The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-01
GOSSIP FOR THELADIES,


uOOolT FUN he LADlEO.
Adj Dorothea,n.
know where there IL honey In a jar
Meet for n certain little friend Of mine:
And, Dorothy, know where daisies are
That only wait small hands to intcrt wine
Awrcath for such II golden head as thine
The thought that thou art coming makes all
glad; - b."
And many Il little lass and little lad
Expectantly are running to and fro:
The fire within our hearts IL all agIow
We want thee, child. to share in our delyh,
On this high day, the hottest and best,
Because twas then, ere youth had taken
flight.
Thy grandma NINA, Of women Iovelicst.
Made me. OF men most hOnOrcd and most
best.
That naughty boy who led thee to suppose
lie was thy sweetheart has I yrievn r. roll
And tOtldlc with 1t to another belle
Who does not treat him altogether we'll.
But mind not that, or let It teach thee this
TO waste no love on any youthful rover.
(All youths are rovers. assure thee. Miss
No. II thou wouIdst true constamcy dis
f cover.
Thy grandpapa is perfect as a lover
so come, thou playmate Of my closing dgy,
The latest treasure life can offer me-
And with thy baby laughter make ~ CAV.
Thy fresh young voice shall sing, my Dor,
Songs that shall bid the feet of sorrow flee
w. r. Gladstone
Absence Of Draperies.
There is a notable absence Of draperv
in some Of the newest and best appointed
houses. True, some Of them have walls
covered with fabric-a fashion, by the
way, that while it may have it's points of
grace, so far as elegance and expense are
concerned, is open to the most serious OBJ
!ections on account of health. But these
houses are the exception The majority
OF dwellings have plaster-tnished walls,
or are paprred. The formcr.ar done
up regardless in stucco and stencil. the
latter sometimes have fork pamr-as I'M
sanitary as any decoration can possibly
be.
Tho hralthfuI and sanitary wall is plain
and hard finished. 1t can be brushed.
cleaned, and. in emergencies. wiped off
with cloth wet iii disinfcctants None
OF the finishes arc capable Of the same
amount of cleanliness. but must have
their surfaces renewed if unwhoIesome
atmOspheres prevail or are fumigated, a
process that really amounts to but very
little: except in the upper portion of the
apartment. Wall covering is a choice of
evils at the best. and one can scarcely he
blamed for Objecting to the fashiona bic
way of arranging them. Curtains and
draperies are the dread of the hygienist.
They harbor disease germs unlimited.
and are stuffy and smothcry if they are
heavy: Curtains that cannot be cleaned
should he positively forbidden i'm sleep
ing rooms. For these apartments muslin
curtains or silk ones, for which soap and
water have no terror. are the only ones
to be tolerated. Sash curtains and shades
are every way more dcSirabIr than the
profusion Of draperies with which most
windows are covered. and as for the bed
hangings. they are simply nothing DIore
nor less than denominations. Every fab,
ric used in IL sleeping room should he
proof against injury in the laundry
With the present fashion for linen covers
of all sorts this is entirely possible. Em-
brOldercd covers for dressin. and other
tables. bureau Scarfs and lounge covers
can just as we'll be of washable goods
and the health of the occupants of the
apartment will be greatly improved,
thereby.
Fads of English Women.
V,
almost universally, affected by English
women just now. and that | don: think
will be copied over here. even by the
most pronounced faddists.' remarked a
woman just back from Il long stay in
England. They are the rhgnon and the
walking cane.
''rhc fashionable couture Of hislenus.
nay: revolving, and l am sorry to say it
is affected by about eight in ten English
I y rtstrx I'm,
extreme style of the old chignon, an inn
mense wad of hair. or imitation of one.
stuck straight ont from the back of the
head. In its extreme development it is
often fully as large as the head which
1t dlstigures. Sometimes you see wonl-
an who aims to he ultra fashionable
wearing two of these monstrosities, one
atop Of the other. and maybe little
sailor hat perched atop of the wad. but
not covering her head at all The only
Improvement over the old chignon is
that the present one is a hair-covert-l
wire frame instead Of swab Of hair.
The vulgar people call it a bun In
trip around the continent didn't see
a single bun except on travelling Eng
i!Sh women. 1t is purely English and
likely ~ remain SO.
The inevitable accOmpan iment of the
chignOn is the walking cane. and il was
to me the oldest thing in the world
when l arrived in England in the spring
t" see every woman walking with n
regular mans cane. The heavy fashion
abieS carry heavy canes. just rs our
thOIlies do. | travelled all around Eng
land to all the big towns and the fash
lGnahle watering places. and every whore
the can" was most conspicuous.
RHt there's reason for the cane. and.
absurd as 1T is. it is ~ point for the cane
above the chignOn. for the latter is with
h1f ~
toria is compelled to use Il walking cane
whenever Sh" moves abont. and II is in
compliment to Her Majpsty-or from silly
aping of royalty. whichever yo, like
that the English woman carries cane.
You remember. of course. the .iIcxan,ir,r
limp, which nearly every English wor,-
an affected some years ago and vhicI,
bad its virgin. in the Iamenesx of fl,c
Princess of Wales. 1t is i'm inst sncI,
ways that many of the fashionable. an
surditics Of Europe originate. Rut bc.,v-
on fnrfcnd MS from the chienon and tn.
cane
Marie SntoiBette's Crown,
There is n crown in New York that
every woman IN tn" fnnd wo,r'd Tikr fr
hold in her hand and. maybe. try on her
head. II came over the seas iu n r;,ske,
Of faded royal purple vc,vnf. with mopo
gram and lock and key nf gc,n- entrusted
gold. The yeEOwed satin lining still gives
out an irresistible fragrance. and a. I
rrvcrnt'y tnnchcd If my heart gave n
great big aclic for the woman whu had
;nvcd and worn if. IN faircr days il was
made fDr The lovely. nnhap,,y Ofr.eu
Marie Antoincttr and fhc sheen III fI,c
pearl and blaze Of fhr diamond arc inst
tho same ~ tho day her lovely eyes first
1t,ok"d nIr'n them. DnIy fhc cass. shows
the years and the changes. Mrs. TsradIey-
Marin is the proud owncr of fhis cxauis-
it, fg'lwtiof, If gems. ard she ,aId fer II