Jhiuk :h- femi-
nine mind = really i-ul rant. - Jet women
appeal u their sup rIoT vision and don't
besray their LlGniers. and above all things
don't contradict or in any wa ar culture.
Every woman should know that no man
ever loved q woman for her bock learning
That's about tie substance 4 the lecture
| gave my niece" concluded tie white
gathered philosopher. and YOU see the re-
suit Ans young woman, not oojectioRably
li-iooE.n-. and with enough tai ut 70 prac-
toe .yha; tssch. could show Just As we'll
There's only one contingency likely 20
spoil ycar beIle,~ said l after the applause
died out
And tLa-s-