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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
The AmericanGirI,

Stylish to the backbone. Independent
as independent can be, bnt very pure. Is
devoted to pleasure, dress, spending money,
shows her moral nature nude-just as it is,
so as to deceive nobody. Flirt all winter
with this or that one, and dismisses him i'm
the spring. when she instantly catches
another Goes out alone. Travels alone.
When the fancy strikes her she travels with
a gentleman friend. or walks anywhere with
him; puts bOundlesS confidence in him;
cOnjugal intimacy seems 10 exist between
them. She lets him tell what he feels
talks of love from morning To night; but
she never gives him permission 10 kiss so
much as her hand. He may say anything
he shall do nothing. She is restless; she
giyer her heart and soul to amusement be-
fore she marries. After she marries she is
another annually; is alone all day; hears
all night nothing except discussions about
patent machinery, uneXplOsye petroleum
and chemical manure. She then will let
her daughters enjoy the liberty she used
without grave abuse. As nothing serious
happened TO her. why should Fannie, Mary,
Jennie. be less strong and adrOit than their
mother? She originates French fashions.
Partisan women detest her. Provincial
women despise her. Men of all countries
adore her, but will not marry her, unless
she has an immense fortune. Her hair is
vermilliOn. paler than golden hair; her
black eyes are bold and frank; she has a
patent shape which tits forbidden to cOun-
terfeit; spreads herself in carriage as if
she were in a hammOck-the natural and
thOughtless posture of her passion for luXu-
TiOus ease. When she walks she moves
briskly, and throws every glance right and
left; gives many of her thoughts TO herself
and few of them to anybody else. She is a
wild plant put in a hothOuse.-Paris FL
earn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
THE HOUSEHOLD FAIRY.
Active as "A Cricket and Full of New
Ideas.


The newest toilet mats are made out of
white net, fringed and run with three or
four rows of very narrow ribbon, either
orange, pale blue. amber or some other
artistic shade. The net is inexpensive and
they can be made at home at a tTifling cost.
First cut them the shape desired and then
fringe the ends and draw Ous cross thread
for three or four rows of ribbon. Any satin
ribbon of pretty color may be cut in
quarterback widths and run through the
net, and if the ends ravel out it will look
all the prettieT.
Handsome little ''trom" pin-cushions are
now seen on many dressing tables. To
make one take two little cushions, about
six or eight inches square, cover them with
silk or satin and join them so as to form a
double diamond. by sewing two corners to-
gether. A bow of ribbon hides the joining.
An old link chain of steel. brass or iron
may be brought into artistic use just now
for looping back curtains and pOrtieres. 1t
should first be covered with coat of liquid
gold varnish, which may be purchased at
any fancy store.
The remainder of the vanish may be
used to gid an old chair, bracket of straw
for the wall or waste-paper basket. A
light chair gilded and ornamented with a
bow of ribbon makes pretty bit of fumi-
ture. An old basket gilded and put beside
the hearth for wood is more artistic than a
plain basket or scuttle. Even scuttles and
shovels are improved by gold wash.
Pretty sofa cushions are now made out
of two kinds of material. and the four cor
ners, instead of being sewed, are caught by
ribbon and turned out to form a rosette.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
Wbatix Becoming,

Pulled articles are naturally very becOm-
ing to slight and delicate figures. while
stout persons should cling to straight, fiat
trimmings.
Unless one has small hands tight sleeves
and cuffs are extremely unbecOming. The
rule is that the cuff should measure the
same as the hands does across the knuckleS;
dreSsmakers are very apt to measure the
wrist, which, in many persons, IS out OF
proportion with the hand.
A frill at the hand is usually becoming,
but it is not always so about the throat.
Those with short necks and full, round
faces should never wear neck ruffieS.
LOng-necked persons, on the other hand,
look we'll with frills about the throat.
1t is a mistake that pink is becoming to
dark compilations; only those very fair
should wear it.
There have been so many attractive nov
elites made in Paris this winter for waist
trimmings that in spite of the prevailing
fashion of plain English-cut dresses waists
are rapidly being trimmed in this way.
English dresses have some marked advan-
tages; they are convenient and elegant,
but they are plain.
Suppose YOU are pale brunette. II
your complexion is not you may wear a
rose color, dark copper, but not pale OF
dark blue, some shades of violet and Law
ender. and brown and tan shades.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17

