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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
WAIST LINE IS LOWER,
The New Fad May Not Be
Comfortable But 1t Is
the Fashion.

The new figure.
That gives women and modistes alike
something to think of. for it is no easy
matter to make a woman's figure over.
Yet this is practically what fashion re-
CURES
To be in style. the waist must be very
long. the hips small and bust very
high. With fashionable women the
normal waist line may be considered a
thing Of the past, for the new waist
line is an inch lower than il used to be
in back and quite two inches and a
half in front To attain the new figure
an tngenius system Of laCings has been
devised. and if comfort IS one of the
elements not regarded by il, who
rares9
In brief the new method of lacing
the corset is in this wise: Two lacings
are used From the top of the corset
down to an inch or so above the waist
line the lacings are drawn so loosely
that il seems as If the corset must
drop off the figure. but from that point
on the lacings are drawn SO that the
corset is like a wise.
Most dressmakers advise using one
lace for the top and the other for the
bottom as otherwise il is difficult 10
keep the upper lattice1ork as loose as
it should be and the lower part as tight
as it should be. The result is q very
artificial figure, but. again-who cares
Big waists may be hygienic, but q
dressmaker would rather die than say
they were handsome or modish. and il
j. the dressmakers and Women's tailors
who rule.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
MANAGING YOUR FiANCE.

I heard vo-ld-Wise naJron advising
young woman whose left hand dis
played q sparkling ring which looked
quite new on the best methods Of hand
ling her fiance and husband later on.
Much OF what she said is right and
sensib le, but an absurd point was the
one which would allow him just the
same liberty a $ when he was heart
whole Why should he have it? He
Won'- allow her the same privilege
Should he stay out late at night with
his bachelor friends while her engage
ment ring keeps her tied down al
home Decidedly not. There should
never be an engagement until a man
is ready 70 change his life, give up old
Interests and assume new ones. A
woman should be subject TO The same
restrictions. and she usually IS willing
10 be.
All this talk about managing q man
is great nonsense. In nine cases OUT Of
ten 1T means giving him his Own way
in every matter II is not only bad for
him 10 be thus INDUCED, but il takes
every particle OF individuality from the
woman. One of the happiest couples l
ever knew lived on the sensible plan
Of giving in, each taking d proper
share in IT, The husband was fond OF
dancing, the wire ueleSleQ IL YET she
accompanied him to parties and re-
manned throughout the evening, happy
that he was enjoying it. She liked OPP
eras and good plays while he found
both a bore. A vaudeville show or
broad farce was his choice. Yet thes
ware always TO be found in the audi
ences at first night performances Of the
hest attractions That was his part Of
the giving in process. Could there be
ANYTHING bat happiness in such I'M
son r-Philadelphia Times
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
WOMEN ARE LEARNING TO TALK.

According 10 the Gentle Woman, so
ciety women" poor threadbare phraseD
are learning to talk. Formerly all girls
were supposed to take lessons in sing
ing regardless of whether they had
singing voices or not. Now, so much
stress has been laid for so long upon
the prevalence of unpleasant speaking
voices among American women, girls
and women are beginning to pay at
teutiOn TO the long neglected speaking
voice, leaving singing lessons for those
of marked singing talent.
a lady who has large number OF
pupils in voice culture for talks sake
not singing, says:
Our women are clever. Many of
them are entertaining. but only few
of them talk we'll. The fact is, Ameri-
can women usually talk too much.
They are vivacious and versatile and
used to attention, and they impose
upon their hearers. They are seldom
good listeners, and they say so much
that what they say loses weight.
lived in Europe for years. and had ex-
cellent opportunities for studying ma
tional characteristics in conversation
The French woman of intelligence
seems to understand the art Of CONVEX
sation intuitively. One can see no"
the salons were possible in France
After the French, the Russian Ponsn
women are the most entertaining IN
Europe; and I found the Danish wom-
en- very interesting, but that is due
chiefly to the quality Of their minds
while the French woman's converse
tiOnal charm is more a matter OF SKILL
and may be acquired.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02

