West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-25
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Velvet yokcs are much used on silk
dteSss.
laucy woolens arc shown in great
variety.
Cloth Is to have quite furor, especially
habit cloth.
Some new imported vclvets arc oxceod'
ingly gorgeous,
IL is said that freckles may be removed
by washing with borLS.
American fashions for children lead in
every city In the worh.
Metal buttons consist OF Hligrce work
OF raised or etched designs.
Imitation Chantilly laces rival the real
in grace and b auty Of design.
ikards aud alligators are embroidered
in fine colored silks on stockings.
Plush collars and cuffs are now intro
duCcd on many of the foulard jac kets.
The long fur boas are likely To DO as
much worn this winter rs they were last.
Some OF the ladies returning from Eu-
rope wear the o.d-fashioned hoop skirt
Wool diagona!s shot with two or three
gay contrasting cOlors are among new
goods.
Bangles made Of coin of tho different
countries visited in Europe arc now
poplar.
A brides FIRST choice for wedding
gift TO the groom is scarf pin OF n sin
gle pear shaped pearl.
Most Of the ostrich feathers worn on
women's hats and bouncts come from the
ostrich farms of Australia,
s inNynlrV a., In Ia, 20
vor, because il harmoniles with both
blonde and brunette compilations.
Mrs Ann s, Stephens, who was one
OF the mo prolific writers of sensation
stories Of her day, lett snug fortune OF
$500, 900.
Egyptian lace with Persian design,
wrought in the finest silver or gold
thread upon black or white ground, is
OK, ecdingly beautiful and effective.
Leather cord applied on an alpaca band
for protect ng the bottom Of dress skirts
is novelty aud Is 20 bo had in all col
ors. IL is destined 10 supersodo braid
bindings.
Yokes VIII be- mu h worn by young
girls. They arc plated or plain, accord
ing TO thc material used. Velvet, silk,
embroidered net aud passemeterie are
employed for yokes.
a new style OF ruch'ng has waved
crepe l.sse edged with half-inch re tan
gIlar pie, es oil l.ssc in contrasting olors,
such ms cream and heliot ope. cream and
ruby, wood ,olor aud pale blue.
The field Of womRn's work is constant
ly cnlnrging. Saratoga has q woman
bill poster who handles the paste brush
a.. l. g A..
herited the busine from hor husbInd
The plastron may be outlined with
trimming of yak or col red silk lace,
velvet, either plain or covered, with bead
tasseis, revers OF watered 81 k. or rows OF
hmdsome buttons, or bows Of ribbon or
satin.
Young women ell over the land are
solving the problem: "Whut shall we do
with cur girls7' Two sisters out in
Iowa are professional paper hangers, and
during the busy season earn together
SIP day.
Collecting silver spoons is said TO be
a popular form of shopping with Ameri-
can lad es In Europe. Nearly every
country has different style Of spoon,
and in treat Britain every city has its
peculiar mark
For day costumes, made with jackets
instead OF vests. belts or sashcs are placed
below the waist. They are cut In the
proper shape IRON the material in the
p &C.. they are som 4 mes usei as
finish 10 plain bodices.
The od-timo IN hon Of a seam down
the front of the bodice is revived, The
fastening being hidden under the bands
- ..l. - ,fh 81. L.t
from the point in ( ont over the shOul-
dcrs TO the bas nc beIind.
Mss Lednar Rhod 3 and Miss Cora
Smith, who are described ~ tho 1.-TWO
mo beautiful and n, omplshed young
ladies Of Grand FO k, Dakota, rre said
10 be the b ~ female marksmen in tho
Territory, both at short and long range.
lusian bouscs and Breton jackets
have pla U from the shoulders and
lain vests fastened at he side beneath
tIe blou c or Jackct. Si.Yer buttons are
employed for trimming the Br, ton ocket
and tOlst.tute tie chief difference be.
tween Il and the ussan b'ous,.
Now 10th trimmings in all tho fash
ionable c llos have two straight rows Of
cloth come ted bya narr0 in >ertion Of
ctshmcre beads aud are edged on eth r
sidc b. bends To be used with this
draieht trimming is - crcnelated trim
ming made IN the same style.
Sore one desires 20 knyw how 70 dis.
tnguish MORE anti ue n is very easy
The antique ALWAYS has n fold through
tho centre, with duplicate effects on
tlicr side, the watering being very
large. sik with several lines II water
ing and tiny waves between Is MORE
Fianeais.
Mrs Lydia Caldwell, Of Chicago, has
in enied a dryer for the treatment Of
damp grain sugar, salt and other sub
stances requiring evaporation aud also
for rendering thc bio d and refuse Of
p ckin1 and laughter houses market
able 10 thc form az fertilizers or other
cOmmod lies This gifted and oner-
getic woman is now nt work on a smoke
consuming apparatus and o device for
purifying an in cctod water supply.