The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-04
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
New an6 Useful Ideas and Information on
Timely Topics.
Especial Correspondence.


Timely Topics.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Something new
and dainty in luncheon covers is of blue
denim bordered round with white fringe
several inches wide AT each place spread
white fringed serviettes, being careful to
have the fringe combed out. If the table
is round, the center serviette should be
square; if long, a scarf should be used
/ The chic effect is heightened by using blue
and white china.
The season is so short that it hardly
pays TO buy a demisaison hat. With a
few additions and little ingenuity the
summer hat can be freshened up to look
almost like new. After taking off the trim
ming brush and sponge the entire hat
with benzine. Then turn the bows and
substitute wings or feathers for the flow
ers. Put everything back in the same
place, and you viii be surprised at the i'm
provement
1t is the woman who never cries who
keeps away wrinkles. Contortions Of the
face while talking should be avoided
Never sleep on the face. Use down pill
lows when possible. Excessively hot wa
ter dries the skin and wrinkles it, while
cold water stimulates and refreshes it,
A delicious toilet powder for the body is
made by mixing 2 packages of violet rice
powder, 4 grains of powdered musk,
drops of oil of sandalwood and 2 ounces of
powdered orris. After mixing spread in
the sun for several days to dry out.
Don't let the baby suck its thumbs. In
teresting as this habit is, it is the cause Of
broad, fiat thumbs in after life. The Ger
man custom of making infants sleeves an
eighth of yard longer than the arms is
an excellent preventive.
If you want TO look neat, always wear q
veil on the street. 1t keeps your hair in
place and protects your face from the dirt.
To keep wells looking fresh for long time
they must be smoothed and folded after
each wearing. The best veil case is be-
tween the leaves of heavy book.
Women with muddy compilations should
take an after dinner coffee spoonful of
table salt in glass of water half an hour
before breakfast every other morning
Nothing is better for the complexion than
boiled carrots. 1t is said that Lillian Rus
sell keeps dish of them on her dressing
table and eats them instead of bonbons
The best dressed women have given up
wearing long petticoats. When chcmises
are worn, they are trimmed at the bot
tom, otherwise short skirt is required.
The dress skirt should have two full dust
rufiles giving the appearance OF an I'M
derskirt when lifted. When economy must
be considered and silk Innings are not pos
sible, the same effect is produced by hav-
ing only the ruf1ies of silk.
A teaspoonful of kerosene in a washtub
of water whitens clothes. There IS nothing
better for children with growing pains
than rubbing the aching parts with kero-
sene.
If your hands perspire, sprinkle them
well with powdered magnesia before put
ting on your gloves. Never go on the
street without gloves. 1t is an important
obligation every lady owes herself
If you are inclined to be sallow, never
have your bedroom hangings of yellow.
Besides being unbecoming, it is very try
ing on the eyes. Pink or blue are the
colors for you.
Don't have your dogs ears cut. 1t is
not only inhuman, but no longer fashion
able. In England at the last dog shows
special prizes were awarded all dogs with
natural ears. The expensive Japanese
spaniel is to be the fashionable dog this
season.
Dress waists, TO keep their shape, should
be folded, never hung up. \ bureau
drawer is the best place for them, but
never n bottom one, because of the dust
from the floor.
The number Of women who swarmed at
the watering places this summer prove
that last winters fad of taking swimming
lessons had many followers. Two fads for
the coming winter will be learning to play
billiards and belonging TO a whist class.
If your bust is losing its firmness, mas
sage gently every day for half an hour
with cocoa butter, being careful TO rub
up. Follow this with douche of cold
water and a vigorous rubbing with
coarse towel.
For burning feet, dip them in and out
Of salt water as hot as can be borne.
Lemon juice dropped on corns several
times day will dry them up in a short
time.
Mothers are nearly always to blame If
the babys ears stick out. Never tie any
thing behind childs ears like bonnet
strings or hat elastic Always Law the
baby flat on its car when sleeping. In ex-
IRENE eases a skeleton cap should be worn,
hut silk handkerchief drawn over the
top of the head, down over the ears and
tied securely under the chin answers the
came purpose.
If you are proud of your slim. graceful
ankles, never ride a bicycle at all or walk
I'm low shoes.
LAURA OLIVIA BooTHE.