The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-02
PRICE THREE CENTS
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Coiffures grow higher and higher.
Dress bodices are cut to produce square

shoulders.
Stringlcss bonnets are worn by youth.
ful women only.
Black grenadine armures have large
designs woven with cut jet.
The fine embroidercs on fine bonnet
are marvels of artistic work.
Gallons are still much employed, but
with fresh varieties of combinations.
Pekin satins in all colors and combi-
nations are used for millinery purposes.
Purl lace, an American manufacture,
forms one of the handsomest of the many
lace covers.
Miss Cleveland writes her compositions
with gold pen. Her manuscripts are
very neat and her writing is legible.
The salary of lady-in- waiting OF
Queen Victoria is said to be never less
than $50 per week. Oftener it reaches
$75.
Golden flower vases, three feet six
inches in height, have recently been made
at the Japanese mint for the 'Emperors
palace.
The bridal gift of California man to
his daughter was spirited horse, in the
first riding of which she was thrown and
killed.
The Moravian Seminary for young
ladies at Bethlehem, Pa, will be 100
years old next October. The occasisa
will be properly commemorated.
Something entirely new in colored
beaded trimming is called ''rose opal" "
The effect when combined with pearl
color is lovely. it retails at $1y yard.
A handsome dress is of smoke-colored
silk and velvet with short velvet man
tie, and a still more effective gray dress
is of satin with frise velvet front and a
mantle bordered with chenille tongue
fringe.
Embroideries are selected even more
than laces this season for trimming sum-
mer dresses. There are navy blue goods
embroidered in red and white effects,
cardinal grounds embroidered in red
and black and white, and Others in olive
and brown.
Miss Mary King-Kin Yamei-was
graduated at the womens medical college
OF the New York infrmary recently. She
is the first Chinese woman ever granted
degree of NJ. D. in this country. She
is the adopted daughter of DR.. King,
who was for many years missionary In
| China.
A Russian illustrated paper represent
number of young women seated at a
table, each examining meat for trichln@.
1t is stated that women make efficient
microscopists. Last year they examined
80, $50 carcasses. The diseased meat is
at once destroyed.
Since 1870 women have been admitted
to universities in Sweden, Norway,
Russia, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and
France. At St. Petersburg. In 1852,
ninety, nine young women were given
degrees in the literary and historical de
partment, and sixty-four in the scientific
department.
The most fashionable white cloth
dresses are made with vest, and several
rows of narrow gold cord or flat braid
ing, or are gold embroidered to Emulate
vest, cuffs and high collar, and some
times in designs also round or pyramldal
upon the lower front of the skirt, which
is laid in clustered plaits and has hip
and back drapery closely laid and mod
crate in size.
Lovely materials are plenty this season,
and some that are not at all expensive
Chief among these are the fine, soft
woolens that make up into such dainty
dresses, are as cool as muslin almost, yet
stand wear and exposure without uttel
collapse. In black. over silk SKIRT, they
are useful for church wear in the coun
try, and take the place of more eXpen
sive grenadine. In light colors they are
suitable for indoors and for girls bott
day and evening, and with sash or
little satin ribbon can be made dressy
enough for evening wear The hlmy
wooden laces, so de icate yet strong, are
too expensive for ordinary wear, but
they suggest charming possibilities IL
connection with these pretty materials
and give us something refined withou
glitter.