Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-11
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Plaids are coming in again. Fine
little checks, with green, yellow, and
black combined, are the favorite mix
lures in taffeta silk.
Miss Kate Sanborn, the author, is
busy moving into the house she has
bought recently at Metcalf, Mass, in
which she will spend large part of
the summer.
Miss Ilona Eibenschutz, the young
pianist, now in London, is only twen-
ty-two years of age She was born in
Budapest and made her debut in
Vienna before she was six.
Mrs. Minerva Rhines, who died re-
Gently in Chicago, became resident
of that city when it contained 900 in
habitants. She was eighty-four years
of age at the time of her death.
Miss Nellie Temple, vassar gradu-
ate of the class of 80, has recently
been engaged i'll assisting Professor
Ratzel, of the University of Leipsic, in
revision of his treatise on the United
States.
The Colorado Legislature has passed
the bill for house-t to house registra-
tion of voters and twenty-seven wo.
men have been appointed on the list
of canvassers for registering the wo-
men voters.
Mrs. Yates, the first Gladly Mayor"
in the British Empire, has just taken
her seat as Mayor of Onehungo, New
Zealand. She wore blue-and-white
print gown, with a white front and
puffed sleeves
A new material called "bure" is be-
ing used in Paris. 1t is coarsely
woven, like canvas or nuns yelling,
with heavy threads, and has fancy
surface which gives it the appearance.
of being heavy.
A silk season is predicted for sum-
mer, especially of the very light silks
that are made in this country, the
taffeta, demi- i-taffeta, lutestring, foul
ard, or the so-called China silks, and
the useful surahs.
OF 166 women who have attended
the Medical College at Geneva, Switz-
erland, AMI qualified as physicians,
nine have died, 129 are known to be
in practice, and twenty-eight have
given up their profession.
Ducks and heavy linens are to be in
great vogue this year, also the old
fashioned pique. Tailor styles are
liked for these substantial linens, and
for the white and ecru duck, so popu-
lar last year for outing suits.
White glace kid gloves are the ac-
cepted ones for all of the more formal
afternoon affairs. They are stitched
in either black or white, have four
buttons--either white pearl or black
bone--and at tho convenient "sales'
may be picked up quite reasonable.
Mrs. Huntington Caffyn, the author
of 'Yellow Aster," is the wife of an
Australian physician. Her father re-
fused to give her an education; but
she got it somehow, and at the age of
sixteen years she was translating Ger
man poems and following the hounds.
Soft gray effects are charming in the
new silks, and will rival the clearly
defined white and black silks that
came into favor last summer. These
grays are very effective in bengaline
strips of satin and moire pointille with
yellow or rose color, or else with the
gay pompadour blossoms strewn upon
them.
A curious fashion in hat and scarf
pins consists in having rs the pin head
large pearl, either pink, gray, white
or black, with tiny diamond snake
curled slantingly around it; the lilli-
putian serpent may be replaced by
fly resting on n minuscule sprig of
flowers; turquoise may be used IN.
stead of pearl.
The "bow bonnet" is said TO be the
latest style for evening wear. Wide
moire ribbon that has been wired
forms this simple affair, which has no
frame or band for foundation. 1t
must be set high on the head, with
dropping ends, or an Alsatian effect,
as best becomes the wearer, and be
pinned on with jeweled pins
The society editor of Montana pa.
per-a woman-became Ill, and her
place was taken by one of the "all
round" reporters. He described
costume next day as "a vision of fmoire
antique, cut bias at the neck and
festooned with blue silk and Jack
roses. Miss NJ had the smallest
feet and biggest sleeves in the ball
ROOM"
A simple little evening waist, which
can very easily be made at home, is of
silk in any becoming color, covered
with accordion-plaited black net put
on to the tightly-ftting lining with a
blouse-like effect The square neck is
finished with band of fancy trim
ming, and the short, puffed sleeves of
net have double frill of lace. This
will make IN old black silk look like
new.
New shoes and slippers for the bride
include high-cut Oxford shoe of fine
black patent leather, with tiny white
buttons and piping of white kid
around the vamp. Another novelty
is pretty low shoe. the toe piece