The Washington times., 1894-06-24
Our Girls and Other Girls


A contemporary intimates that women are
deficit in humor because they seldom indulge
in boisterous laughter. The woman who
laughs is not so uncommon rs some may i'm
agine. Out Of respect to man, however,
many of her loudest outbursts of mirth are
reserved for her own privacy. She dislikes to
wound even such fair game as masculine
vanity. Seriously there is little definite rela-
tion between laughter and humor. Butfoon
cry excites laughter. Wit, on the other hand,
which is to drollery what polished steel is TO
raw ore, usually provokes only smile, but it
is a Damascus blade which most intelligent
women know how to WELD with effect.
There are few things more absurd than the
outbursts INDUCED in by simple-minded peo-
pie on the subject of powder. While no man
would wish his wife. daughters. or sweet
heart to appear in public in condition that
would suggest calcimining. there are very
few sensible men who do not much prefer
little carefully managed powder to the oily.
common looking faces they sometimes see
and have TO acknowledge rs those near and
dear to them.
There is not the slightest objection TO the
use nf powder in moderation and properly
applied and cared for it does not injure the
skin in the least. But it should be thor
oughly washed of. and the skin must be
cleansed whenever it has been used. This
is best done by wettiDg cloth with glycer-
inc and water and going over the face with
great care, rubbing, Just hard enough TO free
the pores from all impurities. After five min
utes OF this rubbing; wash the face with Il
little fine soap and rainwater, if possible:
then use little rosewater and glycerine while
ha 81 in IL still u-pr In
face will be found rs soft and delicate as the
skin OF Il small child.
Once upon time there were three fools
n great big fool. a middle-sized fool. and a
tiny little bit of n fool. These three were
women contemplating marriage with men
whose paths were crooked.
The woman who was little bit OF fool
married a man who drank. says Kate
Fields Washington. Her friends warned her.
naturally. and the general public prophesied.
but she risked it. Then began the official
programme cheerful home good meals.
fragrant coffee. bright open fires. After that
there was a gold cure, and in the end he was
reclaimed. He was, really. Moreover, he
STAYED so.
The mddle-sized fool married n man whose
taste was not so much for wine rs for women
and song He liked them best as combined
in light opera. II requires woman of great
sweetness of temper and infinite tact to man
age man OF this kind: but she did 1t. and in
time he. 100. reformed. The road was weary
one for her. however.
But the great big fool married man who
was a gambler. He was foreign person,
having n local habitation. deeply mortgaged.
and II name. And the rest of this chapter is
very brief and not especially cheerful. 1t is
this: The genuine gambler never reforms.
The newest sleeves are IL seems wider than
ever. This appears the case because they do
not droop over the elbow, being stifened TO
stand well away from the Joint. The effect |
OF the more fashionable sleeves is to impart !
by force of contrast an apparent slenderness /
to the waist. the greatly exaggerated width OF I
the shoulders caused by extreme volume nj /
the upper part of the sleeves producing this |
result. Sleeves are never high in effect. but /
the more the great iullness can be made to !
stand away from the shoulders the moro |
fashionable they are. and for this reason they |
must be lined with fabric that will keep /
them well dis,ended without, however, Civ /
ing them 4 still wooden appearance. ard |
eight out of every ten dressmakers prefer the |
ghtest weight crinoline lawn for this pur-
pose. This is. of course. Tor sleeves that are /
not transparent.
June Is the month of roses and sweet Sum
ner girls All the pretty iiSinEs for the
coming us time. patience. and a liberal outlay
If money can make them. Bright colors pre-
dominate in woods rs well as silks. linens. and
.ottons. Ii really does seem that there i not
20 much fussiuess but a tendency to simpler
combination and less trimming-in fact Il
little trimming and that the very best of its
lind. This is much more effective than n
great amount of cheaper ornamcntation. Too
much of even the richest trimming spoils
gown that would otherwise br Il chef ouvre
The woman VINO would be always well isUwncd
specially guards against this really vulgar
display. Enough is enough. in trimming; as
Ii wit.
\ remarkably elegant brocade worn re-
entity by Il visitor from New York was an il
ustration of this point. The brocade was
ich in color. with primrose, pink. and green
and the figures or rather
lowers. standing out in relief like an artist $
work. The iii was perfect and the whist and
leeves trimmed 10 perfection with point lace.
Yearly the whole front of the waist was or the
anne costly lace and fril of il fell below the
lbow sleeves. The front breadth oftheskirt.
co. WIS outlined with the broad lace alto
ether making rich. artistic evening dress
ad the ornamentation stopped right here
ut no. About the long tram were two rows
f lace, which literally spoiled the effect OF an
therwise elegant toilette.
Do you know that | fully believe that some
reat philanthropist should establish an EN-
owmeHt iund 10y means OF which talented.
trug.ling girls who leave country homes
nd ny TO the cities to pursue caliincs in the
arious arts. might take their mothers with
hem and thereby secure for thenis elves that
nectiona;c compan:onship. protection. and
uidance which they cannot othcrw.s3 have?
avs writer III the Jenuess Muller Magazine
here is Il vast lot OF money going to waste nj!
yer this Union. 1t is wasted III costly iewes
I palaces. il almost priceless horsts. in
achts. in costly silks and laces, in the re-
p!endent livery OF roctmen. in the rich and
lmost wholly indi"estible foods. in ancient
nd expensive wines-even in dogs which are
nported at enormous figures. in most cases
)r purely ornamental purposes. Why not / ,
Ike Il bit of this money and establish q
lother's fund for ambitious girls? Such Il
md would accomplish more good than all
re young women homes that the philan-
Iropic mind can conceive or the lhilan-
iropic pocket can provide. The amount of
le whole matter is that if the girl has n
lother, she needs her until such time. at least,
the former is married and has n husbands
and protection.
And just here the fathers duty comes in
18th meaning too plain to be mistaken If
needs the capable daughter at
ONE. father" should strain many points to
AXE that home comfortable and pleasant.
zen il he has TO do it at the expense OF Il |
It bank account. The bank account fur !
shed daily by the right Kind of home sur
,undings is the best bank account of ALL for l
is the hank account of the heart. an ac- {
,unt which it is well worth while to make |
rious personal sacrifices to keep. There {
light be poorer outlook for art if there !
ere more happy homes in America. but
step would be lighter. and the
lildren she adores would have less heart |
niger in those dingy city chambers where i
ey struggle on to fame, alone and un- {
ded. L
1 hold. too. that sons and brothers have Y
me duties other than those to wives. pros l
,ctive or real. believe that where there is l.
1t plenty OF money in p family II sons first
ity is to his mother. and after that to his