The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-02

straight and a. long a. possible in order
to increase the apparent height
When one is dressing for the evening
she should always battle neck and arms
with alcohol to prevent taking cold she
should then rub cold cream over the
face and all exposed skin. remove with
soft linen and afterward app-y the pow
der. taking care to put an extra supply
in the hollows OF the neck. If any exist.
New Spring Materials.
The display of early wash goods IS
exceedingly interesting in The matters
OF coloring. design, and Ia fabric q
weave. The tendency at present Is
toward sheer rather than thick materials
but very thin organdie is decidedly less
popular than It was a year ago Batiste
also has lost somewhat OF It's favor
Swiss in numberless varieties, dirnity,
and thin merceri1ed fnuSlinS have super
seeded All other Weaves in he lighter
weight summer goods, with ginghan1s
in linen, cotton and Madras, cotton
cOvert-cloth, and plain and fancy lnenS
are the fayorites in heavier materials
The new Swiss and dinlty designs al
show a striving after the realistic in the
choice Of floral decoration. very large
designs being chosen, and colored as
nearly as possible like the original bios
SOM On the other hand. embroidered
figures in Swiss are often OF the same
color and shade as the material 1rselr.
The especial characteristics OF the
ductiOn of the satin stripe or dot, the
general adoption Of q cOlored gronnd
with white pattern over it, and the uni
Versal employment OF mercer1zed eITects
The latter treatment is applied to cot
ton, linen, silk, and silk linen Weaves
OF every variety, and to thick and thin
materials Mercerized cottOns, somewhat
sheer, are being combined with Nalen-
ciennes lace, while the cotton cloths OF
a firmer variety are embroidered q
combined with the machine embrold-
eIies.-Harper's BaZaI.
Cultivate Attractiveness.
There are some other things worth culti-
waiting in this world besides brains OF
course. women are seldom at a disad-
vantage, because they know too mucn.
but nothing is so rare a luxury as a bril-
liant woman. and 1t goes without saying
that every woman cannot be brilliant
However, there are some things she can
accomplish, even If she lacks the mo-
mentum to send her name rafting down
the corridors of fame. 1t IS said OF the
Incompatible Madame de Stael that she
would willingly have given all her Wit
in exchange for the beauty of her friend.
Madame Recarnier. Beautiful features
may not be bought in shops they are =
birthday present. But woman need
not have the features Of an artists mod
81 in order to be attractive. says the
Philadelphia Enquirer.
Whether l. is because Of habit, weak |
ness or curiosity. no philosopher up to |
remains, SO they say that every woman |
for some reason looks into a mirror |
whenever she happens to see one
Now a mirror IS both a candid and /
honest friend when it plainly tells wo- |
man that her gown looks bedragged and |
unbecOming; that her collar is off, and /
that her style Of beauty viii not permit (
that appendage to shirk duty-and, well, I
that her face is shiny and her hair wis /
py, and a few other things which at once I
should put her on her guard But some
times she is not quick enough. She just Il
draws a long breath and thinks how 4
comfortable she is in her old shoes AZ
Ter while her husband comes home He
sees the wIsps Of hair and the bedrag- +
gled gown and everything but the collar.
But he doesn't go up to her and say how
glad he is to see her Oh, no. He just 4
makes a rush for the hat rack, asks if
the turkey has been delivered and If the
coal came, and then sinks into an easy
chair and barbados himself with the
evening paper
There is a great deal Of unhappiness
because Cupid isn't kneeling on
the hearth rug. warming his hands over
the CRATE fire You viii generally find
him outside the door. sitting on the buib
Of the thermometer, which is so cold But
It isn't his fault, poor little baby; he
would come in with q rush II my lady
would only curl up her hair and powder
her face q bit, and open wide the door
to love
It is very foolish to wheel over a COB
OlestOne road when an asphalt pavement
= running right alongside of It; but
people often do it. When we go into a
cabbage patch we don't strike an costa
tic pose and shout: How beautiful
We quietly ask the farmer something
about Paris green and sprinkiing cans
and then think OF cold slaw- We appre-
late the good qualities OF cabbage but
Fe do not rave over them
Dee 49,, - 49,. =.
len Of beautiful dOwers2 Perhaps some
# them are only plain little bachelors
buttons and mignonette- They are not
Id beautiful, but we love them just the
anne. And just SO it is with woman. IL
he IS scraggy, ugly and uucOutn. like
he cabbage. We may respect her, be-
ause she doesn't steals but she possesses
10 attraction for u.s. A woman should
lever forget If is a duty to make herself
attractive. and IL she fails to do so she
must not be surprised if her husband
rots his friend off to the club for dinner
rStead OF bringing him home. She must
lsO remember that he likes to eat the
old slaw and wears the rose in his bue-
OnhOle; he doesn't care to eat the rose
NJ enoeavor 70 MAKE a poutonnlere out
T half a cabbage. There is a place for
verifying, and it is the privilege Of all
rornen to ensconce themselves in the at
action Of other people.
How to Be Popular.
Il wish I knew what makes a girl
opular." IS an ejaculation one often
ears sighed forth by young society wo- {
len, ali Of whom are naturally anxious
D score a success in the social world. I
Il course. as every one realizes popu-
lFity is an intangible quality. and it is \
iff1cult TO analyze the exact reason why
ne individual is a persona grata in ev-
" assemblage, and why another, who
lal<es even more EFFORT to please, IS less
Jnsidered. Stin there are certain per-
MS who are naturally pleasing, yet fail
make the best OF themselves CON-
ents a writer in the New Y ork Tribune
hey are left IN the background chiefly
= reason Of their own want OF percep-