Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-20

Nave you a klro: Or perhaps you don't
know what klro is. Well. was in lust
that deplorable state of ignorance. TOO,
but am prepared to resist the cold in the
cutest way imaginable. A kiro is a cum
nlng little tin box shaped not unlike a card
case, and not bit larger than some of the
| large pocket books recently affected
| The kiro is covered with velvet. one edoe
being perforated to admit air enough to
support combustion. With this comes a
| package of fuel looking like a bunch of
| fire crackers. Put one in the box. light
it; it slowly burns like charcoal, warming
the box enough to keep one hands delight
! fully warm In the coolest weather AS the
little clean stuck of fuel will burn for two
hours. They are used by persons subject
to facial neural gla and for sudden attack
are delightful as affording direct heat
without all the mussy sloppinesS of the
regulation poultice. Now isn't that lust
lke.the clever Japs to invent such dainty
little contrlvance as a tiny stove to carry
about with one? | think so and equally
like our own people who have them for
use and convenience.
Another delightful addition to the
luxurles of the toilet is the chubby little
bags OF wheat bran and almond meal used
for some time by Russian ladies to cleanse
and whiten the skin. They are composed
principally of wheat bran and almonds as
cleansing agents and an antiseptic as a
preserving one. Being perfectly harmless,
they are invaluable to people SUFFERING
from eczema or skin troubles of any kind,
as they thoroughly remove all accumula-
| tons from the pores of the skin without
the aid of soap. The directions given
! for their use say: Use a sponge to tepid
or hot water or impregnate the water
with the contents by squeezing the bag sew
eral times in it. They should be hung up
to dry after using. They are made of
white Turkish towing, the corners tied
with gay colored baby ribbon and perfum-
ed deliciousy.
Of course it's awfully swell nowadays to
write Town on your city addressed en-
velopes, but it is we'll that the letters be
formed with a moderate degree of care. A
girl who keeps up with the fads thus tells
her experience: One of the men | know
sent note asking me to ride with him in
the park. AS he owns an awfully swish
turnout, with footllan and all that sort of
thing, you may fancy | had no engage
m mt to prevent, and promptly sent him
an acceptance of his invitation. Fancy
my chagrin when the day came and he
did not, and my subsequent Indignation
when several days came and went with no
word from him. 1t was half week after
the afternoon appointed for the drive that
one morning, about noon, his card was
brought to me "a pencil line under his
name with explanations. for, as he told
me afterward, he Was afraid | would not
see him. 1t seems my Town in fashion
able scrawl on the envelope, had been read
Iowa. and tLlther the note had Travelled
coming back after several days, and finally
being delivered to the man fny whom it
was Intended
AprOpOs of stories, there are some funny
ones going the rounds about very we'll
known society woman whose mamie is a
historical one. and who is the authoress of
d most charming book that, in its white
and gold cover, has made great hit She
is very enthusiastic, and not long ago at
a country party said: MEN in this coun-
try don't know how to love- If you want
to see real love you must go to Russia;
there man saws, BE mine or YOU will
die. Spoken dramatically and with her
eyes flashing, everybody looked immensely
interested, until a courtly old gentlemen
rose up from his chair and bowling most
graciously, responded: "Oh, madame, how
thankful we are that you came back to this
country alive"
A bright little device and one which may
easily be arranged by feminine fingers is
the sash rod with rubber tips and spring
center. The rod is, III fact, two parts, one
telescoping over the other against coiled
wire sprln-. You have a sash curtain to
hang DIT you windows, and instead of
all the Il ouble and nuisance of mailing up
fixtures, you simply get one of these ex-
tension-spring rods as big round as lead
pencil, and about three inches longer than
the width of the easement, and by pressing
it slightly you reduce it to the right length
and adjust it within the uprights. The
spring and the rubber tips hold it in place
One of the unwritten laws of weddings
this season is, that the fl)wers carried by
the bridesmaids must match the hue Of
their stockings. By the way, don't you
like to see man wear some scrI Of
blossom in his buttonhole? ! do, for it
implies that he has at least one thought
for something bit more lovely than poll
tics or money getting, but why, oh, why
do they one and all wear carnations. They
don't go well little bit with golden
mustaches anyway. They-the carnations
are beautiful, but give us a little variety,
friends, and don't one and all cling so
closely to that one flower
~
Among the pretty things at the silver
smiths are the fligree brackets which hold
a lot Of absorbent cotton to be fllad with
perfume. This of course exhales with
every breath and surrounds the fair
wearer with an odor Of dreamy sweetness.
Some of the most exquisite bonbon boxes
are of Toledo steel inlaid with gold, the
skilled work manship making them verit-
able works of art
We may not be up to all the newest
which are considered the correct
thing in New York, and though the fowe..
show Of the week was a success it is alb
'olutely certain that Chicago people are
not given to love flowers nearly so well as
The residents of New York. They're aw-
fullv fond Of flowers there, so fond of
them in fact that fifteen hundred dollar
plant was stolen at their last flower show,
and the rest of the time the plants were
either chained down or covered with glass
cases, which must have looked horrible
orosaic and sordid.
Great belle flour seasons: Il presume
you are going to Miss 1ipton's outing
party?" Rival belle first season.; No,
wasn't invited Great belle, malicious
W Indeed! how very strange. | am
going" Rival belle: Yes, heard they
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