The Washington times., 1894-06-03
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For W0rn6n ONLY

A bright woman in q northern paper says:
have heard II asserted SO frequently that
women dress with On eye to pleasing men
only. 1t is belief certainly very flattering
to men, and of course they adopt 1t with en-
thusiasm and cling to 1t with tenacity. I, for
one, am quite prepared to deny it most en-
phatically. OF course women like the ad-
miration Of men. but they care more for the
pliment from one women to another is far
more apt to be sincere than from man to
woman, so many OF them consider It in
cumbent upon him to interlard his remarks
to women with flattering sentences, regardless
OF truth, or even probable fiction. l have
been quite convinced that the women dress
for each others eyes, for during this season,
when almost all OF our entertainments have
been for the fair sex alone, at the luncheons,
card parties, afternoon receptions, ETC., our
ladies have been unusually well dressed.
A young society woman from Philadelphia
underwent a painful operation at the hands
Of New York doctor, according to theWorld,
to remedy pair Of ears which she thought
were not shapely enough. In reality they
were not at all unusual, either in size or de-
sign, but the young women thought they
stood out too much from her head.
She set in the chair and, with the excep-
ton OF q few spasmodic little screams, sub
mitted to the painful operation without finch
ing. The doctor made long incision in the
back part Of each ear, and cut out V-shaped
piece Of membrane. Then he sewed up the
wound and drew the ear back close to the
head. When one ear had been fixed up the
young woman looked in the mirror and
seemed to think the improvement very slight.
but the surgeon assured her that 1t was
greatly improved. and when they both had
been treated she thought they looked much
better. The doctor said he had treated an
other woman similarly the day before.
Only the vulgarian scents her pocket hand
kerchief. There is daintier way Of being
sweet, says the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Eau de- cologne is the one toilet water that
never goes out Of style. There are two choice
odors, lavender and violet de japonias. The
lavender is used for bed and table linen. Amy
other use is the blunder of Ignorance. This
particular cologne is rarely to be had out Of
the gates of Paris. 1t retails there at So
pint, but two teblespoonsful in tub OF water
twill smell somebody up all day." as they say
in French.
Another source Of sensuous delight is half a
pint of benzoin thrown into the tub, making
a milk bath. This tincture is only 10 cents an
ounce. 1t cleans the skin and tightens it,
which makes it popular with fabby old dam
dies and withered old danes, and it ieayes the
flesh exhaling the odor of refinement, SO to
speak. Bath bags are always satisfactory, al
though very expensive, the suspicion that the
maid or somebody used 1t forcing the exqui-
site to provide q fresh one every day. Orris
or almond meal, with shaved soap and oil OF
roses or violets. is the usual filling.
The Very Latest in Perfunery.
must tell you about regular revolution
in perfumery, brought about by Legrand, OF
the Parfumerie Oriza, in favor Of our little
pocket facons, which, as you know. always
to run out and spoil everything, says
Town Topics, also speaking of perfumes. If
you remember, he invented solified perfumes,
and now he is making solid cylinders to go
into ones pockets-scent bottles of violets,'
Scotch lavender or lemon that unite these de-
licious perfumes with English smelling salts.
which method also preserves the strength OF
both the salts and perfumes for an indefinite
period. This very useful composition is sold
III sweet Hills cIySIdi pOttlrs lucuseN III d
pretty leather case. very easily carried about
and really very "fetchy."
I very naturally wished my scent bottle
filed at once, and when l took it out OF my
pocket to my Infinite disgust not a cylinder
was thin enough to go in. was in despair,
but Legrand consoled me Immediately by tell
ing me that he had thought Of all the incon-
of too narrow-necked
had composed tiny globules
n i.h hrf-frp ava
Of a needle. They smell just as strong rs the
cylinders, so l went home quite happy. Le-
grand told me these solidifed and perfumed
salts were the best preservative against mi
crobes OF all kinds. and as the world seems to
be "stiff with them" nowadays. advise you
to fly to Park & Tilford and lay in a supply.
This new invention has only just been sent
over.
A new course OF study has been introduced
In the curriculum of Elmira Female College,
being systematic study OF manners, says the
New York Times. The council of etiquette
formed in the college is made up Of represent
stives from all the college classes, and to this
council disputed points are submitted. 1t
looks up authorities, considers weight OF evil
ience pro and con. and finally decides accord
ing to the best standards. Once every fort
night a member OF the council presents an
original paper, to be read in the college chapel
to the rest of the students. Some of the sub
ects thus presented hare been Manners in
Public Places, +" Letters and Letter-writing,"
'Chaperones and Their Uses and others.
The broad question OF manners cannot be
.oo much studied or too well understood.
When it is brought down TO finicai questions
Of etiquette, which can never be decided for
Ill time in all places, to much considering
,f them Is both tiresome and harmful The
kind thing is usually the right thing. 1t is
while one is hesitating over what Mrs Grundy
las decided to be the right thing that the op-
to do the kind thing passes.