The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-25
A SIMPLE BABY PUFF.

the physical culture schools, Of an
afternoon, you will see how much time
Is devoted to this portion of the train
ing. Arms are raised high, and dropped
with heavy relaxing; are flung back
wards far as possible; are twisted
around in quick circles; are put grace
fully at the back of ones head-cap-
tivating attitude! Then there is the
pensive attitude of dropping on one
knee, leaving the elbow upon 1t, while
the hand supports the upraised chin.
How this could be utilized by the nine-
teenth century girl is puzzle which
she must work out for herself. And
when she has acquired perfect facility
and grace in the exercise of these mem
bers attention is given to the appear
ance of the arm. Is 1t sufficiently
plump and white? Is its skin smooth
and spotless? If she finds it rather dry,
and disagreeable TO the touch, II re-
uuires vigorous rubbing twice day
with a flesh brush or a coarse towel,
after which a little cocoanut oil may
be well rubbed in, although the latter
operation should be performed only
once or twice a week. In washing the
arms, always use soap in which is a
prepOnderance OF oil over alkai. II
the skin of the entire body be thor
oughly rubbed once day, it should be
in so good a condition as to give the
arms the clear tint that is sought after.
The sleeve question is a very salts
factory one this fall and winter. First,
because the day sleeve is draped IN
manner calculated 10 hide many de
feet. and secondly, because the evening
sleeve Is such a liberty loving affair,
and conforms to no rule or reason.
Let Us start logically, and consider
the day sleeve. Or, rather, let as note
the points Of similarity between the
day and the evening sleeve. Ofcourse
their independence attracts rs az the
very beginning-the fact that they are
SO often OF an altogether different ma
terial from the gowns they accompany
a velvet sleeve is slipped into cloth
bodice; a silk bodice boasts a satin or
chiffon sleeve; a shImmering gauze
bodice is weighed down with heavy
velvet or brocade shoulder pufis; an
upper puff OF velvet has cloth cuff
below A lace ruftle or band i no IN
common thing or any sort Of sleeve
Then, as said before. the sleeve is 50
accommodating. Il spreads 50 that y
Immediately FIXES the attention CP.r
il, often 70 such en- extent that the
bodice between Is utterly ignored But
this Is often the very thing you want
When you have taken last years sui;
and fixed = up with tiny. handsome
sleeves. q new collar and belt you
don't want any body 70 look a. the Old
brown cloth. but the rich brown velvet
Then, too. the peculiar spread Of the
sleeve about the elbow gives your
waist a sufficiently small APPEARANCE
We are sensible, yea know, and We
wouldn't dream Of wearing clsas-ur-
ing corset OF 81 having waist That
IS nat up 20 the Greek standard of
twenty-six inches. but at the same
time we are very. glad that The stJles
make our waist. look smaller rnau
hey are. for is delightful 70 p-esent
= slim, wilowy appearance isrl 1T
Bat let me describe some o, the DAY
sleeves There j., Of cour-e. he regE-
.atioE gigDt - leg-o'-mutto.l - which
everybody knows al st-out !; = The
fashion % dr1De . u surh VA that
TIE eject Il : pus. falling ever plain
cuff- = gwen. although E; - SrtsaIlT
all in oue piece Then there = tie
-esl upper puff and plain lover sleess'
and TIE giEot whose fuIiness continue,
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