The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-03

BY name 70 come called cllarity--ths souI
OF All ahe regt Milton.
II you want TO raise money for your
church treasury, as everybody does now,
you must give a poverty party. |aich Is
the latest device. 81 place OF the enureh fair
and other pioBs highwayman operations
70 swell the church fUu4s. ard as means
or emptying the pockets o. the unWary IA
dlvsduai and desp0iiing him Of his personaI
possessions. II certainly rivals the west
ern "hold-up"
IL has decided advantages over the
Church fair IT, that neither time nor money
fs required for its preparation. Tickets az
cents sell Ike hot cakes, and y - always
perfectly satisfactory 20 the church ex-
cheauer The main feature Is n tax COM
nlttes OF young iadles-tbose without con-
sciences and with considerable presence 81
mind are selected. No sooner has new
conner paid his cents and been admitted
than the committee swOopz down on bin.
Before the gayly caprisoned youth knows Il
he al his pocket money have parted com
pany, while the women find that a poverty
party o. second only 10 encouutering Uncle
Sans customs officers after a return from
Europe. The former In taxed 10 cents for
his cane, cents for his collar. and
Is cents for his tie. and 50 on
tin he has been despoiled OF all
the available articles OF his wearing ap-
pareI. The women are taxed for their six
dresses. Jewels. or whatever takes the
committees eye. The upsho, Of u all Is
that everybody goes home penniless. but
you have had your moneys worth Of fun
of itsafter you are plucked. standing
around and sesing the other fellows pluck
ei II IL believed that the recent ''povertie
parfie' given In New York wifi be inflated
elsewhere with equal monetary results.
Richard Harding Davis says that
fzr1 ~ aF Fy4nr
Tao wrong woman. He marries her be-
cause she - beautiful and because he per-
suades hi-~self that every other lovable
at butte must be associated with such
beauty. or because she Is In love with him.
II this latter Is the case she gives certain
value to what ha thinks and 10 what he
says. Which no other woman gives, and 50
he o. serve5 10 himself: This woman
understands me-"
You can reverse this and say that young
women run the same risks: but as men
are seldom beautiful the first danger Is
eliminated. Women still marry men, how
ever, because they are loved by them. and
IN time the woman grows 20 depend upon
this love and to need IL. and Is not content
without Il, and so she consents TO marry
fhe man for no other reason than that lie
cares for her.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor wore the Ioveliest
dinner gown al a swell function last week.
II was made OF heavy corded cream silk,
with garlands OF muiti-colored flowers
strewn over the surface. The bodice was
trimmed In front with pulled chiffon In the
daintlest shade OF blush pink. and over
each shoulder was band OF pink velvet.
fastened with an immense velvet bow.
From this band fell deep flounce pf very
fine lace over the short elbow sleeves.
Crystalllzed mint leaves are passed
around with sailed almonds at fashionable
luncheons.
Although the Princess or Wales IS the
Acknowledged leader OF fashions through
out the English dOmnlons. yet she is al
ways 10th TO adopt any exaggerated style
OF dress. Simple bonnets. neither too high
or too broad are those she prefers. Many
buttoued gloves she iuvariable dlscards for
those with but three or four buttons. At
the theater she has recently appeared I'm
something approaching a demi-tO!lette.
With long sleeves 20 her waist and a decol-
latag9 the least pronounced possible. At
the opera she IL. OF course much smarter,
although she seldom adopts the grande
toilette OF DANES % less high degree. As
20 Jewels she wears not too many dia-
fnondss bat Just diamonds enough and Is
rarely without her necklace Of pearls. II
the princess has a weakness for anything
Il Il Tor old lace. her collection being very
beautiful and Of great value.
The latest fashionable rad IA q conversa-
ton luncheon. which Is not 20 be dcspised
"a an easy mode az entertaining. II the
number Of invited guests "a large small
tables are usod and az each plate beside
the name card IS placed tho menu with 4
tonic for conversation written beside each
course. An other topics az conversation
are strictly prohibited, and II wei carried
out this restriction makes Che luncheon a
81 ~ r.en
luncheon held in New York tho following
subjects were down for discussion: A tho
guests slipped Che h1ulNon ,he question dis
cussed was. Is tho masculine idea OF hu-
NOR q sort 81 horse p}aye TIE converse
ton NTH the fish course was. "T1a New
Woman. and the way she win clothe her
self" The entree Wa3 eaten while hlcvc1e
tale were being t5lt. WITH thc salad talk
turned n the c0lcKe-bred girl. and the
Ices and coffee hcraldcd an animated dis
eussion Oh woman suffrage.
A london woman actually overheard this
conversation at Padcrevskfs concert last
week A. elderly lady sitting next 90 me
SAD % hey friend, Decent ne play
beautifully To which an enthusiasts
''Ycs' vas replied "Nius5- % SO soothing.
n I only bad more con Portable seat
should have such nice sleep"
T. IS stem worthy 81 Imitation that ore
of New vork's u-,st faxhtonaase schools
has recently taken g ~ Introducing
marketing ana hopping fnfo .he school
vurrieuium. Ou a certain 5ay evcry week
tAe eo. riding puu}s plan ana purchase
unde~ proper irs r'tc.ianS course dinner.
which Is iu its number ~ courses ana
SER lDE an fH1c ~ Repaired ia any we'll
regulated cs'ahi shmen' A. the e-ocrr's.
hat.her-s ana nsf sf8lie practical ir e. ma
ton regarding various carts is rIven
q trs n sF q rr ~ tr-
str1scto" is necessarily mueA lees definite.
al experience ts tre only teacher hv
which the purchaser f}atas the nitrais ~
shops put dahuels 3aens. silks. and
blankets Save tse.r characteristics as ln-
variable rs the rille ~ sarce ana 81 tSeSe
stsnln articles the girls are tu.y coached
uutA they become expert buyers.
Second thoughts arr s-st Csai rrea -
man. woman vas tho sfier,h2uga-'
Women would 60 wee - beware ~ ces-
mattre ubicss Tece-rr aeDted hy e skin
specialist. terrible calamity Is sat SO
have Acfallcu a Maine woman eho tried
n Improve her complexion Bctne sat
lsdcd WITH what ~aturc hsd done for her
she . ,r,ehsse1 some Pre- Pa0Stt7~ Which shs
hed seen uuNh adrert'se3 aod az course
warranted perfectly harmless After us-
ting e for two weeks sbe was Aorrtsrf -
uaI3ca the a0neara~ss of q blacE ErowrA
Ell e.rr er g. Tr a sheet t1uac sse has
a heavy beard Ths So. began 70 grow
hvs. y.ca} ans her m.ud ave wav. NOW
~ tn ace - =. she IS a H.sn,sl wrcck-
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