The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-08

Wanda the lovely nature of Cigarette the
faith and self-sacrifce of her 'Yseulte,' the idy
lie love of 'B6be' the chldlike devotion of
'Ariadne' are clear-cut canoes that should form
the merited crown of the woman who conceived
them The Two Little Wooden Shoes clattered
in the church, but they were there early on
Christmas morning, and though the wearer was
hungry and cold, yet she knelt down without
thought save her great joyin being permitted to
look at the Christ Child. Yes, Ouida has writ
ten wonderful books, and five gloat in feminine
fashion over the frills of lace, the heavy per-
fumes, the great scented flowers, and the Won
derful Jewels just as certainly will the tears steal
into our eyes and we find ourselves praying for
the faith that was in the heart of the wearer of
the little sabots What she knew was love and
belief What that woman on Fifth avenue who
wanted me to come in and hear Moody knew
was nothing, as far as good manners are con-
cerned, and Christianity and good manners are
so closely united that | cannotimagine one with
out the other" Here the two little kidded hands
came together with an immense amount of force
that showed the speaker meant all she said.
LILLIAN RUssELL's ESTABLISHMENT.
Apropos Of women, where is the nineteenth
century Vatican? He is wanted togo and paint
the prettiest woman in New York, Lillian Rus
sell, in her own nest. No matter how smartly
you may be gowned, you feel that you are not
dressed up to suit that white and gold establish
ment. Everything is in perfect harmony, from
the pale brocaded chairs to the water colors on
the wall, from the pretty silver trfes here and
there to the family tinted draperes that keep
out only the glare of the sunshine. The golden
haired mistress of it all would have been painted
on fans, would have looked out from some ia
nous picture if Watteau were alive, but she
seems best to suit the days when Marie Antoin-
cite played at being Queen at Little Trianon.
Few very beautiful women trouble themselves
to be charming. | was going to say that Lillian
Russell does, but that wouldn't be true; she
doesn't trouble herself to be charming, she is so.
She talks about books, and after while you get
the confession from her that her favorite is
Lord Bacon's Essays She talks about plays
and players, and about music, and evidently be-
leves, like Shakespeare, that people with no
music in their souls are to be dreaded.
DOGS BED OF vIoLETs.
She tells you the history of the tinest toy
terrler-his name is Snipe-who ever frisked
merrily about an enchanted palace, or walked in
the daintiest manner possible on his hind legs
for bit of cake He came to her in basket
completely hidden under great bunch of vio-
let's and accompanying him was note from a
| woman announcing that she had cared for him
! from his youth up but she was going abroad,
and they wouldn't let her take him with her.
| That she had seen Miss Russell act, and felt sure
! that she would be good to pet of any kind, and
so she sent this little one, begging that she
would accept him and care for him. Accom-
|
identially, it may be announced that Snipe is a
direct descendant of the original toy terrier that
walked in the Ark beside the elephant. Lillian
| Russell No. 2 is chatted of, and over a cup of
tea served in tiny gold china cups a word or
two is said that is as frivolous as the discussion
| of the frock England and France may send
| over everything it has in the shape of beauty,
| and there is not one who, for perfection of fea-
ture, beauty of hair purity of skin, or charm of
| manner, will compare with her Royal HighnesE
| trranU )uclpSSP. Russell.
WHAT MAKES \ PRETTY WOMAN?
A pretty woman must first of all have clearly
cut regular features.
She must have full, clear eyes.
She must have a skin that is above reproach
untouched by rouge or powder.
She must have glossy hair that has never
| known the touch of bleach or dye.
She must have a good figure, plump enough
yet slender enough, though never suggestive OF
an angle.
She must have white, expressive hand, pref
erably small one, but not of necessity, if it il
we'll kept and white.
She must have small ears and a throat that is
like marble column for her head.
She must know how to put on her clothes, OF
she loses half her beauty
She must fully understand what best suits hel
in the way of hairdressing and cling closely tC
that.
A woman may have all these attractions ant
unless her own personality is charming, unles
she has tact, it dawns on you after you have
seen her once or twice that she is not a prett,
1r0Dldjl, but pretty doll. BAB.