Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
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y PARIS. VI

hear that in Paris the old practice of
holding up the skirt at the side has quite
gone out of fashion. Owing to the
width of the modern skirt it is necessary
to lift 1t ON both sides in order to evade
the mud and consequently our bellies
will shortly adopt the 1880 air, which is
SO distinctly modest and feminine. Petit
coats under dresses so lifted require,
therefore, to be more handsome and
dainty than the gowns themselves, ana
| many of them are now being elaborateiy
embroidered to prepare for the inevitable
demand.
Do you like dog stories? I am not sure,
but know you like bonnet stories, and II
you have a very unpathetic husband
who cannot tell whether you are wearing
| a new hat or an old, fancy you will envy
| this woman in the possession Of SO OBJ
serving and interesting canine. Please
don't think mean to suggest any affinity
between the unsympathetic husband ana
| the dog! Here Is the story: An Engllsn
woman tells a story of the wonderful
sagacity of her pet dog. He learned that
| she had two tombstone which she wore
about the neighborhood and more elap-
crate one, called into use when she went
| into town. The dog always fretted Wnen
| his mistress was gone to the city, but
| seemed comparatively reconciled IL she
| babe him a tender farewell One day she
| disappeared without the dog noticing her
| departure for nearly an hour When ne
| finally missed her his distress was I'M
bounded, and finally he ran up, to her
room where sat the two bonnet boxes.
| Knocking the lid off the first, he found
| the commoner chapeau missing, while IN
| the box reposed the elaborate visiting
| bonnet, donned only for an extended stay
| In the oity. At the sight of this condition
| of affairs the wise little CANNES anxiety
| Immediately disappeared, and he waited
| calmly until his mistress returned from
her short call in the neighborhood.
| The frills, fraises, ruches, Marie An
| tolnette fichus, sashes, bows, berthas and
| the like are all seen at their very best
| among the French creations already be-
| ing prepared for midsummer wear
/ Nothing In the way of garniture ever
| quite compared with the last new mar
| wells brought out in the point of richness
/ of quality. Sumptuous effects. grace
elegance and beauty of design, they are
shaped in every recruitment OF the gown
| to outline or simulate any sort or bodlce
/ or skirt effect now in vogue, from pane
| to puff, from belt to bertha, collar to cum
| and so on.
The vivacious, genial woman. who Is
never SO much at home as when sur
rounded by bevy of eager-minded chill
| dren, Is a woman who remains young III
the importantsense that she retains mucf
/ OIL lUc lISSnhSoS VIZ e'.~C'N
| Of mind, much of the gaiety and expan-
| siveness of early life.
Conversely, one may feel pretty sure
| that woman who retains vivid memo
nv of her childish ideas and feelings WI
/ be drawn to the companionship or chill
| dren. After reading their autoblogra.
| phies, one hardly needs to be told tha'
| Goethe carried into old age his quick re
| sponsiveness to the gaiety of the young
| heart, and that George Sand In her iatei
years was never so happy as when gain
ering the youngsters about her.
Apparently the number of girls who are
dissatisfied with the color of Their half
IS legion. The girl with dark hair wants
| to know what will make 1t light, wniie
| the fair girls ambition is for hair. the
| color of a ravens wing. Good advice Is
| TO leave the color of the hair alone, and
| to devote their energies to keeping II IN
| good condition.
It goes without saying that the halr
should be we'll brushed every nfght-but
not with a hard brush. A hard brush
| irritates the scalp, Just as small
| toothed comb does and falling out or the
| hair Is the result Hard brushing with
| a soft brush is the way to make the hair
| sole and glossy and to encourage its
| growth MISS OR-lO-DAIE.
Every man should read the advertise
ment of Thos Slater on page IA of this
paner. 5-10-tf-sun
O. Waits