Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-21

mind on the useful. She was comfort
able girl to walk with. and to travel WIN
but a good housekeeper always feIt tha'
she was out Of place when she seated her-
self on a rose-colored satin chair. Iheh
came the girl who was all things TO all
hours of the day. She was charming De-
cause she was adaptable. but in the even
ing she had a way of looking too long upon
the rouge pot, and it was whispered that
she understood perfectly how to make pow
der stay in place. Now we have changed
again. Our beauty must roll her hair or
hen forehead, and arrange a couture as
nearly like that worn by the unfortunate
Princess &c Lamballe as is possible. And
she must be black and white. OF course
she can't be black and white Il she has
golden hair naturally. Under those cir
cumstances she must regret her inability
but never even smile at a bottle of dye.
1t would seem as if
THE IDEAL BEAUTY
was the one told about in the old fairy tale
You remember Il? If you don't I'll tell it
TO YOU. There was once a beautiful
queen, kind, gentle. and loved by all her
subjects. She always set them good eX-
ample. One DAY she was sitting at her
embroidery frame and. as she sewed, she
pricked her finger. pricked il so badly that
a drop of bright red blood fell on the
linen she was working. Oh, she said, I
wish 1 had a daughter as white as that
linen. as red as that blood, and as black
as my ebony embroidery frame. And hen
special fairy being in attendance immedi-
ately arranged that all should be as she
wished. And she did have beautiful
daughter a wonderful little princess VINO
when she grew up. had the blacklist OF
hair. the whitest Of skin. while her lips
were as red as red could be- And that 5
what the mother of each princess should
be praying for to-day If it is wished that
the young lady should be a professional
beauty. Nobody can deny the
BEAUTY OF BLACK HAIR.
II has gloss that is never seen on blonde
locks. and it must be rather nice for the
dark-halred girls 10 know that, If the
blondes are strong mentally, they. the
brunettes. are supposed 10 know how to
love well.
speaking Of colors. Did you know that
the English royal family is the only one
that has scarlet for its household color!
The Portuguese, Prussian and Swedish
sovereigns. and. indeed, most Of the Ger
man princes. wear blue Austria. like the
Papal Court. chooses black and yellow.
Russia is in dark green. but England
alone flares out in bright scarlet. In a
queer old book in the British Museum
there is written out an ordinance OF the
time of Queen Elizabeth which permitted
the wives of Aldermen Of Cambridge 10
participate in the royal privilege Of wear
ing red. The order itself is rather funny.
II reads in this way: 1T has been or
dained that every Alderman who has been
made before Christmas next shall buy
for his wife a gown Of scarlet; and that
every Mayor before Michaeimas after his
election buy for his wife a scarlet gown,
upon forfeiture of ten pounds; five pounds
to the use of the town: fifty shiilings 20
the poor mans box; and fifty shillings 10
the use Of the Mayor. And that their
wives shall wear their gowns al the feasts
following. Christmas Day. Easter Day,
Ascension Day. Whitsunday. etc. TO for
felt twenty shllings for every default;
five shilings 10 the poor mans box; five
shilHngs TO the Mayor; and ten shillings
TO the use Of the town" I wonder how
many women refused TO wear their gowns
on those special holidays? Fancy being
commanded by the Queen to wear red
frock. whether a red frock were becom-
ing to you or not. Nowadays lovely wo-
men would object and let their husband
pay the fine. Lovely woman must have
been humber in the days of Queen Eliz-
abeth than she is now. though. indeed.
even now, when she goes TO make her
bow to the Queen Of England she has to
dress according TO the laws laid down by