length to feed the oil into the burner,
which they must properly fit In
trimming the wick, it is only necessary
to even off the burned surface, but this
should be done with a pair of scissors
kept for the purpose. If trimmed in
any other way, the light is apt to be
uneven. In first arranging the wick,
the ends should be rounded off slight
Is.
The burners Of all lamps require
washing in soap and hot water once a
week. and an occasional boil for half
an hour IN water containing a tea
spoonful Of washing soda TO the quart,
will improve their light.
The chimneys, before using, should
be placed on the stove in hot water
which should be brought slowly to d
boil and then allowed to cool off be
fore removing them. This bath tenn
pers the glass, and the chimneys can
then be used with less risk of crack
ing. They should be kept sCrupulously
clean and polished daily with a soft
newspaper. Wher it becomes neces-
sary to wash them, it should be done
in hot sodpy water and rinsed in clear
hot water and wiped perfectly dry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02

lack opened the blue envelope with
some nlisgivings. He had looked il
over al least dozen times before
plucking up courage enough TO tear off
a bit of the crackly paper; he looked at
he I'd stroke on the u and the final
cu-l 10 the last name and found them
sveetly familiar.
IF it's ike the other answer he
thought IT'S no use. She understands
me we'll enough but she seems not TO
want ne 10 understand her. Shes as
hard 10 get along with as the weather :
been this winter. And she 5 the dearest
creature in the commonwealth. Oh,
pshsv. I may as well know
He opened the envelope slowly and
drew out two sheets of paper. one he
recognized a. once. Il was his last
letter 10 her a short letter that asked
a great question. The other was d pale
blue sheet. and on 81 he read:
The editor regrets that the en-
closed manuscript is not available at
present While the rejection of a manu-
script does not imply lack Of literary
merit. vet there are many things which
go to make UP availability. Thanking
YOU for the privilege Of examining the
enclosed and suggesting that you try
again. [ remain
Yours truly.
Beatrice tine editoF).'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
POOR THING!

One Woman at least in loquacious
France proved that she could hold her
tongue, though it was not altogether
through amiability. A certain lady
the wife Of q law officer at Versailles,
while talking in the presence of a nu-
merous party. made some remarks
which were out of place, though not
important Her husband reprimanded
her before the whole company, saving:
"Silence. madame. You are a fool"
She lived thirty years afterward. and
never uttered a single word, even to
her children. A pretended theft was
committed in her presence. in the hope
of taking her by surprise, but with
out effect, and nothing could induce her
to speak When her consent was re-
quisite for the marriage Of any of her
children. she bowed her head and sign
ed the contract. Needless to say, she
died Of il.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
THAT WEDDING CAKE.
It Was Cut At Last But the Second Hus-
band Didn't Eat Any.

ana Didnt Rat ANY,
A decade or longer ago an estmable
Washington woman was sought in
marriage by an equally estimable
Washington man. She was sought,
and, one may say, she was found. The
wedding was deliberately celebrated,
but one Of the cakes baked for the oC-
casion was not cut at all, and talking
il over afterward the bride and the
bridegroom decided 10 save ii and to
cut II on the tenth anniversary Of their
marriage. 1t was the species Of cake
known as fruit, a variety which is
generally held to improve with age
Accordingly it was laid away in state
Once every year, on the wedding an
niversary. it was brought out, exam
ined, wrapped up and put away again.
The husband did not live to see the
tenth anniversary. After the widow
had mourned him year or two, she
was again sought in marriage, and, is
before. she was found. An elderly aunt
with whom she had made her home
since girlhoOd made all the prepare
tions for a celebration Of the second
wedding. There was a breakfast after
the ceremony and as the assembled
guests sat together IN came the elder
ly aunt bearing a freshly iced, snow
white cake. She placed 1t before the
bride and gave her a knife. The bride
cut the cake.
There" said the elderly aunt That
cakes cut at last. I baked il for Jen-
MES first wedding and its been kept
ever since. Thank goodness its cut at
last"
Then. Of course. everybody tried to
smile and feel at ease. and the bride
groor-but then nobody knows how he
looked Nobody ever does know any
thing about how a bridegroom looks
a a wedding. I, was noticed, however,
that he didn't eat any of the cake
Washington Post.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
PADDED CLOSETS.
Simple Luxury That
Pays For Itself
Speedily.
NICE SMELLING SACHETS
Perfumes Are Now Used
By People Of Fashion
More Than Ever.

