The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16
TOO ADVANCED TO TAKE.
only Mile. s0rcis UcpWty saved Her
Gown From Condemnation.

Mile Soro who is one OF the prettiest
Of French actresses, wears gown That
may ho very advanced hut Is. neverthe-
less, very ugly-only Sorcl's splendid pros,
cnce saves II from immediate failure. II
has a trained skirt Of white cloth, arm.
fine and glossy AZ satn-and Ms expensive
The Louis XIV. coat OF green velvet, APP
pliaucd with lace and Jewels, and with
white satin waistcoat, is very elcgant-so
far, so cool The sleeves are OF velvet,
app'lquod with lace. and 80 tight that they
are huttoned the whole length OF the inside
seam. stin cap covers the hand, ana at
, tho top instead Of graceful eplulets there Is
a stin double ruille OF accordion plated
| ,ulle that stands straight out into apace.
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| Small vcos arc greatly on the Increase
among women. At least the tall girl with
ckatos on her arm said 80. and she didn't
call thom small vices either but downright
had habta Just notice around among your
| friends" she went on, and perhaps us
the extra nervous tension OF our modern
| life, but your Ind that eaven out OF every
ten women encourage themselves In some
peculiar ana inluriousiy morbid td6tcs.
| II began a few years ago. nnncently
enough, In the fret use OF tobacco. Lots OF
us thought It piquant and pretty 10 pun
smoke rings from little Turkish cigarette
and now. nothing is more astonishing 20
! observe than the number Of Girls right
In their debutantc season aud matrons With
many other delightful occupations and
fanciee TO busy lips and fingers who are
confirmed cigarette nends.
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Tho little roll Of tobacco. no bigger than
an oat atraw. has given place to what
| IL vastly more injurious than the biting
| Virginia weed men smoke the big opium
| tinciured Oriental cigarette. The gentle
emokcrs allow themselves six and eight OF
thcae day enjoying the soothing SENECA
ton they impart and deeply inbaling every
mouthiul they draw. The extent 10 which
the habit has grown did not impress me un.
I'll my manicure mentioned how many OF
her patrons once u week came TO have the
inside points of the thumb and index nm
gers cleaned from nicotine stains.
Now, the worst phnho Of the cigarette
habit is that the insidious tobacco Ia not
Of 40 much injury Ia women's lungs as It
is to their nerves. THIS Ia m entirely dlf-
ferent effect from that produced on the
masculine system.
Whether the iaft generation OF mothers
left legacy all around Of peculiarly weak
nervous eyhtems to their daughters. or
whether the complicated questions Of the
hour are too distractlng to the female mind,
| cant cay hut moderation In tastes seem
to he disregatdcd. Haven't you noticed the
numbers Of women who keep their little bon
bonlers full Of soda mint tablets or potash
pellets, enjoying them as though they were
bunbors?
Not very long ago in Paris, tho fashion
for paid cheeks Induced few absurd
creatures n cat raw barley. wheat or oats.
IN hopes of an unwholcsumc flesh colornG.
Ever 10 many otherwise sane American
women have tried Il. and from a trial have
fallen into the shocking habit Of eating
cupiuls OF these raw coroalf, humks and all,
that hitherto we Thought oniy ponderous