The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-24
W 0 M A Ms WORLD.
a FEW THINGS OF INTEREST TO
THE FAIR SEX.

Toilet-Mrs. Clevelsnd's Home Life.
Other Matters of General Interest.
A woman who lives in the open air all
summer. boating and picniokins, and who
still keeps her face and hands fair and
smooth must have some secrets of the toilet
not generally known. II she takes you into
her confidence it will be to tell you that she
could not use vaseline, owing to its alleged
tendency TO produce q growth OF superhu-
GUS hair that, whilo simple olive oil was
! well enough, its liquid state made It incon-
venient. and that she dared not use the cold
creams sold in the shops, because
she had been told they were half
lard and very likely to make the
skin coarse and flabby. Hence she set about
making some preparation for herself OF
harmless ingredients, which would mitigate
the effects Of wind and sunburn. Perhaps
it resulted in a cold cream of almonds, made
by mixing together four ounces of oil Of
! almonds half an ounce Of white wax and
half an ounce of spermacett IN an old mar
malade jar and adding when smooth two
ounces of orange flower water After this
is well mixed it may be poured into some
pretty, fancy jar, such as are to be found
| cheap In the Japanese stores, of blue Dwarf
ware, or Toxic, with gilt decorations, and
painted with green chrysanthemums on
rose or cream ground.
| A former st. Louis lady. who now re-
sides in New York, thus writes to st.
| Louis friend concerning Mrs. Clevelands
home life and work, says the Republic:
1.-THE home life Of Mrs. Cleveland, who is
naturally at the head Of the social world,
! is very lovely and worthy Of imitation.
I She Ia a remarkable woman for one of her
age, and the most vigorous OF her critics
have failed up to this time, after the most
severe of tests TO be able TO PICK a haW or
discover any discrepancy in her acts. One
of the delights of Mrs. Cleveland's life is her
country residence. Together with her
mother she has made it a perfect
bower of beauty and home com
| fort Mrs Cleveland herself superintends
all the household arrangements, aud so de-
voted are her servants that word from
her Is sufficient to make them do their ut
most to please her. She even goes into the
kitchen. and If she were Obliged to do so,
| could cook and serve a meal as pRlatable
and inviting as II the chef were IN charge
| She is very charming in simple gown,
with long apron, and. it is said, Mr..
Cleveland admires her in this dress more
than in the evening costume, which she
must SO often wear"
Handsome tailor-made walking costumes
for next season are made of navy blue che
viot aud also Of Quaker gray and pale
almond, braided in green or brown. The
coat is slightly shorter on the models thus
far shown, aud made by leading French and
English tailors. Not few OF these coats
are made with round fronted corners apd
the vests are formed seyerslly of velvet
heavy corded silk and finely ribbed jersey
cloth. British vests of a deep, rich red-
faced cloth are made double breasted and
fastened with buttons the color Of the coat.
The hotel keepers at two of the prominent
watering places inform me, says Clara Belle
in the Cincinnati Enquirer, that they have
already had trouble with their lady patrons;
in one case the lady in question, an English
woman, insisted upon bringing her maid to
the table with her, on the plea that she
could not eat fish unless she had some one to
pick the bones out for her, aud that she
would trust no one else. To this Boniface
replied that, in that case, the maid must do
the picking-out act in the kitchen. But this
didn't suit milady, and she packed off fncon-
tinentIy. The other case vas more bizarre.
The parties were French, or of French
descent, and the chambermaid on the floor
where they were located reported TO tho Of
fee that after the husbands valet had
finished dressing monsieur. he calmly re-
manned in the room and assisted madame
at her toilet. In due time monsieur and
madame were informed that they must
deslst from such eccentric practices or give
up their rooma
Upon receiving this message, madame. a
large and stout woman, with red face and
emphatic manner, put In appearance at the
Office and asked to see the proprietor in a
tone of voice that made the jeweled bosom
of the hotel clerk quake with fear. This is
infamous, sir, she began. this insult to a
highly respectable lady who has Travelled in
every quarter of the globe, frequented the
very best society, and yet, In this boosted
land Of liberty, 1 am classed with female
servants, to whom il would be unsafe to
leave alone in the room with my husbands
valet It is monstrous, monstrous, sir but,
if you must know why this male servant
remains in my room after my husband
has left 1t, yop shall This informa-
tion will, l trust, bring you to a
realizing sense OF the infamy of your con-
duct AS you,perceive, sir, | suffer from
extreme embonpoiBt, and, in order to keep
my feet and ankles from swelling, it is
necessary for me Co have very nigh walking
boots laced tightly upon my feet every
morning, 1t requires mans strength to do
this and also is it necessary for me to be
laced in a specially made supporting corset
in order to enable me to walk with any
comfort. Nor could a woman perform this
| operation. 1t calls for a mans strength,
and a man, too, who has been specially
instructed by the corset-maker to do this
laclng firmly and evenly so as not TO CO.
casion any wripklipg of the under wear.
Now, sir. have told you all"
Madame" replied Boniface, coloring up,
II regret exceedingly that | should have
been forced to speak TO you Of such mat
ter, aud much as desire your patronage
for my house. / must insist that either you
keep your husband in the room while his
valet is assisting you at your toilet, or that
you give the rooms up. The ladies OF the
house object to this foreign fashion Of male
| maids"
But, sir, it is impossible. I cannot keep
my husband in the room"
why not, madame why notp cried
mine host, angrily.
simply because, sir, that my groans and
my grimaces spoil his appetite for break
fast He will never consent TO remain in
the room. We must GO We must leave at
once" And leave they did, u5tering i'm
precautions upon the heads of those,delicate-
minded ladies who were SO easily shocked as
all this.
The western correspondents are telling a
story about old Comm dore Vanderbilt aud
| Mildly Morgan. During the last years of the
commodores life he was constantly an
noyed by people asking for points" in in