Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-12-05
FOR FEMININE READERS
IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS THAT
ARE THE VERY LATEST.
Some Fashion Hints--H ow TO Man.
age Husband--She Asks the
Reason--Dresses at Two
Weddings--How She
Saved Her Hat.
some Fashion Hints.

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 womendon not attempt
any such subterfuge in these days. 1t
is bit OF poor economy to buy a
cheap corset.
A great many ladies are abandon
ING the chemise, and are wearing only
a small silk mdervest, or a vest OF
ribbed I.isle 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 GOV
\ er are worn This dispenses with all
thick gathers, and leaves no excuse
for mistit in the outsidedress. Where
the chemise is worn il is OF some sheer
material like nainsook, which does
not add any perceptible bulk in
gathers at the waist IL 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 i'll front. A row OF beading is
often set in the band, through which
| a row OF ribbon IS run to coniine the
garment around the throat
DO you want TO know how the di-
vided skirts OF the famous dancers ne
fashioned? Make your skirt OF light
crisp silk, some pretty color-scarlet, ii
you like, or bright blue Let it come
half way between knee and ankle
Just a pair OF scant boomers either
baloouing or holding by elastic about
the leg. On each leg sew a ruf-
tie hall way above the knee, a iull
ruflle, or better still, Il knife plating
that falls TO where the boomers
end. Ii you want to be very particu-
lar, you can put another rutiie under
this inst about the knee OF each leg
and falling 70 the edge vi the bloomers
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 reach the step up
is. the rutiles on the lifted leg fall in %
mass about the leg and down TO the
other leg, looking as ii ones skirt
chung kindly.
II is rumored that the present style
Of dressing the hair low and long is
the precursor OF that monstrosity
OF couture, the chignon. II is difficult
to believe it will ever return with all
its horrors. The spectacle common
encu ugh at one time, OF woman'S head
disligured by mat measuring ten
inches down, usually palpably false,
was one to make the gods weep Its
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, ! heard chat between two
clever little women the other day up.
on which have been bordering ever
since. YES says Mrs. A., II am
awfully fond OF my husband, and he
is a splendid fellow, but do you know
he has somewhat acquired the habit
of embellishing his little stories which
he tells me in the most elaborate fash.
ion? Why, at first | felt dreadfuly
over it ard wept, not oceans but lit
tie lakes OF tears and felt myself one oil
the most deeply injured Of women
Did ] chIde him or reproach him, or
did / tell him that | should never
more have faith in him. Not |.
just sat down and gave my best
thought TO the matter and decided
that il 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 n 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 lie gave to
one OF the boys who sails for Europe
e next week ! 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, Ihavt
so far gained control OF myself that
: fail to remind him that it is the second
compliment paid to the departin.
friend and though it isn't little bit
easy, you may be sure that find it n
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 believ,
implicitly in what her husband tells
her; second, that il she cannot be
lieve it she must so school herself %,
to assume that faith, and thus shall
she secure her own comfort and thai
OF her husband by the subtle hattery
! thus implied"