, 1874-10-04

are three in number: First salmon -colored
SIX, profusely trimmed with brown velvet, strips
oi winch are placed perf,cndicularly over the
corhase, sleeves. and ore,nkirt. Second, rearl-
gray tanetas, tElu4m"d with Ealcnciennes lace !:
the ffoLt hreaA-u t2aic1 OF tlue elk, on Which
again the enftroidsrer's graceful ind profuse
ddeslgns aFe seen; tho corsage Of gray SILK, with
bins embroidered fronts; sleeves embroidered
WIN bands Of the blue and crepe-lisse putting :;
Nalenclenno frills at tho bottom. Third mag
nihce1t roya1-selvet, richly trimmed with black
t1lred, Olive Logan claims that Worth takes
advantage OF his reputation to charge American
ladies' more than he should.
FnoN MADAME 1AFKRn1ERB
there are several dreeses, two of which arc
es'eclaily noticeable; one. SOFT 1eecy white
muslin, pale aud shimmering like mist in
tho moonlight, worn over an azure silk,
Or white one, and richly embroidered in blue !;
the second. q brown cloth winter-suit, will,
brown sik-velvet underskirt. and black aiIk
house jacket, lined throughout With white silk,
aud embroidered in brilliant colorB. Madame
l:afccrlere is tho favor,.e Parisian dressmaker,
who sends to the e1-Empresa Eugonie all her
lovely morning costumes.
black Slcllian dolman. worked bY hand in
silycr-and-gold thread, and lined throughout
with er1nlno, is wrap for winter uBe There
are al1 hats fr;!m Paris and two from London ;
and they include Nil the shapes and sizes that
made to fit her hands, and are OF al styles,
lcnsths, colors, and quality known to the
AIT; rs it il necessary in her stage
pats to wear gloves At all times
it beng the custom OF q lady in foreign society
to keep her KINDS gloved,-lt being considered
mauvais~ton to 7eroove the gloves while eating,
when at a formal 6'nner-party. The undorskirts
are as elaaorata as the dresses, being story
after sto:s Of slounees. pui'ings, thread
tho only arrangement that will give
just the righ; hang to the dress-
1pelde of the lover part OF each costume il q
den,i-skirt, finished with 3 deep hounce Of
plated muslin. At the neck and sleeves
are frills of purest white crope-hsse, which
are changed each night Lace haudkerchiefs
arc worn With the full-dress toilets, embroidered
nllblin wi.h lace edge for demi-tolet, and fine
embroidered Linen for morning aud valkipg-
dress.
Olives JEWELS
are few, but rare q superb diamond croas, set
10 silver in tho antique style,-the diamonds
down in the setting; fvo-poiuted star, which
large diamond, ruby. and pearl ring,
Of diamond solitaire earrings, with =
pearl-d1op which Cleopatra might hare envied.
raid upon these valuables during her engage
neut here, ctfectiug an entrance to her room and
attempting to open her trunks With false keys,
which he lett behind him in his hurried and boot
less escape.
For the hair there is ribbon or ornament for
every style Of colnu1e. Olyo does her hair il
the Catogan BRAID which shs was the first to in
troducs from Paris. (Let We protest here
against tho printer playing me false, and doing
~ the press generally does, cor1upting the "ord
into Cardigan. Old Lord Cardigan probably
wore comfortable woolen jacket in the Crimea,
and gave his name to 1t; but he probably did not
tie his hair in q Catogan queue.)
/ cannot euumerate the pretty and nobby
rpbee-de de-chambre, Tobes-ia-uuit, pegnoiIs.
fchus etc. Olive was rapidly getting INTO
pretty Pompadour costume OF white silk with
towering vines trailing over it; her husband
Was assisting in her toilette, and an attache OF
the theatre was laundering at the door. l
gatne.ed myself up from the giitte1ing, tempt
ing debris, aud turned to leave. As shook
hands with 1.-The Woman Who Ialks," and who
had done many better things in her lfo, and is an
| indelatieable worker,
SHE SAID,
! as she held my hand for moment:
| 1t may seem strange that woman who Waa
| always good dresser, and who now owns the
handsomest wardrobe in tho United States,
either public or private should be pereon who
| cares nothing for dress Ny wardrobe, at the
| present time, is part OF my business, stage
| trappsngs, scenery What you will: but be-
here in the refining ue. influence ta OF
slasterns, and no af1irmity with Bioomerism.
I do not believe in Womane running herself
for dless. any more than I believe in man
making gourmand Of himself becauao he likes
q good dinner. am called dry-goola actrees
by peraons who would sharpen their pencils at
mo nero I the Venus do Milo herself; but Mr..
Skies is writing me play, in which am to wear
calico gown and blua check apron Au Te-
yoir!'' II. l., X.
champion OF the World.
For some time past, says the Detroit Free
Press, Canada negro has been walking
around the Central Market and - blow
in = given time 1t waa known that lie
was pretty heavy on melons, and the American
da1kles had to take q back seat and bide their
time. Thursday evening q steamboat fireman.
he lives, and he happened around the markot
yesterday morning just when ''Tal Jack" Of
Canada, was blowing his hardest Talking
bout 1neluns," sung out Betsey." '''bout eat
than any two niggers in Kennedy" The terms
we're SION arranged, each contributed half dol
lar, and the dollar bought eighteen falr-slzed
musk and watetmelona They were carried orer
to a shady spot On Bates street and divided into
tuo piles, and it Was agreed that the one who
failed to eat his nine or who quit the first,
should pay for all. Both men took OIL their
coats, uubuckled their straps and went to busi-
ness "Talk bout eating mo'uns!" aneered
BotBey. aA he ripped one in two and made about
six mouthfais OF it. ''Yes, talking bout mel
uns-umph!' replied iJack, slinging away 9
heap Of rinds. Neither OF the CONTESTANTS paid
any attention to watermelon seeds, eating them
down, and the interior OF musk melon was
after the fourth melon, when the Canadian be-
gan to pick out the seeds and 60 slow. HIS
friends rallied him. mud he got into the sixth
melon as Betsy finished his seventh " Whoa!
boy! what ails ye!'' shouted the crowd, Is Tall
Jack looked despairingly around and nibbled
once or twice at his seventh. He managed to
gutp down half OF it, and then leaned back
against the fence, slowly pulled out so cents,
handed it over. and remarked: "somehow
doesn't feel ike eating meluns today" :Betsey
tossed away the r1uds Of the eighth, bit open
aud went through the ninth and as be reached
over aud took The largest one from tue other
pile he yelled, .'NcIuns! Melunst Tell 'e1n
to keep dat Etraet-car team out Of dc way OF
desc 1lnda!'
Horrors Of the Sol:Efa African Gold
DiEEiugs.
An English emigrant, writing from Brisbane,
gives sad picture OF the sufeIings Of those
Who went out to the Palmer Goid-Disglugs:
"biuce tie 18th Of March" he says - have
been very i'll, but now. l am thankful to say
am perfectly recovered. Since I last wrote l
have had something fearful to undergo, and
am one OF tbs lucky ones to escape as ! have
Hundreds ct poor fellows have lost their livea,
aud what fearful deaths some of them have had: