St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

FASHIONS FOR WQMEN.
Blhts saa ssggsstloes CsacssnasG AAnee
Matters - the Toilet.
Moorish sashes are softly twisted and
kpotted with careless grace. shout
the short waist OF the negliee costume.
The hens Of the majority of the new
street gowns now rest IN inch or 20 on
the ground-an uncleanly. useless and
foolish fashion. Fzs~ -
White and black lace nets are charm
ingly decorated with passomentertes
that copy with their roses, buds and TO
1iage the finest hand embroiderieA =
An inside arrangement Of hooks and
chords upon the tailor-made skirt mat
inclines to demi.trsin cleverly lifts it
out Of harms way.
Crossed bodioes arc popalaE. Nth
chemisettes Of Grape. these bei1g allDw-
cd to disappear beneath bolts Of en-.
broidery which arc placed fsther below
| the waist. xf8
A natty undervest to wear beneath .
blazer can be made at little exPsnse by
purchasing = glove-dtting AAs wAite
stOckinette jersey which buttons up ono
side and is finished with bfaiding or dne
plaits ND the immediate front ~
The old-fashioned lace jacket linsd
or unlined ~ the fancy Of the wearer
may dictate, u favored swimmer gar
ment This can b made at homo st far
less expense and WIN give much moro
satisfaction than the store jacket
The proper capcr in handAssohjefs 10
in fine cOlored batiste or Vienna cam
brio, which peeps out in shy way from
the habit bodies. stands upin the pocket
of the morning jacket or slyly reveals
it, primrose, violet. baby blue, rose and
silver gray tones from the waist Of >Est-
cling and lounging gown ~ ;i:s
Some Of the dress parasols at the vari.
Gus watering places arc hugo mssses of
pinked frills Of net coloeed silk. - silk
muslin. vivid red and primrose ~
orsnge-yellow being conspicuous They
arc not At all graceful when caoosd, aud
when unfurled many Of them leek ltko
immense inverted peonieA
Open jackets. easy blouse vests. low
heeled Oxford shoes. long. protective
gloves Of wash lid, with sailor OF nap.
ping leghorn hats, whoee graceful bsims
bow and bend in the breeses. lem tho
details Of . charming neglige style oe
dress now widely popular. YEA epidemic.
''by mountain, stream a19 -. i9
The Piccadilly shoe 10 vesy' pepalae
this season. It has . low heel snd
slightly pointed toe and II foxed AL
around with patent leather. Rt0sE
tan and cuir-colored. q leatheF-ysllews
Oxford ties arc worn with costumes OF
every description. but. the. dask-hrown
feathers are the most fashio.ahle Aad,
the most elegant and costly. Gray and
fawncolorea shoes q undfsosed kid ar6
still in high favor. Chieags Thbeas. ~,
TO DRESS ECONOMICALLY =
nev Psast,s.l We1.ea Nay o.swss stAs
Orssay DFsss-Aahss. s-.os .-..ss
Dfess-makers' bills and the cost Of the
average waraSobo- may b materially
lessened by the ohservancs of . inv sin.i
Pile rules Never buy . fabric that u
part cotton. Let Il all b cotton or
none. For many yeass silk And We0l
mixtures were likely to wrinkle. anA
there are now in the market many which
will lose all their beauty. sffss . sow
hours wear in . damp patmoaphera pats
the Anest grades Of silk-warp Henfietts
cloth, and few handsome fabrics Of thit
class. are proof against this misfsrts1as
and will last and look we'll for many i,
seasons To select such goods 10 the
first Law Of eeonomical dressing. = The
next in, importance u the ah0ino al,a
rather plain conservative style sd
ono which will mot 10 out ol
date for some yearA This it r. eaDy -
do. - fairly straight draperiss.. plai1 8
waists, not too tight coat slesvesy s1A
plain, straight collars are amene the.
standard items in tho makeup Of god
dresses. and will NO doubt costinuA e
remain necessities for . long time 70
come. Too little imporeancS h attached
to having dresses carefslly msie n
stead Of being. a is often the caseI
merely basted together. Garments
should b sewed With stF6ng cotton
thread. not with silk .thsee4 ualess -
parts where the stitches are, 70 b sssn.s
II IL considered much easier 70 sew With
silk than with cotton. therefore nahy
seamstresses and dress-makess psuiatin
using it despite the fact that the woyk !;
is much more liable to slip and drag Out
OF place. .rS,s- ssa1S9. .e.s -
With the facts kept constantly n Dia1
that 10 dress we'll and economicslly ono
must buy good. goods o. dark o. durs0lt.
colors. select plain, ineoaspiensassey1eE
and have them made up With the utnostx
care as to reliability Of worknanship
the steEage woman nay oceant1as6A
moderate stock Of really sleg1aiasd -
coming garments. and will b. eqmpasaa,
lively FREQ from the vexatiouS and an
noyances which ever boeot the SookcheTs
after novelties and extxepes n teshjop6s'
Fastidious women arc selecting TIE apft-.,
est, finest fabrics. many Of them % deli
cate as to be almost transpasent-F161-
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The Dlee 9 AasEaeaa Vensa y -
Dr.. Hammond says that ell Americas
women are upderfedh 50 thiaE14 uniS
doslbtedly true Of gnat pajosit3uuls
American women. foR they take . Upeh
tea and white broad With cake, no,
pickles, con4iments ana sweets instead,
u substantial. blood-makipg food that,
they are really tryine % 1iveO3S 1tait. :
alton diet Tte1Us are; SaS1ss6aes6e
women who takesssshint bas see&ttooel!
toast and tee lofl &Fsak6n4 w6kh u
next To No food - all it,