The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-25

mings generally pasSementers rbsnds aud pendant
buttous
The close-ftng jackets are proiusey trimmed Some
have berthfs Others forming braces Those Of cloth
the only ones without trimmings and these
sometimes decorated with several OF hanging buttons
the body; the binding is generally galloon turned
The waist must be shaped by three paits behind
from the back to the skirts which should be rather loose
on the hips. =.|
The corsages of dresses are made very high and are
ornamented the back well ia 'front.' with
gaoon velvet bands arranged in the ladder style
Sometimes the back these bands put all round the
neck representing peerine This trimming has very
pretty effect with fancy galloons Of two colors Sleeves
are formed OF two pufs and rute OF three rules
The ehsVare sleeves with large turnedup cuffs coming
down within four inches of the wrist and cut
very comfortable for cold weather and suitable for
half-dress." .. e. 81.
SILVER oHAMBER-The Sultan Of Turkey is building a
silver chamber the furniture and appurtenancss Of the bou
dor to be composed entirely of solid silver The round
table in the midst is Of admirable workmanship the
face is of polished silver engraved in rich arabesques the
legs Of twisted pattern highly FURNISHED The sofs the
chairs and the piano all of the precious metal
The boudor is to be hung with cloth of gold ooped with
silver cord 1t that the Sultan has destined this
unique specimen of oriental reokessnes of expense 10 be
his avore retreat in the garden of the serago whence
every ray of daylight always be excluded and where
he intends to retire for the repose and solitude he cannot
enjoy in the palace. s"@ @l.#. @g..s. #... .. .r
DEATH or JuDGR LARGE, NEW ORLrAAs.--The New
Orleans Pcayun the sudden death of Judge
John O. Larae, of that city, the 10th instant Judge
L. sttng 40 home with his family when he taken
suddenly Ill, and expired almost Immediately He died
from congestion Of the lungs.
Judge L. native of New Jersey, and went to New
Orleans about twenty-five three years ago. where
after his arrival he became connected with the press
editorial capacity He subsequently studied law in the
Office of Judge Isaac T. Preston OF whom he vorite
pupil He served in the State legislature and appoint
ed judge of the first district court of New Orleans office
which he filed with signal energy ability, and imparaity
He of tho early editors and propretors of the
New Orleans Crescent in which he said to have welded
very powerful and caustc pen and frequent able
eloquent orator of of the popular parties of that
city.
Judge L. (says the Picayune) was married twice. and
leaves widow and daughter about FIVE years of age
by his first wife, He born in January, 1917, and
accordingly not yet forty years of age.
FORGERY IN VIReNlA-The Petersburg Democrat states
that a calling himself George Lane has forged the
of Reuben Ragland, Of Petersburg to check for
$780, which he presented the Farmers Bank of Farm
vile. He taken into custody and committed to jail
THE DESTRUCTIVE ST.. LoUIsSome days since
gave teegraphc of this terrible conaagraton,
and to-day able to confirm the report from intelli
gence received by mail Several kegs powder stored
the premises exploded and caused much alarm The block
buildings (says the ST. Louis Republican, among
the finest in the city They formed block eleven FIVE
story houses built three four years ago
cost of about $4,000 and sold year two ago
different gentlemen of this city AS well recolect s.
Virgins COL R. Campbell, Dr. Joseph Clark, the
of John Kern James Lucas Felix Coste and perhaps
two Others, the present We presume
that the of them insured The loss very heavy
reaching, probably, 100000 -.. 81. o..
Is THE SUN INHABITED 7-Sr David Brewster (says an
exchang that strong has been the belief that the
be habitsble world, that scientific gentle
pronounced by his medical attendant insane be-
be bad sent paper to the Royal Society in which
he maintained that the light Of the proceeded from
dense and universal aura which may afford ample light to
the inhabitants beneath and yet be such distance aof
not TO be among them; that there may be and
dry land there hills and dses rain and fair weather and
that the light and the eternal the sun
may easily be conceived to be by far the bssu hab-
taon of the whole system. In less than years after
this apparently extravagant notion was considered as
proof Of his insanity II maintained by Sir William
Herschell rational and probable opinion which might
be deducble from his observations on the struc-
turs Of the sun.
HOOKING ACCIDENT THE BERGEN TUsSEL-About
Saturday morning last, FIVE men, who were
employed in excavatug the Bergen tunnel which the Long
Dock Company cutting through Bergen hill from
little beyond the town of Hudson to within mile aud
half Of Jersey City, being raised in the tub used for
that purpose, the rope, just they level with
the land suddenly broke and they were precpitaed to
the bottom-s distance OF seventy-fve feet-on large
sharpedged OF stone, hewn from the hard trap
rock Three of them instantly killed. and the reair
ing two severely injured that it is fsarNA
not recover. - Ne' 0'n