The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
NEWS AND NOTES FOE WOMEN.

The favorite cut for velvet sleeve is
after the leg O. mutton, wrinkled above
the elbow and nearly tight below, with
six small buttons and loops OF braid on
the inside seam of the wrist.
In school for young women. not far
from Philadelphia, it was 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
constant reader of the principal American
magazines and newspapers. Her favorite
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 dark navy blue,
and 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
lambskin, 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 hot Scotch whisky punch.
Madame CARROTS dinners are said to
be perfect, and the French President has
established the custom of entering the
dining hall at the hour mentioned for
dinner. This avoids all disagreeable de.
lay, and it is good lesson to guests who
are inclined to be unpunctual.
"Mrs. Kate Chase, says a Washing.
ton letter, sis still as brilliant in CONVEX.
sation, as charming in manners and ex.
Quisitely cultivated as in the old days
which she was the proud da,.ghter 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 all 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
garment of cloth or silk, not fur
trimmed, is pelerine OF aStrachan, with
points to so between the shoulders and !
over the bust about half the length of |
the waist, and finished with a high open
collar, which allows free movement of |
the head
Buy silver bread platter with q snake
design running along the edge, spread it
with DOYLE of drawn linen, put a loaf
of crusty bread on it, have the butler
pass it round the table, and the manner
in which your guest breaks off a piece
will be measure for judging of his
high breeding.
Dove or quaker gray is the most rea.
sonable and also the most becoming
shade of this most trying color. 1t COM
bines we'll with Efel, pale rose, blue,
water green, canary yellow, famingo
red, and other shades Of bright and posi-
i've color, with cream, pure white, black,
silver and gold, copper and steel.
For all heavy plaids and stuffs the
English skirt is selected. There are
hree breaiths or full cores, with per-
ectly plain front and sides, barring the |
ew folds taken on each side, and all the
ILLNESS massed in the middle of the
Jack and laid pleat upon pleat. This ar.
fills out the hollow left by the
,Iistle in So MANY frrras