The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-07
Uoman's Uays in Summer Days.

, wives and daughters OF the peasants work
harder than the men. They bear nearly
an equal share I'm the labor of the fields.
and I'm addition have all their household
duties 10 attend to-"
BEAUTIFYING THE HANDS
a woman who has beautiful hands says
that a few exercises viii work wonders
toward promoting grace i'm the finger tips
and wrists.
Stand with the arms OF right angles TO
the body. the hands with the palms down
Bend the hands from the wrists first az
far up as they will go. then down Repeat
until the wrists become a little tired. but
never until they are strained. Now close
the hand tightly until il has become
formidable hst, then throw out the fn-
gers sharply. spreading them as far as
they will stretch.
These two simple exercises will produce
great suppleness and ease OF tho finger
joints and tend TO increase the circulation.
Tight sleeves are as Injurious as tight
gloves When you see a woman who is
wearing her sleeves tight that they
bind, look at her hands. they will be
red and puffy, with the veins swelled and
the texture of the skin coarse and dark.
The hands respond readily to emollients.
If they are chapped or the skin is broken.
rub i'm little camphor cream with the
tips of the fingers very gently Rub I'M
the cream at night just before retiring
and put on afterward "A pair OF white
chamois or ordinary kid gloves from
which the finger tips have been cut.
Never wash the hands in cold water, al
ways dry them thoroughly and never use
an inferior soap.
A GLIMPSE AT PARIS FASHIONS.
Everything in Paris just now Is linon,
organdie, printed or embroidered nous
selines and the dernier cr is TO give these
y vaporous creations character by the un-
I expected Introduction OF a bit of Geep
! scarlet, black or sapphire velvet embroid-
| cred with gold and gems. which assumes
| the shape OF a low collar falling over
| foamy fichu or chiffon OF Vaencennes.
| and heightening. by its contrast. the
| whiteness OF the throat; or an elegan
| little corselet. holding ina bousing ebul.
lition of flmy lace. The effect is very
! good, not at all ncongruous. as one
| would suppose, for IL is almost question
| whether this gold-embroidered and
| gemmed velvet is an ornament from ths
| goldsmiths shops or a trimming from the
| dressmakers.
OF course the bolero was I'm evidence
| One most charming and very distingue
| gown with bolero was Of pale pink ba-
| tiste, with vermicelli design i'm white Tho
| skirt untrimmed around the bottom. was
| tucked all around. lower I'm front than In
| the back: the bolero was made OF one
| inch strips OF the pink batiste. and
| strips. same width. of fine wh.-e em-
| broidery. held together by a double hem
| stitch of heavy black silk. A high girdle
| of black taffo.-a closed AT tho side by wee
| gold frogs buttOning on small bullet but
| tons OF gold: the blouse pouching slight
| ly over the girdc. was OF white mousse
line de sole with two rows OF the same
| small gold buttons down the front The
II II. a.
and embroidery with black hemstitching
| like the bolero. were close fitting. with
, at the elbow a cuff OF white embroidered
| batiste turning back over "A cuff wee
| bit wider OF black taffeta from under
| which came n rather full has dc manche
| OF white moussellue de sole closed tight
! at the wrist with n narrow band OF black
| velvet fastened by two bullet buttons OF
| gold. With this toilette was worn a broad
| hat OF straw lace lightly draped with
white. black and rose Illusion. and almost
| completely covered with honeysuckle.
Another lovely gown was of white
| mousseline over pink taffeta The skirt
| was tucked all around quite low by groups
| OF four or five tucks and trimmed around
| the bottom nv two inlaid undulations of
| guipure. on the corsage palms of gubure
| points up. were inlaid between little
| groups OF tucks. the corsage bsgging
trine In front and opening upon bout
| FAINT of white mousseinc dc sole. The high
| close collar of guipure was embroidered
over with roses and leaves I'm silk The
| whole was finished off by sash OF gri-
| pure. embroidered likewise with roses and
| green leaves. two smart little upright
| loops. and two long ends falling 10 the
| bottom OF the skirt These ends narrow
| at the ton and wide at the bottom. were
| lined with pale pink taffeta, which made
| them firm, but not stir.