Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-23

III iOhl anu very narrow strings. The
newest types are of very fine satin straw.
IN shades of mosS-green, silver or pale
gray, light brown, buff or biege. White
flowers, such as the magnolia, jasmine
and camellia, are used, with light SPRAYS of
green leaves, to trim these toques. Rus
sian bonnets are among the seasons novel;
ties: These pretty head-coverings are
higher IN front than capotes, and have
diadem brims and round crowns,
Lovely bonnetS in this style are made of
velvet, horse-hair, straw and crepe. richly
embroidered and trimmed with handsome
gallons or passementeries, in addition to
marrow ribbons and aigrettes of fine feath-
| ers.
y neat little mantelette is of beaded
gauze edged with jet gimp. The pointed
sleeves are formed of let network and
finished with deep Jet fringe.
Another graceful wrap is of faille
richly beaded, the pointed sleeves of the
same material edged with a beaded frinye
and deep fail Of lace. Gray merveilleIx
IN mantelette shape is beaded with steel
and edged with a fringe en- suite. The
sleeves are formed of three rows of lace
and bands c. steel passementerie.
Ladies are now wearing circulars of lace
over the redingote and princess coat. Very
stylish peasant wraps show foundations
OF brocade or other rich fabrics, with fall
OF wide Chantilly or Marquese lace.
Dresses IN tsh-net are very effective.
This net is coarse in the mesh, draped
very simply, and run with rows upon rows
of narrow ribbon. 1t comes in black and
cream color, and may be trimmed with
any desirable color. A new fsh-net comes
in stripes, with leaf pattern and polka
dots.
For grand occasions the parasol is edged
with a garland of flowers, in which NAV
be found reproduced the tints of the cos
tune. A handsome sunshade is of moss
green tulle with border of violets and an
other is of black tulle bordered with
poppy leaves. Similar flowers should trim
the bonnet.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
Miss Helen Blanchard has made fort
une from inventing a little attachment to
Il sewing machine
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is about
to begin the superintendent of voung
lady's boarding school in London.
l wonder If all mothers know that baby
| needs to be turned over after he has slept
for an hour or two? When he stretches
and wriggles and perhaps cries out, it may
be because his soft little bones ache from
lying too long in one position. Turn him
"n his other side, or almost on his back,
and see if he does not have another sound
nap.
If the lamps smoke soak the wicks in
vinegar and dry thoroughly before using.
If you feel the need of something TO eat
between meals" or Just before retiring,
try this Break the white of an egg into
large glass, beat it to a stiff foam. then
add the yolk and beat it more. Sweeten
to your taste and add either sherry wine
or little rich milk Eat with a cracker
or two
The thinnest and scrawniest woman, who
desires to look more well-conditioned, NAV
very greatly improve her appearance and
take on pounds of plumpnesS if she will re-
Hglousiy stick to the following simple
remedy for few months, with no varia-
ton or omissions: Every night, Just be-
fore getting into bed, drink glass of ,rarla
milk. Boiled milk, or scalding hot. is as
much to be avoided for fattening purposes
as cold milk. The stomach should be
empty, or nearly so, as is apt to be the case
at bedtime, and the patient should lie
down Immediately, to give the nourish-
ment chance to become assimilated. 1t
is not generally known, but is nevertheless
fact, that when one is weary and ex-
hausted, especially from excessive mental
labor, glass of hot milk lin this case not
warm, but hot will set one up again better
than the same quantity of whisky.
Now is the time when picnickers and ex-
cursionlsts are hunting the world over for
remedies for sunburn. There is nothing
better for removing tan and making the
skin soft and white than this To twelve
ounces of elder-fower water add six ounces
of common soda and six drains of pow
dered borax. Shake well and apply with
a soft cloth.
Mrs. Mary f. Dickenson-the mother of
Anna, of literary fame-died the other
day, at her home in West Pittston, Mass,
in her Goth year. She came of the old
Maryland family of Edmondsons, and in
the year 1888 was married to John Dick
inson, who represented an equally old and
distinguished family of Pennsylvanians.
For several years Mrs Dickinson has been
an invalid, and the health of her talented
daughter has become much impaired by
close attention in the sick-room.
Sir Charles Russell, who made so elo-
quent defense of Parnell, has sister in
California who is Sister of Mercy. She
Is known as "Sister Mary" and is one of
the first Of her order who came to the
! Pacific coast. She is described as lovely
woman, whose great personal beauty even
the Ugly habit cannot hide, with "eyes of
soulful blue" and grace and sweetness
that is irresistible. She had under her
charge Magdalen asylum, a hospital and
| a school, all near San Francisco.
Chicago women are looking well to the
interests of the working-girls They have
Home for self-supporting women, which
for year past has been patronized by up
wards of go of the class it was designed
to benefit. The Illinois Women's Press
| Association gives a free entertainment
every week to the inmates of the Home.
cannot but pity the poor creatures if
compelled to listen to the illusions of all
the alleged literary lights of that section.
Miss Agnes K. Murphy, though barely
20 years old, is carrying on successful
real estate business in New York City, and
has recently effected the two largest sales
of suburban real estate made during this
year outside of an auction-room. Her
father, who was also a real estate agent,
died about two years ago, leaving large
family to be provided for. Although Miss
Murphy knew very little about the bust
ness, it seemed to be the most available
thing for her to undertake, and she went
at it with all the enthusiasm of youth
urged on by necessity. Her success has
been remarkable and last month she was
proposed as member of the New York
Real Estate Exchange.
Boston women are delighted over the Sc
lection of Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells by the
Governor of Massachusetts, to fill the place
on the State Board of Education left va
cant by the death of Mrs. Abby w. May.
The ladies of the city have named COM
mittee of fifty to carry out plans for tax
ing the city schools out of politics and
sectarian interference and managing them
for the public interest alone
Ewes GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDDAUGHTER.
Useful Knowledge.
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