The evening world., 1890-06-07
rhE WAYS oE WOMAN EAlR.

THE WAYS OF WOMAN FAIR.
The tea gown Of the Oriental beauty has
been adopted by the Gotham belle. The
material used IL a cfinkle cloth woven with
gold threads and worn with a silk petticoat.
Decoration is 10 the eye what music ia to
the enr-one discordant note will break the
eno%hsntment, and nm over or inappropriate
attempt in adornmont 10 an offense that
makes the whole room, the dress or the hat
disaereeablc. People have been made sick
by living on n carpet Of whoop-la colors and
staring AZ a RlarinR wall ps per.
womcn who sit with their legs crossed, to
sew or to read or TO hold the baby. are not
aware that they are inviting serious phi ysi-
cal ailments; but II is true nevertheless, SAYS
the Lddfss' Home JOnrndL. When a man
crosses his LEGS he places the ankle Of ono
limb across the knee OF the other and rests
IL lightly there. A woman. more modest
and restricted in her movements. rests the
entire weight OF one limb on the upper part
Of the other. and this pressure upon the
sensitive nerves aud cords. II indulged in
for continued lengths Of time. as il often
done by ladies who rev or embroider. will
bAAll AlFthhts NNluNlCAs HtuIhlHlh hllil
other serious troubles frequently result
from this simple cause. The muscles and
nerves In the upper portion Of q woman'a
legs arc extremely sensitive. and much of
her whole physical structure can become de-
ranged II they are oyortaxcd in the manner
referred n.
II not irritating, Rlycerine Ia the best ac-
ceSsory to the toilet known. Dilute il with
water, take II internally for q cold or sore
throat and rub IL on vour hands to whiten
them, on your face and lips 10 smooth and
heal the skin, and on inflamed eyelids to re-
move the soreness. II In old fashioned, In
expensive. simple. wholesome and good,
which cannot be said Of any other face
lotion.
There are many ways OF Judging eggs.
One Is to drop the egg in n pan Of cold
water. TIT frosher tho egg the sooner il
will drop TO tho bottom. II bad II will float
like a hfo.prosovor. Tho best way to keep
eggs is to bury them In bran or meal and
turn them frequently, box and all. Salt
will preserve them in any climate IL prop
erly packed.
No first class modiste will At q dress over
. corsct-cover and warrant It to give salts
faction.
The choicest silks, known in trad, as
Shanghai, are beautiful in design and as
firm In texture as fne cambria. They run
to quaint little bouquets Of clover, clenatis
or rhododendrons carefully painted for dis.
tnnt effects.
The gauntlet cuff has renppeared on trav.
cling and sportinR gloves. II is made OF
wash leather which does not shrink by con.
tact with soap and water. |,
Whether by q special edict OF Nine. Born |
hardt, one OF tho few women who control /
the fashions. or because the study OF Egypt
oloRy seemed to lead the way, or what may
be the reason, IL cAnnot be denied that the
woman 10 again to tho fore, says
- Bah In Q letter. Personally | think it is
because somo Of tho beauties are beginning
to get well Oh in their thirties, and an !
young woman cannot do !
the serpent act. One who under i
stands every adjective descriptive Of Adams
first wife, Lilith, and who knows that the
black and gold. green and gold. and brown !
and gold suit her to perfection. posed in
Delmonicos tho other evening as tho nine.
tctnth century edition OF the yeritable orig
inal female serpent. |,
She had on q black satin gown that showed :
here anu there a CLINT of gold; it was
10 that IL fit the figure closely,
had a semi-train which showed an ~incliua- 1
ton to swirl" around M a tail might,
while, although the material seemed simply
like All outer skin, IL fit so closely she 1
herself could bend her body almost !
m well AZ does Carmencita. Her bon {
mas one OF those atrocities that a
French milliner has imposed upon an in
nocent public. 1t was q glittering black :
coiled around with his head inst :
in front. his eyes Of two imitation emer-
Aida, while the narrow black velvet ties
Topped under the chin only made YOU
wonder II ho had twot tails or II his one tail I
had been split In two aud how he liked IL.
Around her throat was coiled 4 gold SER
on her wrist was another. a wedding
ring was guarded by a serpent In green
enamel with diamond eyes, and really the
r~osettes on her black satin slippers were
also formed Of tiny Jet serpents that imi- :
tated her bonnet. II was impossible 10 ex- ,
press her In any other way than to call her .
Shiny" A man sitting near said he =
touch her for all the Aston real
estate with the Vanderbilt money added
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