‘ ' 1 m' M ‘ '
After the terrier. 1111111111» and
have got through with the rabbit
it may he a sealskin. 11 sable. an cttc'rJ
a Siberian squirrel, a wink, a marten.
a beaver or any other fashionable for.
The transformation takes place in the “
shops which sell felt to hatmskers, our-
pet weavers and felt manufacturers,
and Paris and London are the principal
centers for this industry. In those cities
millions of rabbit skins are dressed and
treated, and the bogus furs are sent out
to robe men and women of all parts of
the world.
Rabbit skins are not the only pelts
which are transformed into furs that
bear the names of animals living in ice
and snow. Monkeys from Africa and
South America send their skins to the
furrier to be made into fine mimont.
lots are skinned to supply the demand
for seniskins 11nd beaver. The shaggy
curls of the Newfoundland dog are made
into buffalo robes, and the skins of fox
tailed squirrels are sold as imitations of
rare furs.
The United States buys more imita~
tion furs than any other country, and
millions of them are sent to China to
line the mantles and robes of mandarins.
Large numbers of rabbit and cat skins
are treated anddycd in this country,
but the French furricr has the credit of
producing the best imitations.
The furrier's trade is not a healthy
one, for the dust and short hairs which
are beaten out of the skins fill the lungs
and thus shorten the lives of many
workmen. This is not the case, how-
ever. with American furriers. for ma-
chinery and improved appliances used
in this country anti better ventilation
serve to keep the air of the workshops
comparatively free from the injurious
dust. In making for clothing many
skins are sewed together, and the
workman not only must have the skill
necessary to conceal the seems, but must
be able to perfectly match the several
skins—Chicago Record.
Theatrical Managers Today.
A vast and disproportionate army of
theatrical managers, men whose darling
desire it is to see their names in 2 by 4
letters and their faces in five colors on
1'the advertising boards, has sprung up
by the opportunity afforded for the ex-
ercise of the ,art of getting something
for nothing. By imperceptible degrees
the position of the actor has been on-
tirely changed. ()ncoho was a person
who possessed 11 certain power and was
entitled to a certain consideration. He
knew how to act and what was neces-
sary toward the making of a good play.
His opinion was deferred to and his
judgment sought. The commercial pros-
perity of the old time “agent" has,
however, made that member arrogant
in these regards, and he now no longer
defers to the experience of the man
who plays. The latter must conform his
conduct to the direction of the boxolllce
man, and much and great isthc dissatis-
faction resulting from this reversal of
function. Not the. least important of the
dissatisfied parties is thopublic. It sees,
without knowing 11111, that there is
something wrong with both actor and
play, and it naturally bl: ones the actor.
He is the one responsible to it. l\o
agent can represent the actor in his
work.
If the actor is blanicworthy for help‘
ing to break down the rational organi-
zation of the theater, the 1111magcr is
equally so for thrusting himself into the
actor's place and prenmuing to dictate
how and what plays shall be performed.
Does it not always happen that the
pleasing power of any given play or set
of plays is referred solely to the actors,
and do they not eventually become the
actual controllers of the; theater, no
matter how assiduously the agent of
their work tries to keep his 111111111111
print as the head of “my theater” or of
“my company 2’ '—-Forum.
English In French Canada.
There is a Canadian dialect of French,
usually called the Frenchflanadiau p11-
tois by patronizing people who know
little or no French, though such author-
ities as 'Mr. Fercln‘tto and Mr. “'11
1111111 Macletuum declare, I believe, that
it is much purer French than is Spoken
by the “common people" in France.
But when you reflect on the so called
Frcnclx—C11na1lia11 dialect of English you
will pcrctz'ive that it is not 11 dialect,
but simply brok 11 English, varying as
to correctness accordingt o the acquaint-
ance of the individual with a language
which is not his mother tongue.
A dialect of English such as the Scotch
or Irish or Yankee or that of the Tennes-
see mountaineers is, I take it, some well
established form of the language com:
mon to a multitude of people bred sim-
ilarlyand mostly living in one district.
