West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-31
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Red continues in high favor.

10 women.
A Wisconsin lady regained her lost
voice at a bargain counter.
Mrs. +. ID. +. n. Southworth, the
novelist, is seventy-seyen-
The Woman's Press Club, Of Cincin-
matt, has thirteen members.
Tea chewing is the new fashionable
and dangerous feminine habit.
Lebanon, KY. claims the Oldest
woman; she is said to be f2l.
Tan of different shades is still the
reigning color for evening gloves.
Long scarfs Of colored lace are worn
around the throat in place OF a boa.
Syrian velvet in two tones, like shot
silk, is made up with faille aud Victoria
silk.
One OF tho leading art clubs in Vienna
shelters twenty-five American lady stu.
dents.
A jacket lined with squirrel fur is one
of the late inventions of the London
tailors.
Some OF the very newest umbrellas
have handles of Mexican onyx in various
designs.
Mrs. Belle M. Spur has been reelected
School superintendent of Barnes County,
Dakota.
Pink lining for carriages is the latest
"fad." 1t gives the occupants a rosy
complexion.
The latest hats have low, fat crowns,
though they are trimmed so as to give an
effect of height.
Mrs. Zoe Damn, Underhill. the story
writer, is a daughter of the editor of the
New York Sun.
One OF the hetels for winter visitors in
Southern California has a spacious la
dies billiard parlor."
Winifred Frulick, n schoolmistress in
Amador County, Cal, recently killed
eight quail at one shot.
The plain coat sleeve is not much
worn, and then only with bands OF vel.
vet d~iagonally across it.
Macrame lace is almost ms easily made
as old time knitting. and, fortunately, is
coming into favor again.
The oman's Industrial Exchange al
Leadyille, Col, paid over $17OO to needy
women during the past year.
English serge gowns of Roman-red are
half concealed by elaborate braid en-
broideries in black and gold.
The hair is worn dressed a little lower
than it was last season. In some cases il
quite covers the nape Of the neck.
Halo hats, which e~ncircle the face like
an a%ureole, are of dark, rich velvet and
are likely to be quite popular this win.
ter.
Mandolin music is now preferred foi
fashionable private entertainments in
New York, and expert players get high
prices.
The fronts OF French bodices are now
extremely short, pointed an inch or SC
below the waist-line, and covered by q
girdle.
Figaro jackets, made of braid and
beads and lined with bright silk &c
match the accessories OF the costume. are
now worn.
The women of Hartford, Conn. have
organized n dressmaking and arithmetic
school for young ladies who want to
learn a trade.
The half-length sleeves now so much
worn for evening have ribbon epaulets
or long strings of beads pendent from
their lower edges.
One of the New York workingwo.
mems unions has employed the services
of a physician to look after its, sick OF
unhealthy members.
Queen Victoria is said to have set the
example of dispensing with the bonnet
during the marriage ceremony when she
was married in 1910.
There are over 1000 patients in the iu-
sane asylum at NorTistown, Penn. and
half of them are women, under the sole
charge of Dr. Alice Bennett.
Miss Julia J. hinelander is the latest
competitor for the honor of being the
richest American spinster. She possesses
millions in New York real estate.
Tie Woman's Club, of Chicago. has
appeared before the City Council of that
city, p~etitlOning an ordinance forcing
yagrant children to attend school.
Light olored veilings and French
cashmeres are extremely pretty for even
ing wear, and are cmbellished with
bands OF gailoonsi in preference to lace.
One of the Curious advertisements
published in a recent issue of a London
daily is written by an elderly lady who
wishes TO take 'iessons in whist play
ing"
Mrs. Nathan Appleton. of Boston IL
at he head Of n movement to present n
W " R"AAhAAbh W Ant JTGnCn
Govcrnmen rs the gift of the women Of
America.
Mrs. Mary Teller, q pretty woman liv-
ing at Spokane Falls, Washington Terri
tory, has been tried three times for muir
der, although she is only twenty on
years old.
On some Of tho directOiro coats. es-
peciaily in blue, q stylish effect is to
have the cuffs, the reyers in front. and
the wide hip pocket flaps made Of black
silk watered rib,o
A back velvet jacket in Spanish stvle
has a SHRED blouse Of white surah. An.
other Jacket shows a plain, fun, un-
plated blouse Of red surah, figured with
very large black polka.dots.
ona Maria de Andreda is considered
to be the most GU tivated woman in
Brazil. She spent four years in New
J orS studying the American school sys.
tenn, which she is introducing with sue.
cess in her " country.
Mrs. @. w. Floyd, OF Memphis. Tenn.
claims to be the original lady whistler
Her husband was Captain Of n river
steamboat, and she used often in former
days TO entertain the passengers in
the cabin By whistling and singing 20
them.