The morning news., 1889-03-03
THE DolNas OF WOMEN FOLK.
A Handful of Foiples and Follies Gath
cred Fresh For To-Day.

cred Fresh For To-Day.
NEW York, March 2.-Whst is new in
the way of afternoon teasl Whisper it
softly, Jamaica rum. Three or four drops
to the cup imparts new flavor, and yes ,
emts faint odor that one sniAs as one
enters the tea room. There is a small
decanter behind the samovar. The saucy
bruno in gown of scarlet met with black
velvet nd at the round white neck manlp-
ulateS it deftly and asks no questions.
"Surely," says he bud, i've got through
almost to Asa Wednesday in wonderful
condition. Here's the fourth tea I've been
to since lunch time and yet it mas a nicer
taste than at the first Of The season."
In comes a dear old dear with white hair.
To her the waiter feels bound to put a
| query:
what kindsn
She opens her eyes full on him. "Are
| they serving both green and black this at
| ternoonN
What's new in fadss Icons. Lent is upon
| us, and yesterday l was invited in to the
boudoir of an interesting young friend. She
| pushed aside a portiere of barbarlc design
as she opened the door. White fox skins
| covere the floor. A small dressing table
| of white enamel was covered with a spread
| of Russian linen wrought in quaint cross
| stitch broderie. On it lay silver toilet
| articles msde by Russian silversSliGhs and
| embellished with old proverbs. Occupying
one side of the apartment was a platform
approached by two steps. On the steps lay
more rugs Of white fur, and on the plat
| form was the bed with white bear skin
thrown across it. At the foot of the bed
hung an image of the Virgin and child.
The faces were finely wrought, but over the
| rest OF the hgute was engraved silver
screen, Disgusting the outlines and in CON
ventlonal manner representing the cloth
| ing. This was my friends icon. She said
she had sent to Russia for it and there were
not above two or three in the city. On a
table beneath it STOOD lighted lamps and
two others were suspended above. "Not a
single girl in our set will have such delight
ful prie-dieW
| WHAT'S NEW IN woMAN's
energy! The success of a woman who
would expend thousands before she would
see her name in a newspaper. Four years
ago she had no stockings to her feet, yes
terday she received in velvet and point lace
with diamonds as big as filberts in her ears.
All her own and honestly earned. She was
| turned upon the street with two children
begging her for supper because her husband
| could not pay his pent. Nowadays the
| Illustrated paper beg in vain for tho privil-
ege of photographing the art treasures in
her rooms. Dressmaking has done it all.
| She tried for a place rs plain cook or house
keeper she went from house to house as
seamstress Tor 81 n day, and all the time
she said if she ever had the opportunity she
| could show what art meant in dressmaKing.
| 1t sounded like fairy tale but it has come
! true Every years she goes abroad and
| her cwedit at the big London and Paris shops
| is almost unlimited. Presently she will take
her children to Germany 70 finish their
education. She designs every gown that
| traa NJ iAh a nd ia yat
ting 800 for one that is gong to the in
augurai bail. Best of all, she is a true
hearted woman, and from plodding through
| the streets at midnight for medicine for u
sick woman to the most delicate offices be-
tween estrauged lovers, has taken on her
self all Dlanner of disagree4ble tasks to help
ner friends.
WHAT is NEW IN
! gownsa Here is one made for Mrs Morton
| to wear as wife of the Vice President in
| Washington. \ palo green satin with
train. The front is of silk crepe ana
silver spots, towered with many half
| opened pink roses without leaves. The
bodice is cut low and trimmed with costly
lace. Sleeves of pulled lace fall almost to
tne elbows.
Here is a hostess who has contributed a
novelty fora dinner party. Each guest
found besides hissoF her napkin a fancy pin
to fasten it to the waist or the table cloth.
The pins were Of gold with tiny pearls set
in the round tops for the ladies', of silver
with an enaneled flower head for the men.
Nobody dropped napkin and everybody
was grateful. People will spend on these
pretty notions after Easter ONE of the cash
they have been lavishing on boutOnniers and
| menus
new occupation for a woman is that of
superintendent of weddings. A young
woman in her late twenties who make a
success of The profession is ins allied i'll or
near the house Of the bride prospective some
| little time before the ceremony. She selects
the trousseau, advises what is latest and
finest in underweaE. tuys the material,
designs and makes or 5uperinteads the max
ing of the gowns. She is az fat in stock
ings. boots, gloves, laces and handkerchiefs.
She sees to the millinery and the jackets and
wlaps. She gowns the brides mother and
Younger sisters, if any. She die Ates to the
bridesmaids and is the fairy godmother
who thinks Of everything and lets the en-
gagged couple enjoy themselves with un-
anxious miud. One family who have found
her valuable recommend her to another,
and she has obtained quite clientage.