Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-03-15


have to-day consulted seriously with a
lady whose home is in New York, but who
has lived great deal in London, and
who when there is an associate with the
aristocra:s. even 10 the Queens own CO.
terie.
Polite Americans are always astonish-
ed, she id, ION finding themselves in
the center of fashionable throng at a
smart wedding, n state concert Ia the AL
bert Hall, or grand garden fete. At any
of these fuuctions la lies of high degree
may be seen elbowing their way, just like
the rude crowd at n country fair, and the
dismayed Yankees find Themselves bruised
and trampled by the vigorous arms and
ruthless feet of dowager Ouch sses, who,
with the Hottest and most dis!in-
guished air, will rend in shreds a
dozen mantles, or assault as many
of their less energetic sex, in the
wild endesyor to get the best for the I
money. 1t is Likewise characteristic of a
fashionable London assembly that, how
ever much its individual members may
iostle aud .ramble. and kick and elbow,
no word of apology or regret is ever heard.
Each one assumes that the other is doing
likew sc. All are making Il supreme eff
fort to get foremost, and IL ey perfectly
understand the manners Of their set. The
C lin, imperturbable quiet which is popu-
larry Supposed to perVade, as Bulwcr Lyt-
ton said, tho actioas ana habits of we'll
brcl people is most decidedly not in
evidence i ere. My lord is fighting as if
for liberty for DO ties of champagne, and
my lady intercepts passing plates of lob
ster salad and oyster patties. Patrician
voices may be heard shrilly clamoring for
some special dainty that is fast vanishing
before the sight, and there are few sub
terfu. es that n smart crowd will not
practice to secure first entrance TO the
comestibles. No, no. We may take our
clothes from Paris, but, for goodness
sake, don't let's initiate London polite
ness.
There is among your acquaintancos, no
doubt, the young girl who will not drink
coffee because it makes her complexion
yellow, who eats stale bread, wheaton
grits, chopped rare mat and abjureS all
sweets and starcby vegetables because
that regime is conducive to lustrous
whit e skin and sparkling eyes. Society
is filled with girls who are cranks on diet
anN exercise, simply because they will
make any sort of a fight, and even sacri-
flee their comfort, for a beautiful COM
pleXon. | have often wondered how far
this strict attention to ones self would
purify the skin texture. Now, l CHANGED
TO run across an old friend of mine at
lunch time, and at down with her and
her daughter. a young lady of eighteen,
VITO is to make her social debut during
the present winter The girl was one OF
The fairest examples of perfect blonde
beauty | have ever seen. Her skin was
Disabling. it was so pure in its Wilderness.
| will venture to say that the clrefullest
examination i'll the strongest light would
not reveal blemish on the lustrous,
healthy flesh. II 7 eyes also were as
brilliant as stars, the blue of them warm
and clcnr, the white like snow The
fruity perfection of this gill was so ex-
traordlnary that l was at once struck with
the fancy that if diet had anything to do
with producing Il beautiful skin this
lovely creature must have been reared on
the dew from the honeysuckles. There
fore | was interested In what she chose
from the lunch card that the waiter
handed hor. 1t can be imagined how
shocked 1 was when l heard the order
Here it is: "A Welsh rarebit, bottle of
beer, and, afterwards, mince pie, cheese,
and large cup of black coffee" The
mother who is one of those sweet lalies
with silvery hair and face almost as
soft as a girls, said that the waiter might
duplicate her daughters order for her;
rs it quite suited her. l said nothing
about my thoughts, but my faith in the
influence of the diet on the complexion
has been weak from that moment. -Neu
York correspondence ChicaGO LedGcr