West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-04-17
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN

Salem, Mass, has woman's relief
corps named after the late General Sheri-
dan.
Ulsters OF checked cloth are made
with full sleeves and cape like deep
frill.
| There seems TO be developing fancy
for rolling linen collars edged with
lace
| Triple capes will continue favorites
until late In the season-usually matching
the dress.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland finds
her Florida orange groves profitable
property.
| There is no handsomer piano cover
than your grandmamma's India shawl
will make.
| In the line Of trimming milliners' folds
of Suede kid are offered for bonnet and
bodice decoration.
Gray and black striped gloria will be
u favorite material for summer travelling
| gowns and cloaks.
A Japanese princess has been in Berlin
studying the management of hospitals
and charitable institutions.
Forty women recently received the de-
cree of Medical Doctor at the Woman's
Medical College, Philadelphia.
Tea gowns, said to be marvels OF
elegance, arc made of brocaded silk, gold
| galloon and mouseline dc sole.
Gloves of heavy glace kid arc the cor
rect thing for shopping and travelling,
and the finest of Suede for dressy wear.
Colored embroideries. edgings and in
settings are used to considerable ex-
tent just now for trimming undercloth-
ing.
Pearls are once again extremely popu-
lar and profusion of them is allowable,
while with diamonds such is not the
| case.
The Duchess of He milton is one of the
most fearless riders to hounds in Great
Britain, and is n keen sportswoman
witha.
It is said that Parisienncs have already
grown tired of straight skirts, and arc
returning to paniers and short upper
| skirts.
Queen Margherita, Of Italy, recently
| received letter from n woman who
asked for some Of Her Majesty's cast-off
jewels.
Spanish colors, Spanish styles, Tor
reader hats and red, black and yellow
millinery stuffs are features in this sea-
sons fashions.
Mrs. Bently, the wife of one of the
best-known African missio naries, is
| teaching telegraphy to some black boys
on the Congo.
The dried skins of flat fish can be used
for gloves and leather purses, for fining
coffee, as substitute for isinglass, and
for artificial bats.
Russian Princess permitted her bridal
trousseau TO be exhibited in Paris for
three days, the accumulated admission
| fees to go to the poor.
Birds, bees, butterflies and other in
sect in the act of flight are embroidered
in jet and tinsel all across the bodices
and skirts of new ball gowns.
A woman's magazine in the Beugali
language has been issued monthly for
| several years. Mrs. Ghosal, a wealthy
Hindoo lady, is its editor and proprie-
| tor.
The young women of the Detroit
School of Art revolted because the con-
ductor of that institution decreed that
no pupil should be allowed to chew
! gum.
When worn rs a part of suit, the
shoulder cape consists of one or two frills
set on to a pointed yoke below a high
Medici collar. The edges are usually
pinked.
Light and graceful petticoats, now fur
nished by London dressmakers, are of
thin silk, accordion pleated and finished
at the hem with deep lace treated in the
same manner.
Miss Lena Siegfried, of New Orleans,
is bird hunter, living on her fathers
schooner, and is able to kill, clean and
prepare more birds to the hour than any
male hunter along the coast
Mrs. Phelps, the wife of the American
Minister at Berlin, has become associated
with the Empress Frederick and four la
dies of high rank in home in that city
for American and English governesses.
The petition praying for permission to
be granted TO women TO study medicine
~ oNfiihhg 10 htttu W lluNt Dttn UuIly re-
fused by Prussia, Wurtemburg, Saxony
and the Duchies Of Hesse- Darmstadt and
SAKE Wcimar.
Mistletoe has been adopted by the mil
liners, and it is certainly very pretty.
A piquant, bewitching face, surmounted
by a spray Of this parasite, would bc
suggestive of considerable raillery, if
nothing more.
The newest bonnets are composed of
velvet frills of different shade to the
strings and the loops that decorate the
top, and arc much the shape-though much
smaller in size, Of course-of the bonncts
worn by baby girls.
The most popular pattern in face veil
ing just now is a fine black silk net.
with dots OF stars in black velvet scat
tered over its surface. This is made in
imitation Of the black patches worn by
fashionable women many years ago.
Rulings are again used to trim night
dresses, children's undcrclothing. etc.
They may be obtained all ready for use.
Of cambria or Victoria lawn, hcmstitchcd
ON one rdOo and with n vtovou cord 90