The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01

cations. The best girl must do for the
bride all tho things which the best man
does for the bridegroom. The best girl
must b maid. companion. attendant and
adviser. She must 90 10 the altar with
the beat man. and she must stand and
await the coming Of the bride.
Tbs best girl must also pack thu going
away trunk. She must sec the trunk
despatched. provide sllppeFs and rios In
case these should have bssn forgotten,
and she must ses that the bride Il ready
~ going away time.
sIAess duties entail hard work. and
whsn shs best girl has them all arranged
abe must dress herself and 90 to the
church. Then back she comes with the
beat man and helps 10 receive. AZ the
last she helps the brids 10 distribute her
bouquet and sees that shs says gOod-by
In proper aud picturesque fashion.
$50 far 30 good; but the poor best
girl. being 30 much In the public eye.
must b beautiful She must h. able 10
work hard without getting red in the face.
Che must have a WillOwy figure 30 that she
can run up and down stairs without
Duffing.
Then her hands. These mus, DO sim
ply charming. The new best girl COS
tunes are delightful things. They are
tFiumphs Of the art Of the mOdiste; but,
alas. most Of them are chopped on a. 20
the sleeve. The sleeve does not quite
cover the elbow. and a. the BEST girl
wears no gloves the hands and arms are
plainly visible.
sThis means endless attention 20 the
banda. Il means lots Of hard work, bat
the emOluments are great.
The best girl IL the belle Of the occasion.
and in the list Of best girls Of the season
for they are the creation Of the year a.
well a. she novelty--not lees than nine
have become engaged. Most Of them
married the best man. Others captured
a prize they had long had In sight.
$50 you So the matter Of training is
important for the best girl. For one
thing arm not 10 carry anything In my
hands. Carrying a parcel contracts the
muscles Of the hands and tightens them.
Holding a handbag makes the knucklea
large Carrying a parasol Ia worse than
all these. for the stick bores a hole IN the
palm OF the hand and makes u hard.
THAT II Why you So me walking up
Fifthlayenue with nothing az all in my
hands. can't even carry a purse; and
, that brinB me 70 the point Of telling how
/ carry my belongings.
sOf course there are coin purses that
can be strung around the neck by a chain,
hut they bangle below the belt and are
unsafe Nothing remains but the breast
OF your gown or your sleeve, and this
IL an untidy makeshift; 20 I've taken
20 the advice Of my beauty doctor and
have gone back 20 the pocket.
I'm the side seam Of my skirt there 10
a tiny silk pocket II lies fat and in i
/ carry my handkerchief and purse with
a dollar bill hattsned out in Il. Il make-
no bulk and u a relief 70 my hands. Moth
ing could be simpler than such q pocket.
and since have cultivated Il ! have been
relieved 10 find that my hands have inn
proved.
INV hand Doctor insists that I rub
nv hands together several times q day
| I am 70 rub than over and over and round
and round. a. though ! we're scrubbing
q cake q soap In my palms. This makes
the hands warm and flexible and keeps
the skin fine 10 IL like a massage Of the
hands. indeed, Il 10 one kind Of massage.
/ Il brnRa out the oil in the skin.
when I went 20 have my hands treated
yesterday the manicure brought out a
stone jug.
put your hands in that. she said.
What 10 itr asked.
ia 10 OIL abe sad. and I want 10
| feed your skin with H.
Il soaked my hands Up to the elbows
| IN the oil for FIVE minutes. Then ] pulled
them out dripping and the manicure
ma@aged them. This took of all the
/ roughneas and chap.
In rubbing the arms he sure 70 rub
toward the elbow. u you massage
| downward you will make the lower arms
heavy Rub upward and try 10 get the
| heah 10 settle around the elbow.
You will notice thai my gloves are
very long in tho fingers This IL % accom-
modate my nails which am allowing 70
grow They are very long now and thev
are 20 be almost q quarter 81 an inch
longer before ! have them shaped, TO
make the finger tips tApering.
The fingers Of an Indian woman come
20 a fine point. She has the genuine taper
fingers She gets them by letting the
nails grow. The result 4 a taperng
I finger that would drive the heart Of a
| Fifth avenue belle 90 envy.
! wish more women who struggle with
! the rails and with the finger tips realized
/ tho importance II letting the nails grow
Z long without cutting them ~ the sides
or touching them in any way: but the
trouble Is that you must wear gloves
al the time 10 keep them from breaking
| The dficuliy Of keeping them pro-
tected while the nail 10 tapering ia almost
too great 10 he overcome by the IMAM
htious person.
The question Of a pretty elbow il
more embarrassing. Few women have
pretty elbows. Thin elbows are a sign