The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

Even a hideous little gold lizard with
ruby eyes finds admirers among those
searching for brooches.
The Children's Cooperative Dress
making Company, of New York City, is
run and managed by girls.
A society has been formed in England
to advocate the repeal of capital punish
ment In the case OF women.
The busy women will find it economi-
cal to use instead Of a dress braid a bind
ing of corduroy or velveteen.
Mrs. Alice Shaw, the American
whistler, has met with brilliant success
in her concerts in St, Petersburg, Rus
sic.
The newest embroidery for shoes is in
gold thread like a spide1's web, with a
red and gold spider and a blue and white
headed fly.
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett is said to be the
most popular woman writer in Paris, and
many of her books have been translated
into French.
Clara Schumann, widow of the COM
poser, is still playing in Germany, at the
age Of seventy-one, and is cordially re-
ceived by tie pubic.
Sealskin jackets, with inlaid figures of
undyed light seal on the front, collar
and down the sleeves, are among the
new wraps imported from Paris.
Grace Greenwood (Mrs. Lippincott) is
now living in New York City. She
writes comparatively little nowadays, and
10 much occupied with philanthrop1c
work.
Nine young Irish girls recently
graduated from Dublin Qreland) Uni
versity with the degree Of r. A. In the
examination papers they ranked above
the men.
The literary oma of to-day is quite
unlike, in dress at least, her dowdy pro-
totype of a generation ago. In fact,
nearly all the literary women of the pres
emit decade are models of fashionable and
stylish attire.
The prevalence of earache and neural
gia among women and children this year
is attributed by q well-known doctor in
Boston, Mass, to the draught which is
created between the face and the high
sleeves now in vogue.
Mrs. Edison, the inventors wife, is
twenty-five years old. She IS of medium
height and has a plump figure. Her COM
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eyes are a shade darker than her hair,
which is brown, abundant and wavy.
There are many snowbirds abroad in
the land, or young women who dress SO
much like them that they may be called
by the title. White stuff frocks, white
fur capes, tan gloves and tan and white
hats are the fashionable equipment for
ladies.
Miss Annie Reeve Aldrich, who is
achieving some reputation as a poet and
story writer, IS a tall, graceful and rather
statuesque girl. Her manners are very
charming, and she is proud of the fact
that she comes Of a good old English
family.
Queen Margherita is the only member
of the Italian royal family who seems al
ways to enjoy good health. She is always
well, always young, always beautiful.
Consequently she is the idol Of the peo-
pie, and society is ruled BY her without
@ murnlur.
Earrings with drops are again to be
seen, but the drops. are dainty and small.
An exceedingly attractive pair Of earrings
consists of pear-shaped pearls pendant
from q diamond. Thistles in diamonds,
lust the flower falling downward, afford
pretty ear ornaments.
London, England, has many apart
ment houses built for ONE alone.
They consist Of two rooms for 3d. 30, or
4 suit Of rooms for $40, with interme-
diate prices according to accommodate
lions. Each woman has her latch key
and there are 10 rules.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, of the Worlds
Fair Committee, has q conservatory ad-i
Joining her dining-room, in Chicago, H.,
from which her table is supplied with
fresh fruits and vegetables. mint and
mushrooms all winter, and her friends re-
ecive numerous bouquets.
It is said of Queen Victoria's dangh-
ters that If it had not been for their ex-
allied position in society they would all
have made names for themselves in lit
erature or art. Among their accom-
plishments they are noted as being good
n-eedlewomen and excellent cooks.
one immense rose Is the fashion nova
DAYS. and it must be carried like an al
perstock with d yard or two Of stem
dangling, or it may be Q high IN the
belt 10 that the ! comes just under
The chin. 4 bunch Is not permissible.
IT must be just p rose Or none at al.
Jaguar skin is d new material now
nj eting with approval for application
on cloth and woolens. The color IS
brown, shaded to amber, and the surface
i covered with irregularly-shaped spots
ID shades of yellow, red and light
brown. Borders Of astrakhan are also
c,,t outsin fanciful shapes and applied