The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-19
WOMAN'S WORLD.
Mrs. Bernard Beere's Gowns-The
TalIest European Princess
George Eliot's Popularity.

LAZY w Hue AlOtACA VI CTNNA ft1
is remarkable for her beauty.
brilliancy OF conversation and
accomplishments. She speaks half a
dozen languages, has cordial manners,
excellent taste and a great social fol-
lowing.
The late Miss Marianne North was
one of the most notable of English
IN About twenty years ago. be-
ing rich and independent, she went
alone to India, China, Japan,
Australia, California, the South Sea
Islands and the West Indies to study
the native flora. She penetrated
where few men had set foot. and IN
twelve years Of exploration made a
priceless collection of plants and
drawings, which she deposited at Kew
gardens in a museum built at her W
expense and presented as a free gilt
to the nation. Miss North was not
only a naturalist, a linguIst and an
explorer, but an artist, a musician
and a most brilliant talker, as well as
a noble hearted woinan.-Hdrper's
Bdzdg.
The Queen of Roumanla has shown
an admiration for fine Irish poplins
by having some beautiful gowns
made in this fabric, which looks well,
falls in artistic folds and wears a
great deal better than the average
black silk. Some of the finest pop
Inns are brocaded with a second color.
This gives an effect of peculiar rich
ness. Among handsome new shades
are faience blue, a~zalea, a golden
fawn, ripe corr yellow and turquois
blue.
Miss Augusta NJ. Lowell, organist
OF the Church Of the incarnation,
New York, is considered the
most distinguished organist OF her
sex in this country. She was born in
California and in childhood showed a
genius for music which during the
past six or seven years has been de-
yeloped by a our of thorough In
struction at New York. During this
time she had pursued her studies for
hours daily and has composed some
notable and beautiful songs and SON
atlas. Her success illustrates afresh
that patient application and earnest
effort form the only sure highway TO
eminence.- Erchange.
Among the visitors OF Nine. Carnot
at the Elyssee Palace during the past
week have been the Crown Prince
and Crown Princess OF Denmark.
The latter is famous TOR being
the tallest and w~ealthiest prin-
cess in Europe. Her stature is
absolutely gigantic. being over six
feet two.
What women need most is a knowl-
edge of self, and an intelligent under
standing of natures laws, not a parcel
of nostrums of which they know
nothing, and which may be hurtful
in the extreme.
Worth is making the dresses for
Mrs. Bernard Beere's tour in America.
For la Toscan the toilets are very
rich and very simple. The most
beautiful is a rose-colored crepe
founced with old and costly Valen-
ciennes. A robe for "Adrienne Lee
c~ouvrier' is an exquisite white silk
embroidered with gold. Worth has
designed recently a number OF
Oriental looking robes to be trimmed
with the Russian lace which is the
latest fancy.
George EIiot's books have become
more poplar in the past few years
than during her entire lifetime. In
India 'Silas Mariner" has been in
Guided in the list of books used in the
public schools.
The children of ex-President
Arthur are seeing and learning ac-
eording to their respective needs.
Nellie, growing into lovely woinan
hood, is attending boarding school at
Great Darlington. Mass. Allan
Arthur, the young ~six-footer, is
travelling abroad, and was last re-
ported in Egypt.
Mrs. EInnons Blaine, nee Nc
Cormick, paid 81, 700 for her new
baby's bassinet and trousseau. The
furniture of the toilet basket is ivory
bound, with the family monogram
variousIy inscribed in silver, turquoise
and small diamonds.
At the reception rendered her in In
dianapolis last Friday by Mrs. Mckee,
Mrs. Harrison wore her inaugural
dress-an exquisite costume of gray
silk.