, 1890-05-15
How to Avoid a Tendency to
Embonpoint.
FASHION IN HAIR DRESSING
Personal and Fashion Notes for
the Fair Sex--The Japan
ese Women.

Of 1.-THE and pretty figures. Sh.
shows in her own person the beno
fits OF such change, The rule,
which she IL supposed 10 have fol
lowed-or some OF them--arc:
Not n morsel of bread, cakes, roll,
or pastry.
No tea, coffee, chocolate or sweet
wine.
No potatoes, peas, rice, carrots
turnips, macaroni, cheese, butter
cream, custard, jcllics or sweets.
Not a drop Of ico-water.
No warm baths.
No flannel, and only enough
clothing to keep from taking cold.
No bedroom heat.
Nota n drop Of any liquid food o,
meals.
In place of bread she had fruit
u section Of apple or orange, some
fresh grapes, berries, cherries OF
stewed fruit being used when ordi-
narily one Graves bit Of bread or Il
swallow of water. Her diet was
limited to two meals u day--break-
fast Mt 10 aud dinner ut with the
following bill OF fare to secure from
Rare, lean meats, game and poultry,
soft-boiled eggs, sea foods, toast, let
tuce, spinach, celery, crosses, fruits.
She had half a gallon Of hot water
to drink every day with lemon
Juice in IL to take away the flat
taste. Cold waiter was denied her
and ales, frappes, champagne and
claret were strictly forbidden. She
was even forced to f0rego the luxury
Of bathing In water. In place OF
which she had sponge and vapor
baths. Every few days she took n
fast, allO wing the system 10 con
sumo the adlpose tissue. While no
limit was put upon the pleasure OF
riding or driving, she was asked to
select the toughest, rockiest roads,
n day In the open air.
All Of this Will sound pretty hard
to those who love the good things
of lie, but the duchess reaps her re-
ward In being considered the hand
somest woman of her years In New
York to-day--and that is II great
deal. She weighs about 40 pounds;
her eyes are bright; her compile xion
Is as clear and smooth IA n school
girls; she has the carriage of u cadet
and the health OF child of nature.
Under tho heading, "Beware OF
the sun" somebody gives some
valuable rules upon the preservation
of the complexion in summer,
which will prove valuable. Here
they are:
Do you want to keep your skin
nice all summer Well, then, here
are some rules for you:
Don't bath In hard water; soften
II with II few drops Of ammonia or n
little boHx.
Don't bathe your face while 1t IL
very warm and never Use very cold
water for II.
Don't wash your face while travel
Ing unless IL Is with little alcohol
and water or little vascline.
Don't attempt to remove dust
with cold water. Give your face a
hot bath, using plenty of good soap;
then give IL thorough rinslng with
water that has had the chill taken
Off of II.
Don't rub your face with II coarse
towel. Just remember IL Is not
made of east iron, and treat II las
yon would the finest porcelain,
gently and delicately.
Don't use II sponge or linen rag
for your face. Choose instead a
flannel one.
Don't believe you can get rid of
wrinkles by filling in the creylces
with powder. Instead, give your
face u Russian bath every night
thai IL, bathe II with water so hot
that you wonder how you can stand
1t, and then, II minute after, with
cold water that will make IL glow
with warmth. Dry IL with soft
towel and go to bed, and you ought
to sleep like ~ baby, while your skin
II growing firmer and coming from
out of the wrinkles and you rest.
The low coiil'ure seems to have
achieved the happy medium OF
meeting the requirements Of the
majority OF ladies, and Is more fash
ionable than the high. 1t is also
more comfortable and is adapted to
both day and evening wear. The
low coiflure consists of braids and
twists arranged to fail low enough
to just escape the collar and is then
brought to the crown Of the head
and presents tidy and most grace,
full aDpearnnce.
just now flowers, suggestive o
the season, are much worn in tn,
hair, although some still affect bow,
of ribbon, but for the evening flow
ers are by all odds the most beauti
full, and for young ladies nothing
more appropriate can be selected.
Parisian modes, by which tn,
world OF fashion was once ruled, II.
longer lead, and our ladies find thei
more quiet tastes better suited b,
those designed by competent artist
Ia their midst.
Fashionable bonnets can only b.
worn to advantage with a from
piece, and the back coifiure reaching
TO the nape Of the neck, the bonne
or tOutle being slpDortel with