Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-12-23
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! IN W0MAN'S REALM. !
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The well shod and well gloved woman
bespeaks a person of refinement and
breeding as we'll now as for a century
past There are so many and various
styles of shoes now for every occasion
that choice can be made from a large line
as to which are really the best fitted to
the foot and the pocket-book. For out
door wear and walking in cold and rainy
weather nothing is more comfortable or
desirable than the "mannish" boot,
which supersedes the rubber overshoe,
disliked by so many. In this ''mannish'
shoe we are following our English cou-
sins, who are noted as great walkers and
who have found a heavy walking boot
the most comfortable for outdoor service.
For walking or driving the derby glove is
the proper thing, the thick kid protect
ing the hands from the cold. A glove
should never be worn that has rip in it.
where it was bought, it can be repaired
neatly at home with a needle and fine
cotton thread as near the color of the
kid as possible. Turning the glove wrong
side out and sewing the edges together
will take but few moments and serve
ones peace of mind, as ripped glove is
always exasperating to the wearer Be
sure cotton thread is used, as silk will
cut the glove.
Muffs for bridesmaids are taking the
place OF the time-honored bouquets or
fans, but even though winter is here
these do not suggest cold weather. Most
of them look as though they were to be
carried to a garden party. At recent
swell wedding the maid of honor carried
muff made of Parma violets and Bride
roses edged with sable. Some beautiful
ones seen recently we're of yellow chry-
santhemums bordered on each end with
mimosa. In the center was a spray of
yellow roses mixed with lilies of the val
ley, which fell to the knee. These muffs
were on a chain of filigree gold and
pearls, the gift of the bride. At another
wedding the maids had muffs of pale
mauve orchids, suspended on turquoise
ribbon. Variations can be rung on these
to suit the costumes of the maids and the
color of the surroundings.
The new cloaks this season are not ex-
actly beautiful to the eye, but they have
decided way of announcing that it is
this seasons cloak. 1t requires a very
good figure to carry off one with straight
seams at the sides and not conforming to
the figure in the slightest degree. Let
us hope this revival of our grandmothers'
days will soon pass.
The shop windows are varied and
bright now with Christmas goods and the
stores filled with purchasers. From the
many things placed before one it is hard
to make a selection, but little fore
thought will help matters considerably.
tablet with what is wanted and the
price one wishes to pay will dc wonders
to making shopping pleasure all around
instead of burden, as it very frequently
is now.
The men are invading woman's region,
as the latest fad reported from Newport
would indicate. One of the -Four Hun
bred appeared on the street with golf
suit He might not have attracted so
much attention if he had not had encir-
cling his ankle silver chain with a silver
pendant, the gift of a woman friend.
Anent the rise in the price of diamonds,
the gem so dear to every woman's heart,
the following, clipped from our ex-
changes, may be of interest: white
diamonds, the most popular among buy
ers, are seldom what they pretend to be,
for stone clear and transparent is more
rare than one thinks. There are red,
blue, brown, yellow, green and pink dia-
monds; heat also often changes the color
of stone. There are more yellow dia-
monds of different shades than one can
count, and they are often very beautiful.
A diamond with a rose color hue is very
rare, while those with red tints like a
ruby are still rarer and are considered the
most wonderful of lovely gems There
are only few of them, and Russian
Emperor paid 100000 for one of ten
cara,s weight A black diamond is nearly
as much rarity as a red one, but it is
not so good to look upon, and blue dia-
monds rank next. The dark blue ones
look like sapphires, except for the play
of colors peculiar to the diamond alone.
The mines Of India furnish the only real
blue stones While real emerald col
ored diamond is rare, those with green
tinge are quite plentiful. The museum
of natural history in Paris has several
; examples of green diamonds, but Dresden
has the most famous and it is one of the
five marvels of gems known to the world. "