Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-04-11
vassar has a prohibition club.

fashions in China for centuries,
Amele Rives- Chanler. the novelist is
painting a picture of her husband
The st. Marks Railroad in Florida is
reported to have lady conductor.
For use with special costumes mutfs
are now made of the same material.
Pumpkin yellow is the title of
gorgeous hue, just now very popular.
The Red Riding Hood cloak is worn
by little girls under eight years of age.
Yellow, cinnamon and pink tinted
diamonds are much sought after Just
now.
The fur collarettes with square tabs
which were worn last year are still in
vogue.
A national convention of women will
be held to consider the question of
domestic labor
Black wells covered with heavy black
spots are worn, hanging loose from the
front of the hat.
Watches are again worn by the fashion
able folk, not only as convenience, but
as an ornament
Small gilt hairpins with round loops
at the ends are liked by many ladies for
dressing the hair.
Delicate shades of gray, relieved with
pink or blue trimmings, are fashionable
Tor young women.
ewelry set with pearls is much worn,
and pearls are as fashionable for young
brides as diam onds.
Partisan shoemakers concede the
American woman's foot to be the hand.
soonest in the world.
Black stockings are worn by little girls
upon all occasions, without regard to the
material Of the d.ess.
Directoire tea gowns are seen in vari.
GUS combinations of color, but oftenest
in color over whiter
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Alabama declares itself OBJ
posed to female suffrage.
The redingote or polonaise effect IS
noted in every style of costume, from
ball dress to tea gown
Chantilly is preferred to all other
black laces this season. 1t is, however,
seldom used with light colors.
A fashionable novelty in. iewelry is a
set of earrings made Of tiny oyster shells
held together by pearl or diamond.
Well known veterinary surgeons are
continually being called upon to attend
the canine pets of fashionable women.
The Newmarket is popular cloak for
very cold weather. 1t is made of heavy
goods suited to keep the wearer warm.
Habits are somewhat longer than they
have been of late. A tendency to velvet
collars is to be observed in the bodices.
A novel idea which is popular with
few young women is the wearing OF q
feather boa attached to the wide brimmed
hat.
Miss Fanny M. Bagley, formerly
managing editor of the st. Louis Caroai
Gle, is now editing the Ne,o in San Diego,
Cal.
Masculine looking tailor-m made CO.'S
tunes, with double. breasted bodjces and
mans collar and scarf, are still " orn in
London.
Brilliant colors are not popular for
young ladies. Evening gowns are made
up in neutral and pale hues, gray being
the favorite.
Wool balmoral skirts, faced half a
yard deep, inside and out, with water
proof tweed, are worn by English ladies
i'll wet weather.
American girls are very much admired
in London, some on account of their
pink faces, and others on account of
their greenbacks.
A Chinese girl took the highest honors
of her class in the Woman's Medical Col.
lege in New York. She could converse
and write in five languages.
Des Moines, Iowa, has school named
in honor of Louisa Alcott, and it has
recently been presented with a life. size
portrait OF that writer's mother.
The question of admitting a lady to
practice at the bar has been raised in
Belgium, and for the time being has
been answered in the negative.
Colored stones, as rule, appear in as
sociation with diamond or a white
pearl, and, when set in cluster, the
white gem becomes the central one.
Miss Emily Faithful is out in a strong
condemnation of the so.called exchanges
for women's work. She says that thew
tend to make women more dependent.
A favorite ring is one in slender gold
setting, containing small but fine gem.
A ring OF gold rope, tied in tiny knot
on top and set with a gem, is attractive.
Nearly $500 patents have been granted
to women. The majority are for inven-
tons Of household and dress articles,
but surprising number are of sterner
character.
The position of inspector of lace
manufacture in Ireland was recently
made vacant by the death of the occu-
pant. The English Government has APP
pointed lady to fill the vacancy.
The word trousseau no longer points
exclusively to matr monial garmcnture,
but is now used to indicate any particu-
lar selection of costumes, whether for
summer, winter, seaside, or for travel
ing.
Jane Golden, the daughter of the f.
nous Richard Cobdea, OF England. says
that the Womens liberal ASSOC atoms Of
En- land number more than DO MEM
beis. aud have become powerful in
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