The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-17
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Fashions, Facts and an Idea About the
Most Attractive Women For Wives.
Especial CORES pondence.l

Especial Cores ondence.l
NEW YORK, Nov. I2.-Cornflower blue,
or "buet." is the latest fad in colors.
IL is an lndefinahle shade, neither blue nor
purple, but mixture of the two. 1t
makes every woman over Is look sallow,
but all those who aspire to be up to
the times have a touch of it somewhere
about them. There are 'dcnkey's cars
of bluette velvet for the neck, rusettes TO
brighten up q black hat ard great bows
10 finish off the tip of a patent leather
slipper. Wells of this new color are among
the latest novelties, and several enterpris-
ing gluvema kers have redyed old gloves
and are advertising Partisan novelty
which Paris probably never saw. With
all due regard to fashion, n woman should
be confident of the pcachy hue of her com
plcXion before she adopts this latest wrin-
kle.
There Is a modest fortune for the wonn-
an who inveUsS some convenient and
slightly arm covering 10 be worn with the
tailor made suit. The suit consists OF skirt,
sleeveless vest and coat, leaving the arms
with one less covering than customary.
some ingenious women have converted
wornoUt stocking legs into arm cover
ings
Mrs. John Jacob AStor is TO have a ten
MS court worth $50. Goo. She Is an en-
thuSiastic player Of tennis Her husband
recently purchased several lots in the rear
of liS new home on Fifth avenue. These
are 10 be converted into "A tennis court
where Mrs. Aston can practice during the
winter months
The uses of japanese paper for interior
decorations arc many. one i 10 make II
answer a. 4 jariIuiere by winding il around
Il common tiowerput and pulling it out
fun like a fan around the top. Around
the center i tied a broad satin ribbon,
with a huge bow in front. For lamp
shades nothing can be prcttier 1t is
tough and durable and keeps its freshness
quite a. long - light colOreu silks.
Palmer Cox IL responsible for the pres
ent brownie style of decoration. The hand
soonest new pockCtbOokS and cardcascs
have these unique little figures a orna-
mCntation instead Of the conventional
scrolls 81 silver some VERY elegant fans
arr entirely covered wiki hand embroider-
I'll brownies IN the most amusing aiti-
tu6CS
IN a car filed with women the other
day ten were dressed in garments heavy
enough for midwiater four were season
ably clad. while Jae remaining SIX would
have been comfortable on n warm day in
August For some reason The averac sc WON
an regards the fall coats as needless eI-
py0>e.
One Of the intellectual fads this winter
Will be topics az the uay classes" Miss
GeorEiua Ro5yr,s. an English woman.
VIII conduct ,hom. Among the names al
ready enrolled - memhlrs are Mrs F.
Y. Vanderbilt, Mrs Burke Roche. Mrs
Il Ack. IwCmbly and Mrs William
Post. some of THE subjects discussed Will
he the English political situation. men
and measures in Germany. hypnoti~m
considered IL the li1h, Of recent iuvesti-
cations. new books and the men and WON
"a who have written them. the woman
question, a Romance IN economics o. tie
EGYPT al today. French politics ana The
London Sta>1u
Laura OLIVIA BooTHE