The Forrest City times., 1891-06-19
IN THE WORLD OF WOMEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE
 WOMEN FOLKS.
Parie FaShiOns--W Women as Phy si- cians--What M Mothers are Made For--Women and Economy What Women are
 Doing.
Paris Ea ShjOrs.


 The most prominent article at the present moment is the cape, which is most often made of cote de cheval, a ribbed wool. Later it will be of benga. line and veloutine. In shape it ap- breaches more and more nearly to the Venetian cape worn by cavaliers of an earlier day, a style which com ports with the utmost simplicity, and yet is capable of the richest ornamen- tation. Unfortunately the shoulders of capes, as well as of the smaller wraps, continue ungracefully high, and are sometimes ornamented in a man. her calculated to still further empha- size their prominence. Lace capes are being gprepared for midsummer, trim med with ribbons, black or colored, both In short wraps which extend only just beyond the waist, and in long flowing garments that reach the knee. The latter isan awkward gar ment to manage, in my opinion, and prettier than it is the shorter cape- mantle, flat in the back, ample about the arms, and with narrow fronts, between which are medium long scarf ends of lace trimmed with jet.
 A charming house dress for fash ionable young woman which l have just seen making is of pale hydrangea- colored cashmere, bordered with gold satin ribbon. The front is arranged in round pleats confined by a belt; the sleeves are of white crepon lined with hydrangea silk, with two putfs at the wrist; the collar, perpendicular Russian breteles, belt, and waist bands are of gold satin ribbon. On many corsages the ornamentation is concentrated about the sleeves. Epaulettes of jet and passementerie are increasing III number. The arm holes are sometimes trimmed with a deep fringe and frequently with a lace epaulette, in which event there may also be a pointed collar and deep cuffs of lace, and perhaps also a half belt of lace, sometimes as deep as a corselet. Lace trimmings are to be much used for light summer dresses. foulards and challies.
 The preference for open jacket cor sages has given rise to numbers of in- terleurs de corsage, made of light tinted silk muslns of crepe de Chine, and of surah. Thus there are blouse fronts with a labot, and tichu fronts with large cravat, the ends of which descend to the waist and arc there halI ht- \ novelty is the Cleopatra blouse, loose fronted, slightly, draped across, with a high tiaring collar, from all around which emerges frilled heading. There are tiehus of square-meshed net trim med with lace. One very simple col larette Is simply long strip of net on which two rows of frllled lace are set half an inch apart; this is passed around the neck, fastened with clasp or jewel at the throat. then the ends are carried down to the waist. Jabots of silk muslin are exceedingly popular, and though lace labots begin to rival them, they hold their own. Maize and sulphur are tavorlte colors for corsage trimmings of silk muslin and crepe gauge. When warm weather sets in, those to whom the high close officers collar becomes irksome will cut down the throats of their bodiees n trihe, and in such open throated dresses also there will be tichu fronts ofwhite or of light-colored tissue. For the theatre and forspring evening receptions there are very elegant capelines, light but sufficiently ellneing, of pale-tinted surah covered with lace. These are in the shape of the Kate Greenaway hood which has been popular for little girls, with high crown, and rounded cape that IS fastened under a knot of ribbon. the capellne Is proiusely trimmed with lace.