"It is 11 local langu11gc,1v1ricd little in
its usage by those nurtured in it. But
French-Canadian English varies with
almost cvery‘uscr. Its degrees of cor-
rectness range between the exquisite lit-
erary English slightly modulated by
French tones that is spoken by such fin-
ished orators as Mr. Laurier or Mr.
Chaplcau and the scarcely intelligible
English of 11 1111111111111 beginning to prac-
tice in the foreign tongue. Here is no
local fixed form of English; hero is no
dialect; lierci IS nothing butn ngrcat va-
riety of cases of broken English in some
of which the language is spoken with
perfect facility. What the story writer
in or the reporter chrenclrUanadian
Englislimust do is to choose the case.‘
that he will represent or report, and his
'choice will of course be determined by
the literary purpose .that he entertains.
—-New York Post.
(In In the Morning.
The servant question would be easily
solved if all girls were as smart as the
. one in the following story:
A mother, commending her daughter
for a“ situation, wasflsked if she was an
5111' 1y riser. 1‘
“An early riser!" she exclaimed.‘
“Well, 1 should think sol Why, she’s
up in the morning and has breakfast’
ready and mak’eaell the beds before any
one else is ' “wow—toutin-
Octnpani
MR8. AllOllEW THOMPSON TELLS
HOW TO llll’llOVE OOH lTY.
Second Installment el a Paper Butt Bolero the
Friday Afternoon Club on December 20—
8111110 Local Issues Ably Discussed.
(11111111171211 1111011 YESTERDAY.)
When we tltinkof improvement in the
line of decoration or beautfl‘ the first
thought is. plant something—~11 tree. 11
flower, 11 ville over an old fence; that
set-11111 to be the artistic vision we have.
inquires, Where shall we plant the tree,
the vine, the flower? The question eon-
park. There is now on the edge of our
citya most lovely natural park: there
is 11 dirtrnity of latulszralm, effects on—
usual inso small 11 compass, yet lzu'ge
enough. lliils, rolling 111endow, stream,
grand nicks, large forest trees, lovely
wild flowers, and, to crown 1111. (llltll‘lll'
iug views of the Sound can be opened so
that the distant water is seen through 11
vista of lwautiful landscape. You Woll-
1ler where this Eden is. “’ell, go next
owned by Dr. Burke and see. for your-
selves. Imagine enough money spent
1111 to to lay out walks and drives,
1111111'111111 extend the stream, 11nd you
nave 11 park par excellence, with very
littlcexpense beyond the cost of pur-
chase.
There arcotlterlines of i111provement
lirectly in connection with such a park.
l‘l11-1'e shouldbe 11 boulevard extending
dong the shore from lattigdon's, a pretty
bridge 111111.114 the inlet to Dorlou's. the
hive running up the east and down the
.vest side of the harbor to Rotou, and so
.1p the 11111111111111.1 Five Mile river to it:
Mlll‘l't‘. making connection with the
dream of the park. This boulevard
1111111111 be broad. well sluuled.with many
1111-11511111-1151'111' views. This is vision-
1r,1'. you think. You womb-r to whom
111-11111 to look for so much. Well. I
will it'll you fllt' n1'1'1‘t‘t.
\\'1- will look to the boys who drew 1111-
“1'5.
111111-1'a Some of them are not
ban live or six years old.
not the object of the library:
boys are the hope of the future. and it
11111'l1 with him." So \l't‘lttlhl surround
_.1l:11-1-1vb1-1'1-tl11-yt'1111 l11' by lllt'llltuill't'h,‘
l1111'1-is1111tltit1ul1111'111f'ul.1111111‘ in tin
111ltiv.tte 11 love 1111'. 111111
heuslou of the beautiful, the 11111
is about 111m». T111111. when the
often 111.1111».
{but "1111'1111151-11111111, of the city building
might be 11'111'1111-11 and 111111111 bright and
'11111f111'rul1l1'." It should be under the
supervish 111 of some Woman of sufficient.
