The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-24
How Belle Does Herself Up for a Nights
Siumber.

New YORK, January 13.-It has been observed
lately that several ladies Of the exquisite class carry
their hands out-stretched, rs If bestowinQ bene-
diction on the empty air. The secret is out. A no
tiou prevails that this attitude will keep the hands
youthful in appearance, by preventing wrinkles
Therefore the fashionable hand is worn much of the
time extended, palms down. 1t is to be feared that
benevolence is not on the increase. The position
does not admit of the hands holding much But
Just think OF that everpresent soicitude that lives
in the female soul. enabling women to 20 around
hour after hour with their hands in straight-out
open condition AT night preposterous invention
must be worn.
Maria came to spend tie day with me. She got
through it padding about with her fippcrs stiff as
pokers actually bcgrudging the necessity of wrink
ling her fingers in order TO grasp her knife and fork.
but in the evening it came on TO rain and she was
forced 10 stop. Then, indeed was she miserable
lest the careful work the day should be undone nv
sleeping at our house. Finally she sent for her
hand extenders. What do you think they were?
Mittens made of wash leather the inner side forth
fed with three strips OF steel, that kept the hands
fat level aud outstrctched and the whole business
was smeared inside with almond cream paste
These articles were tied at the wrist with pink rib
bons,
Maria began to 90 to bed at 1890 and really
reached tie sheets at y sharp. Her hair was taken
down, brushed and done up TO wave at the sides
and curl at the top. Her face went through
wonderful course of trCa.ment For twenty minutes
it was carefully rubbed upward by the tiIs of the
fingers under the eyes Then the mouth was held
open in the shape of an explanatory o. while the
checks at the sides were rubbed from the ears 10.
ward the nose. A tremendous effort was made with
that traacheroA spot Just under the chin that will
get draw lines with the coming on OF years For
twenty good minutes Maria smoothed her gullet
Then she brushed her teeth carefully. She wet q
lock Of cotton with rosewater and put it in her
mouth at the base of her hind window teeth. be-
tba oh ID hn is
wonder for preventing any wither the part of the
cheeks.
MARIA IN A NIGHT MASK.
All this time decoction had been stewing in
small silver-patcd vessel over the gas This cook.
ing utensl had come over in Maria's bag of toilet
tricks hot and resinous smelling poutice was
the result. Maria daubed her face thickly with it
and applied q fannel-lincd mask Great Scotu
She looked like the yelled prophet in that mask and
her night-dress. outside her whole paraphenalia
she laced an old sawedo sort of corset IL was just
a very wide belt farng at top and bottom, but il
dashed up her vctuals and vitals like q relentless
vice Then came the hard-soled mittens with their
Spanish insteps. Into their grease-sIncared 10
terriers she plunged her hands and got me TO tie
them around her wrists.
''What if you want to scratch your ear in the
night?'' said /.
SDon't suggest it, j" she replied. 81 bore a mark
for a week when must have dug that center steel
into my eye.'
Then She went to bed. I took a look at her an
hour after. Those wash leather mttens were stifHy
crossed on her breast Her flannel swathed face
was uptuned IN the dim light. sic was for all the
world like the ohiey in stone that lies IN West
minister Abbey oyertAe sarcophagus Of Anne Boleyn
The hammers Of Tie relic hunter have carried away
much Of Anne nose and several Of the fingers. The
mask and mittens bad the saue general eject il
was reassuring 10 her turn up at the breakiasl
table after her nariyIdom, general favor Of mild
decay pervading her person but yet living friend.
Some night Maria viii gurey swallow her cotton
quid, and then goodbye, dear She win never sur
ylYe thai accident. b.. Jus. notice thB dowGgers