other attractions. carries 4 head Of short.
bristly hair and one of the animals prepar-
atiOnS for battle j. 20 pass the paw rapidly
down the crown Of his head TO the eyes. thus
bringing the front hair straight out and
giving an aspect OF feTOcity that never fails
TO inspire the utmost terror. 30 well under
stood is this gesture that among the gorilla
fellOw-cOuntrymen il is the signal for an
Instantaneous and headlOng scamper from
the spot, and as the female gorilla in de-
Tense of her young is even worse than the
male. certain African dialects have an ex-
preston, "a female gorilla with her front
hair down." 10 indicate the extremity OF
ferOciOus bearing.
In time 1t came TO pass that when Afri-
can ladies We're aroused by their husbands
they adopted the same gesture and, so lar
as the hair was concerned. with the same
result. Then certain wives. to indicate
their readiness for battle at all seasons.
took 10 wearing their hair drawn over then
foreheads, and the fashion rapidly spread
TO young ladies. who wore their hair i'm this
style as insinuating their resolve never tC
submit to matrimonial tyranny. The idea
spread and the bang fOurished alike IN
African deserts. on the banks Of the Gan
yes, of the Thames. and of the Mississippi.
Thus does scientific research shed light on
social topics. and even the mOnstrOsitieS OF
female costume are shown to have their or
igin i'm intelligent action; for nothing /:
more reasonable than that. as one anima
taught man how 10 build mis- house and an
other how To catch his dinner. his wife
from a third should learn how to dress he
hair
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17

know the plainest rules of hygiene. so far
as diet Is concerned. The consequence Is
pinched yitalS and Dinched faces. for good
face only means good liver.
To remove this tendency, we must have
more oxygen. more outdoor sport, more
good cheer and less suicide The liteTa-
ture of our later sporting is CHEEKY, bright,
full of ozone. healthy and sunny. 1t always
brings us the smell of lilacs and clover.
The future American face will be bright,
full face, with brave. warm eye, a merry,
humorous mouth, and lively, flexible nos
tril. 1t will be active, but firm and self
reliant 1t will have none of the StOlidity
OF the English face, or the darkness of the
general continental face. Withal the rest
OF it Will have more decided individuality
than the faces we have lost, the imported
faces of the English, French or German
root.
Lower races have so little facial indiyid-
uality that you can scarcely distinguish one
from another. Negroes look vastly alike,
especially on the plantations. Then what
an astounding repetition there is in crowd
of emigrants that pOurs out of steamer al
the wharf in New York. The spiritual of
the cOuntenance is all the same. There are
the same ideas there: the same level ex-
actly of cOnceiving things; the same power.
But the American type, with the physical
only having any degree of conformity, will
have a vast range of the spiritual and intel
lectual; vast divergence of power. Thai
this is 10 be the result of field sports alone
do not assert: but of combination of in
fiuences that call Us into wider range Of
healthier activities
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
ATreasury Girls Romance.

