The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-08

ask my lady If the making up of her
face Injuries her skin. She laughs mer-
rily and says: THAT would be impossf-
BILE, but in reality believe If anything
1t does it good, because I never go to
sleep with the powder or rouge on my
face, and it is washed off with hot wa
ter and soap, every bit of 1t, because of
the cream that forms the foundation.
That was a trick that I learned from
an actress who not only understood
the art of make up, but who was able
to retain a beautiful skin off the stage
that was the envy of every other wo-
man.
By the bye. since the tariff has be-
come so particularly unpleasant every
body is nobody unless she has among
her acquaintance in Paris a pleasant
girl who is of wonderful blue blood,
possessing very little money and work
ing hard at studying art under one of
the great masters. Her duty in life?
To send to her friend of whom she is
so fond, and then naturally for little
consideration, q few sketches of the
very latest styles from which admira-
BILE gowns may be made by a clever and
cheap little modiste. Mime. High and
Mighty on the avenue. whose charges
are SO outrageous, sees you drive by
and uses every naughty word afforded
by the French language because She
thinks you are getting your gowns from
Paris. She little knows the truth. II
she did, I do believe that she. with her
co-cheats, would unite and have spe-
cial high rate OF customs put on pri-
vate letters supposed to contain draw
ings. Four thai. came to me the other
day were the very latest thing as APP
proved in the gay city and showed not
only the possibility but the certainty
of the flounce. They also showed that
lovely woman is going to cling to pur-
pie as long as a single drop of that
color of dye is left.
OF these four gowns the one that / am
thinking of initiating is that which is
made of heliotrope taffeta, with a prin-
cess back, a corseet of guipure and
front that. buttoning slightly over at
one side, really shapes a deep tablier
or apron front finished with frills of
fine French lace. The usual crush band
CT black satin is about the neck, and
the hat is worn as only a Frenchwom-
an can wear a hat. The other purple
one is of the new satin cloth and has
plain skirt trimmed with a flounce
that starts at each side of the waist
line, being very narrow there and wild
ening as it comes down and goes around
the edge of the skirt. 1t is headed
with white guipure. and the revers and
glet are also of guipure, while the
crush belt is of white satin. The other
you will wear to a garden party. Tt is
an organdie that has a white ground
with pink flowers on it and is made up
over pink lawn. There are ruffles at
the side of the skirt while the bodice
has huge plastron of plain pink with
appliques of white upon it, and the
sleeves are also pink. This gown is
the sort that could be made for almost
nothing provided the maker knew how
to give it that intangible air of great
ness that belongs only to the gowns
made by veritable artists.
The last is the tailor made. Oh, joy!
Oh rapturel That is the Frenchwom-
ans idea of white duck gown. Be-
cause gown is cotton the Frenchwom-
an does not believe it is meant to be
Numbered. Indeed she never connects
a laundry and frock, but cares so we'll
for the frock that it does not become
soiled, or when it does it is out of fash
ion. This gown of white duck is tailor
made; has a plain, close fitting skirt, a
jacket with semioose fronts decorated