The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
OVER THE IEACUPS.


gifts to the father of the family is always
a terrible one. He dislikes to have his
neckties chosen for him; he objects to
receiving box Of handkerchiefs for more
than seven or eight years in succession
Any book which ne is known to desire is
an appropriate gift, however silver or
! leather-bound calendar for his desk. a pen
/ tray, an ink well of unusual elegance, or
any addition to a smoking outIit makes
gift.
Young women are the delight of the
buyers soul at Christmas time. They like
anything They accept with equal joy a
Dresden china desk outfit, a silver book
mark. duchesse lace handkerchief, a
set of Browning's POEMS a tortoise shell
comb. silver for their dressing table,
spoons for their tea table cushions for
their divans, pictures for the walls of
their dens, lamps, eandlesticks. gloves,
furs. jewels and handkerchief sachets.
Young men are more difficult to provide
Tor; they have masculine scorn of
trifles- Their relatives who know their
needs do not have quite so much difficulty
in providing for them. but their friends
are soreiy tried. Cushions pictures books,
desk appointments and such impersonal
gifts are the best.
For old ladies there are charming con-
fectsons in lace and ribbon, known as
caps; there are pocketed aprons in which
grandmotherly knitters can keep their
belongings; there are delicately tinted
shawis, soft, high bedroom shoes, cases
for glasses. favcrite books with large,
Gear print, and the Ike.
Old gentlemen are even more difficult
TO provide for than other masculine be-
ings Still, smokers utensils often please
them, and. If they are deyotees to cards.
as cld gentlemen often are, counters
are to their liking. Books and book
marks to aid failing memories. strong
reading lamps, roomy arm chairs and
soft cushions are among other things
they sometimes like
The maid servant should not be given
cap or apron or any other reminder of
he a a NJ a
chief, a lace collar. fur collar or
pair of gloves will please her much more.
Well poised shoulders and erect carriage
go far toward beauty. Many a compare
lively plain girl makes more effect by
these means than others better endowed
as to face. The latter conveys an inn
preston of good looks. The prettiness of
the former has to be looked for end
brought out. Very often a bad carriage
comes of pure laziness. 1t is too much
trouble" to sit UP straight, and it is
such a rest TO stand on one leg. with
the other bent and curved into all sorts
of impossible positions. Girls who in
dulge in these relaxations, all of which
are bad for the health as well as antago-
nistic to beauty, should learn swimming,
fencing and dancing. All are valuable,
fencing more than the other two A
little homework is to be recommended as
efficacious. and the least expensive of all
remedies. The vigorous use of a buster,
the nice conduct of a broom. are excellent
in their way, and a little digging in the
garden is better still. and is also one OF
the best cosmetics in the world.
There is no arbitrary law of fashion
in the modes of the winter of '96-97. and
so the result is pleasing ollapodrida of
styles, and. what is more, every woman
dresses as is most becoming to her ind'
vidua, style of beauty-or ugliness-and
the result is charming.
One of the newest. combinat.ons is that
of chiffon bodice with cloth skirt and
sleeves. A gown to be worn at the opera
with bodice of white chiffon over pale
blue silk. finished with a fall of creamy
lace. turquoise buttons and stock of
pale blue velvet covered with fr;il OF
lace
Velvet bodices in light co,ors are ex-
ceedingly chic. and not SO expensive as
they seem at first glance, as the s-ort is
invariably of chiffon over silk. and the
rapidly diminishing sleeves make no in
considerable difference in the quantity OF
ma erial to be purchased
AS 10 sleeves. which by the way. from
time immemortal have been the hallmark
of fashion in womans gown-their
variety IS legion. but dimenuendo is the
trend of their progress. For the jaunty
little street jacket tie tight sleeve IS the
mode. the only allowable fullness being
one or two little piaits on the shoulders
sleeves III SNtiili4S uicSStS dlt SiiOie -
but make or mar he bodice. They are
pulled, frilled or plated. plain they must
not be- The long sleeved evening gown
also appears among the latest fashions,
a boon to the unfortunates with scrayn,'
arms.
Ve.vet coats are exceedingly swagger
for street wear. The newest are made
with the loose box-plaited back and front
or with the blouse effect. are be,ted in
with jeweled belts. and finished with
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