Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-03-04
| NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

| IN London.
In Burmah it is the woman who does
the wooing.
A Boston woman has been licensed as
an undertaken.
LEFTOVER girls" is the Queens Eng.
lish for old maids.
Orchids are the favor1te floral dressing
for an artistic coiffure.
The Queen of Belgium is clever
sleight of hand performer.
Bronze and gold braidings are some.
times seen on the same wraps.
An old shade of Russian green has
been revived and is in great demand.
Shot-silk sleeves take the place of vel
vet ones on some of the newest gowns.
A new sailor hat with the edge
slightly turned up all around, is very
new.
A reaction against sweeping rooms
so often is the latest phase of social re-
form.
Female deputy clerks are employed in
the county offices of Reno and Atchin-
son, Kan.
Mrs. William Astor, of New York, Is
credited with owning 100000 worth
of jewelry.
1t is said that the best Welsh scholar
living is an Englishwoman, Mrs. Ann
Walter Thomas.
If lady wishes to be in the very
latest English fashion she must part her
hair in the middle.
Edwin Arnold says: "Everything is
possible for women. l do not believe in
the inferiority of women"
The Toronto (Canada) Society by only
one majority decided not to admit wo-
men to the legal profession.
The jewel of the hour is the atyche.
It is gem that hides tiny fountain Of
powerful yet delic ate perfume.
A Boise City girl, sixteen years old
and six feet two inches in height, is said
to be the talest woman in Idaho.
Last fall it was the military cape.
Now it is the regimental cloak, and the
cape coat is drug on the market.
Queen Emma, of Holland, has insured
her life in trust for her daughter for
sum equivalent to over 50, 100000.
The Archduchess stephanie, of Aus
tria, Is soon to publish book of travels
with illustrations that she made with her
own pencil.
Nine. Tatmo, the wife of the Japanese
Minister at Washington, is able to
speak English we'll enough to enable her
to go shopping.
There is an old saying that if young
lady adds milk or cream to her tea be-
fore putting in the sugar it is a sign that
she is in danger of being crossed in
love.
Alice Freeman Palmer gives as the
practical results of a college education
to a girl-"calm> nerves, good health,
good friends and a modest opinion of
herself"
The dowry of Turkish bride is fixed
by custom at about $1.70, and the we'd
ding day is invariably Thursday. No
spoons, forks or wine are used at the we'd
ding feast.
Sixteen energetic young men in the
St. Louis Medical College were expelled
the other day for signing petition to
the faculty to exclude young women
from the institution.
The Begun of Bhopal, India, is trying
to introduce civilization into her coun-
try and takes much interest in the ac-
count of the American schools which
has been forwarded to her.
Miss Annie Foster. daughter of the
Secretary of the Treasury, is rather
pretty girl of medium height, with light
brown hair and brown eyes. She is said
to be very fond of a good horse.
The latest ming Is boa-holder. 1t Is
little appliance which holds the boa
grmly without injuring the fur. 1t is in
visible when on, and does away with the
necessity of tying the furry ends.
An English lady who died not long
since left money to pay for sprinkling
Tower Hill, London, daily with ashes
and gravel, so as to mitigate its slippery
condition for the benefit of horses heavily
loaded.
The Empress of Japan has strong
liking for European and American ways
and customs, and is said to adopt them
whenever it is possible for her to do so
without violating any of the canons of
her religion.
Princess Victoria Mary, of Teck, tho
promised bride of Prince "Collars and
Cuffs" is good musician and vocalist.
She is the best looking young woman in
the British royal family, and is twenty.
two years old.
Speaker Crisp's wife is thoroughly
domestic woman, preferring the attrac-
tions of her home to the gayeties of So
ciety. Yet she has made her house noted
throughout Georgia for the hospitality
that is dispensed there.
Take one ounce of white wax aud
melt to gentle heat. Add two ounces
of honey, two drains of rosewater and
drop or two of altar of roses. Apply
this twice n dav rubbing the wrinkles