Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

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| florists and decorations are taxed to suggest
! or carry out some distinctive design. A
| couple recently married stood under two
large wedding rings of golden flowers hung
| above their heads by broad white ribbons
A background at another wedding was .
| screen Of greens on which . large true
| lovers knot was designed in roses, while at
| still another wedding celebrated last week,
an arch of wedding bells made of white
flowers spanned the entrance to the room
where the ceremony was performed. In the
heart of each floral bell was fastened metal
one. whose silver tinkle rang musically out
with every air vibration.
A trained nurse in England has . dis
tinctive dress when she goes abroad with
her patient, dress of dark blue material
with red pipings, and with it is worn
semi-poke bonnet with ribbons tying it
under the chin. One who accompanied her
charge to New York this spring has attracted
some attention accompanying him about in
drives and walks during his convalescence.
There has been an added halo set around the
trained nurses head since the publication OF
some statistics by German professor of the
risks of her calling The professor COM
putes among other things that according to
chance OF lite that Q man ct 6S has, which
shows q small percentage of survival in the
profession.
Next to this being an age of cushions and
souvenir spoons 1t IL also one of sachets A
sachet tea has already bsen described in
this column and its possibilities were by no
means limited. Dress saehets accompany
ing gowns sent home from leading modistes
and sets of them In varied hues are consid-
cred dainty aud acceptable gifts for brides
They are attached to a seam in the skirt
and are usually 80 inches long and three
inches wide. One is sufficient for Q skirt
and one each, 10 inches long, for the sleeves
In sets they are made OF delicate hues, for
ball and reception toilets and of ecru and
tans for walking dresses
Bureau sachets are now made in pairs one
for the bottom of the drawer and another
size larger than the drawer itself to cover
everything and tuck in lightly. There are
besides sachets for gloves, ties, handker-
chiefs, night dresses and various other i'm
pedimenta of the toilet Fan sachets for
the delicate and exquisite toys which milady
affects are late development Of the sachet
scheme. They are single for one ian. or
made often with three compartments for as
many of the lace or feather trifeS
A speciality of some of the Women's Ex-
change and one to which the attentions of
all managers of such institutions should be
called, is the painting of china to match
broken sets. Any housekeeper who has
tried to have cup or plate of cherished
service replaced by sending to the factory
knows what delay and disappointment often
result and will be reminded of the proba-
BILE resources much nearer At hand.
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The desire among women nowadays to
contribute in some way to the welfare of
others is noticeable in the branching out of
the women's clubs into philanthropic work.
Whereas at first the clubs were home mis-
sionaries, content TO carry broader culture
and deeper knowledge of affairs to their
own members alone, they now reach out for
other fields of work. Kindergsrtens and
kitchen gardens are favorite schemes for
women workers, and fortunately these vine
yards are large enough to employ many Ia
borers.
'T welcome new kindergarten as do .
fresh flower" said q woman who has given
her life to the work, 'There can never be
too many"
women's Alumn@ associations are espe-
cially proficient in concerted charitable
work, looking back with amused surprise to
the days when social reunion once or
twice year was the apparent raison d'etre
of their existence. Even the fashionable
private schools are imbued with the pre-
vailing spirit In Chicago there is Lunch
Club to provide wholesome and inexpensive
luncheons for working women, which was
started by the graduates in that city Of .
fashionable Philadelphia school, and In va
rious cities there are others doing similar
work. Vassar Alumne, In New York, pro-
vide scholarship at their alma mater, sup
port kindergarten, and largely contribute
to the famous Rivington Street College set .
Element, and Wells and Smith women are
equally active in. various avenues of the
The white chsmois gloves so popular last
year are in high favor again. They may be
washed in suds Of white CASTLE soap, thor
oughly rinsed and should be dried on the
hand to retain their shape.
MARGARET n. WEIGH