The evening world., 1890-08-01
THE WAYS or WOMAN FAla

The WAYS or WOMAN FAIR
A short time ago Miss vining, Of Hull,
Msss., entertained fifty newspaper women
belonging TO the New England Women's
Press Association. One OF the features OF
the day was sail down the harbor The sea
got, choppy and when the boat reached
Plymouth Rock every girl was as weak as .
doll and as yellow as bar OF laundry soap
There will be little left of the lady with the
sweet clnginR namo when thesc nifty lit
erary ladies get TO making copy Of her.
Miss Annie Howard. dauVhter of the late
Charles S. Howard. Of New orleane. built a
memorial TO her father. and instead OF
monolith she chose library and dedicated
! IL TO the women OF New Orleans The build
ing is a marvel OF beauty. after the Roman
style, and cost S1OO, 600. II contains
| IL. 600 volumes, has an endowment fund Of
500. 600, and all the assistant Librarians
are women.
The Korean women of thcL eFation at
Washington. as they have attended recer-
tions during the past Winter, have been the
subjects Of envy because of their loose silk
gowns with turned-in neck and loose sleeve.
Turkish rose-leaf comnm or sweetmeats
are made like some of our sugnred fruits.
Small Jars are used because exposure to tho
air Injuries the preserve. Marmalade pots
nrc best. The most fragrant roses nrc chosen,
in full bloom. while the leaves are full and
plump. They should be plucked perfectly
clean and free from dust and insects. Put
them in layers in the Jars, with cryHtallized
sugar, the top and bottom LAYERS being at
least half AN inch thick: over the sugar
paste q double thickness OF glazed paper
through which the air cannot pass. The jar
must be kept in a cool, dark place for about
three months. when the comnt will turn
from the jar in q cake almost jelIy-like in
consistency.
Bathing dresses OF maroon or OF black
serge hold their own with tho ever popular
navy blue. The changes arc in the direc-
tion OF immensely wide trousers. following
the lines OF divided skirt and giving greater
freedom in the water than the overskirt
docs. Trousers of serge and wAiat body OF
silesia are in one piece, and jacket waist OF
the serge ia an improvement on the blouse
waist No oversktrt at all is worn BY SWIM
mers, and. indeed, the modern cut OF the
bathing trousers renders the other skirt un-
necessary. The drawers are simply hemmed
and laid in plaits and are not caught IN by
elastics at the knee, AZ are the Turkish
pantalettcs.
When packing your trunk for tho Summer
remember to sew all the folds in your Lresses
Hat. There is nothing so quickly makes q
4 IL, IL 10 nlt ha1
agement in packing. Lay paper over pas
sementories and bead trimmings, a. they will
be sure to leave their mark on anything
lightly packed above them. II your
trunk Ia too short turn your dresses
at the top. never at the bottom. and
IL there is a velvet panel creation in your
wardrobe lay something soft where You fold
1t and place II perfectly fiat, otherwise it
will come out In watered design where II
was not evenly laid. Open all tapes, and II
you have wash dress with loopings open
thom out, for, If packed looped. by the time
you reach your destination all their froah
stiffness will be lost. Pack everything az
fatty and evenly As possihle and you will
be surprised TO see how much can DO gotten
into even small trunk, especially IL the
trunk be packed gradually 30 as to let i
settle by degrees.
An English custom, which IL being fol-
lowed by q few OF the heavy and exclusive
entertainers of this country, 10 tho practice
of giving visitors book a conspicuous
placs In the hail OF a fashionable country
house. 1t sRvors slightly of hotel register,
but ii will result in wonderful collection OF
autographs that may or may not be of great
value in years to come.>-1rho cook il con.
Rpicuous on the regulation stand. while near
it are quills BLuD and fine pens, so that each
one who is to write therein cannot fail to be
suited as far as pen IL concerned. The
favorite cover for tho book is of very heavy
linen, having painted upon IL on the upper
side the coat t-of-arms OF the family. while on
the under side in tho monogram OF the host
ess and the name of the country place.
The prettiest little story OF all concerning
Miss Phillppa Fawcett comes from Cam
bridge. Twenty years ago, when she waR
ouly year and half old. the frat of the
meetings which, under Prof. Sidgwick's
auspices, resulted In the foundation of
NEWMAN was held in Mrs. FAwcetts draw
ing-Toom at Cambridge. 1--WE did not
think OF this in 1869, did we?" said the
Professor AZ he congratulated the mother
Of the first lady senior wrAngler the other
day.
One lady in Washington las the courage
of her convictions. She is a rather pretty
brunette, with large brown eyes and
pretty rounded figure. She eau be seen
every afternoon speeding through the
mi la tai
cycle, with = dark, handsome man as her
companion. Har figure is shown to the best
advantage b" her becoming, tight-flttinR
babit, and her mass OF wAyy brown hair is
worn becomingly beneath a iAunty bicycle
cap. But her pretty face and charming
figure might pass unnoticed If she did not
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