The story going the rounds of the press
about the pretty Boston girl who became
the wife of the late king of Portugal, finds
a parallel, though in a less degree, in the
marriage of a pretty government clerk of
this city. About ten years ago the name Of
Camilla WOOdfOTd was borne on the rolls
of the treasury department as clerk in the
redemption division. At that time Miss
WOodford was scarcely IS years old. She
was the younger member OF an old South
ern family that had lost their fortune dur
ing the war, and was gentlewoman by
birth and education. One day the Baron
van Havre, the Belgian minister, who was
visiting the department, CHANGED to enter
the room where Miss WOOdfOrd sat. 1t was
a case of love at first sight. The baron in
quired her name, and. through the chief of
the bureau, requested an introduction. He
called upon her several times, and at last
proposed marriage. The lady then informed
him that she was already betTOthed to a
fellow-clerk in the department He urged
her to cancel the engagement. but she de-
clined, although admitting, had she met
him first. that her answer might have been
different. Finding her obdurate. the baron
resolved TO leave America, hoping in the
distractions OF some European court to for
get the pretty Yankee girl who had refused
his suit. He went 20 st. Petersburg, but
within ninety days returned to Washington
again. This time the lady smiled more
graciously upon him, and, in the end, con-
sented to become the Baroness van Havre.
Shortly after their marriage, which, am
49,. -->-@S = ress.-kahly happy owe Hsre
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
The American Type of Countenance
and the American Girl--Fash-
ions for the Fair.
BALLADE OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS


Selections from Shubert and Spohr
She can very respectfully play,
And Chopin and List from the score
On her patient piano-forte;
And many a Teutonic lay
She can sing with or without the book.
Her talent there's none can gainsay;
But she never will learn how TO cook.
In German her friends she can floor,
And in French she y also au fait.
Against her linguistical lore
/ am sure that no one can inveigh.
She dances as light as the spray;
In that art she no rival will brook.
She's ever so pretty and gay;
But she never will learn how TO cook.
Her gowns arc from Gallia's shore
And are made in the mode of the day.
Her father the bills must deplore
For her very expensive array.
She paints and she models I'm clay
To make beautiful every nook.
And art OF all sorts she'll essay,
But she never will learn how 10 cook.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
Women nasqueradIng i'm sleep.

a thousand women sleep masked every
night in this city. This is an estimate, but
it Is based on facts that make it entirely
trustworthy. In one of the streets given
over 10 retail trade in women's decoration.
from the harmless necessary calico 10 the
vain, supertuOuS satin. from essential COW
erings or feet with shoes TO overlayings of
faces with cosmetics, there hangs a sign
board which tells that toilet masks are sold
upstairs. On entering, l found that a
traffic was actually going on. The article
OF humbug was pliable mask, made SEEM
ingly of cloth impregnated with an oily
unguent. and meant to be worn on the face
during bedtimeS. with the expectation that
it would improve the complexion. The
false yiSage was in a great variety of
features and sizes, so that any woman could
get snug Mt, the idea being that the skin
OF the entire face should come into close
contact with the supposed medicament.
The probability is that such sweating of
the skin really produces sOftnesS and smooth
ness, though exposure to the cold might
easily chap the tender surface, and thereby
more than spoil the gain. | learned To a
certainty that about two thousand masks
had been sold within week, and il is fair
| to believe that with so many distributed,
at least thousand women are nightly using
them.-New York Letter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
Fans. Gloves and Kerchiefs.

Feather fans, on which are painted little
birds in one corner, are the prettiest thing
in fans for this season.
The plain hemstitehed handkerchief is as
popular as ever, and is generally carried by
ladies of taste to the exclusion Of colored or
fancy patterns.
In the newest importations of gloves
there are pearl-cOlOr and lavender for dress
occasions and dark olives and London smoke
shades in walking gloves
Handkerchiefs this season are very eIe-
CANT and are shown in great variety. Fash
ion returns the old-time embroidered hand
kerchief, fragments of which still exist in
the relic boxes of the grandmothers.
Some of the late importatiOns in kerchiefs
have embroidered borders that cover a third
of the surface, and the work is of the finest
character. They are very expensive, and
are used only in full dress.
Real duchess lace handkerchiefs range
from S1.99 TO $40 each, and there is an inf-
mite variety of combination lace handker-
chiefs at very low prices. Linen hem-
stitched and initial ones of excellent quality
sssssssnce ss low a. 10 cents each
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
Fancies for the Head and Neck.