11'15111‘1' to visit the 11111111 often 11nd
brighten things by her presence, mali-
lngit cosy and inane-like. She should
study her gown. that it 11111_\'l1cple11>'iug,
bright with ribbons. and cheerful color-
:ng: not 5.111111 old black diess, “good
'lllllillll for boys." A refitted woman,
.vcll dreamed. is 1111 object lesson to'boys
.11111 («11111111111115 their respect. E11011 boyis
.{iw'n :1 ticket 111' Inclubt-rship which 111-
1'111'1'1'itsif he does not obey the rules.
'l‘ltisplan 1111.»: been successful in other
places. Suppose the club take 141111111111
115 superfluous capitulth for this put"
D115“.
It has been wisely said that "we
should be willing to pay for the 111111-011-
w'hit-h surrounds genius or bravery."
but so for our t‘1wn has done neither.
V1111;',1111 111111111 Wonderful g1 mm but
.11 how this 11111'11'1l1-l12ft lls bv tl11»l11.1v1
11111 111111111111111'11 who died that tl11
1 ohm might be pi'tst-i".1ed 0111' town
'urnislu'd more 1111111 in proportion to fh
population than any 1111111 in the state.
Nearly every town of any important-1
has 11 1111111112111-111 of some description in
honor of the "noble dead." Many 111
them are in the form of library build—
ings. New 11311341111111 111151111111 called the
"garden spot of culture.” and her many
fine libraries [verify to the truth of the
saying. (‘onucciicut has fifty-six fret»
libraries. S1 atthport. near us, has 11 line
1 stone building. fully equipped. 11 delight
to all who visit it. Norfolk. in flu
northern part of the state, 111150111- equal-
ly Well built. but excelling in its artistic
' finishing and furnishing; it is luxurious.
1 .111 well 11.: useful, beautiful :15 well 11>
‘ Lovely. :1 gift from 1111111111111. free to 1111.
I have not mentioned consolidation.
;f'orlennonly.<1s‘11k of what could be -
gconsideredimprovement.‘ But Ihnvc 11
lvision of the distant future, when th"s
‘city. being at the. head of navigation
1‘pr '1p1'r 111111 the nucleus 11f the railroad.
i will 1.1» "The on; of Norwalk." includ~
ing East Norwalk. its natural location
making that advisable. Then in my
vision I see Norwalk seeking
tobeannexed asasult'hrb, adopting the
T1MON|OlPll l‘llOBlEMO'
spring and wander through the grounds '
to,
111111'1-1111111111'1 of ti\\‘ltt'l‘>lll]1 in it. \\ l11't'1 :
Thatis 111.111.1111 fares it goes, but one,
1He1'c the process ‘llilri
' the
. . . ..,
stdered outside of the home suggests the ; 111st _
gnu Irtslnnan, 11 shovel, 11 cart, some
"um '11“ ill," “(my 111011. in 0111' l ity
Now. this 1.1 i 1111.11'1'1 less-1115 for ”I“ .‘"“”‘l~' “"d inno-
but tho-1' ,1 1111111!
has been said that "the New l'lttglaudet"
oust lmeuughf young. if' you would do 1111 1th111'
, wading nuttttror flu: pictures the -y M‘t‘. ;..,1,,1' \l111l11uu 1111111111111111 t 1‘1““1'31'1’“
if1'.11'1'11u. l11'pt'1tty 111111111 .1110 1111- 11m 5. ‘11"""l|1 1111111 1,,. ,. a, '.1
i
it has been suggested by the libran'un‘
"Again, with 111111'11 labor 1111111-11pense.
,tt'tlo-ss i1 la in tl1111lir111-tiou of :1 higher
1111:1111 around us. who flock into tlieisltud: .'ltlt1f11111r,ll~ 111111.111 long 114 out
.1111'111'y111tlit|g~1tml fake the 11111111 1.11 isn't-e1: :11'11 1111111111 by 1111 prewutc of the
11111111111t'm'11l1l11'11u1l iuor1 studious 1'1 1111 1511111111
Many 111' More boyn come it)? lllt‘1bettt-r things. There is 1'1111t11111111.1li1‘111
dght and warmth. lla- 111111p;111_1'.1u1d to ' f ”the mind. 11111 in passing 11111- of
ook at the [1111111111 in the 111.1~tt.1t1d.fl-nwmt.“ “snugmmp.” ,1. 11 are 1'111
11-1 clthetttateef Connecticut, “Qui
standout Instinct. '1 "He who tram-
planted. still sustains."
