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Florence Nightingale is a confirmed

A soft, uncrushable silk called re-
gence is very popular in Paris.
Patent leather shoes are revived il
full force to wear with 1880 costumes
Pet dogs are now dyed to harmonic
with the prevailing tint of their mis-
tress' boudoir.
Large perforated silver bowls, with
panier-like curves, have been intro
duced for dessertA
The Sultan of Turkey has determ-
ined to establish a normal school for
girls in Constantinople.
Recently imported silks have raised
designs in chrysanthemums, lilies and
butterflies on g white ground.
In ancient days nearly all Grecian
maidens dressed in white. Any other
color was considered immodest.
Gilt wire forms many table novel
ties. Bonbon dishes especially fanci-
full are made from its twisted coils.
The '~literary lady" thrives in Paris,
where there are 2133 of her, of whom
1914 are professional novel writer's.
A sleeve which is stamped with the
approval of Felix is made of frills of
three-inch lace from the shoulder to
the waist.
The wives Of Siamese nob1emen cut
their hair SO that it sticks straight up
from their heads. The average length
of it is about an inch and q half.
Miss Charlotte Robinson, decorator
to the Queen of England, has been
decorated by the latter, who is, there
fore, decorator to Miss Robinson.
The romantic and supposedly beau
t1ful Mary "Queen of Scots" was cross
eyed and had other physical blemishes
that are not accounted attributes Of
beauty.
The head dresses of ITO were SO
large that ladies going to entertain
ments were forced, to save their head
gear, to kneel on the floors of their
carriages.
Black, it is said, both here and
abroad, will be more popular than
ever before, and the colorings of a
costume will come from the trimmings
and accessories.
Miss Edith j. Claypool, of Akron,
Ohio, was the only woman to receive
the degree Of Master of Science from
Cornell University this year, and she
took it with the highest distinction"
Doctor F. Constance Stone, the first
woman physician to register in Aus
%tralia, and who is well known in this
country, WAS graduated from the
Women's Medical College in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Osgood. of Brooklyn, is the
only American oma who has been
admitted to work in the Sevres fac
tory at Versailles. She worked there
for a year, and nov reproduces the
same work.
Queen Victoria receives every year,
by way of tribute from the Maharajah
of Cashmere, a case of magnificent
cashmere shawls. These she disposes
of largely as wedding gifts to brides of
the nobility.
The Princess Nicholas Bibesco, who
has just died at her beautiful castle of
.ogosea, was a granddaughter of the
Marechal Ney, and previous to
her marriage bore the title Princess
Ney Elchingan.
Mrs. Albert Barker, all English elo-
cutionist, is said to know as many
pieces us there are days in the year.
She initiates many voices of nature,
the trill of the canary to ''the
awe-inspiring howl of the hurricane"
Miss Edith Darlington has written a
book called workers Without Wage"
dealing with all kinds of animals, in
the earwig. She has been
asked by the English Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to
write another book, which the society
will publish officially.
Ono of the few English women who
lain the distinction of holding a seat
u the directorate board of a public
company is the Dowager Duchess of
sutherland. She is also credited with
displaying great ability in the man
of O coal mine.
Mrs. George Gould is quite inter-
in the summer kindergartens,
md from her summer home is sending
many pretty toys ands delicacies for
he poor city children who cannot en-
oy the luxuries of the rich. Mrs.
1ould is also planning to aid the ice
und for the sick children,
Mrs. Crook, the widow of the In
lian fighting general, has attracted
lore attention in Chicago recently
han most other feminine visitors to
he Worlds Fair. She is q very fine
woman, with snowy white hair |
hat is in striking contrast to her
and vivacious spirits.
Mrs. Frances r. Lybrand, of Ohio,
las been on the examiners corps in
he Civil Engineering Department of
he Patent Office at Washington for
Don't ten years. Railways F her i
p~ecia1ty, and she has the annual task |
# passing upon about 5000 allegedin-
1entions, of which a dozen may per-
be practicable.
Mary w. Lee, who was known
throughout the Second Corps of the
Lrmy of the Potomac as sFMother
died in Philadelphia the other
lay. During the war she was a yolun-
eer field nurse, serving at the front
pay, and it was there that she
affeetionately nicknamed by the
sEMother Lee"