, 1896-11-28

world. This disease, which is called
. u..u paralysis. first attacks the
Hrw- then the legs and finally the
~ nu'" body. To contract this malady.
s. declared. means a lingering and
. nr,Wis" f~rightful death. If men OF
6 ,-h.pu could be poIled probably they
A,lld he nearly unanimous in the
. .uu.uu hat the use y. powders. dyes.
81. hers and va hes make women less
r-0r1I IF more attractive. But those
N.-I .t,r them woulG nc: believe that
and Ih0y become more and more reck-
N..- and Put the cosmetics on thicker
and thicker Til" powder most COM
monty employed by the society woman
p1uh in color and makes the skin
* smooth when rubbed in. 1t seems
hGmi,~~. hut 1T is in fact made OF
g. mul stone, and when applied to the
u. fills every pore Of the skin. This
ST dang Tous. as no perspiration
IA p, --ibly escape. When this Is used
r -'h..l for some time the small
\ IN ilo surface become paralyzed.
r. is the lightning of the end. There
arr" ny washes on the market to en-,
F . ....Ilty. They have the effect of
They should all be avoided.
they all contain harmful minerals, and
are. in fact. almost entirely composed
e bismuth. mercury and oxide of zinc.
Exchange.
The progressive euchre party given
by Mrs. +. j. Lehman Wednesday aft
rruu,n was II of the choice affairs
socially and secured the attendance OF
some % guests. The rooms were pref
lily decorated with smilax and roses.
During the sumptuous lunch an orches-
IA added its charm to that of lively
chat and everybody wore an air of real
enjoyment. Mrs. HOdgeman won the
frs, prize. a Dresden china celery dish
Mrs. COrthell the second. a beautifully
embroidered cushion; Mrs. Talbot the
third. u piece OF statuary. For those
who did not play cards amusement was
furnished by guessing the number OF
beans in a bottle. Mrs. Gramm securing
III" prize. The guests We're Mesdames
Talbot, Moudy, Haley. Duffy. Howell,
Crumrinc. Jones. Johnson. Thomas.
Gramm, Knight. George. Eggleston,
Manasse. G.. A.. Campbell. Conner,
Hodgeman. Mahoney, Corthell, Bau-
den. Balch. Ivinson.
II is curious to see how the bicycling
craze has already altered the size OF
ladies' boots. Year after year doctors
have been preaching against the high
heels and the compressed toes Of the
French shoe. They have preached, but
they have not been listened to; and all
SORTS of little limps and shufles have
got to have a kind of vogue. and girls
have treated their toes as disrespect-
'N''' ~ u NAI's "'i' lltIl "dlStS. ttAu
nov m the bicycle and sets things
rltht. The myth of the very small
/. ut is being exploded. Indeed. it was
1.mcst inevitable it should. When you
'" almost level with your eye a thing
VI were accustomed tO look at far be-
u.lth it. you get a true idea of it's size.
\ girls foot on a pedal. now a common
NlySide object. shows hat cookbook
Hg girls have generally fairly proper
.Ined feet. There has come a reaction
lgdinst the Chinese deformity, and a
'rmpathy with natur You cannot
pedal with Il foot like a castor of a
p~tanoforl". If you do, you risk your
LIE. or. what is more thought of, your
appearance. And SO fashion PUSHES in
where physicians may not tread. But
the doctors bear no malice. Indeed.
they order the bicycles for their pa
tionts, many of them being surgeons
as well as Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
The Union Dancing club gave anoth,
er of its delightful parties last evening
at North Star hall. Twenty couples
glided over the polished floor to the
strains of fine music until midnight.