West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

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Berlin.
Fringed and pinked-out ruchings are
used as garnitures, chiefly upon morning
dresses.
Mrs. Kohl, of Reading, Penn, hanged
herself because she could not endure the
toothache.
The tight coat sleeve is a thing of the
past. All sleeves are now loose above
the elbow.
There is no prettier ink service that a
block bottle and oblong tray of plated OF
sterling silver.
Ostrich feather tippets may now be
procured in colors to match evening and
dinner dresses.
Aristocratic French women still prac.
tice the ld-fashioned deep courtesy when
receiving visitors.
Many of the newly imported French
gowns have the skirt permanently at
tached to the bodice.
A novel idea in dressing little girls is
to have the gloves and stockings match
the color Of the child's hair.
A novelty in the millinery line, it is
predicted, will be toques and bonnets
made entirely of velvet grapes.
Even street dresses are now cut in
princesse form, n separate bodice being
simulated by the belt and SUPPLIES.
The Queen of Roumania, so widely
known for her mi~scellaneous writings.
has become a martyr to nervous neural
gia.
Although Mrs. Allan G.. Thurman is
older than her husband, she is said to
possess fewer infirmities OF advancing
age.
Steps are taking to establish at Ere
mont, Ohio, the Lucy Webb Hayes semi
nary as a memorial 10 the late Mrs.
Hayes.
Broad fringes arc a conspicuous fea-
ture of winter gowns. In some instances
the entire fronts of skirts are covered
with them.
Half-open, short angel sleeves, over
leg-of-mutton or bishop sleeves, with
cuffs to the elbow, are a feature of many
new gowns.
Silk stockings to match the dress,
with large sprigs of flowers a la Pompa-
dour, are among the novelties in the
hosiery line.
Mrs. Leavitt, the organizer of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
has already travelled 70, 900 miles in the
cause of temperance.
The Empress of Japan has Just taken
possession of her new palace, which has
cost ~, 900 900. She proposes to visit
America next spring.
Long mantles in the Russian STYLE.
with plain coat sleeves under the long.
hanging sleeves, seem to be the favored
type of long winter wraps.
The basque waist is gradually disap.
pearing, all waists growing shorter and
less peaked. Skirts grow longer at the
back and shorter in front.
Queen Natalie, of Servia, has taken
the house of rich merchant of Belgrade
on a years lease, a sign that she has no
intention TO depart at present.
1t was an unmarried reporter who in
formed the public that the satin dress of
the bride at a recent Western WEDDING
was embroidered with lace"
Mile. Rosa Bonheur gave to Buffalo
Bill a fine pair of mustangs, which she
was unable to break. His COWBOYS
quickly brought them to time.
The handles of the newest umbrellas
are handsome and substantial looking.
and are without the bows or tassels TO
which we have been accustomed.
Miss Annie Lancey, of Carmel. Ohio.
has leased a mill property there, and is
doing a large business, employing four
teen men and operating day and night.
Red browns and brownish reds are
combined with pale blue, water green.
rose and creSm white for the fronts of
dressy tea-gowns and morning wrappers.
Constance Fenimore Woolson is de
scribed as a women Of slender fpure
somewhat above the medium height. with
dark brown hair, fair complexion and
thoughtful face.
A long mantle recently sent out from
Paris was of royal purple velvet. with
pulled sleeves and Queen Anne collar
and bordered with bands of black ostrich
feathers and braid ornaments.
Lady Forester, of London, is a practl-
cal philauthropist. Each week she sends
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two thousand punches of flowers gathered
10y the servants on her estate.
1t has come to light that the death of
the late Amy Levy, a young London nov
elist, was intentional and was caused by
the fumes Of charcoal. She was dis
gusted with the heartlcssness of the world
at large.
Laces with deep Vandyke points.
black, white, cream and colored. and
frequently embroidered with colored
silks, beads On metal threads, are close
rivals Of the Oriental embroideries in pop
ular favor.
The general taste in iewelry now re-
quircs that it be as light and elegant
looking rs possible. In Paris all icwclry
is worn very small, and diamonds worn
by daylight, even earrings, are consid-
cred ns indicating an uncultivated taste.
White ostrich feathers were rccenfly
used TO trim % bridal costume, with cx-
ccIleut effect. Bands were placed At the
edges OF the train and skirt, about the
throat and wrists OF the hiph corsage.
and also upon the front Of the princessc