The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-18
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Bodices are made full.

Sleeves are full and often fantastic in
shape.
Blouses are too comfortable to be dis
carded
Ginghams come In beautiful checks
and quality.
Women are now permitted to practice
medicine in Canada.
Plaid silks are used TO make up with
black grenadines silks, etc.
There are said to be more widows in
France than in any other country.
A new woman's club in London, the
Somerville, has already 500 members.
Alpacas, mohairs and sergos are very
popular for travelling gowns and general
service.
Miss Louise Imogene Quincy, the Bos-
ton poetess, thinks nothing of walking
twenty miles.
The widow OF the late General Crook
has determined to make her permanent
residence at Oakland, Md.
Mrs. John A. Logan is an accom-
! plished carpenter, and fills her house
with skilful cQnveniences of her own
contriving.
1t is not every dainty little curl nestled
at the nape Of the fashionable woman's
neck that is a part of her scalp, albeit
she owns it.
Skirts continue to have straight plain
appearance, though in the thin summer
goods more draping is allowable than in
heavier materials.
The ex-Queen of Naples is in the
horse-racing business. She has stables at
the Champs Elysees and at Chantilly un-
der an assumed name.
Miss r. F. Wilkinson is said to be the
only female landscape gardener in Lon
don. She is very successful, and ranks
high in her profession.
Sunshade handles are the most Won
derful ever seen, and the sticks are grad
ually approaching the length Of the
center pole in circus tent.
Five graduates of the Bellevue Train
ing School for Nurses in New York city,
have become practlcing physicians; 9TH
! ers are matrons or head nurses.
At least 1000 of the 25O, 900 self
supporting women of New York are
yearly reached by the Young Women's
Christian Association of that city.
Nine. Patti says: IL have dressed my
hair the same way for ten years; not be-
cause the coiffure was the style, but be-
cause it is becoming to my style"
Some of the newest sateens have deep
borders representing white lace for the
fronts, plain sateen of the ground shade
serving for the rest of the costume.
Mock rubies, amethysists and topazes
mark the points of intersections on those
pretty bonnet shapes of gold arabesque so
popular for evening wear this month.
In every fashionable audience, congre-
gationoor company there is seen a larger
quantity of blue than any other one
color. So blue is coming up in favor.
Colored shoes are much worn at we'd
dings in London. A pair of heliotrope
morocco were recently made for an Eng
lish belle to wear at Il wedding with a
heliotrope gown.
The big black gauze winged butterfly,
fecked with gold, silver or steel spangles,
scars triumphant over large numbers of
black lace and black tulle toques, tur,
bans, hats and capotes.
This will long be remembered as the
big buckle season. They fasten the sur
plices and sash belts of nearly every
swagger gown that walks along the fash
ionable thoroughfares.
Miss Nellie Hunt, daughter of the late
! William II. Hunt, of Louisiana, eX-Min-
lister to Russia and member Of Gar
fields Cabinet, has been chosen Private
Secretary to Mrs. Levi p. Morton.
Mrs. Florence Finch Kelly, the we'll
known Boston journalist, has just com
pleted her second novel. 1t is called
"On the inside" and gives a complete
picture of Bohemian life of the higher
class in New York.
Miss Susan Rhoda Cutter, who has ac-
cepsed professorship in Biddle College,
Charlotte, n. c., took all the honors-
Latin poem grafton and valedictory-
and then studied modern languages for
two years in Europe.
The lace owned by the feminine mem
bers of the Astor family is said to be
worth at least 100000. That which
the late Mrs. Aston bequeathed TO the
Metropolitan Museum of Art was valued
at from $40, 900 to $50, 900
Christian Reid, cne of the most popu-
lar of Southern novelists, is the daughter
of Colonel Fisher, of North Carolina,
after whom Fort Fisher was named. He
was one of the first Confederate officers
killed during the Civil War.
Those pretty little jet beaded and
fringed black wraps, that look like deco
rations on a plain black silk dress, are
sold by the thousands in all the depart
ments for such garments in the great re-
tail, fancy and dry goods houses.
White undressed kid gloves, white
slippers to match, and white silk or lace
clocked Isle thread stockings will be
worn by sweet girl graduates this year.
Other commencement toilets will permit
the use of tan suede gloves and tan OF
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