St. Paul daily globe., 1886-04-17

nevertheless. She tells me that when she
wants something that she is not entitled to
something that her husband is not excus-
able in giving her-she just lets her hair
down. puts on a certain soft, fluffy and a.
together heavenly morning wrapper. and
gently prefers her request. The costume is
what fetches him every time, and / counsel
brides to study the question Of home dress
ing with practical reference to its value as
marital perSuaders.
Speaking of foolish and fooled men
sometimes wonder whether the specimens
of British swellS which float about town
ever really expect. To be
MISTAKEN FOR GENTLEMEN.
The man who Is amusing the FOUNDERS lust
now Is short, squatty, bOw-legged and hard
featured. His hair has turned white pre-
maturely. and as gray hair usually oestows
a certain amount of distinction upon a young
man. his ugly features are somewhat re-
deemed by it. Still, he is far from hand
some or refined looking. He lives at a
hUtel where l have seen him dining several
times of late. The approach to the res
taurant from the hotel is down fight Of
i've or six steps. 1t is the custom of
this latest importation from England
to stand on top step when he is about
to enter the dining-room, fix
his glass firmly in his eve and pose there.
staring impudently about him. lie Is such
a remarkable figure, with his misshapen
legs and bony face and white hair that
people stare at him out of sheer curiosity.
Having glared about him 70 his satisfaction
he descends slowly 10 the floor. and then
prances the whole length of the restaurant,
staring through his single glass at the pref
test women OF the way. After he has Sc
lected his chair he proceeds to demolish his
dinner sedately. while his ewes roam about
seeking cOnqueStS. A night or so ago |
saw him at the theater. He sat on the
fourth row from the stage with two other
Anglomaniacs, and after the first act
he rose deliberately from his seat
turned his back on the stage, and
began to look over the audience. This
is custom In London, which was followed
by all the men on the floor of the house
Where an entire orchestra arises and looks
at the boxes it causes no comment But
when single man, and q picturesque
looking ass at that, rises in an American
theater and proceeds to stare the women
out of countenance, taking them In line
row after row. il Is apt 70 create a sensa-
ton. The white haired subject of these
remarks was gently hisSed that night by
the audience. but it had no more effect
upon him than it would have had upon the
oOelisk. The career of these adventurers
is usually short one in New York, but il
is sometimes very brilliant. There are no
end of young snobs who
WOULD BE swELLs
about town, and who are ready at all
times to spend their money upon the al
legged swells who come over here from the
other side. 1t is curious to observe how
this body of slayish Anglomaniacs apes the
latest idol. For instance, the white-haired
specimen has introduced the London Gus
tom of wearing a cOlored silk handker-
chief into the waist-coat of an evening
dress. A violent red or blue is pet color
with the men who lead the fashions i'm Lon
don. They have taken up the custom of
wearing broad black necktie instead of
narrow white one. This latest pet Of the
AnglOmaniacs started the custom over here,
and now every one of the young nobs who
float about town in his wake are distin-
guished by brightly-colored silk handker-
chiefs.
Some of us girls are fools, but feryently
trust that we are more agreeable at 1t than
the fellows are. Speaking of youthful fem
inlne softness, i know dowager who
soberly declares that there ought to be such
a thing in actual use as an anti-kissing muZ-
zle. 1t should be a continuance, she ex-
plains, not unlike the old-fashioned wire
snoot-cages put on dogs, though It might
be idealized for its gentle use on the faces
of girls. 1t should be so arranged as not
to cumber the jaws in talking, or hamper
the sweet variety of expression of mouths
in conversation, but il should be a perfect
and trustworthy guard against the lips be-
ing touched by those OF another person.
Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Torchon lace Is low priced at present.