The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-01


as a means Of mitigating the heat OF sum
mer and q helping out now aid tuen the
awkward pauses that will occur, even in
the best society.
Now, however, we have not 20 do with
the dainty fan that flu Uers in my lady's
hand and does q gOodly part in the oft>re-
psated game of filtration, but with the
sturdy paim-leaf ana tho decorative Japan
ese, both Of which will help TO make homes
beautiful if rightly used.
The size and the strength of the palm-leaf
fan at once suggest its being put 10 practi-
cal use, while the present rage for photo
graphs calls to mind the wisdom for pro-
viding for their ever-incressing nu n Der
Therefore. the first mint given for utilizing
the fan axes the shape of a rece Dtacle for
the popular products Of the camera.
Four fans, all of exactly the same size,
must each be painted In some effective way.
then Joined so as TO form w. To accom-
plish this two Of the fans must be join I'd be-
tween the points A and B aud their two
handles Joined a. ID. The remaining two
fans must then be treated in precisely tire
same manner after which the two loops of
the W must be joined at the point E, where
two convenient pockets will be found which
will rest upon the table at f and at d. Rib
bon bows can be attached at the handles
aud at c, and the fans can be made fast to
each other by I'D cord wound tightly at
the points where they join; if treated in this
way the photograph~holdsr becomes a truly
handsome object
Did you ever study the handshakes of
womeni II YOU have you mus have OBJ
served that they vary even a. the female
temper varies, says a Boston Globe writer.
| Three styles, no 1ever, are conspicuous by
their utter dlssmilarity and by the emotions
which they indicate.
Behold the ardent beauty, with extended
arms, seeming to say: Give me your
heart here is mine," but really meaning:
why, my dear Miss -, Pm so glad
you've come, you sweet SOUL" "a kiss
usually clinches the utterance)
Now the same pair of hands held out to
one of the sterner sex may mean (sD tae
sterner sex Is conceited enough TO interpre9,
"Dear George, I've been diving (she never
looked better to see you. Where have you
kept yourselfT
Next behold ye prude, We maiden with
eyes a-staring at her callers bonnet Think
not her arms are paralyzed If one OF them
seems glued to the bottom of her basque
aud the other is hent like chickens leg in
cold weather. Nay, she is oIly a cold
Diana, and even while she gives her caller
ouly the tips Of those fingers she is afraid
that she may become affected by the tenn
perature of cordiality.
A shake like hers would freeze a sutton,
chill Mrs. --, who only calls for FORMS
ase and parayze "a poor relation" She
simply says. when introduced, "Y -e-e-s"
rising infection and very nasal. II re-
ceiving she will say:
PLEASED to see you; is your mother
nicelyp
Then there Is the girl. lone of our girls"
who does not say "Shakew but thinks it.
That hand which readily grasp9 yours has
been educated at the pump handle, and its
grip forces some of the deepest emotions
from your heart TO your lips. The nature
of the emotions will largely depend Qf you
are a NAM on how you regard the mannish
costume. II you are a woman-well, it is
impossible to tell how a woman may or
may not act. she cries when she is expect
cd to laugh, and laughs when she is expect
ed to cry.
A lady should have beautifully white
hands and no mistake. II the skin be nat
urally white very little care Is req uired to
preserve it. A good soap, aided by pinch
or two of cracked oat meal, may be used
for thorough cleansing twios a day; and
if needful to still further cleanse them,
warm water-not hot will do the necessary
work. Once q week they should be rubbed
front and back, between the fingers and all.
with slice Of lemon.
If these exquisitely white hands are in.
clined 70 chap, camphorice may be applied
1
the softening effect, The best caInphorice
is homemade preparation of pure white
wax melted and stirred to the consistency
of cream, with the addition Of several drops
of oamphor. Holes should always be cut IN
the palms of the gloves 70 allow ventilation.
For Interestingly red hands, equal parts Of
glycerine lemon juice and rose-water may
be applied nightly under gloves. Daily ap-
plications of lemon juice are sure 10 pro
duce q whitening effect.
Tight seeves and snugly-fittiDg finger
rings are a frequent source OF red hands,
and the only remedy for this is to remove
the irritating cause. Smooth white hands
may be difficult to acquire. but they are
certainly within the reach OF all who care
for them sufficiently TO make the effort re-
quired TO secure them.
At New York swell ladies' lunch party
says Clara Belle In the Enquirer, Of which
| was one, the question came up: us ther'
such thing as platonic htfectionln W.
ago a wealthy New Yorker died at 65
leaving sum of $1,000 % an unmar
ried lady Of about 40 After his death thu
report was assiduously circulated that they
} had beeu engaged to be married, but those
who knew assured me that such an aSssr
; ton had no foundation in fact. In othe
words, the man willed to this lady the larg
|
: loved her, too, with pure and intellectual
affection, such as we call platoni
: love- The hypocritical world shrugget
: its shoulders, rolled up tn
} white of its eyes and claspe
{ its sanctimonious pains in holy horro
t when this lady accepted the money. Really
they whispered with bated breath, 1t
, awful. 1t shows depraved mind Sh
Q shouldn't touch the money. Let her wor
, for living and keep the respect of be
friends No decent woman will ever wan
4 to be seen in public with her. In spite Q
7 these vile representations the lady in ques
i ton never forfeited her social position for
= single moment, and these very same Mrs
S Uriah Keeps would now be only too happ,
Q to thrust their buttoned shoes under he
4 mahogany dining-table and peck ava
a daintiIy at the breast of quail or golde
t plover.
5 Much admiration is expressed, says tn
. New York Times, for the gauze and lac
edgings and narrow founces which are on
L Of the new seasons offerings. They COP
= the dress gauZes and nets, but also shoI
many Independent designs Most of th
gauze edgingS are beautifully wrought wit
i silk embroidery in colors the flowers cut GU
II on the lower edge of the hounce, as whit
X embroidery is treated before applying il
IS Forget-me-nots, violets aud fruit blossom
10 bloom most freely. Artificial flowers ar