Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-16
HzFEcTLr People

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, pruuer and natural enough. Il nsreil
showed that there were singh VeDsI
Who n~eslize.in some degree, hT much
al Inhabitants Of the oourty, d
matter what condition Of sTHuoe'ol
Msoclal standing. Or SEX, mtst 0 e.
fected By anything whica would
make the rearing Of children more
thoroughly adapted 70 the ends Of
good acknowledgements Leader
HAIR DRESSING AND MILLINERY.
New York Mail and Express:
Naturally the sensitive Eemsn viii
not quickly change the color Of bel
hair no matter what The fashion
may be. but nevertheless the fashion
able woman sees no especial harm IN
renewing the useful tint Of her beau
tiful locks IL they have become rusty
and gray with sickness and age or
with incomplete living and 10
hygienic diet.
On the other hand there are a GER
tain class Of art-loving women who
feel, no qUalms Of conscience 10
changing their hair M or 70 shades
darker or lighter than nature has
made it, providing the substances
used are Harmless, and are called
healthful by chemists and family
physicians.
A great many women Of judgment
wash the hair often in ammonia and
borax to give it a special gloss, and
many Of the hair mixtures out upon
the market are nothing more or less
than preparations Of these two
chemicals.
For women who use these in
gradients the millinery Of the season
can be utilized TO harmonic with any
tint or shade aud likewise the colts
can be made to blend with any hue or
color devised by the sh:ewd art mill
liner.
The curved small bOnnets, tOques.
walking hats and sailors can also be
trimmed with rosettes of crepe, dotted
Brussels net, embroidered ribbons,
wreaths and galands Of flowers thi.
season and fashioned in any shape tC
improve upon nature.
For the silver-gray-haired matror
there are coronet evening toques o
silver-grays with f%rost-pearl trim
mings, shaded violet ribbons, flowers
velvets and even ieweled garniturings
The chesnut-colored locks can b
mounted by autumn leaf shapes il
silk wire and gold, covered with bank.
OF autumn leaves, mounds of red-greeI
MOSES, May flowers, b%uttercups O.
other wild bloom or foliage.
The brilliant brunette of the Irisl
type, with jet black hair, can wear thu
cerise and geranium hats, which ar,
all the rage. These are fashioned il
pokes, Gainsberoughs, wide sailors
gypsy bonnets and Harriet Marti
neau designs, wide and picturesque.
a woMAN's PETITION.
"If President Mckinley favors m.
appointment, and the senate concurs
l shall be the first woman ambassa
dor
This is what Marilla Marks Kicker
the well-known woman lawyer o
Washington and Of Dover, n. H.
says. She is a candidate for the Office
Of envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipOtentiary to the United State.
OF Colombia, the position which il
now filed by Luther Mckinney, o
Manchester, n. II. Mrs. Ricker's pc
tition or application has been placed
In the hands Of President Mckinley
Her reasons and her beliefs are Of IN
usual interest because OF the uniQu,
position she has assumed. This il
what she writes;
"To the Editor; IL does not seen
TO me a remarkable request TO be ap
pointed envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentlary. There is moth
ing in the constitution OF the UniteC
States prohibiting a woman's appoint
ment. Article second, section seconC
Of the constitution of the Unitet
States, defines the power OF the presi.
dent in that direction.