The evening world., 1891-05-11

Rosina vokes is quoted as saying, in reply to
the value she put upon her wonderful shock Of
shaving ourls: 81 would rather 60 without
my breakfast the rest Of my life than surrender
one hair; i think. too, / could do without my
dinner II II oame to test between the cook
and the barber"
Tho handsome American ginghams and
Zephyrs now retail at 126 to 20 cents. 81 and 80
inches, and the Scotch zepnyrs are 30 inches
wide and 20 to 66 cents Sateens are higher. as
the SO cents are IS and the 20 cent ones IS cents
now owing TO the increased duty. The Amer
lean sateens are the same width and from 10 to
25 cents.
Bleached hair 10 n better selling article than
any one natural color. This means that the
women with colored tresses are in the majority
among patrons of the hair dealera,
In a city like New York. where the wive.
Of jockeys. barkeepers and ward politicians
wake up in the night and md themselves
rich. there is great need for deportmen,
schools where they can acquire the art o
dressing mlder than a showcase, getting In
and out Of carriage without humping theil
heads and falling over their own ankles, wear
ing gloves and shoes At least half the sizt
OF their palms and soies, and keeping theil
diamonds and saiins out OF the saddle ant
butcher shop. To watch the antics of thess
purse proud lassies and danes As they dash
through the Park, thumb-nnll the shad roe.
soft crabs and sweetbresd of the market, ant
roll up TO the dry-good shops only to tumble
into the arms Of the expectsnt groom, honne'
and temper tossed. Ia very amusing 10 those
who cannot ride in q coach and wear q sill
gown.
In Central Park some Of the dashing eques
triennes wear white kid gloves and diamond
earrings.
In the Jewel cloths, Jet, passementerie ant
cloths OF gold, there are bands for the euge o
the basque and skirt. girdles for the waist, hir
pieces. cinoture and Louave jackets that are
much in demand for dressy dresses of al
material
Among the unique donGs OF women II
America which ind their way to the press,
one reads of Miss Lizzie Regan, of Birming
ham. Conn, the nrst woman member Of a fr'
department.; OF two deaf mute sisters In Texa,
who edit a newspaper; Miss Kate Chute. tn,
rrst travelling raleswomap for q shoe house
Miss Cora V. Diehi. recorder of deeas fo
Logan County. Alabama, and Miss II. Il
Gould, of Georaia, ona OF the main iosiru
menis 10 the creation of The Covington an,
Macon Railroad.
Daggers areramHant. Tney appear az corsag
ornaments. with jeweiied hits; they are snow
In carved shell for the hair aud lorG ne,te IN,
In mottled ivory for fan sticks and pape
cutters.
Nearly all shops have lace sales. 1t is pos
sible to get 22-lnch Swiss embroideries for cot
ton dresses at 90 cents yard, Irish point EN-
broiderics at Is cents that cost 50 cents 10 I'M
port, hemstltched bouncing 4S inches wide a
80 cents, 4O-inch Chantily bouncing at Z
cents, polka-dot iouucng the same width a
si.ls, pure silk drapery net Is inches wide .
S.75, and 9-inch maj iauise lace for rufiiiu
dresses at 80 cents.
IT'S Just possible that the author OF the fol
lowing, taken from the Richmond Dispatch
a modern Esop: " The longeat suit OF HAIR 4
the world is perhaps that which grows on IN
head OF Miss Asenath Phnpot, Of Gaines
vile, Tex, hers trailing on the Groun
when she stands, nearly four feet
and measuring IN all ten feet seve
inchea Miss Phhpot is q slight, delicat
woman, approaching middle age, and regard
her magnificent tresses as rather a nuisance
complaining tnat their weight actually drain
her strength. The present growth is OF ID
PAST seven years. as In 1884 her head wa
shaved during a spell of brain fever. 1t
necessary for her health to cut ou, large quat
titles OF hair everv few months, and this sh
has good sale for from some large wig maur
factory in the East, wkich pays her well for II
a. its Oneness and silky gloss is eSoentlona
besIdes being Of q much admired red.Gol
tint. Miss Phil2ot says she has been sever
times approached by enterprislnS u
prietors OF dime museums, who nay
made offers TO travel with them as
freak, and has also been requested
act as agent for sundry hair tonicS SN
claims that her family has for generation
a been noted for the beauty aud length of the
birsute ornaments, her grandfather having
Q beard thar fell 10 his feet and being Obliged
cut his hair every day or two Her mother
u hair Was such that when she lay In her conn
d euwrapped her IRON head TO foot and was the
obliged 10 be foidei back several times