The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06

At nay luncheons the mon help the wo-
men, and then bring their plates and sit
down at their places by their best
girls and 10 an takes uo time
az all. When they are through 7 ring for
The maid 10 change the plates. She,
meanwhile, has taken away the food FROM
the dining-table and substituted well
/ cooked, prcttily garnished ham with a
good salad. Sweets ana fruits re served
IN the same manner. and ] hardly ever
fail TO be gratified by the way my guests
seem to enjoy their repast. Sometimes /
give dinners after the same fashion, with
one or two more courses; and / always
find that my invitations are Just as
promptly accepted as those of Mrs Midas
who has a French chef and half a dozen
footmcn. The great secret of entertaining
is to make people comfortable, to give
them what they want and TO do il easily
and without effort; and what would be
appropriate for me would, on the other
hand, not be appropriate for Mrs, Midas
People expect from her dainty French
dishes and admirable service but the
very same set will be equally well pleased
with my sans facon' entertainments as
with her elaborate repasts, and will at
tend the one as readily as the other"
The world seems to be moving indeed
vide these extracts from recent English
print:
Cigarette smoking by three lady Wis
itors in full evening dress was one of the
attractions on the terrace of the House of
Commons last week while the Russian
government has Just issued a decree max
ing it compulsory ON Russian railway
companies to provide smoking carriages
for ladies"
ct is an undoubted fact that absinthe
l. hnGpTr1ir,cr fg
smart women It is supposed to improve
the complexion and give vivacity to the
conversation
Well-kept hands, says the New York
Sun, are of Indicative innate refinement,
whether they belong to the queen of the
kitchen or the qneen of the drawing-roOm.
The fashion u manicuring the finger nails
is unnatural and inartistic. In the first
place, it destroys the delicacy of texture
and tint, and III the second place it gives
the hand an artificial appearance, on par
with rOuged cheeks and dyed hair.
Finger nails that have been stained
with cherry-red and highly polished with
tinted powder are never again the same.
1t MAJ be the coloring matter, or the
heat caused by the rubbing, that dries
them up, and causes them in time to be-
come tough and talOn-like Women who
nails have notorriously ugly hands by the
time the habit is outgrown.
When as professional maniCurists die
tate, they are trimmed to sharp point,
and allowed to grow beyond the tips of
the finger, the symmetry of the hand is
married. OF course a woman's hands are
her own, and if she chooses to have them
resemble claws il is her privilege to do 50.
The human hand is so very beautiful and
siNrea Of IN oh afta
cannot but regret the popularity of a
fashion that mars 1t.
If the nails have been injured or distor-
ted in any way they will need "cultiva-
ton, and perhaps surgical treatment.
Otherwise a 25-cent bristle brush, a rs
cent file and 15-cent bone pick are all the
implements needed to keep them trim
and beautiful. Cutting the cuticle about
the nail is a bad habit to get into, and
wholly unnecessary. The "moons" at
the baseOf the nail are too pretty to lose,
but it is not advisable to try to uncover
them in less than a month. Soak the fin
gers in warm water, and Immediately af-
ter drying run the pick round, so as to
loosen the so-called hangnail. If it be-
come rough and jagged let it alone, as cut
ting or pushing it back with the towel
only makes it sore.
This cuticle corresponds to the selvage
on cloth, and cutting or tearing it leaves
a ragged edge. The bone pick is neither
as elegant nor as expensive as ivory or
tortoise-shell, but it is better than metal.
A match properly whitfield, while not so
convenient, is just as good as ivory. File
the nails; don't cut or bite them Blunt
fingers can be apparently heightened by
tapering nails, and long ones foreshorten-
ed by filing them straight across. The
occupation, too, will suggest the shaping
of the nail 1t is much harder to keep
cloSe-cut nails clean than those that are
of moderate lengJh. Soiled nails usually
go with sore fingertips. This comes of
using penknife or scissors to clean them
The blade cuts the quick, the dust gets
in the bruised places and the nails remain
soiled. The quickest remedy is not to
try to clean them until the cuticle heals;
then the accumulation win wash out.
CASTLE soap and cold water IS the best
for ordinary hands. If cOarSer soap
has to be used and heavy work performed,
the use of meal will counterfeit their in
huence Apply while the hands are wet,
or dry them in the meal-bOX Meal will
make some hard hands soft. Naturally
hard hands can only be improved by
getting fat on them Lemon juice is
good to remove stains, and also to harden
the cuticle about the nails if it is inclined
to be ragged from other cause than the
attack of u knife. For rough hands,
gIYCerlne Win three UlmeS as much
water, or rose water, is sufficient.
Rose water costs 5 cents an ounce.
Croton water is just as good.
If a sweeter ordor is desired, squeeze half
a lemon or scent it with teaspoonful of
perfumery. If powder is put on the hands
or face while this simple mixture is wet,
it will stick and give the whitening de-
sired The best prescription for red
hands is frequent foot baths, calisthenic
exercises and easy-ttting clothing par
ticularly about the wrist, shoulder and
waist. A dainty, white hand is kissable,
and a clean one is beautiful, but the best
of all is the honest hand. The late Roscoe
Conkling was justly vain of his big,
strong, white hands of which it was said
at his death, Nor so much as a postage
stamp ever stuck to them during his long,
brilliant public life"
Mr.. --, newly made millionaire,
says the New York Tribune, has distinct
social aspirations, and does not particu-
larly care to own up to what he thinks is
his somewhat plebeian lineage. Notwith-
standing this little weakness, however,
he was ever an affectionate and dutiful
son to the plain old farmer and his wife,
who toiled and mOiled to give him his