The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOVEN,

Queen Victoria wears broad-soled,
squsre-toed, heavy shoes.
Narrow ribbons in lieu Of strings are
used for lacing low shoes and slippers.
Beaded wraps rank amid the most
dressy outer garments for summer wear.
Rustic bellies have green leaves en-
broidered in the corner Of their handker-
chiefs.
For the first time in its history the
Boston Dental College has graduated q
woman.
Laver dc sole is the classic name for
the washable silks used for children's
| frocks.
Elbow mousquetaire gloves for sum
mer wear have Vandyke points cut along
the edge.
Amethyst and pink roses look we'll
when artistically combined, although a
parody upon natu:e.
Crownless hats have the trimmings
arranged to cover the crown sufficiently
to conceal the top of the head.
Tuscan yellow straw passementerie
bands trim some of the silk and etamine
toilets from Partisan workrooms.
Navy blue or brown flannel, in short
plated skirts and plain blouses, are the
thing for camping out in woods.
One of the prettiest ways of displaying
lace barb is to gather it round the edge
Of a bouquet holder aud finish it.
Silver serge is a novelty cloth, woven
with peculiarly twisted quill thread,
which gives the warp sheen effect.
Slippers of French gray. Suede kid
foxed with patent leather may be worn
with impunity by ladies with shapely
feet.
Archery will continue one of the fash
ionable, outdoor recreations in the coun-
try. Some of the archery sets are very
handsome.
The favorite baptismal name for young
women in New Orleans is Viola. There
are also many Ophelias in the city, but
not Desdemona.
Miss Joanna Baker, who was a tutor
of Greek in an Iowa college at the age of
sixteen, now occupies the chair her father
nlleu seventeen years ago.
White alpaca, plain or sprigged with
rose-buds, is one of the antique novelties
of the season. For a tea gown or gar
den dress it is luxuriously cool and
light.
Pundita Ramabai and nine of her fell
low-workers were delegates to the fifth
annual Congress of India. The appear
ance of women delegates was unprece-
dented in that place.
In lecture on the Transvaal (Africa)
Republic, delivered by Miss Annie Rus
sell in New York city, it was stated that
at one of the diamond mines alone IL, 900
women were employed.
Hair is dressed quite low on the neck
in braids, pinned up and down, in the
form of the letter S. The front hair, on
the other hand, is fhort, often the curls
and crimps being less than an inch deep.
Parasols rival hats in their ornateness
of material and garniture. A beauty is
of ceil-blue tulle composed entirely OF
knife-pleated flounces overlapping each
other. The handle is of mother-of-
pearl.
Lamps encased in bamboo have come
to correspond or harmonize with the
bamboo furniture for country houses,
where comfort takes tho place of style,
They are just as ornamental as they are
useful.
While making baby clothes for her
tiny niece, recently born to Chief Justice
Fullers eloping daughter, Miss Mildred
Fuller composed the "Jolly Wizard"
dainty poem that is going the rounds of
the press.
One of the first women to preach in
Kentucky was Mrs. L. NJ. Woolsey, of
Cooneyville, who was licensed to ill a
pulpit by the Kentucky Presbytery three
years ago, and has done successful relig-
ious work since.
Modern pillow shams are works of art.
The old fashioned ones of linen no
longer obtain, and the substitutes of
China silk, lace or very handsome tinted
cheese cloth are things of beauty and joy
to the possessor.
Leghorn headgear, covered with white
plumes are called "Maud Muller hats"
but it is very much to be doubted If the
young woman who figures in the poem
had any such toggery, unless in those
days it was given away.
The Zouave jackets can only be worn
by very tall or very slim ladies, but half
Zouave, that is to say, only the front of
the bodice and not the back, cut in
Zouave shape, is becoming to any one
who is not really stout.
Simple costumes are the best for car
travelling. If dresses and wraps are
elaborate the wearer will be quite un-
comfortable on warm day in the cars,
and will look even much more uncom-
Portable than she really is.
A pretty fashion is to have a pot of
ivy concealed and its sprays twined about
the sticks aud bars of an easel. A big
flower study may have the leaves and
vines of ivy twined about and covering
the frame with artistic effect.
The Queen Regent of Spain rises early,
takes cold bath every morning, even in
winter, and performs her toilet with the
help of one of her waiting maids. She
usually dresses very plainly, and never
wears jewelry except on ceremonial ocea-
sions.