The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

the sort of pictures you could live with; not like
most of those exhibited at the American Artists
they had the grippe and had blown their noses
until they were too red and no powder was
handy Personally have great affection for
picture that looks as If it might be your COM
panion by day aud be cheerful memory at
night.
PLEA FOR MORE NATURE IN ART.
The world is full of lovely thngs-women,
children, flowers and beautiful scenes by land
and sea, so why can't the artists give us repro
ductions of them, instead of straning every
nerve to paint masculineV Venuses, feminine Apol-
los, and fiat boy" Cupids? 1t makes one wish
they were no longer gods of Olympus. The finest
collection of pastels in the world is at Dresden,
and in that collection is the original of the choc
olatc girl the picture that has become so famous
as an advertisement. How many people know
that this is a pastel? American women are so
Frenchy-looking and dress in such picturesque
way that undoubtedly every one who has come
out hard-looking in an oil painting will have her
self made hcrSet in the sott-colOred pencils.
CREsTs ON ICED CREAM.
Somebody who has just had a crest discovered
for them somebody whose crest ought to be a
piece of rope with miniature man dangling at
the end of it, has it stamped on their iced creams
which are served in tiny gold boats All it could
suggest was that the grandfather OF the host
sailed away in boat, leaving his country for his
couutry's good.
EXTREMELY FASHIONABLE PARAsoLs.
The extremely fashionable paraso to be used
at the seaside or at the mountains is the most
unique japanese one that can be gotten. On top
must be tied large black ribbon bow the ends
of which come far down on the parasol when it
is opened 1t really looks very pretty when worn
with cotton gown and makes bright speck on
the landscape. The red parasol is also in vogue,
and is of plain, heavy silk. with natural wood
handle. One having q silver handle is voted eX-
tremely bad form. The very pronounced liking
for red is thought to be the outcome of the gen.
eral woman's disposition. Lining her coat with
scarlet wearing a frOpk. having 81
parasol, and wearing scarlet bonnet is the near
est she can get to painting the town red, which
to do.
WHAT Is A POPULAR MAN?
Somebody said not long ago that a certain man
was sure to succeed in something because he was
so popular. 1t started the question in my mind
as to what constituted popular man. Close
study has taught me this much:
a popular man is one who is always ready to
take drink, but doesn't get drunk.
a popular man is one whose clothes are always
in good style and look well, but are not offen-
sively fashionable or aggressively new.
A popular man is the one who shakes hands
with the barkeeper, whoinquires after the family
of the waiter, who buys an apple from the woman
on the corner and pays her five cents more than
she charges for it.
., A popular man is the one that doesn't forget
that you have got pretty wife, and when he is
talking about women and speaking about some
body who is good-looking says, But she doesn't
compare with your wife, John"
A popular man is one who will listen to tale
OF woe from woman forty-fve years of age,
not mind her crying, pat her on the shoulder. and
advise her to be "a good girl
a popular man Is one who sends your baby a
birthday present, who remembers you when he
has got couple of theatre tickets he don't want,
and who speaks to you no matter how shabby
you look or who he may be with
A popular man is the concentrated essence of
sympathy. He has a smile for everybody Joy
and words of coincidence for everybody's sorrow
Feel it? 1t doesn't matter whether he feels it
or not, my friend; it's manners make the man,
ana, more than any other, the popular man.