Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-25
WOMEN.
Facts for and About tho Female sox for
Their Own Reading.

Fact. for and About tho Female sos for
Their Own Reading.
Mrs. John Sherwood M. +. W. 81
IL now authoritativcly announced as
the author Of "A Transpianted Rose =
A Boston young lady of wealth and
position has astonished society by
cutting aud making her own wedding
dress.
Jenny Lind has offered TO teach Il
number of pupils in the proposed Lon
don Royal College of Music free of
charge.
The Princess Louise plncidiy reads
cite smoking, and keeps the clouds
moving.
The presidents sister, Mrs McElroy,
Is now in Washington, and viii, 1t
is said, remain ut the White House
during the season.
The marriage of Congressman Cox
OF North Carolina to Bishop Lyman
daughter took place at Raleigh, North
Carolina, yesterday.
Speaker Keifer's wifcs fnvorite dress
! il OF stcel-blue satin, combined with a
! light tinted brorade, aud Marie
| stuart collar Of point lace,
II hus now become fashionable in
4 Eastern cities TO be married rs early
is 8 o'clock in the morning. This
/ makes IL almost certain thnt the bride
/ will get her hat and cloak on in time
| for the evening train.
Miss Rannnbal, an East Indian girl
/ OF twenty, Is said to be the most
| learned woman in the world. She can
| read aud write and talk iii twelve IAN
! guagcs, having wonderful gin In that
| way, besides being up in mathematics,
/ astronomy and history. She Is study
/ ing medicine, aud viii 90 to India to
! practice, where she says thousands OF
| her country-women die every year
/ because they will not consult male
! physicians.
A writer speaking of Mary Ander-
son says whit II beautiful creature she
| IL, What starlit eyes ana what n
! lovely mouth, aud not q professional
beauty either, which is nnother charm
ing thing about her. Aud with ull
her beauty aud genius, no better
trucr, nohler woman ever conferred
honor upon an art which has too often
been compelled To crown its Worship
ers with degraded wreaths. But fol
the few among whom Mary Anderson
stands as u queen, the stage would de.
serve nll the 0dium east upon ii hy
tho higot and pliarisee.
FASHION Norle.
Terra Gotta satin makes beautiful
1 piping for black velvet, yelveteeu
plush or silk dress,
I4nce bodiees with sleeves, paniers
and back drapcrics to match can be
worn over amy Kind eta skirt.
Jersey waists are more frequently
cut into basques and Positions than
worn as round waists or jackets.
The tops of sleeves are made full
enough 10 be held In while sewing
them into the arm holes, but shouit
not be gathered or plated in.
I Lace hodices oyer high or half-higl
underwalsts have short or hali.higl
sleeves and paniers and back draperie!
of lace 20 match,
The reduction in millinery, dry
goods, wraps and costumes are NOR,
marked this year than in amy previous
altei~C hristnias season.
Corsage bouquets ut the Partisan
Flower Ionlpany's are large and EN-
hracen wide range of flowers, hui
roses are preferred to all others.
Box ploils in dress skirts are mad,
so wide that they look like panels, es
pecially when trimmed With cort
lourages or buttons and bows.
Padding, wadding aud corsets ar,
avoided by fashionable girls. as il Il
the style now To have the flgur,
look a. natural and supple rs possible
When the skirt Ia OF chenille, spot
ted tulle, white or tinted, the under
skirt should he Of white az tinte,
satin, while the corsage may be OF bro
cade or plush OF the same shade or o
plain satin,