The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
GOSSIP FOR THELAnIES.


Large beads are again to be worn.
Fringe will be used this season in
excess.
Travelling dresses are of Quakerike
simplicity.
Gentlemen's white vests, this year,
are of corduroy, and not of Marseilles.
Sleeves for indoor wear, TO be fash
iODable, should he made coal sleeve
style.
The latest new style Of parasol this
year has perfume bottle in the han
die.
Boutonnieres are again coming into
fashion. Scarlet geranium is most
affected.
A new style of carriage is called a
"COupelet,n and is like a coupe with
front cut oil.
White India muslin, both plain and
embroidered, is TO be very popular
during the summer.
Couture caps of embroidered French
nainsOok are worn 10y young married
ladies at breakfast.
Quantities of NaleDcienncS 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 chir and
trimmed with black lace.
\ new style of sleeve button Is made
To open, thus forming a Iocket large
enough TO contain a 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 * richly en-
broidered in raised satin of silk work,
in self-colors. in contrasting shade and
III black.
Black lace Capes, mantleS, Casaques
and shawls may be Worn over silk or
muslin, but they are ont Of place upon
cashmere OF stuff dresses.
a young lady hearing that cash
pere 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 10 an
swer the double purpose of in and out
door dress. The Overskirts, when
made long, should be arranged so as
10 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 SO long the fashion.
What shape is a kiss? EIliptical
liPtickle) of course.
L. lies watches are now made in an
oval case TO look like locketS, and worn
on the necklace.
y st Louis contemporary saws the
recent baby show there made a great
noise.
In England the fact is said TO be
demonstrated that women viii not
cOnfide in female physician as much
as in a male doctor.
Female suffrage has been the cause
Of a sad act in Detroit NJ. Joseph
COburn committed suicide because his
wife wanted 10 vote.
This is the way an Ohio paper an
nOunces an incident: Born April
l., to w. B. and Jennie O. Hearn, a
daughter. Shall vote when she is o."
There is q report that a college for
women is to be established at Cam
bridge University, in England.
Scene IN CHICAGO.-"Is Mrs. Jones
at homer mo, hut walk in. She
has just stepped out TO get a divorce,
and will be back in a few moments"
In Detroit, a club Of bachelors has
been formed, the cardinal principle of
which is that no lady shall be married
10y any member unless she can bring
her husband $4,000 and a brick
house.
Why Is n baby, like a sheaf OF
wheat? Because il i first Cradled, and
then thTashed, and finally becomes the
flower Of the family.