, 1890-12-04

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pecially desired by her employer and
herself
A nurse holds q particular place
In household. She generally
comes more In contact with the
servants, and Ii she Is n person OF
trust she Is frequently confronted
with reference to her charges by
their mother; and this would be all
the more tho case where she Is the
lady's equal.
/ do not think that the fact of la
dies adopting this place will be TAX
ing work from humber women.
Those who have now good nurses
will have neither the wish nor the
need to change. Those who are un-
fortunately situated In this respect
will probably reap benefit from the
suggestion.
Tho Latest Fanoies.
Those who are really the leaders
of fashion are very conservative and
simple In some of their ways. This
is particularly so in regard to note
paper, and invariably the most
simple styles for marking Ii are
selected. Many people steal, invent
or borrow q crest and for this rea-
son the monogram and address are
the styles preferred by fashionable
people. Pure white paper Is always
in red, blue, bronze, silver or gold,
very dainty. Last week Union
square stationer showed me very
pretty novelty. The order had been
filed for n woman who affects
gray, nearly always dressing in
some shade of it. The paper was
of II light shade of gray with mon
ogram and address done in silver.
This made u pretty combination
and In excellent taste.
1t Is only within the past few
months that powders for making
the hair any desired color or shade
could be obtained In New York.
Washes were the only things the
tickle fair one who changed from
blonde to brunette, as the fancy
swayed her, had to resort to. In
this regard we are several years be-
hind the Pacific Coast. Some win
ters ago / was in San Francisco to
attend a large wedding. There were
eight bridesmaids from Eastern
cities. On the day of the wedding
they were asked to put themselves
in the hands of a hair-dresser. He
proved to be good-looking and
clever Pole, who made his work an
art.
Af,ar oo,a,,Itatio,, ,yitb tbo b,ida
he had decided to make a Titan
wedding, and, without regard to the
feelings of the bridesmaids, made
means of the red-hair powder. This
was somewhat of n shock to the
puritanical ideas of some of the
party, particularly when he gave to
the complexion by means of a wash
the peculiar tint which accompanies
auburn hair. The powder can be
applied with n soft brush aud can
be removed at night, and If one can
not content themselves with the
coloring nature provided, Ii is much
to be preferred to any of the dyes.
Ifany of your gowns have long
shoulder seams and the sleeves put
in without fullness, it is a sure
''glve-away" that they are at least
one season old. On some of the new
gowns the shoulder seams are not
more than two inches long, and the
sleeves Of all costumes are high and
full on the shoulders. You can now
obtain at the notion counters shoul-
der supporters, consisting of an
arched steel and an elastic, which
are of great assistance In giving the
proper effect to the new sleeves. The
fact that high shoulders add to the
apparent height, and some one has
decreed that tall women nre the
fashion, Is probably the raison
d'etre of the present style.
Since the luncheon cloth was
abolished from the fashionable table
the polished board has suffered from
the heated plates. Handsomely en-
broidcred center pieces have been
used for some time. The latest is to
have squares of fine linen somewhat
larger than finger bowl doylies, and
after hemstitching them to en-
broider them in some handsome de-
sign. They are to be used under the
plates at each place, aud add much
to the appearance of the table.
The children of the four hundred
are no longer seen in long dresses.
There seems to be tendency to re-
turn to the French sty les and shorter
dresses are the result.
In spite of the efforts of those who
follow closely the English fashions,
the pointed shoe retains its place in
popular favor. For walking boots,
the fiat, low heel came to stay, but
ones foot looks so much smaller i'm
a pointed-toed boot that the broad
and square-toed boot had no chances.
The latest card cases are in light
fawn or white leather mounted in
silver. They are very delicate and
necessitate the wearing of white
gloves with the visiting toilet.
Silk underclothing has had its
day and in all the retail shops ID
can now be purchased compare
lively cheap. 1t never looked well
after being laundried, unless one
could take 1t to one of the French
places, and then 1t was not always
Linen and cambric
are preferable, and tho u..dergar-
ments and night robes of French
percale are not only the most service
able but the daintiest things seen for