At f'firlstmas-Tlde. At Christmas-'ids the fields are bare, A shiver ol lrost is in the air; The wind liiows keen across the wold. Gone is th>- aotumn's glimmer ol gold. But, lo! a red roe opens wide In the glowing light oi the inglo-side— A rose whose f nigra nee, sweet end lar, Is shed at the beaming ol Bethlehem's star; And once again the angels sing That love ie heaven, and Christ is king. At Christmas-tide the children go With dancing footsteps over the snow; At Christmas-tide tbo world is bright With the sudden splendor that thrilled the Ulg.lt, And made the dawn a shining way, When first earth wakened to Christmas-day. Ah! hide year I acre, churls and rude, For nono havo a heart to share your mood. At Christmas-tido tbo open hand Scatters its twunty o'er sea and land. And none are leit to grieve alone, For love is heaven, and claims its owu. At Christmas-tide are chiming bells; Oh! silvery clear their cadence swells They smite the cold ol arctic plains; They ripple through tailing of tropic rains; In palace* men pause to hear The wonderiul message ol peace and cheer; In lowly huts the pen-ants pray With blessing to (io<l lor the happy day; On every brocae the joy is borne Around the globe on the Christmas mora; And loud once more the angels sing That love is heaven, and Christ is king. At ChrisUnas-Ude, in alb and cope. The priest uplilts the anthem ot hope; But each true heart that casts its care On the sweet Christ-child hath unaware A more than priestly chrism poured Upon it, down trora the mighty Lord; And grateful spirits haste to lay (iilts at His leet on the Christmas day; While high above the seraphs sing That love is heaven, and Christ is king. Harptr'z Bazar. CHRISTMAS AT MUD FLAT. She bad been in camp four days. Where she came from, why she came, or who she was, no one could tell. But she was in camp, and had come to stay, there was no doubt. She was quiet, modest and simply clad—three quali ties which commended her to the resi dents of Mud Flat as a change from the ordinary run of females who from time to time invaded the precincts of that classic settlement. Nor were these the only points which had been noted by the boys. As Andy McCorkle had gallantly handed her from the lower step of his mud-bespat tered coach to the portico of the hotel everybody saw that she clung almost convulsively to the little child whose arms were twined about her neck. They observed, also, that her features were pale and bloodless to an extent that was almost pitiful. By that delicate intui tion which sometimes exists under the roughest exteriors, the sturdy miners of Mud Flat understood that the strange lady was suffering from menud as well as physical illness. Their sympathy was aroused in her behalf from that in stant, and every man in the place im mediately ccnstituted himself her champion and friend. A day later, when she had rented a cabin near the outskirts of town, with out disclosing to any one her intentions for the future or the story of the past, their interest was increased, and they began to show their friendship in sub stantial ways. A great of fire wood was mysteriously deposited within easy reach the first night. Bags of four, quantities of coffee and sugar, a whole ham, and a quarter of fresh venison likewise trade their appearance from some unexplained source the third L morning. Little was seen of the recipient of treasures, however. She had only on the street once, and then only {■to purchase a few necessary articles. !9 Upon that occasion she met the rever ential gaxe of a eoore of loungers, and turned her head away, pretending not ■ to see, when the jovial BUI Carter B smuggled a huge package of candy into H the child's capacious pocket. Bat aside V from that she bad remained hidden B from view, and the miners knew as lit lis about her on tb* fourth dav as they on the first. The twenty-third of December was ■ unusually cold, even for that locality. In the main apartment of the Mag- PpßMto saloon, a party of the boys were she monght be," observed hHHB and rather angular personage to his companion as Lone Tom " whoever she mought be,she's Y alone, ban-in' the', kid, and unprotected besides She's sickly, too, and orter her a doctor. Tins ain't no sort of a plane for a—a inveriid." be concluded, 1 heei.A'-ingly, removing his heavy boot I torn the tabic Then, after a paase. be ' continued t "I wonder what ails ths | mUter any ItowM f "A miutVA the bottom of It, gentle men. me," observed Judge lite other side of the t* jr. viotion at each of bis " Take my word for it, ae liter ailereis in some poor woman's and her eye of its Koquen* at nil time*, ■me was women, he ? of Mad Flat to i ■fMtore the Httie ! * : lis lk"* 006 |g their favorite orator hud thrust his right hand into his breast as a preparatory gesture leading to a more extended tri bute to the sex, Long Tom Rollins leaned forward and exclaimed: "See here, old man. How do you know all this." For a moment everybody was aghast. Whether they wore astonished at the suddenness of the interruption, or at the hall savage tone of the speaker, or whether it occurred to them that