, 1870-02-27
Bonrets, BrillIants, Butterflies,
Bracelets, and Bones.
A Touching Domestic Story.
The Arion Bail.
rfInx orR srEc1I1. CORRESPONDENT

og.ce seemed utteIly out Of the question. unaI
ne lady, tn 4 1t OF Desperation, declared she
. opld p!Ay the innocent the vEry NEXT time 1he
ret "AunuYms," and ask her where such 1Av.
sn,ns ealtume could b. had, rather than ba kept
npger IN tospepse, Tae opening OF the esEntas
tpr!ug styles at P;ncaon1, last week, rendered
The unpleasant Alternative unnecessary. although |
! hare DO doubt the question would hara been
eIsEg entertained AND politely answered.
The Bteouls, then, IL neither more nor less thlu
= coxt1me + Esde o1 l1antd aAaxl. II consists OF
q t,gh.-ftsing pal<tot OF under ga1ueus, draped |
slgkt3y, AZ fl1lIrF beloR the knees, oyes which
u vcrn large enea9us Of the ssme material, vcy
A.rEanf; RE 1hoIa fashioned n such WAY taAt
tic xtrced border snd fringe at the cad OF It may
se,vo u trimming. monks collas, brotd cuff,
Ard sash Of black yeTet complete the costume II
1. trtcr ded to be wora ores bzcE silk pestcoat,
ru,.1tu n.gh tronsh to meat the lower skirt The
VARIOUS shades Of g1ay and chocolate afa odered |
for xhe present season- The snzF1
OF which tho HegoniA Ii composed |
arc tho fteat "Bsy ssase;' the cenuo
sllsn,,r mixed, or of ZONE quier solid colon; tue
middle NJ the border several snsdes darker, With
narrow h!sr1 etr.uea on either side. These gar |
uau,s range IN price from f6a to s11o. in propof-
lion TO the tuetezs Of ths shaN.s. the quality OF
the velvet used, acd The location and reputation
ct tie bousts that csve imported item. II TIE
shaFl IL furnished, the moderate cas19e u S35 scf
naktcr IT IN The knarl costunea now N vogue
In Pst1a viii be "thk thing dus1uR INC coming
fes,on. Noting 10 striking snd novel his been
inDorted this wio,eI. Tnty arc stylish and sensa-
tie, bas cot, I an sosJ to es!, eeonctn!cal.
Tne prevailing color for the next few months,
ar told bI these who know, VII pe ollye.
The Empress lnAugu1ated 1t By wearing st
4 bail, few Fights aines, Eatln dreas
lhe eclcr Q! the vAteta Of the Nue- HIa-
eous. II mart have made one bilious to look
Ait. can bet w,an Euaenie had hit upon sorne
ether expe dent for dolrE honor 10 that yenerable
steam: for lull well knoE that the f2y-reAcatng
corssQrercss ef tba: NiIe-1ater dress Will be an
epidemic &roopg Us OF green and yellow uaelsn-
cnoly, less dsussrouz .h4n relapslng fever, bnt
GO: nucn pestA1ter TO contemplate than 80 mRuJ
wetl-preuourced csses of sroall.poz-
Some ar1nt eouriers are orer In th6 way OF round
hasr. TIE polekns has narrow brt1. algh.y
soYicg; high espwp, the aides slop1ng 10 the top,
NheIe they meek, forming . shaEp nne, exactly
IKE the t1dxe-po1es OF the houses In which CDR
g11EdnothetB were born. The Geraldine Is I tur-
Ian, with high otiul. nat against the stdes; tho
croEu revival o1 That horribly ugly melon Rhape
worn some years ago, when tho front hal1 was
drt1eed IN high puns, or horns, rather,-tne de-
r1esuen N the centre OF The croxn. aud
coulsguent elevation 1t the HdeA, aroroing space
lor those ttrauts abominAtIonf. The Auguata
hzs high belltDsped crown, quite Email As the
Yep. eld rolling tft1, btoaaef thhn taose NaHr
cuelofoYe- These hRt1 are Of black and dasi
bsoWn chip. SerJ 1ne, and are offered fo1 IS un
t1i-ned; &ts Tor those simply Trimmed, and nj
fer the more elaborate ones.
