West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Brca,tpins grow larger.

WAY n akNAh - l0>AlNOnAhAC NOAONs
"'Chrysanthemum tea" is tho very
latest.
White Ongora sets are once more in
fashion.
The rule OF the French toilet is un-
likeness.
Finger rings are in greater demand
than ever.
Ribbon ssshes are seen on many of the
new dresses.
Ribbon sashes are noted upon dresses
of all materials.
Polks.dotted surah is quite the rage
for underwear.
Sachet powders are worn in the lining
Of cloth dresses.
Chinchilla is still the favoritc fur for
children's wear.
= Chased metal end carved wood make
fashionable buttons.
Large wells tied under tho chin arc
favored for large hats.
A technical school for girls has been
opened IN Brussels, Belgium.
A pretty house dress is made of thin
white caShmere lined with rose.
A real live Princess keeps q millinery
store ca Fifth avenue, New York.
Heavy tinsel cord is effectively used 10
edge tho brims OF felt hats and bonnets.
Rounded and bcltod waists divide
honors with the direotoirc and redingoto.
Flowers are now worn upon the hair
with elaborate toilets, in lieu of feathers.
As tho winter advances large fancy
buttons are n conspicuous dress garni.
turc.
Flame color and apricot is m effective
color combination noted in the new shot
silks.
Or. Elizabeth Blackwell, who gradu-
ated in ls4s, is said to be the first woman
doctor.
Velvet trains and waist Of NOUS gray
or electric blue arc in favor for elderly
lad os.
Ostrich feather boas. from ono to two
yards in length, are utilized as hat gar.
nitures.
There is no arbitrary rule for combin.
ing the materials OF the present seasons
dresses.
Mdlle. Jeanne Charwin has passed with
the highest honors in the School of Law,
in Par.s.
Women do tho work Of dshorIng peo.
pie 20 their places in most of the theatres
in Par.s.
The latest fad among young ladies is
that Of collecting raro coins and string
ing them.
Mrs. Parsons, tho Louise Michel Of
Chicago, is going TO England TO lecture
on anarchy.
A woman OF Huntingdon, Conn. who
Is only thirty. five years old, has had
nine husbands.
Round, plated skirts have ornaments
Of cord, either silk or metal, in n row
down each plat.
Ga'nesborough end directoirc hats Of
dark velvet are receiving a large share
Of popular favor.
Ccparatc skirts arc oftenest worn with
%polOnaiscs or with draperies arranged in
polonaise effects.
Beaver cloth raglans, trimmed with
braid and fur, arc the popular winter
morning wraps for young ladies.
Gimps and GALLONS. dull silks and
moircs and broad and narrow ribbons are
now the favored dress trimmings.
IT il in the contract with the Queen
Victoria's housckeeper that she will not
get married for at least ten years.
IL is announced that under the regime
of Mrs. Harrison as mistress OF the White
House the decollcte dress must go.
Turbans are again in style, but are
worn straighter upon the head. A level
crown is preferable TO n sloping one.
Cornell University has 1i74 students
100 ~ ,Hl,n, aro 1u1fna TEo nfN.uIua..
IS the largest in the history of the insti-
tuition.
The latest fad with men OF wealth is
10 marry for beauty alone, without car
ing whether the bride has money or Is in
society.
The craze for chrysnnthemums has OK
tended TO The decoration OF evening
dresses. They arc the corsage flower Of
the season.
At an English doll bazaar ono Of the
most interesting dolls was n strangely
apparel cd little Kafiir lady made Of
African beads.
II is estimated that there arc $500
women in the United States who hold
diplomas from medical colleges either
American or foreign.
Il it iuHlANbH Va HVA iAiNn IAfhANh - biA
/ button season. Some Of the imported
buttons arc as big rs dollars and arc IN
every conceivable deIign.
One Of tho neat millinery fancios Of
the wintcr is the woIsted covered bonnet.
White worsted is preferred, and usually
small capo:o shapes arc choton.
The champion lady tricyclist Of the
country is Mrs. Johnson, Of Orange. E.
J.. She has n record Of over 1000 mile,
to her credit for the last season.
An Indiana woman who had q beauti.
ful head OF hair sold 81, and with tho pro.
| cccds vt onco invested in y complete set
! Of ''sw .tchcs" and front pieces"
A quito new bracelet is one the chains
Of which are old silver holding in place
git crosses. each cluster being separated
y n bail ~ bright silver. Another bal
is suspended as y charm.
The tGurnure continues 10 exist. bnl
its proportions arc greatly modified.
Draperies arc now made slightly wide.
90 the back. but arc still masscd into a.
small compass as possible.
Mrs. Morton, VIE Of The Vice Prcsi
dent eject, says she has done nothing bu.
frrw H,fsn afd rairn q family nfuro eIf