the judge might possibly have so far over stepped trie bounds of prudence as to have attempted " pumping " the inter esting stranger, may never be known But it is certain they were astonished into silence. Kven Judge Gashwilder was observed to lose his usual presence of mind. For an instant his naturally serene countenance wore an expression which in another would havo been mistaken for guilt. If the confidence which the others had always placed in him was a trifle stiaken at that instant, it was quickly restored when, after a moment's hesitation, the old gentleman explained his peculiar position. " You see, gentlemen," he said, grad ually resuming the attitude from which he had been surprised by the abrupt spaech above quoted, " I was prowlin' round her cabin last night, when all of a sudding I hoe red voices inside. The door was open a leotle bit, and by standin' where I was I couldn't miss a syllerbul. I will here ex plain," he con tinued, thrusting his red bandana hand kerchief into his iireast, as was his wont when speaking publicly, " that I was there for the purpose of findin' out, if possible, whether the gal win* in need of anything that I could help her to." " Which accounts." observed a by stander, " for that chicken which was hung up alongside the door when I came by this mornin'." "I heerd her talkin' with the kid," continued Judge Gushwilder, not notic ing the interruption, " ami I couldn't help lissennen. As near as I could make out. the talk was like this: •'' When shall we see papaf "'Heaveu knows, my baby. Wo have s .uglit him long, and when God is ready He will restore him to us.' " ' Is Crismaa com In' soon, mamma?' " ' Yes, baby, darling. But there won't be no present ior my little one this time. We are away from home, and poor. But when wc find papa we will go where there are lots of pretty things, and then baby shall have —a _ in Here the judge lwuied forward and i whisptred in a nervous voice, teiiiag his companions that he had heard the mother repeat to her child the sad story of how her father had gone West four years ago to seek his fortune; how for two years his letters, containing money for her support, had come like rays of j sunshine through the clouds; how they had suddenly stopped, and no answers 1 were received to her agonised appeals; how for two more years she had sup- ( potted him dead; bow. at last, the post-. master in the little village where she lived bad, upon his dying bed, confessed to having stolen the letters from her husband, so as to get the money they contained, and suppressed Iter missives to him, for fear of discovery; and how she had started out with her litt e one to find the lost hushand, who had been last heard of In Mud Flat. All this the judge told to the few riends be could trust, speaking in a wtiisper, iest the precious secret should be passed to others in the room. "And now," he added, resuming his rhethorioal attitude and voice, " I axes you as gentlemen and representatives of Mud Flat chivalry, shall this gal and her kid, being too poor to have a Christ mas of their own—shall they go with out it or noiP Remember, gentiemant that kid is the first one as ever ca.ue into this place, and p'raps she's our luck. Lrt us nurtur her, my friends, and le us show her mother thet we ain't so lost to virtoo an' principle as not to appre ciate u when we bev a good woman and an innercent kid among us. Let us give am a Christmas. I will now pereeed to head the subscription." So saying, the gallant old man emptied the contents of his breeches packet upon the table. Others followed suit, and when the last m in had placed his contribution there, the pile contained a goodly sum. " Mow, gentlemen, some one of us has got to take that money, ride to Denver, and spend it for >m. Who shall It beP" " I>"t me be yonr agent," responded a deep base voice. Turning they saw a tali stranger, standing near by, who had jnst entered in time to hear the judges call for con tributions. One or two in the room recognised him as a m<ner who had come in from the diggings that after noon, having found L too cold to work longer in the mountains. They were inclined to resent the inter ference of an outsider, and probably would not have heeded his request had he not spoken a second time. Drawing near the table, he said. "Gentlemen, I wis once a married man myself, bat my wile. God bless her, is dead. For the love I bear her mem ory, for the affection I have toward the remembrance of my little one buried with her. I auk you to let me aid In this matter." The ssdnes i In bis vcrfp* and lace was so sincere, und the utility*bending a man whp bad " oeen lbs*?and kaewed what women folks would like," pre muted itself soffkvornbly to tbe miners UMtwilb >ut i ttie hesitation they al juSEtai what he wiid bring bank tor tit* strange lady and her child. The morning ot December 35 dawned crisp and cold. The fresh, biting air of the mountains raoed among the trees right merrily, whisking the snow into little wreaths, and frolicking among the branches with real holiday gayety. It was nearly noon when the stranger rode into camp loaded