New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-19
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Women are the chief collectors OF cigarette cou-
pons says a tobacconist. and the giving OF such in
ducernents with purchases OF the fragrant weed
has doubled the use Of it Bellboys are also ayari-
tors usually give any they save TO their women
friends.
"A potent cause Of friction between mothers and
daughters" says writer in The Picayune." land
one that largely responsible for driving girls into
matrimony inconsideratey. and that makes them
yearn for careers, is the inability Of mothers 10
realize that their daughters are grown and have
the rights OF grown people. There is, apparently,
no other thing so impossible for parents to see
that their adult children resent pelhe ueated Iike
babies. This is particularly true as regards moth
granting his liberty to do he pleases. but
as long as grl remains al nome heT n CON S
about her clothes. what she shall eat and think.
known old maids of forty-five who have never been
permitted even TO pick out pocket handkerchet
the day after she was L11tried. Thank God. III
She had worn consistently ever since she was a
p pink because '''' '''''''' ''~''
A queer story that is going the rounds of the
Paris clubs and afternoon teas is gleefully told by
1.-The Gentlewoman." 1t goes this way servant
was giving her mistress the usual eight days no
tice when the mistress. rather indiscreety. asked
the reason well mum its Ike this. YOU see COR
account of the funeral l was al last week. The
was the life and soul Of the party and has asked
TO marry him
Lady Jeune, in writing dress allowances for
girls notes the fact that why upper
class Englishwomen do not look smarter than they
do is that they will buy too many clothes. They
commit the mistake OF buying much that is I'M
necessary and that they never wear. because they
see it and II is cheap
.Au Englishwomen." she goes on. have too
many cIothes-in fact, too much of everything-and
the consequence is that their things old fash
nd wearable long before they
out French women have very few gowns they
have tust what they want and wear them out. An
them q little then puts them away. and when she
finds they are old fashioned she has them done up
ard remodelled, believing that she Is practising
sIeat economy whereas il would be far better and
ter 10 give them away. She clings to her old
GOWNS Jackets hats. boots and shoes with sort of
ne same may be said of many girls
and women and it offers good reason for not
buying the very best materials M I eVerytnng; as
mmcb evening finery-things whose beauty resides
eh1eny o The momentare bound to be thrown away
after few wearngs or at the mos t S season ms
to sink more than one can help, IL IS commonly c5
supposed that good sSF ean safely invest her
monev in with confidence that she win get every
G SnIaen ina themselves with SIS suit their
hands which is demode. which they cahnSe aiIoTa
70 fiav out often a considerable sum to make AXE, II
iTc,,Tnstances the person in question would
have Jared better to have lald our onlE ~
On har W
on ~ mad got out OF style. she could then have
hnurbt herself n new with clear conscience
1850 b.rdiy anv extra expense, considering what
She would have pay TO get the OLD sun ren9vateu
sunnosing the woman IN question has only one
tailored suit and has 10 wear II tour ye'l,S' se
yvould certainly cut a smarter appearance on t"o
e,Site 1T half the price This seems TO be one
OF the instances where. while IL IS never PI uuelt
TO buy the cheapest. il is certainly not WISDOM 10
buy the highest priced. good part OF the acSn-
mutations OF clothes from which women sulIer
Is due 10 buying too expensive things. as well as
too many or them.
Light and air are necessary 20 pearls as they
are to flowers and when they are locked away IN
a dark safe they lose their soft. moonlke radiance
and become what well known jeweller has aptIy
called sick" The case is then very likely 10 be
hopeless. but they have been known TO recover
their looks when worn constantly, particularly II
placed the skin. Soap and water turn pearls
black and should be Stunned 3ke the plague
They should Se placed when MOI IN use n channels
lea ner, and :-G thtn treated 70 gentle rub
with the : bed Of Hdust will or. serve the
brilliancC % diamonds cTneraids. sapphires and
rubies. and they ,Gay be cleaned with clear, cold
water Soap should be avoided. as 1t tends TO loosen
the settings