The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-18
FOR THE LADIES.
Items of Interest Which Most Concern
the Fair Sex.
All hail to tortoise-shell lewelry.

o'oIN i'AO PoPpios WIN SoluCA hCai 70
are among the new flowers.
The pretty Louisine silks are again
supplied in pinhead checks.
A pussy's or pug's head, with their re-
spective claws, form pretty inkstand
andpenrest.
A Western paper in endeavoring to
pariphrase hash, calls it eleemosynary
mystery. Try again.
Goats have pockets in all conceivable
places, of all conceivable sizes, and for
no conceivable purpose.
Scotch ginghams come as thin and fine
almost as cambrics, and are delightful to
wear and charming in color.
The gypsy, directoire and cottage bon
nets are all popular according to the
faces that they are to adorn.
New white Hamburg embroideries for
children's summer dresses are in the
open work style called English work.
Skirt braid is no longer rolled. 1t is
hand-stitched upon the hem, having one
edge below to save the skirt from cutting
out.
White canvas belts of this season are
but an inch broad. Quite contrast
to the "horsey" looking surcingles of last
year.
In British Columbia a mans history
may be told from his hat. What his
tory some of the spring hats would re-
late!
Indian nainsooks come covered with
pretty dots of various colors. This class
of goods washes well and gives excellent
wear.
Fashionable DANES would not like to
walk Spanish, but they would not make
the slightest objection to dancing
German.
The figured or striped jacket, or close
fitting basqe, which is different from, yet
harmonizes with the dress, is the newest
thing out.
A bodice Of a contrasting color is a
great addition to a mountain or travel
ing dress. They used to call them "hug
me tights"
The author of "John Halifax" is in
Rome. She is neither handsome nor
young, but she has beautiful eyes and a
fine expression.
The travelling wraps or poussiers now
being prepared for summer are loose sur
touts, made of mohair, linen, pongee and
summer cheviot.
In spite Of the snowy styles the most
MISUNDERSTANDING woman is she vino
wears the least snowy bonnet, provided
the shape is becoming.
There are just ten different shades of
colors in one feather, shown by private
milliner. Private in that she only
makes for regular customers.
Avoid using an iron TO embroidery, as
it spoils the fresh look. 1t should be
pulled out, or left to dry on a board, be-
ing stretched by white tacks.
Macrame lace bags are made out of a
coarse twine. They are very strong and
will bear any amount Of use. Lambre.
quins are made in the same manner and
from the same material.
The old-fashioned, turkey-red prints
with bright scarlet grounds and flowers
in yellow and black, with slight dash
of green and blue. have been revived
under the name Of Rouge Adrianople
A new fancy in note paper show
springs delights painted on envelope anc
paper. A bunch of luscious eatable
looking strawberries, bunch Of violets
or soft fluffy little bunch of pussie
willows.
A man in Luray County, Virginia
believes it to be wicked to kiss becaus
Christ was by this means betrayed. HI
has been married twenty years and ha
eleven children, and has never kisse'
spouse or babies.
| A very pretty piano-stool cover ma,
be made by arranging lace in squares al
ternating with squares of colored satin
managing the circle by means Of three
cornered pieces, and completing til
cover by means OF wide lace hounce.
Ladies wear pitchforks, daggers, ope
knives and various other civilized art
cles of warfare in their hats and at thei
throats. 1t surely is not many year
since certain race sold canned mission
aries, and especially fine specimens the
impaled on pins
Persian yelling is the novelty in vel
this spring. 1t is black net Of very fin
quality edged with Persian colors, or. els
| by rainbow beads. 1t is quite narro'
and worn as mask veil or else as tn
long scarf that crosses behind the hea
and ties in a great bow under th
chin.
Old Madame Rothschild, mother @
the mighty capitalists, died at the age {
ninety-eight years. As she lay in he
last illness, surrounded by her children
she said to the physician who stood nea
"Doctor, try and help me-" madame,
he replied, "what can do? / can nc
make you young again" "No," was til
keen-witted reply, II do not ask to
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