The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-08-03
LADIES' COLUMN.
Not Il miss-A pretty widow

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"Bridal bathing costumes arc an
nolnccd.
Some eXtravagant misses wear real
oold and silver buckles Oh their slip
pcrs, instead OF imitation.
Not on squeezing terms any more,
is the way n Prairie du Chen young
lady describes the relations between
herself and her late lover.
"CroVuct Buskin' is the name Of a
new style Of shoe.
Diamonds are increasing in value
pearls arc dcprcciating.
Black velvet WHISTLES arc in vogue
among our wealthy matrons.
Clusters Of small roses for the hair
complete Il dainty ball costume.
Linen collars arc now worn square
instead Of pointed back in front.
Round hats of white muslin are
much worn by the ladies for country
wear.
Mrs. Myra Gaines proposes found
ing female colleges.
The latest style Of gold bracelets is
the "gauntlcts," two and ahalfinchcs
wide.
The broad-brimmcd Lcghorn hats
arc growing in favor both forcity and
country wear.
Chignons and chatclainc braids are
now fastened with the bonncts, and
sold with them.
The present style Of arranging the
hair promises to retain its populari-
ty during the season.
Lavender, light gray and yellow
arc the popular colors for kid gloves
with full evening dress.
The newest style of ovcrdrcsscs
arc k%ilt-plaitcd and Op%cn-frontcd,
and loopcd en- panicr behind.
Square wells Of black dotted lace,
bordcrcd, and gracefully thrown
over the bonnet in true Spanish fash
ion.
Jet ornaments are in vogue again,
especially for breakfast wear. Long
pendants arc the style for earrings.
Bonncts have been almost entirely
discarded for jockey hats by oul
fashionable young ladies in town and
country.
Black grenadines make the pref.
test, most stylish, and.,most scrvicca'
able summer dresses. Ponsccs arc
! next in favor.
Dresses ofblack crepe dc chine
over rich black silk, take the place OF
grenadines, and are very much moro
elegant and drcssy.
Don't paint your faces, young la'
dies. Rub Il little cologne on youl
checks, and you Il fool the young
men to your hearts content.
Round hats. of white muslin arc
much worn by ladies for country
wear, being large and cool, and
with the addition of a flower ribbon
can be made to look very drcssy.
Evening dresses for summer Wcal
will be of thin material and general
" white. Very beautiful ball toll
lcttcs ire being made of white gauz(
texture trimmed with silver fringe
The queen of Belgium is the mos'
accomplished cqucstricnnc among
the crowned ladies of the old world
Two thousand women are now do
inc farm work in Wisconsin The.
stay in the fields from sunrise to sln
set.
Pendant EARRINGS retain u deal o
favor, and some new and rather I'M
iquc styles in that line have %rcccntll
cen introduced. Those ofjct arc only
suitable for breakfast wear.
A man in Kansas on whose Shout
der a lady laid q lash didn't sue fol
damages, because it was an cyclasll
Why should young ladies set goot
examples? Because young men arr
so apt to follow them.
Some people say that dark-lairct
women marry the soonest. We diff
fer; it is the light-hcadcd ones.
Love is all u woman can give, bu
it is the only earthly thing whicl
God permits us TO carry beyond til,
grave.
One of the Siamcsc twins has
deaf and dumb daughter in an asy
lum in Raleigh, n. G., and her teach
crs report that she is II of tint
brightest pupils in the institution.
A young lady in pittsburg, wh'
was approaching the "middlc ages,
was in the habit Of saying, whcncvc.
she heard of u widows marriage
"Thcrc now! that woman has 90
one of my husbands" and yet she i!
not happy.
A lady who had u great horror o
tobacco got into u railroad carriage
the other day and inquired ola male
ncighbor, "Do you chew tobacco
Sir?" "No, madam" was the reply
"But | can get you n chew if yol
want ono"
A lady says engagements arc very
unsatisfactory sort of affairs, for il
you arc afraid to be polite and attcn,
tive, the gentleman thinks you dc
not arr for him and you arc afraid
to be polite for fear the engagement
might be broken of, when you would
be sorry to think you had wasted SO
much sweetness on some other Wo-
mans husband.
The Ku-kluX trials arc under way
at Oxford, Miss, and Il dispatch says
that a number of ladies, married and
single, were introduced rs witnesses
for the defence. The beauty and
sang-lroid of one of these women
took the court completely by storm,
and the lady left the stand aimed a
spontaneous burst ofapplausc, which
Judge Hill was unable to suppress.
She testified in defence of her hus-
band, and made a strong case for
him.