West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-08-23
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN

are much worn.
With gowns of wash fabrics come
parasols to match.
Blouse and pleated waists arc in great
favor just at present.
A young lady of New York city keeps
humming birds for pets.
London aud Paris costumes are re.
markable for the prevalence of green.
The mother of General Boulanoer is a
WEIGH woman, and eighty-four years OF
age.
Miss Eta Ingalls,, the daughter Of tn,
President Of the Senate, has become
journalist.
Very small black birds arc seen among
the other trimmings of black lace hats
and bonnets.
This year the graduating class at the
Harvard "Annex" for women was larger
than ever before.
Several New York drug stores employ
young women as clerks, and are teaching
them tho business.
Upper-ten young ladies in London
society have adopted photography as
their pet diversion.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has learned &c
since her marriage.
The world Of dressmakers and design.
ers have become history crazed in the
matter OF new costumes.
The Royal University of Ireland re.
Gently conferred the degree OF master OF
arts on five young women.
Kentucky was tho first State in the
Union to give school suffrage to women.
The law was passed in 1852.
Ladies who find veil trying to the
eyes are wearing veil with fine esprit
star on the very thinnest ground.
A new shade of tawny yellow is tiger
lily. 1t is seen in new tulles, Rauzes.
and piece laces for evening gowns.
A pretty sleeve for a house frock Is
rather long single puff gathered into
band of embroidery just below the ell.
bow.
A golden bronze straw hat trimmed
with hop blossoms, Glove, and dandelion
flowers run to seed is fall Offering OF
millinery.
Mrs. Maria Z. Beasley, OF Philadel
phia, Is woman of extraordinary me.
chanical genius, and has made fortune
fromher inventions.
Some Of the new imported gloves are
delicately perfumed, aud London mil
inner has set the fashion of pertaining
choice hats and bonnets.
Tan colored shoes are the 'fadn Of the
fashionable on the other side, both men
and women wearing them on occasions
when they look out of place.
1t is well to remember that blouses OF
washing silk must be ironed Away OIL
the wrong side, and care taken that the
iron be warm rather than hot.
Steel lace, as fine as cobweb, and in
any color, makes collars and cuffs 70,
women that will not wilt in the warmest
weather, and are winning favor.
A late fancy in Paris is the wearing in
the hair OF tortoise shell combs and pins
with heads of faceted steel flowers that
look like diamonds by gas light.
Sleeves grow loose and looser and are
aiten ornamented at top with n separate
braided bit, to match which there are
braided shoulder pieces aud collar.
Flannel is still the favorite stuff 70,
tennis and yachting costumes, but serge
and Jersey cloth are preferred by the
best dressers, if expense is no object.
Wooden gowns are made of special
material which has satin foundation
worked all over in gold and colored
silks. They are dressy but inexpensive
The dresses called and worn as Empire
gowns look very little like those worn by
the Empress Josephine, for many of them
are parodles OF that tasteful woman's at
tire
Yokes of all kinds, square round
and pointed, shocked and tucked. plain
and braided, and half yokes. are all
fashionable on children's dresses and
coats.
Pale-colored gloves of dressed kid are
the latest fancy. Corn-color, shrimp.
teal, aud pearl are ornamental with
stitching one shade darker than the kid
itself
Amber is once more the rage. and a
napkin ring of notified amber, or a cigar
holder of the clear stuff, are among the
newest attractions of good jewelers.
windows.
The word ''obey" was left out of the
marriage service when that church rite
was performed, either by DIR. James
freeman Clarke or his grandfather, Rev.
James Freeman.
q Beads on some fans are now arranged
so that when folded those beads on the
edges Of the folds make the letters of
name. When unfolded, the beads are
lost in the general pattern.
The order Of "Kings Daughters il
not yet three years old, but it has more
than twenty thousand members, and has
commenced the publication Of maya
zine called The Siloer Cross.
Mrs. Batch, the daughter OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is making
speeches in England ia favor Of home
rule. She is an orator OF unusual clio
quence, and very pretty woman.
Sailor hats Of white null SHRED on
reeds Of cards around the brim and
crown are stylish. A bunch Of some
white flowers. daisies. or lilies Of the
valley. placed high up behind the crown,
adds 70 the effect.
There are three sisters in Pouphkeep
sic, y. Y, who have set up an establish.
meut in artistic dress designing. They
study their customer and make her look
% we'll as she can 10 colors and fabrics
that are suited TO her.
Dark gowns may be considerably LIGHT
ened by crossing vests Of white. soft or
corded silk. Made up on a muslin
foundation ana edged with velvet revers
or folds Of velvet ribbon, they will
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