Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-13
or FEMININE INrER EST.

OF FEMININE INTEREST.
The fashion for hair is to part and
crimp it and spread it out as far as pos
sible on each side to give breadth to the
head.
All the newest teagowns seem to be
white and to drape the figure in soft
folds, which would make even an un-
| graceful woman graceful.
Diamond combs are the most fashion
! able ornament worn. 1t is quite un-
necessary to own pendant or even
ring, but the comb is necessity.
A new pincushion is made to initiate
| the bulrush, which is made in brown
velvet to hold the pins, an exact copy
OF the real bulrush, and having leaves
of green satin.
Green has been accepted as fashion
| able color this winter. Emerald green
is one of the most becoming of colors to
the complexion, rendering the skin ad.
ditionally fair.
In Paris there is a perfect craze for
gold safety pins. Every woman fastens
her bodice and skirt together with one.
Paste buttons of all sizes and designs
are another craze.
I
tiplicity OF tails, and is fastened az the
throat with large bow of lace, in
which nestles three of the darkest pc
tuna colored roses.
The newest trimming for flannel petit
coats are tiounces of tlannela worked in
big holes like Madeira embroidery
| There is also new kind of flannel for
the drawn thread work applied to skirts
Buttons are to be had in a great
variety. The painted miniature buttons
are the most fashionable, and are set in
paste, silver or gold. Paste flowers as
buttons, conventionalized In the Louis
ANl. style, are very pretty.
Caracule capes bordered with Thibet
are all the rage; they merely reach the
waist. Sealskin jackets are high in
favor, their rich gloss and dark hue
being good background to either a
delicate or ruddy complexion.
The new feather boas are shorter this
season and only reach to the waist.
They are attached to collars formed of
ostrich tips graduated in size, turning
away from the throat, and attached TO
an invisible band Of black ribbon.
The very latest thing in gloves is a
faced glove, instead of one with buttons.
The lacing of gloves makes them fit
more perfectly to the shape Of pretty
hand, and gives better form to hands
that are not so small and shapely by
nature.
silk pettcoats are trimmed with frill.
ings worked in the open Madeira EN-
broidery and headed by cord. Lace
tlounces, both black and white, are
headed by a rouleau of twisted ribbon
and when lace is used silk hounces
generally appear below.
A new invention has been been made
of letters both small and large made of
paper and standing up in relief, intend
ing to he tackled upon handkerchefs or
sheets or any materials and embroidered
oyer. The same idea has been carried
out for scallops for tlanuel petticoats.
An authority upon physical training
says thai a woman who wishes to keep
lin condition" should sleep nine hours
out of the "a, battle in cold water, exer.
else five minutes daily with dumb bells
drink a cup of hot liquid before break
fast, spend half an hour every day in
outdoor exercise, make the best of bad
, bargains and always keep her temper.
A valuable use has been discovered
for the hair from reindeer. 1t has beer
proved that the hair has extraordinary
buoyancy and it has been made into
life belts and cushions and pillows fol
vessels. These have all had such sue
cess that a life-saving jacket has beer
made lined with tho reindeer hair, to be
nscd by yachtsmen and seafaring mel
generally.
1t is quite the fashion to have muf
and toque to match. This idea is very
pretty carried out in velvet of tn,
Neapoltan violet shade. Tie piece
forming the tYque is folded into squar,
points on other side of the face and il
. trimmed with violets and sable Lail, tn,
same on the mulf with the addition of {
; pretty gathering Of white lace on one
side as a groundwork for the flowers.
A new table decoration is of Coalport
In the shapes of coral and shells form
ing dishes, either in pure white or il
while slightly tiecked with gold, for til,
shells, the supports of coral branche:
being tinted TO resemble the natura
coloring. Shape and tint are lovely
Another novelty is the "Iaypole" tabl
centre of a faint golden glass, til
pole and centre vase being connected
c with tiny vases nil round, each holdin.
flower and piece Of green. The etfec
$ Of this wnen standing on lookin:
/, glass is beautiful.