The question of over-emigration has
been presented to us in the elm tree
beetle, not that there was so many of
him when he landed, but, like all the
foreign, element, he is prolific, and we
must starve him out by planting trees
hedoes not like. (if 111mm». there is no
tree so stately as the 111111, not so distinc—
tively a New Englant product, but
other: have a beauty of their own. and
nevur more beautiful titan when leafless
they tons their branches up against the
blue of the winter sky.
[do not think myself competent to
speak on the method of good maid-mak-
iug,lhare seen so few good f‘uttllti.
been, during
mint-thing curious.
in the ' distance
last
we
decade,
see.
3111111111111, some stories well mixed in—
principnlly stones. It is doomed at
the tux—payers' expense, the shovel is
manipulated gently. 11111111111 passcrs-by
mostly work the road by bumping over
it in dry and wading thmugh'it in wet
weather. After a time the Irishman,
the shovel. the cart again appear on the
Luther M Wright
HII Thane i
What ? Why
SLEIGHS
100 Styles and Prices to Suit All!
Luther M.Wright
...COME AND SEE THEM AT HIS REPOSITORY...
'neaais ugmuen _.1
horizon. The stones that by this time
have come. to the surface, are tenderly
gathered, one by one, and taken from
whence they came. while the 11111111111111
rests front his fatigue 111111 “Worult” on
Space!
Sale of Muslin Underwear!
the show-1.1111 the principle that "111- also
serves, who only stands and waits."
11111 is brought to the top of n lnlltall
hills,1tuyouc knows, should be 11111111.-
higher). then, in 11 short time. with
farther expense, the soil is gathered up
and carted tothe {1111 of the bill. and
tux-payers foot the bill. iut better
things are hoped for when the City 1111-
provt-inent s1.11-it-tygets to work. l bo-
liwve that we have the best of nuttcriul
for roads in 11111' creek 1111111. 111 south-
1-1'1111111'11s, lying along the 1'i1'1~1'~:. they
takethe‘mditueut from tho bottom of
the 1'11'1'1'111111 make the hardest of all
LADtEs'
Corset
Covers,
Drawers,
Night 1
Robes!
Damaged By
Water!
.‘st 1‘1 Recent Fin".
Ladies" Corset Covers and
Night Robes at :1 “Full
111111111111 3
CHILDREN’S
Slips 1‘.-ind
Dresses,
Drawers and
Skirts.
Night Gowns!
ro:11l»bctl.~1:tl1eu, with 11 little shell 11'
11111111111 the top. lum- rouds its hard as
asphalt, and much like it.
"There 111111 be 1111 Tl'llt' lltllll'tn’t'l‘tlt'lll
A. Dickermlan 81 Son,
84 Washington Street,
South Norwalk, Connecticut.
we 1111111111 on tho way to
ll 11' 11
Home day that old time question,
"Witt-r1-'1.-1thybrotlt11"."'\-.'1lllu-ziskedol‘
this generation. Are We to allow ourl
till this all
lu‘of1111'511111111'1'1 foundation on 1'1‘1'1‘3',
.~'1~11~11. care our,
'ltetu with lliflll Tlllll‘rtfi illlll ll'illll lll"”l,'l1'1uvi'r And it will 1'1111111'1111'1'1311>1'ord1v- l
“ llxlk “11- 11nd "“1 ‘1‘““13 l’mVl'l“ ‘1 ‘1'1'1':|.~‘1'. 'l'l1~~t'1 i.~‘ no .t;111d— ~till with that,
l1111~11111.-<.~';1111bnll 1111' 15111'1'4 will‘ 11 ~1-1‘ll it.
