The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-30
former name and legally receives the
name of her husband. Altogether the
custom is involved in much obscurity.


The effect of tears on the skin about the
eyes is intensely irritating and inf1aming.
They keep the epidermis in dark, puffy
condition and in legends only do weep
ing women preserve the beauty of their
great, white lids. The reason some
women weep more easily than others, and
all more readily than the sterner SEX has
not it's difference in the strength of the
tear gland but in the possession of a more
delicate nerve system. The nerve fb-
ers about the glands v.brate more easily
causing dOwnpour from the watery sac.
Men are not nearly so sensitive to emo
ton; their sympathetic nature-the term
is used in medical sense-is less devel-
oped and the eye gland is, therefore, pro-
tected from shocks. Consequently man
should thank the formation of his nerve
nature when he contemptuously scores
tears as womans practice.
Why facial distortions should be the
usual accompaniment to the sobbing of
the gentler sex there seems no satisfac-
tory solution. 1t may be that the nerves,
which lead to the muscles as wires to
marionettes, twitch and pull them in this
fashion while they are at work emptying
the tear glands of their contents That
the copious shedding of tears which
breaks the ice-bound letters of the heart"
is healthy action, all physicians assert
In some cases it is even thought to avert
insanity.
Each new fashion has it's own peculiar
advantages and disadvantages as we'll as
its aesthetic merits and dement's. Com
menting upon the abnormal sleeves
which have been very much in evidence
for some months, a Boston daily paper
remarks: Dinner hostesses are greatly
perplexed about the size Of the sleeves
of their women guests, for the most ac-
complished waitress or butler scarcely
knows how to manage since the season
for small dinners opened. Where four
or five ladies formerly could be accommo-
dated it is now tight squeeze of the
company and the servants are lost be-
hind the wall of silk and chiffon that en-
compasses the table, maid must be
not onl deterous but tall to reach over
and between these sleeves and the fact
that slender-armed men divide the bill
lowy mountains is not of the least mo-
ment, as masculine guest is always so
otlivious to what is going on behind him
he never dreams of moving peg one
way or the other. The consequence of
this fashionable vOluminosity is to add
an extra leaf to the dining table but as
that is apt to destroy the effect of the
decorations and if the room is small add
yet another discomfort to the service it
cannot be recommended.
One of the first women to make a bust
ness of writing advertisements for the big
dry goods houses was Mrs Frances e.
Benedict, who has just died in Phiadel-
pha at the age of SO. She had also done
other writing for newspapers and was an
efficient aid to the directors of the Cen
terminal Exposition. She was member
of Philadelphia well-known '76 club.
Perfumed butter is becoming very
fashionable at American breakfast and
tea tables. The butter is made into pats
and stamped with floral design and is
then wrapped in thin cheese cloth and
placed on bed of roses, violets or car
nations arranged in flat-bottomed dish.
Over these is placed layer of flowers.
SO that the butter patties are imbedded
in flowers. They are then placed or ice.
where they are allowed to remain for sew
eral hours. This butter is eaten with
crisp Vienna rolls, accompanied only by
a cup of chocolate or delicious mocha.