The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
White cloves are in fashion.

4HCApJoHS
papers.
C~o-education at TUFTS College is an
assured fact.
The newest wells for travelling are OF
Quaker gray gauze.
Serge is the most useful of all zabrics
for autlmnal wear.
Many of the new capes are Of velvet,
lined with dainty silk.
Ten young women graduated at the
Harvard Annex this year.
The Princess of Wales had her daugh.
tiers taught the complete art of dress
msking.
Mrs. Zerelda G. Wallace, "the mother
of Ben Hur," has lately become a great
grandmother.
Silver iardinieres for the table are OF
pierced work or are delicately ornament.
ed with garlands in relief.
When a japanese husband wants to
compliment his better half he introduces
her as "my fool of a wife,"
There are $4,000 women telegraph
operators in the United States, and the
number is constantly growing.
Silver bowls for flowers have irregular
edges and are lighter on one side than
the other like broken eggshells.
Fancy curtains for country houses are
unusually soft, feecy and beautiful this
season. some of the materials being quite
new
White appears the fashionable color
for the most elegant afternoon and even
ing costumes at the fashionable watering
places.
The Monmouth sailor hat is n sof
those in highest favor, but women should
not make the mistake of wearing 1t on
the back of the head,
A London paper asserts that Nine.
Patti will receive So y, 500 for her next
years American tour, or $4,000 apiece
for forty-tive concerts.
Women dentists have proved 80 popu-
lar in London that a scholarship has
been founded for assisting women with
out means in the study of that profess
sion.
Lady Dilke's literary tastes are closely
allied to those of her husband, but moth
ing that she has yet published has at
tracted any considerable 9sgree of atten-
ton.
A Boston paper says it is the season OF
mixed costumes. A woman appeared
on Washington street recently wearing
q black lace dress, russell shoes and a
blue sailor hat, aud carrying a tan.
colored covert coat on her arm.
When wearing a white gown almos
any kind of a hair ornament may be
chosen. The pretty little knots of rib
bon in silver are much worn, and when
they are snail as many as half a dozen
may be placed in one head of hair with
out appearing superauous.
Miss Jean Ingelow, though in her
sixties, pursues her amiable hobby of
botanical study and flower cultivation,
and keeps up her benevolent custom Of
giving three times a week dinners to
twelve poor persons freshly discharged
from the hospitals OF London.
A French woman has just obtained
damages from a biscuit manufacturer
who advertised her portrait with his
wares and which the lady maintained
was a perfect libel. The Judge agreed
with her and the lady's wounded vanity
was consoled by a sum OF cash.
The University of Virginia now
allows women eighteen years old or
older to register for the pursuit of
studies in the acadcmical department.
They cannot attend lectures or receive
instruction from the Professors. When
they pass an examination they receive
proper certificates.
Rosa Bonheur has finished the largest
animal picture ever painted. 1t is called
ale Depieuage," and represents ten
horses large as life trotting over the
thrashing floor still used in parts of
southern Europe. She has been work
ing on it for three years and has refused
an offer of 100000.
Cherry color is one of the fancies of
the moment for hat garnit1res. A
pretty example is a legnorn, trimmed
with rosettes of c~'iesry-colored piece
velvet, held in place by quilts made of
black ostrich feathers, walch are much
more plant and graceful than those of
the ordinary variety.
Every one is wearing a bertha of lace
or chiffon. They certainly add much to
the appearance, and arc made in every
conceivable style and Imaginable color.
Some are of the new Irish sipure lace,
others of chiffon, and some of silk OF
crepe do chine combined. The latest
thing in Paris is the flower bertha,
which if of crepe dc chine or lace out
lined or interviewer with small and deli.
cate blossoms.
Ono Of the most important pieces OF
work Id which the Countess of Aberdeen
is engaged is the Haddc House Associa.
ton, q league for servants, and sns has
a branch of it in her own establishment.
She calls this the Household Club, and
in it are included classes for singing.
drawing, sewing, home reading and
wood carving. Professor Brice and
Professor Drummond have both leetured
before this club.
Green and white is the combination
most fancied for outdoor wear on no
days, green of the tint OF the folisge IL
sashes and shoulder knots, and sheer fin.
lawn, as purely white and thin as !
Bishops sleeve. for the frock make til,
prctticst AFTERNOON gowns for young
ladies, or older matrons who retain th,