The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-09-07
LADIES' COLUMN.

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fashionable circles this ycar--palo
shades in blue, green, pink, buff, and
mauve being more in favor.
Nilsson's wardrobe comprises no
less than three and twenty thin af-
tcrnoon dresses, and singular as it
may seem, she only wears one Of 'cnl
at time.
A couple were recently married at
Lake Erie island lighthouse, the
music being furnished by tugboat
whistles. lie thought it a good place
for marry'n'er.
A dress composed entirely of tho
most delicate white lace, looped up
with pearls, cnveloped a Philadcl-
phia belle at Cape May recently, and
distracted all the beholdcrs.
The ladies will be interested to
know that new trimming, called
"kilting," has made its appearance.
1t is made of fine book muslin, edged
with imitation lace, and laid by ma
chincry, in regular fiat plaits.
1t is said that fashionable ladies,
next winter, are to wear ovcrdressos,
in the shape of polonaisc, made OF
sealskin and plush, to be worn over
black or brown silk dresses, with
bonncts, mufls, tippcts to match.
The "Abyssinian stretch" has su-
pcrsedcd the Grecian bend and the
kangaroo droop among the bellies Of
fashion. 1t is supposed that this
will have short run, as the NADIA
gascar tlutter" and the "Fecjecan
sprawl" are waiting to be adopted.
cts desp'rt thing" said old Joe
Smykrcs ga dcsp'rt thing! That ere
young couple who'vc been bilin' and
and maxim eyes at one another for
month, have now gone to the min
lister and got permit to see If they
can't keep it up for htetimew
A gentleman from Boston, on a
visit to his friend in tho country,
speaking of the times, observed that
his wife had lately expended $50 for
habit. His friend replied: "Ilero
in the country we don't allow our
wives to get into such babits."
In order 70 conform to the present
fashion of diminutivcs - Minnie,
VinLic, Lottic, and the rcst-it is
proposed to modernizc the too Sc
we're Scriptural names. Ruth should
be chnagcd to Ruthie, Boazto Boozie,
IIagar to Haggic, job to Jobbie, and
the apostles 10 Matte, Markic, Luke
and Jonnic.
A New Orleans paper says that
Mrs. Gaines reply to the suit of
Caleb Gushing, to obtain $4,000
from her for services rendered as her
attorncy-at law, is to the effect that
he has collected rents upon her prop
crty, more in amount than he is ell
tilted to. She claims the balance.
An Atlanta paper has the follow
ing statistics: "Of the sixty-ninc
young ladies who have tainted away
in Atlanta during the summer, fifty
seven fell into the arms Of gentle
men, eleven fell Oh the floor, and one
into II water bucket. Nothing serious
in any Of the cases.
Many young ladies at the seaside
daily make their appearance at the
breakfast table in shapclcss white
wrappers, and with their hair flowing
down their backs. Circumspcct
matrons and very antiquated maidcns
have pronounced the fashion vulgar
and excessively slovcnly.
Women arc TO vote the same as
men in Utah next fall. This is ac-
cording to an act of tho Territorial
Legislature, giving them the right of
suffrage. In Nebraska the amend
mcnt of the State Constitution per-
mitting women to vote is to be sub
mi,tcd to the people, aud women as
well as men arc to have voice in
its adoption. The ballots of the men
arc to be deposited in one ballot-box,
and those of the women iii another.
The bellies of Saratoga are now
content to plait their locks in two
long strands for morning wear, in
limitation of those Berlin damscls,
who chose this simple attire of Mar.
gucritc in which to welcome the new
Emperor and his returning heroes.
In evening their long braids are co
qucttishly looped up, and a few tlut-
tering ringlets are added by way of
man-traps, for every body knows
there is Il sort of fascination lurking
about curls, from the young beauty
of sixteen whose dear little head is
covered over with them, to the spin
SER of an uncertain ago, who wears
her two ringlcts falling behind her
ears.
The London courier JOurHal says
that dark hair, so long neglected and
dcspiscd, is again in the ascendant.
The blonde is gradually rcsuming
Ter place side by side, not above, the
brunette. The blonde is now de-
clarcd to have maintained her RUE
so long by variety of artifcc, that
she can, now that her cunning devil
ccs are Known, be classified rs fol-
lows: The Gothic Irish (rcddish.)
the Saxon English Ozark Yellow the
little ridiculous blonde (short, curly
goldcn), the ccphalic blonde (orang.
tint, and the lymphatic blonde (pale
straw color). Among all these, The
ccphalic oran 5c-goldcn has always
been cosidcred the most to be dreaded
by men who seek for peace of mind,
n CAIN life, and happy end.
Don't SHOOT PAPER WAps.--Thc