The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
A Woman's Chat
to Other Women.

Hostesses giving dinners should con-
slider the effect on tho complexion OF the
color selected. beautiful az yellow
Is in candle-shades. flowers and embroid-
cry, II needs toning to take away a GER
tain brassy effect on the skin. Green.
also should not be the color through
which light passes directly on the wo-
mems faces. The popularity Of violet ana
heilotrope feasts possibly lies in the fact
that no shade is more softening and be-
coming in combination with gas and cam
die light. A violet dinner has the table
scarf lightly embroidered with the bios
SONS in natural colors, with napkins and
doylles similarly decorated. Bunches OF
violets in cut glass bowls stand irregu-
larly about the board, and the candels In
the branching candelabra of silver or
China, and violet, shaded with violet
shades A few loose violets are in the
finger bowls and the ice is served, in lit
tie urns of violet satin, whose covers are
punches Of flowers. The tin1ng Of the
actual vtands to carry out the color
scheme of feast Is no longer considered
good form.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger's dining
room is O noble apartment, hung in dark
lighted, It is said to enhance the fairness
OF every woman who enters.
A blow at q certain sort Of church fairs
has been inaugurated at Portland, Me-.
over hundred Of the local business
firms have signed an agreement to give
In fn nd mn
enterprises Of that kind. This does not
seem to the reasonable mind unneces-
sarily harsh. A large amount Of what Is
cheeky" begging is done under the guise
OF "fair" work, and 1t is not surprising
that some set of merchants have rebelled.
TO sell goods on commission is always u
legitimate source OF profit in any scheme
OF the sort, and this Is the only sort
which should be tolerated.
Corn meal, the yellow meal of our pam
tries, is said to be one OF the best Of cos
metics A jar of 1t should be kept on the
+. toilet stand, and after the face has been
washed I'm really hot water with pure,
unscented soap, the meal should be
rubbed all over 1t well and gently Thea
II. should be busted out of the hair and
eyebrows, the face wiped lightly over
with bit Of soft old linen, and the skin
viii feel delightfully."- smooth and satny.
The last thing to be attacked by the
rage for enamel painting is the family
sooled-linen hamper. 1t Is now done In
pink. blue, white or pale violet, and has
"mirabel dictu'', a big bow on the top.
Could anything be more paradoxical, het-
reogepeous and absurd.
A fond mother has been chronicled as
wearing, set in ring, the polished bit
OF human ivory, which figured as her ba-
by's first TOOTH A London woman has
gone q step further and adorfhs her wrist
with a gold bangle, from which hangs a
locket beautifully engraved; in this lock-
ct is carefully guarded the first tooth of
her pet dog! 1t Is sad to be forced to
add that. though she lives In London, this
woman is American born.
A new lunch favor fresh from Paris
is q small water pail with mirror to SIM
ulate the water, on whose surface floats
Parma violets. Beneath this mock top,
which lifts Off are bon-bons.
A rash woman made the assertion the
other day that women could not diet A
man." she said. twill hold himself close-
ly to- prescribed regimen. but his wife
will starve with Lazarus today and feast
with Dives a week afterwards. l suppose
It Ia because man does not begin his
self-denial until he Is forced to by the
fear OF really serious sickness; whereas.
woman undertakes hers impulsively, and
as n sort Of fad and experiment"
The theory. however, that moen cannot
carry out a course OF life which is vigo-
orouH. and not attractive Is refuted In
the example OF many young women pre-
pairing for the ordeal of society. To be-
In the best possible trim for that encount-
or, the girl OF today counts no sacrifice
too great. No effort too prolonged or Sc
we're. She diets rlgidly II her COM
plexlon is coarse. avoiding sweets, veg
etable gravies and and salads, as she
would strychnine and arsenic. She rises
early, gallops in the park. has her hair
brushed for an hour every morning. Isl
. manicured daily, takes brisk walk in
the afternoon. spends hours every day
with her physical culture professor. takes
light meal at night. and is In ded at 9l
o'clock. This course lasts, not week
nor n month, but year. two. three or
four. according to the difficulties to be
overcome. When she finally steps out,
erect, 1.-THE. glowing with healh, every
movement graceful and untrammeled, she
Is superb specimen, physically Of wo-
manhood, and she has paid a serious