Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-09

- have just ceased
ringing, for Octo-
her and June arc the great months of the
year for fashionable weddings in New
York. The engagements made during
the summers outing of country associa-
ton with the beeux are apt TO be kept IN
October, aud those resultant from the
winters inning OF city intercourse COM
monly come due in June NOW thar the
betrothels OF the recent solstice have
been contaminated or declared off, we
are ready Cor several months of fresh
sentimental dalliance, negotiation and
hymenial bargaining. By the way what
little thing sometimes separate plighted
sweethearts.
At tbeater gentleman expressed
surprise at seeing e lady in proscenium
box powder her nose in full view of the
audience.
"Good heavens said he to q friend,
f'must we see beauty manufactured Ike
that before our very eyes. That is some
thing that has come into vogue since
went about with the girls.''
A lady of fashion was questioned on
the subject.
''Well, it is not good taste to use ones
puff in public, but it is certainly done
with astonishing freedom of late. Ten
years ago girls would be ashamed be-
yond all words to have their men friends
know they used face powder, while now
they confess the fact frankly. Powder
Is often an essential in q girls toilet, its
use removing that oily appearance of the
skin. which is SO unsightly, but it GER
tainly should not be applied il public.
II young women only knew how men
regard face powder, they would be far
more discreet than they are in putting 1t
on. One of the most sensible fellows L
ever knew and an intimate friend was
telling me the facts concerning young
woman to whom he had been engaged.
Dissgreemeuts of a serious nature upon
most important subjects had resulted in
a breaking off of the marriage agree
ment. j recall one most unique and elo-
quent remark made by my friend.
''My first doubt of Alice's value,
said he, twas formed on the very night
we became engaged. L noticed on my
shoulder some white powder. 1 called
Affects attention to it and she said 1t
must have rubbed off OF her face. 1t
may have been foolish of Inc, but l was
shocked by the idea of that beautiful
young girl using face powder. L
thought only actresses or vulgar women
did that After that she sometimes
powdered her face in my presence. 1
never thought OF her as tenderly after
wards. She never knew objected, how
ever. 1t was u subject upon which
could not bring myself to venture an
Opinion.''
And this view of the matter taken by
nv friend il shared by nearly every man
ever met. Man are becoming more and
more aware that nearly all women powder
but believe 1t shocks every one Of them
that is at oil sentative when be witnesses
SITS actual application. L should mos.
strenously advise my sex to refrain from
nsing puffs outside OF the bedroom and
boudoir masculine admiration is de-
aired.
Prospective inatrimony among the
modish girls of New York was my theme
at the start of this letter. as it really is
Of much of the conversation in modish
gatherings. Two maidens were chatting
at Fifth avenue tea yesterday.
eyes; ism t it amusing,' said one.
ga positively ugly girl as che is. too.
She told me the other day that she
should marry Diok but that her heart
was another boys.
"Her heart, indeed,'' replied the
other with q sheer. "Shs's not giving
much away. We go to the same doc
tor, you know, and L assure you it's
nothing less than palpitatious and fatty
degeneration. That's the reason her
waist Is 30 SMALL
Then they went and ate ices, with
feeling that they had earned some re-
freshment.
A more wholesome and agreeable way
40 OH no NonHiHetoa fCr
matrimony is that, in spite of all this
frivolity, they are generally quito
healthy in morals and physique. or
course IL mere of fashion s slaves would
have the courage TO break loose from
conventionality and make up their minds
to take q proper amount of rest in mind
and body, how very much better We
should all be. The bloom would soon
come back TO the pale faces OF tired de-
butantes, wearied by the ballroom
routine, if, instead OF being dragged
round on the everlasting husband-hunt,
and made to dress three times day, and
sit up late, they were allowed to romp
through shady lanes in f1annels, plunge
AMI splash freely in the great glad waves,
and dream their days nway in pure fresh
air, with never a thought of smart
gowns. Then they would be in better
COHottsOE LOT th0 hUOn SoS-
cession of balls. But these things are not.
We shall continue to hunt in droves,
to satiate one smother with each others
company, to wear out ourselves with
summer gayeties, to tstile in crowded
towns and overbuilt tresorts and III
drained foreign hotels, simply because it
IL fashionable. So 1t is that, while We
all 'come up smiling for the winter
campaign, many Of US are aweary be-
fore We begin.
'sBut nobody need lecture me on the
scors of bad condition, - said wealthy
girla6 me. as she dropped an Indian
club on the floor Of her boudoir and took
mp . pair OF dumb-belis. Her pretty
neck and shapely shoulders had not only
. sufficient covering OF plump fiesh, but
goodly development of muecle.
Stretch your arm out horizontally
from your side, 'shs esid. suiting the
uction to the word, '.nnd turn your
head from 1t. Now move hand and arm
back - far ~ you can. slowly and stead
ny-thsn forward. Observe the rising