The evening world., 1890-05-12
THE WAYS OF WOMAN FAIR.

Mrs. Robert Goeiet IL not yet thirty years
Of age. She has q cottage In Newport worth
$3.50. 900 and an income Of sls2, 500 q
year. or $500 q day. Her father Is George
Henry Warren. the wealthy inancisr. from
whom she learned how 10 keep her account
book balanced. Mrs.. Goslet ia exceedingly
pretty. she has bright yellow hair. . fair
complexion. violet eyes. and her manner
are those Of q patrician lady. Her little son
and daughter are beautiful rs dolls and her
constant companions through the day. She
thinks nothing OF asking q caller TO excuse
her when q dolls dress or q paper kite is In
process Of construction.
Sentimental young ladies use withered
roses. old love-letters and cast-off sachet
bags TO hll sofa cushions and blumber rolls.
A new asparagus cradle has been designed
by a famous Oxford street manufacturer OF
royal plate. The dish represents q shallow
cradle mounted on short legs with tall posts
about which asparagus ferns are twined In
serving the tender green sticks.
At the exhibition Of British silks, held
in Lady Egerton's library on May 9. a
miniature house completely furnished with
h~anginas and carved sofas. touches and
chairs was displayed As the handiwork Of
one Lady Rosebery. There wal also . pro-
cession Of dolls clad in miniature replicas OF
some toilets worn by the nobility and
Society at her Mhjesty's last Drawing Room.
Noteuaper should be folded once and
placed within . court" or square en-
velope.
Time was when fashion for beauty wore
her court plaster cut heart shape and
glued to her cheek or temple. Now La Mode
scissors 4 ~circular disk, which is placed be-
tween her lower lin and chin a. near the
centre a. Il il possible TO locate II.
Speaking about the contemplated extern
sion to the White House Mrs. U. i. Grant
said II hope Mrs. Harrison will succeed In
getting the annex. II she does she will
merit the blessing Of the future mistr6sses Of
that lovely old mansion, When VIZ lived In
Washington we actually suffered for want Of
room. OF course there were . great many
OF US and as we needed all tile rooms. there
were no facilities for entertaining. One
can't hold Office and disregard the amenities
for II intimate aud dear friends do not call
in person their olatms revert TO other friends
who in turf deserve and desire some special
attention. I remember We used to invite
friends to spend two weeks with us. and In
order to get through our list IN in
v~itation would DO sen to another
friend whose visit would begin with
the close Of the first. Some accident
would detain the first, prolonginR her visit
4 day or two. and while I could not show any
feeling I was seriously inconvenienced. and
. message had TO be sent or provision made
for q suite Mt tho hotel, because there was
only one guest chamber In the White House.
In the endeverything came out nicely, but
the bitches were. to say the least. bother
some. doubt II my word was not ques-
would invite them tospend Q while with us
IL there was sry room. They doubt
less looked al the spacious parlors
on the main floor IND judged the
living rooms by their standard. Az
every habitue Of tho White House
knows. there 10 no privacy whatever In
the lower part Of the mansion. 1t virtually
belongs to the public. Mrs. Cleveland was
tho only lady who had an enjoyable resi-
dence In the White House. She did not have
any too much room for the entertaining she
did. bat 10 was far more than any mistress
has enjoyed in the last twenty-five years"
Mrs. Harrison accepted an invitation TO
visit Mrs. Grant In her uptown house. but
has since been obliged to send q regret end
ask that the pleasure be deferred till Sep
tember,