Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-06
FOR THE LADIES.

They call them ''sunset headed" girls
now. 1t is more esthetic than to speak
of rich, flowing auburn locks.
It is said that gray satln ana gray
velvet with steel will be as fashionable,
or more go, in the spring as it has been
during the winter.
Marriage is the one thing in which q
mistake is fatal In other affairs expe.
rience may profit one, but in marriage
wisdom lies in forethought.
Fur trims everything this winter, from
the crown of the hat to the top of the
walking boot. It also trims the inside of
pocket book until it looks like fresh
" moved lawn.
It is striking coincidence that at this
time five Of the greatest female singers
of Europe are stopping at the Grand Pa
cific in Chicago-Patti, Nilsson, Gerster,
Scalchi and Sembrich.
White toilets of oil kinds appear to be
more than ever the rage in the fashiona-
BILE world this winter; cream, snowdrop,
and ivory being generally preferred to
the very trying blush or pearl white
shades.
A census of Philadelphia boarding
school OF forty-eik ht girls showed that
one could make bread, one knew how to
fry oysters, three knew how to broil beef.
steak, forty.eight could embroider, and
forty.seven dance.
Asociety belle of Columbus, who has
for long time been in the habit of hiring
messenger boy to carry her satchel
when out shopping or walking, now car.
ries nine pound poodle from one end of
the town to the other without word of
complaint. 1t is the fashion.
The father of Bertha F. Clear, secret.
~ married o few days since to ]. B. Gar
rison, the "living skeleton" has filed q
bill IN equity, praying that the marriage
may be declared null and void, as his
daughter was lunatic, and incompe.
tent to enter into any contract.
Miss Lena Goetizg, of Baltimore, aged
nineteen, q belle in suburban village,
was to have been married Thursday, but
was, instead, carried to the grave. Six
young ladies attired in deep black were
bearers Of the casket. They were the
same whom the diseased had selected as
her bridesmaids.
"Pearl sleeves" are worn with many
handsome evening dresses of white bro.
cade or satin. These sleeves are formed
of close network of pearl beads over
white chenille. They are about four
inches deep, and are edged with fringe
of pearls which droops over the arm.
Hoop earrings, bangle bracelets. and
dog collars composed of pearls are usually
added.
1t is pleasant just now to see woman
show man how snow should be shoveled.
She puts shawl about the size of a
napkin on her head, takes fire.shoveI,
opens the door. closes Ter eyes. throws
about three shsveIfuls off the stoup,
rushes back into the kitchen, stamps the
snow off her feet, and declares that men
never know how to do anything anyhow,
and that if it we're not for the women
everything would go to the dogs.
The last French extravagance in
hosiery is tinted lace stocking in colors
of pale rose, mauve, cameo, black, light
blue, and pale almond. These stockings
ore in copy of the most delicate and in
tricate patterns of point. duchesse, and
other rich laces, and are to be worn over
O second pair of spun-silk hose, tinted a
delicate flesh color. With these dainty
stockings are to be worn very low.cut
Roman sandals made Of satin exactly
matching the shade of the lace stocking.
These sandals have but one strap, which
is fastened by q jewelled slide or buckle.