Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
NEWS AND NOTES, FOR swonEx.

| not worn.
Children'sk dresses bare longer than in
past seasons.
Silk sleeping.gownsltakes the fancy Of
young ladies'.
The colored lesttherbshoe appears ia
have come to- stay.
women's Asecret societies are being
doomed in ,B Boston.!
An effort4 will be tmade to introduce
colors in thetsaddle.
The dog-,,o.se is,a newipattern for rich
white satin brocades.
Two-toncd itwilled louisine silk para
soils are the m pst stylish.
Cricket is becoming popular as a
ladies' game inkEngland.
Collars are either cut very high or
very low. Thei,esis no medium.
| Birds are,agai.n. making their appear
ance amongfashiOnable garnitures.
Crepe, ruches and picot ribbons are
not much used intth necks,of dresses.
Many of the no use' dresses have bow
Of ribbon. pinnedt under the ear as .
finish.
The women's exchanges in this country
nave paid .outsl$1 900, 600 in twelve
years.
Gold-headed umbrellast are regaininp
:he popularity, extended to the silver
handled ones.
Fashion has knews posy-the corn
dover, better known as bachelors but.
ton, or blueys.
The fashion of planting large fuchsias
On the grass is popular in lawn decora-
ton in England.
| The strongest woman now living in
| Nine. Victorine, atSwiss, who lifts $50
pounds with e;we.
Refers and blazer Jackets are made in
| .ilk, serge or flannel, and are the fa-
gorites for outdoor wraps.
Some of the most practical papers
published of late lin leading bee Journal,
have been writtensby women.
Ladies' shirts are in greater variety as
| the demand increas'es. Dotted muslin.
percale and linen are usedsin negligee at
tire.
Illuminated nets are,allithe rage. The
| ,quare-mashed Greek net, ribbon -striped
or with chenille dots, is most fashion
| able.
Miss Mary Sharp,,a Brooklyn On. W
| school-tcacher, has Just returned from an
exploring expedition in the wilds of
Africa.
A noticeable feature. of recent bee
| keepers conventions is the increased
number of ladies who take part in the
| exercises.
Vieux rose broche and forget-me-nos
silk is one of the many beautiful COM
binations displayed on the hotel piazzas
along the beach.
a new style of mourning paper drops
the band of blackiall around the sheet,
and has it drawn diagonaliy across the
left-hand corner only.
A sailor hat is dark blue straw, with
band OF blue ribbon dotted with white,
sets off boating dress of dark blue fan
mel with small white dot.
The Queen of Sweden, who still suf.
| fers from shattered nerves, finds ease in
working like house-maid, and in wesd-
ing and digging in her garden.
An autumn hat has appeared above the
horizon Of fashion. 1t is an open steel
braid faced with velvet, and is large and
round and has a medium crown.
A Hindoo woman doctor, Miss Jag
annadnam, has been appointed house
surgeon at the Edinburgh (Scotland)
uasaital for women,and children.
The Primrose League, of England, has
a membership of 915, 900 persons. This
| is the first popular organization for po-
litical purposes which,has awarded equal
| positions to women and men in its
| ranks.
Low-crowned hats have insertions or
edgings of openwork ini passementerie OF
embroidery devices att the edge of tho
brim, presenting an effect like lace.
These hats have wide, fiat, projecting
| brims.
A charming little 'toque is covered
| with wild-rosevine, with leaves, buds
and foliage, and with full-blown roses
| over the forehead, and is finished with
ties of narrow black velvet.ribbon COM
ing from the back.
Gray and black form stylish COM
bination. Dresses for cool days are made
with gray skirts, around the bottom of
which from three to nine rows of black
velvet arc placed. and plain gray basques
with black velvet sleeves.
Miss May Rogers, of Dubuque, Iowa,
is the author of Waverly Dictionary, in
which the 1900 or more characters in Sir
Walter Scott's novels are described, with
illustrative extracts from the text; the
book is said to be complete key to
Scctt's works.
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