New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
HOME AND SOCIETY.
,vr,prSr1vG NOTES FOR WOMEN.

$500. ,h scopd year of the last decade OF ms 'o"'u''
n, Raw. begun one has a solemn ieeiul- III I'"'''1
-. cvce Of a hundred years. The po'Soil''c' 70
n'o ,.,otieth century are vast! 1t Is strange
~. ~, with all the worlds progress human nature
,,a;ns fine sane The snail Chlh OF u"N
- cecsely The same instincts for good ana cNH
that Eve watched developing in her H''c '"" anu
.ha1 thousands OF years ago. one Wouu Iln"-'''
,,orrisc II seems natural 10 think that cu''"''
a knowledge and progress should nave pau MA"
- a higher plane Nevertheless, he Is ioeiF N'iN
ns b no respect is he boln hshcf
.,e Than when he was created in the beginning
:, time Every individual must begin AT IN" heS'n
,irc for himself. and by the grace Of "oo conquer
he evil .hag is born in each one OF u.s. TINS me
,o.rs that are so short and fcetlng mean much 10
80 one "Peccavf!" al cry, as the midnight
heus ring in the birth Of the new year; I've nave
,en pndone those things hat we ought TO have
dore and We have done those tihng1 that we ought
NOT 10 have done and there is no health In US
One o, the distinctly good prodnc 'ions Of the
rresent century is the American Girl" she Is so
MANY sided and there such variety OF types
q, mis- outcome of race mixture, Of freedom ana OF
cnl,urc that she is altogether interesting be she
one Of NcwYori's 400. fortunate daughter on
Boston, an Occidental beauty. one of many seit
reliant we'll educated, perfectly unconscious pretty
girls that are 10 be seen anywhere and everywhere
The following little sketch taken from NE
and the subject Of IT, with her many delightful, I'M
expectcd developments. worthy OF place IN
permanent literature. Her sudden appearance as
visitor 70 family Of wealth ard social position
was most unexpected, and rather unwecome. Her
father wrote In blunt hearty Western fashion TO MS
old business associate in NcwYork than his "ltlo
girl" corning East AT a certain time, ana "ohlu'
II convenient make the family visit The friend
who was a man Of great kindness Of heart and also
the posscS~or Of fine sense of hunor announcer
therefore his very exclusive daughter who was as
he was a w1dOver, at the head of his tStabnShmeM'
that the Young lady would arrive IN couple Of days
II bonbshen had been exploded in the near htI8h-
borhood she conld not have been more appalled,
Good gracious papa she exclaimed, we positlvey
cannot have her. You know we have biz dlnIer
on that very eveniac and sOandsO and so-andSo are
coming" mentioning Of the "sinartest set.
"They must be wired at not 10 come"
"Yol must maragc IL somehow said her father.
81 wmld not hurt the feelings or my o'd friend
for all the dinner parties in the world lou mus
make Your dinner twenty instead of eighteen and
send for extra man.
Inwardy grooming. but knowing that il was use
less 10 protest, the young hostess scrubbed OF
note 70 friend of the family. asking him 20 help
them out at dinner, and then prepared for her I'M
welcome guest. On the day appointed the eni ar
rived perfect beauty. thoroughly selfposseS>cd, ana
utterly unconventional. Hoping for the best the
fair Chatelaine that the stranger W. made com.
Portable, impressed upon her The dinner hour, ana
this and IN receiving the guest, she forgot Tor ire
minute tlle pretty Wescr7cr, until. every one having
arrived and there being signs Of the visitor. she
went up 10 her door and knocked.
Come n.s said a cheerful voice. and enter
Ing the room She Lehed mademoselle in the first
stages OF dressing, calmly Cimpng her hair before
the glass. oh said the beauty. ais supper cady
Well 81, right down. and don't wait for me; I'll be
down in = jihy," fyins around Sic spoke and
putting on one article after another with great
apidity.
With the caimness of despair the poor young mis-
Frss who considered " form" everything. and Who
unfortunately had not inherited her fathers Of
humor returned 10 the drawng-ro OF course there
nothing for it but TO accept the situation and 60
20 in dinner without her. oysters. soup and FISH
were served. and sun the tardy did not appear.
Then the door opened and in she sailed radlantly bean
nful, perfectly dressed and entirely >clfpO>,csscd
With the greatest composure she walked down past the
long table. pausng her hosts chair 10 express her
regret fer her hardness. and then 10 the vacant
chair wfnch Indicated her place at the other rnd 0f
TIC roo,o. 4 duchess entering the Queens drawing
room could not have shown dignity and self
possession.
At the distance she placed from the host and
hostess an Introduction to her nciIhbors in
possible. but she soon in animated conversation
and poor Miss b. the hostess, thought tie worst
was over When however the ladies lad left the
dining room the irrepressble youn: woman rushed
over u her victim with. What's the name OF that
little fellow Hes awhany nice. soc! we changed
rings. and l am going his coach tomorrow
The well brought up maiden nearly tainted. but
that was only the Beginning Of her trg>. The grl
STAYED a fortnight and was the rage. pretty
picture audacious decidedly bad style. and Yet with
a dignity, anOl tangeIc instinct. that would not
have tolerated the slightest liberty. But poor Ms
b! SIZE oouid nOt understand IT, she could 40,
feel amused. IL all seemed 10 her quite dread
full: and one OF the nappicst days q her life Wa,
when she said good by 10 her innocent tormentor.
who told her with efusion that she had had real
good time
type of this kind is TO a foreigner utterly neon
prehensble Yet there thousands Of Just such
urls all over the country who with all their beauty
their audacity and apparent fastne-s' are cnca-cd
in an armor OF personal dignity and ,cfrcspect That
.nvulnerable. Such young woman could 60 from hcIr
10 the antpodes quite alone, protected by the strange
mixture Of innocence and daring and instinct that
seem. to be the especial attribute Of the American
GIRL
Palms are quite thc most fashionable drawing room
decorations Of the day. Being both emnenty pct
nre.que a. background, ana also very costly. is
essy Ia zee why they popular. \ number Of
handsome specimens Of these tropical plants represents
a good deal Of money and II Is only the fortunate
possessoIs of long purses that can AFFORD 10 decorate
their rooms with the long lcavcd beaute,. But they
give an effect 10 pretty that nothing cyc can
produce.
However do you manage to look at home
whenever You arrive place." SAID one Of her
admirers to pretty woman who had just come to
London DO YOU know what dol7 she answered ::
why before ! take OH my hat send for Il cab. and
60 10 a florist for "A palm. Meanwhile my maid
packs nv teapot ct me VOLTA! quite comfortable -
Won see In my especial corner
In one Of the most picturesque davng-rooms we
ever saw A brilliantly hued macaw wa e hcred to
hish perch nesH ty0 stately palms and the effect Wa,
most striking The bird ,cemed ; fni endless pie sur.
In climbing UP and down hi, pole sitting the rod
NJ the top and watching the people with ms bright
ouiring eyes head cooked on one side and The most
qui,zca expression as he actually took III all that
was said and done
To keep palms ia good condition they should have