Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-18
THE LEAVE TAKING.
How the Well-Bred Woman Ends a
Call Upon An Acquaintance.
TWO WAYS OF TRAINING CHILDREN
Beauty From Face Massage and the Health
fulness of Chocolate.
SOME HELPS FOR THE HONE LOVER
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH.l

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.1
An English Countess once remarked:
'tLet me see a woman enter or leave a room
and I'll tell you the date of her peerage. !"
Which was perhaps an exageration, but the
fact remains that the manner of ones exit
particularly tells a considerable tale Of ones
ease or otherwise in social matters. The
weIl-bred woman, for instance, does not say
81 must go" and then actually refralns
from going for Is minutes; in fact, the we'll
bred woman does not say 81 must go" at all
she finishes her call seated, and then, ris-
ing, prefaces her departure by giving her
hand, perhaps with some such remark as
"And now I'll bid you good morning." or
'I must say goodby now, Mrs. Blank" be-
ginning at once upon having said it to move
toward the door,
If she is the only visitor her hostess may
accompany her to the threshold of the apart
ment, but there the visit should cease and
the guest with a further pressure of the
hand and some easy parting sentence that
will suggest itself, as 'I am so glad to have
found you at home," or ''Try to come and
see me very soon" goes through the hall and
out of the door alone. Of course this is
merely to illustrate. 1t is impossible to
give any set version for a leave taking as
there are innumerable phases of the opera
tion. ALI that should be remem-
bered Is to avoid the Scylla of a
prolonged and tedious farewell and the
Charybdis of an abrupt, catapuIt sort of
shooting out. And don't, if you are
hostess, follow anybody, not even your
most intimate friend out to the steps or
piazza 1t is unnecessary, inelegant and
many times actually dangerous. Physicians
inyeigh loudly against the practice, point
ing out with great truth the risk of leaving
our close superheated houses to stand with
out added clothing and often in thin-soled
slippers on stone steps and in the draught
formed by the open hall door. Nothing"
says one physician, could be more fool
hardy, and have many times traced seri-
Gus colds directly and solely to this cause"
Veil sachets are dainty little padded and
perfumed pockets for the fyaway cobwebs
that nowadays vary not only with every
costume and complexion, but with various
occasions, there being shopping veil, a
church veil, a reception vail and q theater
veil.
A "cushion sale" is perhaps something of
a novelty in the way of entertainments for
charhy's sweet sake 1t is not an elaborate
affair and can be quickly arranged for. One
held recently in the parlors of church was
managed by half dozen young ladies. Each
had a stall or booth devoted to the sale OF
single kind of cushion. Pincushions small
and great, though there were few great
ones, for the stupendous pincushion belongs
to bygone day of fancy work, filled one
booth, which was draped in cheese cloth of
IpnyIo nnl h. &c of Hlo2L
wearing japanese costumes of the same ma
teriaL Another booth showed only yacht
ing cushions of every style and device;
travelling cushions filled third, and a
fourth was given up to carriage and invalid
cushions, rubber, knitted, cloth and leather.
A large booth filling one end of the hall was
devoted to sofa, hammock and hearth
cushions, and the sixth stall showed
various odd cushions-hairpin cushions,
oblong rolls ''to keep the glass back" and
"to keep music in its place" on the piano,
emery customs and the like. Tea, waters
and sandwiches were served, and hand
some sum was netted to the young workers.
Among the safa pillows were some ex-
quisite ones, suitable really only for the
daintiest rooms and incest USE made from
pieces of ball gowns. Squares of white silk
striped with blue, of pale cream, brocaded
in a Dresden china pattern, with tiny
punches of pink roses formed the two sides
of the cushions, the joining seam being con-
cealed with border of swansdown, which
impaired most airy and fluffy appearance.
A smokers cushion made from the actual
ribbons which tie up bundles of cigars,
feather-stitched together, was curious rather
than pretty, but it was very saleable.
Face massage is a rather new fad. The
treatment consists of gentle, continuous up
rubbing of the cheeks and temples, making |
wide sweeps from the bridge of the nose
around under the eyes. 1t is claimed to be |
a wonderful beautifer, freshening the skin |
and making it smooth and firm. The up |
rubbing must be insisted upon, as this mo- |
tion counteracts any weakness of the mus
c1es and prevents the fabby or dropping /
tendency, which is one of the forerunners |
OF wrinkles and unlo7eliness. Massage by
machinery is also popular now, though |
many claim that chief value of the treat
ment-the personal magnetism of the rubber
lis thus done away with to disadvantage.
One of the needs of every household is a
convenient receptacle for wrapping paper
and twine 1t is a small comfort which con-
tributes in a large measure sometimes to
domestic peace. A stout and capacious bag
for this purpose is made from two medium
sized Turkish towels. The colored variety
is the best because it does not show soil as
readily as the white. Join the sides of the
towels and stitch across the bottom three
inches above the fringe, forming the bag.
The top should be turned over on the out
side perhaps five inches and a reed shirred
in to hold the mouth of the bag always
open. Cords or ribbon serve to hang by
and further suggestion is that it should be
placed in quickly accessible place. All
taken from parcels should be
first, then folded and rolled, and
the accompanying string wound around
them and loosely twisted in to be secure.
Such rolls may then be tossed into the re-
ceptacle provided, and when paper isneeded