St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31
Crepons are very popular.

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Crepons are very popular.
Velvet appears in blazing colors.
Autumn styles favor plump girls.
| Pink dinners are very fashionable.
Shot taffetas come in brilliant hues.
MacAintoshes with capes and no sleeve:
promise we'll.
Grasshopper green is a new tint al
the miIiner's.
The main feature of the new winter
wraps is additional length.
The empire gown is gradually making
its graceful way to Us again.
Fashion advices from Paris are to the
effect that yellow is to be worn q great
deal.
The ostrich feather and cocks plume
boa will be as popular as ever this
season.
For the tiny winter maid eiderdown
coats. reaching almost to her heels, are
being prepared.
Two women have been elected to the
vestry oEst. Paul's Episcopal Church at
Hickman, Ky. '
Frenehwouen are much affecting red
in gowns, bonnets and even hosiery,
shoes and gloves.~ -.
Mrs. Nancy S. Foster has given $780,
900 to build hall for women at the.
Chicago University. s.
A modified Tam O. shanter cap is
shown In velvet for this seasons wear
for very young girls.
The chatelAine watch is again worn
with gold knot, or small bow of fancy
ribbon fastening it to the corsage.
Biarri'z pique are the most fashionable
gloves fer this season, and will be for
many long winter day to come.
The late Mrs. Nilsteth, of Philadel-
phia, bequeathed a very fine collection
of paintings, valued at $3.50, 900, to the
city.
Young ladies busy themselves knitting
and crochcttng pretty silk sheathes for
sun umbrellas, il both black and gay
colors.
In Russia, by way OF acknowledging
her infcriority, the bride pulls off her
husbands boots in the presence of the
wedding guests.
Little golden slippers, brocaded with
enane!ed flowers and stuffed with col.
ored velvet, are among the latest novel
ties for the dressing table.
G5odby to muddy skirts in hot
weather. A rubber length outside and
inside, onethird the width of the skirt,
is both neat aud economical.
New gloves for long-sleeve1 gowns
come il dog-skin and in one-button
lengths. The favorite colors are Eng
lssh boz, tapestry blue and mahogany.
Some Of the new shades in blue are far
more becoming and attractive when made
up and trimmed than they are as they lie |
in the piece on the store counter or shelf.
Hiss AdeIine E. Knapp is stock re-
porter for the San Francisco Call, and is
'aid 10 resemble tue late Miss Mildly Nor
gan, OF the New YORK Times, in her
methods of work.
Mrs. T. E. Mapp, of Milledgeville,
Ia, is reported to have received
diploma and gold medal from the In.
'cntiye Society of Paris, for a bread
aiser she has invented.
The little mink head and tail for the
eek have already made their appear.
nee. But they do not seem to be effec~
ual in removing the feather boa. That,
has come to say.
The lady doctors have achieved nota-
lie victory. In spite of determined
pposition, the British Medical Associa-
ion has finally decided by an overwheIm-
1g majority to admit them as members.
Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin, wife of the
tie VicePresident Hamlin, lives in the
i'd Hamliu homestead in Bangor, Me.
he is surrounded by hosts of friends
nd entertaius at every season of the
ear.
Dressmakers give all sorts of names
} skirts nowadays, but they all are
7olve nents of the "bell' skirt, the
rincipal change being additional width,
hich fulness is disposed of in deeper
cats.
Italian silk slumber robes come in
ripes and various colors, and are very
city and useful. They make a gay
ID light covering for the bed, or are
eat addition to the divan if thrown
re.essly over it.
Miss Buckley, who has been offered ,
ID has accepted the position of dean of {
e new Chicago University, has for .,
ars been principal of the High School !
Plainield, n. J. She is about forty
Srs of age and native of Danbury, I
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Nine. Berthe de CoIonne is the young 8
i beautiful wife of an architect in {
lrope. She is both blind and deaf, =
t is quite famous as poet and author. s.
lie Queen Of Roumania has written
eface to the book of Nine. de Colonies
llected verses.
At recent fashionable wedding the
idegroom presented each of the brides
ids with a gold bangle, depending
IN which were heart, a paddock and
icy set with diamonds, the whole be-
!, illustrative of the old axiom: Glove
lebs at locksmiths. nj