The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-07
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

The downy maraDout feathers are IN
demand.
A great many dressy toilets have their
basques TO lace instead of buttoned.
Three great great grandchildren belong
to Mrs. Sally Packard, of Plainfeld Mas
sachusetts.
Cotton satnes in floral patterns have
again appeared and are used with combi
nation suits.
Chantilly tafieta is the name OF new
stuff which has u bright ground with
lace-like figures embroidered upon it.
1t is intended to simulate silk veiled
with lace.
-eighths of yard wide are
worn on the spring bonnets and tied un-
der the chin.
Fashionable young ladies must have
photographs of their pet cats to be up to
the times nowadays.
Women will now be admitted to Ok
ford college and be allowed the same
educational privileges as men.
As 1ounce trimming lace is in special
favor this season, silks of both light and
dark shades are trimmed with it.
For making jabots the Valenciennes
lace is the prettiest There is no lace
that falls as soft and becoming as this.
Gold and silver veil pins are something
new for the ladies' They are long and
slender and some have precious stones in
them.
New fans are coming in smaller, and
painted sprays of small flowers cover the
entire fan, and some extend over the
sticks.
China Grape is both embroidered and
printed this summer, the embroidery
being done in black, and the printing in
gay colors.
For both boys and girls black stockings
are worn and preferred, though plain
solid colors to match the dress are still
fashionable.
A wealthy widow has completed and
| handed over to trustees, an admirably
appointed home for aged gentlewomon,
in Sacramento, Cal, which cost her
! 500, 600.
Mrs. Marilla Kicker, recently appointed
an examiner i'll chancery and United
( States commissioner at Washington, is
said to be the first woman ever appointed
! to that office.
Mixed materials are very common
among the new goods. Some are woven
in single thread stripes running length
wise, and others have stripes running
across the piece,
Lady Wolseley, formerly Miss Muir
ply, of San Francisco, at the recent
peasant festival" in London, sold pop
corn and gave no change. Her "peas-
ant dress" is said to have been the most
magnificent ever heard or dreamed of.
Irish poplin is likely to be once more
fashionable in England, and her interest
in its manufacture is again instanced by
the action of Queen Victoria, who Sc
lected this material for the bridal dress
of her granddaughter, the Princess Vic
toria of Hesse.
The new walking jackets are very
short, and seem longer in front than at
the back because the puff set below the
waist, raises the back slightly. The collar
is high and straight, the buttons small,
the shoulder seams short, and the sleeves
full at the top. The trimming is braid
which may be arranged either in rows OF
in figures.
The arrangement of the coifTure makes
or mars the face; therefore, to dress the
hair becomingly is an important matter.
Women with round faces and of medium
height in nine cases out of ten will find
that massing the hair high on the head
adds apparent length to the face and
height to the figure. 1t also improves
the general contour of the head. On the
other hand, sharp, regular profile has
its attractiveness enhanced by a col
twisted low on the neck. Occasionally
there is woman possessed with a nat
urally well-shaped head and oval face
with regular features who may brave any
fashion without fear of depreciating hel
lOveliness, but these beauties are rare and
every woman had better test the becom
ingness of new arrangement of coiffurt
in the privacy of her own boudoir before
parading in public.