The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-11
INTEREST TO
Women , and , Offers

AHA VNNOAO
as essential to making the most of her
clothes and that the latter does not re-
alize there is any relation between
these preliminaries and the effect of
the garments on her back
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THE Empress of Russia started the
earring craze in Europe, and now
we Americans are becoming "dippy''
about the pendent rings that our
grandmothers used to wear. The only
difference about the new and old ear
rings is that the new one is longer and
not so heavy, but the old designs are
followed as nearly as possible The
woman, of course, who has heirlooms
to hang in her ears scorns the article
of recent date. Miss Gladys Wander
bilt is the fortunate possessor of a
beautiful pair of ear ornaments OF
Austrian workmanship that were pre-
scented to her by her fiance, the Count
Szechenyi Mrs. Elinor Glyn. the not
ed English writer who is visiting this
country, has adopted the fad and is
appearing at smart functions given in
her honor wearing a pair of earrings
set with massive pear-shaped pearls
headed with bowknots of diamonds.
This is the set she most affects, and
they are said to have cost $4,000. This
is moderate price for jewels Two
hundred thousand dollars was recently
paid for a pearl necklace that took
the most expert gem collectors in this
and other countries several years to
match for the wife of an American
multimillionaire.
1T is said that Disraeli was prouder
of his small hands than of all his
great mental accomplishments. This
was presumably because they were
badges of aristocraCy in their evidence
that he had not been brought up to
labor, and he worshipped aristocracy.
And small feet of the same character
evidences that the possessor did not
go barefoot when a child. Generations
of carefully shod children of the no
bility developed this characteristic OF
those of gentle blood" as distin-
guished from the commonalty. But
such proofs of superiority were not
meekly endured. In due time braiuy
commoners discovered that the ar
tistic hand was not small, but long
and slender; and then caIna the ath!e-
tic multitude, who scorn small hands
and feet as evidences of effemnacy
1t has been basely insinuated, how
ever, that girls with large hands and
feet usually go in for athletics in or
but that is problem that calls for
Sherlock Holmes. Probably the aver
age woman either envies or feels akin
to that happy miss of whom it was
written:
Her feet beneath her petticoat
Like little mice stole in and out.
But the ranks of those who take
pride in artistic or athletic hands and
feet are slowly and surely swelling;
and they are finding allies in the arts
tocracy of honest labor, which has
made generous" hands and feet rec
ognized insignia of merit in the lit
erature of this country and of Europe.
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DISTINCT novelty in bureau sets
"A is the introduction Of color in such
a manner that there is no danger or
its fading when passed through the
hands Of the laundress.
The result is obtained by the use OF
narrow-colored silk ribbons run
through embroidered eyelets.
The ribbon work forms the border
of the bureau scarf, handkerchief and
glove cases of which the set is COM
posed.
The eyelets through which the rib
bon is run are interspersed with small
and somewhat infrequent designs OF
solid embroidery; all of the latter is
worked in the white mercerized cot
ton.
The ends of the ribbon are tied inl
small bows at frequent intervals, CIV
ing a very dainty effect
The handkerchief and glove cases
are lined with a removable wadded
lining of colored silk to match the rib.
bon
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ri HE very newest laundry bags are
L OF white linen, or, II one cannot
afford this material, Indian head
makes an excellent substitute, possess
ing, as it does, the wearing property
and appearance OF linen without it's
expensive features.
The Ornamentation Of the bag con-
sists OF the word laundry in large and
letterings, placed diagonally
across one side Of the bag and en-
broidered in mercerized cottons.
The edges of the bag are neatly ma