The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23

| hatred, for we have it on such good au-
| fhority as Dioderus that this highly CIV
ilized people annually offered up to Ty-
| phon, the devil. an unfortunate female
victim whose only crime was the color
| OF her hair. Their unreasonable preju-
| dice is accounted for by the fact that
they were continually at war with a
barbaric, re5-haired people called the
| Rebo
| But, despite the weil-known hatred Of
| her people for red hair. 1t was thought
| for long time that Cleopatra herself
| had wealth of auDurn tresses. Ii has
recently been discovered. however. that
the red hair found on the alleged num-
my OF the star-eyed sorceress OF the Nile
was due 10 the chemical action OF the
| fluids used in embaiming.
| Among ancient people who have cher
| ished dislike for copper hair the Egyp-
tians are not alone. IL was little less alb
horrent to the Persians. and the Chi
nese to this day call those whom they
/ dislike "red-headed DEVILS
In marked contrast to the unreasona-
| BILE aversion of these nations is the
strong liking OF the italians for this
! type OF beauty. The Romans, from the
| days OF Nero to the present, have been
unstirted in their praise Of all shades
and tones Of red hair. With the old Ro-
mans the color most esteemed was a
dark red, almost brown. Modern Ro-
mans inherited the tastes Of their ances-
| tors il this respect and nowhere else on
| the face Of the earth are 30 many red
haired women found as smorg the patri-
sian families of Rome and Florence. The
| same liking exists among modern
Greeks. VINO strive to accentuate the
FURNISHED effect Of their reddish tre.ses
by the wearing of dull gold ornaments
Some Seasonabie Advice.
Do be careful TO speak very distinctly
when giving your name( the address es-
pecially) to the attendant sales people. In
the hurry of Christmas shopping mistakes
are frequent
Do try to get what you want without
impatence. Christmas buying is no sine
cure to any one and standing all day wait
ing upon capricious customers Is the re-
verse of a gay festival.
Do endeavor If you do not care to be
rung up in the middle OF the night. TO
carry your lightweight purchases home,
instead Of having them marked special"
Do avoid the center atsles of great de-
partment stores. excepting your business
calls there. The longest may round is
often the quickest way out
Do remember to put a spig OF mistle-
toe at every mans place at your table,
and bunch of holly for the faire may
dens on Xmas day.
Do believe that no matter how small or
inexpensive the gift, 1t should fit the need,
please the eye, and reflect your kindly
thoughtfulness
To make the salespeople have the price
tages removed from every article. Nothing
is more "disillusioning than to read the
cost dn coin) of an acquired article on
Christmas day.
Do not expect your family TO pay for
your extravaganza at Yuletids by doing
without some necessary thing. That is
serving against our dearest TO crafty our
selves.
Do add to your 10Y this year by the knowl
edge that of your little. or of your abun-
dance, you have given some very poor
family cause to bless your name.
Do remember your list and pencil, even
If your memory is phenomenal; the mad
ding crowds confuse all women at times.
DO take into consideration the surround
irgs of those outside the home circle when
huyngs gifts for them sterling silver
set Of military brushes, for busy young
student while living in boarding house,
would be a constant care, while a bath
robe, down quilt, or lounging jacket,
might ba a veritable delight
De refrain from making presents Of
framed pictures to an artist, embroidery
to an "art worker or commit the blunder
of buying cheap cut glass for a matron
whose cabinets are over-filied with the
best. Be sure YOU but open yourself to
unpleasant comment thereby.
Do buy lots of different color tissue pa
per, and tiny white silk ribbon. The mos:
trivial gift done up attractfvely IS thrice
as acceptable as though packed in ex-
celsior
Do write the name of the person to whom
packages are to be sent very large and
plainly. Drivers of delivery wagons and
expressmen have little time to study CHI
rography
Do Iry to have your long distance gifts
tival. A day before or after makes II less
thoroughly an Xmas gift.
Do give your humble friends cause TO
watt blessings upon your head, but do not
give one servant a penny's worth more
than another, lest cooks spoiIs the broth, |
or the upstairs girl'' breaks your favorite |
ornaments in their wrath.
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