There never was q time when women
of refinement used perfumes more
freely. Thirty years ago the woman
who used eau de cologne was suspected
Of sybarite tendencies, but that ex-
IRENE asceticism passed away a good
many years ago. and now the woman
who does not use something more lux
urious than cologne water is way be-
hind the times.
Women do not deluge themselves
with perfumery or stick it on their
handkerchiefs only as they did once.
They use their perfumes more subtly
and delicately, seeming themselves and
their garments. II is the fashion to
have one odor and use it for every
thing instead Of using violet on the
ndkerchief-white rose on the Veil,
helio,rope in the bodice of the gown,
and so on. There is a fascination about
a sweet, faint fragrance that cannot
be classified, yet is felt by all.
The latest toilet fad is the perfume
tablet, which is intended to be dissolved
in the bath water, carried in the pock
ct, laid between the folds of garments
and placed in clothes closets. While
strong, they are delicate, and the fra
GRANGE Is lasting ana more sauStac-
tory than that of liquid perfumes,
which are often too pungent while wet
and when dry resolve themselves into
alcohol and nothing else
Lavender is a perfume that has long
been popular in England, but is used
by comparatively few in this country.
1t is deliciously sweet and clean
smelling when used either about the
person or the house.
Perfumed pads for bureau drawers
ana trunk trays are very convenient
and nice. but the padded closet is still
more satisfactory. The pads are made
like those for a bureau drawer only
they must be made to cover the walls
and ceiling. Cheesecloth makes the
backing A thick layer OF cotton bat
ting is strewn with sacheJ powder of
your favorite scent. and the whole is
covered with a delicate, patterned
china silk Finally they are bound
around lightly with narrow ribbon and
equipped with loops at the upper edge
10 attach them TO the hooks Of the
closet. The pads for the ceiling and
above the row Of hooks are fastened
with tacks.
Any woman can fashion this luxury
for herself using cheaper materials, if
she chooses. She will find It blessing.
but not in disguise,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02

The at present vas underscored
heavily and Jack read the whole note
over several times before noticing the
postscript
I'd rather you wouldn't say any
thing more till next sunday. I'll be in
Worcester then and you may take me
to church"
oh. hang next Sunday. Why couldn' [
she speak right out and say Yes or no ?
The editor regrets know that b.
heart and so does she. 1 wish she
wouldn't tease. II 1 didn't l0ve-Gat to
work. JACK. you can't help g. Next
Sunday isn't so far OF and then-why
its Easter. too
He went 10 work. not particularly
fast. though, and he stopped now and
then 10 wrinkle his brows INTO d per
picked question mark.
Jack NanHolden was considered
very eligible young man b. all he
mammas in the city. He had good con-
necuons and a practice 10 compare IA
vorably with any in town lac WASH z
exactly a swell. but he dressed well al
all times. and had no bad habits. eN-
cept that Of writing stories. That
vasnt SO bad. though, as lie seldom
had any accepted
Anyway she. Beatrice. Wrote stories
too and when ne met her in Fftchhuls
during the spring term # court, they
talked over their productions together
I'd found their experiences 10 taAS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
THE DISSATISFIED WOMAN.

I have sometimes wished I could pre-
scribe for the women who are always
complaining and vet never sick, signs
the Hartford COurant; who go from pill
lar to post looking for a change, for
something to give them pleasure-thor-
oughly dissatisfied with everybody and
everything. You meet them very
often, 50 do I. If they were given one
task after another to do. not for a day
or a week, but until they had ceased
complaining and become interested in
life Of usefulness. they would be full
of regrets over the wasted years gone,
and happier than they can ever be liv-
ing I'm an aimless way. A week or a
month Of idleness is beneficial now ana
then, but ! don't believe a life Of it
can be real happiness. There are
enough tustifable causes for COM
plants in this world without grumb-'
ling for imaginary ones.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
BEAUTY OF ROMAN WOMEN.
Elegance and sureness of Line, But No
Trace Of the Spiritual

