The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-25
NEWS Il AND NOTES FOR WOMEN

Old.
Silver cloak buckles of the most ex-
ouisite pierced workmanship are IL great
demand.
One NAV be independent this season IN
choosing ribbons, as all kinds are useo TO
u greater or less extent
A woman may think a man IS q
genius before marriage, but she calls HIN
hy some other name afterWard.
It is an admitted fact that fashion pays
as much to keep her dog in ribbons as
she does to keep herself in gloves.
Opera-glass holders in stained ivory,
tortoise shell, chased gold and silver de
post are shown by the leading jewelers..
Simplicity, or that studied art which
has the appearance of simplicity, IS the
KEYNOTE of fashion in hair-dressing JUS
now
The long wraps imported this season
for evening wear are described as being
the most elegant ever sent out from
Paris.
Chenille fringes and trimmings are in
creasing in variety. When used IN black
unon colored wooiens the effect is very
pretty.
Little Princess WiIhelmina, heir to the
Dutch throne, has mastered Dutch and
German and is now diligently studying
French.
Threads of bronze and copper oven
about the rubber gas tube give that part
of a drop Tampa decidedly snake-hke APP
pearance.
Turbans, toques and small bonnets
promise to be more extensively worn
than large hats, notwithstanding early
predictions to the contrary.
A lady in Philadelphia has been sued
for the price of her wedding dress. She
declined to pay the bill, givinga as a reason
that the dress was not satisfactory.
Anunusual wedding ceremony occurred
not long ago in Dublin, where a we'll
known artist was married to his second
wife by a clergyman who was his son by
his first wife.
One of the daintiest devices in station
ery this season is a pretty note paper IN
shades OF richest mazarine, cream, opa-
line, silver gray and the inner tint OF a
pale pink rose petal.
Lady Sandhurst, upon whom the free
dom OF the city of Dublin was con-
ferred, is said to be the first woman
upon whom that honor has been be-
slowed for 300 years.
Long nantes of the Russian type, with
plain loose coat sleeves unde the long
hanging sleeves, are the models most fire.
ouently shown in the cloak departments
of the leading houses.
Brownish reds and ruddy browns in
all shades are beautifully combined with
pale blue, rose, water green, and cream
white for the fronts of dressy tea gowns
and morning wrappers.
Among the long mantles sent from
Paris is one of royal purple velvet with
puffed sleeves and a Queen Anne collar,
bordered with black ostrich feather trim
ming and braid ornaments.
The favorite cut for a velvet sleeve is
after the leg o mutton, wrinkled above
the elbow and nearly tight below, with
six small buttons and loops of braid on
the inside seam of the wrist.
In a school for young women, not far
from Philadelphia, it was a rule some
years ago that every young lady must
before retiring, give her hair one hun
dred good strokes with the brush.
Queen Olga, of Greece, is particularly
fond of American literature. She is a
constant reader of the principal American
magazines and newspapers. Her favorltt
of all authors in Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The triple Cafrick or ''four-in-hand'
cape is in high favor with ladies WHIT
handle the reins themselves. The ia
vofite color for it is q dark navy blue
and a turban or small toque of felt of tn
!, same color is worn with it.
: Some fancy jackets Of sealskin hav
; vests of natural seal, leopard or whit,
! lambskin, with revers of seal, and other
have caps of Persian lamb, which begi1
. at the top of the sleeve and fall in tab
down the front below the waist.
! Queen Victoria is very fond of Scotch
+ articles of diet. She likes oatmeal il
e every form, and eats it for breakfast ant
q dinner. She drinks beer fer luncheon
2 and at night, on retiring, sometime
/ takes a hot Scotch whisky punch.
Madame Carnot's dinners are said t
be perfect, and the French President ha
d established the custom of entering tn
n dining hall at the hour mentioned fo
dinner. This avoids all ~disagreeable dc
lay, and it is a good lesson to guests VIII
are inclined to be %unpunctual.
e stMrs. Kate Chase, :" says q Washing
t ton letter, sis still as brilliant in CONVEX
n ~sation, as charming in manners and e1
t. quisitely cultivated as in the old day
/, which she was the proud daughter of tn
e Chief Justice of the United States, tn
!, unrivalled queen of Washington 81
n ciety."
9 Bonnets for little girls from one I
= three years are of velvet, matching tn
I cloak in color. The large crowns an
: fronts are all in one piece, laid in plat
{ toward the front, and finished wit
plated silk around the face, with insid
caps of lace footing and white bah
ribbon.
a convenient little article to wear ove
n a garment of cloth or silk, not FL
!. trimmed, is a pelerine of astrachan, wit
!. points to go between the shoulders an
Y over the bust about half the length
# the waist, and finished with a high ope
; collar, which allows free movement {
d the head.