New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
HOME AND SOCIETY.
,r DEVICES OF THE SOCIALLY AM.
BILIOUS.

,,cr1rr1NG NATURES ERRORS IN THE MATTER
or Harlan INSTANCE OF BAD MANNERS
r1rrINGLY REBUKED-A QUESTION
OF HEEL AND TOE.
-. o,rts of all ages they have been rivaled. nay.
I'm surpassed, in these latter days. by little Mrs
prsh for certainly no philanthropst thinks more
hout his fellow-creatures than does she From
,orn until eve her whole mind Is absorbed IN con-
,asr,ns what opinions desirable people will form
concerning her. and in connecting various plans and
s.ices whereby excite the envy Of her associates
or IMPRESS those In whom she wishes 10 lnstiiI
,snse OF her social Importance.
Uanpy. indeed was this small Machiavelli. when
he felt sufficiently intimate with the great Mrs.
4 70 invite her to "a little luncheon denny.
saw time about l." she said careiessly: You
~, mind taking me as am. will you?" And then
.,e FASTENED home TO make an elaborate prepara-
linn Not detail was forgotten. Il really ala not
Known that Mrs. Push lived so WELL" said Mrs A.
N herself she drove up to the small but we-situ
ated house in her brougham. while neat-looking
hr,,er who by the way had been hired for the occa-
sion) opened the door. She was ushered into the
tiny bit Misunderstanding drawng-room MRS.
push will be down directly" said the man.. Mrs r.
meanwhile being seated upstairs before a cheval
glass studying the effect Of simple and yet very
chic housegown. while she waited until she thought
her encourage. Now call this a really charming
room. for it looks as IL 1. had been lived in said
the innocent Mrs. A. to herself. who. never having
had any occasion for makeshifts and subterfuges.
had not the penetration to detect her hostesss little
arrangements.
A writing -desk which had evidently been re-
Gently used. lad pretty litter Of half-writ-
ten notes on dainty paper. stamped envelope
addressed to some titled woman In England. and IN
ohO no deslS forth
coming functions all to particularly smart places
On one table was goodly array OF the latest Eng
Nsh and American periodicals. with an article on
X-rays underlined lying on top. and on another was
a collection Of books Of the day. with Bafours
Foundations OF Belief on top. with pamphlet on
anti-suffrage. marking the place where the reader
had evidently been called away. Dear me-"
thought Mrs. A, 81 had no idea Mrs. Push was
80 clever"
The n.antel was adorned with several photographs
Of notables all autographed and therefore impress
sve For how was Mrs. A. to know that the
pictures Of the De Reszkes had been bought at
fair that the vignette Of Her Royal Highness the
Princess Louise had been won BY friend at
charity rattle in England and sent over; that the
picture Of the renowned statesman had been bought
at a SHOP and inclosed to his private secretary with
a petition for his signature or that the portrait OF
Mrs Van Amsterdam. affectionately inscribed with
her first name which had indeed been sent TO Mrs.
p by that lady did not win its place down
stairs until the former school friend hao contracted
q grand marriage?
After sufficient time had elapsed for Mrs. A
10 take in all OF these interesting details Mrs Push
made her appearance with apology. please for
give me for keeping you waiting she exclaimed.
but / interviewing a German governess 1or
the children. She was quite unexceptonaoe IN
every way but insisted upon being sent to the
opera every other Saturday. and couldn't promise
that could I?"-both the governess and her re-
uuirements being entirely mythical and invented on
the spur of the moment by the imaginative little
Mrs P to account for the delay AS luncheon
WAS now announced. the two ladies' betook them
selves to the dinng-room where Mrs Push made
herse,f most agreeable, while they were discussing
several delicious little entrees which had been sent
from a neighboring caterers You see. nave
taken you at your word and just given you our
every-day luncheon" exclaimed the little echemer
dac,ousv: and verify the children Of this world
have their reward for Mrs A. took her departure.
=. xsn~ been duly impressed with her hostess's
many delightful qualities and resolving to ask her
10 a very smart dinner which she was arranging for
an early date, while little Mrs. Push mentally
checked her off, saying to herself trumphantly; Il
think I may safely say have secured Mrs. A..
and now for Mrs b shall have TO manage her
IN outte a different fashion,!
The raison d'etre given OF things that are is
sometimes very funny" remarked society girl
lately cit is astonishing for instance, how many
people have acquired curly hair OF late years.
know one woman who has had straight hair all her
life. and now It Is really curly. not crmped looking
in the least either. but naturally wavy with irree
ular little rpples all around her forehead-1ust the
effect I have tried over and over again 10 produce
with irons but without success. Well. according TO
her story, she caught out In thunoerstorm
last year. and terribly frightened besides being
soaked through and when she got home her hair
Was CURLY and has remained ever since. ODD.
u,as n not? And a man l know. whose hair mas
always been as straight and stin as poker. mas
now a becoming little crink at the temples. WHICH,
he saws has been produced entirely by the way ne
wears his hat. / myself have my suspicious Oh
curling tongs but Of course men are far aDoVe tna'
sort OF nonsense, so must be wrong
"sea bathing has such a queer effect on my nair.
nro,ested another one Of my friends who wished 10
account for the reddish tnge which her hair began
10 assume last Il suppose 1t Is the salt IN
the water but 1t always turns 1t quite a different
shade" All the same. however. have noticed this
winter that her hair still keeps Its rudy look. al
though the effect Of the salt water must nave long
since passed away. OF course naturally curly mar
"a far prettier and attractive than the regular
waves produced by artificial means, besides having
the immense advantage OF looking as "eN not
better. in wet weather. Soft manageable hair may
o,,.n he made curly by manipulation. Dampening
:, and then pushing 1t forward toward the temples
often II persevered in. produces large. becoming
permanent waves.
Anotber way which Is efficacious Is nrst 10 oampeh
the hair then comb It loosely back after IL mas peeh
arranged for the day. then take coarse hneh
,hread and cut of piece long enough TO
Mid several times around the head Tie one
end pf the thread hairpin and fasten II oy
means Of the latter to the hair and then wina the
thread around the head like Greek inlet three
49,. ,.s,en,nr the first round with a hairpn In
,ron, an that It will not slip and pressing the hair
,orr,rd after each round. If this is done every
morning when the hair is arranged and only 'sn.,y
damnened IT will be dry by the time the rest OF the
toilette il completed. This course OF treatment. "
'o"e -, a.,,v often trains the hair to be curly
:. 4. not naturally 40. promising always that
:. .oft and easily managed. Perfectly stn hair 49,
=, co,rse hopeless and can only be treated artin-