In saying these t'1w \."1-11l.~'11u.~'111'h 1111
1111;1111:1~1nt-ul1,-iu-t.ll11v1-l1~11 r1 11 111111»
“I lit 1‘11 \1 title;
11 111111111'1‘ 11111.11'1111111111.1111111111111111 1111'1111111111111
expo-11;
.
1T wul‘
half to 1,: half .~'l;'1\1-. [do not
the l'uiou will111-1li.~~'1111111l,l1111
my 1111-1111111.» the matuhe will take his 1 become 1,;1 one thing ,,,. lb" other." ‘
311111-11 in city govertnueut 1111111'1'1'1111'. and ,‘ “'1...”
. ., . l
1111 1i1-st1'oy the beautiful. as 15 now tool trending
warned that he was
111: dungeu 111.: ground. ;
that 11.1.1111 1111111 to his defeat
11111 flu-.1 11l'lllr4pill‘l3', be 511111: "'11 war,
borne into his mind that 111- \1'11.s'1111111111111'-
111;:11 grout 1111111. ”5‘ 11';1~l sure b11-
11111'1111111-1' fur l11'3'1111d the Ill‘t'Mlll, uud‘l
hear the voice ol‘the futut'ef'. 111-1
would not close the bunk. li1- W11llltl not; ‘
shut his eyes, he Would not stop 11»
1111124. “111-1111111111lust-1.1111. 11111131111111}
firmly to his 1'1'1-111'1." '1111 no \‘ftllllx gave '
me the courage of my convicth‘um and l
hope 1.11;".11111111 your thoughts to the
bestot‘ all itnpt'ovenn-nts. moral cit-1'11-
tion.
——Wl111111111 old established 111m lilo-1
H. Krieget' is 1111111111,: 11 special sale it is
generelly 11111111 lidc. Ladies should not '
fail to attend the sale.
f"
\‘l
1.5:;
"a"
ESTABLISHED,
l868.
ESTABLISHED, l868.
H. Krie‘ger.
marl-oz. Jeznmwmrrmm
lTrimmed Hats,
Cloaks, Fur Capes,
Silk Waists, Wrappers
and infant’s Goods
In order to make room {111'
ll 1"11111 is 11 List ()l what inc 1'...
such 1'1111:11l1-1l11w'us'1lc 1h: 11 will surprtsc the 11'. :21 '» 111
llulc stile. and no 11111119111 1 1111' should lltf’lccl to volt our store. 111111 801: what rate bar-
.A GREAT SAW l'lCE SALE!
out Swing 111111.15. which are 111111111111 in dailywc will make
ilL'
,1 :tius \1'1'\\ill11i\'c1'11.'.\ 11'1111 1111:11ch lcw (1115's
: >1lkl ‘Httx l‘ll
tu'i'. 1 t'1tic.. This is 11 11111111
1
Sale Will Commence Saturday, Feb. lst.
1:1c next few (lay.
....
'11 3"
'hér”:
‘ _.,4:1p,:.,::.
Beware of Fraud
The countless imitations of
Wcshburn- Croebv s
1 khan.
s1.l1le.1tll30 1111' 111 :1 lo 41;; .111d full .~'.--\1- p'
SUDCF- ' 111111 ripple l1111':lt they no :11 in 11111' 1- ~'
ab: 111 :30 fur
wt 11 )1
“'0 have
Baltic >0: 1l,
capes. astru
seal Btnsiuu
lutive Brand 15 lltt: grealrst from 11211 to 1131.30: they will .1115 sold
compliment that. has 1st f‘" 131" “1111' ”“1 “THU ‘11"‘1111‘. '
' .. 1' \1'r111.11~. 111111 out 1- 1:: pus-1111-
" on paid {01"1'5 {ampuslin ugm111'1i1111111 ~11: 11111: 1.111 1:11:11 1'1'
Flour. ‘1'1‘11'. 1111'. \1 ill 1111‘. s1 '11 1: 112.1 1b 111 1111 to;
Tmitators' my copy the 11111- 11141111111: ,
Appearance fthe SaCk, but Handsome taffeta silk 1'.';1i.~ts. ‘111
., stripes 111111 1211111 p 1111111» 1.111111 win 1
no one can imitate the qual
ity of the Four. \Vashburn-.
