New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
HOME AND SOCIETY,
THINGS PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.

THINGS PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.
There arc few women who know how TO grow old
gracefully who snit their dress to their advancing
wears. aud the colors they wear TO the changes IN
their complexion. There is nothing that FADES 50
soon rs q delicate plnland-white skin-a skin which
Is lovely at twenty. but may be hopelessy sallow al
thirty-Gvs The secret OF q wedressed woman lies
lareejy in her prompness to recognize her own phys
zeal defects and to remedy them by the judcous cut
OF her gowns choice Of colors. The eamut OF Color
becoming 70 delicate youthful complexion Is generS
irving 10 a mature woman. A woman may often be
far more beautiful in maurer years If she makes pro9er
use OF the shapes and colors becoming to her 'hah
she was as a bread and butter miss. The dencaUe,
roseste skin may have taken maturer color NJ
thirty become clear "matte" tint, which Is iuiy aS
attractive If properly managed, but all these cnahseS
and sl changes in the color of the hair anu III uo
figure must DO carefully noted, and the dress cnahseu
to meet them. We may look with certain pi.y Oh
the woman Of forty who still talks OF the color OF
nv hairs when she means the golden hair she had as
a girl OF twenty not the faded brown mar she now
has but we feel also like smiling III oaiis 10 llnu
an old farmer in tho back country VINO ihVariaDy
referred to the horse he drove as inc piacK coi'
apparently oblIvious of the fact that 1t had turned
80, ,ith aco many wears before. 1t is fatal to her
GOOD looks for a woman 10 be equally obnvous. The
coors becoming to the fae young girl are often inspd
when worn by the mature woman Dead-leaf browns,
as a rule are becoming to complexion that has be-
come sallow black silk or wool is very trying; and
pearl-gray is not to be thought Of Shades of pure,
dark blue without any purplsh cast, can be worn.
transparent black like net or grcnadine and bro
caded black satin are far becoming than plain
black silk Dark velvets in rich colors are usually
becoming The color Of the eyes and the hair must
also be studied and make so many exceptions that
It is nearly impossible to give many absolute rules in
Nav rinh haAn 10
ally far becoming to persons past the first flush
Of youth than delicate tints. Pearl-gray and the
ashes-ofxoses drabs with a pnkish tinge so often
selected. are exceedingly trying, and should never
be except with perfect complexion. alabaster
In It's clear whiteness and delicately flushed
with color Soft, creamy laces, or some relief
Of -white-in some cases dead whte-or black
lace against the skin are very becoming where it
has taken on of the sallow tints Of advancing
years
characteristics story is told of the beautiful
Pauline Bonaparte who when friend suggested
that 1t would be better TO let her maid bring her
her morning chocolate rather than the footman, re-
piled languidly, Mais, chere, appelle tn ca un
homme0 Apparently this point Of view OF our
domestic Jecms Yellowpushes is not confined to
the fair Pauline, and If, Like Thackeray's hero, any
OF the buffers fOotmen in this big town Of ours
should have literary procivlties and should make
memoranda while serving the courses of a ladies'
luncheon-where their presence is absolutely ignored
and they are regarded automatons-they might
collect material that would considerably astonsh the
unsuspectng convlves At dinner too, what
published witticisms and clever talk might be per
petuated If "Jeemes" only realized his opportunity
sIf were to lose my money" said really clever
man the other day, i should not at all mind being
a butler / Aatter myself l could do the correct
thing and then should always be in such excellent
company Suddenly to become butler requires
oAn fho II
than would be suspected have, when reduced to
extreme straits, thus utilized their perception Of good
living. curious example Of this occurred not very
long ago. The English Consul in Of our
large cities received letters from prominent
solicitor in London asking him to make in
quiries concerning the whereabouts of young Eng
lshman who, The lawyer had reason to believe, was
in The young fellow had, like many another,
spent his patmony, and had crossed the Atlantic to
better his fortune several years before and since that
time his relatives had heard nothing from him.
Through series of unexpected events he had fallen
heir to a fortune and a baronet's title, and he was
wanted to take possession. After many inquiries
he length identified the butler of family of
high social position. Her Majestys Consul called
upon the head Of the house to complete the evidence
Of Identification and the gentleman told him he had en-
gngeG the young man several months before and had
found him entirely satisfactory in every particular,
as he understood his duties perfectly. 1t is most
inconvenent discovery for us to-day" he added after
expressing his pleasure and establishment at his servi
tors good fortune: for my daughter gives luncheon
party in hour and she Will be in predcament in
deed" However the pseudo-butler was called and his
unexpected inheritance announced to him. lie
celved the news with tho greatest equanimy and in
sisted on being allowed TO attend 10 the luncheon.
Tie father at last consented on condition that the
matter should be kept a profound secret from the
young lady, who entertained her friends, little
pecting that they served by live baronet The
fortunate heir~at-law 20 all the
with quiet punctliousness, and after everything
had been served he took his leave of the master OF
tho house, pocketcd his wages in the most matterof
fact way and departed for home and fortune.
Another instance Of the kind occurred in New
York household, where however, the hero was not so
Enlightened" although the denOuement funnler
lady whose French maid rather above her stu
alton had her sympathies greatly excited by the &C
count Of the pecuniary misforunes of the and
her husband. and induced to try the latter as
butler. Although fat and scan of breath" and very
ignorant Of his duties, he was very painstakng and
did fairly well as long the little family dned alone
After q week his mistress ventured on a very small
dinner-only parte carree From the very beginning
things went wrong. the embryo butler becoming redder
and awkward every moment The guests. who were
both men, in vain endeavOred 10 keep sober faces as the
situation became cOmical and the putting and
dcspa!ring countcnance of the poor grew
tragic. Finally. after some quite hopeless mistake.
the red pespring, utterly eXaspeTated ncOphyte drew
himself up TO his full height and Numbered forth
"MadameI Je suis Professor, ct je ne serai tamas
un garcon de tablet" and then stalked from the
and the house. and they never saw him again.
The twinc referred to In the directions Tor taxing
plaster cast Of a hand is wound loosely AROUND
the hand itself, so that 1t can be drawn out
parallel with The arm before the plaster Is qnle Sou
this forms little ridge at the top, and SIMPLY lhol
Gates where TO knock gently with tableknfe ana
tho rfe n
is called @piece mould" This is in response to
an inquiry.
The new divans are about four feet in width by six
feet in length and are finished at the back and sides
with a roll at least a foot in thickness a covering
Of Dagbesan rugs Is used over them and upholstered