The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-02-17
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Hosiery is shown in every color and
combination Of color.
In spite of predictions to the contrary,
corduroy is popular for walking suits.
Mrs. Milatovitch, wife of the Servian
minister to Great Britain, is an American
lady.
Fine jet is much employed in millin-
cry, made up in wings, leaves, aigrettes
or spikes
Plush is the leading fabric for all toi-
lettes even thin evening dresses are
trimmed with it.
Curly astrakhan or krimmer will be
superseded by the soft, wavy astrakhan.
The galloons even are showing less curl.
Mrs. General Custer proposes to follow
her Boots and Saddles" with book
for children, descriptive of life on the
plains.
Gloves are shown in every form, size,
color and quality, and it is decidedly
difficult matter to tell what the approved
style is.
The latest news from over the sea con-
cerning bonnets is that they are to be
quite small, without strings and with
scarcely any trimming.
Rev. Miss Hughes, bright mulatto
girl, was among the preachers ordained
recently to the ministry of the Methodist
church in North Carolina.
The japanese cats'-eyes, which are
now fashionable ornaments, are the
polished hinge, or thick knob at the
hinge, of the pearl oyster.
Pearlie Gleason, little girl only nine
years old, took the first prize for oil
painting at the Los Angeles fair. Her
subject was christmas Roses"
Linen collars and cuffs are approved of
to be worn inside the dog collar by
those who do not go to the extreme of
fashion in this idiotlc feature of fashions
whims.
One of the wedding presents of an
Alabama bride was a bottle of pepper
sauce. The bridegroom is slid to have
eyed it nervously as an omen of future
events.
Miss Virginia Macafee is one of the
most prosperous planters in Mississippi.
Her plantation in Holmes county, man
aged by herself, yields as fine crop of
corn as any in the Yazoo valley.
No matter what the age, beauty or
homeliness, grace or uncouthness of a
woman, the hair is, at present, worn off
the neck and high on the head. The
effect is sometimes beautiful, but more
frequently frightful.
Miss Mary Lee, daughter of the late
General Robert Il. Lee, is an indefatiga-
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cousin, United States Minister Lewis in
Portugal, and before she returns to this
country will extend her tour to Japan.
A dark red velvet robe has the skirt of
pale pink satin the shade of faded rose
petal" This is trimmed down the front
with ruchings of silk of the same shade
as the satin cut out at the edge in the
form of petals. The sweeping train is
plated back on one side SO as to show
the underskirt.
The little Holbein dresses which are
so pretty for little girls between five and
ten years are made of velveteen and
trimmed with gilt or silver braid. The
full waist and gathered sleeves are of
fine nainsook. The Holbein bodice and
tight fitting half sleeves are always per-
fectly plain except for the finish of
braid. The bodice may be laced or but
toned. as one fancies.
II Is now rno propel Vhing for young
ladies to wear aprons when in home tot,
let, and they are as fanciful as possible.
The prettiest, however, are after the de-
sign of the Russian peasant apron, en-
broidered in heavy bands of blue and
red cross stitch. India silks make very
pretty and useful fancy aprons, being
washable. A sprig of any Towering
vine is embroidered in Kensington stitch
in one corner.
The latest importations for trimmings
for elegant costumes are passementeries.
They come in rich and fantastic designs
of pyramids, canopies, butterflies, flow
ers and other devices worked in the
new wooden and rosary beads. One wide
band of this kind of trimming has still
wider fringe of two shades of olive
wood beads exquisitely carved, mingling
with finely carved black wood beads,
finished with fringe of polished rose
wood beads in fuschia shape.