The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07
Of the Fair Sex

n sNteeIi-yed S-ri II san Francisco
has discovered novel way of earning her
living She has gone into TIE butcher bus
mess and Is making 3 great success OF
IL. Her name Is Lille Kanity. and her
patrons say that it Is genuine pleasure
10 have q steak or roast cut of and served
by pretty girl in q spotless print gown
and white apron Miss Kanity's father.
Otto kanity. conducts the Log Cabin mar
ket IL San Francisco She Is fuE part
ner IN the business and her fathers only
assistant The father, according 10 the
San Francisco Call. Is proud OF his 6sugh-
ter. The girl has so mastered her trade
that WREN her father Is away she is left
in charge OF the shop. She runs IL Ike
a veteran. TOO. filing orders from q guar
ter CT teef 10 a small norsel Cor a pc;
dog. A CIR, butcher might no; be expected
20 be attractive in person THIS one IS
She IS said 10 be straight and Ethe ard
active. and the arm that wields the cleaver
instead OF the golf club or tennis racquet
IS pre:ti!y rounded. with a supple wrist
and tspering fiRgera Miss Ksrity has
fine complexion ard brown eyes. She has
gentle manner. and. Wills business life
has made her alert and keen. il has not
taken away Der girEsh modesiy and sim
plciiy.
Are women nea,er than men was a ques-
ton recently asked BY cynical old bach
eior. who IS stern critic as 70 oil that
regards a womans get up. This was the
ieplv: Women are endowed with strange
vagarles, and. while extremely fast.5sous
IN many ways. are very ncylectful OF 9TH
ers- Even the SWEETEST society girl Is not
as particular as 10 the freshness OF her
collar and cuffs as the PLAIN every day
man OF business; 20 change Their linen a;
leasc once day Is SOFT OF religion with
most men. With women IL is different:
they VIII inspect their collars and cuffs
after a days har! wear and decide that
they WA do. Tor recognizing the fact that
IL any doubt exists on the mater they
should be consigned 10 the laundry with
out deTur. Again. a man is much more
concerned as TO the state OF his shoes than
a woman; even the poor clerk on a mea-
ger salary spends his nickel A day for a
shine without grudeing, and, II IL be i'm
perative that the nickel be saved. he gets
up esrlies In the morning and wields the
backing brush himself The woman will
gown herself in Worth's or Paguln's lates,
creation and forget 10 look at her shoes:
she Is willing 10 conGone the loss OF one
or two buttons and the consequent baggy
peacock. she trusts TO the gorgeousness OF
VIII cover all defects"
Paris is nothing II not>~original. She
has evolved a new Idea, and calls il the
Culinary Masquerade" Il consists OF
dlarer. at which each guest must repre-
sent something TO eat In most cases the
masquerade is confined 10 the headdress.
as !; is easier and cheaper TO carry out In
this manner than in any other. The first
practical Illustration OF this ingenious idea,
which has the merit OF novelty IL OF Moth
ing else, was given by one OF the enter
p'ising hoste5ses OF the Champs Elysees.
whose invitations were sent out IN the
form of representation of dinner Ia
be covered with good things and before
one OF the places al the table was tho
rame OF the lady or gentleman hidden 10
the feast 4; the left hand corner OF the
card q line was added intimating the wish
that each guest should wear something
which represented the culinary art Ia one
for or another. The headdIesses were won
Gerfui and surprising. suggesting now lob
STEERS. now pheasants. fruits OF almost ev-
cry description. and vegetables galore. The
--Hs' successful idea graced the head OF
ngIy pretty CIR. ana represent |
flower. Another novel feature |
tertainment was that visitors I
d al small tables each OF which |
with some special sort of foo; !
fish, another with meat. and so |
OH equerfiy, as the guests contnu-
- ged their places. nsonotony and
oompantOnship were avoided. and the fun
was considerable. After dinner headdress-
es were removed and placed upon table
where they must surely have suggested
a prize stall at a cookery exhibition The
whole affair was crowned with success
an1 Is being copied IN many parts of
France. A hostess OF Montmartre added
slightly 10 the scheme by requesting each
invited guest 10 represent one OF a GER
tain number of specified dishes and she
arranged her visitors at a table in the or
der in which these dishes appeared in the |
menu card Thus. one could look upon |
the bill Of fare by a mere glance around |
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