West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

More ginghams and fewer challies are
roticed.
Black velvet belts having leather straps
are popular.
Fans are somewhat smaller than they
were last season.
A fan made of human hair is displayed
at London store.
Plaid surahs finished with frosted ef.
fccts are much worn.
Ii is said that there are eighteen women
physicians in active practice in Detroit.
Damasks are now characterized by
large floral and other patterns upon a dull
background.
A Chicago shoe dealer tells the Herald
OF that city that the average size for his
customers is 81.
Louise Abbema, the French painter.
arrays herself in male attire and is very
much of a dandy.
A daughter of the Rev. Sam Small,
the evangelist, has much musical talent,
and is studying in Boston.
Christina Nilsson is to emerge from her
retirement to sing Mt the farewell concert
OF Sims Reeves in London.
Female lobbyists are recognized fac
tors OF legislation in England, and are
said to be very successful.
Mrs. Clara Foltz, Of California, has
Just been admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court.
Queen Victoria is giving personal at
ff th. l. r. l. 4. r.
Colonel of a Prussian regiment.
1t is claimed that Lolita, the actress, is
the richest single woman in the world
who has earned her oNn money.
Nine. Patti, the operate star, has an
Unsuitable appetite for stewed prunes,
which she eats for her complexion.
Watches are worn more by women
than ever before, and there were never
so many varieties in shape and appear
ance.
Large round hats again assert them
selves, and with cause, for they are ex-
tremely becoming to youthful, piquant
faces.
Jet butterflies and fringes of tiny let
pendants with puffings of crepe de chine,
in Spanish red or yellow, make charming
little toqucs.
English girls of the period are wear
ing eyeglasses with wide band of black
ribbon. There is nothing the matter
with their eyes.
The newest black tulles are enriched
with gold embroidery in the form of deep
borders, which gradually dissolve into fine
all-over patterns.
One of the greatest improvers to the
beauty OF our women is the athletic life
they now lead as compared with that
formerly followed.
There are nearly hundred ladies in
New York who are skilful performers
upon the harp. Five years ago there
werelcss than dozen.
garment now the rage abroad is the
''polonaise Parisicnne. It is long
tight fitting redingote, made of checked
cloth and trimmed with bands of ribbon
velvet.
Miss Ella Knowles, young lady of
twenty-six. and the only woman LAWYER
in Montana, has built up "A lucrative
practice in Helena within the last six
months.
A Daubury Comm lady has dress,
worn by bride in the year 1900, that
weighs only three ounces. 1t is white.
cut low in the neck, sleeveless, and we'll
preserved.
The newest brocades for briCal gowns
have faille grounds, strewn with satin
figures, large roses, leaves, thistles and
true-loyers' knots being the designs
most favored
Street gowns grow more and more
quiet and puritanical in effect The re-
verse is seen in house gowns Of all kinds,
Tor dinner, teas, ut home in the after
moons and evenings.
The tea jacket is again in favor and
made of dainty soft materials like India
silks, surdhs, nuns yelling, crepe dc
chimes, etc, it becomes the most fascin-
ating OF home toilets.
The hair will be worn lower Oh tho
neck than ever and caught with visible
or invisible slides. Any appearance of
wire hairpins is discarded in favor of
very fine tortoise-shell pins.
Very striking Louis Quinze jackets are
of black cloth, outlined with dead cold
braidings, and more picturesque still
are the red Mcdici Danish coats EN- Il.
broidered in black and gold.
A pretty little black lace capote Is in
shape Of a child's Dutca cap with quill
ings Of nome lace around the edge and
the sole trimming huge golden Qauze
butterfly. A chantilly barbe forms the
ties
YoI can buy picked skins and have
one made into gloves, another into a card
case and the two or three larger pieces
turned into slippers st little more OK
pense than the ready made articles would
cost
An English straw hat has an Angelo
crown Of poppy-red velvet, with roll Of
same about it knotted with handkerchief
ends on one side; large poppy placed
on the brim in front completes The trim
ming.
a hat in brown straw has crown OF
green chip and n lining Of the same
Inder the brim; this is effectively
trimmed with shaded aubergine roses.
and bow Of satin ribbon Of tho highest
shade Of aubergine.
The disposition Of flowers in this