with bundles. At the Magnolia he met an eager crowd ol miners, who, headed by Judge Gash wilder, were soon on the road to the strange lady's cabin. Arrived there, they felt a sudden hesitation about en tering. It was like intruding upon some sacred ground, and they were almost tempted to deposit their bundles upon the threshold and fly. "You take the stuff," said the judge to the stranger, " and go in lust. You've been familiar with wimmen, and know hoar to hendle 'em. We'll wait outside." Hut the stranger felt the same hesita tion. Perhaps his long absence from feminine society made him bashful Perhaps a thought of the memory he revered caused him to hold back. Finally the judge consented to take the lead, nnd dotting his hat, knocked soltly. The door was opened by the child, who bade him enter. Beside the grntc sat the mother, who rose to meet them. All passed in hut the stranger, who stood outside. " Marm," said the judge, who some how hari lost his usual ease of speech and gesture, " we—tlint iis. the citizens of Mud Flnl— has come to wish you a merry Christmas, and to offer you these few toklngs of our respeck an' esteem.' Having thus delivered himself, the old gentleman deposited the bundles on the table, and stood beaming serenely on all his companion*. The strange ady, completely overcome by this un expected kindness, could not find words to reply f.r a moment. Then, in a broken voice, she said: "This is a glad moment ol my sor rowful hie. You are good, kind men and I know God will repay your gen erosity to the widow and fatherless, I-" She stopped suddenly, and stood with blanched cheeks and distended eyes, staring toward the door. The miners turned and beheld the stranger, who, with a great stride forward, and a cry expressing the wildest joy, caught the woman in his arras. They stood thus, heart pressed to heart, and lips to lips, for an instant. Then k thc stranger turned his eyes de voutly toward the ceiling. "Thank God." he murmured, gently, "the wile I had supposed dead is re stored to me." The miner* stole softly away, and left the stranger standing thus, with bis arms tenderly t wined about the woman of his love, and the little child cling ing fondly to bis knees. The air was balmy outside; the sun •bone with ineffable sweetness upon the scene; a bluejny screamed his delight from a neighboring tree, and the wind played a joy tuneful among the rocks. Christmas bad oome to Mud Flat. Jshany's Joke. Mr. Wagon was the victim. His son Johnny is a mischievous lad, and the other day resolved to play a tries on bis brother. He arranged certain attach ents to that brother's bed. worked by >rds running to bis own room, and then went off fishing. While he was gone, his brother was sent away to be absent over night, and t lot.of company arrived at the house. Mr. Wagon gave up his own room to them and occupied the absent son's bed. Johnny got home late at night, an 1 wholly Igoorant of this change of arrangements, went to his room, which was neitto his mother's, and prepared to perpetrate his designs upon bis brother. The first proceeding was to haul on a cord which ran between the blankets and spnad on his brother's bed, ami. being fastened at the top. would pull the clothes off the bed- Mr. Wagon was comfortably tucked in, when sud denly the clothes began to slip, and he found himself uncovered. He thought he might have kicked them off. and sat up and took hold of the clothes to pull litem hack. Meanwhile, Johnny had aynked another cord, which pulled the pillow off the bed. Mr. Wagon dis covered hia loaa and reached for the pillow, and when he got it the clothes went off again. He was much excited at that, and again went after the clothes snd again lost his pillow. That time the p llow went under the bed. and Mr. Wagon went under after it, and immediately came out again and swore prodigiously, for the fl tor was strewn with chestnut horn, and he had rotten into them. He resolved to scold tie chambermaid for leaving so many pins on the floor. Once more he made an attempt to get the pillow, and, a* It was way under, he made a frantic dive for It, and last then Johnny, who was -baking with laughter, pulled the last cord and the whole bed came down upon Mr. Wagon and jammed him upon the burn. His frantic bowls brought his wife and friends to the rescue, and be waa flahed oat. And then the g*s was lighted and somebody discovered the Cords running to Johnny's room. Mr. Waeon at once hastened there. The lad explained that he thought bis brother was In the bed, hat it didn't make any difference. Hie yells were mistaken by a man sleeping half a mils away for a cry of fire, and be jumped ont of bed so hard that h sprained*a toe. The average bankrupt of Hie period claims to have grfiittie-abfpies. . . A m. * i '' TIMELY TOFICK. The Rev. Charles F. Fennpy, of Maine, the leading prohibition State of ttie Onion, has compiled statistics show ing that in forty years there have been 6.356 patients received at the Smte in sane asylum, one-third of whom were suffering from the effects of habitual in toxication. In fourteen years, he says, the police