The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-17

me- 80. my dear creature Was Inc an
w1 raped cut with sgddsnness fnax
was quite CONVINCING. Then Lady sur
face joined It: Quite right. Colonel l
have observed that sne girls who skirt
dance 1oa't marry, a. rule reason
that was far from dear old Col Artnurs
thoughts: but ike most men. he did not
take the trouble 20 say So We know
dozens OF girls who are learning the &C
conpnshrnent. and display II and much
Of their hosiery. at their friends homes
But as one OF the crowd or spectators
may say fhax. notwithstanding the ap-
plause that invariably follows. the re-
marks that are made are not Of the sort
TO encourage those who hear them TO
learn the art OF high-kicking.'
The up-to-6ate woman no longer
wears colIaretSes OK chiffon, satin or
velvet. The newest thing in neck NIX
tngs is the flower stock, and Is made OF
violets. roses. lilies or orchids. as best
suits the taste OF the wearer. The violet
and rose stocks seem TO be the most
popular at present The vsosets are
linked together. or the fuh bloom roses
set on . band Of ribbon On the band.
hidden Under the flowers, arczsewn tiny
sachets OF violet or heliotrope. which
are the fashionable perfumes OF tia
day.
Buttons bid fair 20 occupy an tmpcr-
taut position as trimming for the new
spring coats and costumes. Some are
OF pearl carved In geometrfc patterns:
sonse OF chased or oxidized silver, and
others are exquisitely painted disks For
those who can afford Il there are still
more Costly buttons OF solid gold.
A delicious sandwich for the afternoon
| tea is made from peanuts Blanch the
peanuts and chop them very fine. Pour
over them q thick sweet cream suflici-
ent to make q smooth paste. Salt to
| taste and spread the peanut paste be-
| tween small diamonds OF thin bread.
lightly buttered- Shrimp sandwiches
| are also very palatable. Take one pint
| OF shrimps. one ounce Of butter. half a
teaspoonful Of anchovy essence, pinch
| each Of grated nutmeg. powdered mace.
| and cayenne, pound them In a mortar.
| then stir over the fire In china sauce
| pan for q yew minutes. When cold
spread on very thin slices OF buttered
| brown bread.
Austrian coffee is beverage much
in vogue for evening receptions. A
| pitcher OF strong. cold coffee creamed
| and sweetened is at hand, and just be-
fore 1t is served place a tablespoonful
| OF Ice cream In each cup. This with
light cakes makes q very desirable re-
| freshment.
The bodice that fastens invisibly
| under the left arm and on the shoulder
| Is great favorite with all women who
| possess good figure It is impossible
| to secure it ones self, but when once
fastened the wearer has the proud dis
tinction OF looking as though she had
been melted and poured into 1t.
The toque Il the Popular theater hat,
black the fav0rite color and Is invari-
| ably ornarnented with vfolets. The new
spring viosets are much larger flowers
| than the violets used heretofore and
are known as Palma violets.
Every girl should possess at least one
| fons. Nothing could be imagined that
would seem more airy ard fairy-iike:
and made up over silk and properly cut
and trimmed nothing looks more costly.
So Lady Randolph Churchill is at last
widow, after nursing her husband
with unfaitering devotion and tender
ness through his long Illness, says
Cholly Nickerbocker, in the New York
Recorder. She makes the third titled
American TO wear weeds, the Duchess
OF Manchester and Duchess OF Mari
borough being the other two. Lady
Randolph is rich in her own right, ilav-
Ing the University Club building as her
marriage dover. and I believe that
realizes an income of $685. 900 per annum.
The Duchess Of Manchester is poor, and
has lost much of her vivacity and pref
tfness, while heS grace of Marlborough
goes on coquetting with Lord Willie
Beresford as If she were the little Tory
girl she used to be- There is no prob
ability that Lady Randolph will return
home. as she has become a dyed lr-the-
wool Englishwonlan. and both her sis
tiers, Mrs. Frewen and Mrs. Jack Leslie.
her only near relatives, are married to
Englishmen. DOROTHY DEAN.