The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-01

powder Rain water was her beautiier and the
preserver of her loveliness to the age of seventy
two. The thorough washing of the face is now
insisted upon by the face masseur. From my own
observation, believe in the magic power of
these manipulators, for l have seen plain,
passable woman gradually become quite radi-
ant as to complexion during a course of treat
ment.
evening entertainments that the strain of glove
expense is crushing item. A few days ago L
happened on the following directions for re-
newing gloves sin youth and beauty and as
was just then wondering how on earth l could
encompass another pair went right to work to
test the formula. l had great success, and as
there is nothing mean about your friend Alice
you shall know how to make one pair of light
colored gloves last as long as two or three.
Get quart of deodorized benzine, one drachm
of sulphuric ether, one drachm of chloroform,
two drachms of alcohol, and just enough
cologne to make it pleasant. Pour little of
the mixtureinto clean bowl, and wash gloves as
you would wash anything with soap and water.
When the dirt is about removed rinse the gloves
in some clean fluid. IL the gloves are of
cheap grade it is best to dry taem on your
hands. If of good kid smooth out the
wrinkles with soft cloth and hang on a line
to dry This glovecleansing preparation is
also good to remove grease spots from cloth
ing.
To go back to entertainments, must men
ton the vogue of dinners. Notably handsome
ones have been given, that of Mrs Stanford to
the President and Mrs. Harrison taking the
palm. On Wednesday evening Mrs. Senator
MCPHERSON gave dinner of great elegance to
Miss May Pratt, of Boston, and Miss May Will
liams, OF this CITY, The decorations were all
in white and pink. The floral centrepiece was
mound OF roses. Long-stemmed roses set in
the finest crystal vases adorned the ends of the
board. Mrs. Mcpherson was mptuously ar
rayed in Partisan gown of white satin, gold
embroidered. l do not think, however, that
dinners will ever be a favorte mode of enter
tainment for the girls yet possessing what the
French call the bedlH6 dL diable. For those
''who have been here some time'' it must be an
agreeable sort of pastime, for at well-arranged
dinner there are certainly no wall flowers. To
the lover of the beautiful a handsomely-ap-
pointed dinner party in these days is delight
to the eye and qualification to every sense.
The display of spring fabrics has begun in the
leading dry goods houses. have been told that
yellow of a nankeen shade and that of a
chamois tint will be the fad in millinery and
outer garments for spring wear. AS for the
ginghams, they are dreams of loveliness, and
come fully as high as an ordinary china silk
Watered silk, as we'll velvet, will be used to
| beautify ginghams and make them come eX-
| pensve. The latter is cardinal point with
those "who neither toll nor spin.n Braided
sleeves will remain with US, and stylish as they
are now, am inclined to think the fashion will
| grow quite common. Large hats have evidently
turesque and, as rule. becoming. There Is q
! great deal of talk about the Henri Deux cloak
its vogue is confidently predicted. Almost
necessarily, then, we should haye Diana OF
| Poitiers' styles, but have read that this sreI
dressed always in black aud dWhite-mourningfol
| her first liege. So we may have reign of black
and white. Yours as ever, ALICE.