St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03
Something About the Coming
Styles Of Hats That Will
Cause Grief.
Hints About Dress and Ap-
pointments for Society
Women's Boudoir.
Personal and Social Notes.
Matrimonial Events, Pres
ent and Future.


judge by appearances. Even society
must endure spring housekeeping, and
indulge all occasional! change of abiding
place. In view Of the summer cam
paign, the persplcaciOus caterpillar is
weaving cocoons OF silk and null and
lace. from which shortly is to emerge a
brilliant butterfly, fascinating but
elusive. Donned in her mOdish spring
gown, the well-clothed woman sets out
on calling tour, to finish up the sea-
sons Indebtedness. before seeking a
summers vacation .at the lakeside. sea-
side or mountains. The days are very
full, FOR even after the wardrobe is re-
pleniShed, and the Obligations are cam
celed, there still remain the hours de-
voted to beauty producing exercise.
The lovely gowns are all right enough,
ana things eagerly TO be desired, but
even eXcelling' these are the ambitions
for graceful figure TO array in the fine
clothes.
" there is the woman who is short but
does not wish to be tall, who is thin and
has no longing for an abundance of adj
pose tissue? 1t would not take great
while TO find many such, and did they
but know it, there are ways by which
they can accomplish their hearts de-
with all the advantages of a DelSarte, a
Jenness-Miller, or Swedish system,
not nine-tenths of the women know
what are the proportions of a So-called
perfect figure. Should they be able to
recognize a correct gait when they see
1t, there are paratively few yet who
know how to walk well or stand erect.
How many are aware that in proper
ton 10 the height, the hips in perfect
figure should measure one-third larger
round than the shoulders, and the waist
should be two-thirds smaller than the
shoulder measure. The woman with
small hips has no cause to f1atter her
self she is beautiful, nor should she be
proud of small waist. A height of five
feet five inches requires waist of
twenty-four inches. This may seem
absurd to the beauty-lOving eye, but if
the owner of this same eye could appre-
clate how "fearfully and wonderfully"
she is made, her ideas of beauty might
conform themselves to those of the
Greeks.
The height of the perfect figure
should he the same as the meas
ure from tip to tip across the out
stretched arms. If the arm measure
exceeds the other, development and
raising of the waist muscles will rem
Guy the ueI6c[.
An erect figure is always admired,
but it is not every one who knows when
she is standing erect. Pose yourself,
young woman, and older ones, too, on
the balls of your feet so that you can
easily sway back and forth. In the
play Primrose said, Hold up your
heads. girls" and this done the girls
perhaps thought they were straight. 1t
Is not merely enough to hold up your
heads, you must square them. Do not
throw back the shoulders, that does not
straighten the figure, and DO not settle
back on your heels. Poise yourself
lightly. You will feel as if you were
fitting forward, but the ability to sway
is proof positive that you are standing
erect, and when yo1 can do this there is
straight line from the ear to the Shout
der, hip, knee and arch of the foot.
Standing this way it is very easy mat
ter to walk correctly. Swing the foot
from the hip, holding the knee firm,
and the ball of the foot will naturally
fall first, or the ball and heel will
nearly fall together. This gives the
easy, gliding motion that insures 1rm
tread and graceful carriage.
Perhaps you are hollow-chested and
cherish desire TO be plump and pretty.
In such case you certainly have made
all sorts of endeavors to bring up that
chest measure. If you are willing to be
thoroughly surprised at early results
try this method for little while. At
night give the chest a douche of hot
water. patling with the hands for sew
eral minutes. This opens the pores of
the skin and it is ready for an applica-
ton OF pure olive oil. Put on rather
literally. Before morning the open
pores will have absorbed this oil. Upon
rising dash cold water on the chest for
a few moments with the hands and then
proceed with your toilet. With faithful
treatment it will be but a very little
While before the tape measure will show
you an additional span of an inch or
more. There are numberleSS simple
methods for developing certain lax
muscles of the body. and if one but
knew how to 90 to work there would be
sudden Improvement in the figures
and forms of women. A little physical
culture is beneficial, and to "know thy
SELF good rule to follow, as the BEGIN
mig OF the mental culture sought by
all.
One of the daintiest appointments of
:. society Woman'S boudoir is her writ
ing desk, where she acknowledges all
her invitations either by An acceptance
or regret, and where she indites her
friendly missives. Most women delight
in an abundance of fine stationery, and
it always pleases her to inspect stock
of elegant paper
The assortment of designs for this
season Is not very elaborate, but what
there is is extremely tasty. Not the
least desirable is the miniature" note
paper that folds into an envelope but
little larger than a calling card. The
newest style Of letter paper comes in a
size between octave and commercial, and
Is an excellent accompaniment for the
present angular style of writing. All
the fashionable papers fold into an OBJ
long square envelope rather than the
plain square of a few seasons ago. This
extends even to the wedding stationery.
and it is not little curious to find on
looking through a specimen book of
styles in vogue as long ago as 1868 that
the wedding paper and envelope of 1891
correspond precisely in shape to that of
1865, and IS almost of similar make of
paper. The faYOrite brand is the
bond" of dull finish. The rep
bond' is popular, as is also newer
paper, the ''coQuille," that shows pe-
cullar little indentationS. and is of dull
kid finish.
Very little color is shown in the STYLES
this year, though the bond paper in an
azure or legal blue tint bids fair to
be fashionable still. Pretty note paper
is as easily obtained in Minneapolis as
New York, as nearly all the statloners
and engraverS deal directly with the
Eastern firms.
In connection with May day there
were several very pretty parties. Early
IN the week Mrs. j. f. +. Foss issued
cards of bidding to her Oak Grove street
home: bearing the simple legend MAY
Day." and Friday afternoon large
number of ladies passed the hours be-
tween and in the pleasures of re-
ception that partook largely of the nat
ure of a thimble bee.
Friday evening Miss Kate Wagner