The Washington times., 1894-06-17
Mainly for Woman;
HOnn8 and S0Gi6tu

Among the many pretty head-dresses for
this Spring is a smart little bonnet of deep
yellow straw, trimmed with black roses and
bow of geranium pink velvet, two hand
somo jet-headed pins being fastened at each
side, while it is tied with narrow strings OF
black velvet. A beautiful hat is of butter
colored straw. the brim of black lace caught
right up at the left side with band and bow
of pink miroir velvet fastened with brilliant
buckle.
Another charmingly pretty hat has crown
of coarse black straw caught up fantasticaily
and becomingly with two pink roses and a
ietted osprey. 1t is trimmed at the left side
with bow of black moire and at the right
side with clusters of pink roses. toque OF
white guipure, bordered with jet passemen-
terie, is trimmed at each side. in front. with a
black ietted Mercury wing. which rises from
n cluster of deep red roses, two little punches
OF rosebuds being placed at the back.
pretty dress is of pale gray Venetian
cloth. arranged in quite a novel style, and
one which is eminently becoming to the
figure. The skirt is very slightly draped.
according to the prevailing method. and lifted
on one side 10 show pettIcoat of powder
blue cloth, the overskirt being daintily en-
broidered in a most charming design, beautl-
fully carried out in a combination OF gold,
steel. and small jet beads. The bodice is
quite novel, and is arranged TO form kind
of zouave in the blue cloth. the reverse being
of pale gray. edged with the embroidery in
gold, steel. and jet A pretty feature OF this
bodice must be noted in the full basques.
which are made of the pale gray cloth. edged
with embroidery to correspond. The full
sleeves are OF powder blue. with deep gauntlet
N1sh snfs IracS ic hnt r,1n do nf
fine Tuscan straw. in a large picturesque
shape, trimmed on one side with bow OF
gray more ribbon and clusters of pink moss
roses. Black lace is lightly draped on the
brim.
Somebody said the other day that women
take up religion and charitable work as fads.
On general principles, because the somebody
was man. / resented the imputation at the
time, but thinking it over later decided that
1t Is too often true.
The possibilities are that the next revolution
will be that of women getting back into their
sphere. This sounds like heresy. but il isn't.
When women learn how to be the best of
mothers they will bring up the best OF sons.
The women of the twentieth century will be
exemplified in the men of that same period.
Woman does not really wish to usurp the
masculine right to monopoly of the business
field. 1t looks that way Just at present, but
her business propensity is only an expedient
with which to cancel her debt of inefficiency
contracted at previous period.
New York must be wofully weary of woman s
suffrage. One New York woman wrote TO
another recently: I'm worn out with dis
sipation in-what do you think-political
equality meetings. Come over and lunch
with me Friday and bring an empty mind,
Don't have any convictions or opinions or
ideas. For one blissful hour let US not be
women at all. but silly feminines, with NO
souls above a cooky."
The statistican is very trying person, but
he is often interesting as well. For instance,
he has discovered that only 50 per cent. OF
blondes marry. while 20 per cent. of their
brunette sisters engage in matrimony. Some
one tries to explain this by asserting that fair
haired people are more susceptible to the un-
sanitary conditions OF large towns, and SO
succumb to deaths darts before they are
smitten by those of Cupid.
There are women who always wear plain
stockings, Just as they always carry white
handkerchiefs. and for this class come plain
black. plain russet and other unfgured sorts
in silk Isle thread, and balbriggan, says the
New York Sun. Bat. generally speaking,
stockings are no longer plain affairs OF solid
color, but arc as vivid in coloring and elab-
crate in design and trimming as the gowns of
the season. They come in every hue of the
rainbow, and often all the colors are COM
bined in one pair in tiny silk stripes until the
effect is dazzling.
A decided and costly novelty is a pair of
black silk hose with the open-work instep
wrought with jet. These are TO be worn with
q black satin slipper embroidered with jet. or
one of patent leather, with small jet buckle
at the toe and large one at the instep. Red
is used in hosiery as profusely as in other
parts of the toilet. There are plain red open
work stockings and all sorts of striking COM
binations. especially in red and black. These
may be worn with a red slipper with black
rosette or with patent leather slipper deco
rated with large red bow. To wear with
the still popular black and white slipper there
is n French stocking striped in black and
white.
The Sun man continues in this way about
shoes: Shoes this season come in the lightest
shades-in fact. almost yellow. A late cut
comes as high on the instep us an Oxford tie,
but the vexatious strings are replaced by three
very large buttons. The correct stocking for
these shoes must be OF the same shade. with
open work stripes covering the whole leg.
Elaborate embroidered clocks are again in
favor-in fact, any style of decoration seems
to be accepted. In some of the most expensive
hose strips of white or black lace are inserted.
Many of the silk ones have the lower half
black and the upper half of some delicate
light shade. Where pink is used in this way
the result has. something the effect OF half
hose. White canvas shoes, with white open
work stocking. are still to be worn with ging-
ham muslin dresses.
Lady Burton. the widow of the famous
translator and traveller, lives in London. Per-
naps the most interesting of the relics with
which the house is stored is gruesome neck
lace of human bones given by the King of
Dahomey to Sir Richard Burton when he made
him brigadier general of his corps of amazons.
The necklace was designed to be present to
the new commanders fayorite squaw. Lady
Burton is said TO have viewed her husbands
appointment with jealousy at first, but when
She personally inspected the female warriors
all such feeling instantly vanished.
Miss Beatrice Harraden is a wee bit of a
brown woman. with the strength of a canary,
the frank, lovable ways of child and the
fealinDs of an iusetli0anf giant uar akip hoo