The San Francisco call., 1895-11-03
EVER OBSERVANT Bah.
She Discusses Many Important Topics, and
Tolls How to Be Helpful to One Another.

band who has been out late with friend
on little matter of business will not be
able to conciIiate his wife by giving her
new diamond brooch. Instead, as the
average woman is becoming learned about
gems, she will sniff contemptuously at the
diamond which has no special virtue. and
demand something that will add not only
to her beauty, but to her appiness. am
informed by young woman who knows
all about it that some women will demand
rubies, inasmuch as she who wears one
need never fear the rheumatism, and that
others will also ask for rubes, but for
quite different reason. If their suffering
comes from cold hands and feet-and
these are common-a ruby will be de-
manded, because it is warranted to warm
them However, if Eve, when she met the
serpent, had worn sapphire ring, there
would have been no trouble at all. as no
matter how seductive serpent is, he can
not look upon a sapphire and hold up his
head She who is inclined to be variable.
as far as her brain is concerned will ask
her lover for a turquoise; she will be all
right as long as it keeps its clear, steady
blue, but the minute 1t begins to grow
cloudy and look greenish, then there is
trouble ahead and she can quote how near
"great wits to madness oft are allied''
1t is also said turquoise will prevent
your falling out seVeE-StOry window con-
seouently they are to be recommended for
kitchen ladies who suspend themselves out
the windows of tenement-houses, as they
daily string the weeks washing on a slid
ing rope OF an opal it is announced the
wearer will never be strnck by lightning;
of an amethyst, that even barrel of whisky
wouldn't make its owner ana wearer drunk,
and of the topaz, that If 1t Is put in tea
kettle water will never boil. | don't know
why any body should yearn to put topaz
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stewed topaz would be desirable dish.
Still, one never knows. The rarest stone
in the whole wide world is that which. once
in a thousand years, is found in the fore
head of cat. 1t is brilliant yellow, and
if you are fortunate enough to get it and
slip it under your tongue you will not only
give birth to all sorts of prophecies, but
every one of your wishes will be gratlfed,
and you will be lucky both with women
and money.
laughed the other day at reading
book about jewels, in which this advice
was given: Don't wear diamonds un-
less you have high light on your upper
lip"
1t sounds very learned, but to save nv
life don't know what is meant by high
light on ones upper lip. Many women
are troubled though with a shadow on
the upper lip. AS nation, we are
lovers of diamonds, and it is certainly
true that a great many women wear dia-
monds in their ears that look like de-
canter shoppers. But what the high light
on the upper lip has to do with it passes
nv COMPREHENSION. 1t is announced by
the people who know everything that in
the years to come diamonds will be count
ed OF so little value that people will have
them in their doorknobs, or that they will
be found convenient as headlights for the
cable-cars. But this l doubt.
AS long a WOman'S hand looks well
sparkling with the bright stones lust so
long will they remain in fashion, and that
is likely to be forever. 1t is whispered
that earrings are TO come in vogue again.
l hope not. They draw attention to an
ugly ear and give nothing to beautiful
one Necklaces, brooches, hair ornaments
and rings are the favorite ornaments of
the woman of fashion, and if she is for
tunate enough to have long, slender fingers
then she can place upon the third finger of
the left and her two little fingers as many
rings as are in harmony and seem suited
to her.
Nothing short of hanging is sufficient
punishment to the woman who wears a
ring on her forehnger. The only thing
that is worse is the wearing of it on the
thumb, a fashion affected by some ac-
tresses, but which in reality only belongs
to those people who regard strip of
wbitewash and hairpin as suitable cloth
ing.
A beautiful necklace shown to me not
long ago was an evidence of the increased
liking for moonstones. 1t was formed of
those lovely stones, alternating with ru-
bles and the setting was so light that
when the necklace was worn the gems
seemed simply to rest on the neck of the
wearer, Just as if they wanted to- and not
because anything held them in position.
However, such a necklace as this is not
likely to be seen generally, its price,
$4,000, making it beyond the reach of the
ordinary woman.
How wretchedly unhappy people must
be who can't look at things without long
ing for them! Fancy going through life
and never seeing anything beautiful with
out yearning to possess it, Why, life
wouldn't be worth living. And what
disagreeable woman such a one would be
And how terribly ugly one would be! For
there is nothing makes woman as ugly
as envy. 1t causes her lips to fatten
rather than to curve; makes her eyes
smaller, and 1t gives to her voice sort of
a whine that is particularly unpleasant.
Some sins are forgivable, but envy always
seems such a mean one. | think / have
more respect for downright malice.
Our English cousins can learn a great
deal from us-I mean in the way of short
sentences, that express a great dealt
has just dawned on me that they have
nothing that answers to our phrase, "tix-
ing up" and that covers such multi
tude of virtues. From making an old
hat look as good as new, clear down to
polishing all the silver it may extend, and
it covers such an enormous ground. 1t
means getting everything all straight, and
knowing exactly where to put ones hands
on whatever one wants; it means having
the gloves that need cleaning separated
from those that are in good condition;
your religious photographs quite distinct
from your frivolous ones; the empty soda
water bottles apart from the full ones;
systematic acquaintance with ones needles
and thread; in fact, getting all things ar
ranged decently and in order is 'fxing
up'' ones belongings, Now, fixing up"
one s self is having ones hair brushed un-
til it is glossy, ones powder we'll applied.
ones gown perfectly trig, ones slippers
immensely fetching, ones gloves buttoned
and ones mind at ease. Wherever the
British lion curls his tail can he find
phrase that means so much as fixing
up"? There are people who fix up books,
but this is all wrong. Books should stand
as their owner arranges them. and if that
bloom of time-dust-collects upon them
it only proves that they are not used often
enough.
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