Evening star., 1902-08-09

sent her for a Christmas present a piece
of the finest black velvet that could be OBJ
tanned for love, or money.
The woman who is regarded as the hand
soonest woman in Europe is also a pure
blonde. She is Lady Helen Vincent Her
two sisters are dark of hair and eyes: so
was her sister, the Duchess of Leinster,
who died a few years ago. Like the Cum
nlngs, these sisters are renowned for their
beauty.
The Countess of Warwick who is one of
the beauties of London society, is an oval
faced blonde. with dreamy eyes and a
dimpled chin.
Two Royal Beauties.
Two royal beauties of pronounced bru-
nette type are the Queen of Italy and
Queen Marie Amelie of Portugal. The
last named is one of the prettiest and most
fascinat ting of the sovereign women of Eu-
rope. She is never seen to better advan-
tage than when in evening dress, her
fluffy brown hair waving around her brow,
and her beautiful white throat rising like
an ivory column from her blue-veined neck.
Queen Amelie's youngest sister, the Duchess
of Aosta, is a blonde of such striking ap-
pearance that she would excite admiration
anywhere.
Raven-haired and sloe-eyed is the famous
Helen FacareScu, who while in attendance
on the Queen of Roumania as maid of
honor extorted from the crown prince a
full-fedgeG promise of marriage.
One of the most brilliant figures in Lon
don society Is the dark-eyed, dark-haired
Lady Margaret Scott, daughter of Lady
Cadogan. Queen Alexandra is especially
fond of her, and her name almost inva-
riabfy appears in the list of those guests
whom the queen may desire invited for
semi-private entertainments.
Our Lady Curzon, vicereine of India. has
raven tresses and her eyes are ever hand
somely purple" When in India her LADY,
ship received many compliments from the
not iX-nS m 4la han - L.
figure. One journal, after calling her ex-
ceedingly lovely-'like a diamond set in
gold''-added: Her voice is as sweet as that
of the cuckoo, and her back as graceful as
the neck of a swan" Another journal
even more eXtraYagantly declared IAN the
goddesses of the Hindoo Pantheon must
hide their heads. in presence of Lady Cur
Zon. Another American woman as well
known in London as New York, is Mrs
Burke-Roche. She, too, has the dark, rich
beauty of the women of Spain. She is one
of the few Americans whose phot
have been sold in the London shops with
those of the English beauties and royal
ties.
A Pretty Theory.
1t is a theory that with civilization came
blondes; that as the brain of woman grew
stronger her hair grew paler, and that she
is in her savage state when she is a bru-
nette. This is a direct contradiction to the
old idea that heaven provided food and the
evil one furnished cooks, and, consequently
when woman began to get cooked food she
became pale in color.
Light-haired folk are far more susceptible
to disease than those Of darker coloring
This is one reason perhaps for the decrease
Of blondes. They take every Ill that's going
and mostly die of 1t. Another thing not
one person in fifteen has perfect eyes the
large percentage of effectiveness prevailing
in fair-haired people.
The dark skin and the dark hair possess
courage, physical strength and endurance
which Is wonderful IN comparison to that
of blonde. Pigment gives the system su-
periority physically, and the black-haired
workman is always stronger than his fair
haired fellow. Pigment takes the place of
nitrogen and feeds and gives vigor to the
system.
Useful Recipes.
Use CASTLE soap for the teeth; keep
small piece for this particular purpose and
use once a day at least: If you want a
tooth powder any druggist can supply you.
Classic beauty means the beauty of perfect
ly regular features. with a straight. beau
tifully modelled nose and low. broad brow:
study the statue of the Venus of Milo or
the Apollo Belvidere. or photographs of
these and other famous statues. and this