The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-25
SOME POINTS FOR WOMEN.
The Gossip.

Dress boots and shoes for the Paris
ian belle are made in the extreme of the
Louis XIV. style, with very high heels
and bulging insteps. They are i'm laugh
able contrast TO the common sense
so affect for certain occasions. There is
an effort TO introduce bronze kid both
for boots and slippers Colored cloth
tops are also fashionable, and among the
colors chosen for this purpose are bright
green and red. Boots of black velvet,
with eXtravagant heels and "A trhe of
gold embroidery on the toes, are among
the seasons eXtravagances. Judging
from what the bootmakers have 10
show, the Frenchwoman is tired of her
brief experiences of English styles In
foot gear, ana is returning to her own
coquettish tastes In this direction.
A piece OF ordinary gingerbread makes
a capital barometer. IL the atmosphere
is i'm that condition which threatens rain
the gingerbread becomes moist and pill
ant, while the approach OF dry weather
restores it To its normal condition.
Paquin, the ever inventive, has evolved
a new dress idea which is probably des-
tined TO make sensation. namely. the
use OF inCrustations of cretonne on cloth
For instance, dress OF paste cloth II
incrusted with flowers or garlands OF
printed Cretonne, embroidered with silk
and gold thread. The effect is most un-
expected, and Is attractive on account Of
its originality.
Tho Princess Danes OF England re-
sorted TO an artful dodge on behalf of
the Tories at the recent election. They
Hooded many constituencies with circu-
lars that under the four years of Sails
burys administration there had been g3. :
$50 more marriages than under the pre-
vious four years under the Liberal party.
~ Is believed that the circulars had no
inconsidcrable effect on the campaign.
John Mcdonald. Kansas newspaper
man. who is visiting Scotland. SAYS that
he recently went into "a store in a little
Highland town and inspected the goods
displayed for sale. finding among them
the following American products. Corn.
flour, canned beef canned peaches. can
ned apricots. canned pears. soap, rolled
oats, washboards. churns cheese. hams.
Hour. salmon. apples. forks. hoes. axes.
hammers. saws. ioincrs. tools, braces and
hlts This partial list OF things used
in a Scotch mountain village" says Mr..
Mcdonald, will give some idea of the
immense trade between the United States
and Great Britain
The highest price ever paid 10 n singer
| in America, 20 is claimed. was given
| Mime. Sembrich by New York million.
1 aires wife who wished the prlma donna
| To- appear at one OF her drawing-room en-.
| tertainmcnts Mime. Semhrlch asked
| Ssu0o for her services. and she received
| No. The sum was paid for only n single
/ aria Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt psIt
| Nine. Mrlbn SiHn for singing once. at hei
famous musicale. Neither Semhtich MOI
| amy OF TIE other dlvas cares % siug al
fashionable entertainments. it ~ said
| Eames ana Calyp will scarcely ever aims
except for friends. and then they vii
| accept mo- fee. lt ~ usual when one ol
| these artists has Obliged o. friend bv nm
| pcsrlrr at her musicale for Tho lady n
| send her some souvenir the next day.