The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-03-27
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"Brunettes seem to be much in
fashion this season ~

Large, stout women wearing the
small derby make even the melan-
choly smile.
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, describes
n woman who wants TO vote as can
opalescent phantasy."
Mrs. Joseph NJ. White has built a
home at Kensico for the waits of New
York, at cost Of about $40, 900.
There are not more than twenty
five Chinese women in New York City.
They carefully avoid the public gaze.
The Queen Regent of Spain has been
warned that there will be n double as
sassination if she walks out with her
son.
Mrs. Maria Lawrence, of Palmer,
Mass, has obtained n position MS n
member of the fire department of the
town.
One of the latest eccentricities of
fashion is to dye owls heads and wings
a bright parrot green, ami to place
them on the fronts of hats.
A prominent physician says that q
capacity for tears abundant, warm
and ready ones-is one of the surest
preservatives of feminine beauty.
The toque is the popular hat. Black
is the favorite color, aud to fnsten
these small toques to the hair with
rhinestone hatpins is considered most
chic.
Manager Frick, of the Carnegie
Works, will give the iron beams for
the Woman's Building at the Atlanta
Exposition. 1t will cost him about
5000.
To the list of fashionable colors and
shades given must be added cream
with slight greenish tiuge, fre.
quently combined with pale pink and
blue.
Natural violets depending in water
fall bouquets from their sable NUTS
were the finishing costume touches of
the six bridesmaids at a recent Gotham
wedding.
Miss Julia Hardesty, of st. Louis,
who was born in 1911, claims TO be
the oldest "old maid" in that city.
Thus far no one has come forward to
dispute her claim.
Ostrich feather trimming made of
small tips is very popular for evening
dresses, and comes in sets shaped to
outline the neck, with larger feathers
to form the sleeves.
Miss Willard, niece of Francis Will
lard, is guest of Mrs. Cleveland at
the White House. Miss Willard is o
singer of much excellence. She has
had superior schooling abroad.
Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, daughter
of Julia Ward Howe, is called "the
woman humorist OF the country" and
whether in conversation, lectures or
essays, she is always lively and witty.
A black Isle hose with dainty red
rose design, consisting of a full bios.
som and green leaves, is exceedingly
pronounced, but some would doubt
less say this was little OVERRIDING it.
''Senora" is the name of the new
bright shade of Spanish red that is
slightly less vivid than the popular
oherry-color, but more brilliant than
either the geranium or nasturtium
dyes.
The wife of the arctic explorer,
Frau Eva Nansen, is an accomplished
musician, and has lately been giving
a series of concerts in Norway. Her
beautiful voice brings her a ready
welcome.
The'Denver (Col.) Woman's Club is
the most remarkable organization in
the city. Among its $50 members are
most of the women who are prominent
in art, music, literature, education
and philanthropy.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt's indi-
vidual contributions to charity an
nually aggregate a very large sum.
She is most unostentatious giyer,
and many of her deeds of benevolence
are said to be done anonymously.
Mrs. Harriet Duterie, colored wo-
man, is one of the most successful un.
dertakers in Philadelphia. She has
carried on the business for twenty-five
years, She furnishes hearses, car
riages and all the requisites for fun
erals.
SILK waists and fancy waists of other
pretty materials have become so much
the rage, and are still to be so greatly
the fashion, that number of estab-
hshments are now opened in this city
and out of it manufacturing nothing
but these becoming and attractive
garments.
Hand-painted dresses, with flowers
and fruit thrown in garlands all over
the skirt, or landscapes painted in
medallions on the front and sides, are
an extravagant fancy in Paris. And
added to this elegance is lace which
is threaded, in portieres, with small
diamonds and costs $4,000 per metre.
The Vassar girls recently decided
on a uniform to be worn in the col
lege, to consist of black serge dress
with cap, the cost of which would be
$3.50, Rich students and poor alike
agreed that distinctions of college
dress should cease, but the President
of the institution has vetoed the uni
form.
Frances Hodgson Burnett estab-
lished her popularity as q writer of
fiction in 1877 by her tale ''rhat Lass
O. Lowries." She published Through
One Administrator" in 1888, and since
then has written mainly children's
stories, the best known being 'Iittle
Lord Fauntleroy." She was born in
Lancashire, England.