Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-19
HONEY FOR THE LADIES.

The ideal house gown Of the season has de-
lciously loose and easy sleeves.
There are many poke bonnets among the
importations of spring millinery.
1t is estimated that women spend eight
million of dollars year on bustles.
When girl is little she has doll baby;
when she grows up she has dolman.
Time brings change, but the chshier Of q
ladies' fair doesn't IL she knows herself.
Capotes OF white cloth, braided with gold,
come to us from Paris for the Easter season.
All pale shades Of green from reseda to
sage will be in high favor for Easter bon
nets.
When girl gets to be twenty-five or more
it's just rs well not To give her any birthday
presents.
The telephone girls may fairly boast OF be-
ing connected with the best people of the
city-by wire.
The ribbons that trim the first production
OF Easter bOnnets are wider than those of the
passing season.
A careless lady sailed Broadway in
newly bought jacket labeled "Slightly
soiled; only SO"
Apple green will be the spring color, but
only girls with fresh pink and white COM
plexons can wear it.
Malmaison gray with litchen green, and
suede with drab or gray brown are popular
spring combinations.
1t is said that Miss Susan b. Anthony has
never forgiven her brother Marc for his in
fatuation with Cleopatra.
Buttons are no longer in evidence upon
stylish costumes, and if seen at all are of the
most inconspicuous pattern.
Shirred, belted and pleated bodices, with
or without yokes, are de riguer for summer
gowns of transparent stufTs.
If you ask "sweet sixteen" girl how old
she is, she won't tell you in so many words,
but she'll contrive to let you know.
A collection agency in New York is run by
women exclusively, which seems to disprove
the adgage. A woman's work is never dun.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton will return to
the United States the latter part of March,
and will thereafter make her home at Omaha
Plcated skirts go to extremes either the
fine knife, or accordion peating, or huge ones
five inches wide being now the height Of
style.
Side combs of tortoise shell set with pre-
cious stones and less than two inches long
confine stray locks at the back or side Of the
head.
Red cloaks for street wear are becoming
popular. These are frequently trimmed with
bands OF black fur, the most stylish ones are
plain.
Shaded or ombre ribbons watered or moire,
and glace or changeablc ribbons are all
shown in new plastyon waistcorts, and bre-
telles.
There is young lady in girls school in
Georgia who goes by the nickname of
Postscript. Her real name is Adeline
Moore.
Some of the now very elegant and eXpen-
sive sash-ribbons are made into pretty fichus
that cover the waist and shoulders almost
entirely
Little Elsie-O, take me up, mamma! It's
80 muddy. Mamma-Walk across, that's a
good girl. Mamma has all she can do to carry
poor Fido.
The young women in the Lehigh valley are
backing up the strikers, and at a dance Sat.
urday night not scab could find partner
to dance with.
fashion in England probably originated from
rumor that the society ladies had sat
down on them.
Evening toilets of much crinl1led Grape
with two rows of ribbon upon the skirt and
running up the left side, are high in favor
for very young women.
Belva Lockwood ex presidential can ndidate,
talks of purchasing handsome estate out of
the profits of her lectures on the virtues Of
the Mormon people.
Children's killed white serge suits have
many rows Of blue or crimson braid placed
above the hem, and are madewith full yoke
waist and loose outer jacket.
Among the crowned heads of old Europe
no portrait of an American lady is so much
admired as that of Mrs. Cleveland. 1t is to
be seen in many court albums
Long cloaks are made in loose shape that
follows the outlines of the figure in q grace
full fashion, and is also more comfortable
than the closely fitted garments.
The earliest importations of spring millin-
cry at the wholesale houses show small bon
nets and round hats in medium sizes, with
closely rolled brims of varied shapes.
The rose bow'' for the hair has many
loops of soft, thick pink satin ribbon forming
its centre, with ends of stiff corded green
ribbon cut into points for the outer leaves.
The pretty textiles called Neapolitan silk
crepalines are very popularity worn for dane
ing toilets These are in Pompadour pat
terms, stripes both wide and narrow.
An eastern exchange head lines recent
article "Sanl Jones on Women's Corns.''
Well wager a cookie he found his position
ond.
They were out in boat and she very in
nocently asked him if it was possible to
steer with one hand He had never been
there before, but caught on like an old
stager.
man for &, 600 for kissing her on the cheek
She alleges that the shock was so great as tC
incapacitate her from performing household
duties for two weeks
A couple of priests, wondering why &c
charming woman US Ella Wheeler Wilcox
was uOu d SdVuOllC, BIG TcIOIUCu ny llS
~ wonder two such fine-looking young men
as you are don't marry"
A friend reading over list of names Of
women attached to a prominent society, ant
noting the Lilies and DOces, etc, inquiries
| why those women should have their names
| all frayed out at the ends
Among the forthcoming novelties in dress
| garnitures are unique devices in silk-cord ap-
| plques, odd Indian and Persian galloons and
| rare and uncommon fancles in gimp, and
| gold and silver passementaries.
| There is an effort being made just now to
| return to the old bow knot instead of dressing
| the hair, such as one sees in pictures Of thu
| fashions Of 1921: 1t is rather a trying fash
ion, and only young, fresh faces can stand it
| A young lady visiting for the first time il
| the country was alarmed at the approach o
| a COW. She was too frightened to run, ant
shaking her parasol at the animal said in ,
very stern tone: "Lie down, sir! lis DOWN.
Seven Maine schoolmarms, tired Of board
ing house life, are planning to erect cottag
for their own use. They have saved fev
hundred dollars each and their building en-
terprise will be undertaken on the cooper
atve plan.
Two Dubuque "ladies." both smitten witt
the same dude quarreled about the posses
| ,iop ~ bio nhOtoUranh One Of them fear