Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06


have to-day consulted seriously with a
lady whose home is in New York, but who
has lived great deal in London. and
who when there is an associate with the
aristocrats, even 10 the Queens own CO.
terie.
Polite Americans are always astonish-
ed, she said, "on finding themselves in
the center of fashionable throng at a
smart wedding, a state concert in the AL
bert Hall or grand garden fete At any
OF these functions ladies of high degree
may be seen elbowing their way, just like
the rude crowd at a country fair, and the
dismayed Yankees find themselves bruised
and trampled by the vigorous arms and
ruthless feet of dowager duchesses, who,
with the loftiest and most distin-
guished air, will rend in shreds a
dozen mantles, or assault as many
OF their less energetic sex, in the
wild endeavor to get the best for their
money 1t is likewise characteristic of
fashionable London assembly that, how
ever much it's individual members NAV
Jostle and scramble, and kick and elbow,
40 word OF apology or regret is ever heard.
Eaoh one assumes that the other is doing
likewise All are making supreme ef-
fort to get foremost, and they perfectly
understand the manners of their set. The
calm, imperturbable quiet which is popu-
larry supposed to pervade, as Bulwer Lyt-
ton said, the actions and habits of we'll
bred people is most decidedly not in
evidence here. My lord is fighting as if
FOR liberty for bottles of champagne, and
my lady intercepts passing plates of lob
ster salad and oyster patties. Patrician
voices may be heard shrilly clamoring for
some special dainty that is fast vanishing
before the sight, and there are few SUBJ
bat ,k
practice to secure first entrance to the
comestibles. No, no. We may take our
clothes from Paris, but, for goodness
sake, don't let's initiate London polite
ness"
There is among your acquaintances, no
aoubt, the young girl who will not drink
,offee because it makes her complexion
yellow, who eats stale bread, wheaton
grits, chopped rare meat, and abjures all
sweets and starchy vegetables because
that regime is conducive to lustrous
white skin and sparkling eyes. Society
is filled with girls who are cranks on diet
and exercise, simply because they will
make any sort of fight, and even sacri-
fee their comfort, for beautiful COM
plexion. l have often wondered how far
this strict attention to ones self would
purify the skin texture. Now, CHANGED
to run across an old friend of mine at
lunch time, and sat down with her and
her daughter. young lady of eighteen,
who is to make her social debut during
the present winter. The girl was one Of
the fairest examples of perfect blonde
beauty have ever seen. Her skin was
dazzling. it was SO pure in it's whiteness.
will venture to say that the carefullest
examination in the strongest light would
not reveal blemish on the lustrous,
healthy flesh. Her eyes also were as
brilliant as stars, the blue of them warm
and clear, the white like snow. The
fruity perfection of this girl was SO ex-
traordinary that l was at once struck with
the fancy that if diet had anything to do
with producing beautiful skin this
lovely creature must have been reared on
the dew from the honeysuckles. There
fore was interested in what she chose
from the lunch card that the waiter
handed her. 1t can be imagined how
shocked was when l heard the order.
Here it is: "A Welsh rarebit, bottle of
beer, and, afterwards, mince pie, cheese,
and large cup of black coffee" The
mother who is one of those sweet ladies
with silvery hair and face almost as
soft as girls, said that the waiter might
duplicate her daughters order for her,
as it quite suited her. l said nothing
about my thoughts, but my faith in the
influence of the diet on the complexion
has been weak from that moment.
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