The evening world., 1890-04-12
ABOUT WOMAN FAla,

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The Duchess Of Marlborough gets along
with three street dresses a year. For Gear
cool days she wears silver gray cloth; her
storm dress is a homespun of dark blue,
and for a light weight costume to be worn
without a Jacket she has a dark brown twill.
somebody has patented q safety hook for
skirt bands n bodices, which never comes
open of itself, and to unfasten which one
needs special instruction.
There is real coquetry in the present stvle
OF Rauze-covered hatt. Through the mcsbes
of point d'esprit the sunbeams dance,
throwing shadows of the weblike pattern
over the cheeks, while bright eyes increase
in brilliancy and mischief as they peer
through the flounce of lace edging on the
hat brim.
Apricots, produced in porcelain, with sill
yer covers, constitute some choice individ.
usl salts.
The broad belt buckle may be included In
the category OF quaint ornaments. as il is
generally incrusted with colored stones or
finished with enamel. and imparts a char
acteristic finish to the long-waistel bodice.
There will be great times in Rome next
month when n Congress of Beauty will be
held. Only Roman ladies of the strict
four grand branchcs-yiz. brunette, blonde.
auburn-red and ~iluyen." will he allowed 10
compete, and they must he between the
ages of sixteen and twenty-five. There will
be only two prizes. the first 81, 900 and the
second 81, 900.
At a supper given in Baltimore everything
was done by electricity. The pressing Of an
electric button notified the band to play,
the dancers to dance. In the supper-room
was n track OF small brass rails. on which
was an electric car or basket about foot
long and thirty inches wide. This car con-
vcyed the viands from the buffers apart
ment. Tie butler placed the courses in
silver trays upon the car and sent them
along the electric railway. The car stopped
long enough in front of each plate for ehcl,
guest to help himself. The car was al o
supplied with electric bell. Under the
tables were muSic-boSes operated by e'ec-
tricity which played during the supper.
Not p drop of coffee or y bit Of ice cream was
spilled by the electrical waiter.
The Empress Frederick ia touched by
suffering and takes mrch interest in cha RI
table enterprises. She was present recently
NJ the great meeting of the committee Of
the society for sending the weak aud sick
children OF the poor of Berlin for change OF
air to the country. the seaside and various
health resorts. q society which was called
into existence ten years ago ut the sugGes-
ton OF the then Crown Prince and Princess,
and which last Summer was able to give
some weeks OF fresh air and healing baths
and waters TO more than two thousand poor
little city children. Eight boys and eight
girls. who have benefited by tho society.
were allowed to hand punches Of violets to
tire Empress Frederick, and Ak she took
them she was heard to Ray: "Ah, II | could
only take them to him. He was always so
fond OF violcts.'
Sugar sprinklers, with painted porcelain
bodies and perforated silver tops. are in
demand.
Mrs. NJ. II. McAllister, the mother OF
Ar. Ward McAllister, was a beautiful
woman, ful;of energy. vivacity, and social
talent. She was thought to bear n striking
resemblance to tile portraits of Charlotte
Corday, to whose family she was rotated.
The social talent which her son inherits
from her, n which distin suisheS many
other members Of his family also, il an in