Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-04-25
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Parasols covered with whalebone fringe
IN all colors are novel.
Printed Spanish lace with colored fig
Vres is to be much used.
New silk stockings have treble note
embroidered on the instep.
French lace is more used than any
other on the imported wraps and dresses.
Many of new children's dresses are
made of spotted net over colored sateen.
Lydia ]. Caldwell, of Chicago, has
patented process for desiccating eggs.
They have a WomQn's Agricultural
Fair association in bingham county,
III.
Mrs. Barrows, of the Christian Register,
is one of the most expert photographers
in America.
A bias fold of null or fine French lawn
is frequently worn on the neck instead of
the stiff linen collar.
Soft French nainsook, plain or en-
broidered, is the favorite material for
white summer dresses.
Parasols are covered with squares OF
silk, and made highly ornate with en-
broidery, lace and ribbon.
New silk stockings come in ribbed,
vertical striped and checked effects, in
Golors that match the new goods.
One of the richest stuffs for wraps and
parts of costumes is silk grenadine bro
caded with frise (uncuD velvet figures
end flowers.
Society ladies in London, "without
very large fortunes" spend So, 900 to So, =
600 year for their dresses and change
their costumes three times in an even
ing.
A lilac ottoman foulard dress recently
seen had design of plums. 1t was
made with long pleated drapery opening
in front over a nife'pleating of plain
lilac satin.
The present unparalleled industrial
movement among women is making pro-
gress in the South. Five thousand girls
earn their own living in Atlanta, Ca, in
factories and elsewhere.
Mrs. Anna o. Cook, State librarian,
of Kentucky, recently died. The House
of Representatives passed resolutions OF
| regret, and committee Of five were ap-
pointed to attend her funeral.
Miss Beatrice Parsons, of London,
was the winner of the highest honors Of
the recent Cambridge university exami
nation, in which no less than three thou
sand bright British girls competed.
A new dress material is called ring
cloth, because, like the India shawls de
sized by English danes, it can be drawn
through a ring. 1t is of black silk anc
wool, and is forty eight inches wide.
The lace curtain has disappeared ever
from Partisan drawing -rooms, in which
it fingered so long. Silk and wooden arr
the only materials used, even in bed
rooms, unless they are those of young
girls.
At the commencement of the Cincin
natl College of Pharmacy, one membe
of the graduating class of twenty-fou
was woman, Mrs. Merrell. When tn
lady's name was called to receive her di
ploma, her gallant fellow students in tn
school gave her a hearty round of ap
plause.
One of the novelties in parasols ar
those of which the covers represent tw
squares, only the corner of the unde
ones showing. One parasol of this styl
had the under square of pink satin; tn
upper one of white embroidered in che
mile and pink satin roses. Both square
were bordered by deep Oriental lace.
A new imported mantle has from
falling to the bottom of the skirt, O
black jetted grenadine bordered by
flower of French lace; the entire back
of lace; there are no sleeves, but mas
of lace is gathered at the back, held b
lace ornaments, and passes in folds owe
the shoulders, crossing in front and fall
ing in long tabs.
Women are beginning to be employe
very successfully in the field of artist
decoration. 1t is their natural bent. The
show especial excellence in wall, pane
and upholstery designing and decoration
They have one fault, however, an al
writer says. They are apt to sacrifc
massiveness and harmony of design t
mere fussy prcttiness. 1t is the sam
fault they display in decorating their pei
son.
Among the costumes worn at the silve
wedding of the Baroness Gustave d
Rothschild was dress of white SAITH
with tunic studded with double rings {
i. steel and silver, sewn on the satin, an
having the effect of brilliant spange'
Habit bodice in white satin. with lare
pockets, each ornamented with five bu
tons in old paste. The hair was studde
with paste stars, buckles to match on tt
shoes; stockings spangled with steel.
In Paris navy blue has come back in
thick, irregularly woven stuff, and
made up in suits with blouse trimme
with velvet ribbon, outlining crosse
kerchief, and with skirts in large plat
the chemisette and cuffs being made
. coquelicot surah brocaded with bl,
dots. at is nothing, it is adorably C,
quettish, and the beautiful Countess p
tocka wishes to make it fashionable
says the correspondent who tells the tai