The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17

rust.-Mme. Necker.
Have you ever heard" asks Max
o'Rell. of the origin of the high hand
shake. No? Well. I'll tell you of 1t. It
was in Paris. on the. le.h of June. 1890.
I remember the date because IL makes an
epoch In polite society. The Princess
Blank gave fancy dress ball. She re-
ceived her guests In the garb OF the eigh-
teenth century shepardess. and the high
hand shake became necessary because OF
the tall crook she had In her hand
THE upper ten are The most tedious
people the world over. They all took UP
the high hand shake. ! went from France
20 England after the princess bali. The
high hand shake had preceded me. /
came TO America. and up and down the
length and breadth of the land I found
tho high hand shake. I jouriieyed on to
the Sandwich islands. TO that paradise OF
sunshine, birds and flowers. where the ma
tives greet you-dressed in smile-and.
VOLTA. among the upper ten OF Honolulu
I was met with the high hand shake"
"Pd never call boy OF mine Alias"
said Mrs Jones' " IL had hundred to
name. Men by that name are always cut
ting UP capers. Here's Alias Thompson,
Alias Williams. Alias the Nighthawk. all
locked up for stealing"
The contents of milady's jewel casket
are well worth inspection nowadays. As
.n everything else. oddity is the thing de-
Ered and the fin de steele maiden must
number at least one Coptic necklace. or
Turkish bracelets OF barbaric. splendor,
among the treasures Of her cabinet.
The fashion OF wearing decoflete gowns
en- all possible occasions has brought
necklaces into marked favor. The most
~ a n
Azinty gold chain about the neck, from
which hang q series of pendants. The
csnter stone OF the pendant may be yell
low pearl from China. pink pearl from
the Orient, or an Alexandria. which Is
lreen by day or ruby by night--whatever
tuu choose. only 1t should be set with
diamonds. The most popular stone at
present Is the beautiful fire opal. For
tunately some one has discovered that the
dark legends which have shrouded 1t for
90 long are quite false; that the real Sig
nihcance OF the gem Is hope, and that 1t
brings health and long life to the wearer.
Rings are more In vogue with both sexes
than they have been for many years.
The only thing admissible for q man Is
the seal, of course, or one OF the curiouS-
~ carved Florentine rings. with the per-
lection Of Cellinis work upon II. For wo-
men the marquis still continues popular.
although newer theme to be utilized is
the fieur de lis. Each petal consisting of
a pear shaped diamond, excepting the top
one. which Is an opal or turquoise.
Tho watch OF the up-to-date woman Is
no larger than a quarter OF dollar. It
Is worn With the old-time heavy gold
chain. or pendant, from all sorts of unique
pins.
The latest thing in brooches il an oval.
the central stone being tourmaline or
topaz. set with diamonds.
Said the late Robert Louis Stevenson:
'It is proverbiaily more instructive to en-
terrain sneaking kindness for an unpop-
ular person than to give way to perfect
raptures OF moral indignation against
his abstract vices. Sympathy IL thing
to be encouraged. apart from human con-
siderations. because. IL supplies us with
material for wisdom" And sometimes
sor w.t. adds the Cheerful Cynic.
The drapery for the correct window is
the four-piece style. First comes the
plain white shade. then sash curtain OF
pale silk, perfectly yellow: then dainty
lace curtains. and lastly heavy Turkish
curtains Of Oriental colors.
Women who complain that the daily
bath Is facilitating must remember that
so are all other forms OF exercise until
they have been persisted in That all
women are not sufficiently robust to take
the cold plunge bath IS certainly true,
but that daily bath In tepid water Is
necessary TO good health is equally so.
The temperature OF identifying bath
should be from 70 to rs degrees, and II
should be of daily occurrence. writes FL
rise Perdrix under the title OF Little
Means Toward Good Looks" In the La
dies Home Journal. Ordinary water.
that is water neither too soft nor too
hard, Is not considered sufficiently cleans
Ing TO the skin, and a French firm has
lately introduced dainty bags containing
almond meal. oatmeal and arrisroot, to be
placed In the water a. few minutes before
the bath is ready. This renders tho water
very milky, and has wonderful soften
ing and whitening effect on the skin.
Baths In which milk. bran or starch have
been placed are found to refine the coars-
est. reddest skin Ii persiStently used
Softness and frmness OF the ssin may ba
obtained by the Use OF a simple unguent
made famous by the Greek and Roman
women, who centuries ago set us the ex-
ample OF perfect personal cleanliness as
the road TO beauty. The following can be
made with very little trouble. and is de-
ightfuily celebrating after the bath:
Best white vinegar, one pint: rosenarv
rue, camphor and lavender fof each,. two
drachms. Let the herbs soak In the vine
gar several hours. then strain. Rub thor
oughiy all over the body, and delicious
ly comfortable feeling and a dainty per-
fume viii remain with one all day long.
What do you suppose Is the latest ca
price In a eentsrpiece for the center of
the table? II Is no other than an immense
meini made OF silk. the slices of which
are cut and tied together with an i'm
mense ribbon bow. When this is united
the meini falls apart and releases a
quantity OF boutonuieres and sprays for
the guests, also Q dainty souvenir for
each.
The real Madame Sans Gene was wo
man, who. like. Joan OF Arc, thought she
received a message from heaven. She was
rot at all the sort OF woman Sariou has
drawn In his much-taiked-of play.
He ferventlyl-The theater hat has got
to go.
She tsweetly)-where. to the theater7
Cooking soirees'' are the latest fad
among fashionable women Of Paris. They
nave taken up the art OF cooking with
tina greatest zest. and bid fair TO achieve
even greater success than the New YORK
women anticipated when their cooking
school craze was at its height. French
women are natural cooks. and have a
charming knack OF adding a dainty grace
TO this practical employment which r.
very taking with the men. They have q
sort or bar arranged In their drawing
rooms. behind which the ladies cook saw