The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-03 00:00:00

Literature.

LATEST PARIS FASHIONS.

[ln advance from Nunes Journal of Drip and Pasn'on.]
'I he presence in Paris of the Spaniards who came to
take part in the recent fates has been the cause of a
sudden vogue for modes and fashions of Spanish origin.
The already prevailing taste for beads, embroidery, fabrics
laminated with gold and 'diver, pompons, and fringes,
has been considerably increased ho this movement, but
perhaps the most becoming of all these modes is that of
the mantilla, with the accompaniment of large pins or
high combs.

For walking costumes there are not many new
modifications; young ladies still wear long jackets of
livery or beige cloth with a large collar. The satin cloth
which is so generally used for paletota and mantles, and
which is such • close imitation of satin, is made in black
and seal I.rown for walking toilettes, and in a number of
light and delicate shades for iiorties-de-bal, matinees, and
children's mantles. A lovely matinee of this material in
wild ruse-colourt has a eininlatrd waistcoat of numerous
pleatings of point d esprit lace forming a voluminous
Jabot on the chest. Two similar pleatings border the
waistcoat and the edge of the vlitement • a collarette to
match finishes off the neck, and the matinee is fastened
with satin ribbon tied in long loops.

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Several dresses of white moire have been seen lately,
but satin continues to be the chief favourite amongst rich
material* Satin dresses are worn at all times and
en all occasions.

The Girl's Own Paper. Thia. the neweat liana of the
Religious Tract Society s woo edfuirebly suited for it,
pui pose—that of providing for girli a masa of interesting
reading without p Mion or rubbiali. Girls will read tales,
and here they are, far &bete the bread-um:l-butter class of
liter iture suppoted by goudy-goodys ti be fit for young
females. Tales of girlieh heruisuf, of wealth which was,
and other which was not, .ond fortune, scenes on the ice,
and under the onow, it, varied with sketches of the girl-
hood of great Queen% and of excellent women, while of
course needlework is largely and variously taught, and we
are very pleased to see "Our Co ,kery Clan," Y meg ladies
will be glad, in many instances, to read the article "On
Earning one's Living.' with the utisfactlon that it is
written hy one worthy of trust. The inag.zine is abun-
di mtly illustrated, and in it are all the things we have
in Ws of, and several more.

Sunday at Home and Leisure Hour. These are tvasuriee
for the student r thu archer lor amusement. far the
read, r, whether on the 'do most calm, most bright " or
on any of the hours which may be used for recreation in
the work.a-Jay eh. "Thoughta for the Alldeted,"
&Muth Thoughts, The Pdlyit in the Family, Poetry,
for the Young,—thew may be the specialities of lb.
Sundey at flora.; but there Is a'iunilauce of readies for
this healthy, adolr, and critical reader. Here lion, of the
tillage not generally known.

Tug Cacao( Ix Cseui..—llver sine* the days of Nadir
. Shah (AD. 1738) there Lai been • 'Church in Cabal.'
lb. Armenian Church in the Bit' HISSar is situated in
the centre of a block of buildings, and is thus secluded
Irons the public, being approached by • narrow dark
pewee. It is a small, dark building, 36ft. long and 1511.
wide, with no side wind a, but is fri.m the roof
, • small skYliitht. At the en/ of the building is the
alter, ethyl is • raised platform sight fiat high and Sys
' fret in breadth. It is formed into three tiers; upon the
first tier is • large lamp, at the foot of wh ch the odertory
big is placed, and on either side of the lamp are two
readies ;a bishop's pastoral etalf is also pliced on this tier:
upon
picture
ehos
fei:goen
Virgin
trarrey are. four uu rpocandle,
t u pand
most tier
there are four inure candles— making in all 11, to repre-
sent the 12 &poetises. Totes handsomely bound copies of
the New Teetement, carefully wrapped up in silk hand-
kerchiefs, are also placed upon the altar, and are treated
with the greatest reverence. Underneath the altar is •
box of Armenian and Persian books, many of the latter
having been supplied by the Peshawur Minion, together
with a lot of empty candlesticks. In the chsticel there is
• reading-deek, or lectern, from which the daily prayers
are read. Tney now sometimes use the translation of the
Church of England Prayer-book into Persian."
From the Leiture Hour here is an extract;—' Cottage
Management ot L,ude,l Eitates. —ln the account of the
Beard of Ai/strollers,, found, d in 1793, it is stated that •
gentlemen in Gloucestershire, by annexing land to each
cott see, rolooe.l the poor rates in his parish from £2OO
to £l2 • year. Many similar cases having been proved, it
was said that 'if the society had performed no other
service to the country, it would have amply merited the
whole of that pi.cuniary aid which Parliament has voted
for its support.' Grorge 111. was patron of this early
Agricultural Society, Sir John Sinclair the founder, and
Arthur Young the secretary. But the great war withdrew
the attention of the nation from internal improvement;
and alter • few years the Agricultural Society collapsed,
to be restored in more peaceful timea. The cottage land
system deserves the notice of the Royal Agricultural
8 'silty."

Boy's Oern Paper. London: The Leisure Hour office. 56.
Psternoster-row. The mariaine for this month is unusualiy
attractive, embracing articles on blotting. a subject we
won't recommend to our reader., it giving some rueful
hints on that Site amusement. In prise competitions on
the su'.ject of " lt.,crration" we notice that Albert It.
bleadowo, of aircliester, has got. certittlate lit cl on No. 2
and the niy one in this county. Abe on artich on the
ho.l.ltng of an icc-b ist. There are also two presentation
plites iv% ea with this trim'. T.