Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-05

Mir D. w. Box, the talented young ed- itor of the Ladies' Home Journal, says: Let the American 7Fomen continue 10
 rule the men as they nave done Tn the past and this COL atry need have no fear of it's future " manly wisdom Is strong and womauly instincts always point to the best interests of man. Where he will unconsciously ruin him self, woman will save him. She led hlm out of the garden of Eden and she will lead him back again. She Is better Tn her nature today. She is stronger in her | character She is warmer in affections | and purer in love than she ever was; and l, if ever there was time in the history or | the world when woman could act as l mans best helpmate, as his safest ad-
 wiser. as his loyal friend, it is today A rose whist party is a slight variation on the usual progressive whist party. The invitations are sent out on rose tinted paper, the tables are decorated each by a single rose in a slender vase,
 the partners are secured by small rose buds with duplicate cards attached, the talley cards are pink, with pink pencils;
 the count is kept by each player individ- ually. The prize should be in accord
 with the scheme of the evening-a rose
 bowl, candlestick or something suggest
 ing the rose in color or design. The newest gowns dispense with the
 dust ruffle heretofore much used. They
 are lined throughout with changeable
 silk which is selected of a generally har-
 monious tint with the outside. The
 skirts being so full and laid in the organ
 folds, the lining is frequently in evidence
 as the fullness sways and swings.-New York Times.
 Worth's establishment of Paris has just designed for an American unique
 sleeve, representing stained-glass win dow. The different lights are marked
 out by raised piping of contrasting
 color to the sleeves. The panels are ex- quisitely painted in rich, subdued colors. The owner of this remarkable produc- tion paid large sum to have the model estroyed.-Exchange
 The following few clippings, More
 About the New Woman" may prove of interest to some:
 With the advent of the new woman
 what will become of that old standby, the
 summer girl?-New Haven Palladium.
 The new woman buys her dinners al-
 ready cooked. and puts in her time mak-
 ing flowers on cloth to serve with them Atchison Globe.
 The initiative arts are becoming alto- gether too previous when you have to ask girl whether the flowers in her button hole bouquet are natural or artificial.- Boston Globe.
 1He ~ldIBeT lHe DdllOOH SnOulueTS De- come the more elbow room the girl wants. It will soon be impossible for man to get close enough to whisper.-Baltimore American
 To the woman of advanced ideas leap year is no longer significant of greater
 matrimonial liberty. She simply adopts the modern bargain counter motto, and when she sees what she wants asks for it.-St. Paul Globe.
 A recent letter from New Zealand
 says: "I have travelled in many coun- tries, but in no other land have I seen the courtesy and unobtrusive chivalry habitually shown women, whether young or old, by New Zealand young men of every condition and rank. The status of New Zealand woman is considerably higher than that of her sister in Austra- lia and she Is not likely to forget that she has gained the political franchise not by inadvertance or by party schem- ing, but as deliberate act of justice no less than chivalry on the part of her countrymen."-Wo
 Not long since heard frock spoken of as symphony in green and gold. | What is symphony? Isn't it all that's