The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19

with the tea tables designed especially for
her Ono which "a particularly novel 10
called tho Russian tea table, II 10 made Of
braided nag, with willcw border, and has
not only two delightfully."- convenient side
shelves. but a shelf underneath for extra
cups and saucers Another tea table pretty
enough 10 be used In the drawing room has
mahogany legs. with Delft decorated tray
with brass handles for tho top.
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Esmeralda was walking down the avenue
the other day on that delightful block O!
lcafy shade opposite the Worth Monu-
men.. when an elderly man. coming up be-
hind hcr. aaw large, fuzzy caterpillar on
tho collar of her coat.
deta;n!ng hand on her arm as he spoke and
removing tho obnoxious crawlcr. Il wished
to take or this caterpillar which was Amos,
at YOUR neck"
Esmcrsldn was surprised and forgot her
manners. She stared haughtily. and with
an air OF resentment at tho caterpillar. and
was about to pass on. with no words OF
thanks.
''Is l made n mistake and you would pro-
fer 10 have the caterpillar replaced I can
easily put It back" said tho gentleman
courteously. suitng the action to the word.
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A dress specialist once told Mrs. Kendall
that soft-mannered heroine should never
wear animals upon the stage. never deco
rate herself with frogs or clasp lizards at
her throat. These denote passion. And
Bernhardt has often declared that. when
angry. nothing suited her like putting on
all the menaserie she owns In Jewels the
flies. the bugs. the snakes md the four
footed animals even 10 guinea pigs. There
is a direc, relationship between tho cross
or lnw-graired animals aud the woman who
them. utntipv n 1itt1p raj
the characterin dress woman, but largely
also from observation.
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As Is 30 frequently the case fashion tenn
rorarily adopts two extremes. and one
either writes on very large or very small
, sheets and n tiny. perfectly square en-
volope OF the new nut brown or Jersey
cream cartridge paper is very mod'sh In
deed. The cream IL such deep ivory tint
as to be almost yellow and the brown Is
the shade of dried English walnut shell
The texture of the paper is thick aud
! fbrous. looking like the cartridge paper
, on ones walls. hut the surface IA quite
| agreeable for the finest pen Instead of a
coat of arms or monogram stamped on
the pages II this paper, 1t is the custom IN
clear raised. red printed letters. to have
the daie-July 4. 1S9G--clearly written out
| This novelty Ia what tops the page and
one buys uf this sort of stationery q
months supply, calculating to wrlto a
least one note n day. Only rcd or black
lettering In used for this special purpose
With the tinted paper in ordinary color:
md showing an initial. name of coun,r,
house. or name OF day this stamping II
done on the top of the inside Of tho tlrs
page. The whole note Is written on HI
inside pages and then directly 1t is finish
ed, before the ink is dry, single sheet o
japanese blotting paper is dropped be
tween the Two pages OF stu wet words
This blotting paper liz. OF course. Just tn
size of the note leavea and Is really piec
Of tissue paper woven thick, soft an,
printed with the PROTEST little shadow
colored Japanese designs. Some author
; OF tiny flying notes dcllcatcly perfum
their hlotting leaves and on opening one