The Washington times., 1922-06-11

the girl who Is not careful may
get a shock. Some of these belts,
with their quaint Chinese char.
acters, are not quite SO innocent
as they seem. IT.
have just heard Of one fair
Parisienne who delighted in one
of these novelties until oas day she
was introduced to a cultured
Chinaman. He was quite affatle
and normal until he happened to
spot the characters on the belt she
was wearing. when he recoiled In
horror and surprise.
She pressed him for an explana.
ton. He could only tell her that
she must never wear the belt
again under any circumstances
THE lingerie shops In the Gay
City are looking forward to n
good time: longer skirts means
longer undies."
Girls. Of course. can please
themselves. Many are ciinging to
the WHISKY garments that came
with the short frocks. but the
dressmakers are telling their
clients that. long skirts 70 set well
must have long ''undies." and the
fair Parisienne in such IN. teis
usually does ~ she is told.
MADAME, nowadays, 10 not
, only dyeing her hair. but is
even tinting her toy Pom. IT all
comes from that craze for color
schemes. The dogs must match
the gowns. B.
It was q fairly simple matter
during the reign of black and
white. but now that summer is
bringing colors again the problem
is getting q little complicated.
Many women have solved It by
buying q whole wardrobe OF
little dogs. which are trotted out
when the dress worn by madame
matches their color.
But neither love nor money will
buy. say, puce Poms. or pink
poodles. There Is only one thing
TO do, and that is to dye the dog
gies. and madame is doing 1t.
A BEAUTY secret over 1000
years old is gaining u ire
mendous sale among Partisan
women. It is claimed to be an
Egyptian discovery. and there 10
a story Of the recipe having been
found. bound in the wrappings Ct
an Egyptian mummy.
However that may be. the stuff
is sold in the quaintest little
phials, and that wrinkles and sal.
low compilations are supposed 70
vanish after one or two applica-
tons.
Some perturbation. however.
was caused among its fair users
the other day, when a learned pro.
fessor declared that the recipe
found on the mummy was not a
beauty secret. but an cmbalmins
fluid!
MANY are the secret signs en-
ployed by the dope vendors to
advertise to their clients Just
where and when the drug is to be
obtained.
One Of these signs in Paris 10 \
Japanese doll. 1t occupies a con.
trail position in the window Of Ger.
Jain bazaars Of fancy articles fire.
quented principally by women.
On certain days the doll will be
seen. facing toward the street. ana
the coco" victims know that. the
drug Is on sale. inside.
When. however. Nine. chrysan.
themum has her back turned. the
clients understand eithe.' that sup
plies have run out or tnat the
police are too near for safety.
DUssIAN dukes are not the only
~ people in Paris who follow
strange occupations. A Frenchman
is employed as porter at one Of the
first-class hotels. o.,
He 10 an expert mathematician
and discusses Einstsin's theory of
RELATIVELY with the air of master.
Rather than be science profes.
sor at, perhaps. q little over $500
q year. he prefers to earn $4,000 as
q porter! .-'7 fnar
49,. So
DEwARH Of celiuloid pearls.
- They are hard to tell from
other artificial varieties. but several
Parisiennes have found to their
cost just recently how inflammabis
they are. Et
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