The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-13

The prize for shorthand writing at
the Vienna competition was taken by
a woman.
IL has been fosnd that SIC, 600 books
have been written by women in the
United States.
Jean lneolow's health continues TO
be so frall that she can devote bat little
time tn literary work.
4 honbonniere Of frosted gold with
a miniature set about with diamonds
a. form the tid is II novelty.
salt will curdle new milk: hence. in
preparing milk porridge. gravie-. etc.
the salt should not he added until the
dish is prepared.
The German and Breton women
have beautiful hair a. u rule. Among
American Peep ., strange To say. a
really good head Of hair Is the exeep-
ton.
Miss Mary Lincoln. daughter Of she
American minister, says the London
Sur is very pretty. with strong in
divi,luality at her own. She has the
pale. smooth. American complexion,
aud she has a charming smile.
The Princess Sophia of Prussia,
who - o. marry the crown prince of
Greece. will receive 2.0oO1 marks
from the HohcnEolisrn. Constantine,
her fiancec, considers these most vel
cone marks 81 German kindness
The use of soap. where handoline
does not prove suiiiCien, 20 preserve
the desired shape of the crimps. il in
iUTious. II it must he used however,
get the very hest white CASTLE soap. as
i, contains less slkali than Others.
An amber hairpin Is shown in she
jewelers. windows with its curved sep
set about Nith tiny enAmelled forget
nle-notS Ia the center ot each little
flower sparkles diamond. Long
sprays of forget me nois. with dia-
naoud Usnters are set a. pins
The queen Is So tired Of sitting for
portraits that she has refused Ia have
her picture taken Tor the Victoria aTs
gallery at Melbourne. but she j. will
ms Ia allow replica al her Yuh5iee
portrait by Angela Ia be made Tor the
colony which bears her name.
Painted flowers are coming into
fashion again. Slender chspsets oi
foweFs. or dainty poSie> ~ blossoms
painted IN water colar. are scattered
. 4
an8 grace Of these dresses. where lace
And satin and painted blossoms min.
gle. have something that suggests The
elegance 81 the tan Of marquis o5 a
hundred wears ar9.
Spirits of ammonia Is the best thing
IL esesn hair hrashes with. a. Il docs
net soften the hTisgies ike soap err
SOFIA II = teaspsonful az ammonia Is
naked with quart of water. the brush
neesi Only he aIppet ia the solution
lar A moment and al grvss, i TT
n8oved The brush saoald then be
rsnss3 in osld water. shaken wea and
shea dried 81 the SIR, hgt not in the
kuss
The Ntfc ~ Count Tolstol. the Rms
stan novelist Is IKE the wives Of
usaay literary NEE she busiest tgsesn-
Jsef u8 t;te family fiyus. She has s.afa
charge a. she ssle and distribution IL
her husband b,sssks. and - hts arss-
navusts. reyi~cr ard translator BE-.
s3.trs she ,uVeriuteats the bringing
up aud .sfucati,sn of tarir thirteen
cltlafs0, sud looks after al 3ofnasfsc
matters
Mouien uu<t have something "a
gue7 ~ Is sA.d ard e suuia appear 80
II ali shat IL sai8 ear - bsslevr.t
Thvrr 81. sarah iisrnhsrig w'th her
hoa aa3 Mr. t,aker. she site 90
sc33 kn0vn Photographic sha ~
cSFsle almost if5se parable lrous &vounE
tSsf ana a SIS tex. sac Thoroughly
tssssss4 saa trained fheHa go take th~ar
afteFotssU pap upau she same rtse
Mr.. Baker ;s \ great sportsman amG
saeiAfe,f the strange tets during 4
season al kunt5uc