Northern beauty, however fine may
be the line Of its contour, is never. Tor
good or evil. a mere beauty Of the body,
a thing beginning with itself and end
ing with itself; it contains always a
suggestion: it is haunted by soul; II
leaves for its completion something 70
the imagination, says Arthur Semonds
in Harpers Magazine. But in the
beauty Of Roman women there is no
trace OF spiritual beauty. none of the
s0ftness OF charm; but il is the calm,
assured. unquestioning beauty Of the
flesh There are faces that should be
seen always in pure outline, for they
are without melting curves, delicate and
variable shades, or any OF that susSeS-
ton which comes from anything but
their own definite qualities. as they are
in themselves. The faces Of Roman Wo-
men of the upper classes are cold, hard
finished, and impenetrable as canoes.
In a face which is at all beautiful YOU
will not find a line which is not per
feet, and this elegance and sureness Ct
line goes with that complexion which
is the finest of all compilations, pure
ivory and which carries with it the
promise of a temperament in which
there is all the subtlety of fire.
The distinction between the properly
aristocratc and the strictly plebeian
face is, I think. less marked in Rome
than in any city
Almost all Roman women have re-
gulsr faces. the profile clearly cut and
in a straight line black hair. often
with deep tones of blue in it, and some
times curling crisply: dark eyes, often
of a fine uniform brown. large, steady,
profound. with that uDmeaning pro-
fundity which means race, and which
one sees in the Jewess, the gypsy They
have a truly Roman dignity, and be-
meath that the true fire. without which
dignity is but the comely shroud Of d
corpse. and though there is not trace
in them of the soft smiling, catlike
air of the women of Venice, and not
much of the vivid. hardy uncaring pro
Vocativeness of the women Of Naples,
they are content to let you see in them
that reasonable neaTness to the animal
which no Italian woman is ashamed 20
acknowledge. They have often a GER
tain massiveness of build, which makes
g child look like a young woman, and a
young woman like a matron; but, for
Italians, they are tall. and though one
sees none Of the trim Neapolitan waists,
it is but rarely that one sees, even
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02

these may be trimmed with the same
flowers, mounted as if growing, %ltls
their leaves and buds. Decorations N
the wing palm, and palette order are
also made of petals of all sorts 1or
trimming straw hats, or hats made OF
gossamer.
Undoubtedly the tendency to borrow
from the styles in vogue under the
directoire and first empire, and the
early Victorian era, exhibited by the
couturiers. has its influence on spring
millinery. Neither in this or any other
department of fashion, however will
one style be adopted. There will be
many styles all equally fashionable, so
as to suit all tastes. This Of late years
has become a rule, and a very salts
factory one, all told.
The new high-crowned shape, with a
wide brim turned up in front and
down into the nape of the neck at the
back, is essentially a smart hat, and
will probably be the one most in favor
for the early summer festivities. As a
shape, it has nothing very new about
1t, the novelty depends more on the
manner of the trimming and its relative
simplicity.
AS regards colors generally the
brightest shades of mauve and violet,
especially those with a predOminance
Of blue, are being somewhat set aside
for those showing an excess of dull
red or pink. Among the darker shades,
that of the wood violet is in high
favor, while the mauves tend in rhe
same direction toward the orchid and
faded rose tints. In the pinks and
reds. too, we find the choice TO lie
chiefly in deep and rich or delicate and
pale lines. Yellow figures largely in
CRY and a7En as ACCESSORY 10
other colors in flowers, particularly
pansies, but is not much used in tulles,
mousselines and ribbons All the light
blues promise to be extremely fashion
able, and also medium tones Of grayish
blue.
These suggestions are from the Paris
letter to the Millinery Trade Review.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
Az IMPORTANT Don't"


one Of the "donts" with which It would
be We'll 10 impress society ar large is:
Don't tell person that she is not look
ing we'll" says JIarpers Bazaar
The sentence. My dear you are look
ing very badly TO-DAY" wiz cast q damper
over the most hilarious spirit. We NAV
as well be frank. and Acknowledge that in
,rile-E-Uire eases out OF @ hundred 10 look
30 is 20 look plain. The lustreless eyes,
he ssllow cheeks and the psNid lips are
n0t compatible with beauty and viva ri y
~ expression. Each Of Us has her little
spark nj vanity that makes her writhe ? {
The knowledge that she is not al her best
ST. appearance as in feeling And If one
has tried to conceal from others the fact
that she IS not quite Up TO the usual mark
80 health she feels that her efforts are
vain. And. worst Of all. II one Is bravely
Sighting with q genuine illness the cor
seriousness thai the disease has made such
trros6s that the casual observer notices
The change in ones appearance awskens g
sense ton Of fear and depression that is
dAtriments, 20 health and nerves.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02

