The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-14
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NEW YORK., May lI.-rhe wonderful vi
tality some women arc blessed With They
seem to have nine lives. just like the vel
vet paved, graceful eat, who can ncverthc
less scratch GA occasion, and to whom, by
the way, they are SO often likened. Take
Clara Morris, for instance. She has just
returned from the road after season Of
oxhausting business and l2,O00 profits
and she is very well indeed This same
woman, a man who knows everything was
telling me the other day, has been the de
spair of managers, as they feared to make
contracts with her, owing to her fragile
health For % years she has had the rep.
utatiun of being a nervous wreck, u con
sumptivC, etc. and her obituary has been
on file in newspaper offices i'm readiness
for type score of times. Still now she
seems to have entered upon second youth,
is planning for next season and, according
to report, is remarkably strong and healthy
looking.
Tho latest novelties in millinery are an
affront to nature Black velvet violcts,
black satin peoples and brown velvet roses
are Mt present nodding in defiance of all
law OF fitness from the crown of every
swell hat.
had occasion to go to u police station
recently to endcavor to recover some jew
clry stolen beyond doubt by II sentimental
eyed charwoman who had seen better days,
and who had amused me by quoting from
Macbeth" while she brandishcd her
scrubbing brush on high. You see, " said
/ to the man ut the desk, the woman told
me such "A heartrending tale of her lost
. oil So al, h.p
unfortunate position that / engaged her
/ without references - "Ah, that Just it,
[ said a policeman standing by. "That's
the way with women. Oh, my, but they
play on your hcartstrings And the worse
they are the harder they play. l never ar
rested woman yet without hearing Il
story from her lips that would have touched
/ a heart of steel, and ] never landed one Of
| them at this n re desk without feeling my
self "a cursed brute and the law "A holy hor-
ror There never was one arrested yet who
/ wasn't n lady, who wasn't innocent, or if
| guilty who didn't blame all her degrade
! ton on some man or other at some time in
her life. I'd rather struggle with 20 plum
dering Golaths and get them here with
both my eye Hacked than arrest one wom-
an and hear the tale of woe she tells me as
we come along" Truly women's weapons
, are diplomacy ana stratagcm!
The flower markets in big towns are al
ways one of the spring novelties. Society
women get up at dawn and stand in the
freshness Of the day bargaining for pots of
pansies and bachelor buttons There is
something So revivifying about it also
tempting, SO joyousl After the flower
markets open the spring fever for green
lanes quickly follows, and quick exodus
to the country is the result
Women are at present divided into two
known classes-thosC who want suffrage
and those who don't. The cmanoipatcd
woman calls the other "undcvelopcd. 90
The woman fighting for femininity and
who rather enjoys leaning on the lord of
creation calls her opponent 'masculinc,
bold. 80 This division in the camp was un-
expected, and the situation becomes still
more interesting when one remembers that
there is another vast mass who say moth
ing-the women who are utterly inditfer-
cnt about the whole thing, the women
whose view of the question is represented
by shrug which expresses nothing.
Among the cccentricities in hosiery no
ticc silk stockings with spangled insteps.
There are also novelties of iridcsCent silk,
the upper part patterned on the contrary
lines to the lower White stockings, elab-
oratoly oponworked on the instep, will be
much worn with the white canvas ties that
look SO natty with summer outing frocks.
If you are thinking of writing play,
consider well the trials you will have to
undergo When it is finished, only one
fifth of the battle is won. 1t is hard to see
managers. They are hedgcd around likt
kings. If you send your play, it lies fol
months unread or Is returned after most
superficial examination. Even after your
play is considered and commended, there
are sure to be alterations required, some
times the whole Roasting of a character
If you want peace of mind and sleep OF
nights, write books galore, sonnets, but q
play-well, only write it if you can't teal
yourself away from the idea. Those en-
tering upon the profession Of dramatic lit
erature must consider that they will have
many masters to please, cautious and critic
al all of them
Planked shad is the very thing with
crosses these days. To cook it observe tn,
following directions: Nail shad to an OAK
board and stand it before the fire, the lower
end of the board standing well in drip
ping pan. Sprinkle well with salt and pep
per When done on one side, take it of
and nail it on so that the other side cooks
nicely. Serve on IA platter with butter.
and gloves n size larger than are worn il
winter, if you would be comfortable, and
therefore pretty. With the warmth the
feet and hands enlarge little.
Lilac and buttercup luncheons are now
as fashionable as they were last season
With these the food should be served pic
nic'' style and the table linen match the
hue of the pretty spring flowers
Perhaps you think sulphur baths quite
out of your reach If you do not live in {
large city. You are mistaken. Put IA rusl
bottomed chair over a pan of Goals, ar
ranged to heat water pan Throw pow
dered sulphur on the Goals The fumes
mingle with the steam which enters thu
system by the pores which are opened by
the vapor. The bather in the chair the
brazier and all must he completely wrapped
in waterproof quilt leaving the head
exposed, so that no sulphurous air il
breathed, as Of course this produces suffo
cation. Do not take this bath until The
weather has become settled in its warmth
One of the most useful things in WON
an 5 wardrobe is black silk skirt Al
fashions go today, this can make part OF
half dozen toilets a cloth or Jet waist
can be worn with it ON the street, fussy
waist, with chiffon, at home, and lately
that most fashionable thing-the light col
ored theater budicC-rcquires n black sill
skirt. These bodiccs come in variety OF
colors pink and black and yellow ant
black being among the favorites. Pointed
back and front with full sleeves and
bertha of silk or lace they are exquisitely
effective. With these a small jet bandeau
Is worn ON the hair no trimming being
required save n bow and few roses.
Here is recipe for delicious dish
halibut in Turkish style: Take a halibut
steak and cover it with tomatoes. The
tomatoes should be boiled whole first