River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-08
Feminine FaneieS.

FEMININE faheles.
Say Goodbye" not Good morn
ing"
| Never wait over fifteen minutes for a
tardy guest.
/ Queen Marghurita, of Italy, recently
assembled Vesuyius.
Upon leaving a room, one bow should
include all.
Mauve and red are n fashionable COM
bination.
Handkerchief costumes will be worn
in the country.
Real flowers are fashionable dress
ornament in London.
Regrets in reply to invitations should
contain a eason.therefor.
White is more popular than ever for
little people.
A novel combination is of wall flower
yellow, brown, and flame color.
Twenty-four to thirty is now the fash
ionable age in London.
One strap over the instep on slippers
is more fashionable than two or more.
At the table you are not required to
thank the one who waits on you.
BetrothaLball toilets take precedence
of all others in Paris at the moment.
4 terrific torrent of new fashions
threatens to overwhelm taste and tact in
dress.
You should exchange calls to indi-
viduals before inviting them to your
| house.
|
The custom Of leaving blank mar
gin ON the left hand side of each page
of letter is obsolete.
Dressy parasols are most deliberately
adorned with beads, lace embroidery,
and artificial flowers.
Archery and angling are the fashion
able outdoor amusements for ladies
| this summer.
The pretty women of New Zealand
are described as great takers, and as
rubbing noses instead of kissing.
To return a personal call with cards
enclosed in an envelope signifies that
visiting between the persons is ended.
Unless there is a great difference in
age, a lady visiting should not rise, eth
el on arrival or departure of other la
dies.
White underskirts are made very
short, gored, and trimmed round the
bottom with three rows of tluting, edged
with embroidery or lace
A folding cooking stove of Russian
sheet-iron has been invented, by which
dinner for fifteen can be cooked over
small CRATE fire of wood, coke, coal, or
charcoal while no odor from the pro
cess is thrown into the room.
A Women at Troy, New York, Mrs.
Elvira Crabb, has taught little private
school for fifty years. Though now
over so, and partially paralyzed, she
keeps up her school. She has taught
four generations of one family.
II didn't ut all expect company to-
day" said lady to her visitors, with a
not-very-pleasant look, "but | hope you
will make yourselves at home" Eyes,
indeed" replied one of them" start
ing off, II will make myself at home as
soon as possible"
The ladies of the court of St. James,
during the season of official mourning
for the late Empress of Russia, were
ordered to wear for several days black
dresses, white gloves, black or white
shoes, feathers and fans, pearls dia-
monds, or plain gold or silver orna-
ments, and afterward black dresses,
with colOred ribbons, flowers, feathers
and ornaments, or gray OF white dress
es, with black ribbons, flowers, feathers
and ornaments.
France has agricultural schools for
girls. One Of the chief is near Rouen,
| . l. l,
capital of one franc by Sister of
Charity and two little discharged pris-
oner girls, and to be now worth 500,
600 This establishment has 800 girls
from s to Is. This farm, entirely cul-
tivated by them, is over 400 acres in
extent. The staff of teachers consists of
twenty-five sisters. More than one
medal of the French Agricultural So
ciety has been awarded to this establish
ment mt Darnetel, and the pupils are
in great demand all over Normandy on
occount of their skill They go out as
stewards, gardeners, farm managers,
dairy women and laundresses. Each
girl has, on leaving, an outfit and a
small sum of money. earned in spare
hours If they want Il home they can
always return to Characterization
Rural Home.
Some wiseacre proposes to read wom-
ans character by her mouth. Here
are the rules to be observed: If her
mouth is very small there is not much
mind, but overmuch shallow sentiment.
If she has very large mouth she will
posse IS q good brain, but the trouble Is
in kissing.it. Large mouths put man
to an artistic test; he will be driven to
his wits end whether to begin at one
corner and conclude on the other, or to
make a heroic dash at the middle and
endeavOr to reach both corners. But if
you are kissing artist it can be cover
ed nicely enough. If your sweetheart
has a coarsely formed mouth she will
be sensual and full of strong, coarse
points of character, and will raise a row
in the family. If she has delicately
formed mouth, with rounded lips and
of a velvety color, she will have much
sensibility and perfection of character,
but will not astonish by her brilllancy of
conception or execution. 1t Is good
mouth because it is kissable and sub
missive Shun blu'e-lipped or thin
Tipped women; they will bore you to
death with literature or woman's rights,
theorize while you want your dinner, or
spoil your temper by their red-hot
scolding tongues.
Walking-sticks for ladies, so we are
told by an oracle of fashion, are coming
into favor again Thus does the whir-
ligig of time bring round his revenge
for discarded custom. The Empress
Eugene made the carrying of canes
fashionable for her sex during the gay
days of thc,second Empire. But back
in another century we find the women
as apprecative of the walking-stick as
ever was
Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain
And the nice conduct Of clouded cane"
Ladies advanced in life walked with
a staff between five and six feet in
height, taper and slender in substance,