The Penn's Grove record., 1891-03-13
FEMININE FANCIES.
MATTERS OF INTEREST FOR OUR
WOMEN READERS.
Short Bits of Gossip and Latest Notes
Of Fashion.

ONlL1-N INE4EkLlELlNs
Short Bits Of Gossip and Latest Note
Of Fashion.
Beautiful table covers for afternoon
| tpa are Of fine Irish linen, with fringet
ends Or q hemstitched hem all arount
and a border of drawn work. Ther
work SPRAYS of honeysuckle on eacl
end in shades of pink fax or daisie,
| with gold washing silk and the result
will be charming.
White toilets are found among thu
/ choicest of the gowns this season
They are worn alike by matron anG
maiden, though formed Of course OF
different materials. When found be.
coming it is considered good style fol
all, adapted t o. all ages and constitute:
the most refined aud beautiful toilet
that can be designed.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, writing In
the Epoch of Journalism and
Woman's Place in It," saws of the too
common vulgarity Of flippancy and
uncharity: The offences of women in
this line, if not more heinous than
those of men, are yet graver, because
they are bound by their very woman
hood to represent the gentler quail
ties of human nature and its nicer dis
elimination.
According to a paper read at the
Woman's Rights Congress In Paris by
Madame Fries, women in Sweden are
employed as bank clerks and managers,
professors in boys high schools, jew
ellers, watchmakers, and In every sort
of wood carving. The education Of
nearly every Swedish girl not born
to fortune, is in q degree industrial.
There is no doubt, the speaker added,
that the Swedish women viii soop
be granted the right Of suffrage.
A woman on the school board Of 4,
city near Boston has been trying for
several years to have cooking taught
in the schools. After finding that the
majority of the girls wers in favor Of
devoting a few hours on Saturday
morning to this useful branch, it was
quite q surprise to have a bright little
boy say that he would like to Join the
class. He said that he helped his
mother, and therefore wanted TO learn
the best way. Eleven other boys have
asked to be admitted also.
"Women," says an observing write,
IN Dress, "stab each other daily In
conversation without intending to be
malicious" Tact Is, perhaps, the rarest
and most valuable of gifu. Size who
has it can get on happily without any
beauty and without any brains, She
who has it not cannot get on at all
without constant attriuon. She hurts
where she would heal, and wonders at
the resentment that follows her we'll
meant efforts.
Mrs. Emma P. Ewing, Of Pardine
University, Indiana, is one of the cul-
mary experts who give object lessons
in cookery to the young women who at
tend tie summer school at C~hautauqua,
n. Y. Mrs. Ewing has little patience
with high-sonnding names on Ameri-
can bills of fare, and thinks our lau-
euage contains expressive words
enough for American dishes. She
looks forward to great achievements
u country in cooking, and hopes
to see q state Of perfection attained.
Mrs. Alexander, the famous novel;
lst, tells us that there 10 IL kind Of
in which the Englishwoman ex-
GELS, and which she has maize peculiar
~ her own. 1t is the first morning
toilet when she comes down to break
fast. The dress Of some washing ma
terial collar or lace cravat all SO fresh
and spotless; the soft, golden brown
hair so carefully yet simply arranged,
the dainty refinement Of all details,
makes her first appearance each morn
ing on the domestic stage sc thing Of
aud a joy!"
Just now garden dresses take up a
good deal Of attention. One very
pretty one worn ut O recent fete was
of white India silk, with q sash of
crepe. A huge Leghorn fat
was trimmed with folds Of yellow
crepe aud q bunch Of yellow and white
daisies. A number Of others were Of
pink silk muslin, soft and feecy, oue
with a large white sash In the back and
e big white and black hat trimmed
with pink blossoms to match. A great
many OF the costumes were simple and
Of white muslin, sometimes
dotted and set of by pink sashes and
sometimes by pink shoulder knots.
Truly a low, ~soft'voice 10 an excel.
lent thing In woman. No matter what
other attractions she may have: she
may be as fair as the Trojan Helen
aud as learned as Hypatias she may
have all the accomplishments con-
sidered requisite at the present day,
and every advantage that wealth may
procure, and vet II she lack q low,
sweet voice she a never be really fas-
cinating. How often the spell of beau
ty Is broken by loud, coarse talking.
How often you are irresistably drawn
10 a plain, unassuming woman, whose
soft silvery tones render her positive