The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-12
ep INTEREST TO LADIES.


HelIosrope and yellow are combined IN
de SEEMING toiIets OF silk crepe and trans
parsney cloths.
Never since the Puritan days have the
american ladys been 50 quietly dressed for
church and street IS they are now.
The athletic young gifi Is reported TO
hays shndbaes In her room on which 10
exercise her muscle and break her pointed
nAils.
The fgrecian style 81 couture IL becoming
vsfs fashionable. and baflde-ietfsrs Of gold
Or silver, OF Of colored ribbon. are worn in
the hair.
Ladies who hare fair, carly hair. should
mefegy brush IL lightly from the forehead
and strange IL IN loose coils in the nape Of
ihe ae1k.
Sleeves Of red tapestry cloth are put in
lcnR wraps Of velvet and broeade. The
contrast Ii novel. Whatever may be said
about the taste
Wasascoats for women arc again the
fsahiou. Whether one likes them or not
their conveniancs In the way Of pockets
must b. admitted By ali.
Necklaces are gone out Of fashion. bot
bracelets are worn in great numbers. A
lifAt gold chain, with large gem in the
cslter, i fayorita style.
False hair Is quite gone out of fashion In
Paris, ard those who wear It take The
greatest care 30 conceal the fact. and to
make their coiiInre look as natural Is pos
able.
a Nogwaik. o.. woman bought lot Of
Christmas gifts for her husband ard chill
dram three weeks ago, aud hid shem away
90 cnEsfuIly that she Is now unable 10 lind
them.
In London the fashionable sportswomen
decorate the iorsfooi Of their saddle horses
with broad gold band. on which is en-
graved the initial of the thoronghhred's
name. Nothing remains but 20 do its tail
up IL acknowledged comb.
Mfs. G. Y Huntington. the wife OF the
j railroad millionaire. for good luck wears
pair o. yelew carriers. buekied with fine
topaz, ses wkh diamonds. II money Il a
sa*anR Az.8 aas II most ahundantly. 1t
- saH4 isss<, however.
\ ~ 4 wonder that The fashionable world
has not discovered that Japanese artificial
H1weFs are mere beautiful than French
artificial flowers The kiFmer are the only
howtFH rot real that any one Of taste could
tolerate In vases for decorative purposes
or for the toilet.
The white petsicoai must go except for
special oceaAions. Ii Is not the inexpen-
size and old.fashioned sbalmoral', that
has taken its place. but she vcry expensive
vstersa SILK and sstin skirt, which mas be
worth fortune in lace il one can afford ii
eAa often Il where one eannat afIora il.
Al the beausy shops flesh patches are
mixed e order 90 wear ever wrinkles and
w1rranted 80 wear two hours without
Cracking. piliverixed starch The color Of
tho skin Is selected from dozen creams
sna wAlses and naked with eoehineal
ell until the desired warmt.s i obtained.
The extfavaRanoe nf sleeping in black
shtete, which originated in Russian court
eieless has become very general i'm New
York city among ladies' of luxurious tastes
and exalted fortune. II Is the custom
afnans leading eostamers to throw in 4
garment OF some sort 'spiss for luck and
she Offering Of an importer a week or "a
Faku 20 . very profitable customer bride
flert--cnnsisted oI pair of black surah
tRs sheets. sown With :ittle bouquets OF
Fesobads.
Ia = reading class which met in Mex
York the other day the question was sro.
pounded, "What are The ten elements
necessary 80 happiness in woman's life 80
Tbs answers we're euriousiY varied and
tbs two here selected show how differently
tive women can regard eiysr sub es.,
l. ne nerves 2 q good digestion: :. mercy
galore I. Standardization; 5. indefefslen:
sidoxhoea. 9. a oapablity far enjoyment
7. The fneulty Of forgetting; s. the kmat !
81 always saying the sight tAinr In ihs
siGhs place. instead II thinking il after
vatds; 2. 70 expect little from one
friends: 10. 10 die ~ e. I. clear con.
teknce; 2 perfect health. s. coneenial
wegk; 4, some measure II suecesx. s !
fss tEied friends, 6. 10 he considered al.
tIssaivs, :, 10 retain forever few ula.
slsns 70 be shls % relieve xems ~ ths
= ~flktgy ore meets; 2. Ia es phiiosophicSi
10, and Keep from falling desperately n
love