Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-13
SOCIETY SMALL TALK.

lea roses and lilies OF the valley appear to
be TIE favorite flowers this winter.
Tortoise. shell and oxydized silver are
still the favorites for everyday jswelry.
We notice that many ladies have the
heels Of their boots shod with plates of
brass.
The fashion of carrying silk umbrella
on the street has been given up.
The various reSedd colors seem 10 be as
fashionable as the ecru tints were a year
ago.
A young fellow in town wears a locket
which weighs exactly three and half oun-
| ces.
We have seen some exceedingly pretty
jewelry lately made of black onyx and oxy-
! died silver.
We see that the fashion of wearing high
| feather stuck in the hat band has become
general again.
The Lord Stanley scarf seems TO be GO
ing out of fashion. Its principal merit
was that 1t saved washing.
A very diminutive negro, In tight suit
broke out all over in buttons, is the fash
| ionable thing In hall porters.
The bonnets brought home from Europe
by some of the newly-returned bellies are
| driving all the other bellies wild with
envy.
A good many brides have their bridal
boquets conserved, and keep them under
glass case, as momentoes Of the happy
event.
Sunny Italy would seem to have been
having spell of cold weather. In Venice
and Milan people were shivering in fars at
last accounts.
"Panto," the "American gondolier," is
sill the champion of the canals and the
first man asked for By every American ar
irving at Venice.
1t is noted that great many fashionable
people have come out of mourning this win
ter, so that large number of entertain
ments is expected.
Precious stones are so well initiated now
a-days that lazy can appear decked in all
the wealth Of Ormus and of India at a
very moderately outlay.
Never was such a season for weddings as
tits has been known before. sin the fall as
young mans fancy lightly turns to thought
of7'-gettiug married.
A mania for fancy work has suddenly
seized on young ladydom, and all the
pleasant young fellows are overwhelmed
with the products Of their toll.
An eccentric individual has been exhib.
iting himself on the avenue this fall, atten-
ded by a servant in full Bedouin costume,
to the admiration of small boys.
4 great many young ladies have announ-
ced their intentions Of not going to parties
this winter, and in proof Of sincerity, are
not having any party dresses made up.
An accompaniment to full toilette this
winter is a chstelaine Consisting Of beauti.
fully mounted ivory tablets and pencil with
which to register engagements to dance.
TIE last place for music-box is gentle
mans dressing case. AS soon as the case
is opened it strikes up some operate air.
and continues it till the ceremony of shay
ing, etc, is completed.
A little common wax rubbed on the sole
of ones dancing shoes makes ones feet
glide smoothly over the heaviest carpet.
Almost all our best dancers Invariably carry
with them to parties q sm III piece Of bees
wax.
The f. st thing that impresses a stranger
sting this country is the knsvary of hack
drivers. The eXtortions Of those rascals
who eaunt the Cuuard dock is particularly
trying to one used 10 the cheap cab system
of Europa.
1t is astonishing to aead of the number
Of boar ling houses on Fifth avenue.
Within the last six months these establish
ments have increased rapidly on that
fashionable street, and many of them are
conducted on very elegant plan.
Several young ladies up town have formed
an auti-tobaccO society, and amnse their
gentleman friends to sign pledge not to
use the weed, which they do unanimously,
and smoke as much as ever. So all parties
are pleased, and the reform line still moves
forward unbroken.