The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-08

two round gold buttons It is cut low in
the neck 70 show a tucked yoke Of
taneta or velvet. and the turned-back
Guns match the yoke The skirt fastens
at one side under a band of the same
color, and is finished with a haring
hOunce- There is a narrow velvet belt
fastened with a gold buckle in front
Harper's Bazaar.
The Psyche Knot.
Fashionable young women are again
affecting the Psyche knot. in the way Of
Eairdressing- This style pleases the
Madonna-faced types. but not the vvo-
men with high foreheads and retrousse
noses. Young matrons still adhere to
the Marie Antoinette coiffure. onIy the
pOmpadOur roll is considerably lower.
directly in front. and has much less of
the frowsy Nautch girl appearance than
has been common recently
High. stir collar bands are gradually
disappearing from our wardrobes- The
fashion for transparent lace neckbands
during the summer has taught people
the comfort and wisdom OF having
something light and soft round the
throat 4 lace tucker. held up by a rib
bon velvet threaded through the TOP, Is
visible on many gowns. and even when
v inter comes rolled and turned-down
collars VIII be the vogue rather than the
hlgh Medic1 shape, with which we have
striVen to hide the contour of the neck
Tor the last few years The way the
head IS poised on the shoulders and its
graceful carriage are not among the
hidden treasures of the wise woman
and TO her the change viii be welcome
one RULES and boas viii be worn well
away from the throat resting rather on
the shoulders Ruff1es are caught to-
gether at the waist with a Jeweled SCRIP
ent or fanciful clasp of some kind.
Sleep Beauties.
II women once get an inkifng of the
splendid beautifyine effects of refresh
ing, healthful sleep all the petticoa ted
OF he n 4
with the chickens.
Sleep is natures restorer. tonic and
medicine During sleep the body gath
ers new forces and makes up for gen
era1 wear and tear on nerves. muscles
blood and tissues Therefore. restful
sleep is Indispensable TO health and
life
Have two windows in your room open
or a window and a door. so that a cur
rent Of fresh, invigoratfng air will dis
t1rb that blanket Of heavy exhaIatiOns
and give new life materials to the
lungs &c Is not wise to have the cur
rent blowing over one, but a screen
near the bad or large garment thrown
over chair viii hold hack any stiff
breezeS that may chase in
Impure air Is the parent of more
colds than draughts. InvaIids with tu-
berculosis go TO awrn climates and
sleep out OF doors. the cure being en-
zfe-giving airs There should not only
be a big supply of fresh. moving air
IN the sleeping apartment. but there
should be nothing to contaminate it.
Queen Victoria as Matchmaker
Queen Victoria has always been more
or less a matchmaker. She is in favor
Of early maria geS and IL not early.
better late than never" There is a 4
good story of a mOtherly kind of appeal
which she made 10 the Rev. COSmO Cor
don Lang. the vicar OF PoFTSea. a cler
zeal friend, who twice a year by special
invitation r1eS 70 the Az
terWard she chats with him. more par
ticularly about the poor in the neighbOr-
hood Of the dock yard He dimes with
her majesty at least twice a year, gen.
orally after the preaching One night
she asked her bachelor guest If it was
true that he had ten curates- He said
il was quite true
would III not be a wise arrangement |
Mr. Lang" said her majesty. If you
reduced the number Of your curates to
seven and took home a wife TO Port |
sea -
The queen has a very sweet and per
suasive smile and she smiled graciously |
upon Mr.. Lang
You see, ma'am,'' he replied. IF dis |
agree with my curates We can part; but /
# were TO disagree with my wife it /
might end in my having TO leave my |
parish"
a dro1, but unconvincing excuse.
changed the ubject.-Neweastle Chron- |
iele-
PATHS Fan.
In DAYS to come the world will crowd 4
to see Nine. PATHS autograph fan. /
Though comparatively plain. it is one I
Of those few objects that gather value I
as time rolls on Even now many OF /
the signatures written across this /
dainty piece of chicken-skin could not /
be repeated The late Empress of Aus
tria Alexander II of Russia. the old /
German Emperor William Ito these
three signatures now attach a pathetic {