Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-04
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

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Red gowns, wool for the street and
China silk for the house, are again in
vogue.
Two young ladies from Boston make 8
good living by teaching whist in New
York city.
The Empress of Austria has almost
entirely given up hunting, which sport
she used to be very fond of.
The Empress of Russia gets no reliei
from her rheumatism and will probably
visit AiX-le- Bains in the spring.
Mrs. Frank Leslie told a reporter
recently that she had to decline ION an
average two offers Of marriage every
day" of her life.
1t is said that the ever popular sailor
hat, this summer. will have quaint
crowns of drawn silk, with cluster OF
ribbon perched at the top.
A certain French Countess of econom-
zeal habits recently married her steward.
1t is presumed that she was DESTROYS OF
saving the expense of his salary.
Colored grapes will be used very ex-
tensively in millinery, and for summer
wear nothing can be prettier. All the
desirable shades are to be found in this
fabric.
Pretty summer dresses for little girls
are made of striped gingham of two
contrasting colors, worked all over with
white wheels or open compass or star
patterns.
The cord and tassel is a favorite mode
for trimming the spring costumes of
wool, and draped gracefully like
girdle they make simple yet graceful
trimming.
Panels, plastrons, ETC., of white cloth
are braided with gold or fancy tinsel
braid, and are inserted in cloth costumes
of light gray, navy blue dark green and
terra Gotta.
Large plaids are preferred for little
girls bingham dresses, and these are
trimmed with plain colored gin9ham, or
with all-over embroidery cut into tabs
and epaulettes,
Large plaids in light gray, blue, buff
or brown wool, or figured challi or gay
striped mouseline de laine. are being
made up into spring and summer frocks
for little girls.
Most bodices are now fastened with
hooks and eyes, or buttoned invisbly.
When buttons are visible, they are merely
small mOlds covered with cloth, orr small
crocheted balls.
POlOnaiSe costumes entirely of wool
are trimmed with MORE sash ribbon ten
or twelve inches wide, which is arranged |
as a girdle and sash, and also cut up to |
form a vest and revers.
Pearl and crystal dress garnitures are
with gold Silk cords and |
beads in white and gold will be used to |
trim costumes of white wool, crepeline !
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Black hats are likely to be very popu-
lar this season. Economical ladies will |
welcome this fact, as black hats are uni |
versally becoming, and may be worn
with toilets of every description.
Graceful back draperies for silk dresses
are composed of three breadths, which |
are laid in two triple bOXplaits at the !
belt, each plait being caught up in the |
middle to give slightly bunchy effect. !
The young ladies who are studying at |
the Wesleyan University of Iowa have
adopted a uniform consisting Of cap !
and loose-ftting garment, not unlike
Mother Hubbard, that reaches to the
heels.
A costume of striped wool, recently
noted, had the plated skirts arranged so
that the stripes went around the figure;
WISE and the back drapery had diagonal
stripes.
The newer pocketbooks show tend
ency to shorter and broader forms, al
though the great majority have by no
means revived the square shape. The
modified lengths are, however, the pre-
TERED sort.
Mrs NJ. A. Croker, of San Francisco,
Cal, has given the Young Women's
Christian Association $40, 900, which will
De used in purchasing lot upon which
! building will be eventually erected by
he association.
Many of the new waists are plain on
he shoulders and plated at the waist
inc. This is a pretty way of using Dor
lered goods, as the edges are straight,
md the selvage may be used as trimming
long the buttons and buttonhOles.
Francis l., of France, was the first
monarch who introduced ladies at his
court. He said, in style of true gal
antry, that drawing room without
aides was like the year without the
pring, or the spring without flowers.
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