West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-26
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.


struggling with French conjugations.
Margaret Oliphant, the ~tireless pro-
ducer of novels, ETC., is sixty-one years
old.
Silver cloak buckles Of the most eS-
quisite pierced workmanship are in great
demand.
One may be independent this season in
choosing ribbons, as all kinds are used TO
a greater or less extent.
A woman may think a man is a
genius before marriage, but she calls him
by some other name sfterward.
It is an admitted fact that fashion pays
as much to keep her dog in ribbons as
she does to keep herself in gloves.
Opera-glass holders in stained ivory,
tortoise shell, chased gold and silver de
post are shown by the leading jewelers..
Simplicity, or that studied art which
has the appearance Of simplicity, is the
keynote of fashion in hair-dressing just
now.
The long wraps imported this season
for evening wear are described as being
the most elegant ever sent out from
Paris.
Chenille fringes and trimmings are in
creasing in variety. When used in black
upon icolored woolens the effect is very
pretty.
Little Princess Wilhelmina, heir to the
Dutch throne, has mastered Dutch and
German and is now diligently studying
French.
Threads of bronze and copper oven
about the rubber gas tube give that part
of a drop lamp a decidedly snake like APP
pearance.
Turbans, toques and small bonnets
promise to be more extensively worn
than large hats, Notwithstanding early
predictions to the contrary.
Anunusual wedding ceremony occurred
not long ago in Dublin, where a we'll
known artist was married TO his second
wife by a clergyman who was his son by
his first wife.
One of the daintiest devices in station
cry this season is a pretty note paper in
shades of richest mazarine, cream, opa-
line, silver gray and the inner tint of a
pale pink rose petal.
Lady Sandhurst, upon whom the free
dom of the city of Dublin was con
ferred, is said to be the first woman
upon whom that honor has been be-
slowed for 300 years.
! Long mantles of the Russian type, with
plain loose coat sleeves under the long
hanging sleeves, are the models most fire.
quently shown in the cloak departments
of the leading houses.
Brownish reds and rudy browns in
all shades are beautifully combined with
pale blue, rose, water green, and cream
white for the fronts of dressy tea gowns
and morning wrappers.
! Among the long mantles sent from
Paris is one of royal purple velvet with
pulled sleeves and a Queen Anne collar,
'bordered with black ostrich feather trim.
ming and braid ornaments.
The f~avorite cut for a velvet sleeve is
after the leg o. mutton, wrinkfed above
the elbow and nearly tight below, with
six small buttons and loops of braid on
the inside seam of the wrist.
In a school for young women, not far
from Philadelphia, it was a rule some
years ago that every young lady must,
: before retiring, give her hair one hun
dred good strokes with the brush.
Queen Olga, of Greece, is particularly
fond of American literature. She is a
. constant reader of the principal American
magazines and newspapers. Her f~avorite
of all authors in Nathaniel Hawthorne.
! The triple Carrick or ''four-in-hand"
cape is in high favor with ladies who
handle the reins themselves. The ia
vOrite color for it is a dark navy blue,
and a turban or small toque of felt of the
same color is worn with it.
Some fancy jackets of sealskin have
vests Of natural seal, leopard or white
ilambskin, with revers of seal, and others
have caps of Persian lamb, which begin
at the top Of the sleeve and fall in tabs
down the front below the waist.
Queen Victoria is very fond of Scotch
articles OF diet. She likes oatmeal in
every form, and eats it for breakfast and
dinner. She drinks beer for luncheon,
and at night, on retiring, sometimes
takes a hot Scotch whisky punch.
J Madame Carnot's dinners are said 10
be perfect, and the French President has
established the custom of entering the
dining hall mt the hOur mentioned for
dinner. This avoids all disagreeable de.
lay, and it is a good lesson to guests who
arc inclined to be unpunctual.
''Mrs. Kate Chase, - says q Washing.
ton letter, isis still as brilliant in CONVEX.
s%ation, rs charming in manners and OK
quisitely cultivated as in the old days
which she was the proud daughter Of the
Chief Justice of the United States, the
unrivalled queen Of Washington so
ciety."
Bonnets for little girls, from one TO
three years are Of velvet, matching the
cloak in color. The large crowns and
fronts are an in one piece, laid in plaits
toward the front, and finished with
plated silk around the face, with inside
caps Of lace footing and white baby
ribbon.
a convenient little article TO wear over
q garment Of cloth or silk, not fur
trimmed, is a p]elerine Of astrachan, with
points to go between the shoulders and
over the bust about half the length Of
the waist, aud finished with n high omen