The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-13

Long streamers from the back OF the
new hats are not necessarily "beau-catch-
ers."
Sandal wood fans, that were fashioua.
BILE years ago, are to be revived this sea-
son.
Classic styles are usually affected by
girls with an anti-Venus figure aud stub
nose.
Pointed trimmings to simulate a corse
let decorate numerous waists of present
style.
The newest imported street gowns are
not made with the street.sweeping
skirts.
Many women of the period now look
like Chinese pagodas automatically pro-
PEELED.
Some of the new hats threaten to make
the wearers look like proverbial "perfect
frights."
Watches worn on the breast of the
bodice is a fashion the funeral of which
is near at hand.
Mackintoshes are so handsome that no
woman will care to go in when it
''simply pours."
Girls who wear shoes too small for
their feet are distinguished by the
"hospital limp"
They call the girl of the period in her
colonial suit aud continental hat "rev-
olutionary dream"
Pink poppies and cultivated oats are
announced to be the favorite London
table decoration this season.
Mrs. Lynn Linton, the popular Eng.
lish novelist, at one time wrote leading
editorials for several of the London news.
papers.
Medical men rise to remark that there
is just little nonsense about all the talk
OF oranges being good for the com.
plexion.
IL is said that Turkish women attain
their plumpness of figure so pleasing to
their lords by eating butter favored with
rose leaves.
Mrs. Harrison has passion for orchids,
and the White House is decorated with
them. Mrs. Cleveland's favorite flower
was the pansy.
The University of Pennsylvania has
taken noteworthy step forward in es.
tablishing department for women, with
eight endowed fellowships.
Mrs. Hannah S. Shute, of Horse
Heads, N. Y, now in her ninetieth year,
attended the first Women's Rights Con-
vention held at Seneca Falls.
That once famous beauty, the Countess
of Castighone, is still living in Paris, but
in the greatest seclusion, having exiled
herself from the world as she began to
grow less lovely.
Commissioner Ouchterlony, of the
Swedish Salvation Army, has arrived in
New York, accompanied by her adjutant
and staff officers, consisting of eight cap
tains, who are all women.
Fashions every day favor the slim, tall
figure more and more, aud it will soon
be well-nigh impossible for the very
short or stout wearer to be fashionably
and yet becomingiy attired.
A Boston dry goods house has estab-
iA9hOo q AlOC lOl llc USE Vi lIS
women employees aud New York house
has suite of club rooms maintained for
the benefit of the women it employs.
Elsa Eschelson has passed successful
examination aud has been admitted to
the bar in Sweden. Aftonbladet claims
that she Is the first Swedish lady who
has prepared herself for the practice of
law.
1t is encouraging to notice that the
streamers of hats are gradually winding
themselves caressingly around the neck
1t is the fashion to twist them once
twice and even three times round the
| throat.
The engagement ring given by the
Comte Leonino to Mile. de Rothschild is
composed of superbly large diamond
and ruby placed in a slanting position on
the surface of the cirelet of gold, and
two smaller diamonds are placed beside
them.
Miss Hattie Crawford, who lives near
Aberdeen, Ohio, had her ears pierced for
the purpose of adorning herself with ear
rings. Shortly atterward her face com.
menced to swell. The swelling con,
tinued until her head and entire body
became of an immense size.
Queen Margaret of Italy is fair, ia
and forty, and just such woman a
Byron described as his ideal of lovabl
woman. She is one of the most learned
aud popular ladies in the country, auC
one who would have been an ornamen
to her sex in any walk of life.
A commodious fire proof building ha
been erected in Rivington street, New
York City, by wealthy woman to br
used as lodging house for women. Fo
fifteen cents comfortable bed can b,
obtained. There are conveniences 70
washing and ironing in the building.
Festooned trimmings about the foot O
skirts are very attractive when they frs
come from the mod:stes, but no sort O
garniture gets out OF order easier OF look
more bedragged when il is out of order
Let those who have this kind of finish
ing at the foot of skirts see to it that tn
stitches which hold it in place are KEEP
firmly fastened.