The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-05-07
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Fashionable bonnet strings are Of vel
vet ribbon, an inch and half wide.
Salem, Mass, has a woman's relief
corps named after the late General Sheri-
dan.
listers of checked cloth are made
with full sleeves and cape like a deep
frill.
There seems to be a developing fancy
for rolling linen collars edged with
lace.
Triple capes will continue favorites
until late in the usually matching
the dress.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland ends
her Florida orange groves profitable
property.
There is no handsomer piano cover
than your grandmamma's India shawl
will make.
In the line of trimming milliners' folds
of Suede kid are offered for bonnet and
bodice decoration.
Gray and black striped gloria will be
a favorite material for summer travelling
gowns and cloaks.
A japanese princess has been in Berlin
studying the management of hospitals
and charitable institutions.
Forty women recently received the de-
cree of Medical Doctor at the Woman's
Medical College, Philadelphia.
Tea gowns, said to be marvels of
elegance, are made of brocaded silk, gold
galloon and mouseline de sole.
Gloves of heavy glace kid are the cor
rect thing for shopping and travelling,
and the finest of Suede for dressy wear.
Colored embroideries, edgings and in
sertings are used to a considerable ex-
tent just now for trimming undercloth-
ing.
Pearls are once again extremely popu-
lar and profusion of them is allowable,
while with diamonds such is not the
case.
The Duchess of Hamilton is one of the
most fearless riders to hounds in Great
Britain, and is a keen sportswoman
withal.
1t is said that Parisiennes have already
grown tired of straight skirts, and are
returning to paniers and short upper
skirts.
Queen Margherita, of Italy, recently
received a letter from a woman who
asked for some of Her Majesty's cast-off
jewels.
Spanish colors, Spanish styles, Tor
reador hats and red, black and yellow
millinery stufTs arc features in this sea-
sons fashions.
Mrs. Bently, the wife of one of the
best-known African missionaries, is
teaching telegraphy to some black boys
on the Congo.
The dried skins of fat fish can be used
for gloves and leather purses, for filming
coffee, as substitute for isinglass, and
for artificial bats.
a Russian Princess permitted her bridal
trouSseau to be exhibited in Paris for
three days, the accumulated admission
fees to go to the poor.
Birds, bees, butterflies and other in
sect in the act of flight are embroidered
in jet and tinsel all across the bodices
and skirts of new ball gowns.
A womans magazine in the Bengal
language has been issued monthly for
several years. Mrs. Ghosal, wealthy
Hindoo lady, is its editor and proprie-
tor.
Some OF the new face yelling of point
d'esprit is finished with a pointed edge
of silver, gold or black. Among the
dotted net there is a pattern in which
only few black pastille or polka dots
are woven, placed so far apart as to give
the piquant effect ofpatches.
Among the many revivals of old styles
and fabrics, that of the old-fashioned
''iron grenadine' will be warmly vel
coined by many ladies who know its dur
ability. 1t may be had plain, or with
alternating stripes of plain satin or broad
stripes of brocaded satin. 1t should be
elaborately trimmed.