Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-30
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to corn plasters.
THE DUCHESS DUES.
There is no woman in France who claims
larger share of public interest Just now
than the Duchess dues, who for many
years has been leader in the exclusive
social circle of Faubourg St. German, and
is now the enthusiastic follower (and some
say the pecuniary backer) of General
BoulangeI.
She is the daughter of the Duchess of
Montebello and granddaughter of the IA
nous Nenoy Clicquot, the proprietor of
the celebrated vineyard from which this
champagne is made. The Duchess d Uzes
still has large interest in this spleudidly-
paying vineyard, and draws from it a
considerable share of her enormous in
come. She is midway in the forties, short
in stature and plain in features but amply
makes up for all Shortcomings by her
cleverness and talent, which, after all, is
far better for woman's success than mere
beauty. She belongs to the old legitimate
nobility of France, and is not only an
acknowledged leader in that ultra-exclus-
i've clique, but also among those who are
given over to such aristocratic forms of
sport as horse-racing, dog-breeding and
driving four-in-hand, exhibiting a pretty
fist at all these herself. She has certain
charming bon homme of manner which
makes her popular with all classes.
PERFUMED BAGS.
Ladies of refinement are extremely fas-
tidious in the matter of perfumes Hap
PLY for sensitive noses, the days of musk,
cologne and liquid sweets generally have
gone out of use, after the pomades of
strong-smelling soaps that used to delight
the vulgar. Since fashion now demands
that handkerchiefs shall be delicately
scented with perfumed powder only, the
handkerchief-case has come to be a neces-
sity. OF these, the newest kind is
crocheted with knitting silk in loose
diamond-chain stitch, fashioned over satin
of the same shade. The satin is cut into
| book-form and lined with thin silk of a
contrasting shade, and the edge finished
with lace. There is fad nowadays for
having all linen perfumed slightly with
| lavender, as our grandmothers did. The
sweet stuff is put into little bags of cam
brio or silk; and placed between the sheets
| and table-cloths, as well as in the drawers
where underwear is kept.
Some women prefer rose or violet per-
fume, and, copying Mrs. Potter, the al
| legged actress who set the fashion, they
make long mats of thin silk or cotton,
| fitted to the size of drawer or trunk-tray,
sprinkle them well with Satchet-powder,
cover with another piece of the silk, and
"tuft " it with embroidery silk. Some
times these bags are made OF cheese-cloth,
which are less costly and answer the pur-
pose equally as well. They retain their
perfume for year or more, and if kept in
| the bottom of trunk or drawer will per-
fume the entire contents-a great saving,
by the way, on the old-fashioned method
of keeping ones belongings perfumed with
| liquids.
| DAINTY KICKSHAWS.
There is charitable woman in Brook
| lyn who has plenty of time on her hands
! but very little money in her pocket In
order to obtain funds for church, mission
airy, hospital and similar purposes, she has
| hit upon a plan which yields her larger
sum than many rich people feel able to
bestow upon their less fortunate neighbors,
but which this woman rehgiously devotes
| to charity. She spends her spare hours in
manufacturing pretty dainty kickshaws y
of silk, lace and needleworl, such as the
feminine soul delights in, and places them
on sale, at moderate prices, in the women's
exchanges that abound throughout the
country. Among many desirable things
manufactured by this lady is what she
| calls "sea-hag;" and the woman who
made an ocean voyage without one has
missed convenience which she should
not deny herself second time. 1t is
simply large bag made Of strong linen
divided into pockets OF graduated sizes
made to contain every imaginable article
of woman's toilet, from night-gown tc
hairbrush. The bag is hung upon the wall
of the stateroom within easy reach of the
owners hand who when suffering from
sea-sickness, is in no condition to hunt
around for missing hair-pins or slippers.
STRAWBERRIES.
! A new way to serve Strawberries, even
better than to smother the luscious fruit
in cream, is to treat them after this fashion
| Put few slices of freshly-cut lemon peel
in the bottom OF your prettiest glass dish
then fill it two-thirds full of hulled, red.
ripe berries. Put some more lemon peel
on top; cover the dish, and let it stand in
the ice-box ten or fifteen minutes. At the
end of that time, put on some sugar and
then pour on enough red wine to saturate
the berries about three-fourths of the way
up. Let the dish stand in the ice-box
long enough for the wine to get thoroughly
cod. Then serve. The taste is some
thing indescribable-far superior to berries
F. and cream. 1t is not necessary to use eN-
pensive claret. Any of the rich, fruity
wines of California will answer.
Now that Strawberries are at their best
and cheapest, is the time to make plenty
of Jam for winter shortcakes. 1t is not
necessary to buy the largest and finest ber-
ries for this purpose. Use sugar in proper
ton 10 txn.thirds of a mound to one Mound