In tor1tt., bat Two Few at3lea have ~ yet mad
their appes1ance. One IL IN Imported bonne
from ve7ct.x, nnd II only the old "s2ucer N
Ger rew row. Tho other eAa noas prenont
clsceu frops, End deep, B.oplEg bAck, re8ca1n
almost to the reck,-looktpg more Ike bonn
lhnu auJlh1n9 that haa been called By that mue
ABUSED LANE 1or 5tktt.
tits to be hoped the lnc1ea1e IN tse Eizs Of boz
1ets u the eansdowiEg OF = dsc1esse In chi
..o,s- The nslorsty Of women a1o disgusted NJ
the chatelsices, e1c!aira openly against them, n
resort to all sorts Of dey.ees to hide the ohnnuo
thluxl. In fnll dress they sze utterly sqoslchs
ruder the blnnde powder, ponpons. feasaets, a,
isHelled utreltks With which women load tht
Inrx.su1er1rg headS; vhl1e huge, cutiet ba11g u
NArgae1itea, IN the most lAE1sh profnHioo, Ttnb
the n1.Itrand noro.onJ during The day, Al L
opers, occas!ona1y, he1da ware seen studded
sA!cxly with rose BUDS - to give spectators In
rear the iIpressiou OF I huge bouqnes wAv
gently BY soue luvttIhle hand no wonder, wh
e1cr7 mesh OF III enormouA net nsld tho stem
GONE delicate 1nxer.
While kx button gloves IRE wn1n In lnn Ore
bracelets are, Of eour1e. ont Of the question: a.
BY the WAY, what boon lorg gloves aEe to 70
women. 1Bs| one. the other night, di5psyin
lovely developmccto OF hcoe And I1uAclea ~
down q her rstoulcer.blades: zrd though I bare
doubt the lsdy considered diamond reeklac
nore deE1rable covering thAa vulgar adip
tissue, aenelhlng lad to be done for the poor
tie arms. Bracelets were quite ont OF ens qr
tion. horribly sn,!quated and vulgar; mob
wea1s Them. LorE Rlores make tma1 am se
sualler. What do Ioa think Rha did : 70
re7e, gneas; 80 III tell 5ou. Quil'ed tule II.
the tops and down tbs openings Of her glo'
LETT them unbottoned: caught the tu1lo tofei
luAlde The arms and, what With p6ntsea
certain other sutstttutes for physical dlIan1ll
which sh11l ,.os tell 5ou OF, managed 70 pres
from the Aforesaid shou1der-blldes do EuwA1d
highly sttraettye Appearances.
But Ytre1sous q nos Hotttehs, bracelets, ~ br
ltta,1 bereFe SAID peiutt, have tt6one OUT %
opala xud esne.AldA and dtArnouds OF which
were coDposed, arn restioned into stars aud
te1nles, noNers acd beetles, that TWINKLE,
sparkle, md nod, n naturally and ohlgir
from ancng p1Ha and c1tls, AZ when they re
!oftzgiJ upon The Nhltess AID rourdess N
Chtistcndom.
MIA 4. 7. S:eWaft hA1 m oi7rtl.t, The cent
which Is Al emerald Of enosmous slde. sA!d I
The lsrgest xnd Eaoss brilliant IN the DATED 81
'What Of :hatI" eIclalms ArAoenA; "H
M... s,exa1t, I'D have she sasRe1s ssrrsthtn7
could Is toueht" No toCbt.
