Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notes.

All very dressy costumes are trimmed
with embroidery.
The new pinkish shades of gray are
very popular in Paris.
A London lady had $4,000 worth of
flowers at a party.
Both square and round trains are
worn in evening toilet.
Fancy feathers show the influence of
the craze for plated effects.
Some very square bonnets appear
among late novelties in millinery.
A trimming much in vogue is black
net embroidered with jet beads.
Irish point and church lace trim the
most fashionable null neck scarfs.
After the rage for big bonnets has SUBJ
sided, the medium sizes will probably
be most worn.
Bonnets, muffs and costumes match
when worn by the most fastidiously
fashionable women.
Feathers, birds, flowers, laces, bows
of ribbon and bonnet ornaments trim
the new plush muffs.
Jet or colored crystal beads enrich all
the richest trimmings and embroideries
on dressy costumes.
Jet, gold, amber, purple, iridescent
and jewel-tinted and crystal beads trim
both bonnets and dresses.
To muffle the throat in several yards
of white or black tulle, a Ia Sarah Bern
hardt. will be all the fashion.
Plush muffs are fiat, and the plush is
arranged in loose, irregular folds, not
tight or smooth around the muff.
Crystal beads in iridescent hues, white
and clear as glass, are used to excess in
trimming evening dresses.
The petals Of many of the new arti-
ficial flowers are made of soft plush in
most gorgeous and delicate tints.
White plush bonnets, with the crowns
or brims dotted with medium sized
pearl beads, bid fair to be favorites.
Cream-colored linen handkerchief fs
with dress borders of embroidery in
blue and gold, or scarlet and gold, are
very stylish.
The first regularly educated female
physician in this country is said to be a
Mrs. Alexander, who settled in Boston
some fifty years ago.
The most fashionable ladies in New
York as a rule affect dark colors, small
bonnets and plain but costly styles of
dress and dress garniture.
Many of the handsomest wraps are
trimmed with jet embroideries in artis-
tic designs, set fignres, bands, gimps,
cords, tassels. spikes and galloons.
Black and brown beaver plush bon
nets and hats are trimmed with coffee
stained lace and furnished with gold
cords, which suspend them around the
neck.
White plush bonnets will take pres
eedence OF all others for evening wear.
They will be trimmed with feathers,
flowers, and crystal bead cords and
tassels.
Velvet boots are now introduced, and
1t is proposed TO wear them on the prom
enade. They have, invariably, round
toes, the narrow toes being less seer
than during the past season and only
worn on the Spanish instep boots.
Muffs of plush to match the hats are
among the novelties. They are made in
soft pocket shapes. are larger than those
of last year, and are trimmed with
feathers, birds and laces. They are
very hand me made OF black, white oil
red plush.
Fanny Davenport wears in the present
tation of her new play, "An American
Girl" half dozen new dresses that cos
her Sll, 900. 4 diamond necklace which
she wears in one of the acts cost her
S22, 900.
The ladies of Donaphan county, Kan
rs bought all the booths on the fail
ground, bidding much higher than the
saloon keepers, whose "bar'l could no
compare in size with that of their fair
antagonists.
A prize was offered Mt the La Porte
Qnd.) fair for the mother presenting thu
largest number of children. Mrs. Johr
Line took the premium with nine, the
ninth being born on the grounds few
hours before the award was made.
At Bilston, England, not long ago, Q
woman, in reply to the inquiries of th,
magistrate, informed him that she haC
been married forty years, and havinl
been whipped by her husband every day
since. had received 1900 beatings.
Miss Sharman Crawford, an English
lady, a niece OF the MIR. William Shar
man Crawford who many years repre-
sented Rochdale in parliament, has 81
far felt the injustice of the British
method Of farming land that she ha
+