West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-08-01
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Ceylon.
Ribbons are much used, both wide and
narrow.
Miss Charlotte NJ. Yongc has written
one hundred and one books.
The New York journal speaks of n
graduating dress which cost $500.
All black costumes are less worn this
season than before in several years.
The rubber-nnished and cork-soled
bathing stockings find large sale this
season.
AT Vienna bazaar an English million.
aire recently paid n beautiful woman
$4,000 for n kiss
Alpaca is favorite material this sea.
son for serviceable dresses and comes in
variety of colors.
The handsomest of new costumes an,
made of plain fine wool sparingly trimmed
with the richest possible garnitures.
There is a threat that full draped skirts
are TO reappear, when muslin and cambria
and gauze shall be the only midsumme,
wear.
Some new rich gowns for afternoon On
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.
Bfts turned-down collarettes of white
lace, with turned-back cuffs to match.
will grace beauty's throat and wrists this
summer.
The tiatness now prevailing at the bach
Of skirts is in striking contrast with the
padded and hoped skirts of short
while ago.
Some OF the newest embroidered robes
have Chantilly lace applique mingled with
the colored silks and metal threads of the
embroidery.
a young woman who has Just been
graduated from the Boston dental col.
lege, stood No. in a class of between
thirty and forty.
There is an extensive variety of new
weaves, such as MORE stripes and the
Egrement grenadines, which are very light
and lacy looking.
Ribbons are more frequently striped,
checked, Powered an figured in broche
OF printed designs than vari-colored OF
plain this summer
One Of the most attractive 1889
brooches seen had the figures surrounded
by ring of pearls, and this, in turn.
was encircled by heavily chased gol6
border.
Hats, following the general example OF
dresses, are fiattening, with the exception
of n few fanciful capotes aud some of the
round hats, which are high by reason OF
their trimming.
A Chippewa Indian widow, daughtc,
of "Two-Sides- Of the Sky" has sues
Thomas McNaughton, millionaire rail-
road man, Of Superior, Wis, for $780,,
600 damages for breach of promise.
The summer dresses which are mad,
of grenadine that resembles fish net are
very effective. They are oil wool. dc
not fade and are best ornamented with
rows of narrow ribbon run through the
meshes
1t is said of a Canadian mother who
lied the other day: "She was true
wife, fond mother, and so managed af,
fairs rs TO marry off her nine girls before
any other female in the neighborhooo
could even get beau"
The women Of America have not made
such incursions into mans sphere in tb,
trade line, but they have surpassed thei.
English sisters in other branches of in,
dustry, those branches which require
more mind than physique.
Shirts to be worn with ladies' tcnni,
aud yachting jackets are in the zenith o.
their popularity. The very newest one,
have the fronts glazed like n mans shirt
and others are made Of soft materials
such rs nuns yelling aud foulard silk.
The Queen Of England has recent,
been concerning herself with the arrange.
meut OF royal funerals, and her majesty
has caused n long memorandum ON the
subject 70 be drawn up, with variety OF
new orders, which extend to the mos,
minute details.
il Germany the dairyman's dauobte,
talseg part in almost everything that Dir
can successfully do. She is the scribe oi
the establishment; keeps a register Of the
COWS and the amount Of milk that each
COW yields daily, and by tasting, test
the quality Of the milk
The Emperor Of China has presented
h,s bride with an immense tiara Of gold
with very lofty cap Of Siberian sable
embroidered with rows Of pearls. and the
Iclihers Of the golden pheasant. Twcnt,
ailled workmen were employed for two
months in making the head dress.
Miss Agnes X. Murphy IS the name Of
Zoe youngest and prettiest real estate
dealer in New York city. She has made
fhe two biggesi sales Of tho spring. ont
side The auction rooms She Is proposed
ns o. member Of the New York Real "a
taio Exchange. She is carrying on her
late fathers business
afn Roscoe ConklinQ owns a necklace
designed by Napoleon I. lis very OK.
lnlHie iu workmanship, the enamcllipo
cing famoua Tor its briniancy. lie por
0naliy supervised SIS manufacture Ar
or ha death 81 was said 20 have found
ls way o. This country, where It was Dur
based by hr. ConkIinc
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