The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-18
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woman's throat is ''swan-like' or
otherwise matters but little in the days
of chill winds. The possessors of all
sorts of necks are confronted with the
necessity of protecting themselves
against colds or personal discomfort.
Many are tempted TO muffie UP their
Threats in the becoming furs that make
almost any face distingue. but the
best advice that could be given to the
ones who want lovely Threats is
DON'T
The neck. like the face. thrives best
under Mother Natures care. and high
collars, feather boas and fur collars
cannot help but create a tenderness
that is disastrous to beauty.
But these things are fashionable just
now, and after all it is worth some
sacrifice to be just in style, and the
only thinS to do until the low collars
come in again is to take such care of
the throat that almost no damage will
be done. In the first place, the neck
should never be washed in warm water
without a dash of cold, pure water TO
follow it, and on general principles the
cold bath is decidedly the best.
Again, it will be found that a gentle
massage of the upper chest and the
neck before retiring will be followed by
| a toning up of lax muscles and a gen.
eral Improvement in the curves of the
throat When high collars are worn, if
they are large enough to allow free
dom of movement the chances are
that the skin under them will keep soft
and healthy and it, when the fur collar
OF boa is taken off and the tissues are
found to be moist and overheated. a
thorough rubbing with a soft towel
is kept I'D for a few minutes. the re-
action will restore the weakened
| muscles.
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Scarlet writing paper is the ultra
thing in stationery. A gold monogram
is stamped in the center of the paper
about two inches from the top.
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Here are a few Christmas ''don'ts"
that are worth considering:
Don't give presents after you have
! complained for weeks to all your
friends about the nuisance of the GUS
tom. Christmas can be celebrated
other ways. and giving gifts ungra-
ciously is one of the most gracelesS
things in the world. If you will give
them and still hate to, keep your hate
a secret.
Don't take the tone that you are
'cut I'D" if some one for whom you
have nothing gives you present. The
thing is not supposed to be a matter
of bargaining; preserve a decent sem
| blance of a Christmas spirit, and re-
pay the obligation, not by tardy re-
spending gift, but in some other way
at some other time if you want to.
Don't give any one bric-a-b rac or
pictures unless you are morally sure
you know his taste. Presents that must
| be displayed are apt to be a great
strain on the affections; no matter how
| the receiver NAV hate them he must
| father them and deface his rooms
with them or insult the giver. Now, a
book, for instance, even if the receiver
| don't like it and don't want it. can be
tucked away among other books and
forgotten: but an ugly vase we have
| always with us-at least till we can
plausibly meet with an accident and
smash it. Don't write your name or
| anybody else's on cards if you send
| them; no one can keep a lot of such
truck. and it is often highly convenient
just TO send it on its travels to carry
| Christmas greeting to other people;
and wis. not?
Don't give presents in the wrappings
they were sent from the shop in: it is
| like throwing a bone to a dog; less ex-
| pensive presents and a little fancy
paper and ribbon and a few sprays of
! holly and mistletoe administered with
! taste will be a deal more satisfactory
and Christmasy.
A charming English costume is of
dark red cloth, the skirt plain. the little
! jacket front hanging in plaits on
either side of a vest of ermine The
| collar is OF ermine, with an edge of
MORE ribbon. There is a big bow of
1 the MORE ribbon ar the back and
/ knot of it on either side of the jacket
/ front at the neck, with a single long
! streamer OF handsome black ribbon
I f1O1 TING down on oil her side ha1oxr 10
waist. The soft belt is of the black
MORE. There is big bow of the black
MORE at the back, and the plumes are
| of black and white. The muff carried
with the gown is of the ermine.
That this is a season for furs can be
determined by a tour through the
noon. Every woman has touch of
/ fur somewhere visible about her gown;
! but owing to the mild weather the
past two weeks the tendency is toward
! the smaller garments and trimmings,
in which chinchilla, sable, stone marten
and natural furs of nearly all kinds
! take the lead. These, in the many
fanciful forms In which they are ar
ranged on the gown. form a becoming
completion of the costume. One of
| the most popular neck dressings is the
scarf with numerous tails clustered to-
/ gether in the front when IL is fastened.
Others. which are ultra swell. are long,
with tail ends under the chin, orna-
mented on one side and at half the
depth on the other with a full-sized
mink head and tails
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A large assortment of full capes with
high storm collars and pelerine or stols
| ends is noticeable in one or more COM
binations of furs, or of one particular
style. The combinations are mainly
of light and dark fur, such as sable
! chinchllia. ermine or marten with seal,
/ while for the entire garments many of
the longer furs are used. OF these an
! inexpensive novelty is the mouffion,
which comes in effective shades of
gray or brown, and is also dyed-to
suit a new fancy-in one shade. such
as gray or blue. tipped with a COM
bination of black or brown. The eff
feet is to introduce the shades con-
spicuous in many of this season S
gowns, to which they can be matched.
A few cool days would increase the
use of fur capes and jackets. in which
many new and odd designs have been
purchased by the bon-ton trade. In
one of the most conspicuous of these
seal and grebe are united in the forma-
ton of a coat, the seal forming the gar
ment proper, while the vest and collar
facing are of the grebe. This latter,
which is used generally in the natural
colors. is the breast of a duck, and,
while of little intrinsic value. and too
tender to bear any amount of service,
as trimming novelty it has been in