Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-21
FOR THE LADIES.

A.novel wedding gift il that OF the
marquis OF Kildsre, who han ordered
Watches to be prepared az his gift to each
OF the brides MAIDS
I, Miss Mable Collins, the novelist, has
made Modieska's early life the subject
of y story entitled .rhe Prettiest Wonan
in Warsaw"
In France nearly all tho railroad ticket
aud signal clerks are women. who are
pnid as much as ,neu. They are prefer
red because of their sobriety.
Lucy Larcom's last poem is entitled
II Climb to Rest" Lucy should marry
some rich fellow who could afford to
have an elevator in tho house.
The tournnre is reaching quite promi.
nent proportions; but, let ns add, the
old-time hoop ia not restored to favor,
nor IS there prospect of its being 30.
A woman can rip and tear and darn
aud vet be considered swest-tempered,
but let q man do it and people will say
all manner Of hard things about him.
Among favorite monogram decorations
for note paper is sunken square of
darker tint than the paper. with the
monogram in . lighter shade raised upon
it.
Pekin velvet with chocolate ground
and red satin strips is used for the gath.
cred vest aud full skirt Of elegant cos.
tunes that are completed by Q long
pelisse of plain brown velvet.
Gloves thirty.one inches long in
monsqnetalre shape, without q siuele
button, are made OF reddish tan Sweds
leather, to be worn with any evening
dress, either white. black or colored.
| Literary bracelets are adopted 5y
studious transatlantic bellies The
bangle consists OF twelve tiny gold books
linked together, With the name of some
tavollte author enameled OH the back of
each book.
| A report comes from an Illinois town
Of woman falling dead at the p,aro.
We have no deslre to make light vi the
sorlows Of an afflicted family, but this
ought to be warming to y great many
plano.players.
A favorite dress is the front and sides
OF one material; the waist or coreage o.
IT is termed, aud the tran, of another.
The waist may have tiny basque skirt
or may curve to peak. and be edged
with lace or ruching Of the fabric.
A country girl, coming from the field,
being told by her poetic cousin, that she
looked as fresh as daisy kissed with
dew, said: "Well, it wasn't any fellow
of that name; but it was Steve Jones
that kissed me [ told him that every
ono in town would fLd it out"
1t is said that putting aud draping
must go: that the angular style is to
prevail; that long, flowing trains (which
are already worn for full dress) and the
demi train will be the fashionable skirt
OF spring; but let us hope this does not
Include street wear. for surely women OF
to day are too sensible to ever constitute
themselves "street- et-sweepers" again.
Every woman should have sealekin
sacqne. In the first place it is rich aud
becoming article Of dress, and it 10 ex-
ceedingly comfortable when the ther.
mometer is down i'll the neighbyrhood Of
Zero and cold north winds prevail. 1t
can be worn in either SUNSHINE or storm
without tear Of being spoiled. 1t looks
well at the theatre or on the fashionable
promenade; in fact, it is en regle under
almost all circumstances during at least
six mouths of the year. Bnt there is
another great aud controlling reason
why this delightful article OF attire
should be in the wardrobe Of every mem.
Der of the opposite sex. So great is th
fascination 1t possesses for metropolitan
mankind that it never fails to secure Tor
its wearer seat in either the street cars
OF the elevated roads. Black or blue
velvet will not do 1t. Let sealskln
sacque enter Que Of these conveyances; q
dozen newspapers will be folded up ut
once. score of sleepy men will suddenly
awaken aud the sealskin sacque will have
its choice Of thirty seats.