The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-15
LADIES COLUMN.


Sfashion letter informs the la,
dies at Assistance from the me tropo-
rs that ribbons are now frequently ap-
pended to the shoulders of evening
dresses, and tied ina bow below the
line of the. waist, the ends 1foatina
low down upon the skirts, l These, are
particularly appropriate witt the dress
es of white grenadihe and organdie,
which are striped with satin ribbon. a
novel Arrangement which proves very
effective. = Al SD .siIoqAlAIo
A lady, the wife of distinguished
Clergyman, says, that some ten years
ago she went to- her closet to get a
sponge cake, andflfound 1T covered
with those little pests the red ants.
Not knowing what to do with it. she
/ laid it down on IAN old black walnut
table close by, and in a very few min
utes the, ants left the cake and table.
She Immediately took the hint. and
put walnut shelves in her closets. and
since that time there has not been an
insect seen. 1t is very plausible. and
we would advise our readers to try it.
AT a recent ball given at Delm ON
ic6's, young and beautiful married
lady appeared in one, Of the new fash
Toned ball dresses which are now
worn short, like the street dresses.
The dress consisted of a. pink silk I'm
derskirt, which Just touched the top
Of the shoes, which were ofpink, kid,
buttoned up over the ankle with
white buttons. Over the pink skirt
was asshorters skirt, of white tllle.
trimmed with pink satin epipings.
The, hair was dressed very high, and
7ornamented with a wreath of white
roses, the center of each rose contain
ing ia diamond of great brflfiancy.
The dress was made by a Partisan
dressmaker, and, it is needless to say.o
attracted a great deal of attention. ).
q. FEMALE DREss.-Madame Demo-
rest, who is considered good authori-,
ty on female dress in general, thinks
that the undergarnents and covering
of the feet lack, proper attention,
and speaks feelingly of s the elastic
which keeps the stockings up at the
knee" as impeding the free c,iircula-
ton of the blood, while the fashion
now prevalent, of wide-spreading
crinoline demands, for thes sake of
modesty as well as health, plentiful
supply of underclothing.' It is to be
hoped that sensible and modest
women will follow Madame Demo-
rests advice, and wear looser !, elas-
tics " at the knee, thicker, UNDER
clothing and more of it, and thicker
walking boots These are the pro- pro-
cesses which make women happy and
pnderta kers miserable. II .go5 10 500
, Musician Hon E.-Every woman
who has an appetite for gmusicIqor for
singing, should bless God for. the gift.
and cultivate it with .diligence-not
that she may dazzle strangers, or win
applause from. a crowd, but that She
may bring gladness to her own fire.
lsidey z The ,,infuencel of music in
Strengthening the affections, is, far
from being perceived by many Of its
admirers La sweet melody binds all
hearts together asiit8Were with gold
en- seord Zoo it ], makes the pulses
beat I'm unison and the ! heart.
thrill with SYMPATHY But the, music
ofthe, freside must be Simple and I'm
pretending 1t doessnot require b9illg'
iancyef execution, but tenderness. of
feehng-a merry tune for the young
more subdued strain for the Sged, D
but none of the noisy clap-trap which
Is SO popular in public, 1t is mis-,
take to suppose that to enjoy music
requires great cultivation The de-
gree Of enjoyment will, of course, va
~ with our, power of appreeiation, but
like all other great influences, 1T is.
able TO attack even the ignorant
And this lis, what, the poets taught
they made Orpheus and his brethren
the civilizers of the earth. ((8f0ls =.