Apa case In paint I shau give you the be
Ct bit OF domestic hi&iorJ that may ecr
rotui moral, II t. docs Tot ados-n tale.
apleoc OF c:uel,y daorn anything. 1Anould
ntt-quie the rererEe! 4 reduced cuhan
cnered to The recenily.nsde wife Of C
stecs sLd railroad ktnx, hea7tirnl paru
eauotds, It about one-thttd theh Actual :
A touching letter accompanied then, q
far.h the great need ol the untort1nate o.
aId begging the fadE to purchase than, Il N
Their nwp, at leapt for Rweet Cnartt1s
Madam, IN transport Of delight, nothing d
ing that the p.isi would be the cltlchct vi
Dru'n rnshed 10 h.s den. fead him tho !
ns1tea The Jewels ee,oss h.s Y
for the little piece Of paper
k,kned, scaled And delivered, was to ha1e
the coytted dIa-ondl ali net oHu, and oh
occsalon!-woald hare oeen The cnsnne9 !.
which comfort and relief snoul1 now into
ceued, souow!ax hea1t He gave her ns
fer The TEA nccetatry Thousands, Of oonlse,
Ely. "Of couras " he did 60 such thing:
coIua1y, be absolutely refused eve1 70
them; declared he'd no money 10 VASE
t1uotd,: that putting noneJ into teen
bad tnYcasnert II didn't pRy: aad In Ahs
dlanordh E1uzt b returned VITA ret
positive that 20 fnrther at!enp. to dtsp
1hem IN th8: quarter Noa1d be uoAde- IT
cloked tee csae W1taout ora tcard OF ensr
reEcr stIarce, resnrned the Jewels, q
Ter huttsrd expressed 1t, behatea
ltauuIully and wen. through
orteu tr,uuphsuuy. fsm pAnaeea,
Mtg. Mote. xocld h6yc utterly failed In
ep.e. tc fIe;cad Ct clouds AID shoIers, I
little reu an t1ied soDanlne acd fni1=s,
c4siu;Iy tna', In less thai uesk Atef, .
lne naypy ponessur Of the most mag
brooch ind est-r.ngs OF dtAnond1 erer hto
New YoIh- The ex1-1iuga deaefyo ps
rr.n,!oe: At the top Of e.cn Is strgts
Iz Akyt1E 4LNe
Eetns hoop, get with analler ktoues q
purity, In Lte ctnUt of which hangs al Il
peu-ahaped di&nold. Of Almo.t f&euiocl
J1St tf!rk Oft! AID ~ for holding oeA's
when, II efel ttIe waR proyocatson . &
Wa TIE tine. And now my dcar, peesl,
rul, fRu!t 1cnilg. hys'ef:ca s.:erS, supp
50 sid co ntew,1e. You sctns
With tka1H trctltn9 ceHn your
cent loser, that ,our pscuJdc1maso,
band1 ate proof azalast al your auar
ttst ,esr1 SD 1xolleu faces nAye Loaf
feet: thaA hiEtA art urheAsd, And ttqa
cottcsd. Yo11a u I very Ed c1.e, Z
tut,-Ei1abeth cody 8:Anion and MI /
10 tie coesnSy, ,nntwlta,tsadtng,-EoA u
handy; and, 10 prnTe the truth Of my n
sucrt,on, lest tn The eject Of = liue
In h,s bcEue and who k1oua but, son11
thst t.op+<ereale aI1noy, made Aud fts
err uncocsuoaaJ, BY JcuIsel1, Aada'
1,tr.e vulnerable spot E4y bc found hso'
,ht so5.en1ng iuouereea OF that sun.
pere.rs,e, rltn tnty reach hh oodnIss
IAst week the Ar1on BAL TOOK plat
Acsceuy, II this wera Ill hso 10
about, night ~ well, IN these oass
rt1ph!c communication, be reisarx
from Arc:eEs history: hu', fnrtuatte'
Il Int all Fer eome uot1pi1ae' .
De A,iou ta1s winter fell tar shoEs OF u
reached In forIer JeAth. 4 ale fotol
thire IN the Wat Of decorations. except
uoWtYA, In the Academy, Destroyed q
,Aatts beautiful and distinctive fest1rt
balu, The Ar1on Society owned, ind I