The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
QUEER CARRIE CARELESS
A WOMAN IMMORAL BECAUSE
SHE COULD COOK.

Dainty Ways of Fixing the Dressing
Tabls-A Girls Hair as it Appeared
When it Was Only Half Bleached.
Is This Going to be An Invalid's
Summer - Rules, Regulations and
Bints Designed for the Assistance of
tire Third Sex.
Copyright, 1871
NEW YORK, May 16.-That dear Rudyard
Kipling accuses one of his heroines Of being
immoral-positlvely immoral-because she
said she could cook. The said heroine had
come temporarily into a soldiers head
quarters to look after his comfort, and she
was making things so very attractive that
the soldier himself was weakening, and was
even h ilf guilty Of wishing that his fur
climax and to secure a permanent resting
place for herself, the little mink
tempted him past all endurance by
saying that she could cook-actually cook.
Man.like, this attraction was too much for
him, and be came near entangling himself
too deeply with the siren who could pre-
side over the mysteries of the tea kettle and
the fryiog pan. Fortunately for the well
fare OF his country, the soldier was rescued
ere he tasted of the savory dishes which the
temptress-a modern Eve-would have pre-
pared for him.
Just as immoral, so say the men, is it for
the gIrl OF the period TO get herself up in the
altogether bewitchipg spring styles and
parade the streets, as IL to charm the men
with the beauties and fascinations of her
get up. How does she 90 to work, this
spring girl, to look so lovelyl How does
she achieve the grace, the pretty color, the
fawn-like carriage and the charming, vet
dignified, demeanor which we see every nv
mentsas we walk the streets of fair dave
First of all she washes her hair and then
she washes it again. She washes it until all
of the oil and sickness is out, and there re-
mains only the light fiufflness and half
curl which we all admire so much. Then
sometimes, all alone, and, sometimes with
the aid of her dresser, she coils lovely
knot on the back of her head and sticks into
it great jeweled dagger, SO pretty that
you cannot resist asking her question or
two about it. The front of her hair she
tufts up directly over the middle Of her
forehead aud draws the sides down, pre-
serving the oval of her face, la Mrs.
Cleveland, and finishes the destructive
work by sticking in pretty gold hair pins
wherever there is an excuse for one.
On top Of the captivating head she spikes
her hat with a wavy brim and a rose upon
the crown. At the back Of the hat are some
feather tips, some lace, a few jeweled pins,
and Lord knows what else. A beetle, maysr
be, or small lizard or something else
from out of the animal kingdom-but the
effect is pretty.
And then the rest Of her attire o myl
o myi You have seen it, you know all
about it. 1t was a pity, yet u pleasure to
just run over its destinations. There is the
bodice, fitting as tight as the skin, and sug
costing a plump loveliness underneath.
There was the high collar, ever so high at
the back Of tCe neck aud low enough at the
front to show the pretty little hollow which
grows underneath woman's chin. And
the skirt st. Denis help the men as they
gaze on the beautious outlines of the
modish girls skirt. 1t is skimp and it is
scant. so very skimp an 81 very scant that
it looks as If the woman had bought just
enough material for pillow case, aud had
sewed it up at the sides, leaving the ends
open so she could jump in and sally forth
No petticoatS are worn underneath this
tight skirt, and no gathers or tucks break
up the long lines IL is immoral, really
immoral, to go forth arrAyed so attractively,
for, as q man himself was heard to say:
mo woman can come down to wn in such a
rig without scattering the seeds Of dissatis-
faction
A girls dressing table is the pride of her
room. She may have pretty pictures, a
collection of photographs Of her best fel~
lows, far exceeding in number that of her
envious girl friends she may have a gum
board of real rosewood, five dozen sachet
bags, and q night-gown case of real Japan
ese silk yet with all these glories, to out
shine it, the dressing table is the pride, and
the piece de resistance, so to speak, OF the
room. The sweetest dressing table is all
Of glass, and Is provided with two
shelves, an upper shelf and a lower shelf.
These are of beveled glass, and are held in
place by beautiful gold legs. Another kind
Of dressing table less expensive has
simply beveled glass cover on top, and is
just plain table elsewhere. On top Of the
table go the silver manicuring implements,
The celluloid brush AID comb and the ivory
backed glasses and brushes. Besides this
there must be the dozens of little fancy
boxes, powder and puffs and bottle OF
cologne aud perfumery. To make these
bottles more ornamental manufacturers
have supplied beautiful cut glass pitchers
and odd shaped things filled with perfumely
Of all colors. One can thus, il she be a
dainty miss and particular as TO the appoint
ments Of her room, have her perfumery to
match the general color Of the boudoir.
| saw girl last week with the funniest
looking hair | ever beheld. At first
tHOukub IL was bub Ouu llRub III WHICH sue
was seated. For she was at the matinee,
and sat in one of those yellow gold lights Of
the Casino. Her hair as it looked to me was
auburn in front with yellow shades upon it.
Further back it was red, and the coil at the
back of her head seemed streaked with red
and black. / asked her about it later, for
she was a good-uatured little thing and
willing to enlighten literary women who
wished, in turn to enlighten the world.
She explained it thus: For few cents
she got dye at the drug store warranted to
take the color out of naturally black hair
upon twenty applications. Her hair being
very thick was somewhat unmanageable, so
she found that it would not be convenient
to shampoo 1t with the bleach every day,
and that she must be contented with dip
ping 1t twice or thrice a week. This Is
the way do she said. "E- cry night
wash my bangs 10 the bleach aud every
other night wash my top hair in it--you
know that part of the hair that q girl
frizzes and catches back under her Psyche
knot. The back wash only twice a week
and that accounts for the shades in color.
''1he front hair has been washed Just
twenty times, for / have had the bleach Just
twenty days, so it Is q nice, lovely auburn.
The middle hair has been washed ten times,
and IL Is only now at the red state-not ex-
actly red nor yet black-a sort Of mud
color. YOU see, bat It il fast becoming au-
burn. The back Is all streaked with red
and black, and am almost In despair Of
ever gettng that lovely auburn hue that
you see upon my bangs But / shall keep
right on. FOR that dear, sweet druggist said
that IL would surely DO the work, and that