The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Llttle iackets q laca rre dainty.

Jennie June has been m" , Honorary
President of Sorosis for life.
Mrs. Priscilla Scroggins, of Gaines
vile, Ca, has 1883 descendants.
Princess May, of Teck, is the pretticst
manageable royal girl In Europe.
The souvenir spoon fad has been car.
ried to the most ridiculous extremes.
A Brooklyn woman's will, consisting
Of ten words, is contested by her mother.
Black silk handkerchiefs have again
been brought out, but will hardly gain
favor.
Chocolate is said to bo the favorite
drink with women as well their favorite
candy.
Auna Shaw, the woman preacher, says
she wears short hair simply because she
was born that way.
The Princess Louise, Of Schleswig.
Holstein, has two bodices made for near
ly all her evening gowns.
The Duchess Of Westminster is the
fortunate possessor of the Nassau dia.
mond, which is valued at S1S5, 600.
White canvas and white leather shoes
are seen up on the feet of the summer
girl, and the windows of the best stores
are full of them.
Mrs. Harrison is having the green
room Of the White House decorated in
Sixteenth Century style. The leading
tint is absinthe green.
The wages of shop girls in London
range from S35 to $40 year in the
poorest kind of shops, to $3.50 to S400
in the aristocratic establishments.
One who has worn them says that net
dresses were invented by the enemy of
woman.kind to try her temper aud to
keep her forever darninS the rents in the
net.
Miss Fisher, of North Carolina, the
lady who once wrote many novels under
the name of "Christian Reid" is now
Mrs. Tiernan and publishes no more.
She is the daughter of the Colonel Fisher
who gave its name to Fort Fisher.
The wife of well-known naval officer
in Washington wears a very handsome
gold necklace that once adorned the
neck of Peruvian Princess. The lady's
husband took it from the Princess, whose
mummifed body he found in Peruvian
grave.
When Frenchwoman wears a sailor
/ hat, which is very seldom, she has 1t of
clear white straw, with a scarlet velvet
band, but the hat the Perisian likes best
this is of futed black tHile, caught in the
middle with two pink carnations or two
pale yellow roses.
MIS-. ida May Davis, who has been
elected member of the city school board
of Terre Haute, is the first woman in In-
diana to hold such position. Though
still young woman, she has been a
teacher for ten years, and is the author
of considerable literary work.
When the ex-Empress Eugenie was
asked at Cap Martin, near Mentone, the
other day to fill out census blank this
is how she did it: "Comtesse de Pierre.
ponds (AIarie Eugenie), sixty.four years
of age; born in Granada, Spain; natu-
rallied French; widow; travelling"
New toilet sets are in Opaque whit
and gold, with the monogram in gold
letters on the side of the pitcher. Others
are in novel shape, one having an oblone
bowl, with the pitcher in most curious
shape, low and long, with broad nose
the whole resting on brass stand, OF
which it can be turned, instead of being
lifted to pour the water.
Some of the handsome black costumes
of the season show costly black lace
coats in the deep Louis XIV. style oper
over very rich vests of gold embroidered
faille. Some of the vests are of gold
dotted silk net arranged with bloust
effect; others are of lustrous corded sill
striped with gold gimps, these gimp
being made of genuine gold threads.
| Checked or striped ginghams for
misses show the waist with the neck cut
away, as though square guimpe wer,
designed to fill it, but instead there will
be a full frill of rows of very marrow
lace, which is also used in dozen rev:
on pointed cape effect, laid over tn
top of full puffed sleeve, which termi
mates, without trimming, just below the
elbow.
The new bridesmaids present is tn
lucky slipper brooch, made of gold, will
true lovers knot in jewels on the to
and red enamelled heels. The pin is en-
closed in case, made also in the shap
of shoe. Another gift, dear to tn
heart of the maid of honor, is case c
lace pins, usually of half dozen of tn
convenient little ornaments, each Sc
with different colored stone.
Rain water, it is we'll known, is tn
best cosmetic. A good substitute is t
let some orange, lemon or cucumbe
peel soak in water used to wash the facS
This need not be especially prepared 70
every ablution. Keep a wide-mouthe
bottle or jar of it on your toilet stau
and use daily for the face. 1t softer
the skin and gives becoming glow
while healthtully stimulating the actio
q of the skin.
Some ingenious person has patente
I and put on sale a fatiroa which especial
: commends itself to women who board {
any who employ dressmNkers in the
y homes. 1t is made with an opening
q the upper part and is hollow insid
/. Within are placed blocks of q new so
of fuel which comes in little cakes, al
when these are lighted they will bu
. for six hours and keep the iron WI
, heated all the time.
q The short woman will have a very 81
o summer if she hasn't a soul above h
garments. Deep, basque jackets, thre
nuar+ar copas frilto and ,,anuiara W hi