The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-28
A DOMESTIC DRAMA.
What tho Passengers on IA Michigan Rond
saw aud Heard.

Nh"t w" Passengers on Michigan Rond
saw aud Heard.
Coming over on the Michigan Central n
tall tine appearing man aud handsome
ly dressed, refined looking woman were
seated just In front Of plainly dressed
sweet faced old lady about 40 years old
Every little while the man would turn
and address n remark to the elder woman.
aud her eyes would glow with pride, for
he was her son, and though his wife did
T. 81. perhaps she was
..f rru Of Ia" old lady-yet she would
d,i-n e. lrop n word or two once in
awhile.
Finally tho son turned. as the porter in
formed him Il ~, ui''i..: cor in the rear,
and said: "Woll, mother, t. ma aud |
will 20 now and ret our dinlrr. You
know she needs . good warm diui.. =. You
have brought your lunch, ! see Twin
send you in II good cup of hot tea." And
the couple rose and passed into the Iiling
car.
After they had left, "mothrr" sat ook
ing out of the window and uppe..re 10 be
deep in thought, not ONerhappy I .haps.
Finally she reached under the lat and
brought up the little wornoui Lack has
ket "son" had noticed and n,il 81 on her
lap, lingering the ribbon 1t Wa, tIud with
in thoughtful way Just "a, she opened
it the train stopped at n station. The door
was suddenly flung open, aud CHEEKY
faced, handsome blond stepped in. lie
appeared to be looking eagerly for some
one.
Finally his glance fell on the little old
lady.
"Alother' he cried in delighted voice.
"NIy John; my joint" And the two
were clasped IN II loving embrace SO genu-
inc as to cause tears to rise in the eyes Of
one of the passengers, and the rest looked
on in an interested manner.
"Where are Frank and Emmaf" he in
quired.
"They have gone into the dining car.
Emma isn't well, you know, and has to
have n good, hot dinner" She repeated
this in an apologize way, for she saw II
look in Johns eyes that she did not fail to
read, and Frank-was he not her sou toos
But you didn't wish any dinner,
suppose" And his eyes fell on the little
basket. He saw IL all at n glance, bat he
must not hurt his mothers feelings thus.
"And are you not glad to see mei Are
you not surprised | found ! could join
you here instead of waiting until you got
W ,hlNhEps anu hbN WI illts itHT
isn't this dear little basket the same one
that Frank and | took our lunch in to
SCHOOL, | thought so." ~ "a smile rose on
the faded sv eet face.
swell, I'm awfully hungry. 'SposA
we keep this for supper and you come
with me and eat II nice hot dinner. No;
no excuses
! As they left the car they met the other
| pOnnIn - IIullpA IDnnf kNh.r..
come FROM" How do you do, Emmaf
81 came, Frank, just in time to see our
mother had n substantial meal" And
they passed on.
When the passengers who heard and
saw it all arrived Mt Chicago, they saw a
handsome young man with little black
! basket hanging on his arm tenderly assist
ing II sweet faced old lady through the
crowd. y carriage was called, and they
drove of. No one seemed to see anything
Of the other couple Chicago Tribune.
Tho Winter Complexion.
The frststep toward meeting the changed
requirements of the season is the purchase
OF some benzOn aud rose water and cold
cream. Lemons should have their place on
the dressing table as well as in the pantry
Every night after the candidate for "a charm.
ing complexion has taken her hot bath and
washed her face in hot water and with very
pure soap she should rub on little cleai
lemon juice. As lemon juice not only
whitenS but also dries the skin, cold cream
should be gently and thoroughly rubbed in
when the face is dry. In the morning the
face should be first washed in hot water
and then rnsed in n basin full Of cold wa
ter in which little of the benzoin has been
dropped.
The face should not be merely lightly
touched with a towel after it Is washed
but rubbed hard until it is quite dry. With
out soap and plenty of hard rubbing The
oily matter which eXudes from the pores
dries on the surface and combines with
dust and dirt TO make blackheads, prevents
the passage of more waste matter through
the skin and thus causes pimples and sim
liar denominations.
OF course the young woman who wants q
dazzling skin will not forget to eat plenty
of fruit, green salad and whole grained
bread and to eschew rich Jods and pastry
She will also be out of doors as much as
possible, but instead of counting the suns
rays as she did all summer she will screen
herself from them by wearing u fine veil.
However, she will not indulge in the 'styl
ish" dotted monstrosities dear to the ocu.
list. All sorts of exercises that will send
the blood dancing through her veins she
will indulge in. Turkish baths will play
their part in the making Of her charming
appearance, and an occasional facial mas,
sage will help on the good work. st. Louis
Renuhlic.