St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

thing in head weav.
Unpunctuated letters are growing I
be fashionable fad.
The blouse is being supplanted by
smarter kind of bodice.
Two enterprising ladies of Spain have
published biography of the baby king
At least dozen tiny Unveiled Port
Bonheur bracelets should be worn O.
each arm.
Enormous ruches of black satin vii
vie in favor with the feather boa an>
the mink collarettc.
Frenchwomen are much affecting rec
in gowns, bonnets, and even hosiery
shoes and gloves.
Are not women becoming rather too
mannish9 The tailored side pockets arc
the latest innovations.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox is writing a so.
ciety novel, the scene of which will be To-
Gated in Chicago during the Worlds
Fair
The most prominent shades in mill
inery are the greens, the new puppies,
and dahlia shades, and the light neutral
tints.
Margaret F. Herrick, of the Harvard
| Annex, wins the Sargent prize Of 500
offered each year for the best metr;cal
translation Of a Horatian ode.
Madame Patti is credited with con-
sidering the Princess of Wales the most
beautiful woman Of Europe. The great
SINGER should be a competent Judge.
Alnle. Bertha dc Colonne is the young
and beautiful wife Of an architect in
Europe. She is both blind and deaf,
but is quite famous as poet and author.
Heavy laces like black guipure and
white Genoa lace are largely used in
millinery aud for garniture for the few
French dresses that have, SO far been dis.
played.
One of the younges* grandparents
alive is the Duchess of Montpensier, sis
ter of Queen Isabella. She was grand
mother at tairty-three and greatgrand-
mother at fifty-tive.
The tieurde-lis fancy has attacked
vasea. a beautiful jardiniere standing
two feet higl was a massive tieur.de-lis
IN the plain yellow glaze that is 50 much
u5cl FOR pots aci flower holders.
Women arc inle3d coming to the
front; no lolger will they be satisfied
with the domestic circles, but are estab.
fishing clubs in active rivalry with those
hitherto monopo!ized by the sterner sex.
Queen Victoria rarely sends any tele-
grams to any member Of the royal family
or to Her Majesty's intimate friends,
otherwise than in cipher, system of
f. ire cipaers having been carefully ar
ranged for her and their use.
For 1s5 years the membership OF the
Philadelphia Baptist Association has
been formed Of men only. The other
day the Membership Committee, after a
spirited debate, voted to admit women
as delegates to the annual meetings here
after.
The first woman admitted to the Bar
in America was Arabela Mansfield, of
Iowa, in 1859. Now there are seven
women lawyers practicing before the
United States Supreme Court, and a
large number have been admitted to gen.
e1al practice.
A fancy waistcoat gives stylish, dis
tinctive touca to dark coat bodces, and
as the front of a corsage always wears
before the other parts, the insertion of q
waistcoat of brocsde makes it as good
as new, cravat of lace adds a pretty,
feminine touch.
The only Turkish roetess living is be.
iieved to b. Osman Pasha's daughter.
She Is q young matron of tWenty-eight
md lives IN white marble palace over.
looking the Blue Bosphorous, where she
dimes from service Of gold in wonder
tul conservatory.
The richest material used in the i'm.
ported dresses is the new miroir velvet.
out brilliant iridescent hues |
Tom its rich, dark surface. This mate.
rial is made into stately recep ton gowns,
N combination with Venetian guipure
u with Genoa lace.
London woman, being tired Of ser.
ant maids, hlret boy of sixteen to do
lie homework. She was immediately
for unawfully keeping q man
ervant without license. She paid
ne, with testimony to the superiority of
oy servants over girls.
The Vatican slipper is charming to
ear with tea gown. Il is of giace
I'd to match the costume, and is trimmed
it'll ro5este of bright ribbon. The
Albany is the title bestowed on q
'rty slipper of open work kid.
rough which glints bright satin
ming.
The girl who regularly entertaius her l
lends at ''ive o'clock tea'' Will admire
G dainty aprons of silk, trimmed with
'iflnss of pale chiffon, and high cuffs
correspond. Aprons for similar occa- S
ms, Of India null, and others of ribbon I
riding are made to delight the youthful c
stess.
Woman tea merchants are novelty. =
en- IN London, where there is O firm a
l!ch has purchased an estate in CeyIon -
employs women blenders, tastcrs. =
ckers and agents. A dalntily arranged d
room IS fitted up for the pleasure OF :
ests and profit of the firm. A New r.
TX importer of fine teas employs a 7,
lulne Japanese woman to make and i.
pense the fragrant beverage from egg q
IL china. "
Bridesmaids at the new weddings will n
ar deml. train dresses in Empire style it
silk, chiffon, or other elaborate ma ny