, 1890-02-27

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at 80 she Is baggy under the chin and vt
10 she has old hands. After that she gets
fat and fair, or cold and scrawny
and reckoning ceases" Some wom-
en- have old hands at IL and
some hands arc so delicate as
to lose their beauty with the bloom OF
youth. In either case the loss Is distress
ing. and money and time arc wasted in
covering the defect, Although not gem
orally known, there are as many make
ups for the arms as for the face. Under
"a sleeve OF gnugc or lace the cosmetic
is pinky liquid that when dried has the
effect of glaze. For sleeveless bodice q
milk bath Is taken ifthe lady intends to
dance, as 1t will not leave the tell-,ale
mark upon tho coat sleeve. II the affair
Is dinner or reception, then the powder
pun Is used. For the keyboard OF any
musical instrument the fair performer
makes her hands up, If blonde, in
glycerine and rice powder, oil of wall lot
being used by ladies ofthe Spanish ty pc
of beauty. A very delicate enamel wash
Is recommended for billiard and card
players, ana at home when the hands
are in roposc, the ugliest become beauti-
full after an application of thick cream
that gives fresh tnish like white paint
Since the present intricate arrange
mcnt of multitudinous hooks and mya-
terious and evasiyc loops for the fasten.
ing Of Indies bodices has rendered un-
| popular the wearing of watches just in-
side the dress, with depending fob
chain, the question OF where they shall
| be worn has been answered in a variety
of Inventions Sometimes they are at
tached with n thousand and one other
trinkets to the chsteainc, sometimes set
in the handle of umbrellas, or in the cor
ner Of the purse or card case, and In
band OF leather or silver to bo worn
about the wrist These watch bracelets
were first invented as an aceompani.
ment for the riding habit, when their
Obvious utility made amends for their
extreme ugliness, but they seem 10 be
growing In popularity for shopping or
street wear, and even come In a setting
! of silver and jewels, with ornamental in
tent. Ono OF the pretty graceful dancers
In the Gaiety company wears u very
brilliant sparkling affair. with a tiny
watch in the center, about her wrist, and
| jewelers. display variety of designs in
silver, or silver set with Jewels.
The really swell and approved article,
however, Is n band Of lizard skin about
two and one-half inches In width and
tapcring toward the ends, buckled
tightly about the left wrist, with an APP
eriure for the insertion an absurtlly
small watch Ii takes pretty girl
wcarer to improve one with the beauty
and utility of the arrangement as II
does to express the grace OF tho Greek
gown. Huf.f U.siH.s.
! " Tho av.-,,,s, ,,,,,.a., e,roo,. e., ,,s,,l
the watch, and il is rarely going, or, if
II is, IL Is sure TO be wrong. She has to
stand on her head to see what time Ii i,
| or ask some one else TO tell her AFTER she
has dislocatcd both wrist and elbow to
see for herself, ana she looks like 4 con-
ductor with n hell punch strung about
the neck. The strong-mindcd young
woman with the watch bracelet and the
illustrous young man who affects sailor
bangles are interesting products of ad-
vanced civilization.
Before the days of Ia grippe. when
the ladies of Pompcii were the bellies of
the day, posed a. the professional beau.
tics, md, for all we know, had their
! photographs taken and got a percent
age ON them, well-bred people didn' t
/ cry in handkerchiefs. Ihcy dropped
their tears slowly and gracefully into
| yials OF cut glass that had gold stop.
pcrs set about with precious stones.
I There can be no doubt that the woman
with thoughts upon a graceful pose
| prncused with her tear bottle before her
mirror, and can there be anything more
| touching than, when ones bes' young
man was OFT to the wars, sending him
I by registered letter little note say
| ing "lou have all my heart, and
these are the tears l have wept
| for you since your absencen The
| tear bottle could be enclosed as practical
proof and tho maiden fair would write
on the outside Of the envelope in large
letters, "Glass-please do not stamp too
| hard" Those. indeed were the days
of romancci undoubtedly some very
I fetching young women, who appreciate
/ the impression made bya bottle OF tears.
but didn't like getting q red nose, had
their slaves do the weeping for the m.
and physical cultured themselves hy
administering to the slaves good sound
whipping so that they might have some
timing 20 weep for.
/ Nowadays In nlace of the bottle we
have the hdndkerchieis; dainty squares
| that, II my lady i- wise, hrYe magic In
} the web OF them. The peri ction Of a
] handkerchief Is "A square OF linen lawn
/ line as SIR, with a tiny bordering Of
| flour dc lis embroidered IN whi,c. and "A
| full fill OF NAlenciennes lace outlining
| 1t. There Is fancy for ColOrcd silll
muslin ones and they do adopt them.
selves very daintily TO the
/ different costumes; all the mint
shades are shown in them.
and the embroidery i IN silk of many
] hues. Tho black Handkerchief which
must always accompany an all-back
/ costume, is Of moussellit de sole with n
J full nil of French lace about il. one
! could weep IN this very comfortably,
I but IL would be Of TO earthly use what.
/ ever TO anybody detcrm ined TO be In tho
swim and have thr Russian malady. A
! worry fine handkerchicf is often ruined by
the luundrcss, who has mn idea thnt she
should lavish starch upon II, and then
lOld II about the size OF a postage stamp.
The woman of tlste knows that her
mouchoir should never make the ac-
I quaintance of starch and that IL should
only lie folded twice. Better than keep
/ ing 1t In Il case Is II to have "A special
drawer devoted TO hundkerchicis alone
I line this with scented silk pad and
have another that goes on top; then
[ they arc not all upset when you draw
one out, but instead the upper pad Is
/ lifted, your kctuhiefs Arc cX pOsei to
view and you can take your choice about
mussing all the others,
The kiss.
Washington start
! TnE WOMAN.
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