LADIES COLUMN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 259, 13 October 1884, Page 2

LADIES COLUMN.

Cue Empress Eugenie’s volume of reminiscences, which she has been encouraged to write by Queen Victoria, is to be published shortly. It is being translated into English, and will probably be issued simultaneously in London and Paris. The death is announced of Mrs. Swisshelm, author of “ Letters to country girls,” and one of the earliest American writers upon “ Women’s rights.” Out of the 1,400 students who were in attendance at the University of Michigan last year 200 were women. Two women are members of the teaching staff. One of the most fashionable styles for dress ‘s this season, is to be the revival of full belted waists, and plain full skirts, and is mu< h patronized by many in the fashionable circles. Some of the new hats arc enormous in size and are trimmed with large peonies, roses, poppies and other large blossoms. Bonnets are beginning to exhibit a still greater eccentricity, some of the newest having heavy borders of such trimmings as a small group of minature cucumbers, or clusters of half ripe tomatoes. Bonnet strings have entirely disappeared, leaving the beholder to wonder how such amass of vegetables can be fastened on. A Boston bride lately adopted tho fashion of wearing apple blossom in preference to the time honored orange, and it has since been worn by a large number. Miss Harrison, a native of Sydney, though for many years resident in Auckland, has been presented with the degree of Barhdor of Arts of the University of New Zealand. A number of French women have distinguished themselves as architects and house decorators. The mayor’s house at Passy displays some rare and artistic carpenter and cabinet work done by women. A new fashion has been introduced in Paris. Entertainments are given by young girls to their lady friends a few days before they arc married. These entertainments are called “white balls’’the toilets being all of white silk gauze, or taffetas. High-heeled boots are no longer fashionable, all the new Paris boots being made with low flat heels.

Low shoes for outdoor wear and slipper' for the house are the rnie. “ Idealized strawberry ” or “ bloom color ” is the latest London colar craze. Dark complexions ara coming into favor, and “ sunburnt powderfor the faoe, is the latest addition to the ladles’ toilette. The high peaked crown and very broadbrimmed hat is revived in rough straw foi mid-summer wear. The fashionable designs for the present season are either very large, embracing tulips, peonies, roses, and other large flowers, or very minute, having tiny dots, blocks, check, and hair stripes. At the opening of the Nelson Rowing Club the great attraction was the boat manned by four young ladies and steered by a fifth, while sitting in the stern in command of his fair crew, and evidently exceedingly proud of the enviable position he occupied, was Mr. Garrard, who for weeks past had been untiring in the exercise of his coaching duties. The uniform of this crew was exceedingly becoming, consisting as it did of blue serge jerseys and skirts, and “ sunbeam ” hats, with a broad band of navy blue ribbon, on which, as well as on the front of the jerseys, was stamped in gold letters the name of the boat, “ Our Girls.” The ages of the crew varied from 12| to 151 years.