The poke" or granny bonnet is much
worn by little girls, and is made in great
variety of materials, such as plush, cash
mere or silk.
The latest novelty which has found its
way To America is an opera hat for women,
constructed on the same principle as a
mans crush hat. 1t is made of silk, cash
mere and other hat-covering stutfS. II is
Ornamented with bow or Russian cockade
in front.
Guimpes of lace or some soft tissue are
gathered ON the neck against wide band
which also surrounds the neck.
Neck trimmings for visiting purposes are
of white or cOlOred crepe.
Two kinds of astrakhan are now in
vogue in Paris. One has long, wayy sur
face, while the other forms short, close
curls. This fur serves for trimmings on
outer garments, dresses and hats, and
whole jackets are made of il.
Jackets of aStrakhan are not as costly as
Sealskin, and are very stylish, particularly
for young girls. They wear with this gar
ment the small turban-shaped hat called
the Bulgarian.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17

intelligent too; and l asked of her the very
question that have just written. when
VOu get home" she replied, land dsrObe
for bed, walk to and fro past your mirror
in your stOcking-feet and watch the reflec-
ton. There wont be any grace in it,
promise you. Heeled shoes are necessary
Tor nice walk The dancer is slightly as
long as she is up on her toes, but square
heci-and-toe step is so irredeemably awk-
ward that she doesn't try TO improve it"
IN SHAPES OF BoDICEs
the variety is great. Some are shaped like
a corslet, completed by shirred or plated
guimpe of soft silk; Others have one point or
three points in front. or a basque that forms
plated postillion at the back. Waists
with round belt fastened by buckle at
the side are worn: also cOrSageS with a
vest, pl astron, a sailor collar and gor-
get collar New studies of color are now
essential in view of the great improvement
in lighting ro0l.s for entertainments. The
blaze of gas, which used to reveal nsus-
pected defects of skins. seemingly devoid
of spot or speck, and flush the palest cheek
with the Intense parching heat which it is
sure to generate is rarely encountered now
a-days. The soft light of lamps, filtered
through palms and tropical shrubs, candles
in abundance, but shaded by many-colored
butterflies, pansies and roses in all shades,
from dark violet down to pale pink. impart
a becoming and beautiful light to complex
ions and fabrics. A snowy dress is of light
pink taffeta and tulle dotted with crystal
beads. The skirt is of heavy pink taffeta;
the front part, or apron, is covered with IL
fusion worked with crystal beads. The il
fusion Is draped in tiny, wavy folds, which
turn in different directions. Down either
side of the apron are
BUNCHES OF REEDS
covered with silver tinsel and beads. These
ornaments extend from the lower part Of
the skirt up the sides like quilts, and cover
the starting point of plated pink taffets
drapery, which terminates under the lower
part of the waist. Ball dresses are now
more than ever in delicate hues and light
textures. There are gauzes and silk Grape
in all shades, but the palest are preferred
and white is most favored. Among thu
materials tulle is the most seen. Tull'
dotted with chenille is very snowy, but thu
most brilliant effect is obtained by illusion
dotted with beads, particularly pearl beads
the size OF pea. The high corSages fo1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
ORIGIN OF THE BANG,
First Celebrated as the Fashion i'm
Africa--Its March TO the Eastward

First celebrated rs the EaSn1On IN
Africa--Its March TO the Eastward
Boston Times.
A careful historical chase of the bang
through many countries finally locates the
friZZly bang as a native of Africa, the ladies
of that continent having advantages for pro-
ducing this style of hirsute ornament which
their sisters farther north never possessed.
Established as fashion in Africa, il lost no
time in passing over into Asia. the African
slaves assisting in its transit. But the
capillary attractions of Asiatic ladies were
by no means suited to the African style,
and all efforts at frizZing their hair proving
failures, the curly bang was evolved as the
nearest approach to tie African style. Thus
did the bang traverse thousands of miles,
and so adapt itself to circumstances that
some ethnologists have studiously MAIN
tanned its Asiatic origin.
Exactly when the bang came into Europe
is a matter of doubt, some placing its adj
vent in the latter days of the Roman en-
pire. while others insist that il was brought
back from the East by the Crusaders; but
whenever il came. il found that the front
hair of European ladies was as inattract-
able as their temper, and so the haIrdress-
ers being unable either to curl or to friZZle.
the saucer-bang, stiff, straight, soaped and
plastered down, as hideOus as nightmare,
was finally evolved. This being settled,
there remains the concluding inquiry,
whence came the first bang? The most
| formidable of the animal kingdom is the
much-dreaded gorilla. This beast, sAeas
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
now DREAMS COME TRUE.

