The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-10-21
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

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travelling caps.
There are 1S,601 female students in
the American colleges.
Medieval designs in gold are seen in
gauze scarfs for trimming hats.
Pendent trimmings Of all descriptions
are more aud more fashionable.
Ladies in Paris have just now craze
for adopting white rabbits as pets.
New bonnets for autumn are provided
with ribbon strings to tie under the chin.
Wall lamps of all kinds and varieties
are very much in vogue for any sort of a
room.
Young ladies are writing with quilts
since sealing wax and stamps came in
fashion.
The most marked feature of the fall
dresses is the absence of the "bunchy"
side draperies.
There are a great many parasols just
now with the pattern of the black lace
run in gold, the lace falling is festoons
beyond the parasol.
The Princess Beatrice has over two
hundred pairs of walking shoes. The
princess should have married man rich
enough to keep horse.
The New York Ledger declares that
American girls of the present have more
beauty than the American girls of a
quarter of a century ago.
In the streets black toilets are more
frequently worn than ever; some have
narrow plastrons of very finely plated
white cambria or percale.
Jenny June accuses English girls of
tight lacing, and says they carry it to a
much greater degree of absurdity than
fashionable American girls do.
Sewing-silk grenadines in small armure
designs, or with jet figures and profusely
trimmed with lace, is the most gentcel
gown a lady who prefers black can wear.
The widow of the Emperor Maximil-
ian, of Mexico, is now forty.fve years of
age The doctors note an extraordinary
improvement in her condition. and an
tici pate complete recovery.
Moire is particularly in favor for bridal
dresses. 1t is used with crepe de chine
and lace. The soft folds of the crepe
fall naturally, and give graceful and
Cotton poplin is fine material ribbed
in the length, and so like wool that is is
impossible to detect the difference till
held in the hand; it is a serious rival of
crepon for seaside and dainty country
toilets, being so supple, and therefore
draping to perfection.
The first coffee ever raised in the Uni
ted States is credited to Mrs. Atzeroth,
who successfully produced it at her
plantation near Manatee, Fla, in 1880.
She has now twenty five coffee trees and
says that with proper cultivation cotae
can flourish in that latitude.
A house made of beaten gold was o
bridal gift in London recently. When,
ever one touches secret spring a door
of emeralds and diamonds would open
and there could be seen within a fine
I portrait. Mile. De Bravura, who was
married to Mr.. Stanhope, was the recip-
lent of the gift.
Tulle wells are made very long and
quite envelop the figure. They are fas-
tened on the head with fancy pins.
! Flowers are not as much worn in the hair
by brides at present; orange blossoms
are usually pinned about the corsage and
skirt If the sleeves are quite short
gloves should reach them, and should be
pure white or cream, according to the
tint of the dress.
A new and elegant evening dress has
a simple foundation of black surah silk
cut princess, and made low in the necE
and without sleeves Over this clouds
of black tulle are looped, and very full
ruching of tulle borders the foot of tn,
gown, with tiny punches of honeysuckle
bright red in color, caught in the cente
of each group of plaits. Large bunche
of honeysuckle are caught among tn,
draperies, and the shoulder straps SEEM
to be made entirely of the pretty flower
continued in outline round the low-cu
! neck