Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-13
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The Bank of Genoa, Neb., got intC
the hands of the examiner after run
ming one week with a woman as pres
ident.
The newest lustre petticoats arr
trimmed in Spanish founce effect
With full French dress skirts blaub
moreen petticoats are worn
In making cocoa, it will be fouui
much more delicious if a little flavor
ing is added TO that already in he
stuff as prepared at the mandatory.
The emblems OF royalty OF the queen
OF Madagascar consist of four scarlet
! umbrellas, which are held over her ma
! Jesty when she sits in her palanquin
of state.
Mrs. Langry has the finest head Of
talr OF any lady on the stage Sne
once used 4 dye, but is disguised ne~
and she has never since attempted 70
improve on natures handiwork in this
! direction.
Lady Randolph Churchill has said
that She does not want to give any
more letters of introduction to Englis b
people coming to this country, because
she finds il finally increases the flood
Of Americans who descend upon hei
as channel to English high life
John Cninaman eXcelS as a washer
Of clothes. The Japanese, on the other
nand, do not take much trouble. Wash
ing is still done in Japan by means of
Il boat, over the stern Of which the
garments, attached ID a long string
are allowed TO drag.
H0usekeeperS should remember
when making biscuits and dumplingS
with baking powder, that three table
spoonfulS of the powder will be re-
CURED to make one quart of :ioul
light. The manufacturers directions
often call for only two, and the result
is unsatisfactory.
The late Lord Randolph Churchill
had six sisters, each one of whom
married remarkably well, although
they We're by no means beauties.
There is, perhaps, no record of six
sisters. and plain girls with extrava-
CANT tastes and no money, having been
thus happily married.
Lovely woman has a tendency to
come out this spring lii green and pu"-
pie gloves. Maybe she would not have
it so much if she realized that With
them on her hands can be seen block,
though she and other portions of uer
costume are quite lost in the general
view
Mile. TartOnnoyski of Odessa, Jew
ess, learned at Kiel the business Of a
matchmaker. and, having been
awarded the diploma of ma ster
matchmaker by the trades council in
Odessa, has come forward as the first
Russian woman to adopt a trade
hitherto monopolized by men.
Blue china seems to be icy that's
eternally lew Judging from she
eagerness with which articles Of thi 5
effect in ctslOr are sought after. The
modern toilet ia bic, VIXEN not sparkling
with cut glass or all a-shine with sill
ver displays a profasion of china
krick-knacks in blue ard white
Mrs. Levi F. Morton and eighteen
other women, we'll known III New i ork
in various branches of phllanrhr )pic
work, have undertaken to establish Il
cooperative employment bureau for
the supply of its patrons with all sorts
Of heip.
As its name would imply, linen
grenadine has an aim )St open weave,
and this, together with the soft earth
and wood tones in which it comes,
makes it especially suited for dog-day
wear. 1t can only be found plain,
striped and spotted, though only i'll the
linen stores.
A stylish dress of brown crepon has
a bodice of pale ecru lace over brown
Sa tin crepnn sleeves, and a wide collar
of ecru linen batiSte, trimmed with a
single row of Open-wOrk insertion.
Bands of black satin ribbon down the
front are caught III dt the belt with a
jet butterfly, and the standing collar
or ribbon has large wide bow at the
back
Mrs. Cleveland has shown her ability
to keep a secret. For two days before
the public announcement of the ell
gagement of Miss Letter and George
CurZon, Mrs Cleveland was the only
person in Washington, outside OF the
Letter household in possession of the
secret. Miss Letter had herself told
Mrs. Cleveland of her engagement and
requested silence until the public an
nouncement should be made. Al The
wedding Mrs. Cleveland wore bonnet
+ri,,,D,a5 with vaI1nw roSaS and a 1iUht
cape covered with deep lace. When
the wedding party filed out OF the
church Mr.. Letter escorted Mrs. Cleye-
land to ler carriage.
NEAR THE BAND-STAND.