Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-12-01
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
This will be a silken season.

Iady Wilde is tall and stately.
Iowa has ten women county school
superintendents.
DR.. ]. c. Ayers widow is said to be
worth $25, 900, 900.
4 Combination both of stuffs and coaors
will rule this winter.
Sarah W. Trabrue. of Illinois, invented
a baling press for hay.
A young lady of New York city keeps
humming birds fer pets.
Weeping water. Neb., has a young
lad es' silver cornet band
A harmonious effect is only attainable
by having the colors differ IN tones
Wellesley girls have been provided
with an imported Venetian gondola.
The new brocades are richer in effect
than any silks heretofore produced
The newest silver belts are either in
basket pattern or else thick coils Of silver
rope.
Thick black chenille-like seams are
seen on the backs Of some of the new
gloves.
/ Cloth Jackets differ from those of last
year mainly in being longer and even all
around.
Mary l. Booth of Harper's B1-ar. is
known around Franklin Square as the
Duchess.
There are ten ladies in the world at
the present time who bear the title of
+ empress.
The tournure continues to diminish in
size, and many extremists have discarded
it altogether.
| Pretty shocked blouses of surah,
China silk or soft wool Of any becoming
shade are worn.
Pretty tea jackets are made of Benga-
very deeply at the belt
Many tea gowns are in the directoire
style, and good part OF them have an
ostrich feather trimming.
II he political parties in San Francisc o
have decided to nominate six women on
the School Board ticket.
Paris now ordains for walking a
JACKIE Of lion colored cloth with revers
and facings of ecru more
A wavy fringe of white TIL bet goat
hair is used to trim long wraps for car
riage and other dressy wear.
Fenimore Coopey's only daughter still
lives at the novelist's home at Cooper
town, on Otsego Lake, N. y.
Mrs. Gilderslecve Longstreet has made
her mark as one of the keenest observers
of social conditions Of her day.
Deep red and yellow overlaying bur
nished gold will be the leading color note
OF the new pottery this season.
! Mrs Barrows, wife Of the editor of the
Christian Register, is considered the IN ost
expert stenographer in the country.
An order of merit for all women who
distinguish Themselves in any way has
been created by the Mlkado OF Japan.
Coat sleeves are still favored for thick
fabrics, but they are fuller at the top
than formerly and have elaborate cuffs
The newest evening tnts are whea,
color, primrose, magnolia, a1uine
Malmaison pink, tourterelle and ami
ande.
The Empire gown gains more and
more foothold and is like to be larpel,
worn for house and evening toilets thl,
winter.
A light and dark neutral color, witt
just enough of bright one to accen
the costume, is both stylish and PIC
turesque.
Vernon Lee, the young English wo
man upon whom the mantle Of Georg'
Eliot is supposed to have fallen, is onl,
twenty-five.
Dressy bonnets are of white clotl
covered with inter laced gold braid. III
trimmings and strings being OF blacl
velvet ribbon
There seems to be an inclination to re
turn to the old time fashion Of wearn.
diadems Of feathers, flowers or leave
upon the hair
Persian designs are conspicuous il
many Of the new woolens. appearing a
borders and also small set patterns owe
the entire fabric.
The Empress of Austria owns went
pet horses and twice rs many dogs I,
whose proper entertainment she person
. ally sees every day.
Elizabeth tuart Phelps first literar
venture was story written when sh
was thirteen years old, and published !
the IoutNs Compani0n.
White muslin yoke slips arc worn u
to three years old, after which ca Inner
is favorite stuff for girls gowns, 10,
In dark and light coors
A new fashion his found its way in.
bridal entertainments aud that Is /