West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-08-09
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN

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Snowy tennis gowns are Of whit,
serge, braided with gilt or silver.
Miss Jessie Eaton won the honors a
the University of Texas this year.
Black hats and small black mantle,
are worn with dresses OF all colors.
There are four women studying med
icine at the Christiania University, Nor
way.
Advices from the French capital sat,
that short waists are again coming into
vogue.
Mrs. Cleveland wears a Gainsboroupi
nat OF black leghorn in her AFTERNOON
drives.
Crepe lisse is n popular material for
parasol covers. If is gathered or laid on
in full folds.
Professor Maria Mitchell has been of,
fered home for life at Yassar 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 aud pink and
beige and red are favorite 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 Philadel.
phia. is believed to have been the first
woman dentist in America.
Imitators of Amelie Rives and Ella
Wheeler Wilcox are springing up in diff.
ferent parts Of the country.
Gold, silver and other fancy embroid-
cries are used TO trim summer costumes
of pongee and cashmerette.
In many of the latest imported cos
tunes there is tendency TO combine
several shades Of one color.
Belts to wear with dressy blouses are
Oh SILK belt ribbon, with buckles OF
khinestOnes aud 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 Chillicothe, 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. 1t has
already more than one hundred pupils
Mrs. Mackey recently presented her
daughter, Princess Colonna, with a pai,
of jeweled bracelets valued at $45,.
600
An Albany On. W physician asserts
that many young ladies of that city use
hRllQnnnna IN hril Al
eyes.
The wife of the Russian Consul at San
Francisco, Nine. Olarovsky, Is consid
cred one of the beauties of the Pacific
coast.
Vests of white pique, plain or en-
broidered in all over designs, appear
upon tailor gowns of light rough
woolens.
White lilac and Guelder roses. with
ivy and maiden hair fern, are the fash
ionable artificial flowers of the summer
season.
Garden hats of basket braids are very
stylish, and are simply trimmed with n
garland of wild flowers carelessly adj.
justed on the front.
Eighteen young women were passed rs
qualified for the sick chamber by the
Illinois Training School for Nurses, at
their commencement.
A pretty feature of cream. tinted
surah tea gown vas bag front, with a
boX-plait In the centre, which was
daintily feather stitched.
Miss Tosse Jones, of Oreeonia Kan.
is only eighteen years old, but she
ploughed, planted and cultivated forty.
I've acres of Corn last snriDo
hrne. Alice de Plongeon, wife of an
eminent man of science, claims to have
found Maya writings which locate the
Garden of Eden in Central America.
Alta yellow breakfast given TO n
| lady recently on her departure for Eu
rope, dandelions were the flowers used
for decorating the table. Violet perfume
was in order, too.
AS many as three slender bracelets are
often seen on each arm of very young
girls, while the number of rings worn by
some fashionable women would seem to
indicate great strength of wrist to carry
such burden.
Fine checks in sunshades are stylish,
| and with wide lounce of lace are very
dressy. Color and broken effects IN
! plaids, and cross bars take the place OF
- A@A@ 'tAil'tNi hnh AC'o conspicuous
shades this season.
Ellen Terry, the actress has Just worn
an overdress knit Of pure silver thread,
and a fashion writer wants to know
what good American will follow her
! her lead, and so provide a new handi-
work for less fortunate sisters.
gold bangle, with the date of mar
| riage engraven on it, with a tiny lock
and key, is now often given to bride ON
her wedding day, and when the cere-
mOny 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 IL and deep cuffs and borders 20 the
/ full sleeves 10 looks well when first
| put on, but when the average laundrcss
/ gets in her fine work IL is something
fearful TO contemplate.
The sewage is left on nearly all fabrics
I and now has not the unfinished look il
had when 1t was first in style here. Some
| fabrics arc woven with q very wide and
| communicating for this purpose Of
I finish, The heavy as we'll az the light
Z fabrics arc with selyage.
The wife Of Hermann Kaulbach. the
I painter, is a beautiful, clever and