The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

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 try's Pin-cushlons -- Household Hints.
 Light colored gowns arelargely worn for the inter-season this year, con- trary to thecustom of the last twenty years, when black toilettes formed the majority. At,present all black is worn only for mourning, and colors, espe. cially light tints prevail. The beige or natural wool tints are in great favor, and are also much used as grounds for large pastilles of a contrasting color. Emerald or myrtle green or blue pastilles occur on beige or gray grounds; and similarly there are old. blue grounds with red or golden brown waters, and other contrasts. Wool. lens with shaded stripes come not only in a single color, but in shades of sev. eral colors, and in both wide and narrow stripes. Surah de lAine, or wool surah, is as soft and al. most as light as the silken fabric. Other notable fabrics for the spring season arc Alma serges, nous. selines de laine, crepe de laine, Pom. padour-striped veilings, crinkled veil. ings. Some of the new canvas veilings or grenadines are edged with a narrow silk fringe in colors. Among colors there is Q decided preference for blue of all shades. Parma violet is fash ionable, several lilac shades, and greens, more particular 8 dull lea. green and emerald. India is q new shade approximating to prune. Light weight cloth dresses in light tints arc extremely popular, and are frequent ly accompanied by long cape of the same cloth. For street dresses these have very little trimming, possibly only narrow edge or cache-point oi gimp.
 Spring wraps are in readiness to be brought to light at the first rise in temperature. Capes of all kinds will be worn rather long, extending six or eight inches below the waist. ASuede- colored cape, being neutral, can be worn with variety of dresses.
 A pretty and typical spring toilette is of surah de laine of the new Indian shade. The straight skirt is notched at the foot, thenotches resting against a fiounce of silk of the same shade. The cuirass corsage is laced under the arms and trimmed at it's lower edge with loops of silk. Encircling the waist is an Isabel girdle of old silver incrusted with jewels. Flat skirts have usually some trimming at the foot. The short train Is preserved, and indeed it is graceful, but for streets its grace Is more than counter. balanced by itsinconvenience. Those who prefer the round skirt, or who refuse to be burdened in the street by holding up the dress in the hand, or by means of skirt litter, wear the round skirt. This is made on foun- dation skirt when there are pleats or trimmings to support.
 A visiting gown IS of pale gray rep ped silk, with sleeves. vest, and skirt front of white faced cloth stu ided with steel nail-heads. This beautiful gown has long coat, slashed in the back, and edged with narrow steel galloon. The fronts of the coat roll back, and arc trimmed with wide steel passe- ment+rie. A Medici collar of white cloth IS nearly covered with passe- menterie. The side breadths of the skirt fold forward on an inlaid froat breadth of white cloth, and are edged with narrow steel gimp.
 Mothers as Match-makers.
 There is 8 kind of match making which it is mothers duty to attempt, writes Amelia E. Barr, in The Ladies' Home Journal. But it has strict limitations. It resolves itself into the sample duty of introducing to hex daughter young men whose moral character is good. who are in . posi- ticn to marry, and who, physically, arc not likely to repel her. The young people may then safely be left to their own instincts. There should be no attempt to coerce; no moralforce used to mako even a suitable marriage; though extremities may lawfully be used to prevent an evil marriage. A mothers matchmaking really begins while her daughters education Is in progress. And it is one ofthe strangest of facts, that mothers generally force this education in the direction of those qualities likely to amuse young men music, dancing, singing, dressing play ing games, chafiing wittily, etc. Now, such attractions are likely to procure plenty of Irritation; but young men rarely marry the girls they fiirt with. And why do not mothers consider, most of all. that approaching period in their daughters lives when they will, or ought to, cease being made love tof Why should the preparation for young ladyhood absorb all the girls educa- tiong How many curriculums contain any arrangement for education for wifehood or parenthoods Yet, what man wishes to pass his life with a woman whose only charm is the power to amuse himg He might as wisely dine every day upon candy sugar.
 Dish Washing Made Moo.
 While we are on this vulgar, but most highly respectable topic, let me say to those ladies who do themselves the honor of attending to their own housework, and consequently have it done by ladies as to ladies taste, that there is no need of spelling hands by nver a.o ,ouch 1;sh ~a shsrrv .f xh. -;.,hx