, 1890-05-01
AMONG THE FAIR.
Three Bits of Sensational
Gossip in Gotham.
THE ERADICATION OF FROWNS.
PATHS Comploxion--Simple Street
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pommery's Death.

Dfcsa--AboutBo
Pommery's Death.
Three bits Of gossip arc agitatlnf
society circles In New NorlS-lh'
rumor of Colonel Payne's engage
nVnt to Mrs. Randolph, the an
nounccmcnt that Mrs. w. *. Van
dcrbllts sister Is going upon the
stogo and the whisper that Freddy
Gebhard has at last decided To quit
his ultra bohemian existence and
settle down to prosaic, domestic
life. OF course, everybody knows
who Colonel Payne Is - the
bachelor brother of Mrs. Whitney,
n standard oil luminary; the man
who all the world fancicd would
wed beautiful Mrs. Hopkins when
she obtained her divorce. He Is u
fine, large, matrimonial fish for any
woman to land, but has for many
years fought shy of tho alluriug
built. lie is very fond of Mrs. Whit
ncy and gave her the handsome
house on Fifth avenue. Mrs. Ran
dolph WAS Edith May, a sister of
that magnificent bully, the redoubt-
nble Fred May, who was always
punching peoples heads or getting
his own punched. She is about 35
aud still IL very beautiful and grnco-
ul woman of the brunette type.
Her first husband was an English
officer.
Tile Baroness de Fontenillint,
Mrs. Nandcrbill's sister, is u pupil
of Ilnuclcault, aud will make her
Appearance snmo time next season.
she Is another one Of that R,st-ln-
crensing class of disillusioned
American girls who have married
unworthy foreign noblemcn. Mr..
Vanderbilt has contributed to her
support for some time, but the lady
very scnsibly proposes to strike out
Tor herself and Darn her own living.
She Is an Interesting blonde with
gray eyes aud expressive ihce.
Fred Gebhard, IL Is said, willmary
a sweet little widow and thus lind q
solaco for his broken heart. Just
what happened In London, what
withcrlng frost nipped the Hover
OF, his love, whether IL was MIR.
LanRtfy or Albert Edward, will
probably never be known, bat from
all indications two people whose
names have become quite as famous
~ those of Abelard and Hcloise,
have ngcod to forget the idyl of
their lives aud 90 their separate
ways. The sunday before Freddy
went abroad he took his sister, Mrs.
Nelson and his uncle, William
Gebhard, 10 Mrs. Langtry's house
la Twonty-third street to dine. This
was TO crafty Mrs. Nelson's curl
Dsity about the place, for, of courlc,
she would not enter the house while
the LILY lived there, as the society
wonan's hatred of the actress was
common gossip.
We have all heard of the special
lists who make diniples, but here is
something new. Certain physicians
have discovered that frowns can bo
eradicated by cutting the muscles
between the bridge of the nose aud
the roots of the hair. 30 every
woman who through fretting, i'll
health or any other reason has ac-
1uired these little wrinkles on the
brow can now have them skillfully
by the surgeons knife.
What next? fancy the day l. not
fur distant when one can I've en-
lirely reconstructed from the crown
NJ tho head tO the solos of the feet
We en- have our ears and
noses pinched into proper shape.
nur complexion healed uf every in.
our frowns aud wrinkles smoothcd
away, our trc'ses changed TO any
hue which tickle fashion may die
late; there real ~ seems no reason
why we should not be dressed over
completely. How charming, II al
Of our body should offend,
10 have it sawed oil short uud
.rosh one made TO order aud nut un
In its place! We might, To b. -uru,
iitcr ~ lime get bit puzzled as To
3ur identity and think we Were not
but some other fellow.
Apropos, Patti is being made over
hat Is, her complexion. The dear
iitlc lady is etcrnally trying some
iew remedy; It's a mystery how she
lns kept her complexion looking as
sell as 1t docs. just now she Is go-
ns In for the iNco massage which Is |
" fast becoming the rage. Mime.
sixth avenue specialist,
3, these days, PATHS solecnmpanion. |
She ma, practically piyen herself up /.
a the diNu's service while in town. |
Twice q day does she manipulate,
gently slap mudame's sfnce. .
y iculiul was very nVcrsc to PATHS ]
ryiug this new method, hut the !
yiliful diva had her way and is de.
lighted with the treatment. She
ias rust aside all her various facc
,icpam,lons and takes with her TO
Wales q great hamper of cooling
otions, pcrlumcd oils and ccnms
which the mussagctirc uses. There
re count less pots and Jars tied with
lainty ribbons of every hue, pounds
nd pounds of lonics to be used In
he daily massage, and bath pow.
Ieis of various sweet odors.
1t IL very smart these days to be
Xcecdingly simple in street dress.
he swnvger girl makes herself as
mooth and plain aud snug as pos
iblo. There must be no flying rib
IONS, no iingllng cha,elaines, no
attiiug bangles, The severe linen
1llur and cutl' have again appeared, |