Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
THE CORSET.

THE CORSET.
Nine. Modieska scorns the corset, and
wears tight-ftting buckskin bodice In
stead. Mary Anderson thinks the corset
an instrument of torture, and wears a strip
of stout linen instead. Mrs. Potter never
wore corsets, nor did her mother before
her: she wears a "union suit" of heavy
white silk underwear, a broad bandage
around the torso knitted of heavy red
wool, a flannel skirt, and her dress. Mrs.
Langtry says that the idea of going with
out corsets, or substituting something for
them, is all nonsense. 'There is nothing, y
she adds, $50 easy as a perfectly made
French corset" When doctors disagree, etc.
Little Johnnie had peculiar views as to
original sin. One day he was about to be
punished for some misdemeanor, when he
pleaded: at wasn't me, mamma dear, Ii
was the bad man."
"Well, Johnnie, Pm going to whip the
bad man out of you"
"Ah, yes; but it'll hurt me precious
sight more than it will the bad man."
MANNERS AT TABLE.
The time for acquiring good table man.
ners is during childhood and at home.
Years at boarding-schools, hours spent
over books of social etiquette, may eface
vulgar habits, but can never give the ease
and grace acquired in childhood at we'll
ordered table. A child who is almost a
baby can be taught to handle his knife
and fork-or spoon, if he is too young for
those more advanced implements-witha a
daintiness that will offend no one. Where
there are children it viii be q good idea
not to have too much difference between
your everyday and company china, silver
and napery. There is too apt, also, to be
a wide difference between your company
and everyday manners. Let each child
have his cover as nicely laid with plate,
knife and fork, spoon, napkin and glass, as
his elders. and remember that he will be
sure to notice your own use Of these arti-
cles. Teach him to say ''Thank you" and
'sPlease," and if he is allowed to leave the
tatle before the meal is ended, let him
learn to say 'Excuse me-"
l was recently very much amused at a
baby of four summers who dined at our
table The meal, interspersed with inter-
esting conversation, was tedious to his in
fant appetite and intellect, and finally the
little man spoke up with, "May 1 be ex-
cused please? have enjoyed my dinner
very much" Some one at the table-not
his father-remarked that that boy bid
fair to be the ''tinest gentleman in Amer
lea"
BLACK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
1t seems to be an accepted fact that
everyone can wear black. There was
never anything mole positively untrue.
Black silk makes a dark woman look bill
ious and black satin gives a green tinge
that would seem to combine envy with
bile. Black wool dulls her skin and takes
all the luster out of her eyes, and the
only black she can wear with absolutely
good effect is black velvet.
Black cashmere is the material of all
others that will add to or take from the
figure as the artist directs. Made with
perfect simplicity it will bring out every
curve Of the perfect figure and elaborately
draped it will conceal every angle of the
bad one.
Black satin makes stout figure look as
if it might easily gain a good income by
posing for the fat woman in some museum;
but black velvet, perfectly fitting and
slightly draped, is softening in its effect,
while it gives rather a majestic appearance
without increasing the size. The old idea
used to be that blonde should always
wear blue, and never yellow. In reality,
unless it be dark blue, blondes should
seldom choose it, while the wonderful pale
blues dedicated to Heaven and the babies
should be given over to the brunettes,
whose warmth of coloring permits the
comparison with the chilly blue.
What woman looks better under the
sun? A blonde. Therefore, the very
color of the sun itself, yellow, should be
chosen by her for evening wear, while the
warm browns, which glow as if they had
golden hearts, and the greens that permit
pretty trimmings, should be selected for
street wear.
EYES GREAT-GREAT-
GRAND-DAUGHTER.