Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-08-01
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
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Ribbons are much used, both wide ant
narrow.
Miss Charlotte NJ. Yonge has writer
one hundred and one books.
The New York Journal speaks Of
graduating dress which cost $500.
All black costumes are less worn thi
season than before in several years.
The rubber-fnished and cork-solet
bathing stockings find large sale thi
season.
At Vienna bazar an English million.
aire recently paid beautiful woman
$4,000 for kiss.
Alpaca is favorite material this sea
son for serviceable dresses and comes IL |
a variety of colors.
The handsomest of new costumes art
made of plain fine wool sparingly trimmed
with the richest possible garnitures.
A magnificent new silk is called damass
matlasse, and has flowers in high relief
as though heavily embroidered upon it.
There is threat that full draped skirts
are to reappear, when muslin and cambria
and gauze shall be the only midsummer
wear. &
Some new rich gowns for afternoon OF
reception wear have trained skirts under
trained polonaises that open all down the
front. ..-.
There is one distinguishing quality Of
/ French-made dress-it remains in
fashion several months longer than any
other. ....
Big turned-down collarettes of white
lace, with turned-back cuffs to match,
will grace beauty's throat and wrists this
summer. ...
The datness now prevailing at the back
If skirts is in striking contrast with the
padded and hooped skirts of short
while ago. .... @
Some of the newest embroidered robes
have Chantilly lace applique mingled with
The coIored silks and metal threads of the
embroidery. @
A young woman who has Just been
graduated from the Boston dental col
lege, stood No. in d class of between
thirty and forty.
There is an extensive variety of new
weaves, such as MORE stripes and tn
Egrement grenadines, which are very igh
md lacy looking. ,l
Ribbons are more frequently striped
checked, flowered an figured in broch
Or printed designs than vari-colored o
plain this summer.
One of the most attractive 1889
brooches seen had the figures surrounds
by ring of pearls, and this, in turr
was encircled by heavily chased gol
border.
Hats, following the general example {
dresses, are hattening, with the exceptio
If few fanciful capotes and some of tt
round hats, which are high by reason {
heir trimming. s..
A Chippewa Indian widow, daught
If "Two- Sides-of4the-Sky," has sue
Thomas McNaughton, millionaire raj
road man, of Superior, Wis, for 500
900 damages for breach of promise.
The summer dresses which are mac
Of grenadine that resembles fish net a
very effective. They are all wool, 6
> not fade and are best ornamented wit
;, rows of narrow ribbon run through tt
: meshes. ,a
h It is said of Canadian mother WI
: lied the other day: '''She was tr,
:. wife, fond mother, and so managed a
;, fairs as to marry off her nine girls befo
:. any other female in the neighborhoc
!, could even get beau" ;" ir-
S, The women of America have not mat
III such incursions into mans sphere in Il
as trade line, but they have surpassed the
English sisters in other branches of i
austry, those branches which requi
more mind than physique. ..
i" Shirts to be worn with ladies' tenr
g. and yachting jackets are in the zenith
their popularity. The very newest on
/, have the fronts glazed like a mans sh
and others are made of soft materia
such as nuns yelling and foulard silk.
The Queen of England has recent
been concerning herself with the arrane
ment of royal funerals, and her males
has caused long memorandum on
subject to be drawn up, with variety
new orders, which extend to the mt
% minute details.
In Germany the dairyman's daugh
takes part in almost everything that G
,an successfully do. She is the scribe
The establishment; keeps register of
COWS and the amount of milk that ca
l,ow yields daily, and by tasting, tie
the quality of the milk.
The Emperor of China has present
his bride with an immense tiara of go
with very lofty cap Of Siberian sab
:. embroidered with rows of pearls, and
w. feathers of the golden pheasant. Twel
% skilled workmen were employed for t
months in making the head-dress.
Miss Agnes Z. Murphy is the name
the youngest and prettiest real est
dealer in New York city. She has mi
the two biggest sales of the spring, o
side the auction rooms. She is propo
IS member of the New York Real
tate Exchange. She is carrying on
late fathers business.
Mrs. Roscoe Conkling owns neckl
designed by Napoleon l.. 1t is very
| auisite in workmanship, the enamell
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