Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-13
FOR THE FAIR SEX.

theround overskirt very simply draped,
ana the short round skirt, is the model
for most costumes. For the deepest
mourning q broad habit of Grape is
used tor trimming the basque and both
skirts, dispensing with ali fiounce-like
plaitings on the lower skirt. The Gus
tom of covering the entire basque with
Grape, also all that part of the lower
skirt visible below the overdress, is
confined to widows, and is not even for
them so generally adopted as it formerly
was. There is tendency to Tighten the
unwholesome heavy mourning attire
lately worn in the somber English
styles, yet to retain its simplicity and
nun-like plainness; thus the neck of the
dress is worn very high about the
throat, the sleeves are tight and with
out cuffs, tho shoulder seams are short,
the bust is not draped, and the beauty
OF the corsage depends upon its fine fit.
Grape, however, is worn but a few
months. and lustreless silks are chosen
for dress from the first period of mourn
ing. While paniers, sashes, fussy drap-
cry, hounces and open throats are, of
course, avoided, yet a dinner dress of
mourning silk and Grape is fashioned
very much as a colored dress of silk and
brocade would be. Thus the short
basque and the front breadth are covered
With English Grape, and the flowing
train is of the rich silk, with perhaps
some panel revers of Grape down the
sides, and anticipating of the same
on the edge. Very rich and appropriate
suits for the street are made of Henrietta
cloth or of imperial serge after the
models in use for cloth costumes this
winter; the basque is coat-shape and
double-breasted, with a deep collar,
cuffs and square pockets of Grape. The
skirt has q full straight back breadth
without drapery, and is widely bordered
with band of bias Grape, while in front
is deep round apron, much wrinkled
and falling quite low, yet disappearing
in the side seams where the full straight
back begins. The wrap with such a
suit is long cOat-shaped garment made
of the material of the dress, warmly
lined, perhaps with fur, or else with
wadded silk or flannel. There are also
figured cloths that are used for wraps
with mourning dresses, and many of
those have deep collar and wide cuffs
of black fur. A border of fur is not
liked for mourning cloaks, as used in
that way the fur is only snowy trim
ming, and not for comfort, and detracts
from the severely simple look given by
the deep collar and cuffs. Sealskin
cl0aks are now worn in the deepest
mourning, and furriers select those of
the darkest hue for this purpose. The
large circulars of cashmere cloth with
fur lining are worn us carriage wraps
by ladies in mourning g.-HGrper'S B0gGr.
News and Notes for Women.
Mrs. Grant says that the prettiest girl
seen in all her travels was at Reno,
New, railroad station.
ALegra Eggleston, young Brooklyn
artist takes a portrait by only looking
at the subject for few minutes, and
then draws a picture that every one re-
cognizes.
Manchester, England, has a society
of women painters, to which the other
sex is not admitted, not even at the
yearly exhibition.
Nils NJ. E. Gage, daughter of the
poetess, has established q ladies' ex-
change for mining stocks in New York.
A generous Iowa lady, Mrs. Cordelia
Miller, hos given $4,000 to the Garret
Biblical Institute, at Evanston. III.
Madame de Witt has just completed
her history of France, which is the
sequel to her fathers ON. GuizoO his
tory.
The widow of G. 2. James. the nov
elist, is living at Eau Glare, Wis. She
is now eighty years old, and is well
cared for by her sons.
A London correspondent writes that
American nationality is accepted in
Eng land as a presumption in favor Of
a lady singers success.
There are nine ladies on the London
school board.
Princess Alexandria, wife of the
Prince of Wales, is somewhat deaf, and
has ordered an American audiphone.
Lady Burdett-Coutts lately gave q
tea party to over two hundred London
cabmen and their wives as a means to
induce the cabmen to treat their horses
with kindness.
The lady principal of q Michigan
school has resigned her position to COM
mence the study of medicine.
The American Sunday school, OF New
York, has been presented with 500, 600
by Mrs. j. G. Green, of that ely, the in
terest only to be available. This is to
be devoted to 1.-THE development of Sun
day-school literature of a high merit"
Mrs. Gladstone and Lady Roseberry
attended all the Gladstone meetings
at Edinburg, and sat in front of the
platform listening atteDtively to every
word and occasionally nodding assent,
which sight was said to be very pretty
and interesting.
There was married recently in De-
troit damsel who had been several
years employed in large manufacturing
establishment. Her marriage had been
for some days subject of pleasant con-
graduation by her employers and fellow
employees. One day one of the pro-
prietors, who always wears bed
tick" apron in the factory, said to her,
=, if you will wear this apron on
your wedding-dress when you are mar
ried Twill make you q present of $50"
Yes" added the foreman, "and I'll
give you So" The girl accepted the
challenge, wore the apron, and pocketed
her $50.
Gambetta says that if girls are not
educated up to the level of the repubH-
can ideal the republic will fall down to
their notion of what it ought to be :"
That the best advisors he ever had, not
alone as to the conduct of his private
life, but in politics, were good women,
whose minds were emancipated from
sacerdotal tyranny, and it was of vital
Importance to the commonwealth that
the fullest justice should be done to the
girlhood of France.
The sultan has ten servants whose
special duty is to unfold the carpets for
him when he is going to pray, ten to
take care of his pipes and cigarettes,
two to dress his royal hair and twenty