Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-19
BEAUTY AND ROSE vAPoR.
Some of the Toilet Mysteries of q Bell
in swansdOwn and Satin.

In bWAnSuoWu ana 9AIln.
Paris Letter in The ReaO York Journal.
Would you like to know how our Par
isian belles-those l mean perched on the
pinnacle Of millions to spend-pr reserve
their beauty from year to year? Very
well, then, listen to the prescription OF a
lady who is always referred to as "a won
deriully preserved woman" Indeed, she
is as fresh as young fawn, though more
than 80 winters have whitened at her
feet. She said to an American lady who
visited her recently: An hour before you
get up your maid will light your fire and
then screen it with silver framework
lined with rose silk, which will temper
the heat and give to the whole room sort
of rosy morning light that warns whileit
illumes. Then she Will bring YOU on
silver plate-warmer your cup of ehocO-
late, hot and fOaming, which you will
drink from the warmer itself, munchIng
the while your rusks, served on little
gold toast-rack. kept hot In its turn by
little live charcoal, sprinkled with vanilla
to perfume the air. After you have taken
your chocolate you will doze again for a
couple OF hours. Then you will put on a
deshabille Of pink satin, lined with
swansdOwn, envelOping tue whole body
from head 10 foot. Tue waistband and
the fastening of the neck OK this garment
must be of velvet, 50 as to be warm to the
touch. You may now pass into the bath
room, the atmosphere OF which will be
kept at an agreeable temperature by little
gusts OF r0se-scented YapOr, pumped
through an aperture in the wall.
One precious product Of civilization is
now in her dressinZ-roOm. This Is to be
made comfortable by means OF an i'm
mense toOt-warmer, some 40 feet square,
which Is ~ form a kind Of second flooring
all about the dressing table. TIE blinds
may be cOlored TO represent the ardent
rays Of the sun, aud the padding TO keep
out the draught is TO be trimmed with
natural flowers. This Will make the
place look and feel like a summer bower
in the depth Of winter. The maid may
now iumigate the nape OF the neck with
little burnt beDZOin 70 make 10 supple.
We must not forget the hands. These
may be kept warm by holding them In two
little vessels of enamel with warm water
and shaped like apples. The promised adj
vantage OF this arrangement is that II
gives the hands that attractive rOsiness
which warmth alone can impart. The
Parsienne ayoids.as though II was laden
with the breath Of pestilence, every touch
OF cold air. The carriage In which she
takes her drive Is hermetically closed.
She NAV realize winter by watching the
ice and milkmen blowing on their fingers
through the windows.
II IL bedtime. Tue lady assumes the
vehement ordinalre. Then the second
garment-a sort OF ulster OF white plush,
trimmed with ostrich feathers at the
neck aud wrists. The nightcap Is OF
white satin, should be trimmed with feath-
ers OF the same bird, and, for additional
warmth, little turtle dove may be fast
ened above the left ear. The very hands
are 10 have their night-cap, gloves Of
pink kid, lined with plush and fastened
by elastics { in pink chenille, 30 as not 20
check the circulation. The bed IS to be
heated by the fumes OF burnt lime, flowers
and yiolets.