West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

maScullne iaSnlons are raging among
the women.
Now we are having tartan surahs for
summer silks.
Full wreaths of flowers without foliage
encircle many toques and turbans of vel
vet
A velvet facing is used with summer
roses and blackbird wings for trim
ming.
Veilings with black velvet dots are
worn to initiate the patches" of bygone
times.
The fishing dress is now an accepted
fact in the summer wardrobe of many
women.
Queen Victoria's stock of India shawls
for wedding presents has become ex-
hausted.
New tailor-made bodices OF striped
material have the darts taken in the lin
ing only.
Married women wear the smallest pos
sible bonnets, young girls the largest hats
they can find.
Little pads are used to support the top
of fur sleeves made up of the softest
wooden goods.
Bonnets are strlngless, or they have
mere strips for strings-but strings, like
wells, are optional.
The tendency to snowy flower laden
hats is so great as to tax the milliners to
supply the demand.
Black Leghom hats trimmed with a
wreath of buttercups or daisies arc worn
by the smallest girls.
Velvet forms part Of many or most
summer hats and bonnets, or il trims
them, mingled with flowers.
The latest New York caper is to array
pet dogs in the choicest of floral blooms
when taken out for an airing.
Many open lace patterned woolens will
be worn. They are very pretty, being
wholly or partly transparent.
All new jackets are longer than those
of last year, and are fitted more closely
about the hips and in the back.
Accordion plated lace capes are
trimmed with bands of ribbon and have
ribbon bows and shoulder straps
The University of Basic is the only
admit women to its medical teaching.
The newest "woven wind" tissue is Of
pale yellow silk, shot with gold, and
takes the name of sunbeam gauze."
Little girls wear accordion plated
dresses, the blouse and sleeves, as well as
the skirt, being made of the plating.
The embroidered nainsook gown is as
4. 4 ~
girl graduates and commencement wear.
plating of black lawn underneath
the hem OF the skirt, so that il cannot be
seen, is great protection to walking
dress.
OF the more than 1000 students who
have joined the volunteer movement for
foreign missions about one-quarter are
women.
The money annually spent for cosme-
tics by the women of this country would
paint 1900 houses, allowing SIS for
each house.
Some American and many English
mothers insist on short, very short skirts
for all their daughters under fourteen
years of age.
Except for very young children, the
Greenaway bonncts have given place to
large poke hats of soft felt, heavy with
ostrich plumes
Mrs. Langtry says: "a woman of the
deadest white skin, with light blue eyes
and pale blond hair, becomes poem
in yellow gown"
The Duchess of Albany, widow of the
Queens invalid son, took regular
course as hospital nurse, and has lust
received her diploma
In Denmark most of the girls are
trained in agriculture. which is there an
important industry. The owners OF farms
receive pupils who undergo a regular
training
Marion Harland, the author, is Mrs.
Mary v H. Terhuue in real life. She is
the wife Of Brooklyn clergyman. and is
tall woman, with gracious manners and
dignifed presence.
Mrs. Mary J. Holmes is one of the
most indefatigable travellers among
women authors She has recently com
pleted years tour of the world and is
now going to Alaska
The beauty spotted veil is a tremendous
success. There are not more than three
fpots in q vel, which can be shifted
round so as to locate the black disc Of
cnenille on the chin. cheek or forehead.
Little butterfly knots Of bright rib.
bon arc considered chic tied about tho
handles OF parasols, along the sleeves OF
null and lace dresses, and perched on
the shoulders AZ the belt, ard diaqonally
across the corsaVe Of summer dresses.
Women inventors appear very often
on the Patent Office records. and one Of
ten who succeeded in pushing through
$50 improvement ia an eye glass spring il
said 20 have made q very comfortable
fortune b. ihc capitalization other idels
~ practical form.
The two principal prizes in landscapes
given TO the British Royal Academy stu
dents have been taken by women, and u
third female student carried of prize
81 $3.50 for a decorative design in water
color The work Of the male student,
w2s still very good
Mrs Wanamaker has introduced new
11d in Washington. and has class of