Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-05

And inst here il q word to the wise
maiden. IL you would have your young
man bring You home as good as ne found
Won buy little row of curls and tack
them in the front of your peak cap. Then
let the waves splash. Ha ia. and the
salt spray splash, lie! lie! You are o
match for them. They may do their
worst for all that your frizzes will heed.
IL isa curious sight to stand at one Of
tba Broadway crossings and watch the
women get over past the carts, cabs.
wagons. horse-cars, and carriages. Not
more than so per cent. of the number
dare TO attempt il alone, preferring to
wait for the escort of the gallant police
man or protecting male who NAV be going
that way. But now and then we see a
woman who "dares and does" Grasping
her skirts in some mysterious region she
| liftsthem until she feels tolerably confident
that they are displaying enough, ana none
too much, ankle; then she polses herself
on the edge of the curb, and. glanclng
quickly up and down, darts out into what
seems TO be a region OF perpetual motion;
More than once her progress is interrupted
midway, but she calmly pauses and, hold
ING her breadth, her temper, and her petit
coats, waits until the coast IS Temporarily
clear.
Anent the subject Of street-crossing. I
heard girl say to another: say, Nellie.
| did that big truck horse take bite out OF
that apple on my hatI"
Appearances arc getting more and more
| deceitful every day. IL you don't believe
| il. watch that demure little puss In gray
VINO Is getting into the street-car.. Look
| ut her closely, not specifically, and see IT
Won do not admire her nerve and are not
| constrained TO ask what brand OF nerve
| food she uses. Asshe steps IN the car door
she drops her fare in the conductors hand
| la man and then strides to vacant seat.
/ If there is no seat available she spreads
her feet little. disdaining all ard from
overhanging straps, and calmly eg 2.1, mo ne,
nothinPness as the car jolts on. III she
/ accept seat ? Not she. thank YOU
no.D she replies to all oilers that are ten
/ dered her.
/ Are Won sure YOU are clean? And arc
/ YOU perfectly sure that you have ever
/ been. or know what it is 20 be real clean
/ If YOU have any doubts left IN the matter
/ let me advise you TO 60 20 the best lu kisn,,
/ bath establishment in your nelghborhood
| and indulge in grand steaming,. SOAK
ing, and rubbing down. First, the at
tendant will shampoo your head, then
wrapping you IN tosa that VIII make
von feel not unlike an ancient Roman she
will nut You through the most delicious
course of cleansing that you can possibly
| imagine. Indeed. you can Imagine
nothing about it unless you have been
/ there. When it is oil over and you are
dropping asleep wondering whether, OF
not YOU have really reached dreamland OF
are still en- route ria the celestial Iail'
way a lovely little maid, with slen
der fingers and delicate fnger-tlpss
/ will appear and brush your han
with long, even strokes until it is fine
and soft and smooth and shimmering as
spun gold. Oh, tell you. Mahomet knew
whereof he spoke when he put Turkish
bath In his heaven"
If YOU still use polish for your finger
tins let it be benzoin, the pure tincture
1t lasts longer and gives O softer, more
shining gloss than any Of the patent
polishes. Let il be put on with ,camePs
hair brush and am sure you will use NJ
other as long as you continue TO polisi
your nails.
Madame Blabatsky, the Buddhist priest
ess. is reported as extremely fascinating
in manner vet very dirty in person. Hel
hands are said to be beautiful. yet tlthy
and her face is not past the refining lntiu
ence that soap and water might exert upor
it. Truly the day for unwashed geniuse'
is not yet over.