The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-06

her case, and If she is frank, help is
certain to comel
to attain the priceless possession is doubt
less as old as the race" said a maker of
cosmetics to the New York Tribune the
other day. 1.-THE articles 10 beau
tify the complexion or to conceal
its blemishes were probably prac-
ticed by the women of boar an
tiquity," she added "A toilet case was
found in the ruins of Thebss packed with
little bottles filled with perfumeries and
complexion beautifers Ovid describes va
rious paints used by the Roman women.
and complained of their Initiating the
bloom thai only health could give, and
Piiny spoke of various connections which
the Roman women wore on their faces all
night for the purpose of clearing their
skins II is said that the custom of paint
ing the face was brought to France and
Germany by the Romans. In England the
use of cosmetics must have been general,
and Ii is amusing TO read of the safeguards
it was deemed necessary to throw around
the guileless and dellWed male subjects
/ of His Majesty in order TO protect them
from the snares of the cunning Delilahs'
who sought to entrap them into matrimo-
ny. In the year 1873 the English Parla-
ment found it expedient to consider a bill
to the effect that AL women, without
distinction as to age or rank, maldens as
well as widows, who should deceive the
male subjects oe His Majesty and mislead
them into marriage by means of paint,
salve, beauty water, false teeth false
hair Spanish wool eorsets or padded hips,
should be punished under the provisions
of the law against soreery and the mar
riage should be declared null And yet
from that day to this cosmetics have been
in use throughout the civilized word. Re
Gently a German statistoian who made
an estimate of the money paid for cosmet-
les by American women said that 1t would
pay for the painting of $1,000 houses at an
expense of SO per house"
A Boston lady of the most reserved and
exclusive type. says Harper's Bazaar, was
waiting for her change al the glove coun-
ter in one of the large stores when she
was approached by very large, gaudily
dressed and loud looking woman, who held
out a pudgy hand in a green kid glove
and said:
why, how do you do, Mrs. Blank?"
Mrs. Blank ignored the proffered hand,
and, drawing herself up stiffly, said frig-
Idly:
Il do not think that know you,
madam"
NJ 1 > pDSS HOt, E6plGu the woman,
in nowise embarrassed by the GOODNESS of
her reception, but I've knowed you by
sight for a long time, and now I've got
hired girl who worked at your house once,
a year or two ago and she's told me SO
much about you that L feel real well ac-
quainted with you Pleasant day. amt Il?
Wen, If she amt polite 10 sail off without
50 much as word! Shows her raisin',
anyhow
A beautiful court costume that has Just
been designed says Pall Mall Gazette. has
a skirt and bodice of laffodil-yellow satin
duchess, while the train is of petunia
Lyons velvet, lined very effectively with
pale turquoise blue satin. In style the
gown Is quite severe, the skirt being very
simply finished round the hem with "a
double box ,pleated rueh of petunia velvet.
lined with turquoise blue. The bodice is
prettly arranged with drapery of fine
old Irish lace, and plume of shaded os-
trich feathers on the left shoulder fast
ened with a diamond star. The train of
petunia velvet is particularly graceful. 1t
comes from the waist, and Is trimmed all
down the left side with Irish lace. shaded
feathers, and clusters of orchids and daft
fodis. To carry with this gown, a large
mum of petunia velvet has been prepared.
lined with turquoise blue satin and trim
med with daffodils and orchids. This muff
is finished with yellow satin ribbons, ond
viii be carried on a long diamond chain
There is rumor, by the way that muifs
viii be introduced this year also at the
English drawing rooms held in Lent They
will be made either in a fiat shape In vel
vet and silk, or in round shape, compos-
ed entirely of real flowers. Another very
striking gown TO be worn at Dublin cas-
tie has skirt and bodice of mignonette-
green satin and train of dark green
Lyons velvet, lined with satin in a paler
shade, and coming from both shoulders.
The seams of the skirt in front are out
lined with tiny buhchss of mignonette
graduated in size from waist TO hem. The
round court bodice has a chiffon sash fall
ing to the left side of the skirt. and Is
trimmed with punches of mignonette to
correspond.
Theorize as one Will about the scientific
training of children the little folks of the
slums know more in minute about hui
man nature than youngsters who are
brought up scientifically learn In ten
years. little east side girl of 6, whose
home is In the slummest of slums, saws
the New York Sun. opened the eyes or a
fashionable woman recently. The woman
had gone over TO teach in the mission sew
ing school and This little girl was in her
class. She persisted in calling the teach
err Miss, and the teacher didn't ike
this as she had married rather late in
life. That's just one more of the sax,s
little tdspsyncracies. The teacher correct
ed the child week after week, telling her