The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-10
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E''S 'SSSSNDINIIEN

the novelist, is one OF tue most beau
tiful women seen in literary circles i'll
New York.
Women have begun discarding the
under petticoats for trousers, on the
grounds of case, lightness and trim
appearance.
The low-cut house slippers are just
the thing to invite the draughts
which circulate over the floors of liv-
ing apartments.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Stanley has special
fondness for parasols, and possesses a
collection of these articles that is
unique and valuable.
Hand-painted Dresden china hat
pins are a novelty, rs we'll as Dresden
buttons, which look we'll on Louis V.
suits, with a stock and lace jabot.
Mile. Tartouovski, of Odessa, who
has been awarded the diploma of mas
ter matchmaker by trades council, is
the first Russian woman TO make
watches
Some New Workers who were lately
favored by being asked to the most
exclusive Philadelphia party have
since held their heads up as If study
ing astronomy.
The use of endearing diminutives
and nicknames has almost passed
away, and there is no immediate like
lihood of another eruption of the nur-
sery into society vernacular.
Beatrice Harraden, the author,
thinks women of the United States
have few things to complain of, and
she admires their frankness, honesty,
cleverness and lack of affectation.
"Oolong prostration," "Formosa
tever" and young Hyson debility"
are some of the fashionable feminine
ailments, now prevalent in New York
City by reason of the simeon or after
noon teas.
The Alice Fisher Alumn@ Club has
been founded by the graduate nurses
of the Philadelphia Hospital in men,
ory of the English woman who ten
years ago worked a memorable reform
in that institution.
The most beautiful nose that has
ever graced throne within the mem
ory of the present generation Is that
of lady who had not one drop of
royal blood in her veins, namely, the
ex-Empress Eugene.
One of the new clubs of New York
is devoted to the comfort of trained
nurses of the gentler sex. 1t is To-
Gated in comfortable quarters on West
Forty-frst street, and has regular
membership of about fifty.
Partisan women are, some of them,
wearing hand-painted gowns. One in
which a well-known leader of fashion
in that city appeared was of dull white
silk, and had over the plain faring
skirts large painted baskets loaded
with flowers.
Pale-tinted, inexpensive but fine
quality satins are very greatly favored
for fitted blouse waists for evening
wear. Rose-heart pink, Persian mauve,
Spanish yellow and golden green are
the chosen colors, also the brilliant
hibiscus red.
''Any Lady Made to Look Fifteen
Years Younger Without Charge" is
the fascinating offer which appears in
the window of dealer in cosmetics
and beautiiers OF the toilet table
order in the great retail shopping dis
trict of New York City.
Paillettes, only another name for
the old-time spangles, are very much
in evidence in needlework and as
garnitrre to fabrics and trimmings.
They are much seen on the ends of
the ribbon sashes that now play an
important part in the decoration OF
gowns.
''Sleeves are to be much smaller" is
what We have heard for months, but
they seem to be larger with every new
plate. Three and half yards are re-
quired to make moderate sleeve.
For house gowns, sleeves have a de-
cidedly shopping effect, with fiat
shoulders.
The badge of the Philadelphia
Woman's Health Protective Associa.
tion, two ends of scarlet and gray
ribbons, with a silver broom to pin
them on, is thus explained by one OF
its wearers: 1.-The scarlet means
danger, you know, and the gray, dust
and the broom-that is what we mean
to do"
Nj. Worth, the famous costumer,
considers that to a very great extent
he owes his success to the fact that he
is, and always has been, a close student
of nature. All his effects and color
combinations come from reel life, and
even a plowed field has given him an
idea for a brown skirt delicately fur
rowed in artistic style.
A fair, fresh young German girl,
who will make her debut in Washing
ton sociesy this season, is the young
Baroness Won Saurma Jeltsch, daugh-
ter of the Ambassador of Germany.
She will be one of the heiress buds of
the season. She is a fine tennis player
and during the past summer became
quite an expert swimmer.
The day is past when black silk calls
up memories of lavender and wrinkles.
1t has been discovered that fresh
complexion looks unusually charming
when framed in black bonnet, and
that trim figure never looks better
than when gowned IN black silk.
Debutantes are now turning over Their
grandmothers' wardrobes.
In Asolo, northwest of Treviso, op
poslte the house where Robert Brown