Telegram-herald., 1889-04-19
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tAlrty NAs ars g1e most interesting a.
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country
A-sfau s observation VIII surprise peo-
pc aAo-s sole kue-i e1xe ef faSllonl.t-e
solirtY IS derived ilogl the chroli-lvrs ot
a quarter 9f taif selturs b4ek oat ~ ths
o4iaeker. IS sell a. O. the forris "A traseisr,
81 lz ia. elt ttsg there Is great p1gsigaL
atusse "a fhe AeurricAu society womAu IS
sxsmp pi1ed iu Ns~ 4orx. Insy h0ld tnier
ase iu a. astonishing sEt un2feeedeate1
manner and seem net 10 attain The zealtA
~ rneir beauty tll poilt beyond UAlcn
tl<y orre once hope 'essly pdsse Aen say
thai the women II to-day are a. IS 10
olles tEau l1~y formerly were a. -. sad
tnat there r. a corresponding Differences AL
along the line. that consequently. they
uress Younger without iaconsralts, ald
that beyond and above al tbs they have
learned O. grov Oi1 with grace. ~liea
means that they have ~ lass recognized
that 70 81 futile % sham youth aAd have
see themselves 10 develop Wit. style AID
other attf. butes which ale permanent and
may grow Instead ofiesacn with time.
Miss Helen B-cswith. 81 New ioFk, Is
among the woulen past thirty who quite
held their own agsinst the debutantes.
Size j. 9 and = not only very rica, but
very beautiful, and 80 fascinating that
she attracts mor- attention from men than
the younger women. Mime. B@rros. the
~ .dow OF the late Pres dent Of OuAtenisla.
y 80 ana has seven children, but SIC holds
a little court wAere admirers thTong, and
worship metApHoucally. al her feet
Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts IS another beau
ttul woman past -. ana tie list might be
indefinitely heightened.
L. fAe time OF cur mothers and grand
mothers, IL the society chroniclers are a
guide, q woman was considered old after
twenty lye. Ii she did not marry in her
first season she was called relic and
made 10 feel in the way.
Between then and now two things have
happened. Health has become the fashion
and j. sought Tor passionately and sue
crssfully. Clear skins natural color, firm
muscles, fright ewes and elastic steps are
now the order OF the day, and a woman
who was once as transient ~ snow has be-
come as permanent as her husband.
It might be supposed that women who
keep up a continuous round Of dinners,
operas and balls, would look dragged out
and weary and old before their time, but
In reality they are IN the most splendid
physical condition. They are up, it is
true, till the small hours of the morning,
drinking champagne, dancing, conversiug
and flirting. but this is their sole occupa-
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in the afternoon. The remainder Of their
time is spent in the pursuit OF health.
After noon break fast, they drive,
twice "A week TO the Turkish baths, and
are steamed, polnded plunged and show
cred, shampooed and manicured, and
turned out as IL new made from the hand
Of God.
The society woman depends greatly on
luxurious bathing TO renew her strength
The Turkish bath must be taken outside
the home. but the bathrooms in some of
the wealthy houses give evidence OF their
costliness and beauty of the part they play
in the daily economy. Mrs. Henry Clews'
bathroom Is a grotto of onyx; walls, floor,
ceiling, basins, tub. all being Of the scllp-
tured stone. Distilled and perfumed
waters flow nj a touch; it is like cool
cave where Undines sport, and no Monte
Cristo could project thing more fanciful
and costly. That of Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt is very beautiful. The
walls are OF mirrors, over which
run painted vines of morning glory
and passion flowers. forming an ar
Dor suggestive Of the bower where Venus
bathed. and the reflections doubtless FUR
nish Titianesque hints OF attendant
nymps. ADA CONE.