West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-07
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

arc uSeu as lTeely as ever Tor
trimming.
Buttons at $50 a dozen will find many
purchasers this winter.
Lady Eva Wyndham Quin, an English
lady has been tiger hunting at Nepaul
Northern India.
Richard Burton, of Denver, Col, wants
a divorce from his wife on the ground
that she squints.
The Empress Augusta gave 5000 TO tho
fund for the relief of the sufferers by the
Antwerp explosion.
The new carmelite woods have silk
woven borders which closely resemble
Kensington embroidery.
Miss Sanger, President Harrison's type
writer, is a rapid worker, and often copies
on her machine 100 letters a day.
Mrs. Harriet A. Ketchum has been
awarded the first prize $500 for a design
for the Iowa soldiers monument.
Five hundred dollars will keep ,
fashionable woman in millinery goods
and $500 will shoe her for twelve months.
Tho father of the late Bishop Kimball
OF the Mormon Church had fifteen wives,
aud he use to refer to them as ''heroes."
Never wear the waist of a good dress
with n cloak which rubs and defaces the
bodice, but keep a plain wool jersey to
wear under wraps.
Miss Beaumont, the American a%eronaut,
was recently fshed out of the River Tyne,
England, after descending from the
clouds in a parachute.
The Princess Christian, daughter OF
Queen Victoria, has prepared three illus.
trated articles for the forthcoming vol.
m of an English magazine.
The new winter goods arc cashmeres,
cloths, cheviots and diagonals, in divers
designs, of which the large plaids, disks
and broad stripes are most favored.
A woman living in the oil region of
Pennsylvania recently lost her thumb.
She applied crude oil to the stump and
now ain entirely new thumb is growing.
Genuine green acorns in their tiny
cups, and surrounded by shining dark
green oak leaves, appear upon some Of
the large Directoirc hats for carly autumn
wear.
A high, wired collar and small hood
are effective additions to seal plush man
ties, and smaller collars Of plush or fur
are very stylish upon Directoire capes of
cloth.
A big mellow, yellow apple stuck full
of cloves and set on q saucer is one OF the
sweetest things to be found on the dress
ing table of the guests chamber for a bit
of fragrance.
Miss Mary Louise Morley, the young
English woman who was graduated with
honors at Cambridge in 1888, has received
an offer to teach the languages in a Bos-
ton private school.
There is a fancy just now for ribbon
trimming on the plain straw hat. Masses
of loops and ends are piled on the crown,
entirely concealing it, while the briu
is left moderated.
Astrachan is likely to be considerably
worn during the winter, in both gray
and black, and the warm brown mink
fur, so popular generation ago, is again
a candidate for popular favor.
Apple green and primrose yellow are
used In combination for evening gowns.
Another ~favoritc mixture that sounds i'm
possible and looks more than we'll is deep
cream with clear glistening white.
a very popular arrangement for w
Of wooden fabrics is the double vest. the
upper ono Stimulating a low cut, double
breasted waistcoat, the under one, of silk
OF some light fabric, reaching to the
throat.
Only dress skirts of a very heavy fab.
ric require s%teels; and the limit is fixed
at two short ones. Pad bustles are en-.
tirely eliminated, and the skirt hangs
perfectly in back, being also entirely
plain in front and at the sides.
The favorite furs for the winter will be
the Russian sable, which, by reason of
its cost, is always a leading choice; the
mink or Hudson Bay sable, the ever.
popular sealskin, ~astrackau, black Per
sian lamb, Russian lamb and gray Krim-
mer.
English bridesmaids are wearing Di.
rectoire costumes Of white watered silk
with redingotes which nave deep rolling
collars Of orange velvet, and soft vests of
yellow crepe du chine fastened Mt the
belt with long loops and ends Of yellow
MORE ribbon.
A new feature is the kid crown which
adorns ono Of the most elegant hats and
bonnets. One little turban has a crown
Of white kid and a brim composed Of
tiny black wings. Kid Of different
shades is employed. The effect is deli
cate and unique.
The late Miss Mary ]. Booth. editor Of
Hqyper's Bas0r, left q fortune of 800
600, all earned by her Dcn. Miss Booth
was a prolific and paticil wrrtor, and her
success, as most successes are. was earned
by steadfast, patient ~cndeavors rather
than impulsive genius.
Miss Grace Howard. oldest daughter Of
Joe Howard, the wcll-known ncwspapcr
correspondent, is engaged in mission
work among the IDdians at Grow. Creek
Dakota. Because Of her many charitable
deeds, she has been named '.thc rood
hearted woman by the Indians.
An attempt is being made 20 introduce
thrcc-quarter-lenQt costs. and Louis.
Quinzc coats OF cloth or velvet are
shown. These are fitted to the waist
and thc fronts slope away to show a.
elaborate vest. also with revers and Tn
croyablo cravat. These garments are
embroidered al over in elaborate Dat
terms.