The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-12
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Coifures are arranged high.

Brown turS are more f~ashlonable than
my other.
Gloves are worn long when the sleeves
are short.
There are about four yards of very
,lose sewing in a .lady's ten-botton glove.
Cashmere shawIs are made of the hair
Of q diminutiye goat found in Little Thi-
bet.
The %natticst gloves worn at the pres
snt time are pale gray with all black
stitching.
If the color has been taken out of silks
by fruit-stains, ammonia will usually re-
store the color
Artists gray, which is the clear dove
tint becoming to most women of what
ever coloring, is still an extremely fash
ionable color for costumes. =
A tasteful and inexpensive novelty is
the case of repouse silver which super.
Gcially resembles a bon bon box. but con-
ceals a dainty little powder puff.
A French woman thus epltomizes the
recipe for keeping young: "a smiling
woman, with an expression of repose,
always appears years younger than her
age"
The young ladies of the Laporte Qnd.)
| Charity Circle have volunteered to
furnish the necessary amount of cuticle
to save the life of a young nan who was
severely burned.
The slender, we'll formed woman
looks well IN a japanese gown, but beware
of INDUCING in the new fad, ye danes
and demoisselles, if nature has been
generous in giving you flesh.
Sir William Gull, who is an eminent
English authority, says that the benefit
derived from a university education, such
as one gets ut Newman and Girton,
makes them aud their children healthier
and stronger.
The unlined dress skirts are a con-
siderable step toward dress reform.
They are delightfully."- light aud easily
managed, and are provided with hooks
aud straps which in rainy weather keep
them from the ground.
The Parisians have revived the old
custom of cleansing the teeth with medi.
Gated silk, aud the necessary little ivory
reels, occasionally inlaid with gold and
silver, form an important item upon the
toilet table of la dame elegante.
Black hose, whether silk or fine cash
mere wool, are worn with almost all tot
lets. Black patent leather shoes, with a
very small fat bow, Is the right style for
indoor c~haussures, and dull kid boots,
with patent leathertips for out of doors.
Heels are low and square.
Herr Won Bonner, q millionaire mer.
chant of Hamburg, Germany, has pre-
sented his native city with a half million
dollars, to found a woman's hospital, in
honor of DR.. Nicholson, a famous woman
physician, whose skill, he thinks, saved
the life of Frau Won Bonner.
"Bell shaped" skirts will continue in
full favor during the season, and the
train will stay to delight and torment us
for another year. Sleeves are less high
at the shoulder, though still full and
fancy. Velvet sleeves are things of the
past. The dress material is used in al.
most every instance.
The new gloves are decided novelty;
it is the gauntlet ;the stiff wristed glove
There will be degrees of ~'fiare," to sui
q variety of tastes, but the shape will b.
preserved. Suede gloves are still bes
liked, but the loose mitts have gone out
A glove must button closely or have
cuff to be in fashion. @
Milliners are just now showing par
ticuIar Partially for all bronze browns
and different varieties of green, com
bining them with very bright shades o
pink rose, scarlet and yellow, and alsc
for black in the shape of velvet, feather;
and some very effective aud uncommo,
pieces aud ornaments In cut jet.
The fine house which Mrs. Chandler
widow of the Michigan Senator, ha
built in Washington will be one of tn
show places of the capital. It has cos
$3.50, 600, exclusive of the decorations
The interior is SO arranged that whel
the portieres are drawn the hostess vii
have an open reception Don ninety fee
long in which to entertain her guests.
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All sorts of dainty little adjuncts TO
the fronts of gowns are fashionable, chill
fon forming the basis of most of thes
airy nothings; V-saaped plastrons {
4 antique lace have ruines of chiffon follow
ing the outlines and falling in carele;
folds over the bust. Other loose sill
{ and crepe fronts have a deep fall oflae
which is gathered in to band and hang
!. loosely down to the waist.
The latest novelty in nantes is the re
|, turn of the graceful Talmas. These ar
= very deep capes, cut on the cross, an
eleVerly arranged to fall into natura
folds, and, though perfectly plain on tn
!, shoulders, they are about five yardsroun
: at. the lower part, aud can be throw
back over the shoulder. They are mad
2 IN cloth, plush and yelours du Nord, an
are bordeIed round with fur; some al
: even lined with fur.
All women rejoice in the sleeves OF tn
nresent. Thin women because 1t co
ceals their over slender arms aud broa'
; n their shoulders. Stout women b
cause the sleeves take away from tt
/ apparent size of the body and rende
I broad hips less noticeable. Short Womt
J because the puff on the shoulders gi
? them a little more height, and t.
women because it renders their gov
La4L d;ef;n1,a ou5 sf-ikiuu.