Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-14
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Black toilets atil, lead all Others.

Mrs. Senator Davis possesses the hand
soonest rubies in Washington.
A Mrs. Phillips is one of the most
wide awake farmers in Georgia.
Mrs. Hanna Nelson conducts a pros
porous dairy school in Denmark.
symptoms of coming revolution ~
coiffures are reported in London.
Miss Ida c. Stowell, of St Paul, Mimi,
has made $3.50, 600 in speculation.
Green has the most prominent place on
all the imported hats and bonnets.
Mrs. Frank Leslie keeps stereotype
plate of refusals of offers of marriage.
The custom for ladies to carry walking
sticks is once more becoming fas hiona-
bic.
Paris milliners perfume their most ex-
pensive French flowers and flower
bonnets.
The light green chip hat which Bern
hardt has made famous is being extern
sively copied.
1t was sister OF General John A. Dix
Who wrote the once popular ballad, "Ihe
Blue Juniata."
The eight daughters of the new Chief.
Justice Fuller have each a separate piano
to practice upon.
Fine nansook is chosen for summer
underwear, and Nalenciennes lace is its
favorite trimming.
Daisy buttons exactly Stimulating the
small English natural flowers are seen
upon many imported gowns.
Miss Susan b. Anthony never eats ice
cream, while Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stan.
ton is pas,ionatcly fond of it,
Green in all shades, from apple to
olive. is favorite hue for the trimming
of black straw or-Neapolltan hats.
Striped and cross barred crane and
sewing silk grenadines, are the preferred
material for summer mourning gowns.
Jersey waists are once more in the as.
cendant, and the jersey of the present
season is most elaborate and artistic
affair.
Turkey red cotton has been used for a
bonnet in London, and fair Partisan
has dared to wear hat lined with pink
flannel.
Old fashioned lace mitts reappear for
wear with empire gowns, and are
differentiated only by jet embroidery Of
the backs.
Grasshopper green and periwinkle
pink are the names of two fresh spring
tints daintily intermingled in the adorn-
ings of Partisan round hat.
\ pretty and unique fashion is to face
the brim with one color and have the
outside trimming of round hat of an
other tint of contrasting color.
The parasol with natural stick, q
bronze handle, unequal divisions OF
cores, lace trimmed and ribbon deco
rated, is the fancy of the present hour.
Satin straws are very pretty and will
be very stylish the coming season. White
straws and white trimmings are to be
worn by both young and middlc-aged.
Sashes OF gauze and satin striped rib
bon are very pretty on bright summer
stuifs and form the trimming on the
waist by being draped in surplice fash
ion.
Grape flowers are delicate and perish
able, Lut have the advantage of looking
summer like and appropriate e TO the gos-
samer effects seen in ihi, seasons mil.
linery.
White felt hats, soft and plant, are
very picturesque, and becoming as well.
They will be stylish for summer wear in
the country or the scashore the coming
season.
Thirty women make a living by
speculating on the open Board of Trade
In Chi, ago, and half that number do
business through comm ssicn firms on
the regular Board.
There are unmi>takable signs, it is
said, that false hair is contemplating a
resurrection, in what form does not vet
seem clearly evident, but long curls,
plaits, and pads have begun to show
themselves.
Velvet basQues will be much WON with
skirts of thin stuff, and have the neck
pompadour and filled in with tulle OF
crepe, and the elbow sleeves cut in
points, falling over a ru.lle of lace or
crepe that is met by the glove.
Secretary Whitney's New York house
was the gift of Oliver II. Payne, his
wife's brother, and it is said Payne gave
it to her as bridal present. 1t cost
$500, 900, and its furnishings are est.
mated to have eaten up $500, 900 more
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Pavy, Of London, Eng
land, is a commercial traveller now visit.
ing the Western States in the interest of
an English house. She travels alone
and finds that in this country woman
does not need an escort to protect her
from annoyance.
Miss Minna Irving. the poetess OF
Tarrytown, n. ", claims the proud dis
tinction of possessing the smallest foot
in America. She wears slipper exactly
one size less than number one, and
keeps samples on exhibition at the diff.
fcrent newspaper Offices in New York.
Shocking. now so much the rage, gets
its name from the smock of heavy white
or blue linen worn by English butchers,
and means that the material is first very
exactly gathered in several rows and the
gathers afterward caught together in
honeycomb or diamond pattern with
strong silk, usually Of contrasting
color.
1t is said to be utterly unfa fashionable
in Washington not TO ride. probably fifty
equestrians being seen now where there
was one five years ago. The most fear
less rider in the capital is Miss French,
the daughter of Representative French,
of Connecticut, who rides very spirited
horse aud sits her saddle with grace aud
London boasts many aristocratic mil
liners. mime Valentine" Of Mortimer
street.is Mrs. Charles Gurney, a sister of