Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-01
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England is Sdiu W uuNeoNei 1, i,ooo,"'o
widows.
The Shetland women are the finest
knitters in the world.
The Duchess of Portland is the tall
est Duchess in the world.
Mrs. Roswell P. Flowers charities
cost her an average of $3.50 week.
The violet is conventionally the only
flower that can be worn by person In
mourning.
The Queen of Portugal is credited
with making many of her own and her
children's clothes.
Eton jackets of fur are being worn'
and elmine is going to be the fashion,
able lining for cloaks.
Mrs. James G. Aver has superb
collection of Jewels. Some OF them,
indeed, are world renowned.
Colored shoes are only suitable fof
the daintiest feet, and display the
proportion better when made with SIM
plicity.
Dress waists are worn SO very tight
fitting that it is almost impossible for
the fashion-loving women in them to
breathe properly. .
Round waists have lost none of their
prestige, but are rivaled by basque
bodices and pointed corsages with frills
attached to the lower edge.
Buttons are to be worn in all sizes
and compositions, but simply as "a
trimming. The waist will be fastened
with hooks underneath the buttons.
Crinoline is in stock, but it is not in
style. Modistes use it for hat, collar
aud sleeve head lining, but not scrap
is put in the skirt of stylish dress.
A noted physician says that the most
prolific cause of woman's nervous dis
eases, Mysteries, spinal diseases and
sick headaches is high-heeled boots
Brooklyn boasts of two women who
are employed rs blacksmith and deco
rator, respectively. Mrs. Bridget Du-
gan is employed in the former trade
and Miss Mary Leaf in the latter.
The young Duchess of York has had
to wear mourning twice since her mar.
riage. The royal family has now SO
many ramifications that scarcely
week passes that some connection does
not die
Long hair should never be sham
pooed more than once month. Brush
ing stimulates the growth of the hair
and makes it glossy and soft 1t also
stops the hair from falling out and lie
the best tonic for the scalp.
Mrs. Marshall Field is considered
one of the most charitable women III
Chicago. Sympathy as well as help is
rendered women out of employment.
All applications for help are investi'
gated by Mrs. Fields private secre'
! tary.
A hundred and fifty years ago un-
married as well as married women were
styled Mrs" Girls were called "Miss"
until they left school, when they took
rank rs Mrs" while married women
were very generally addressed as
"Madam"
Perhaps the secret of Nine. Carnot's
perpetually youthful looking pictures
il to be found in the fact that for the
last fifteen years she has steadily de-
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clares that she will never submit to the
ordeal again.
Mrs. Edward Payson Terhune Mar
ion Harland) is indefatigable in heI
literary work. She has written cook
books and novels, essays and blank
verse, and has now sailed for Europe
and the Holy Land to gather materials
for an oriental romance.
A st. Louis woman has lately per
fected an invention for making sweet
potato -four. The process includes
peeling the potato and drying the peel
as food for live stock, drying and
grinding the potato into three grades
of -four, and also slicing into Saratoga
chips.
Wellsville, Allegheny County, in
Western New York, has forty women
agriculturists, all successful. One ha.
a stock farm. One was housemaid !;
her brother failed on the old home
stead; she had saved money; she
bought the farm few years since, and
all its belongings are rejuvenated
Princess Maud of Wales is particu
larly fond of assuming an alias and
dropping some of the red tape of roy
atty. Every year she goes to visit
her former governess, who lives in
Devonshire. Always the sensible
Princess insists on being called "Miss
Mill" and upon being treated as a
member of the family.
Elizabeth Banks, once private secre-
tary to the British Minister to Peru,
will publish in London daily series
of articles concerning her experiences
as parlormaid and hoasemaid in
English families. The title will BE-
"In Cap and Apron. She recon
mends domestic service to poor gir.s
in preference to shop WORK.
The Empress of Germany has just
had model of her figure ma lie to be
used as q substitute when she cannot
personally have her dl esses fitted. 1t
seems strange that this should just
have heen done when m ar;aan wo \, an