St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-03-25
Pearls are the rage.

Pearls are the rage.
Queen Victoria has ffty-fve descend
ants.
The Russian belt continues to be pop
u.2r.
Women Of rank 60 bareleaded in
Mexico.
There are 108 women lawyers in the
United States.
In 5 O'Clock tea no two cups and
<aucecs should be alike.
Harriet Prescott Spofford is fond OF
tie womanly employment Of knitting.
Patti, the great diva, is proud OF her
rcciieHorh, especially Of her darning.
Florence Nigh,in 2ale says an Irishnan
lluhs g better husband than an English
ulan.
In Sweden and in Denmark the Par.
}ia2!ents have voted that the Office of
stenograpAer shall be filed by women.
Mrs.. Tel soao, the japanese retormer,
WHO is now Occurring in this country,
had the honor OF being tie first woman
lawyer in Japan.
Reduced to currency, the postage OF
Mrs. Cieye!ard's morning mail would
amply Fay for her gloves, shoes and slip
!crs for Il year at least.
Mrs. Abby Hutchinson, who set to
music KIND Words Can Never Die
and "Ising Out, Wild Bells" has just
died in New York CITY,
Mrs. Oracle King, President of the
Colonial DANES Club, has some plate
which figured at the stateliest banquecs
Of the days Of Washington.
Nearly every STATE in this country was
represented in the 100 old army nurses
that we're present at tae late Grand Amry
Eocampment 1T Washington.
New lace curtains are of deep cream
net, showing large, round mesh
Bands of white MORE ribbon, arranged
in waves and bow-knots, form an ap-
pI:Quc border fer them.
Where there is question of color Mrs.
Vanderbilt, wife of ". K. Vanderbilt,
frankly Acknowledges preference for a
shade of dark pink, which at present goes
by the rather odd name bengale.
Mss Ella Hllson, of G otheabury, was
among TIE successful applicants for the
position CT Government M.croscopist.
Her duties vii! be in the Meat Inspec-
ten Department 1T South Omaha, Neb.
Miss Gertrude I. Barrett, daughter
Of lev. 3. F. Barrett, of PAilaie.p hia,
has been l2&ic general manager of the
S1cdenbors Publishing Association
s;Gcc the Geccase of her father, who was
for many years President ef the associa-
ton.
At BucAtel College, Ohio, two women
and two n.ea competed on the Law
essay, for which two prizes were offered.
The subject was Equitable Remedies.
Their Developments and Place in Our
Jurisprudence" The women won the
lr.ZeS.
Mrs. Whitney, wife of the ex-Secre.
tary Of the Navy, understands to per
fiction the art OF making O table look
attractive. SIC has a great deal OF
S-vrcs and Dresden caina, and, o.
course, cr?sta! and silver worth kings
ransom,
Tie betrotlal Of Princess May, whom
a!l England loves, anu the popular
Prince George of Wales will probably be
oi:igRljy announced after the anniver.
saTySi the death Of the Duke of Ciar-
encc, whom the Princess was to have
m2rr.el.
The full name conferred upoa the
small daughter OF Archduke Stephen is
Maria immaculate Carolina Marsarctne
Blanc. LeopoIl!no Beatrix Anna jose
fine l}afae!a NlcIaeta Stanislaus Igaaz
ii;eronymus Camiro Catherine Petra
Cecilia.
japanese women put up their hair with
wooden, ivory or tortoise shell pins,
seven Oh eight inches in length and fully
half AZ inch wide. The pins are usually
carved, aud are often capped with piv-
oted figures tia: dance with every
motion Of the wearer.
Mrs. Rockefeller, wife of the Stand.
ard Oh lra.-nate, has brought up her
d@u1hters very sensibIy. They teach in
mission Sunday schools, and one, when
a student a; Vas,ar, used her pocket
money to defray the expenses of poor
girl at the same college.
"If your hand is broad do1't wear
rings on tie little f0gcr,' says an ALL
tho,ity, "as tlis accentuates the width,
and if yoar hands are long, no matter
how white, don't load them with jewels;
tbs will add to the horny look. It is
better to Keep them ring'ess,
Harp playing is becoming fashion
able recreation for ladies', an / baaj JOS and
guitars Will soon be replaced by this
more ccsant AMI dlgn:fed rival. Aside
from its musical capabilities, the harp is
an ornamental feature Of any parlor, and
as such is likely to meet with high favor.
O2e Of thc best known women farmers
in Great Britain, Mss Hoe JoAnsto1e,
| of MAJ ch5auk wood, Dunfriesshire, Scot
land, died tie other day. She hal 4
large sheep far il Esk iale, which she
suvcri1tcaIej herself, and she was an
excellent authority Oh all agricultural
matters.
TIC University Of Pennsylvania, which
now has 2 pos. graduate department for
women, IS 10 add a course in interior
| decoration to tie work OF tie School Of
Architecture. 1t is Je.;eTel by the au-
thor:t:es Of t!c University that the hore
trailing o. women specially frs them for
! 81 cess in suca branch.
yrn7,na c?nit,rv en- pinpar has been