The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

physicians.
Fine shepherds plaid is embroidered
with black.
Black hosiery is worn by men, women
and children.
Fussy, super6uous trimmings are go
ing out Of favor.
Scarfs of fine white lawn are again
fashionably worn.
Open-worked silk stockings come TO
match ball toilets.
Wool canvass with satin stripes il
shown in all colors.
Rich oriental embroidery is used for
vests for silk dresses.
Ruchings of embroidered Grape are in
all the evening colors.
"All overn embroideries are now made
wide enough for skirts.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dickinson is a success
full jeweler of Hartford, Conn.
The Bristol sisters have very fine
florists business in Topeka, Kansas.
Fringes in all colors are formed of
twisted strands of very narrow fringe.
Ivory-white vests are worn with velvet,
silk and fine wool basques of dark colors.
Mohair trimmings have dots of tinsel
through the centre, and are edged with
tinsel.
An English writer of fashion gossip
says that women are nowadays expected
to dress to match their china.
Mrs. General Sheridan is very punctll-
ious about returning calls. She devotes
a portion of each day to this purpose.
High-post bedsteads with white mus.
/ lin curtains, all of the olden time, are be-
ing revived in all their imposing stateli-
ness.
At Baltimore charity ball one lady
wore a necklace, bracelets and fan chain
composed of $3.50, S., $40 and $50 gold
pieces.
Considering the fact that all brides are
beautiful a curious inquirer wants to
know where all the plain married women
come from.
Beauty spots" are now painted with
India ink on the girl of the periods face,
and she thinks it a great deal better than
court plaster. -
Bismarcks wife is described as a tall,
aristocratic looking woman with decided
but pleasing features and of elegant but
simple taste in dress.
All sorts of odd and curious dress
fans are carried by the fashionable
women this season, some of which are
apparently purely ornamental.
BOX robes" of sateen, with broad and
narrow embroidery, are of reddish blue
with red embroidery, green with ecru,
and tan with white needlework.
A cynic remarks that a Philadelphia
woman wears hustle so large that when
she is crossing the street she is on one
side before the hustle is half way over.
4 French woman confesses to having
attended 722 balls in the effort to catch a
husband and only having caught instead
bronchitis fourteen times, pleurisy thrice
and 100 colds in the heal
Plush bodices over skirts of different
material and texture, and in some bril-
liant color that harmonizes with the skirt
of embroidered or beaded tulle and lace,
form charming toilets for the evening.
Ondine is a new cotton fabric of soft
open weave closely resembling nuns
yelling. 1t is as thin as grenadine and is
to be had in all colors, with convention
allied figures, hieroglyphics and stripes.
A small bonnet of princesse shape has
a crown of poppy-red plush. The coronet
brim is covered with black astrakhan. A
bow of black velvet ribbon arranged on
top forms the only trimming. The strings
are of black velvet.
There need be no further concern in
the mind of the swain who would pur-
chase ring for his sweetheart, now that
adjustable rings have come. Almost any
size finger can be accommodated, unless
the damsel come from St. Louis.
Queen VIctorla's birthday present to
the Crown Princess of Germany was a
"full dress" carriage, the interior of
which is lined with blue silk damask,
trimmed with gold fringe and tassels.
The outside is of claret color, with lines
of crimson, and all the mountings are of
brass. On the doors and panels the Eng
ish and Prussian arms are emblazoned in
relief.
Chlldren's hair is rarely allowed to
hang loosely, but is braided, and for
growing girls is either tied with a ribbon
a few inches from the ends and allowed
to hang loosely below the tie, or has the
end of the braid turned up to the head
and tied there with a ribbon. The front
hair is waved or brushed back plainly
A few straight bangs are seen, but they
are not considered at all stylish.
A charming wedding dress has the bod
ice and train of white and silver bro
cade. The petticoat is of white satin,
the front being covered with soft lace
dotted with tassels of crystal beads The
lace is arranged in full folds caught to-
gether in groups. The front of the bod
ice is also yelled with folds of the
beaded lace, held at the waist by strap
of white satin. One side of the skirt is
trimmed with garland of orange bios
SONS.