Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-13
ABOUT WOMEN.

The best dressed woman L know al
ways wear black gowns, said man.
"Of course" warmly answered the
woman who heard him and whose gown
wasn't black, you men always say
that the result is the funereal appear
ance of many of us present.
"Ftrnereal nothing" said the man.
soThis particular woman is the most
striking figure wherever she goes and
you always think Of her as being gayly
dressed. I think it must be her hats.
Sometimes she comes out in scarlet,
sometimes in green, sometimes in blue
and occasionally in black headgear,
but always she wears a superbly fitting
black gown and she looks simply i'm
mense'
A committee made up Of the most
distinguished literary men of France
has been appointed to arrange for a
festival in honor Of Nine. 5arah Bern
hardt. A luncheon will be rendered
the great actress, after which there will
be a special performance at the Theater
de la Renaissance in which Nine. Bern
ha1dt will appear in three of her great
est roles, and NM. Coopee, Herdia,
Catulle Mendes and Andre TheuriOt
will recite plimentary verses writ
ten especially for the occasion. The
affair will end by the "divine Sarah"
being crowned as queen of the drama
According to famous jeweler it is
the proper thing for man to give his
sweetheart a ruby ring as a keeper to
the diamond engagement ring which,
according to this same authority, no
colored stone has yet displaced either
in fashion or sentiment.
It is now generally conceded that
many cases Of headache are due to I'M
suspected eye trouble and that consulta-
ton with an oculist will bring more re-
lief than doping with medicine. A
specialist says that not only is head
ache frequently the direct outcome of
weakness of the eyes, but that cases
have been known in which insomnia,
nausea, vertigo and general ill-health
have been traceable to some neglected
defect of the eye.
The newest things in linen frames is
made Of finest grass linen worked in
an open design with honiton braid and
then mounted over colored silk Jewel
work for frames is still very popular.
A hot pancake applied to the back OF
the neck is said to be one of the surest
ways of curing the distressing headache
that sometimes centers there after
hard day Of work. Any sort Of a pan
cake will do. the effect being merely
the heat which is evenly applied all
over the surface, relieving the conges-
ton that causes the pain.
1t is a Kansas City woman who pro-
poses that a social club be organized
where on certain days women of various
sets may meet, drink tea together, leave
their cards and thus cancel whatever
obligations they may owe each other.
Som o+hino Of the sort will be probably
thu inevitable result Of the multiplicity
IF pursuits which even now makes So
cial calls almost impossible for many
women.
Rose Parsons Lathrop's career OF
noble philanthropy has been checked
for time-her friends hope it is but
for 2 time-bv illness, she having fallen
a victim to pneumonia contracted while
at work among the poor She has
been very i'll, but her physicians say
now that they look for speedy recov-
cry, but it will be some time before
she : '----~1 = - = --F+h her work.
T'o rr'orrnss Of HIGHER education for
women in Canada will be greatly slim