St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-11
MAIDENS, WIVES AND MOTHERS.
The Second Miller LectureSwell Dancing Party
at the Abion--Sehool of Applied Household
Science--Too Many Ex-WiveS

The intrinsic value of sound common
sense was perhaps never illustrated
better than at the second lecture OF
Mrs. Annie JennesS-Miller yesterday
afternoon on 1.-The Artistic Care of the
Body" The men were excluded on
this occasion, and the subject was han
died as il should be, without gloves.
For this lecture Mrs. Miller wore
classic gown of pearlwhite brocaded
crepe, which hung in graceful folds
about her supple figure, showing every
line OF her perfect form as clearly as
though she were a Greek statue draped
for exhibition. 1t is doubtful if a woman
in her audience, which. by the way,
was double the Size of thatof the pre-
ceding day, will ever again feel like
condemning full evening dress, If Mrs
Miller's ideas are generally adopted.
Delicate-minded women have always
protested against the wearing of
evening bOdiceS cut so low as to
vie with the garments OF the deml-
monde. and the beauty and simplicity
of the evening dress worn yesterday Dy
this Oueenly woman must appeal
strongly to the most ultra-Iashlonaole
member of her audience. The neck OF
this gown was
Cut Just Low Enough
10 show the soft lines of the throat and
neck. and was finished by the most
child-like gathers, forming the tullneSS
of the front of the bodice. The waist
was slightly confined by long cord
and tassel, fastened in front and de-
fl, Of no
was finished in a band of the SILKY
fringe so much seen on imported
dresses. The arms were left bare; and
such arms as Mrs. Miller has. They
are delicately pink, and rounded from
the shoulder to the tinger-tipS like an
infants. Bat if her theories are cor
rect, and they have the ring OF truth,
any woman in St. Paul may have beau
tiful arms. hands and figure. too, If she
will only take the pains to cultivate
these things.
At the outset Yesterday, she dwelt
upon the necessity Of young girls choos-
ing husbands who were free from
hereditary disease. Since careful breed
ers have demonstrated the fact that pure
racing stock can only be reared from
the like, it is scientifically demonstrated
that a physically perfect race can be
bred ONLY from fathers and mothers IN
whose veins run pure life currents.
Girls should not allow themselves to be
ruled by sentiment only in the choice CT
a husband. but should be guided by
reason, which. if ignored. may appeal
to their Judgment later on in life. when
the mischief of an unwiSe choice cam
not be undOne. Rightly married, her
next thought should be how to fit her
self for the
Sacred Offices of Maternity.
No girl has a right to marry who does
not wish to become mother In time.
Prenatal conditions influence the whole
after life of the babe; and the mother
who brings 4 child into the world under
protest need not be surprised II that
child lives to become curse instead of
q biz sSng TO her declining years. The
hour Of the birth of her child should be
one OF the happieSt and most sacred of
her life The months preceding this
event should be spent with constant
reference TO il in the matters of eating,
drinking. bathing and dressing, and, in
deed, III all matters pertaining to the
new little life soon t. be launched upon
an unknown sea. Mrs. Miller gave
MANY useful suggestions for mothers at
this period, and exhibited the maternity
dress, which is certainly one OF the
most artistic, as well as one Of
the most practicable, of the many
charming costumes evolved from her
active brain. Proceeding with her talk.
which she herself prefers to call a
talk" rather than lecture, Mrs.
Miller protested against bandaglng
mothers and babes, like so many Flat |
Head Indians. She declared that no
babe needs to wear tight bandage;
and that it should not be worn more
than Ten days. If mothers will learn to
take the physical exercises that they
need, there Will be no occupation LETT
for the old-Iime bandage. Then she
brought out the daintieSt, cunnlngeSt
bits OF baby clothes, made tor her own
little darling, and 10, they were quite
short; that is, there were no yards and
yards of trailing lace and cambria, such
as have SWathed our babes from head TO
foot, from time immemorial. They were
made for utility as we'll as beauty; and
while quite long enough to cover the
little feet well, there was hot an inch OIL
waste material, which in these little
garments was principally silkwOOl, the
small night dress being fleece lined.
A long and Interesting dissertation
followed Oh the proper and
Artistic Care of the Skin,
hands, hair and complexion. the women
being especially warned against the use
of poor soaps. Mrs. Miller was very
caustic in her remarks upon the poor
soap manufacturers, who. she declared.
will have much to answer for in the
next MOrld, because they have the
whole civilized world for buyers, and
they so often trick them with a bad
soap, beautifully perfumed, to hide its
imperfectionS. The best soap is plain.
medicated white CASTLE, and the most
delicate skin can be safely washed with
this soap. he'd hands are caused often
by the nervous clutchingS to which
women are much given. Mrs. Miller
might have added that they are often
caused, also. by tight lacing, which
drives the blood into the eXtremitleS.
In this lecture it was the special
writer's of newspaper articles for
the woman's columns that were
roasted in place of trains for the
street. Mrs. Miller drew graphic
picture Of the despair of the woman
who reads in one Sunday paper that the
hot bath is the only safe and proper
thing, only to be confronted in the
issue of the following Sunday by the
statement that cold bath is the only
thing that will bring perfect health and
a brilliant complexion. The only thing
to do in a case of this kind is for a
woman to study her own needs and
work to them along sensible lines. The
hair should not be washedz too often,
the dandruff should he removed by
gently scratching the surface of the
scalp with the finger nails, and then by
subsequent brushing, which should be
always done gently. A steam bath of
sulphur was recommended for blem
ishes of the skin. and constant recourse
to rubbing after the daily bath was said
to lie as beneficial as the bath itself.
The talk was full of interest, and more
practical even than that of the preced-
ing day. The lecture for this afternoon
at $3.50 will be upon 1.-The Charm in In
dividuality."
The Albion Party.
A charming dancing party was given
ct the Albion last evening by number
of young society men. There were the
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