Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04

for measurements and colors must he
correct TO achieve beauty.
Lift up tho hand OF Lillian Russell.
The hand OF the average singer is in
clined TO be slightly square at tho |
finger tips. This hand ia pointed;
tho tingor5 arc those OF writer, or |
an artist. After looking at them you
arc not surprised to hear that Lillian |
Russell herself draws tho design of |
every gown she wears. Look in the |
centre OF the hand. Tho muscles do
not gather themselves up us If to hoard
money; they are generous looking. SO
you are not surprised to hear from
some one entirely outside of her own
household that tho singer and the
beauty provides we'll for those of her
own blood who need her assistance.
What is most interesting 10 you
among great singers belongings?
You are a woman, and 20 you answer
as knew you would. Her jewel box"
Hero is ono In which there arc not only
many jewels, hut mary artistic jewels,
and many jewels that have interesting
stories attached to them. Here arc
strings OF mIls-white peara-one with
ruby, ono with Il diamond, and ono
with ruby and diamond clasp. Hero
is ring with superb pink pearl, set
between two diamondH that match it
in Hize; here ia ring with black
pearl set in diamonds There arc many
pearls, for tho singer loves them, and
being an aFtiHt, she knows how we'll
suited they arc tu beautiful woman.
Here ia superb sapphire, set in
diamonds, and this ia its history: At
one time when lillian Isussoll was
singing in San Francisco, Russian
man of war wns there, aud ia tho
Russians all love music, many of them
came to hear her sing. The night
before the vessel was to leave number
of Russian gentlemen were ar tho
theatre, among them Prince whose
name il known all over the world, but
who, personally, was u stranger to tho
singer. He threw on the stage. WHOM
she had finished her best song. u small
bunch of yiolets. After the curtain
dropped the singer picked it up, and
after she got in her dressing room took
off the soft paper that was around the
stems before putting the flowers 10
water. Under the soft paper was
card. On it was written: "Wo sail
early tomorrow morning. This is to
show that even a Russian bear can
appreciate TALENT" And further up,
having been slipped well over the
stems, was this superb ring. Another
ring, one set with large, clear, white
diamond. came in tine same way; a
gentleman took a gardenia from his
buttonhole aud threw it at the feet OF
the singer.
Loving all blossoms. she couldn't
bear to sac it trodden upon, and
although some OF the company laughed,
ahe picked up the single flower, only
| to find 1t was encircled with this superb
ring, and that no natne whatever accom-
panied it. Here are two strange jewels
| They look as II they were meant for a
child's bracelet. A gold chain, tingor-
length long, forms tho basis OF each
| ore On one side OF the chain hang
| tiny gold pendants deliberately engraved.
on the other mothor.of Dearl pendants
What are they? Earrings And they
were taken from the ears of dead
Princess, one OF those African women
killed IN tine war in Matabeleland Just
little while ago.
Then there is wonderful gold cbato-
laine; on it is a cigarette case Of gold
set with diamonds that form star so
large--well, as large as the evening
| star looks to us earth worms. There's
| mhtCubOS VIII a VI
| it; a scent bottle with star sapphire
framed in diamonds in tho top; a
| pencil; glove. buttoner; purse, and
gold key set with rubpiee and sap
phires. This is not the key that tolls
how Miss Russell gained her beauty,
nor is it the key to her heart, but it is
the key to hor writing desk. In the
casket arc innumeraols broucaes, the
oldest and newest of when is a littlo
bonnet of gold with tiny turquoises 10
represent flowers upon it. end, as
we ali have our superstitions, there ii
kept always ia this iewel-boS brooch
in the shape OF u four.leaf clover TO
bring tho requisite good luck.
The woman who is having her face
steamed wonders what beauty like
MiGa Russell does for her complexion.
Tho woman who is being mHGEaged
ovory day and eating specia! food chat
she may grow fat, wonders what she
docs to konp her erina 80 ROUND and
white and plump. Tho woman who ia
taking a little cologne ON lump Of
sugar to brighten her uyaa wonders
what a beauty docs to cause her eyes to
glitter so. And tho woman who IL
putting all sorts Of stuff on her hair to
mako it glossy, or wayy, or thick, or
long, wonders what beauty uses on
her hair All, my friend, Il beauty is
like poet. She is born, not made.
We, who are not beauties may i'm.
provo ourselves by special treatments
special diets, special exercise, anu
special and constant good temper, but
Que must be born beautiful Ii ia a
great giit--to womau-and no woman
can be blamed for wishing to be a
beauty. People who arc not good-look
ing arp prone to talk about tho fatal
gift of beauty, but doubt its fatality
in any but pleasant way. 1t is fine
thing to be beautiful woman, In
history, VIC love tho beautiful women,
while we accord only rather cold adj
miration to the great women. There
10 something about beautiful woman
that appeals IN men and women in
every .atate or condition of life; and in
every country hut our own there is felt
proprietary right in the heauty vino
IL born to 1t AMI which belongs TO it,.
But we Americans are only patriotic
one day in the year, and then we OK.
press it in way that doesn't last-that
goes up like rocket and comes down
like a stick. l wonder why we lack
this fine yirtue--this virtue at patriot.
ism? Nowadays. we can be inoCuluted
with almost everything, wouldn't it be
good idea to tho coming administra.
tion 70 inocuato tho nation, FREQ al
l IL . I