The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-24
FOR FEMININE READERS.
IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS THAT.
ARE THE VERY LATEST.
some Fashion Hlnts--HoW to Man.
age Husband--She Asks the
Reason--Dresses at TWO
Weddings--H How She
Saved Her Hat.
Some Fashion Hints.

A woman five feet tall, with an aver
age length of waist should not wear a
corset over ten inches in length. The
longer corsets are for taller women.
A corset should be worn large enough
to lace up close in the back and fit
easily and comfortably. Nothing
gives a worse figure than too closelace-
ing, and refined women do not attempt
any such subterfuge in these days. It
is a bit of poor economy to buy a
cheap corset.
A great many ladies are Abanllon-
ing the chemise, and are wearing only
@ small silk undervest, or a vest of
ribbed Lisle thread or wool. This ex-
tends far below the hips and clings in
closely TO fit the figure. Over this a
perfectly fitting corset and corset COW
or are worn. This dispenses with all
thick gathers, and leaves no excuse
for a misft in the outside dress. Where
the chemise is worn it is of some sheer
material like nainsook, which does
not add any perceptible bulk in
gathers at the waist. It is as simple
as possible, made without sleeves,
with a mere feather stitched band,
edged with torchon, at the neck. The
neck may be cut round or square, or
pointed in front. A row OF beading is
often set in the band, through which
a row Of ribbon is run to confne the
garment around the throat.
'@ DO you want to know how the di-
vided skirts OF the famous dancers are
fashioned? Make your skirt of light
crisp silk, some pretty color-scarlet, if
you like, or bright blue. Let it come
half way between knee and ankle.
Just a. pair OF scant boomers either
balooning or holding by elastic about
the leg. On each leg sew O. ruff
file half way above the knee, a full
ruffle, or better still, a knife plating
that falls to where the bloomers
end. If you want to be very particu-
lar, you can put another ruff1e under
this just about the knee of each leg,
and failing to the edge of the boomers.
Then sew skirt, this same length and
OF the same material, to the end Of
the boomers. No matter what
happens, no flash of white can suggest
exposure. The white articles of wear
are safe under the boomers. No
matter how high a reach the step up
is, the ruffles on the lifted leg fall in a
mass about the leg and down to the
other leg, looking as if ones skirt
chung kindly.
It is rumored that the present style
OF dressing the hair low and long is
the precursor of that monstrosity
OF couture, the chignon. 1t is difficult
to believe it will ever return with all
its horrors. The spectacle, common
enough at one time, Of woman's head
distgured by mat measuring ten
inches down, usually palpably false,
was one to make the gods weep. It's
heralded return, even, is alarming.
How to Manage Husband.
The amount OF advice given to wom-
en- as to the better methods of retain
ing their husbands love is wearisome
in the extreme. The fact that much
of this is written by those spinsters
why have lovely theories rather than
experience as guide may have made
much of this quite impractical. How
ever, I heard a chat between two
clever little women the other day up
on which I have been bordering ever
since. "Yes," says Mrs. A., II am
,awfully fond of my husband, and he
lis a splendid fellow, but do you know
he has somewhat acquired the habit
of embellishing his little stories which
he tellsme in the most elaborate fash
ion? Why, at first felt dreadfully
over it and wept, not oceans but lit
tie lakes of tears and felt myself one of
the most deeply injured of women.
Did ch1de him or reproach him, or
did I tell him that I should never
more have faith in him? Not I.
just sat down and gave my best
thought to the matter and decided
that if did that it would be simply
ruinous to all our happiness; that
his pride would be gone and he
so deeply Inundated as to no
longer strive for my love or admira-
ton. OF course am not quite an
idiot, and q man Or woman must
needs have phenomenal memory to
be an artistic liar. Now this, FORUM
ately for me, perhaps, my husband
does not possess, so when he comes
home late with moist interesting ac-
count of the supper which he gave to
one of the boys who sails for Europe
next week I take it that he didn't
want to come home, and spared my
feelings by this excuse. When he has
forgotten this and the supper Is really
given, and he again stays away, Ihave
SO far gained control of myself that I
fail to remind him that it is thesecond
compliment paid to the departing
friend, and though it isn't little bit
easy, you may be sure that / find it a
most satisfactory condition of things.
So | have laid it down as one Of the
cardinal rules of domestic bliss, first,
that a woman must always believe
implicitly in what her husband tells
her; second, that if she cannot be-
ieve it she must so school herself as
to assume that faith, and thus shall
she secure her own comfort and that
OF her husband by the subtle hattery
thus implied
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