St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-29
SMALL TALK.
Gossip About Women and Things
Women Are Interested In.

A drawing party" is a novelty at
summer gatherings. A large easel
blackboard with box of crayons are
the chief properties required. Each
person present writes Oil Slip OF paper
tbs name of the animal lie wishes to see
represented; these slips are mixed in a
basket and Il choice of them offered to
each member of the company III turn.
AS slip is drawn the drawer turns to
the board and makes the best picture he
may OF the animal whose name he has
found on his slip. The spectators guess
the identity OF the animal from the
counterfeit preSentment on the black
board. the greatest number of votes of
accuracy determining the winner.
Many women are appearing at the
summer resorts with their hair done in
the new severe style, parted in the mid
die and drawn quite plainly down
nearly over the ears to be plated i'll a
flat coil at the back of the head below
the crown. 1t suits few faces, and still
fewer heads of hair lend themselves eff
fectively to this arrangement. But it
is curious how fashion grows and rec
onciIes onlookerS to its existence. If
this hair dressing continues 10 obtain
favor with its present rapidly, by
Thanksgiving we shall lie admirlng its
classic simplicity.
At some of the fashionable Newport
dinners clans and oysters on the half
shell are served on plates made OF ice.
These are nodded for the purpose by
the higf-class caterers. The plates are
not brought to the table till the guests
are seated, when they rest on dolly of
linen rather heavier than such usually
used. The shells are on the ice, and the
novelty is only part of the value of
the idea, the bivalveS being kept de-
liciOuSly cool.
An English firm has brought out a
pitcher of glass designed especially for
claret cup: il is fitted with movable
ice receptacle. which coolS the punch
without decreasing its strength. This
seems Il sensible innovation which
might be adopted for any sort OF sum-
mer drink, including water. Filtered
and boiled water are excellent safe
guards against fevers in the late sum
lner and early autumn, but their eff
cheney is spoiled when ice, which may
contain any impurities, is melted in
such liquid to cool it. a pitcher ar
ranged on this principle, which does not
water or other beverage, would have 4
distinct sanitary value.
When the women Of 1916 were getting
ready 10 70 to the Centennial. it is safe
TO assume that fnrty-nine out of every
fifty got herself a linen buster. The odd
woman had Il mohair one. and her sis
tiers regarded her curiouSiy. At the
worlds fair next year it will be demon
strated that the age of linen duSter has
passed away, and that we have even got
beyond the mOhaIr one. A beautiful
fabric. tussore silk. light. cool. glossy, is
the accepted material for dust cloaks,
for clusters" no longer exist, even in
name, and the accompanying sketch
shows what grace and effect have been
accomplished in the evolution of the
linen buster.
Some of the bamboo curtains for sum-
mer use are exceedingly pretty. They
come how in solid colorS, the bamboo
sections separated by white beads. Ma
room and eboniZed bamboo thus conl-
bined give very rich effect. The reed
and bamboo porch curtains are also in
expensive and attractive additions to
the summer piazza.
An odd divan cushion seen the other
day was large square with Marguer
ties embroidered on black velvet over
half of it, and yellow silk, the shade Of
the hearts of the daisies, laid in tiny
paits over the other; these designs met
dagonally in the center of the cushion
Muslin curtains with black lace inser
tons in the border are a fancy will
some who incline TO striking effects.