The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-16
NEWS. AND NOTES FOR. NOMEN

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Bodices are made full: :,
Paniers have appeared in Paris.
Sleeves are full and often fantastic IN
shape.
Blouses are too comfortable.to be dis.
carded.
Ginghams come in beautiful checks
and quality.
Women are now permitted to practice
medicine in Canada.
Plaid silks are used to make UP with
black grenadines silks, etc.
There are said to be more widows in
France than in any other country.
A new woman's club in London, the
Somerville, has already 800; members.
Alpacas, mohairs and serges are very
popular for travelling gowns and general
SERVICE.
The leading enameled flower pin at
the moment is the orchid in all its multi.
form varieties. In the heart of each
flower solitaire of ore or another kind
is buried.
Hortense Bertrand, daughter of Count
Bertrand, the most faithful of Napoleons
generals, is still living in Paris. She &C.
companied her father and mother to St.
Helena in 1915.
The CLEAN of gold on white gowns is
not confined to evening wear. White
cloth gowns braided with gold will be
worn in the afternoon, and in the street,
at that, as well.
Colored shoes are much worn at we'd
dings in London. A pair of heliotrope
morocco were recently made for an Eng
hsh belle to wear at a wedding with
heliotrope gown.
The big black gauze-winged butterfly,
fecked with gold, silver or steel spangles,
scars triumphant over large numbers of
black lace and black tulle toques, tur-
bans, hats and capotes.
This will long be remembered as the
big buckle season. They fasten the sur
plices and sash belts of nearly every
swagger gown that walks along the fash
ionable thoroughfares.
Miss Nellie Hunt, daughter of the late
William H. Hunt, of Louisiana, ex-Min-
.ster to Russia and a member of Gar
6eld's Cabinet, has been chosen Private
Secretary to Mrs. Levi P. Morton.
Mrs. Florence nch.Keliy, the WELL
known Boston journalist, has just COM
pleted her second novel. 1t is called
"On the inside" and gives a complete
picture of Bohemian life of the higher
class in New York.
Miss Susan Rhoda Cutter, who has &C.
copied professorship in Biddle College,
Charlotte, n. c., took all the honors-
Latin poem, Grafton and valedictory-
and then studied modern languages for
two years in Europe.
The lace owned by the feminine mem.
bers of the Aston family is said to be
worth at least 100000. That which
the late Mrs. Aston bequeathed to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art was valued
at from $40, 900 to $4,000.
Christian Reid, che of the most popu-
lar of Southern novelists, is the daughter
of Colonel Fisher, of North Carolina,
after whom Fort Fisher was named. He
was one of the first Confederate officers
killed during the Civil War.
Those pretty little JET beaded and
fringed black wraps, that look like deco.
rations on plain black silk dress, are
sold by the thousands in all the depart.
ments for such garments in the great re-
tail, fancy and dry goods houses.
White undressed kid gloves, white
slippers to match, and white silk or lace
clicked Isle thread stockings will be
worn by sweet girl graduates this year.
Other commencement toilets will permit
the use of tan suede gloves and tan or
black kid slippers.