New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
HOME AND SOCIETY.
POOR MR.. KS EXPERIENCE.
FASHIONABLE BEAuTY-Nor GOOD MANNERS
LONDON THE HOME OF THE TAILoR-MADE
.acn.r-.Ir. LOVELY PRINCESS.


CosTUME-A LOVELY PRINCESS.
r-or man who is rather shy and avoids general
sc,oty particularly that of ladies. Mr. X had rather
- uncomfortable experience the other evening.
..~onfound that driver. why doesn't he stop the
.,,,s he exclaimed as belated for the "frst night
at the theatre, and racing after the numbering
,,hsc,e he caught hold OF the door, and swung
,,rcsef into the Fifth-avo. stage. which he found
o,ready crowded. Dropping his fare into the box,
no steaded himself with a strap, and then became
norscious that he vas the object of universal OBJ
rvat,on while the evidently suppressed laughter
Of several young women in his neghoorhood made
him supremely uncomfortable
.soretbins IS evidently wrong" he thought dis
,,c,adlv but what can it be?'' and he put up his
tand TO his hat and face. and tried to catcn a
,r,,sa Of himself by the uncertain light In the
, mirror AT the end OF the stage. To add 10 his
.ohorrassr,ent the women all young and
,re,tv and among the men he deserted one or
,wo ocoua.ntances who were also furtively smiling.
In vain he tried to look unconscious but every now
and then a repressed g!gele would make him miser-
able until finally. after ten minutes torture, he
drew the strap sharply. and not waiting FOR the
stage TO stop he opered the door and let himself
down the steps. He heard as he left, peal OF
merr,ment. which re felt uncomfortably had
hesn in some way occasoned by himself
To rerace his steps to his rooms and to scan his
an,earance critically was his fret and only
thought but the examination showed him nothing
wrong and he betook himself to the theatre.
having lost two acts Of the piece, without having
solved the mystery. Being very sensitive person,
the incident troubled him greatly. and meeting a
man the mex, day whom he slightly knew, and
had noticed in TIE omnibus, and seeing asain an
amused smile cross his countenance at sight OF
him. he asked for explanation.
"See here. s." he said rather awkwardly was
there ANYTHING wrong about in the bus last
nght or was II only my fancy that people laughed
AZ something about me? 1t sounds crazy thing
70 ask for | dare say II was altogether my i'm
aginaton.'
The other man grinned. 1T only happened TO be
Mr., AS private stage which she had chartered
for the occasion to take her dinner guests TO the
play" he explained. 'and you popped in so unex-
pected!y and assumed so completely tha; it was
public conveyance that It upset our gravity,
while your evident discomfort and perplexty made
II all the funner.'
80 glad TO have furnished you with entertain
ment" returned the ot'er grimly. But If YOU rad
Rad the kindness to explain my mistake at the time
yoa would have saved me great deal Of unnecos-
sary annoyance And Mr.. X. walked away
mutter!ng: 1T takes very little to anuse those
peope What nnn.es they all are.''
A.as for good manners At q recent private con-
cert: very swell" very exclusive as TO audience,
some ladies' arriving late found the house crowded,
every seat apparently taken. Al length a couple OF
seats were discovered pre-empted only by pie OF
oecusan ,a' whcever they might have been had de
parted for brief ntermission, but as one number
after another passed and claimant appeared one
Of the ladies ventured to accost the stately dame
who sat nearest with the very natural query Are
these seats engaged?"
To which Mrs. ake-ard-Keep Everything made
amazing answer in the most querulous of tones:
We'll I'm sure 1 don't know where l shall put
al our things"
Types of beauty. like everything else. follow the
fashion. Blond beauties decade ago were all
the rage. but golden hair by the meretHclou5 ala
OF beaches. became too common to be desirable.
Then followed the popularity OF reddsn-ha.red
ladies' with Titan warmth OF coloring. and 1t was
wonderful 20 see how the dark hair OF many fash
icnable women showed glints OF ruddy color NOW
black and white is combination pre-emnently
fashionable, and the beauties most admired to-day
resemble Bear6sley's dra wings. "Once a queen was
sitting at her 'brodery frame. and as she sewed
she pricked her finger. ard drop Of red blood
fell the white linen she was stitching on. she
exclaimed. 4 wish had a daughter as white as
pure linen, as red as Blood and black my
frame of ebony" an1 the old fairy story goes on
to that her VS.. was granted. and little
princess born. who grew up with eoon black
hair pure white skn. and lips red as red could
be.
This young lady, If she had lived at the present
time would have undoubtedly been the professional
beauty OF her day. 1t would that even beauty
comes by waves in these days OF special develop
nents for this type very rare a few years ago.
Is now frequently be met with, and the pretiest
and most distng nguished-looking in the ball
rooms this winter are white and black and red"
Never is the good old adage, "An Of pre-
ven,.on is worth pound Of cure" more gravely
exenp,iied than now. when sudden cold IS apt TO
CONCEAL the pipes, causing them 10 burst and
food the house. and producing general discomfort.
Of Mir nhers and fie
infecities Just at this time therefore. the fol-
lowing suggestions may be found useful 10 re-
member:
On very cold nights keep the fire going in the
kitchen Open all the doors from closets, pantries
and sinkrooms where there are pipes and no direct
heat 40 that the general warmth of the house may
keen the air at an even temperature. The adjacent
windows should be protected with weather strips,
or covered with thick curtains. and all draughts
should be prevented. Leaving the faucets turned
on little. and the water slightly running Will
often prevent freezing, as water III hotoh ~ not SO
ap. TO CONCEAL.
When all precautions fall however. and any pipes
are frozen the first thing to do Is to turn the
faucet on to allow an outlet. when the melting
causes expansion. This very simple act alone
often saves pipe from bursting and the ice melts
By itself without injury. Where the diihcuity is
near the outlet and easy be got at. cloths dipped
In very hot water and applied directly. VIII often
overcome the trouble. A Kerosene lamp piaceu
directly under the pipes will also often prove
cfncac.ous: this however should be caretuiiy
watched and not intrusted to servants.
Even when the mischief is done and shower VI
water in an unexpected place announces that
pipe has burst, immediate action VIII lessen '"e
danger OF damage and prevent the leak "oi"
spreading: and II the seat OF trouble IS IN ieaueh
pipe II may even be cured without a plumber
The first thing OF course, is to turn OF the water
from that special place. and from the whole moor
II need be: and 1t goes without saying that every
house mistress should know her own stopcocKs-
although that Is piece Of information that IS never
impaired by the plumber without direct inquiry