, 1890-11-20
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
New York SUM-

A new device that will appeal to
the fancy Of women is that of hay
lug a tiny little purse let into the
palm of the left hand just large
enough to hold bit of change. The
intricacy of dress fastenings and the
obscurity of pockets have brought
out a lot of convenient and ingen-
ious contrivanccs for the uccommo-
dalton of watches and money and
the various petty trifles with which
women cucumber themselves. The
medley of the traditional small
boys pocket loses interest beside the
cooperative store stock which a
woman hangs to her girdle and
buckles about her waist, and now
the cash department Is to be located
In her glove.
The wise clerical authorities at
Treves have decided that lawn ten
mis- Is o game unbeconing to Ger
man girls, and oppose the town
councillors who have opened the
municipal gymnasium for that
purpose. "Half the mischief in life, F"
says great philosopher, "comes
because one can not sit still in
ones chair" but the pretty German
sewers and knitters are inclined to
sit too still, and have grown heavy
and somewhat lymphatic in conse-
quence. Doubtless, In a literal
sense, the clergy are right In saying
that the game is unbecoming to
daughters of the fatherland. A
German girl in motion is not pic
turesque object, save only when she
siest, most hopelessly plodding Ger
man scullion, let her favorite waltz
be played, will be transformed, as
she glldes into its measure, into a
light-footed fairy. But 1t is difficult
to imagine her at tennis. This little
indirect slur cast at the healthy,
swift-footed English girls customs
recalls some of the criticisms made
upon the active English bride the
good Fritz brought home long ago,
and how some royal parsonage re-
buked Victoria's daughter Victoria,
saying: Madame, what you have
done may be well enough for an
English woman, but remember,
now you are German.
One of the most fashionable fans
which was carried at the wedding
of the daughter of Alexander
Dumas represented clover leaf.
The sticks were of violet wood, the
upper part being of clover green
silk, upon which were written, In
very black ink, the names of most
of the celebrities present. The craze
for fans Is again to the fore among
the Parisians, and undoubtedly the
epidemic will reach New York In
sufficient time for fans to be counted
as particularly desirable for Christ
mas gifts.
The handkerchief of the day will
not permit much weeping on 1t, as
the smaller 1t Is the more fashion.
able 1t counts. The square in the
center is not very much larger than
n postage stamp, the lace frill max
ing the rest of the kerchief, which
in reality is only useful US decora.
tion.
Among the presents given to
bridesmaids brooch that is sup.
posed to bring good luck is fancied;
1t represents the Scotch thistle, the
lovely purple shade being produced
by the mounting of the cairngorm,
while the leaves and stem are OF
silver. 1t is supposed to bring great
good fortune, and should be fastened
at the belt of the attendant. while,
If the bride doesn't wish to have u
color about her, thistle may form
her garter buckle. AS 1t brought
good luck to Scotland, 1t is sup
posed to bring good luck to anybody
else. The story goes that many
years ago an army of Danes landed
on the Scottish shores, and finding
that their approach had been un-
heralded, determined to attack the
Scotch army by night.
Approaching the sleeping camp
with the greatest caution, success
seemed almost certain, when sud
denly there arose from one of the
Danes an awful scream, which
aroused the men they were about to
attack. The screaming invader
couldn't be blamed when it was
known he was barefooted and had
stepped on thistle; but the sturdy
Scotchmen soon armed themselves,
fought well and vanquished their
enemies. To show their gratitude
for the plant that tl.at had been
their salvation 1t was determined
that the thistle should be the
emblem of Scotland, and the motto
"Nemo me impune lacessit'' NO
man provokes me with impunity)
Is one Of the most applicable extant.
However, the bride assumes 1t for
good luck and not because she