of Augusta, the city of his residence, have made 4,008 arrests, seven-eighths for drunkenness. During the same time ff!)4,000 lias been ex ponded for the poor and destitute. According to the latest returns the total number of cotton spindles cn the globe is 71.850,000, of which 39,500,000 arc in use in England and 10,060,000 in , the United States, the balance, 21,700,- j 000 being at work in all other countries, France having the largest number, which amounts to 6,000.000. The coun try having the least number is Greece, which has 36,000 only. The greatest cotton spinning center of the United States is Fall River, Mass., which has 1,364.101 spindles and 38,631 looms, and consumes 168,475 bales of cotton annu ally. It manufactures 400,000,000 yards of cloth every year. Alexander Gralmm Bell, of telephone lame, is a tall nnd well-proportioned man, with black hair and beard, shining black eyes, a genial smile, and very gentle and courtly manners. His wile —an exceedingly pretty woman—was a Miss Hubbard, and although she in what is called a deaf-mute, she both talks and understands her interlocutor as well as those who have always heard and spoken. Her mother, acutely dis tressed by the indifference between her child's future and that of more fortunate children, bent her whole energies to the task ol discovering methods of commu nication by the use and observation of muscles ol the lips and throat, and was largely instrumental in developing and perfecting the system by which the ed ucated deal now talk themselves and understand what others say. In Mr. Gladstone's household, at Hawardon, was an old woman servant who had a son inclined to go wrong. The mother remonstrated and advised her boy, but all to no purpose; he seemed determined on a headlong course to ruin. At last the mother, in her des peration, caught the idea that if she couid persuade the premier to take him in hand, perhaps the prodigal might be reclaimed. "Screwing her courage to the striking point"—lor what will a mother not do for her childF—she ap proached her master, and, in trembling tones, preferred her request. Mr. Glad stone responded at once, and though the affairs of the greatest kingdom in the world pressed heavily upon him. with genuine simplicity of character he had the lad sent to his study, when Le spoke tender "words of advice am, remon strance, and eventually knelt down and prayed a higher power to help in the work ol redemp' ion. This kindly action was effectual, and the lad became a re formed character. Rsoofally Hi put In, a Bombay m pr elum t prince, who arrived in New York a abort time ago, brought with him hia four native wire*. Three are in charge of another woman and eunuch. In ad dition were three servants of the male •ex, varying in height, a is* and age. The prince aaya each aervant haa cer tain thinga to do. "No aervant doca two things, and when I get tired and weary I make them amuse mc. They are all good musicians. During our trip acroaa tLey Lad plenty of opportu nity lor practice, aa in that time some of our moat solemn feaata took place. To the laat of these we invited all of the paaaengera, and they appeared highly amused. Then I b ave also my con urer my snake charmer and my women who dance for me after dinner. When the Prince of Wales visited Bombay some years ago I entertained him, and on that occasion my wives showid him the nautch dance." The prince aaya he is here just to see the United Slates. The recent earthquake at A gram, Austria, was almoat aa terrible aa simi lar convulsions in South America. The damage to private buildings in that city alone amounts, according to the best estimate, to upward ot 4.000,000 of florins. Among the minor inconven i< noes consequent unon the dlaaster, the total suspension of lighting by gas was severely felt. But the inhabitants were not simply deprived of light by night, but even of fire by day. The chimneys of most dwelling-houses fell dowu, and though the cold was very severe the cititcns did not venture to light their fires aa usual. The loss and damage in works of art and antiquities in the d.y Is very great. A most extraordinsry natural phenomenon was observed at a •pot about nine kilometers from A gram. There a number of fountains of hot water burst out from the earth • These geysers, which resembled the well known hot springs in Iceland, were, however, only temporary. It waa also noticed that all the rivers and streams within a certain radius of A gram sud denly rose more than a yard above their previous and usual level. The marvelous accomplishments of electric telegraphy at the present day are seen in the following schednie of times and places, as given in a French paper of reoent date: A telegraphic dispatch sent from Paris will reach Alexandria, Egypt, in five hours, Ber lin In ons hoar thirty minutes. Basis in one hour snd fifteen minutes, Bucharest la five boars. Constantinople In five hours, Copenhagen In four hoars, Cuba ia ten boon, Ed in burg In two hours and thirty minutes, Dublin in three hours, Frankfort-on-the;Main in one hour twenty minutes, Geneva in one hour fifteen minutes, Hong