The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
TIE MODERN WOMAN.

BY a woman who loves dainty toilet 40
cessories the huge new bath powder puffs
Of swans down, fully as large in circum-
ference as q head Of cabbage, win be hailed
with delight. Set In a handsome bowl of
cut glass, one makes an attractive ornn-
ment for the bathroom and fills o long felt
want among womankind. Correctly, the
powder should be applied after the bath,
while the skin is still moist, but with the
old time diminutive pufs this was quite
impossible.
These puffs are all imported from the
other side, or at least the skins are, for the
reason that there is a trick about the curing
OF the swans down which Americans have
not as yet discovered.
Another novelty which has become quite
a fad among observation-disclosures.
1t might be said, by an English woman.
whose race is known to have very pro-
nounoed ideas on anything relating to the
bath :. is the floating. soap bowl.
This article could never by the widest
fight Of the imagination be considered
ceptacle of primitive shape and finish.
filed with soap of q well known English
make familiarity known to every one from
claimed for the bowl Is that 1t floats. 4
bundle OF fibre resembling an exaggerated
shaving brush accompanies it for scrub
bling the body. Women who have INDUCED
In the new fad are quite enthusiastic over
its many virtues.
One Of the eliokest swindling games
played on a mi was that by which the
maid In the woman's dressing room Of a
new Broadway hotel is out S.. Early one
evening q man rushed up to her. sayingj
Won't you loan me your hand mirror, Q
moment? My wife has something in her
eve. am RtODOin0 lprfa In the h0fAl roOrn
$40: it's all right"
The man was we'll dressed and had an
authoritative manner. about him, 90
d ans sirl he %bsa s ain bd the r %ItIrpf H. " 18th Ut
failed TO return she started out to aunt
him up. There was no such person In the
room mentioned nor was such q man found
anywhere about the place. The girl had
to replace the mirror and was out IS In con-
sequence.
fla woman wishes to be very smart these
days she should have oil Of her manicure
implements, toilet brushes and clothes
brushes ounted In turtle ebony with abso-
lutely no suggestion Of ornamentation.
Utmost simplicity marks all Of these femi-
nine implements and the substitution Of
this beautiful wood for silver is absolutely
refreshing at a time when silver mountinga'
have reached the bargain counter stage
In .indulging In ebony, however, a woman
should learn TO know the real article. Two
things are TO be iooked Tor, weight and the
times as heavy as the ordinary white wood
most often used as a substitute. There Is
a decided grain to the wood, with superb
markings resembling the back OF a turtle,
from which 1t gets its name. Most beauti-
full Is that Of the medium brown, though even
with the darkest shade the grain is always
noticeable. =
And still the rag rug Of our grandmothers
is with us, this spring representing u
charming evolution that removes it far
away from its original prototype. Under
the alluring name of Shaikai it has evolved.
into q most effective floor covering. Upon
Q ground Of reseda green, spears Of Roman
oolors pierce the background to half Its
width. A. graduated set Of shafts will.
with perhaps one broad design for the other.
In price they range from 50 for the 8 by Q
up TO SIS for the 8 by 10 feet.
In the month Of March the tree trimmer
makes his appearance n plies his trade
in and about New York. His is an odd
occupation, but he finds plenty to do. For
merly the head gardener Of a big Long
Island estate he made a special study OF
arOonculture and finally devoted himself
to tree trimming. One OF the features OF
his work is that his wife always accom-
panies him and wherever he has a Job TO
trim the trees in the spring she is by his
side, fearful, perhaps, lest he suffer some
accident. -
A favorte Lenten occupation is en-
brsidering shirt waiS's in the popular
shadow embroidery. At every informal
gathering Of women during this season
from the 4 o'clock tea to the missionary
meeting, young girls are busy developing
artistic and conv~entionRlized designs on
fine handkerchief linen for the lingerie
blouses. There seems to be q fascination
about the work, for II can be applied to SO
many articles besides those Of personal
wear. For pillow tops. children's dresses
or work bags it Is particularly pretty and
oainty.
Jewel and Gown to Suit the Day.