West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-26
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

DIR. Anna Kingsfcrd for sixteen years
never touched meat or alcoholic drinks.
Red gowns, wool for the street and
China silk for the house, are again in
vogue.
! 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 relief
from her rheumatism and will probably
visit Axle Bains in the spring.
Mrs. Frank Leslie told a reporter
recently that she had TO decline con an
average two offers of marriage every
day" Of her life.
il 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.
certain French Countess Of econom-
| zeal habits recently married her steward.
| IL is presumed that she was DESTROYS OF
saving the expense of his salary.
Colored grapes will be used very ex-
tensivcly in millinery, and for summer
wear nothing can be prettier. All the
desirable shades arc to be found in this
fabric.
Pretty summer dresses for little girls
are made Of striped bingham 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 n
girdie they make simple yet graceful
! trimming.
Panels, plastrons, etc, of white cloth
are braided with gold or fancy tinscI
braid, and are inserted in cloth costumes
Of light gray, navy blue, dark green and
terra Gotta
Large plaids are preferred forslittle-
| girls gingham dresses, and these arc
trimmed with plain-colored gingham, or
with all-over embroidery cut into tabs
and epaulettes
Large plaids in light gray, blue, buff
or brown wool, or figured challi or CAV
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 invisibly.
When buttons are visible, they arc merely
small molds covered with cloth, orr small
crocheted balls.
Polonaise costumes entirely Of wool
are trimmed with moire sash ribbon ten
or twelve inches wide. which is arranged
rs girdle and sash, and also cut up 10
form est and revers.
Pearl and crystal dress garnitures are
lntermiXed with gold. silk cords and
beads in white and gold will be used TO
trim costumes of white wool, creueline
and India silk for summer wear.
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 box-plaits at the
belt, each plat being caught up in the
middle to give slightly bunchy effect.
The young ladies who arc studying at
the Wesleyan University of Iowa have
adopted uniform consisting of n cap
and a loose-fitting garment, not unlike a
Mother Hubbard, that reaches to the
heels.
n costume of striped wool, recently
noted, had the plated skirts arranged so
that the stripes went around the figure:
the stripes of the front drapcry were like
wise, and the back drapery had diagonal
stripes.
The newer pocketbooks show a 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-
ferred sort.
Mrs. NJ. A. Crocker, of San Francisco.
Cal, has given the Young Women's
! Christian a Association $40, 600, which will
be used in purchasing "a lot upon which
building will be eventually erected by
the ASSOCIATION.
/ Many OF the new waists arc plain on
| the shoulders and plated at the waist
line. This is pretty way OF using Dor
dered goods, as the edges are straight,
and the selvage may be used as trimming
along the buttons aud buttonholes.
rancis l., Of France, was the first
/ monarch who introduced ladies at his
court. He said, in style Of true gal.
/ lantry, that drawing room without
ladies was like the year without the
spring, or the spring without flowers.
Miss Matte McHan, of Marietta. Ga
as a beautiful shaded quilt containing
S2ij pieces, divided into squares bv n
chuu Of red and white similar 10 the
IRISH hahn. Each square may be pieced
without breaking o. knotting the thread.
Plain pcngalinc is favored for dressv
toilets The popular color4 are serpent
blue. poppy red, plum and the delica
Suede tints. Pr ncesse designs arc very
effective for these silks. but often the
BACK onlyis en- princcsse, the front hag-
ing pointed corsage or coat BASQUE
with iablier drapery.
One Of the most disinterested and gen
erous women ia the United States is Mrs.
J. Ellen Foster Of Boston, who has an
annual income OF 500 0, every cent of
which she spends in charity Her entire
time is devoted 20 relieving distress. and
She has been known to be without a
penny az tho end Of the year
/ A young lady, who was one Of leap.
yem party ut Boanersville. Dakota, pro.
posed 10 the gentleman she escorted, and
on being accepted produced a minister
and they were married Now she SAYS
it was only Joke, but the bridegroom
insists shat II was not, and has appealed
to tie courts