The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-04-06
Grape is becoming to most women.
Light hair looks well in fluffy state.
Handkerchiefs continue to grow small

cess as florists in London, England.
Pink and blue are now the proper
colors for weddings, for bride and BRIDE
maids.
Light pink aud blue handkercbiefs of
chiffon, embroidered in white silk, are a
novelty.
A Michigan milliuer charged twenty
cents admission to her wedding for the
benefit Of the church fund.
A never to be worn out quality of
dress goods for schoolgirls is Scotch
cloth in tweeds or mixtures.
Tailors will again make a stand in
favor of short skirts that escape the
ground for all walking dresses.
Silver lace pins are larger than ever
and more artistic and novel in design.
Natural leaf sprays take the lead.
The hair is worn down more than ever
and it should cover the ears. If worn in
long braids the ends should be curled.
Cuffs OF lace, velvet or passementerie
that reach from the knuckles to the
elbow are worn on jackets aud house
dresses.
Mrs. Miller, twenty years of age, is a
courageous Deputy Marshal in the Indian
To .ory. She shrinks from no fatigue
or LANCER.
Undressel kid gloves may be clcansed
by washing them in naphtha. Wash on
on the hands aud hang them out in the
air to dry.
Annie Besant, the English authoress,
devotes her spare time to collecting par
GELS of warm clothing for the working
women's clubs.
Spanish women are distinguished by
their fine, rich skin, which is olive in
color, but so clear that it really appears
lighter than it is.
A movement is on foot in Boston,
Mass, to coin the word "femiculture,"
as embracing all things pertaining to the
culture of women.
Silks of pale shade shot with white
seem in favor with those unable to wear
pure white, which is fashionable for
young and old alike.
Mrs. Tel Souo, said to be Japan's first
woman lawyer, is in thus country lectur-
ing in behalf of Christian school for
high caste japanese girls.
All collars are cut as high in the back
as it is possible for woman to wear
with comfort. The tiaring style is pre-
ferred to the straight military band.
A petition signed by 5000 women of
Greece, asking tnat public schools of art
and industry be established for women,
has been presented to the Government.
Mrs. Robert Garrett gave a reception
in Baltimore, Md, recently at which
birds were seen ditting about among the
palms and other plants used in decora-
tion.
Mrs. Heber Newton, of New York
City, has the reputation of being one of
the few women who would never consent
to have photograph taken or portrait
painted.
Broad. brimmed hats for evening re-
ceptions, dinners, etc., are more fashion
able than the tiny dress toques. The
brims are heaped with flowers and
feathers.
Queen Victoria, of England, has
shown her interest in the London Hos
pital by sending present of 110 pounds
of cast linen for use in the wards of that
institution.
Lady Florence Dixie in a recent article
on the "Horrors of Sport" declares: ''I
will never in life again raise a gun or
rifle to destroy the glorious animal life
of creation"
Women's success in literature is shown
by the fact that Marietta Holley, Maria
Parton, Mrs. Southworth and Mary j.
Holmes have all made respectable for
tunes with their pens.
The Woman Charity Club, of Boston,
Mass, has membership of $50. 1t was
started in 1889, supports staff of free
nurses and doctors and does much good
among the sick poor of the city.
In these days of elaborate bodices and
fancy sleeves many of the bodices show
three and four different materials. Com
binations of woolen goods with velvet of
a darker tint are always popular.
Martha Washingtons Bible has lust
been sold by New York firm to a Mr..
Gunther, of Chicago, tor $4,000. TIE
firm paid $1,000 for it at the Washing
toniana sale in Philadelphia last year.
A new Irish celebrity is Miss Maud
Come, who has recently been lecturing
iu France on the "Wrongs of Ireland"
She is an ardent Home Ruler, twenty-six
years old, tall, beautiful and eloquent.
To Lady Brooke, the noted English
beauty, is due the founding of school
of needlework for poor girls near Eas.
ton, in the midst of a poor agricultural
district. The school has been very sue.
cesslul. .
In 1857 the Empress of Brazil gave
Queen Victoria dress woven entirely OF
spider webs. 1t is so fine aud beautiful
that it surpasses the most splendid silk.
The Queen has it among her priceless
possessions.
India has sent a missionary to Eng
land, Miss Soonderbal Powar, a native
high-caste Hindoo, who comes to point
out the evils of the opium traffic. She
wears an Oriental costume, but speaks
English fluently. Her oratory is simple
and direct, aud she excites the sympathy
of her hearers.