Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-17
ton in London wearing

szM>yf Feared at conspicuous
| Z out-of-doors social func-
ton in London wearing
a dark blue cloth gown with dark hat
trimmed with blue flowers, but no gloves and
this move is making decided strides OF course
In winter gloves arc needed. and no one can
dance in bare hands without being considered
vulgar, but how delightful in warm weather to
dispense with them, and what saving OF
money it would mean to the girl OF limited
allowance, for light gloves so soon become
solled, and soiled gloves make the prettiest
toilet seem tawdry. At dinners gloves are GER
tainly quite unnecessary. TO draw on n long
tight pair only to pull them off again within
very few moments and have them
become enveloped Ill the napkin or
! trailed under the table between courses is a
| fashion with very little to recommend it; to
pu. the han,ls through the wrist opening leav-
| ing an untidy, voluminous roll OF kid extending
half way up the arm. is hot and unbecoming
| while not TO remove them at all is absolutely
ob]ectionable. Therefore VIII. should one be
inflicted with them ut dinners! / wonder that
the ''woman's tights" recornlers have not
attacked the glove question and followed men
| In wearing gloves only on very great occa ions
Yet am glad they have not done so since they
are not noted FOR taste in dress that would
attract a desirable following. But il some
| beautiful, popular leader OF fashion would dis
card gloves, when she woud be undeniably
| prettier and moro sensible without them We
| might, at theaters, for example. be impressed
with "a dehghtful sense OF unconyentonality,
| comfort and beauty by the sparkle of rings on
little white cool fingers. Then girls might
| seem less stereotype,i. less artificial and with
| purses less narrow-aaring fewer gloves to DO
| paid for-their views might have chance to
be broader and their ideas of life more free
and pleasant
THE PROPER MENU FOR SUMMER.
There has boon n change in taste and fashion
since the fine lady in one of Anthony Trolope's
novels made her weekly round of roasts the
high water marx of the elegance of her menaGe
! and her butchers book the epiiomc of her
| social eminerce. Now. the diner fin is COM
posed OF light, creamy SOUPS delicate soufles
| sorbets and salads, with q prevalence OF cold
| dishes. In our warm summer climate, and
with our indifferent domestic service the little
home dinners that one wlshes-or should wish
to have tiaintily served could be very easily ar
ranged il people would only look around Them
little and replace the heavy. substan ,ial meats,
which are essential to our vigorous winter
/ habits, with attractive. delicious salads. do
not mean the familiar salad of lettuce to-
mato, or any one article that usually follows
| the roast, but a potpourri salad, as beautiful us
| the flowers III the garden ant rs varied in color
] and appearance. Twill describe n few varieties.
leaving indefinite variation to ingenious. inter-
| ested house wives.
| ture. This is made of cooked cold carrots
| potatoes. peas. French beans and asparagus
| points tossed together in good mavonnaise
and garnishe1 with anchovies or shreds Of
chicken tongue.
Lobster is always standby. Cut the best
part Of the fish into neat slices and ay them
aside. mix tho odd bits with water cress
tossed in mayonnaise Arrange the slices on
top. cover with minced parsley and garnish
with the pink claw meat.
Italian salad is made OF cucumbers boiled
potatoes, beet root and cold boiled fish. cut
into dice-.he quantity of vegetables must be
double that of the fish. mixed with a
mayonnai-e enriched with the pounded yelks
OF hard-boiled eggs and garnished with the
whites cut into long shreds.
For Indian salad slice a cabbage lettuce ar /
range 1t with water cress i'll the center of a
dish. pour over it Il French dressing made with !
spiced vinegar from the sweet pickle jar. claret
and oil in proportions Of three times much |
oil as vinegar and claret. Garaish with shrimps |
and fried rings OF lemon.
One Of the pre.;icst salads that can be i'm |
agined is made Of fakes OF boiled hard-sheI |
crabs and sliced mushrooms tossed in very rich |
mayonnaise slightly favored with onion juice !
and arranged in pale, curling leaf of cabbage |
lettuce. this laid like shell on fringy bed |
OF water cress, with two or three primrose |
flowers as tuft OF color. 1t should be served |
Individually, one leaf on each plate.
THE SECRET OF PERPETUAL YOUTH.
The girl tina. wishes to find the secret Of per-
petual youth should study the history OF Maria
Marchioness of Ailesbury, whose death last |
month. at the age Of eishtv-three years.
has left SO much regret in London clubs and |
drawing rooms. 1t is true that she had been.
as Charlotte Bronto once expressed it, 80 |
reared, SO guided from a soft cradle to II calm,
late grave, that no excessive suffering had pen
etrated her lot. no tempessuous blackness
overcast her journey and nature is
Il,
agent of Providence; neither could her
handsome face. her stately carriage. her dis
tinguished appearance. her upright willowy
figure, which age had failed to bend, be ac-
CURED.
But that she positively never aged can be
traced to causes within the reach OF almost any
girl having physical vitality and proper
amount Of energy. Tho corner stone Of her
yigor and popularity WAS intense goodness Of
heart and nobility Of character that made her
the most loyal of friends. A brilliant CONVEX
sationalist, one of the most attractive figures IN
the salons of the West End. travelling every
where to appear at social functions. never miss
ing an Ascot or Goodwood race meeting, where
she was always the guest Of the Prince of Wales
or the Duke Of Richmond, moving in the best
OF society IN palaces and country homes. taking
long walks with all the vIvncity OF young girl,
she yet found time to be kind friend, not only
to the strictly poor, but to the gently born of
slender means she understood and gave the
tuat hours OF ner WHY t;itk upon OOOhS
and society could afford to poor solitary ladies.
1t has been said of her-a rare tribute TO be
paid to n veritable grande dams of the most FASH
.onable world-that no demand upon her tins or
good nature was ever dishonored. Her kindness
and sympathy. her delight to be Of service to
her friends made her much beloved by the
young that at dinners it usually the most
youthful cavalier who wa. selec ted to take her
in. The envy, hatred and malice and all I'M
charitableness" commonly attributed to the
vOtaries OF fashion had no place with her. She
delighted only in the brightness and ''go" Of /
fashionable life. To me it seems evident that
the elixir of her perpetual youth was what we
all might have if we would-that is, he essence OF
active good nature, kindness Of heart, consider
alton, sympathy.
A DANCERS ASSOCIATION.
It is said that Washington hostesscs will be |
able to insure undoubted success for their balls
next winter merely by an additional expense.
The plan, conceived and arranged by Napoleon
of social strategy and finance, is this There Is
to be dancers association. to be known rs
The Saint Vitus League" The young man at
the head of it will arrange with the hostess who
wishes to give a successful dance for the num-
Der of dancing men she requires and the prices
to be paid, and he will furnish them. Invita-
tiots will be sent the same AZ to other guests,
lint n private mark will indicate ''buSlness."