National Republican., 1881-10-29
FOR THE WOMEN.

The wife of Senator Edmunds is fine
artist in oils.
Mrs Hayes has been visiting the poet
Whittier at Oak Knoll Danvers, Mass.
Mrs. Bishop, formerly Miss Bird, has
received the literary order of "Kapiolani" from
the King of Siam.
Miss Emily Faithful has just had n
conference on the matter with Victor Hugo, who
Is greatly interested in the protection of authors
rights.
Mrs. Bayard, the wife of the Senator,
was belle and famous musician in her YOUTH
Her name was Louisa Lee, and she was Vir-
ginian.
The Marquise de Rochambeau is much
struck with the beauty of American women and
with the taste displayed In this country in the ar
rangement of flowers.
Now that brown furs are restored to
favor ladies taking out their valuable Russian
sables that were SO long kept out of sight by the
use of the more fancful dyed furs.
There is such a variety of furs in use
this winter that a comfortable and stylish set of
some genuine fur, good of its kind, though not
always of the finest quality, is within the reach OF
| ALL
The Hungarian and Canadian caps
worn lust Wlnter Oh luT seui Itptuttu tHlh
year. These are as large as gentlemens caps, and
| have high band rolled up oil around; they cost
| from SIS to S25.
When Mrs. Garfield the senior taught
country school in Ohio thunder bolt once
struck the primitive school-house. The shock
threw pupils and teacher to the floor and deprived
one child of her reason,
The sword carried by Governor Ben.
| ~
tering the Continental army at Lexington, fought
for the country till the close Of the war, loaned
to the Yorktown Museum by his granddaughter
Mrs Fannie Mcneil Potter.
The promised increase in the size o.
mufis is not realized except in the fat bag mufi
that are now made quite large, with a reticul'
opening at the top, and are ornamented will
three fesooned cords and tassels In front, or else
with bows Of ribbon and loops.
The daughter of Secretary Hunt il
reported to have a wonderful voice. trained I,
| perfection. Mrs Hunt herself is said to be yer,
handsome and graceful Juno-like with a name
that is the height of thoroughbred courtesy. Sh,
was educated in France and Germany.
-Sealskin remains the favorte fur fol
sacques and cloaks. The sacques of seal fur ar
not increased in length, but cloaks are as ont
II Is convenient to wear them, entirely conceal
ing the dress, in fact. sacques, however, ar
found TO look clumsy with short costumes whei
made too long, ana their average length is nov
thirty four or thiry-six inches
Fur borders for dresses are more useC
than over and are no longer restricted to the over
dress and wrap but are now seen in single broa
band near the foot of the lower skirt or us panel
down each side single wide border is NOR
stylish than two or more narrow ones. The beaye
furs are the favorie trimmings, but are too costl
to be commonly used.
! "A novelty for young ladies to wea
with black or dark velvet costumes is the golde
beaver, which by some bleaching process Is mad
a rich golden hue and is very effective when tie
with gold. .colored ribbons. These are rs becomin
: to brunettes as the gray chinchlla sets are t
blondes, and are liked best with small collar
rather than deep pelerines.
Cloaks of sealskin are long enough T.
conceal the wearers dress, and the newest shape
are now made fuller on account OF the bouiiar
, tournures TO be worn beneath them. Most of thes
garments have the broad square sleeves now 1
, fashion, and indeed the variety in shapes Is mad
by the different kinds of sleeves and Sides som
J OF which are pointed, and some rounded, or /
, capes, or with dolman.like wings.
Miss Clara, the seventeen-year-
daughter Of Governor Hamilton, of Maryland
being beloved by Mr.. John sanhope, and her re
clprocal affection being frowned on. by her famil
, on account of the twenty years, lack of none!
and inferior social standing Of the lover, com
pleted the romance Of the situation recently by
: secret marriage ceremony ON the top of Pen Ma
! at the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains to III
rather righteous indignation Of her fond fathe
who Is man Of great wealth and good standing
The Countess Bective, who is tall an
handsome, and with lovely figure, is trying
make British alpaca popular, She wore lately,
our own bellies did dozen years ago or So
white alpaca evening gown but on the occasio
other visit 10 the Bradford manufactures she wol
black alpaca gown with ilounce OF wide bo
pleats, each pleat carrying strip Of watered rit
: bon eyed with gold braid down the middle; Ii
! Aounce had narrow gold fringe, and fell over
kilt pleating at the bottom Of the skirt, which WI
looped at the back with a large watered'sil boy
The Jersey was laced with gold cord the elbo
9 sleeves were tight, trimmed with rows OF gol
braid the collar was Of watered silk, with stanC
ing frl Of gold fringe inside ii the bonnet was
| llack and gold with buuches of carnations.