Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-04
THE WOMAN'S SPHERE.
The Latest Novelties in Dress and Hon,
FurnisninSs-Rouge in Public


Furnisiiings-Rougei in Public.
Although pure white table linen
is considered in the best taste at pres
ent novelty In tea and coffee cloths
is called the Dresden The cloths are
embroidered on the finest satin-finished
white linen in the rich colorinps which
are seen on Dresden china.
Gray seems to remain the favorite
color IN the selection of the street and
visiting gowns for spring wear The
shades arc so numerous that both
blonde and brunette can make be-
coming selection, although sometimes
mistake Is made and one sees a dark
haired and dark-eyed woman attired in
gray gown of the pinl1ish tints, which
Is decidedly trying.
The newest bouillon cups resemble
the chocolate cups in shape, being quite
high, with a slightly flaring edge OF
course they have the double handles,
usually of gilt.
Dresses of light weight serge in dark
blue are very much liked for everyday
wear both by the business women and
many sensible women of leisure. These
gowns are made in simple tailor style
and without trains, as all gowns should
be which are intended for street wear
for women who haven't their own car
riage.
1t has long been an everyday sight to
see women use powder in public and it
mas even been considered fashionable
to carry a small silver powder box and
puff. AS / say, l have been quite ac-
customed to seeing powder used pub
icly, but | was somewhat astonished
few days ago to see two women use
rouge in the ladies' dressing room at
one of the railway stations in the city.
When | thought the affair over / Won
dered at my establishment, for l could
not see much, if any, difference be-
tween the use of powder and rouge.
Possibly it was because most women
have willingly acknowledged the use
of powder but are simply horror
stricken at the mere suggestion of
painting.
A friend of mine has just copied in
plain and fancy striped surah an inn
ported gown which had excited her adj
miration and envy earlier in the season.
She had straight skirt made of plain
black surah with a ruffle of the same
about the bottom narrower in the front
than at the sides. Then the coat is
made of the fancy striped black surah,
lined with peculiar shade of blue.
This isn't quite as elegant as the model
gown OF faille and brocade, but it is
very effective, nevertheless, and de-
cidedly better suited to limited purse.
The wash silks are being utilized for
outing dresses, and will be pretty and
suitable for beach wear, but hardly
I, al Ii,
and tramping. Tennis costumes of
these silks are very pretty and comfort
ablc.-Marion NJ, in Chicago Herald.
Changes of Latitude.
1t has been pointed out that the
shifting of masses of air and water
may explain the recently-observed
changes in the earthS axis of rotation.
4 German physicist, Herr Lamp, notes
the displacement northward of the
naxima of air pressure in the trade
wind region. and of ocean currents. as
the sun rises in summer, and that the
water passes back TO the southern
hemisphere as cur winter approaches.
1t is calculated that the change observed
in the latitude of Berlin (about five
secondsl would be brought about by
the movement of twenty-five hundred
cubic meters of water from thirty de-
grees south latitude to thirty-five de-
grees north latitude, producing rise
in sea level of only four inches. The
reality of the oscillation of the axis is
20 be tested in different parts of the
world-including the South Pacific-hy
further observations, and the results
will be awaited everywhere with great
interest-Toledo Blade.