Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1893 — FOR THE LADIES. [ARTICLE]

FOR THE LADIES.

a ladies’ band. In London a novelty has been introduced in the waj Of a “ladies’ baud'’ that may be hired for entertainments. They are dressed uniformly in white Greek dresses, and play only on stringed instruments. It is said that the effect is exceedingly pretty, and that their music is quite “up to the average.”—[New Y'ork Tribune. ANTIPATHIES. Mrs. Horace Greeley had a strong antipathy to kid gloves, and never wore thorn upon any occasion. One day she met Margaret Fuller on the street, and instead of greeting her with any usual salutation, she touched Margaret’s hand with a shudder, exclaiming; “Skin of a beast! Skin of a beast!" “Why, what do you mean?” asked Margaret in surprise. “What do you wear?” “Silk,” returned Mrs. Greeley. “Silk always 1” Margaret touched her hand, and shuddered, saving: “Entrails of a worm! Entrails of a worm!”—[St. Louis StarSayings.

ENDLESS VARIETY OK TEA DOWNS. The vnriety of tea gowns now for sale is quite jn accordance with the variety of women who by them. Tho under part of one garment is a clinging princess robe of French cashmere of a daffodil tint. It is made perfectly plain, with a long train. Over this is worn a surplice drapery of mauve velvet, outlined with gold gulon, which hangs perfectly straight down the front and back of the gown, and has narrow straps over the shoulder. Daffodil cashmere is the foundation of the sleeve. It is made effective by the loosely plaited over-dra-pery of mnuvo velvet, which fulls over the shoulder to the elbow. Two straps of velvet, with a velvet flap attached, answer for the cuff. The woman who believes in dress reform will delight in this tea gown, for its drapery is so arranged that the size of the waist is entirely concealed.—[Boston Cultivator. TASKING OK THE EAHIUNG. People often wonder where all tho earrings go or have gone to. A lew yeurs ago the fashion of wearing these relies of barbarism was quite general, but now it is the exception anil not the rule to see a well-dressed woman with a pair. Indeed, the ornaments have been left off bo long that scores of women who used to wear them could hardly do so now without inconvenience and pain. Hut the pretty toys or gems have not been thrown away or wasted. Thousands have been worked up into other aud more fashionable ornaments. Many very handsome brooches have been made out of earrings which have outlived tho fashion, and there has been quite a large amount of iugenuity displayed in the work so as to do away with any suspicion of secondhand in the reconstructed adornments. More than one pair has been made up into sleeve buttons and presented to a member of the sterner sex, and others have been fitted with pins and used by their fair owners as lmt or hair pins. The best judges in these matters doubt whether earrings as such will ever become popular again, and it is very unusual for young women nowadays to havetheir oars pierced at all.—[St. Louis Republic.