Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11
Tho Fnir. Sex.

Tho Fair Sex.
FAIR PLAy, Colorado, asks for m i'll
voice Of girls.
EVERYTHING is beaded now for out
door woar.
JET crowns for full dross occasions
nrc i'll fashion.
A SMALL gold hand holding pearl is
new III earrings.
ENGLAND mourns tho p,'Bsession Of
3,1E' ,GSl unmarried women.
ROUND laco hnn,lk orchicfs are now
worn around tho neck inston,l Of tho un-
necessary long laco scarfs.
BEADED lncc-s,lcqucs urc among, the
spring importations, md take place Of
tho lIllma ones Of past SEASONS.
Mns. llENKlErrA RAND was recently
elected u member Of the School Com
mittco of pnrkman, whereupon II mem
bon resigned.
Mrs. HARRIET ID. WALKER, IF lowell,
Mass, has been licensed to preach Ivy
tho Methodist Conference of tho Lynn
district.
IAN overlooked widow with three
children, M.lycrtiscs i'll the Now Or
leans Picnyuno for her lost COW that
disappeared with tho food.
IT is proposed in England to give tho
ballot to widows or spinstors living on
nnnuitios, or carrying on small retail
tr''dcs in boroughs.
In Liberia whispers can 10 heard
half mile, and when a fellow goes
sparkling he carries n slato and writes
down what he desires to say.
SHAPED hats will be
fashionable at the seaside. They re-
Inirc little trimming, tho moro rustic
and sllip-shaped' thoy look the bet
ter.
MoHAlR suits are quito fashionable,
gray being tho most popular color.
They make up very handsomely, and
will DC found durable md substantial.
LONG trains are coming in again for
summer dresses intended for evening
wear. They arc gracefully Topped ut
the sides and back by means of a long
sash.
PARTISAN bonncts arc all mndo OF tho
crownlcss shape, and aro literally one
mass of flowers. No strings are used,
but fail Of lace on either side and ut
tho back.
The double-breastel English walk
ing-jackct will continue in fashion until
warm weather fairly sets in It is ono
of the most stylish wraps introduced for
MANY years.
ALL putfs, rolls and hugo cl,ignons
arc ruled out. Tho hair is now worn
parted in the centre, drawn smoothly
from tho face, and braided neatly to
tho back of the head.
TAFFETA silks are popular for summer
wear, as they are SO much lighter than
gros grain. They are very glossy, and
make up handsomely, with little if any
elaborate trimmings.
A NEW ORLEANS woman wears bus
tie made of government bonds. Her
husband looks over tho bond market
in the evening paper before going home
from tho club, to SEQ if her back is up.
QUAKER CRY etiquette: Two young
men stopped in the street to converse
with a couple of young ladies'. When
they separated, the gents discovered
that one of the misses had scwcd thei,
coat-tails together.
In Paris maroon skirts with noisettc
TUNES arc great favoritcs. These col.
ors, says u fashion-writer, are pleasant
to the eye, and harmonize beautiful,
together, which is more than sufficient
reason for their vogue.
DREssY canopy-shaped parasols Of
black silk are embroidered with jet and
edged with jet fringe. Lace covered
parasols, with ivory or coral sticks, arc
only suitable for drcssy carriage or re.
ccption toilette.
A SAMPLE of tho tyranny of men was
shown ut woman's rights meeting in
Titusville, where gentleman entered
nnd told his wife, one of the officers OF
the meeting, to come home quick, cas-
the baby has the colic,"
A NoRrn CAROLINA editor mentions q
tease Of peculiar horror" in Charlotte
where white woman, whose husband
was killed in the Confederate service
is now serving in colorcd family az
cook, and her girl, ten years old, as
scullion.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE lady died recently
after having read the Bible through
thirty-four times. After this terrible
example it is hardly necessary to warn
readers not to read the Bible through
but thirty-threo times, if they would
live longer in the land.
Mrs. OGLEsBy, wife of m innkeepel
at York, England, became wearied will
the continued society of ono man, sc
she procured two other more pleasing
males and eloped with them. In ordel
to attach her acquisitions to hersel
very strongly, and as sort of recon-
pensc for years of wearisomeness, sh.
took with her large sum of money be
longing to Mr.. Oglesby.
The Norristown Herald says: "a
loving wife in Bridgeport wants Iii
vorcc. She recently found pieces of III
ostrich plume i'll her husbands beard
of III entirely different shade from tina
Oh her own hat. He explained that bit.
of ostrich feather sprinkled OIL thu
beard is the very latest style in New
York, and it is not his fault that thu
shade is different from her OWL"
One of tho most beautiful specimen.
OF floral workmanship was ship o
flowers presented to bride who sailct
from Now York last week in one of thu
Cunard steamers. TWAS four feet Ions
and eight feet high. The masts were
gaily dccked out with silk flags, and the
sails were of white satin. The smoke
stack was of rcd pae'tcboard Tin exact
imitation of the Cunartl stcaners) and
OH deck were chairs and benches Of
evergreen. Above all, on q spiral, was
a live dove. The cost of this floral
ship was 1900.