Democratic banner., 1849-04-23
SPRING FAsHIoNs.-A New York cor
esnondent of the phiIadeInhia North Amer.

SpRrNe FAsHIoNs.-A New York cor.
~espondent of the Philadelphia North Amer.
can, who claims to know the style of the
coming spring fashions in millinery thus
talks Of them:
The new PaEigizn bonnetis a trihe smaller,
and less broadly arched over the forehead
than last winter. The materials are OF
course of the lightest description short Of
positive diaphony-which is held in reserve
for midsummer and Newport. The out
side embellishments consist of a single
bunch Of small fresh flowers, or a single
blush rose. Inside a fowery labyrinth
clings gracefully, and caressingly to the
downy cheek, and in this department the
exquisite and still inimitable taste, talent,
art-call it what you will, Iname it genius
of the Pafisiau miliner is displayed, in its
highest and. most delicate form. The
favorite colors of the new bonnets are pink
and white-indeed nothing else is strictly
allowable; and as nine.tenths of all the well
dressed ladies on promenade wear green
mantillas, and half Of them green dresses,
the effect of these pink and white bonnets,
with their delicious trimmings, is indie
~seriba6ly charming. Everywhere the eye
is refreshed with the contrast Of soft green
and blushing pink, save when here and
there It reposed for q moment on a snow
white bonnet, carving gracefully asa sea-
shell around a face as beautiful as Amphio-
dite. 20 Tai =
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial, speaking of Col. FremOnt's
expedition says: LGas
Mr.: Benton is deeply affected by a confrma-
tion Of a portion of the disastrous intelligence
from Col. Fremonts EXPEDITION. The adventu-
rous party was made up Of young men of high
character, from different parts Of the Union
They were young men from New York and 9TH
er Northern States; some from. this district, be-
loved and respected by wide circles Of friends
The residue went from the South and West
MI. Preuss, from this city, is lost. His fate is
particularly deplored. He has been long a resi-
dent here. He was a German, and renowned as
an excellent draushtsman. The readers of Col.
Fremontis reports win remember the dreadful
sHfferings and the narrow escape Of Mr.. Preuss
in 1874, during the memorable passage by Col.
Fremont ofthe Sierra Nevada, in the depth Of
winter. When the name Of this gentleman and
others, whom he had known in st. Louis, were
given'to Col. Benton as among the lost, he burst
INTO tears. g@fg"s ~ go.
PLAYING THE DEv1L-We were. a. good
deal amused at an anecdote we heard the
other, day of certain preacher, whose CALL
ing eonfaed him within Tire. limits of old
Kentucky. He had preached in his parish
many years and of course had fell short of
the ~eloqusncs 90 much needed to keep hisI
hearers. awake and ss~topished. Let hint
preach ever so well nov, it makes no diff
ference, they have. got used to sleeping;|
and sleep they would, to his great annoy
ance' AT last he hit upon an experiment.
to bring 'em up standing, a. the saying is.
He procured Q small tin whistle, which hsi
tooksgith him into the pulpit, and after ia
king bisItext, and 'blazing away until hisE
lungsWere sore and hearers all comfortably
dosing and nodding approval to each other,
he suddenly drewsIt forth, and gave a shrill
toot-a-toot. In an insant, the whole con-
gregation we're awake and upon their feetl
staring at the minister, at each other, andl
wondering what in the name ofpickles and
human nature, as Sam Slick says, was to-
come next, 'i-sf:f = 81 |
"You're "a. set of smart specimens of hu.
manitys amt ye2' said the divine whistler,
as he slowly gazed around his astohished as
semblage. When / preach the Gospel to
you, you all go to sleep; but the moment l
go TO playing the devil, yours all wide
awake mp and a coming like a rush of hor-
nets with q pole in their nest !"
A1nah hearing a raven would live two hundred
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