Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
FEMININE FANC1ES.
MATTERS OF INTEREST FOR OUR
WOMEN READERS.

FEMININE TANtlCO.
MATTERS OF INTEREST FOR OUR
WOMEN READERS.
Short Bits of Gossip and Latest Notes
Of Fashion.
8eautiful table covers for afternoon
tea are of fine Irish linen, with fringed
ends or a hemstitched hem all around
and a border of drawn work. Then
work SPRAYS of honeysuckle on each
end in shades of pink flax or daisies
with gold washing silk and the result
will be charming.
White toilets are found among the
choicest of the gowns this season.
They are worn alike by matron and
maiden, though formed of course of
different materials. When found be-
coming it is considered good style for
all, adapted to all ages and constitutes
the most refined and beautiful toilet
that can be designed.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, writing In
the Epoch Of Journalism and
Woman's Place in it," SAYS of the too
common vulgarity of fippancy and
uncharity: The offences of women in
thi. 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 a degree industrial.
There is no doubt, the speaker added,
that the Swedish women will soon
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 were in favor of
devoting a few hours on Saturday
morning to this useful branch, it was
quite a surprise to have q 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 writer
In Dress, "stab each other daily in
conversation without intending to be
malicious" Tact Is, perhaps, the rarest
and most valuable of gifts. She 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 attrition. She hurts
where she would heal, and wonders at
the resentment that follows her well
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 the summer school at Chautauqua,
n. Y. Mrs. Ewing has little patience
with high-sonnding names on Ameri-
can bills of fare, and thinks our lam
guage contains expressive words
enough for American dishes. She
looks forward to great achievements
in our country in cooking, and hopes
to see state Of perfection attained.
Mrs. Alexander, the famous novel
ist, tells us that there is one kind Of
dress in which the Englishwoman ex-
GELS, and which she has made peculiar
" her own. II 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 ga thing o1
beauty and joy"
Just now garden dresses take up I
good deal of attention. One yer,
pretty one worn ut a recent fete wa
OF white India silk, with a sash O.
yellow crepe. A huge Leghorn fla
was trimmed with fold. of yellow
crepe and bunch Of yellow and whit
daisies. A number. of others were O.
| pink silk muslin, soft and feecy, on
with large white sash in the back ant
big white and black hat trimmed
with pink blossoms to match. A grea
many of the costumes were simple AM
girlish, of white muslin, sometime
dotted and set of by pink sashes an,
sometimes by pink shoulder knots.
Truly low, soft voice Is an excel
lent thing in woman. No matter wha
other attractions abe may have: sh
may be as fair as the Trojan Helel
and as learned as Hypaties she ma
have all the accomplishments con
sidered requisite at the present day
and every advantage that wealth ma
procure, and yet if she lack low
sweet voice she can never be really fas
cinating. How often the spell Of beau
ty is broken by loud, coarse talking
How often you are irresistably draw
10 a plain, una.suming woman, who's
soft silvery tones render her positive
ly attractive.