Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

~ O"l' '4h WAS IunS up Tor The third
tlme' and Margaret Blake whose remark
able acting had made THE Burden OF
| Love one decided hit of the season.
| stepped forward and responded to ,he pvo-
longed reclamation of her admic,ns audi
ence. She spoke with a graceful IN 5das.v
mat charmed. then gathered her 1Jral
tributes.
Was it the Intense excitement or the
binding array of ioouights. that d3zzled
and confused her?
quietly reposing on a lower box rail Dy
me pioScehlum she saw magnificent
buach OF Violets-her favorite dowsr-osten-
slniy placed there for her by the sweet
faced, dark-haired lady behind them
With applause still ringing in hes ears.
Mss Blake leaned forward and took the
L pretty bow.
The sweet-faced, dark-haired lady reached
after her with strange and sudden haste.
Give me back my ha;!' she cried, hys-
teHcaIIy.-Llppincotts Magazine
China is undoubtedly the greatest slave
country in the world. OF a population OF
4e3Wo,G0, over one-fortierh are slaves.
Every family of means keeps its girl slaves;
Nest OF them are purchased TO do house
-Tauer.
There are some cunning devices in vogue
among the bells OF the old world for Civ
ing expression to the eye. The most reck-
less of them We're won't to place single
drop of that deadly poison. prusslc acid N
the bottom OF a wine glass and hold Il
against the eye for two or three seconds
Or, more raShly still they would taxa a
small quantity piece not larger than a
grain OF riCe-of an ointment containing
that mortal drug atrOpia and rub IL on the
prov Each Of these was supposed to give
CIedlneSS and brilllancy, expand the pupil
and lmpart a fascinating fulness and mel
lowness 10 the eye. Certain slightly pun-
gent and volatile perfumes, such as oil of
thyme, were OCCASIONALLY worn on the hand
kerchief. causing the eye to glitter and
sparkle. The eye was made to appear largo
full and almond shaped by the use of
hne pencil dipped in antimonial sulphur or
Egyptian black rubbed upon the lids along
the angle.-EXchanse.
Stiff aigrettes and pompons give a becou1-
ing height to many of the hats, and the
cluster of ostrich tips with pompon or an
aigrette in the center has come into fashion
again Quite an attractive model is a mod
crate sized Gainsborough shape trimmed
with folds OF tulle around the crown and a
cluster of tips at the left side There is an
attempt made TO introduce the bonnet
strings Of tulle, and on such a hat as this
very often the ends of tulle are brought
forward and tied at the left side lust as is
done on the more picturesque style OF poke
bonnet. General approval. however. has not
sanctioned this fashion the trouble being
that in the majority OF cases the strings are
not becoming. :.
One of the prettest styles is the little
bonnet which Is a cross between a bonnet
and a hat. With its stiff bows and aigrette
it seems more like Il smart headdress than
anything else. 1t is most becoming to older
women, and is surely destined to grow in
popular favor-Harper's Bazaar.
A st. Louis judge fined a girl s25 because
no II
obtain satisfaction for SO worth of wages.
that decision framed and hung up in their
kitchens.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The czarina has q shawl which she values
very highly. 1t was sent her by the women
of Orenburg, a town in southeastern Rus
sia. 1t reached her in a wooden box with
silver hooks and hinges, the outside being
ernbelEshed with designs, spears, turbans.
whips, etc, on a ground of blue enamel
that being the color of the Cossack uni-
form. The shawl IS about ten yards square,
but 1t is so eXquisitely fine that It can be
passed through ring, and when folded
makes small parcel Of few inches only.
Exchange.
Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman has been
telling London audiences that woman is not
nearly beautiful as man. She encour-
aged her to try 10 become as beautiful as
man. She poured scorn on some of the de-
flciencieS Of woman when a woman
runs. she said, st is an agitated waddle:
climb she cannot, and people take hold OF
her elbows and help her up and down
things. l call 1t an insulting practice un-
less a woman has a wooden leg. There is
no reason why woman should balk at a
fence as she does. You can vault it easily
IN skirt, and It is the easiest and most
ladylike way Of getting over"
1t is somewhat surprising, in view of the
number of talented women writers in
France, that the French language should
contain no feminine OF the word "auteur"
A Paris newspaper has just awakened TO
this fact, and has been interviewing va
rlous distinguished men of letters as to the
proper word to be employed when wishing
to express an "authoress." Unfortunately
the learned doctors disagree NM BreaI
and Havet are in favor Of "autoresse;''
NM. Antoine Thomas and Salmon Reinach
prefer "aNrice," while NJ Remy de Gour-
mont votes for "auteresse" According to
NJ. Paul Meyer, the promoter of the pro-
pose9 reform OF the French language,
the best known French authoresses are
quite satisfied to be described as ''auteurs."
and deprecate any change.-T. P.'s Weekly.
This spring menu Is planned for small
dinner:
Canapes Of anchovies and cheese
Clear soup, printaniere.
Radishes, sailed nuts, olives
Shad roe with dressed cucumbers
Chicken mousse IN a circle mold with
whipped potato. Mushrooms
Crown roast of lamb filed with new care
rots and turnips, creamed.
Bermuda potatoes.
Asparagus salad.
Ices In butterfly forms Small cakes
Toasted waters. Cheese. Coffee.
--Harpers Bazaar.
No royal lady ever enjoyed greater
reputation mountain climber than
Queen Margherita of Italy who, as soon as
the snow melts and the guides pronounce
the ascent possible is to open the new Ala
pine library which has been erected on tho
summit of the Pic d'Ollen, at the queens
initiative and expense, in memory of her
husband King Humbert. The Pic d'Ollen,
in the Monte Rosa range, is over 10000
feet in height, and the library, the highest
in the world, contains a complete and
unique collection of Alpine uterature.sEx~