The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-16
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

Large beads are again to be worn.
Fringe will be used this season in
excess.
Travelling dresses are of Quakerlike
simplicity.
Gentlemen's white vests, this year,
are of corduroy, and not of Marseilles.
Sleeves for indoor wear, to be FASH
ioDable, should be made coal sleeve
style. -
The latest new style of parasol this
year has perfume )ttle in the han
die.
Boutonnieres are again coming into
fashion. Scarlet geranium is most
affected. --.t.
A new style of carriage is called q
"Coupelet," and is like coupe with
front cut off. ..... -..
White India muslin, both plain and
embroidered, is to be very popular
during the summer.
Couture caps of embroidered French
nainsook are worn by young married
ladies at breakfast.
Quantities Of Valenciennes lace are
used on linen, and very little of the
real handmade lace.
The present style of bonnet for the
promenade is made Of black chip and
trimmed with black lace.
A new style of sleeve button Is made
to open, thus forming locket large
enough to contain likeness.
The most fashionable dresses are
made without belt or sash, the upper
skirt and waist being cut in one piece.
Black cashmere sacks, trimmed
with gold and silver braid, or silver
and blue or red, are very much used
for riding.
A new style of parasol is richly en-
broidered in raised satin Of silk work,
in self-colors, in contrasting shade and
in black.
Black lace capes, nantes, casaques
and shawls may be worn over silk or
muslin, but they are out of place upon
cashmere or stuff dresses.
A young lady hearing that CASH
mere sacks were very much worn,
said she was glad she was in the FASH
ion, for hers had two or three holes in
it.
Most toilets de vile are made to an.
| swer the double purpose of In and out
door dress. The Overskirts, when
made long, should be arranged SO as
| to be draped for outdoor wear.
The new style of bouquets are made
up loosely of flowers with long stems,
and look like old-fashiOned country
bouquets, but are preferable to the
stiff plastered ones 30 long the fashion.
What shape is kiss? Elliptical "a
liptickle) of course.
Ladies' watches are now made in an
oval case to look like lockets, and worn
on the necklace.
A st Louis contemporary says the
recent baby show there made a great
| noise.
In England the fact is said to be
| demonstrated that women will not
confide in afemale physician as much
as in male doctor.
Female suffrage has been the cause
of a sad act in Detroit. MI. Joseph
Coburn committed suicide because his
wife wanted to vote.
| This is the way an Ohio paper an
| nOunces an incident: "BOrn April
IL, to w. B. and Jennie o. Hearn, Q
daughter. Shall vote when she Is IL"
There is report that a college for
women is to he established at Cam
bridge University, in England.
SCENEIN CHICAGo.-"Is Mrs. Jones
at homer" mo, but walk in. She
has just stepped out to get a divorce,
and will be back in few moment" "
In Detroit, a club of bachelors has
been formed, the cardinal principle OF
which is that no lady shall be married
by any member unless she can bring
her husband 10000 and brick
house. -
Why is baby, like sheaf soi
wheat? Because it is first Graded, and
then thrashed, and finally becomes the
flower of the family.