Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-27
NEWS AND NOTES FOR. WOMEN

MAuve and violet are favorite colors in
Millinery.
Braid is the most fashionable of all
trimmings.
The favorite color now is crushed
strawberry.
Colorado is said to have 1000 women
stock growers.
Braid or embroidery or both trims most
fashionable gowns.
The Queen of England makes her own
tea when travelling.
Lady Florence Dixie's stable is twica
as large as her house.
Military drill is one of the features OF
the modern girls school.
Beige with shade of pink in it is one
of the newest stylish colors.
Simplicity should be the distinguishing
Characteristic of child's costume.
There is a summer airiness about lace
hats that is decidedly in their favor.
A Kansas bride received barrel of
salt as one of her wedding presents.
There is more elegance in simplicity
than in all the furbelows in creation.
Queen Marguerite, of Italy, is one OF
the best violoncello players of the day.
Both wide and narrow braids are used
trimming dresses, wraps and bonnets.
The thimble has only come into use in
the Kingdom Of Siam within a few years.
The danes of the Primrose League take
a very active part in politics in England.
1t is no longer considered part of a
girls education to have her ears pierced.
There are many 1mitators of the Mar
guerite style of dress at the present time.
The Duchess of Marlborough made
her iirst appearance at court in half mourn
ing.
A ruching of fringed out silk is the
principal trimming for summer silk
dresses.
Six hundred boxes were required to
contain the trousseau of the Chin,
empress.
Crepe de Chine is now largely used for
The accordion pleated skirts of handsome
tea-gowns.
The stylish mode of making q silk
gown is to have it Of two shades of the
same color.
The late Duchess of Cambridge con-
versed with tiuency in English French
| ind German.
An agitation is going On in Germany
for the admission OF women to the Acad-
/ emy of Arts.
The long pelisse, the ConnemarG cloak
and the bonne femme mantle are the
leading long wraps.
The barred and plaided mohairs in
| light and bright colors are in high favor
for little girls frocks.
The bodice which has one side glitter
ing with jet and the other side quite plain
is more popular than ever.
White and willow green is an idea
mixture for the wear of fair young girls
with rose-leaf compilations.
The latest fancy in neck lingerie is thu
deep falling plisse and the narrow up
right ruche of sulphur yellow gauze.
A bank owned by woman in Iowa
closed its doors recently, and the Cour
appointed another woman as receiver.
Mrs. j. T. Higgins, of marlborough
! Mass, is having a dress made of sill
grown in this country by one person.
The new mohairs come in all shades O
color in "shot" effects and in bars, plaid
and checks Of great beauty and effective
ness.
| Queen Victoria still has her boots mad,
in the old-fashioned way-elastic sides
soft kid uppers, pointed toe-caps and low
heels
Belva Lockwood firmly believes tina
within twenty-five years woman will b
inaugurated as President of the United
States.
Bonnet strings are tiny pipings lil1
milliner's folds, which pass under tn
chin and end in rosette just below tn
left ear.
Jackets are never out of fashion Thi
season they have deep revers and sleeve
full above the elbow, but they are no
worn with dressy toilets.
Pretty spencers, blouses, and Garibal
dis in surah silk, yelling, China silk ant
taffe are sold in all the shops, to be worl
with any kind Of a skirt
The long, straight scarf mantle, wor
around the shoulders and falling to tn
'hem of the dress in front, is revive
among other wraps in London.
| A pretty fancy seen upon low, blac
lace gown was straps of fine openwor
jet, passed over and under the arm, an
seeming to hold the lace folds in place.
| Miss Harriet Hosmer is authority fo
the statement that the Greeks though
the perfect woman should have thicl
ankles, big waist, square feet an
stubby, square fingers.
| At recent convention of women, sixt
lady stenographers took their places q
the tables in front of the platform. Onl
one male reporter was present, and on
of the ladies employed him.
| An old Virginia auntie, who kne'
how to make the most delicious ginger
bread that ever tickled mortal palate
has lust died and left a comfortable fol