Kong in twelve hours, Hamburg in one hour thirty minutes, Jerusalem in six hours, Liverpool in two hours, f/ondon in one hour fifteen minutes, Madrid in two hours thirty minutes, Manchester in two hours and thirty minutes, New York in four hours. New Orleans in eight hours, Rio Janeiro in eight h ours Rome in one hour thirty minutes, Kan Fancisco in eleven hours, St. Petersburg in three hours. Saigon in eleven hours, Southampton in three hours. Sydney, Australia, in fifteen hours, Valparaiso in twelve hours, Vienna in one hour forty-five minutes, Washington in six hours, Yokohama in fourteen hours, and Zanzibar in seven hours. Bedlam. The term " Bedlam," so often applied to lunatic asylums, is merely a corrup tion of Bethlehem, a hospital of that name having been set apart in l>ondon three centuries ago for the treatment of such patients. It need hardly be men tioned that insanity is a disease due to high mental cultivation. In Scotland the proportion is one to 563, while in England, where there is iess culture, it is one to 783. In our own country it is one to 760. It is never found, however, among the barbarians. There are but few lunatics in India, and in countries deprived of political liberty,such as Italy and Austria, the proportion is very small. Among the more noted in stances may be mentioned George 111., whose mind was disordered during the last thirty years of his life. l>r. Brown, former superintendent of the Blooming dale asylum, became a victim of the disease which he was treating, and the constant study of insanity led to bis own mental wrecx. Horace Greeley's case is too well known to require detail. It is evident that his mind was crushed by the distress oocationed by the politi cal error into which he fell. Gerritt Smith, the famous philanthropist, was at one time deranged, and w*< during this attack an inmate of the Utica asylum. James Otis, the revolution ary patriot, became deranged in his latter days, and while in this condition was killed by a stroke of lightning American statesmen have been remark bly exempt from this calamity.—New York IstJUr. k Celestial Kerr Ist lon Mr Goober—as the story goes—lived in the Mormon country. He had but one wife, and never thought of taking any more till one day an elder told him it was his religious duty to seal unto himself a few others. Mr. Goober went home and sadly informed bis wife of what the elder had said, and Mrs. Goober said she bad no objection, pro vided the elder would come round and argue the case with her piously. Goober told the e.der, and the elder drooped around. He smiled sweetly as Mrs. Goober advanced to meet him. The next thing he knew he was skipping around the room with his coat slit up the back and hui hat knocked into pi. while Mrs Goober wielded the broom stick. He finally jumped out of a win dow, and escaped with his life, s sad der and wiser man. The next time be met Goober he told him be had had a celestial revelation by which Goo tier was relieved from the necessity of tak ing any more wives—Mrs. Goober would oount for almost I.OiiO in the New Jeruslalem. A Mwlas Jail. People have often complained of a laxity of discipline and supervision in jail in thia cjuntry, but they appear to be veritable bastilea compared with that in the Canton Schwyta Switzer land. The only prison is a farmhou>e. and the jail authorities are a jailer, police sergeant and a nun. The two former spend most of their time at some neighboring hatha. The prisoners go in and out aa they please, appnrrntly on.y remaining because they like it. The nun is in the habit of accompanying re pentant infanticides to a neighboring shrine. One criminal, a brutal mur derer. sentenced about a year ago to im prisonment for ll'e, seems to have been kept locked up until Le so won on the nun's feelings by protestations of piety that she allowed him to work outside like the rest. Early one morning lately he was sent for water and, strange to say,cannot now be found. Facts far the farinas. Cotton was first planted in the United Stale* in 17.VJ. Bread made with yenst was first used In England in 1(190. When tea was first introduced into England it sold for 915 a pound. The word checkmate is derived from the Arabic Es cheikh imat—the king is dying. The oobra di capello is fond oi the water, frequently swimming some dis tance from land. It has even bern known to board vessels at anchor. Co bras are much used by Indian jugglers, who do not, aa haa been asserted, remove the serpent's fangs before exhibiting them King Irfwis.of Bavaria, has summoned Richard Wagner to Munich, to ooosull with him about the theater wbfeb- is to be a part of the new royal residence upon aa island ia the lake of flmren chlem. This palace istoooet 910.000,- 000. Attached to the theater will be epecious and comfortable lodgings for all the artists who will be aanaally engaged to perform before the king. Only snob gu*t will be invited as in King I.iuis. opinion are competent to appreciate Wagnerian music. FOR THE FAIR HEX.J Hr Itlncs. The practice of wearing ring* has been very prevalent in different countries and at different