The evening world., 1890-06-19

Miss Sally Hsrgous. the noted beauty o
East Fiftieth street. is twcnty-one. n statol
brunette OF 1870 pounds, a good musicia'
and worth $50, 900 In prospect. Rumo
has IL that she rejected the present HUSBAND
Of the Duchess OF Marlborough. all,
scornod the hand of no less than five othc'
titled BritaiEs.
Gold dog.collars have taken the place o
tho massive porte bonhcur bracelets, so pop
ular for the past five years.
Fancy buckles nrc In demand for belts AM
snshes.
Elegant simplicity il the wntchword.
Get the fruit OF the loom and make IL M
alone and without gather, plat or crease.
II ia the correct thing now to furnish your
toilet stand with both waters and extracts
that do not Offer in color n hint ~ their
origin. This does away with the fear OF
using a perfume that may leave upon the
delicate lingerie a suspicion of n stain, a
thing which fastidious woman will not for
an instant tolerate. A row and altogether
delightful odor is the cedra. II IL really a
water intended for the ntomizer, the de-
licious spray as IL showers face, hair. neck
and arms, bringing with it accminRly all the
perfumes Of Araby in ita spicy train,
The evening slipper Ii made open in front
very nearly to the too, lacinR with ribbons,
which are brought mp aud nruun the ankles
after tho manner Of the Empire sandal.
But this slipper la by no means a sandal, for
II baa tina full Iouia luinya lenl.
Wells that are stylish are of Itussian tulle,
very light. thin. airy, and betting the
season. Then there are the grGm de bco"'c
wells. wells Of black tulle with small patches
OF black velvet to resemble tbs court
plaster patches thai were onco worn for the
purpose OF contrasting q white complexion.
Nothing can lie much more injurious to the
eyes than one Of these wells.
A pretty dress for q very young married
woman In made OF tho palest peach blossom
color In the finest and oftcst CANVASS; the
skirt quite simple, looks MS soft an II made
OF crepe dc Chine: tho bodice also simply
draped and tied hnndkorchiofwise in front;
sleeves not very high, full to the elbow, then
buttoned tight to the wrist the bonnet con-
sists of two bands of velvet the same color as
the dress aud q small ostrich tip exactly the
same color mixing lightly with the lair in
front. The whole effect of this dress. hay
ing no mixture of c%olors. was M soft and
as MI evening cloud in a Summer sky
with Just n touch OF sunset glow upon it.
Very few ladies' now in Paris but take their
daily bath, as gentleman does his morning
tub, says an exchange. But there was q
time-siNteenth century-when they had no
baths at all. and only rarely INDUCED in n
wash. There were steam and hot public
baths in Paris, open every day save Sundays
and holidays. during daylight. that ladies
patronizc; but these establishments
had a bad reputation. The bath there was
taken In n vessel. something between a tub
and n barrel. Respecting home lnvaboes.
there was no toilet table in tho houses at
that period-sixteenth century; the basin
placed upon n mat on the floor, and n
lady had TO 20 on her knees to wash her
These basins were in gold-ChArles
V. had twenty-four OF Such-nnd apparently
could tiguro on the dining-table when nee
DssRry. II WAS the custom for n host to offer
4 gnest albath before sitting dow to q meal.
The public baths Mt the the time in question
such n bad reputation that both
and Calvinist clergy denounced
and u royal decree closed them.
ceased TO 40 to the baths. but lost
ut the same time the habit of washing them
%'elvep, even In their own homes. Queen
Margaret OF Navarro. an elegante OF her
limo, found IL quite natural to boast before
her lover. in showing her hands, that they
had not been washed since eight days. In
the time OF Louis NV. courtiers commenced
10 comprehend that it wAs not bad to wash
ones self with water occasionally. The
ordinarily consisted in the dipping
Of . cotton cloth in Il weak solution of per-
alcohol. Az late as l7sa n guide a"
10 toilets was published. wherein water
prescribed; az in Winter it caused the !
face to got cold. aud in summer TO become
snnburnt. When Queen Christina arrived
at Compiepne. her hands were 40 caked with
Nth that it WAS impossible to perceive
lay their reputed beauty.