The record-union., 1896-09-13
BESELENA'S PRATTLE.
Some General Gossip About People
and Things.

Some General Gossip About People
| and Things.
| The New York "World" recently con-
tanned an article on the musical bicy-
Gle, one Of the most recent inventions
! in the bicycle world A music box is
attached to the wheel in such a way
that the same power which moves the
wheel sets the music box in motion. AS
the boxes are made to order, the in
| tending purchaser can have any tune
| inserted he so desires Daisy BeI,''
says the manufacturer, is very popular,
especially for tandems. While on the
subject of bicycles it would not be
amiss to speak of the latest invention
Of the jeweler, the bicycle pin. This is
a miniature wheel Of gold with silver
saddle and tires; the rest of the
mechanism of the machine, from the
pedals to the handle bars, are composed
within the radius Of the pin, while if
the wearer can afford it, in place of a
screw tiny diamond sparkles The
whole is finished with stout service
able pin attached, which is warranted
neither to break nor become unfast-
ened. Sometimes only parts of the
brooch, such as the handle-b bar, the
saddle, or the wheel only, are worn as
pins by enthusiastic wheelwomen The
newest bicycle hats also sport tiny
silver or gold-plated wheel which fast
ems the bow of ribbons on the side
Here is another example Of what a
woman can do for herself: In Colorado
there lives part of the year a certain
Mrs. Hendish, known throughout the
State as the Queen Of Chuckawalla,"
from the fact that she has extensive
mines, where she works from twelve to
fifteen hours a day, in the Chuckawalla
Mountains. Mrs. Hendish is the pos
SCISSOR to-day of exactly 81, 600, 900,
every cent made by her own exertions.
1t will interest Californians to know
| that the lady in question has q beau
tiful summer home in California, where
she spends several months of each year.
She is an ideal hostess, her friends
who have been fortunate enough to
visit her say, fond of outdoor sports,
Of pretty dresses and luxurious living.
Girls, don't consign your worn-out
party gloves to the rag bag. Here is
a novel idea which has taken a strong
hold of the sentimental maids of New
York. The top of the glove is carefully
cut off and the worn-out hand part
thrown away; the bottom of the part
| save is stitched together leaving the
top open; through the top narrow Sits
are cut; through these Sits narrow
baby ribbon is run, tie the ends together
and behold thelatest tobacco bag. If the
fair maid who makes the bag so de-
| e nf rfi Of
mind, the outside Of the bag may be
daintily painted or otherwise orna-
| mented.
If young women covet a fine skin let
them eat plenty of fresh fruit Pine
apples are excellent for the complexion
when eaten shredded. At dinner a
green salad Of either lettuce, watercress
| or string beans should be eaten, while
| tomatoes and asparagus never fail to
give a rosy, healthy glow to the skin.
If a woman's otherwise fine skin is
marred by too open pores she should
refrain from bathing her face in hot
water. Above all things do not use
cold cream or vaseline too frequently.
The latter is particularly harmful, pro-
cucing a fine growth Of hair on the
| face. ~ t4s
Years ago the American girl was
| compared to her English neighbors in
not too complimentary a manner The
niece Of Uncle Sam was spoken Of by
the daughters Of John Bull as pale,
fragile, sickly, caring little or nothing
for outdoor sports, To-day no such
comparison can /, truthfully be made.
The American girl has reformed and
now goes in heart and soul for athlet-
les. Boating, tennis, the new game of
golf and cycling are all within her pro-
vince. She has even gone in for boat
racing, particularly on the Eastern
coast, and has made a very creditable
success with the oars.
Here is a classified list Of the best
novels, and while not original, I think
it so good that it will bear repetition:
The best sensational novel, Wilkie Col
Inns Woman in White; the best his
torical novel, Scott's "Kenilworth"; the
best dramatic novel, Charlotte Brontes
Jane Eyre; the best marine novel,
Ccoper's Red Rover; the best novel
describing country life, Blackmores
Lorna Doone'; the best military
novel, Levers Charles O'Malley"; the
best religious novel, kingsleys "Hypa-
tia; the best sporting novel, Whyte
Mellville's 'Digby Grand; the best po-
litical novel, Disraeli's 'Coningsby';
the best novel written for a purpose,
| Uncle Toms Cabin; the best imagi-
| native novel, Hawthorne's Marble
Faun"; the best pathetic novel, George
Eliot's "Silas Mariner. the best humor-
Gus novel, Dickens "Pickwick Papers,;
the best Scotch novel, Scott's Rob
Roy; the best English novel, George
Eliot's Adam Bede"; the best Ameri-
can novel, Hawthorne's Scarlet Let
| ter" and the best novel of all, Henry
| Esmond'' BESELENA
Portland, Or, Sept. &, 1896.