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WOMAN'S WORLD.

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round the faces of the day.
Every one knows the famous portrait
of Madam LIE Brun n her daughter,
painted by herself. A celebrated beauty
of New York society, who bears a resem-
blance to the French lady, chose to pose
in imitation of this picture, with really
charming result. The face was sweet and
maternal, and below it was that of the
little daughter held closely in her arms.
but l thought Mrs. Blanks only child
was a boy exclaimed a friend. oh,
Of course he is" was the explanation,
sbut you see a boy wouldn't do in that
picture, SO she borrowed a girl for the
OCCASION" Alas, alas, my heart had been
tricked into feeling a tenderness for the
sweet lady in the photograph, who yearn-
ed. with borrowed maternal solicitude,
over a borrowed child. Vanitas vani-
tatumi
Mrs. Humphrey, writing in the May
Ladies Home Journal' on "How to be
Pretty Though Plain" advises women on
the care of their hair, eye brows and
lashes. Smooth, glossy eyebrows and
long, dark lashes," she say add Won
derfully to the beauty of a face, and
women should care for these necessary
adjuncts to their good looks. If the
brows are hin and Informed rub pure
grease or vaseline on them at night, bath
ing them carefully in cold water in the
morning and then putting on a little
petroleum. Never brush nor rub the
brows the wrong way. Brush them daily
with a small eyebrow brush and you will
find an improvement. A solution of rose
water will prove an excellent lotion for
the eyelashes. They should be bathed
with it every morning. A little powdered
borax in water is also good. or even a
still smaller quantity of carb5nate of soda.
If a child has perfectly strong, healthy
eyes the lashes may be improved by oc-
casionally slightly trimming them, but
this practice should be discontinued as
one reaches maturer years. Brushing the
eyebrows and eyelashes every morning
with a solution of green tea improves
their Their is no better lotion for the
eyes than salt water. An excellent wash
for red, tired eyelids is composed of a
small quantity of sulphate of zinc dis
solved in a quar- of water. The eyes
should be bathed in a. little of his twice
daily and gently dried with a soft rag.
I have known this wash to cure obstinate
cases of weak eyes"
"Ay di me-" sighed the launched
society girl, "one would have to be
blessed with a memory as long as
Methusaleh's years to keep in mind half
the fashionable requirements of the
day. It's harder, after all, than school
routine, and l know I shall be a dis
graceful figure And this plant at the
conclusion of a debutante's luncheon
when the array of knives, forks and
spoons aid alongside the plate had been
mute menaces from the beginning to the
end of the repast.
Furitively she watched her compan-
ions at the serving of each new course,
and her ease of manner was only re-
stored when she knew to a certainty
which spoon to select for her bouillon and
which fork to loose for her salad. I'm
questionably is this an era of specialism,
and it is not alone the debutante who finds
formal table etiquette of the m a
complicated lesson necessary to master
if she would be strictly CONNIE il fault.
49,
Americans, even though we are as hos
pitable as any nation on earth, nigh.
well AXE a lesson from the Russians in
regard to the respect they pay a letter OF
Introduction, says the "Woman's Home
Companion" The English send WORD
when you can be received, and o pay
each other frosty formal calls, and Their
are asked to five o'clock tea or some other
wildly exciting function of similar import
ance. The French are great sticklers fol
etiquette, but they are more spontaneous
and you are asked to dine at once. After
that it is your fault if you are not asked
again. But in Russia it is different. ]
think the men must lave accompanied
my messenger home, and the women t
whom l presented letters early in the at
ternoon were actually waiting for me
when I returned from presenting the las
ones. In Moscow they came and waitet
hours for my return-I was mortified
that there were not four of me to resrone
to all the beauties of their friendship, fol
| hospitality in Russia Includes even that.
Highly glazed or polished silks are no
permissible in the present season, says
"Harper's Bazaar" Among the startling
innovations are parasols in bright greer
silk Of the same brilliant shade that Is
shown in the novel ties and outing jackets
mentioned in a previous number of ths
Bazaar" Wedgewood blues and brillianr
reds have, as usual, a large representation
| among the s~unshades designed for genera
| use or among those made to go with out
ing costumes. The new parasols, whether
of five or eight cores, have the tips of thu
ribs finished with ivory or finely polishes
| bone. This fashion also extends to thu
/! small shades designed for carriage use
| These are all elaborated greatly by ricl
trimmings of lace, ribbon or mousseline
or sometimes by cut-steel or jet figure.
| set in between the cores. Where ribbon
ruches are employed, carriage parasois ar
not ~infreauent1y covered by rows of alter
! mating black and white ruchings, blue an,
white and other combinations, which Elk
tend from the outer edge of the shade Il
its capital. Carriage parasols of a large
| size are preferred by younger ladies, ant
are to be had in chiffon oyer ~taffeta, D
of the latter silk with large md small
point lace figures introduced.
A little lace necklet for evening veal
is coming into favor, says a Londo,
! writer. 1t is very daintily made of fnt
black lace, cleverly wired at the edges
so that it retains its shape and show.
nc sign of crease or wrinkle, and it il
finished with an airy little bow caugh