The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01

| tice the old-fashioned deep courtesy "hen
receiving visitors.
MANY of the newly imported french
,ourns have the skirt permanently at
tached to the bodice.
Anovel idea in dressing little girls IS
to have the gloves and stockings ma'ch
the color of the child's hair.
A novelty in the millinery line it IS
nredicted, will be toques and oonne's
made entirely of velvet grapes.
Even street dresses are now cut IN
nrincesse form, a separate bodice beng
simulated by the belt and surpl'ces.
The Queen of Roumania, SO widely
Known for her miscellaneous writings,
has become a martyr to nervous neural
gia.
Although Mrs. Allan G. Thurman is
older than her husband, she IS SAID to
~nossess fewer infrmities Of advancing
age.
Steps are taking to establish at Ere
mont, Ohio, the Lucy Webb-Hayes semi
nary as a memorial to the late Mrs.
Hayes.
Broad fringes are a conspicuous fea-
t,,re of winter gowns. In some instances
the entire fronts of skirts are covered
with them.
Half-open, short angel sleeves, over
Ieo-of-mutton or bishop sleeves, with
cuffs to the elbow, are a feature of many
new gowns.
Silk stockings to match the dress,
with large sprigs of flowers a la Pompa-
dour. are among the novelties In the
hosiery hn~
Mrs. Leavitt, the organizer OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
has already travelled 10000 miles IN the
cause of temperance.
The Empress of Japan has Just taken
possession of her new palace, which has
cost 81, Ooo, 900. She propoD to visit
America next spring.
Long nantes in the Russian style,
with plain coat sleeves under the long,
hanging sleeves, seem to be the favored
type of long winter wraps.
The basque waist is gradually disap.
pearing. ali waists growing shorter and
less peaked. Skirts grow longer at the
back and shorter in front.
Queen Natalie, of Servia, has taker
the house of a rich merchant OF Belgrade
on a years lease, a sign that she has NJ
intention to depart at present. e
It was an unmarried reporter Who in
formed the public that the satin dress o
the bride at q recent Western wedding
was embroidered with lace"
Mile. Rosa Bonheur gave to Buffalo
Bill a fine pair of mustangs, which sh'
was unable to break. His COWBOY
quickly brought them to time.
The handles of the newest umbrella
are handsome and substantial-loQ5pg
and are without the bows Or tassels%
which we have been accustomed.
Miss Annie Lancey, of Carmel, Ohio
has leased a mill property there, and
doing a large business, employing four
teen men and operating day and night.
Red browns and brownish reds al
combined with pale blue, water green
rose and cream white for the fronts {
dressstea-gowI and morning wrappers
Cohssee Eel pore Woolson is d.
scribed asAwdGA of slender figure
sot@ewhat aboS Adiurn height, wit
dark-brown ample9Eon an
thoughtful face.
Along mantle recently Afrol
Paris was of royal purple veIvedNlU
puffed sleeves and Queen Anne cola
and bordered with bands of black ostric
i feathers and braid ornaments.
Lady Forester, of London, is a pract
cal philanthropist. Each week she sent
to the factory girls of London upward
two thousand punches of flowers gathere
by the servants on her estate.
It has come to light that the death
the late Amy Levy, a young London no
elist, was intentional and was caused |
the fumes of charcoal. She was di
pusted with the heartlessness of the wor
at large. &
Laces with deep &vandyke point
black, white, creamk and esd, al
frequently embroidefea@#ith color'
silks, beads or metal threads, are clio
rivals of the Oriental embroideries in po
ular favor.
The general taste in jewelry now /
quires that it be as light and elega
looking as possible. In Paris all jewel
is worn very small, and diamonds .wo
by daylight, even earrings, are consi
cred as indicating an uncultivated taste
White ostrich feathers were recent
used to trim a bridal costume, with c
cellent effect. Bands were placed at t
edges of the train and skirt, about I
Le, throat and wrists of the high corsa.
and also upon the front of the princes
tunie..
Queen Victoria doesn't wear a gr
deal of fur. She has an odd cloak, no
ever, in which she comfortably enca
herself when travelling in the cold weat
er. It is made entirely of ermine, a
the ermine is outside. The cloak gi1
her a very regal appearance.
Fossils i'm Oregon.
A party of fossil hunters have been
ploring the North Fork country of G
gon. They report several curious fin