The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-05
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Fashions, Facts and an Idea About the
Most Attractive Women For Wives.
Especial Correspondence1

Most Attractive Women For Wives.
Especial Correspondence.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 12--Cornhower blue,
or ''bluet," Is the latest fad in colors
1t is an indefinable shade, neither blue nor
purple, but q mixture of the two. 1t
makes every woman over 18 look sallow,
but all those who aspire to be up to
the times have a touch of it somewhere
about them. There are "donkey's ears
Of bluette velvet for the neck, rosettes to
brighten up black hat and great bows
TO finish of the tip Of a patent leather
slipper. Wells of this new color are among
the latest novelties, and several enterpris
ing glovemakers have redyed old gloves
and are advertising a Partisan novelty
which Paris probably never saw. With
all due regard to fashion, a woman should
be confident Of the peachy hue of her COM
plexion before she adopts this latest wrin-
kle.
There is a modest fortune for the WON
an who invents some convenient and
slightly arm covering to 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
mis- court worth $3.50, 600. She Is an en-
thusiastic player of tennis. Her husband
recently purchased several lots in the rear
of bis new home on Fifth avenue. These
are 20 be converted into a tennis court
where Mrs. Aston can practice during the
winter months.
The uses OF Japanese paper for interior
decorations are many. One Is TO make IL
answer a. jardinicre by winding IL around
"A common fiowcrpot and pulling 1t out
full like fan around the top. Around
the center IL tied broad satin ribbon,
with huge bow I'm front. For lamp
shades nothing can DO prctticr. IL Is
tough md durable and keeps It's freshness
quite me- long As light colorcd silks.
Palmer Cox IL responsible for tho pres
cnt brownie style Of decoration. The hand.
s0Incst Bcw pockotbookB and cnrdonsca
have thcan unique little figures ~ orna
Inenthtion instead Of tho conventional
scrolls OF silver. Soins very elegant fans
arc entirely covered with hand sinhruidrr
cd brownies In tho most amusing ntti-
tubes.
In n chr filled with women tho other
day ten wers dressed in garments heavy
enough for niawipter. four we're season
ably clad while tho remaining six would
hnVs bSrfl comfortable on n warm day Ia
August. For sofHe reason tho average woth=
an regards tho fall coats ha needless ca
pense.
Ohs 81 the intellectual fads this winter
will 10 Topics 81 the day CLASSES, Miss
GsOrgiBA ttobsTts. aa Engiiah woman.
will e0ndust Lbsin, Among the names al.
ready enrolled ne members are Mrs. u,
W Vanderbilt. Mrs, Burke Roche. Mrs.
~ Mex. TNombly ana Mrs, wiiiism
Post f6.ne 81 the SUBJECTS discussed will
i,s the English political situation. men
ahd measures ~ Germany, hSphotisih
considered Ia the light 81 recent ihFesii'
Cations. now books aHd the men AMI w"ih
Ell Hba have written them, ths woman
question. a FafHRHea la economies 40 tho
Eetpt ~ today, French puiltifs ahh the
t>BHdoH season.
tAbRA OLIVIA ti66tHF,