The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-08-09
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN

| Miss Jessie Patton won the honors at
the University Of Texas this year.
Black hats and small black mantles
are worn with dresses OF all colors.
There are four women studying med
icine Mt the Christiania University, Nor.
way.
| Advices from the French capital state
that short waists are again coming into
vogue.
Mrs. Cleveland wears a Gainsborouph
hat OF black leghorn in her afternoon
drives.
Crepe lisse is popular material for
parasol covers. II is gathered or laid on
in full folds.
Professor Maria Mitchell has been of.
fered home for life at Nassar College
free Of cost.
Polonaises may be draped alike on
both sides, or long on one side and short
on the other.
Black and yellow, black and pink and
beige and red are iayorItc color combin-
atoms in millinery.
Bows Of light green ribbon are some.
times combined with white artificial
flowers in lieu of foliage
Miss Annie Bomberger, of Phladel.
phia, is believed to have been the first
woman dentist in America.
lmitators of Amelie Rives and Ella
wheeler Wilcox are springing up in dif.
fercnt parts Ct the country.
Gold, silver and other fancy cmbroid-
cries are used to trim summer costumes
of pongee and cashmerette.
In many Of the latest imported COS.
tunes there Is n tendency to combine
several shades OF one color.
Belts TO wear with dressy blouses are
Of silk belt ribbon, with buckles of
Rhincstones and other brilliants.
Some OF the newest street Jackets are
fastened only at the color. falling away
below in modified cutaway style.
The cornerstone of the State Indus.
trial Home for Girls, was laid few
weeks ago in Chilicothe, Missouri.
White feathers, either alone or com.
bined with ribbon, are by far the most
elegant trimming for Leghorn hats.
Poppy red, ecru, old rose, reseda, and
Gobelin blue are popular colors for the
foundation of dressy black lace toilets.
A Hindoo Girls High School has been
started at Allahabad, India. II has
already more than one hundred pupils.
Mrs. Mackey recently presented he,
daughter, Princess Colonna. with a pair
of jeweled bracelets valued at $i5,.
600.
An Albany IN. " physician asserts
that many young ladies ot that city use
belladonna to give brilliancy to their
eyes.
The wife Of the Russian Consul at San
Francisco, Nine. Olarov,ky, Is con,id.
cred one of the leautes OF the Pacific
coast.
Vests of white pique, plain or EN-.
broidcred in all over designs, appear
upon tailor gowns Of light rough
woolens.
White lilac and Guclder roses. with
ivy and maiden hair fern. are the fash.
ionable artificial flowers OF the summer
season.
Garden hats OF basket braids are yery
stylish, and are simply trimmed with
garland Of wild flowers care.essly ad.
Justed on the front.
Eighteen young women were passed as
Qualltie for the sick chamber by The
Illinois Training School for Nurses, at
their commencement
\ pretty feature Of cream.tinted
surah tea gown "as bag front W IN a
boN-plait in the centre, which was
daintily feather stitched.
Miss Tosse Jones, of Oregouia. Kan,
is only eighteen years old, but she
p!oughed, planted aud cultivated for;y.
I've acres of ,orn last spring.
Nine. Alice de Plongeou, wife OF au
eminent man Of scielce, claims To have
found Maya writings which locate the
Garden of Eden in Central America.
AS many as three slender bracelets are
often seen on each arm of very young
girls, while the number OF rings worn 10y
some fashionable women would seem TO
indicate great strength Of wrist TO carry
such burden
Fine checks in suushades are stylish,
and with wide tlouuce OF lace are very
drcssy. Color aud broken effects IN
plaids, and cross bars take the place Of
all the simpler and less conspicuous
shades this season.
Ellen Terry, the actress, has Just worn
an overdress knit OF pure silver thread,
and fashion writer wants 10 know
what good American will follow her
her lead, and 50 provide u new hand,-
work for less fortunate sisters.
A gold bangle, with the date OF mar
riage engrlyen on il, with tiny lock
and key, is now often given to bride ON
her wedding day, and when the cere-
mouy is over the bridegroom locks it on
her arm and puts the key on his watch
chain.
The rage for shocking extends 10 cot.
ton gowns, many Of which have the yoke
of it and deep cuffs and borders TO the
full sleeves Ii looks well when first
put on, but when the average lauudress
gets in her tine work it is something
fearful to contemplate.
The selvsge is left ON nearly all fabrics,
aud now has not the unfinished look il
had when it was first in style here. Some
fabrics are woven with very wide and
ornamental selvsge for this purpose of
finish, The heavy as well as the light
fabrics are with yelyaoe