St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-19
WHINIS OF WOMAN.
What She Is Doing During Merry
Nav,

w hat OuC Id DUiu4 DuTIu& MCEFJ
May.
Miss Blanche F. Hunter is one of the
happiest flower painters in London this
week. Her Summer Gowks," now in
the exhibition of the Royal Institute of
Painters in Water Colors, has been pur-
chased by the Princess of Wales, who
referred to the work as ''that sweet bit
wish to buy"
The fair sex figures hOnorably in the
list of recent awards for bravery dis
tributed by the Royal Society for the
Protection of Life from Fire. In con-
nectiOn with the terrible Forest Gate
calamity Mss Maria Julia Bloomfield
was awarded an Illuminated TESTIMONIAL
and 93; Miss Laura Terry, niece OF the
fair Ellen, certificate and 81 Is, and
Mrs. Eliza Roe the same.
Donna Emilia Pardo BaZan, who
wrote the article on Spanish women in
the Fortnightly short time ago. Is the
best abused woman in Spain, and the
cleverest and most courageous who las
gone into print in long while. In that
semi-Moorlsh nation, where, until
almost as closely as an Or
agine the hubbub this beautiful Great
ure has raised with her pen. Fortu-
nately, she is related to one of the old
est and noblest families in Galicia, and
has the advantage of rauk and birth.
She is said to be pretty, piquant, eX-
tremely nervous in temperament, and
as charming and witty in conversation
as Bernhardt.
Antique sugar casters are used Tor
sweets. They are placed in the center
of the table at dessert with other silver
ornamental dishes, as guests help them
selves, it being considered bad form to
pass them around.
The finger bowl has subsidized into the
finger glass of fine flint presented on a
doyly covered plate. with dash OF
mint or wintergreen in the water.
Claret and sherry are the only two
wines that can he decanted without los
ing their flavor.
-bangled bracelets, with hearts of
moonstone pendant, attract the groom
elect as acceptable gifts to his bride S
girl attendants.
The one-button glove is CHASTITY in
novation, devised for no one knows what
end. The sleeve is heightened to cover
most of the arm, and as the solitaire
button does not permit the hand to be
uncovered woman has the alternative
of eating with her gloves on or drawing
off and Oh again the long stocking Of
suede leather.
AS tits difficult to ornament the gauZy
and very airy fabrics when made up on
the bias great deal of hcrring-bone
and Misunderstanding in silk is used on
the hem of frills and the head OF tuckS.
nd 10 1.io0ly
Turkish pruneS are being used for the
coloring.
A great many half shoes of lilac suede
kid are worn at pateS, musicales and
daylight at-homeS. They are pretty
enough in themselves, but AS agra
waiting as a magnifying lens.
For slim figure plated s'eeveS arc
pretty in tight jacket Of some fancy.
stamped material, or short mantilla. The
plaitS are small, held in place by blind
stitches, and reach an Inch below the
elbow.
There is a special line of cloth known
as jacketng and designed expressly for
short coats. Bits of lace, embroidery
and braiding attached to the bolt sUg-
gest the proper trimming. With white
cloth the silver braid is used as a tag,
while epaulets of old gold go with white
olive cloth and white scallopS with the
gray material.
Printed flannel, mousselin de laine
and stamped crepon are new materials
for negliges and tea gowns.
The marked popularity OF embroidery
remains undated. SO loving is the
fondneSS for threads that brocadeS are
purchased and the figures raised with
outlines Of colored silk. A little OF this
is exceedingly pretty.
The charming idea of wearing natural
flowers on bonnets and shad0Wy gauZe
hats is to be extended TO fans and
parasols. A clever gardener has in
vented an elixir by the use Of which eX-
pensive natural flowers can be worn
several times and reappear as fresh as
when first pinned on.
. ParaSOlS are being made very large to
relieve the immense dimensions of straw
hats, and the wonder is that anybody
with a capaciouS brim would want a
parasol. This same observation doubt
less led to the invention of the sun
screen which, is intended to be carried
in place of a parasolet to protect one
side of the face or neck from the sun.
Peach crepe for garden dress and
parchment peau de sole for reception
toilet who are asked TO believe are the
correct materials for the summer cam
paign.
A surplice blouse, with wide sleeves.
a Chinese petticoat and Turkish slip
pers, is one modiste's idea of q novel
tea toilet.