St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-13
FEMININE GOSSIP.

very English young women are wear
ing at the seaside, with ShirtWast Of
black silk, red and chamois cOlOred cloth
coats. heavily embroidered in black silk.
The simple gown of white is almost
thing of the past. Even the dresses in
this pure tone when made of the richest
material are hardly considered finished
unless lavishly decorated.
The queen of Saxony maintains three
physicians whose sole duty is to attend
the ailments of the suffering poor. The
queen pays the physicians out of her
own private purse.
Mrs. O'Shea-Parnell is said to be a
woman of high literary and mental
tastes and of considerable acquire
ments. She is strOng-minded, original,
and brilliant, besides possessing win
ming personality.
The newest design for drawing room
decoration is a miniature ship i'll green
rush, laden with branches of white
lilac mingled with rich colored croton
foliage. This vessel replaces the wheel
barrow, which has been SO long pOpu-
lar.
In the last fifteen years of its exist
ence Wellesley college has graduated
about 600 young women, most of whom
took higher degrees. Of this number
but few have married. the grandchil-
dren of the alumn8 numbering less
than 100.
An exceedingly pretty coat for the
cool evenings at the SeaShore or noun
tain resort is of cinnamon brown
ygogne. 1t is lined with ivory toned
surah, and the entire front of the wrap
is confined with big buttons of polished
horn.
The simple process of washing the
cheeks with soft, cold water. then rub
bling briskly with soft, rough towel as
daily habit will do more to produce
rosy cheeks than the best artificial in
vention.
Mrs. Besant announces that she can
no longer serve upon the London school
board. The death of Nine. Blavatsky
has imposed additional work upon her,
and she prefers theosophy to any other
line of labor.
Beige, almond, fawn, mushroom and
gray are the tints that are always popu-,
lar with the best-dresSed French wom-,
ell of culture and wealth. These cOlOrs
are refined, ladyIke in effect and adapt
ed to almost any occasion.
With all but the most practical and
tailor-made costumes the neck is fin
ished with small Y front and back.
thin throats and plump ones alike affect
pearance, and where the neck is fair and
round certainly becoming.
John Strange Winter, the author who
in private life is Mrs. Arthur Stannard,
is very handsome young woman. She
is tall and slender, with fine dark eyes,
a pretty mouth and a well-Shaped
head. Altogether she is pretty enough
to be summer girl instead of VIM
ter.
Light and dainty and comfortable are
the shirred null hats for warm weather.
They may be of white or pink, cream
or blue, and the wire frame is bent TO
the wearer's taste. They are trimmed
with flowers, or tips, or with fluffy
rosettes of the null, and when artistic
ally arranged are very effective.
In tennis suits new feature is the
sleeveless Jacket. which is often worn
over the shirt waist and may be either
the same or of contrasting material.
The close-ftting bell shirt IS also seen
i'll tennis costumes. although it does not
permit such freedom of motion as the
full shirt so long worn.
London has hospital for women
which was established by woman. and
is now Differed by women and MAIN
tanned by them. There are an out
patients reception room, numerous
wards for in-patents, rooms for paying
patients, and there are prettily furnished
suites for women doctors. The hospital
was established through the indefatig-
able exertions of one woman, Mrs. Gar
rett Anderson.
One of the great American beauties OF
oden times was Sally Ward, of Louis
vile. She married many times, and at
fifty was as invincible as any ordinary
Venus is at thirty. Ninon de PEncloS
hardly reached the zenith of her beauty
at sixty. Josephine, at forty-fve, was
the lOVeliest in court Of beauty. The
good Queen BeSS thought well of herself
at fifty. She would have beheaded any
man who said women were safe not to
be temptresseS at fiity-two. To-day the
Princess of Wales is one of the most
beautiful women in England, yet she is
a grandmother, ANA is forty i've if she is
a day.