periods. Rings have been used to decorate the lege, fingers, toes and now, which Inst fashion was very prevalent among Israelitisb women. Tlie form of the ring symbo iso eternity and constancy. In the Saxon period, and even alter the Norman conquest, HOO year* ago, a ring around the neck waa the recognized badge of personal serfdom. The Egyptians wore finger rings'the signet being an emblem of authority. The (lark-eyed Jewess, in the daya of the prophets, delighted to adorn her sender fingers with glitter ing rings set witli rubies, emeralds and chrysolites. The Greeks used ringer rings in connection with marriage rite*. There are some specimens on which nr< brief inscriptions. A Greek ring lias engraved on it " Faith immorta..' There arc Roman nuptial rings in the cabinets of the curious, on which are engraved, in rude Latin letters, " I>ove me," "I love you," "Happy iife," etc. Among the ruins of I'ompeii was found a gold ring, picked up in Diomed's house, on which was cut the device of a man and woman joining hands. This is supposed to have been a wedding ring. The custom of inscribing short sentences, called "Posies," on wedding rings is noticed by Chaucer. Shakes peare and other dramatists. The Grime! ring na a marriage ring was at one time in great favor. It was a double or triple ring, formed of two or three links turned upon a pivot. At the betrothal the par ties concerned broke the ring asunder, each rett ining a link to serve as a re minder of the engagement until they ratified it at the altar, when the parts were reunited, and served for the mar riage ring. This ring is mentioned in the " Beggar's Bush," by Beaumont and Fletcher. It is undeniable that finger rings look remarkahly well upon a lady's delicate and well-formed pretty littie hand or hands. They beoome them, and what a nent way they have for ex hibiting the rings—there, that is suffi eient.— Troy Timet. l ukloia In lIIOM. There has been but one innovation made in the standard fashions for gloves, and that is the introduction of lace insertions in ladies' gloves. Two or three rows of half-inch wide lace an placed between a similar width of the kid at the wrist. For stmt and evening wear, especially when short or elbow Sicevea are worn, the lace top is the lav rite. It is an ordinary glove of any number of button*, with a lace pattern perforated in the kid for an inch or two at the edge, making a much more artis tic finish than the ordinary plain band? The glove with an insertion of lacc ex tending the length of the wrist is abo one of the most popular gloves worn. The favorite shades for evening are flesh, cream, ecru and mastic tints. The number of buttons varies with the taste of the wearer, six to eight being worn on most occasions. For ll e street black is very popular. In colors either a match for the costume or a contrasting color is used, old gold, mastic and wood browns being the favorites. Undressed kids are extensively worn for mourn ing. Street gloves have from four to six buttons generally. As the weather grows colder dogskin gloves of a fine quality are prefem d by many to those of kid, as they are heavier and warmer. Tbey are made with two. three and four but tons, and cost $1 75. Kid lined with lamb's wool, with fur tops, is made in gloves and mittens for winter wear. They are made in all dark colors, and oost $1 50 s pair. Lined gloves, with wide gauntlets of seal and beaver for driving, are also used for the street, and ard $3.50. The castor gioves may be had in grays, chamois and light brown. For children lined dogskin and kid and cashmere gloves are made in the same colors as those for older persons. New York Herald. uhln HIXM. Some of tbe short petticoats worn with little tack* for morning drew arc quilted Link sleeve-buttons do not sell as weL as the (ingle buttons, in spite of the favor of fashion. The gowns with plain straight trains and fronts opening over trimmed aprons are in high favor. Puff* ol colored satin are inserted into the outer seam of black dreaa sleeves when they are worn in the evening. Collars for the outer garments worn by small children are pointed on the right shoulder and fastened on the left by a steel clasp. Alsatian bows for the hair are simply shlrr d to fortr their loops instead of being held together by a band of ribbon. Veils of red guaae are ranch worn in Paris, although they injure the eyesight and make the face look as if painted- It Is a mistake for a young lady who wishes to appear slender to wear a very large con) aiiout her waist, and a fat woman should content herself with a vest. Webbing or stockinet, of ■!lk, and in all the new colors, is Bold by the yard lor corsages and sleeves. Cardinal, old gob) and heliotrope satin line many of the moat elaborately yet embroidered dolmans. Dresses continue to be narrow. Wide sleeve*, gathered at the top, are much worn, and new combinations are com bined with old ones. Dome of tbe moat elegant ball d resets for tbe winter are of black tulle, em broidered with gold, amber and Iriden cent beads, and have a most <t"Hpg effect.
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