She slipped piece of wedding cake
Under the pillow upon her bed,
81 wonder what shall dream aboutY'
With happy sigh to herself she said;
~ wonder if ever a dream comes true?'
., busy thoughts. will you fly away
"Mine never did that ever l knew;"
But that's no sign they wont, some day.
~ hope twill be nice" with pretty pout
And a little toss of the golden head.
Then she blew the winking candle out,
And said her prayers and went to bed.
II never shall dream if 1 lie awake
., waking dreams, ye are there. no doubt,
But the last thought fades into dreamland' S
realm
II wonder-who-I shall--dream aboutf'
"What did you dream i'm the canny spell
of the wedding-cakeg" fond voice said.
''l-dont remember" O red, red rosei
What have you done that you hang your
head:
Two little hands in a strong, firm hold.
Then may tell my dream-to you?''
y whisper, shy voice half afraid
isn't It funny how dreams come trueg"
La Crosse, Wis. Marion Manyille.
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Minnesota,s Attorney General.

The question whether woman is person
has just come up in Minnesota, this time in
connection with cemeteries. By the
statutes ANY number of persons not less
than seven" may form a cemetery aSsOcia-
ton. At meeting lately held in KaSsOn,
Mimi, 10 form such an association.
woman's name was proposed as one OF the
trustees. \ doubt was raised whether
women were legally persons, and it was de-
cided To exclude women until the next an
nual meeting, by which time legal advice
could be obtained. Mrs. ii. NJ. White, one
of the excluded. wrote to the attorney gen
eral at st. Paul asking his legal opinion as
TO whether she was q person. The attorney
general promptly replied that she was and
that the opposition could have no ground to
stand upon. unless those who hold that
women are not persons should contend that
they We're angels, and hence would never
require burial. From the WOman's Jour
nal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17
AMERICAN COUNTENANCEs.
Narrowing and Pinching Going On
--Face of the Future.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Ct. LOUIS GiODe-DemOcrat-
We can pever reconstruct the old England
features which we have lost ItwOuld not,
perhaps, be desirable to do it if we could.
but we can prevent the narrowing and
pinching that has gone On-that look of
eternal Sunday that has been growing on
our young men. Our thin jaws have been
attributed TO climate. They are due to
nothing of the sort, but to the intense drIv-
ing, energy-waSting life we lead. combined
with very reckless disregard of physical
laws. We eat every sort of outrageous
food OF poison, over-cramming and hurry
ing so that the stomach has no chance to
digest even good food. believe no people
on earth commit a greater amount of daily
suicide in the way Of grease, pork. butter,
pastry and cakes. We are nation of
dyspeptics from over-feedlng and ill-teed-
iRs, Thsee-f9sTths ef Ne rec7ss - 80
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17

down the center. and the front is OF white
Brussels net over satin of the same shade.
A cluster of rare duchesse lace forms TO-
settle for the front, and in the center of it
is placed bunch of pale pink rosebuds.
The baby bodice of. pale green velvet is
Ornamented i'm the same way. The couture
is dressed high. and white pOmpon is
placed at one side.
A very elegant dress which is to be worn
at a debutante ball has been sent from
Paris. 1t has three skirts of rOse-pink
tulle. made over deep red satin. The decol-
lete waist is of pink velvet, and cluster
of deep red roses is to be worn against it,
Instead of lacing up the back it laces at
both sides under the arms
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removed to Brussels, where they still re-
side. What became of Miss WOOdtords
former sweetheart L have never heard, Dut
he probably accepted the situation phllo-
sophically. as what poor devil OF govern
ment clerk would not when he had for
rival young and handsome nObleman with
an income of $50 600 a wear.