Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

" Fancy q charming bonnet Of lavender -
says poeiical fashion writer in the Tribune
" and SPray Of dropping iamOytslcs slightly
, tuged with dtcsy; strings the color Of night
! ingAies sigh- Such n bat requires only
moticum OF grief and the least deash Of tender
pensiveness" We should ;hink 50. How tender
must the pensiveaess be that matches the color
Of nightingie's sigh
When Lord L1rn's engagement to the Princess
Louise was announced in England, everybody
wanted to know what sort Of fellow he was,
and ore photographer alone received orders for
sixty thousand cnries Of the happy 5eotchuaa.
Ia took four clereymen and twelve pairs Of
| groomsnen and bridesmaids to get a couple ef-
tectually married At Chicago recently The
7 guests were horr0r-s;ricken at ;he reception,
/ however, TO find that the ice cream hsl salt in
it. This was when the weather vas warner
than il is now.
0n Nes Years Day, in New York, tho allies
of.ous house had provided carved Swiss chai-
Wilh 4 nusic box in the seat, which played
when sat upon. There were several surpris ca
I parties in the house that day.
| In Chicago, bouusts sr. worn high, with a
/ reef il the ,uain'opsail sni a spsHker over the
ehiguon."
| Ia Detroit, very seak specimens Of the fish
ionable young rnen have taken to wearing
Earrings. The nose l. suggested as favorable
point FOR flr;her ornsment in this lice
A marriaceable lazy shouiI MT refuse \ gen
tleman until be hts offered hir.salL Ii makes
the gentleman f,ei awkward
- C5niug ca, plItie-' are ccuIiug in fashion.
4 lady Of New YoFk, up-;owu, has made her
Elr1iagc2o.e laughter come OUT four times
An Ohio girl zCuld u. 1 mirry = man until he
changed hs name from Smith 10 he Forest
Montpenovc She has siuce been divorced from
him, and married H9.itsTnss Montgomery Aris-
tophaues, E.q.
An impuseat :3ilJv says. Show me all the
dresses woman has worn in the course Of her
life, aai Ei.l v.rc her biography for her
q chlliea's ball, rone Of tie participants in
which we're over fifteen years OF age, recently
came cf in New York, - fI- the relief os the
French sufferers from the Wsr.'
Wsshiogtea etiquette fo.biJs faaeess making
calls al,eS their engagements are announced
Neither s IL chic TO divalgc tae direction q TIE
wedding toar in aiyluce.
nunlber Of yourg Nee Workers. provoked
by the announcement Of he projected Young
W1uen'5 Beau reeuaili.ns Society, contemplate
the esi4bii-hueu; cf lhs club in which the bare
mention Of fms'e p.Tscn's nsEe gi,l be- pun
ishable by tac.
Boston y0cl; j. j. coentsi among her Se7l-
ding p.esea,s recently ole7ea PIE knives.
4 lady in Peoria. III, hls contracted for her
cofl. sni AAi tickets of invitation 10 her
funeral printed 10 be sent 70 her frieads
good tire il anticipated ,n the ne
aH-hoy oc-lsiou.
4 young ialy uauej Kitty Underwood. re-
siii1g al Fort Dodge, lows, has heen voted 10 be
the haadsouest strl "a ;hat city. Only male
tyrauts voted at tire election, OF course.
A certain fair young German, through the CO
lumes Il the Cologne Ga-e'fs, euergetically ap-
psa's to the German feminine heart ''Will you :"
SIZE ASKS, all you while your SONS stand before
the French cannon, and thousands among them
she'd their noble young issrt's blool for the in
Dependence Of Germany, will you still run about
wearing towering, iussne-looking French CHG
mons, AID Will you still allow your clothes to bs
made sccoriinZ % BOLD French fashions -
Ia 8 recent article on ,he fashions for Jspaary
the aesthetics Of millinery are deal; With. Says
the writer: The exquisite taste that eharac-
terizrs The ton, ensemble Of q Nvw YorS belle is
simply tire ieias1 artistic reproduction OF the
setsorahls c1iars Of nature. H'r bonnet blooms
with ylo.s,s and her graceful toilette summons
the larjscaps hefore Us. With i,s beautiful lights
srd shadows and soit blending # coiors At
tais season, ,ss'e al beauty ues,le IN Metro
politiu nest'- fs'-lut, irs. ired an immortal
remembrance OF ii- div.n. ~ art. attempts 10
cage 10 gteen-houses the FToteus whose spirit
dEels. flannel tg tie so;t bres e orange
flowers in the South
The New York -ill.l rige, vs. The following
items Of social suall-ia.k: Oce OF the ates-
devices Is is- and pearls ser in contrast. Diamond
soltaIes aita ie, drcps a, also worn for ear
r.ugs. White sis liu.1Es are leing introduced
f,r the skists 1i irsss cua:s. The effect IS start
Eus.-H0rro- o. horrors Tfa:ued skirts are
aetualy teclu.nE ;a=aia aat,e for tas street II
these b1 Bs-lin modes. doEu with jhem.-R unl
hat. have -1ilf-ly gore cut Of iavor With young
lsiies, a'd The Gypsy t0lue,s have taken their
place. There a-e So many different fashionable
styles nov tia- e lady has large liberty ofehojcc
be result Of this IS grea, individuality and
"A drop Of cologne taken On
lump Of sugar Is sliI TO give brightness to the
ieuiirire eye.