The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-01-14
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IA, $780,
FOR THE LADIES.

Princess Louise advises the young
ladies to study cooking.
What is marriage2 One woman the
more aud one man the less.
Stirring to be closely associated
with the fall and winter fashions.
A Columbus (OLio) young lady
wants to kiss Joe Jefferson. Let her
Rip.
Miss May G. Bissel has been cleo
ted preceptress ofPalmyra Academy,
Palmyra, New York.
Miss Travis, a relative of John
Bright, has just reached the venera
ole age of one hundred years.
The Empress of Russia is fast be
coming q confirmed invalid. There
is no royal road to health, it seems.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, author of
Coates Ajar,'is treasurer ola reform
club in Gloucester, Massachusetts,.
Miss Mary Thornton has been APP
pointed to fill Prof. Mitchelps place
in the territory university Of Oregon.
Frances Havergal, the writer Of
so many beautiful and inspiring
hymns, died recently after short
bus severe illness.
Miss Greenwood, a brilliant young
woman, and former student at MI.
Holyoke Seminary, has lately died
from over study.
What is the difference between a
dairy-maid and stormy petrel2-
Zone skins tue milk and the other
skins the water.
'Fhe Empress of Russia has en-
gagged villa at Cannes, France, for
the winter. She Is troubled with
nervous disorders. $500 Mo-
L : t =. -
Mrs. Stillman Witt is the donor of
5000 to Rochester University. The
institution still announces need
of about 100000.
/ Next to being engaged herself, nc
/ thing so delights the heart of dam
sci as to be the first person told OF
anoJher's engagement.
1 Some men are captivated by wo
mans laugh, just as some men pre-
dict pleasant day, because the sun
shines ont for moment. They for.
get the chances for squalls.
Mrs. House, of New York, WHO has
deserted three husbands, has just
married the fourth. The happy cou
a pie are boarding. The husband il
afraid he can't keep house.
In some of the new overdresses
the short, round, full panier front, j:
s set on in one piece just at the end
: of the darts as if attached to basque
and is then gathered into The curyet
: side seams. This suggests goo'
. plan Of undermining old dresses a
this panier piece need not to be o
the same material as the waist.
VI Large gold headed pins, richly en-
: grayed, are used for ornament, an
4. serve also to hold the bonnet on tn
: head. A poke bonnet shown is 9
g rudy -colored velvet, with wreath c
H. large velvet peoples, crushed widel
10 open, with golden hearts. Two sue
W pins are stuck on the sides well
y the front, and there are wide sati
), strings.
OF Plain skirts, without vestage
u trimming, are considered most st.
y lish; they are made to hang neatl,
or Skirts that are trimmed have fou
IN ces from five to ten inches deep, ar
IN it is fashioable to have portion
CT the plain skirt show between Il
u hounces and the short upper draper
:; Skirts plated to the waist are al
Il. worn, the skirt being laid in regul
to kilt or box plaits, or in sections.
re Both in Norway and Sweden t
lot women preponderate in number ov
III men. At the last census of Norws
Gu in 1875, the total population was
'ei sl7, 900, of which 1856, 600 we're maj
M and 931 900 females, being at T
y rate of 498 males and 5l2 females
In every 1000 Of the population.
NJ. Sweden the proportion OF births is
Mt the rate OF 5ll boys to 400 girls {
,ay of 1000; but the mortality is in
cas- vor of the females. for the census
he turns of 1876 showed 4S6 men to
&c &c women out of.eyery 1000 of the p
,en ulation.
IN Several beautiful wedding dress
have recently been dispatched Fl
the Paris to countries. One sent
ny Russia was of white satin, m
with a square train; the front Of
n-,skir, was covered with double bo