Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-08-05

cess as florists in London.
The Crown Princess of Sweden is an
enthusiastic amateur photographer.
The Pharmaceutical Era describes the
woman druggist as neat, careful and am
bilious.
The earrings now fashionable are small
drops. with diamond or moonstone in
a light gold setting.
The wearing of the simple lace fichus
and capes shirred about the neck will
be very general this summer.
Miss Kate Greatorex and Mrs. Cecilia
Wentworth will represent American ar
fists in the French salons this year.
Mrs. Garrett Fawcett, the willow of
the blind postmaster-geueral of that
name, is said to be the best platform
speaker in England.
Fanny Edwards, a girl of fifteen, elo-
quent and personally attractive, is
preaching to the mountaineers of Ten
nessee with great success.
No cosmetics, face powder, or toilet
preparations are to be sold in the
Woman's Department OF the Worlds
Fair, per order of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Japanese newspapers have been print
ing pictures of Mrs. Potter Palmer, which
shows how far the reputation of that en-
ergetic champion of the Worlds Fair has
gone.
There are very elegant and expensive
leather trimmings in the market. Some
of these are in tan and others in light
tints. They are madeon tinted or cham
ois leather.
In household decorations women are
particularly successful, as they are more
tidy than men, have good taste in ar
rangement, and greater skill in invent
ing new ideas.
Lady Ermentrude Mallet, the wife of
Sir Edward Malet, boasts private COL
lection of shoe, numbering nearly one
thousand pairs, from dainty satin slip
pers to rough snow shoes.
Old Roman bresstpins, round twisted
pins and moonstone brooches are worn.
One of the latest pins has large moon
stone in the centre, and around it long
gold points like suns rays.
Serpentine lines of narrow trimming,
made figures of various sorts, such as
scrolls and arabesques, bias lines, cross
bars and various fanciful ideas, are seen
in the arrangement of garnitures.
The Queen of Denmark is particularly
clever in millinery, talent which has
been inherited by her three daughters
the Empress of Russia, the Princess of
Wales and the Duchess of Cumberland.
Miss Viola A. Griswold took the high
est honor at the graduating exercises of
the College of Pharmacy of the North
western University, Chicago, Ill. She
was the only woman in class OF forty
eight.
Some very handsome passementeries
in applique are brought out. They are
filled in with silk flowers and resemble
tue ribbon and silk embroideries which
were formerly used for decorative pur-
poses.
Improved qualities of storm serge are
made into stylish and serviceable dresses,
with rather short bell skirt, open English
jacket and blouse waist of red or blue
polka dotted sarah. Fawn, dove color,
tan and chestnut brown are the popular
shades.
A new way of making Watteau plaits
is to put the hollow of the plat outside,
thus forming four knife plaits, which
face each other. This gives o narrower
appearance to the back than the old
style did, aud the drapery flows with
more grace.
The beauty of the Moorish women is
of the changeless, monotonous type. The
faces, lacking expression, suggest only
phlegmatic repose and stupidity. There
is no trace of emotion in the Moorish
face, no evidence OF divine fire smould-
ering under calm exterior.
An experiment which Boston dry
goods house is trying is that of providing
large hall aud piano for the use of its
employees. Two teachers of gymnastics
have been secured, and daily from 5 to q
r. NJ, the girls are excused in relays to
20 through refreshing exercises.
What is called the pocket skirt Is
gored like the "bell' skirt, minus the
train, and Instead of opening in the back
ii has the slit on the pocket side, a long
flap covering IL. This skirt Is intended
for field sport, travelling aud rough
wear. The material Is always wool OF
serge.
The first woman dentist IN the world,
Nine. Hirschfeldt, who sfterward became
dentist to the family Of the late Emperor
William, was graduated from Peaasyl-
vanis College, aud to-day that institu.
tion aud the Ohio aud Ann Arbor Dental
Colleges are the only ones that almit
women to study dentistry.
A very stylish bonnet IL made OF black
rice straw, which, by the way, Is tho
choice OF the season. II Is faced with
white rice straw. The narrow hrlm IL
pointed Ia front like miniature ''poke,'
aud has pot crown. The trimming
consists of a bunch OF black tips aud a
larg Hat bow OF satin ribhoa on the side
Of the cFosa.
You mag tell a womaa's character by
her hair, Fine hair indicates Que OF
gentle aud amiabls traits. Browa hair
shoss common sense, The strsighteF
aad less yielding the hair the hrmef aud
more positive u the woman's nature.
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