The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-09

points and conceal their worst
SCIENCE OF NECK DRESSING.
If \ Frenchwoman has great hoiioWS
below her throat and happens TO nave
i GOOD back. her modiste cuts her bodice
very low in the back. showing rs smooth
surface. while in the front the hoiloWS
are hidden with strings OF pearls or ~
Vulnerable gold chains. 10 which are At
tached quaint diamond pendants. ne
F~renchWoman sees the great advantage
Of the stock. She arrangeS the ribbon
in very soft folds-I say ribbon, but II
may he silk or mule. or silk or muslll'
or whatever she pleaseS-and then she
has i faring bow just under her chlh.
that gives breadth to her shoulders ana
brings out the dimple III the chin ana the
Wilderness Of her teeth. You know now
thin Sarah Bernhardt used 10 be: " ell.
she always went decollette. but she Knew
how 10 manage it all 50 that the bones
We're entirely forgotten
The saddest sight | ever saw in the
way Of necks was that Of the thln,
scracgy old ladies 1T the Queens draw
ing-room. You know they must 90 decol-
lete. In her young days the Queen had I
beautiful neck and shoulders. and she
presumed that all Englishwomen follow
her example in this as III every other re
spect. AS the Queen IS short she wears
feathers to add to her height. and these
she forces every other woman to wear.
Hence If 4 woman IS seven feet nlgh
she IS forced by order Of the Queer 10
make herself look eight feet by the still
plumes on the top Of her coiffnre. Many
Il mother who bushes to think that her
own baby sees her bones has to exhibit
them in all their awfulness to the British
public or else not be presented, but no
self-respecting EnglishWoman wants to
omit this honor.
SHE EUCHRED THE QUEEN.
DO YOU remember the story Of the old
ScotchWoman Who got the better Of the
Queen! She belonged to the Douglas
family. and they are credltel with having
wills quite as strong as the G1elphs. She
wrote a personal letter to the Queen,
telling her that she suffered 50 with tho
rheumatism in her shoulders and had the
quinsy so bad that she begged to be Il
lowed to Wear Il high bodice. as she wish
cd personally to present her grand
daughter. An answer came from the
Lord Chamberlain announcing that it
was impossible. After that two letters
were written to him stating the case. The
No was positive.
The Scotch wouldna daun. The horror
of the assembly can be imagined when
Lady Sarah Douglas appeared gowned
superbly III white brocade, wearing all
the magnificent family jewels. and hay
ing her bodice cut more decollete than
that Of any other woman. However.
there arose above the low bodice in stern
comfort and there came way down q
the wrists 4 fiery red f1aA-.el shirt that
told how for once Scotch wit had got the
better Of German stubbornness.
SWEETHEARTS OF SOLDIERS.
There are several girls at TuXe.l,
whose sWcetheartS, like jean, are off [,
the wars, but the Nay they are bound is
beautiful. Some Of the letters are ordi
! nary gold rings set With sapphire anC
diamonds, turquoise and diamonds, or, rs
III one case, Il glowing ruby. \ Southern
girl, who is here is, rs far rs chains arc
concerned, very much Il ged to a youn-
man who means to get as near to Lee
as he can and who expects to vote fol
him when he is put up for President. Or
the third finger Of her left hand-tha1
finger has Il vein which connects with I'll,
heart-She wears Il beautiful pink pear
set about with diamonds. That means j.
she sheds Il single tear-and pearls NEAR
tears-they are to be tears Of gladnesS
Around her neck is 4 very thin golt
chain, and III this chain is hung Il hear1
of diamonds. OF course this opens, an,
on the inside are-Well, YOU might CUES.
ii photograph and 4 lock Of hair. On
her wrist is 4 chain bracelet in which arc
set small rubies. and engraved abou-
them III curious letters is the wise warn
ing. Fool. not to know love endure>
no tie.,' III return for these pretty trink
cts she fetterS her sweetheart with til,
heavy chain bracelet. worn on the uppe
part of his arm and sufficiently light no
to fail below the elbow. With cunnin.
taste She has chosen that it shall l.,
without Il jewel except the decoration
found by these words engraved upon j
III the duplicate Of her handwriting: M
love IS as deep rs the sea and as pure a.
its foam
That was put on when lie started 70
the war. and now. while the rest Of Il.
are Wildly enthusiastic. she's homes
enough to say she hopes every liyin.
Spanlard will soon be a dead one an,
that. while she would prefer the .Ame~i
cans to be saved. still they can all 90 il
-. Spain or some other place provide,
one particular man is preserved for her
It 4 fact that women are selfish. I'm
their seltisEness IS always in favor Of !.
man. I've 10 doubt thai they were mn i,
that Way in the beginning. and there IN,
been no particular change from Eve ia
Bah
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