The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-01-13
news AND NOrEs roR wOMEN.

Corduroy jackets for young girls are
popular.
No less than 1s, Ell young women are
at college in this country.
The queen of Italy is called the best
dressed woman in Europe.
Carved wooden beads of overy size are
used for trimming everything.
Tight fitting Norfolk jackets of home
spun are worn with any costume.
Tucked and shirred bonnets are as pop
ular as they were thirty years ago.
The Moravian female seminary at Beth
lehem, Penn, has been founded 1876
years.
jersey jackets have plush vests, the
favorite combination being seal brown
with vests of golden plush.
The French colors were never more
brilliant Red and yellow in endless
variety of shades arc popular
The new woolen scarfs imported as
millinery garniture are very handsome,
and elaborated will find other uses.
The English colors likelyto prevail
arc as quiet and of the same tints as an
Engli b landscape under a November
sky.
Dio Lewis says that wearing large,
thick heavy boots and blue hand-knit
stockings will improve woman's COM
plexion.
White and gold moire made Of mate
rials on honor, the warp of pure silk and
the filling of pure metal is one OF the
novelties.
The Swedish unglazed gloves still
hold their own in public favor for many
different toilets ker evening wear they
have lace cufs.
A deep, bright shade of red, known as
"old red,n is the favorite shade at pres
ent, and is like the poppy red which was
so long popular.
Plain wooden goods are made up with
sashes of the same material, with eX-
ceedingly fine stripes of chenille at wide
intervals The ends of the ssshes repeat
the stripes, but in greater breadth, alter
mating with frise stripes.
In France there are several agricul-
tural schools for girls. One of these is
situated near Rouen, where there are
said to be three hundred girls from six
to eighteen years of age. The farm con-
sists of four hundred acres.
Jersey stuff, which both in wool and
silk has long played an important part
in the toilet, has again received new
use. Woven in the finest silk, it serves
as covering fer felt hats, and is so ar
ranged as to allow a successful combina-
tion of both felt and jersey silk.
Mile. Benoit, young Vendean lady
who lately took her medical degree, il
now appointed medical examiner of girl.
thu oughout the municipal streets of Paris
1t is the business of Mile. Benoit to see
that girls are not overworked, and tha
they get through their studies unde
sanitary conditions.
A high collar with waistcoat plastrol
attached makes plain frock very dressy
especially when made entirely of bead
or profusely trimmed with them. Some
times these waistcoats are entirely of jet
bugles with spray of flowers on one
side near the shoulder formed of deli
cately tinted bugles. The bugles are Of
small size and very fine.
Hot water is an important element jus
now among fair women who desire tt
keep their compilations. They sip th
water hot as possible, night and morn
ing, just before retiring and on rising
for digestion's sake. They bathe th
face in hot water and carefully rub owe
with piece of flannel to keep away tn
wrinkles This last duty is perform et
at night.