Crosby's Superlative
‘ bestin the world
six plaids 111 back and bed 11' :1 fr1 1: . will
it 511111.“ 212.. 11.
is the worth $7 to $3
These \1.1i.~t,.- :m :11;
'ibout :11111‘1-4 coats in Far) 2"lv -' is.
l1':'-'~1111 11.1111 louse 3 1111111111 41111111111. rip-
1111 lunltn. All 1* W's-«1'19 21-1111- .frutn
+3 ’1‘ t1) 15", 'M, ['11 t' "3»' “lit-111.1110!“ 311:1}:
1'1111l:"1l11tl11-mom-y
".1 h' 111: noon! 3.3 childr'u's short
1'11:ttslel'towt. Tinned" roots "11 Worth
al-lrlu way 111.11 {id to tint-1% 1'11:
1:1nl11111y11urp111. out 01' that o: for
.5..‘.h 111111 *1 'h' 11px. 9
boo washol-h _« lort 11'a1~ts.liglit and
um.» ("11l111'1‘41, 1111.11 roti‘b in front :md “11-11
withezu'ii 1.1211 r. for L‘s .11 -1:E;_ £43.11.“
price 1 11 1.11 1 $1 1111. 1
1.11111 11' ~lsirt.~. «1 ru- 1111131 1111'. s
l»ril
Limit!“ .1
" ' .' vxl: \1'1'1‘11 and organ pipe'
litt'ks,f11dn$ 111111111311“.
“110 cltildrcu' 5 long 11i1lerdown 11111: '
trimmed 111 white 11111111111. for :lh‘c,
$1.;"11111d ,«e‘lllN.
inottt'y.
A big lot of 111111 1; silk w iists 11111111" 111
t‘11'111111-5 stv 11. will go 111 it; MN 1"11'11. A"
dweunaker will 11'1'1rg1 you more for the
11111115111111 11 1.1 not Ill-1‘11 tint
“ t1 have 111111: 11'111- 11le aby carriage
r'1l11'~'. fr11111$l..'1'1111pt 1$4. Allworthmore
11111 d1ul1le. R111. 11-1 than [1111111111111
array for 111 .111 11' 1111111. 111'11111 sell them‘
:11! :1 great ~111'riii1'u1
5W
Roberts,Tuckerl'tor-'11.:two-111.111.1111 dot" u all our Trimmed 11:11.1: tyiloc. 31....) $1148 111111 $2.48]
81 Goodwin. 1
Office 700 Main Street.
Hartford, Conn.
Agents for Connecticut.
B. B. Warehouse,»‘ue Commerce street
Remember this Gigantic Seer dice Sale 11 ill la~trt
7:11' days only.
1H. KRIEGER, Toe leading Cloak and Milliaery Store
IN 80. NORWALK, MAHACKEMO HOTEL BLOCK.
couose AND ‘TRIMMTM, '
111a: .1111 watt. stat ,
sock and other MW‘
Many modlstes are 111111111111.
skirts quite extensively, but the
skirt hilt! the strongtuit hold on ,,
favor lll‘CtlllSU of its gracefulnu an “
apparent increase of height which It '1'.
to the wearer. ,
Peacock shades are now much M ill
millinory. Ribbon, velvet, feathers M'
flowers are seen in the characteristic JON
and green shades, besides iridescent MT
monterie that rcpt-eta the peaoook'l M.
to successfully. An original toque in m ‘ "
posed entirely of small peacock m
Toques are gradually becoming walla. ,
Myrtle green velvet is In vogue for eevy ,
cring largo huts with puffed brlml. Blue
11nd green plaited rosettes trlm' blue che-
nillo and felt- hats. Pink and turquoise ,
blue have lost ground as faultlonnblu Mll-
llnery colors, vlolet, deeper blueland green
being preferred.
lllnck and white, brightened by the ad-
dltion of some guy color, is still much
liked. Black velvet coats have rippled
busqucs, lined with white satin. and white
1‘61?“ .1 .
