Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-07
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THE ETERNAL WOMAN.

The Princess. Mathilde, who COM
;gSsfeN her eighty-third year recently,
Id she daughter of the great Napoleon's
youngest brother, Jerome, King OF
Westphalia, and was engaged when
-nineaeen years old to marry her cou-
Sa1. che future Napoleon III.
X woman's club in ST. Petersburg,
axla:g{l mas membership of 1000, was
qgygsarized fer the purpose of befriend-
mg women in the city who are lonely
gEs1 i'll need of help. TIC president
size club is woman physiciS', Or.
sCEl 4 banow. who is at the head of
ehlldrans hosrtal founded by the
BrigNe Of Oldenburg.
Tae first corset, not court
as, ancient notifications Of the
Erecian zene or girdle, was lntroduc-
ssti Iuto France by Catherine Medlel.
X was strang affair and fashioned
after the style of a knights cuirass.
Tue framework was entirely of iron
gH1 me velvet, which decorated the
exterior only. served to hide a fright
g4f and cumbersome article of torture.
da the days that followed ladies of the
qcua7I faced themselves frightfully and
II io,
sNSr III their efforts to obtain what they
naasMered a perfect figure.
4A1Ezac wrote that the way to
sgrage woman's character was by
lFaw choice of color and that nothing
expressed character so much as
slothes For instance, if a woman
Hasa lively expression, pale coloring,
Bd lips and fawny hair and a round,
TNss neck she should place in her hair
" crimson flower her dress should be
cSf red tulle cut low to show the daz-
RSng Wilderness of her shoulders, long,
foating sleeves of tulle, which should
Ka7e conceal, half reveal her snowy
nrms, and belt of red MORE to en-
aErcle her flexible but not too slender
waist. Never, under any clreum-
stances, though, should woman OF
Sugh coloring wear blue or ineffective
xrab.
There are many superstitions with
gwgard to babies which mothers are
.xreful to observe:
In Germany, for instance, as in some
Mrts Of England, the infant must te
sarried upstairs before it goes down.
JK liz happens to be born in an attic
die nurse overcomes the difficulty by
2Ruanting a chair with the babe in
aeF arms.
fRaMes will be lucky if they handle
g1sir spoons with their left hands and
yruxperiry in later life is supposed to
anIlow many tumbles in the first year
A new born Yorkshire infant is plac
md in the arms of maiden before be
ny touched by any one else in order
10 secure good luck. sa
LII the Isle of Man it is said that II
gwy cue walk round. or step over
saDy. il will be dwalfed or wizened
Binding the baby's hand is su.'
rss,i in some parts Of England to Sc
o-3re it future wealth. a.
The death of Mrs. Harriet Lane
11hnston, Who for many years hat
Hssaf1 associated with Washington SO
,siai life, recalls an anecdote OF hel
VII. When living in London with he
mcEe. James Buchanan, then Onitet
Issxes minister to the Court OF 81
9Avu4s. an English nobleman who Wa
yrry devoted III his attentions to th'
DyeEy Miss Lane was seated next he
WIS. evening at dinner at the house Q
&y.s2 Rank. Miss Lane was note'
xr der beautiful nands, which wer
.sar4d an3 e&quisitely proportloneq
xg.s castus Ills eyes upon them, tn
s,tglishmaH safHH quoted Grey's line
sau7s that thc rod of empire Nigh
4see sWaEcd.
Aon .e8n#as back in his chair con
Haeent " eae know lodge thar he ha
eaid L graa fsl compliment MAS som'
..ea.a -..l1-.-.a.l MlLh tae La. .Anler