trations and articles. reviews, stories
and poems by eminent writers and
statesmen. An Anglo-American char
acter will be impaired TO it, and Mr..
John Lane will issue simultaneous edi-
tons in London and New York, begin
ming in June. II win be an art work,
with a unique binding, which will Sc
cure for il a, permanent place on the
library shelves of book lovers. 1t will
have two or three articles on high pol
itics by men of great reputation, stories
and poems by the best writers, special
monographs onfamous houses, families
and heirlooms, and miscellany COM
prising literary reVie S~- scientific and
arr topics, ana even financial article.
LADY Randolph Churchill will be edit
or. and the scheme is her own in all its
details
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
ALLOWANCES FOR GIRLS.

Every girl should have an allowance. IN
order that she may learn the value OF
money and how to use 1t. At least that is
the decision of mother who has mar
ried all her daughters well" An allow
ance she says is not q privilege but a
girls right. tt gives her self-rellance and
trains her for the careful spending Of the
money TO be intrusted TO her care later by
ner husband. As marriage is a business
contract as we'll as = love affair. il is
srgUed that 4 wife. too. should have an
allowance and that she should feel indie
pendent about wisely spending what ought
70 be her own and MT a gift rrum her
husband. given as her needs are stated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
"a WOMAN'S TOUCH"

y society reporter" was sent to q
function" the other day to describe
the women's gowns, says the CONNER
cial Advertiser. Make it artistic
said his editor Don't give the stere-
otyped Mrs. Jones wore blue and Mrs.
Smith wore green Try to give it a
WomRn's touch" The reporter said he
would try Just as the paper was go
ing to press the city editor caught this
cleaning line of type: Mrs. John
Willing Van Huysen looked adorablY
distinguished in violet silk, trimmed
with pale pink. Good Mt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
AN sNGLIsHWoMAN's IDEA.
Servants Should Be Trained in First
Principles.

Servants Should Be Trained in First
Principles.
An Englishwoman. writing upon the
domestic servant question, asks why it
is that d woman should be expected to
know thoroughly the entire routine Of
housewOrk in order that her house may
ne we'll kept I may not know any
hing about music she says and We,
hat Will not debar ny children from
obtaining a good musical education.
may not have a good education myself
but / can still find people who can ed
Icate my children without my supervi-
sion. There is no more reason why
my housewoTk should not be well done.
the cooking uneXCepJiOnal and the
sweeping and busting everything that
could be desired, though I may be en-
.'relT incapable of performing il my
self. She believes that servants
should be educated more in the way of
flJst principles and given the ability TO
think for themselves.
If I had To leave MY house entirely
IN charge Of d servant she goes on,
J would rather leave II with an crdi-
nary charWOmau than a thoroughly
trained household servant as they are
nov. Such q servant mas been edu-
caCed 10 90 Just such work in lust such
vav, and if there is the slightest dis
iGTb5nCe Of her household regime. she
Is entirely 81 loss and has not the
: Ehtest idea what 70 do. The char
Woman has had TO work out things for
herself and she has not forgotten how
To think"
The Enslisbvomaa believes that ser
wants should he siven some deeree OF
art education SO that they will be able
10 comprehend something of the har-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
A MAGAZINE DE LUXE.
An American Woman owns and Edits H.
and it viii Sc a Work Of Art.

Lady Randolph Churohil's new quar-
terly magazine will be de luxe with
vengeance. II will be like that hotel
somewhere near the Lake country in
England, which used to boast in its adj
vertisement: "Patronized by royalty.
Rothschilds and American presidents %
American presidents will probably not
be able TO patronize Lady Randolph
Churchilrs gorgeous quarterly, which
will cost s. per copy, but may give
place to American promoters. 1t will
be a quarterly, issued in an edition de
luxe, with sumptuous binding specially
designed for each number, beautiful
letterpress, heavy paper, artistic illus