(‘1.0'1'11 COSTUME.
sntln vests. Black velvet or plush capes
are lined with white. White guipure edges
the berthns of black costtunc: and is min-
gled with the trimming of black hats, and
bod: are seen of mixed black and white
lace, chiffon and ribbons.
The ostrich feather boa is as fashionable
as ever, but is now short, the long, pic-
turezquo ones having dropped out of favor.
They were certainly inconvenient and were
11111'11y'stlr1tgging on the ground after the
unconscious wearer or otherwise damag-
ing themselves. but they were prettier and
more grtlt'vl'til than are. the present short
ones. Black, of course. predominates for
general went, but blue, pink, groom yel-
low. helium-ope and white are worn in the
evening.
The sketch illustrates a. gown of French
blue 211111111111'1'111111. trimmed with mink. .
’l‘ho goth-t skirt. is 11111111, except for three
tubs 111‘ 1111111111111 yellow chino vclvot over
each hip. The close bodice has 11 .1110
fronts edged with mini: and 11 yoke of blue
111111 yellow chine velvet. [ruined by 11 mini;
baud. (‘1111 h straps. bordered with velvet,
ornament the allldlltlvl's and are fastened
down by 111 1'111'1'12111' buttons. The gigot
sleeves 111'11 1111141111 with 11 mink hand all
the wrist. and 11111 high velvotcollur is also
edged with mink. The belt is of velvet.
'l‘he Louis Quian is of blue velvet and is
triuuned with gold cords and black frisco
ostrich plume: JL’DIC CHOLLET.
FANCIES OF THE MOMENT.
~“ hite Crepe 11nd l'urple Violets Worn It
a TVeddlng.
English crepe is being vety extensively
used for mourning and is not by any,
means confined to widows. Entire gowns
are now 111111111 of it, and long wraps also.
Crupu veil" reaching to the feet are now
correct for 11'1111111's'11'cnr, and the tiny
l1onnets vos'merely as a foundation for
it. being otherwise indicated only by the
white. rueho 1rroundthc face. Plaitings,
rullles, ruchingis and other trimmingsof
crnpe will he \an‘ll in profusion.
White cratpe. identical with the black
save in the matter of color, is a fancy of
the moment. At. :1 wedding in a fashion-
able family recuuly bereavcd the sisters
of 1111111111111 woio white crepe costumes
and purple 1 iolets.
Most- of the 15:10 decolletages—that is,
those out square across, leaving the top of
the arm uncovered-l1nve now the addition
of somosut 111' straps. or bonds passing
over the, shoulders. They may begin at
the edge of the decolletago or may be car-
ried up from thebelt in the form of bre-
1111 worth double the.
, , 1'12L1'FT Toot E1
'telles. Ribbons, straps of passementerie
or hands of flowers are usually employed
‘for this purpose, the top of the shoulder,
:bcing crow 111111 by a bow, chou or cluster
' of blossoms or ostrich tips.
White violets as wall as purple ones are
fashionable for but and gown trimmings,
but the purple 11111131, being more character-
istic, will motions to predominate.
Black materials are being largely used,
but are trimmed with ngrcat'. deal of color,
uncompromisingly brilliant. Very bright
purple, keen emerald green and all the
then-,1. shades are seen in cemblnetlon
with black, besides a great deal of passe-
menterio having gold, steel and iridescent
effects.
The fashionable even}ng coifl’nre is It!“
ported in the middle. The hair is towed
and curled, drawn loosely back over the
ears and fastened in a soft knot atthohacb
, ‘of the hea1l,je1veled side combs being
‘plaeed in front. This is 11 pretty style in
itself, but so hideously unbecoming to any
except very juvenile or beautiful faces thntl
:it. by no means prev ails. ‘
l The illustration shows 1‘1 toque for I
young girl 111111111 of printed velvet, whichi
'has 11 French blue ground on which is 3
pattern in yellow, red and green. The
velvet is picturesquely arranged in plnltn
and points and is held together in front
by a paste buckle. 0n the left side are
four black quills. ,. {emu 030m
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