The Opelousas courier., 1891-05-16
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Coat basques are considered smart.
Plum purple is becoming to most
faces.
Shell hairpins again usurp those Of
metal.
Black silk handkerchiefs are considered
vulgar.
Paris, France, employs l95, 600 dress
makers.
The latest toilet invention is a water
proof rouge.
Bedford cords, lace and ribbon stripes
appear in grenadines.
All wool surah cloth in all the latest
colors is new and pretty and cheap.
serviceabIe jackets for ladies are made
of black and colored fancy woolens.
The Chicago Ill.) Presbytery has pro-
nounced against training ONE as
~deaconesses.
The Empress of Austria, who suffers
much from rheumatism, has alady doctor
in attendance.
Stripes will reduce the width of a fat
woman, and even Sarah Bernhardt would
be fat in a plaid dress.
There is q dressmaking establishment
in London, England, where ladies' own
materials are made up.
According to statistical reports $780,
600 married women are engaged in bust
ness nIvsuits in Germany.
Women who long ago discarded the
hanging, dangling, clashing things in
silver still cling to the crystal chatelaine
watch.
The prayer book fad for brides has
had its day. Miss Ava Willing, now
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, reinstated the
bouquet.
cold man WORTH" as the modistes
call him, is said to be the worst tempered
man in the world, since Carlyle. His
growl is simply terrifying.
One of the gifts at the Shepard
Schieaelin wedding in New York City
was a solid silver tray, thirty inches in
diameter, and valued at $500.
Bridemaids have always suffered, no
matter how charming they may be, be-
ca1se they naturally precede the bride
and are lost in the halo. of her interesting
brilliancy.
Feathers are supposed to make a
woman look younger. Hence the popu-
larity of the ostrich, which from the
rostrum of the millinery shop ia the king
of ell birds.
Dressy evening toilets are male of
rose, mauve or blue matelasse satins
splintered with gold. These are COM
bined with lace, gauze or embroidered
silk muslin.
No less than II, 600 young girls and
women homeless, friendless, helpless assl
foodless sleep in the open-all-night shell
tiers of stepney Green, London, Eng
land, in a year.
Lady Wilde, mother of Oscar Wilde,
is remarkable for her beauty, brilliancy
of conversation and accomplishments.
She has cordial manners, excellent sense
and a great social following.
The youngest school marin in the
world is Clara Greenwald, of Bernville,
Penn. She has forty public school
scholars, began work five months ago and
is only thirteen years Of age.
stJenny Lind trimmings, formed OF
lace and roses or other blossoms placed
on the side instead Of the top Of the
bonnet, are seen upon a few exclusive
models sent by a noted French milliner.
The Swiss girl is busily embroidering
covers for the down cushion to be sent
to the pulpit dandy or missionary dude
of the parish. The down alone costs
$40 a pound used in these ecclesiastical
pillows.
Notwithstanding the alleged helpless
ness of women Germany has 8, 500, 900
working women, England 1900, 900, |
France $780, 0o, Austria 5000, 900,
and America 2,7Oo, 600, including all
occupations.
Only simple walking costumes are
made entirely of one plain fabric, or of
wooden alone, but most daylight gowns,
even those of the richest description,
frequently have fine woolens inter
mixed with silk, o. striped, or plaided
material.
The Marie A~ntoinette fchu of lace,
net, or silk muslin is very popular with
and all other rosebud girls.
is worn over pretty little French house
dresses Of Chinese silk or cashmere, and
is made to lap on the bust and knot al
the back.
The Princess Of Wales has displayed
! penchant for brown, which is likely
TO make the color fashionable. This is
fortunate, as it is a most becoming color
% most women, and can be charmingly
with gold, soft pink shades and
palest blue.
The fabric of all fabrics fol the moment
S cloth, the very light and white cloths
or evening and reception wear, with
gold ~braiding, jeweled g~alloons or silk
cord appliques adjusted very much as the
Dassementeries are upon day gowns OF
shade.
The tailor-made dresses are so stiffened
md made firm with canvas and bones
padding that but little reference is made
o the actual form Of the wearcr. Indeed,
;hese gowns are as perfect in outline as
ne the garments of men with their al
ways superb shoulders.
Mrs. Anna g. Fall, of Boston, Mass,
) the third lady Of hat city to be ad.
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