The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-08-01
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Some of the satin-fnished corded
silks are like velvet to the touch.
European women began to use rib
bons in the days of the Crusaders.
There are said to be eight ordained
women in the Baptist denomination.
Sassafras oil is excellent for dsrken-
ing the hair. 1t should be applied
with small brush
The number of widows in the United
States is nearly three times as great as
the number of widowers.
The first Woman's Right Convention
held in the United States convened at
Seneca Falls, n. Y, on July 10, ISIS.
Julia Ward Howe received only IS
for her famous "Battle Hymn of the
Republic" 1t was first printed in the
Atlantic Monthly.
Miss Gertrude b. Mawson, one OF
the well-kuown family of that name a
Philadelphia, has embarked in the life
insurance business.
Ellen Terry, the actress, says the
best way for woman to keep young
is for her TO be constantly busy at
work which she loves.
The will of the late Julia Bullock,
of Providence, bequeaths $500 to
charitable, educational aud religious
institutions in Rhode Island.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. of New
York, has just contracted topay Caro-
lus Duran $40, 900 for portrait, with
the express stipulation that he is not
to show it at the French Salon.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson- Burnett, the
author, is deeply interested aud au
active worker in London charity
that furnishes comfort and amusement
for little children who are incurable
invalids.
The wife of Thomas Hardy, the
novelist, is a woman of considerable
artistic ability, and has ornamental
one of the rooms OF their Dorchester
home with frieze illustrating her
husbands stories.
Short, plump women should not
wear many bands of trimming roul1
their skirts, as they tenl to increase
the look of width and size. Bands OF
lace insertion round the skirt are
more and more coming into favor.
Londons "new beauty, La ly Moyra
Beauclerk, is described As an exquisite
ly pretty blon lie girl, with an inno-
cent expression AMI beautiful eyes,
who laughed openly at thu peculiarly
expressed admiration she elected
Mrs. Wilson Sprogel, of Mott City,
MINI, is said to be ous OF the m)st
beautiful women in the Northwest.
She was the widow of a German officer
before she married millionaire lun-
herman old enough to be her father.
Never pull of your gloves by the
finger tips, but by the wrists, turning
them thus inside out; let them air for
few minutes before turning them
again, and do not roll them into a
wad let them lie at full length in the
glove box.
Mrs. Ballington Booth is a very
beautiful woman, even in Salvation
dress attire. What she would be in
an evening dress is question her
friends never tire of propounding, but
with little hope of ever witnessing the
much desired picture.
Mrs. S. B. Capron, who has for five
years been Superintendent of the
Woman's Department in tho Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago. has resigned
her position on account of advancing
years. Mrs. Capron spent twenty-five
years of her life in India.
Has anyone seen it, this engaged
mantle" which the London papers
gravely announce "to be novelty in
American" 1t is worn, it seems, by
young tiancees as a more outward sign
of their contemplation of mstrimony
than the engagement ring.
Miss Kate johnson, of Hamilton,
Mo-, got angry because a man said no
woman could drive nail straight.
/ She grabbed hammer, and proved
him to be prevaricator by pounding
ten nails into one square inch of q
block of wood within thirty seconds.
Married women are being deposeC
! from serviee as teachers in the public
schools of the Australian colony o
Victoria. Under a new law when &
woman marries she must resign hel
| place. The main design of the change
is to give advantage to single women
The clamp shade" ov erskirt, one O
the newest things ont, falls in Ions
points, front and back aud on thl
sides, aud usually is accordion plated
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, the New
York heiress, has dress made in this
style, AMI it is quite becoming to her
Mrs. Kendall, the English actress,
who is Justly noted for her lovely
complexion, gives the following as
her beauty formula; Ten hours
sleep every night; fourmile wall
every day; vigorous rubbing in colt
water; brown bread; no sweets anC
no coffee.
An old fashion for little girls hai
arrangement is coming into favol
again. This is the two plaits, whicl
are each tied with ribbon and al
lowed to hang. For long thick hal
no other way is quite so satisfactory
al Cor rounl-faced, chubby httl
girl it is quaint and becoming.
Miss Cora Dow, of Cincinnati, is th,
owner of three drug stores successfully