Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27
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Syrian velvet in two tones like shot
silk is made up with bengaline, MORE,
or heavily repped Victoria silk.
Mrs. Carlisle, wife of the Secretary
of the Treasury, is said to have one of
the finest teams in Washington.
Miss Jean Ingelow, the poetess, is
sixty-three years old, and lives quietly
in South Kensington, England.
Full waists shirred down into puffs
by bands of passementerie embroid-
cry or ribbon are much liked by young
women.
Black gloves worked with ecru or
mastique are worn and every shade of
drab, fawn and gray is as fashionable
as ever.
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake trea-
sures among her possessions a yellow
brocaded silk dress worn by Theodo-
sia Burr.
In the colony of Victoria, Australia,
women teachers in the public schools
are eligible to receive possible salary
of $500.
Whenever Mrs. John Jacob Astor, of
New York, gives an entertainment her
favorite flower, the American Beauty
rose, is very much in evidence.
Miss Anna Gould, daughter of the
late jay Gould, goes in for physical
culture; she is member of the Berk
eley Ladies' Athletic Club, New York.
bauble which hangs in Miss Helen
Gould's drawing room, New York, isa
japanese crystal, which cost some
where in the neighborhood of $1,000.
Mrs. Robert Goelet, of New York,
is as practical regarding her house
keeping affairs andas attentive to them
as if her income were only S600a year
instead of $500 day.
An Oregon Qll) young woman is
making a crazy quilt of the silk ties
which have been given her by her de-
voted admirers. Her pillows are to be
stuffed with their love letters.
One of the caprices of the moment
is q skirt of silk with very thin mate
rial draped over it. The silk is of
some very delicate or pronounced
color, and the drapery material is semi
transparent
The accordion pleaters still insist
upon keeping their goods before the
public. The fashion is out of date ex-
cept for trimming on dress waists or
hats. A little of it goes q long way
with good dressers.
Archery is SO popular among Eng
lish woman that they have Royal
Texophlite Society. 1t is said that
the bow women of few years ago
would not be even among the second
class shots of to-day.
A professional cook teaches her class
in pastry making to cut the circle of
pie crust one way around and the rim
that surrounds the dish the other way.
She says that this simple rule has an
important bearing upon the tlakiness
of the result.
In the last year 400 patents have
been applied for in England by women.
Some of these have reference to textile
manufactures, and electrical and rail
way appliances, and articles for the
use of the sick have also received con-
siderable attention.
One of the most stylish, simple cos
tunes of the season is the blue denim,
with trimming of thick blue braid. 1t
is made with skirt and jacket, and n
silk blouse or high-cut vest is worn
over it. 1t is strictly tailor-made, and
as stylish as il is unusual.
The hollyhock has been promoted
to decorative purposes at Newport din
ner parties, and rivals the sweet pea
in favor Those used are the new dou-
BILE varieties, and come in beautiful rose
reds and faint pink and lemon, and
they are said to be extremely effective
for aesthetic purposes
The Princess Maud, who has always
been the favorite of her father, the
Prince of Wales, has blossomed out
into quite beauty this season, the
foreign correspondents state The
Princess Victoria is the useful mem
ber of the family and plays the part of
the peacemaker always.
Mrs Bayard, the wife of the Amer.
lean Ambassador to England, has al.
ready been successful i'll her appear
ance at Court. She made pleasant
impression during her stay at Wind.
sor, and her charm of manner and
brilliancy of conversation have won
her an enviable place in the best Lon.
don society.
All trustworthy reports from Paris
are to the effect that great and sur.
prising changes in fashion may he ex-
pected this autumn aud winter, These
are the weeks in which quantities OF
grenadines, shot aud lowered silks aud
beautiful chillons are being worn. The
heavier materials cut in the new styles
are waiting in the background.
Mrs Lucy G, Carnegie. OF Pittshurg.
Penn,, the widow of Andrew Carnegie's
brother, has contracted with a Balti
more ship-building company for
handsome steel yacht. on which she
expects to cruise in southern waters.
Mrs. Carnegie owns an island off the
coast OF Georgia which she has made
an attractive summer resort
That veteran among women of the
platform, Susan u. Anthony declares
that she cannot o. this lay "speak ia
public without her heart rising Ia her
throat Which II not greatly enenurag.
ing b. she wumsu who Is Just about
MAX inc up her mind thai she will over.