Widnes Examiner. — 1905-07-01 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

AMERICAN WOMEN FINANCIERS. was one enterprise in which the late Lord Bute engaged The ranks of independent women, girl bache-that of growing wine in South Waits, about which bra, and detached wives are constantly being little has been beard since his death. recriiited by those who are engaged in financial 'The Marquis of Butes Wedding.—Most of Lord Bitte'ss family have been married in London, nut the Marqui ventures of a speculative character. This tenand his fiancee—Miss Bellingham—have chosen differ- dency of women to taste of the fruits of frenzied ently, and will have their wedding in Ireland. Prepare- finance is greatly on the increase in America. It time for this event are now almost complete at Castle is perceptibly modifying society and the Bellingham, the home of the bride, who will be the character of American women. Far more potent -recipient of the heartiest good wishes of all those friends than the love of gain is the craving for excitewho will gather round in honour of the wedding. As ment that is drawing women into this arena, the church at Kilsaron is very small, invitations to the where them is no sparing. of anyone for the ceremony will be limited to the nearest relatives of the sake of chivalry, generosity, pity, or other lenbride and bridegroom, but a country wedding is always nobling sentiment. something more than the purely courtly and social Sunman Btoesv. function it is in London, and there will be much rejoic- Some of the most useful and dainty of summer ing among is host of friends and neighbours, and also ' blouses are to be realised in mercerised lawn and many local festivitiet, over the forthcoming happy event at Castle Bellingham. our old friend the spotted muslin, and a recent The Length of the Honeymoon.—Time was when a review of models in these two materials has tour of not less then, seven or eight weeks was deemed resulted in one muslin blouse, bearing a somewhat correct for the honeymoon, but this has gradually large spot, being chosen to illustrate this column. shortened down to the usual ten days, or at most a fort- Our sketch chews a simple shirt blouse tucked over night. The 'motor honeymoon is perhaps the most• the shoulders and fastening with scallops down the fashionable at the moment, but any idea that strikes a note of originality is welcomed. Not long since, a I society bride and bridegroom started from the church doors for Central Africa, with the object of shooting I big game, while/more recently another happy pair of high degree went straight from the church to their yacht, for a cruise in the Mediterranean. Wedding Wreaths and Veils.—ln the arrangement of the wedding wreath and veil there ha been a vast improvement this season, and that " flattered " appearance, once so usual among brides, is now a rarity. In the first place. the heavy lace veil, is, happily, seldom in evidence, the lighter and more—infinitely more—becoming net or tulle specimens being preferred. Then, the majority of brides are following the example set by Royalty, and are wearing their yells thrown back. But the change most appreciated is the improved arrangement of the conventional orange blossom and myrtle. The flowers are carefully wired into the form of a high tiara, or Russian crown, from which the veil flows out the effect being charming and becoming in the extreme. Maliciously Spoiling Summer Frocks.—A particularly unpleasant form of summer madness is that which 'prompts certain wickedly-disposed persons to take a delight in maliciously spoiling the frocks of welldressed women. For several seasons past, there have been complaints of this sort, and lately a few instances have been reported to the police by women who have had their summer dresses splashed with ink or other fluid, whilst out shopping or walking in the streets. Nor are such cases confined to London, as they are reported from different parts of the country, and it would almost seem as if these outrages had as much connection with the weather, as the epidemic of suicides which regularly breaks out in the summtr season. What the motive can be is difficult to guess, but it is hoped that when caught, an example will be made of the perpetratois of such malicious acts. front. These scallops are feather-stitched, and mitThe Summer Sales.—The summer sales come on . lined with bild Valenciennes lace. The collar is just earlier every year, and instead of waiting until the end a of the first or second week in July, many are in full strip of muslin about six incites wide, tacked on to the blouse; this all ma for a rucked effect without swing before the end of June. The sales have become such a regular feature of the shopping season, that it endangering the height of the collar. The sleeves has been found by the shopkeepers that the great bulk are scalloped down the front seam to correspond of their middle-class customers delay their summer parwith the blouse front, and finished with tuctted chases until they come on am' hence the desire to be Cuffs. early in the field •to catch this trade. The fact that