The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-24
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ten days of S52, 900. The earnings of the
Erie railroad company the first week in
February show an increase of Sl2, 600. and
the earnings of the New York central show
an increase during January OF 1920, 900 1t
is reported that the Western Union earn
ing for January show an increase Of Sl2,-
600, and those of February, as far as re-
celved, show larger proportionate falling
off.
THE COMING BONNET.
Advices from abroad speak of the rapid
growth in popular favor of the capote bon
not. For full dress, for the theater and
opera, these bOnnets are worn almost to the
exclusion of other shapes. The capo,e is
simple to the extreme; it resembles the little
cap worn by children, around which a
ribbon is tied, and which confines the full
crown and he rufile forming the front and
back. White plush ia used and sll white
materials, uncut velvet and satin include d,
have the preference. Ecru comes next
then the softer tints Of colors. As white
now must be IVORY white or iDclnipg to
the yellow tint to be fashionable. cashmere
lace is the favorite trimming for these hate;
feathers and flowers, which are used spar
ingly on them also partake of the ivoiy-
white tint. A humming bird or small
bright wing are also allowed. But SIM
plicity is the charm of the new style.
Shapes differ, of course in the capote as in
everything else; the shape described above
resembles the Marie Antoiuette cap. with
its deep ruffle of lace falling on the hair
and around the head being a little longer
in the back, where it assumes the shape IT
a cape. The shape most in use for satin
and plush has a SHRED border, lined with
satin or silk, contrasting in color the lin
ing being most conspicuous should be Sc
lected for its becomipgness, as the cold
shades OF white are not adopted to all com
plexions. When the brim is not shirred it
Is put on 10 flat plstings; hut in AL cases
the crown is soft and full and a ribbon en-
circles it, having its bow, tied either on
one side, at the top, or at the back, to suit
the style or wish of the wearer.
CLAss-DAY AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE.
Under the influence of the revival at
Williams college, the senior class-one-
third of whose members "btl'ed' class-day
elections has again harmonizrd An IN
slated ticket has been elected with four of
the dissatisfied party returned to their
former positions. The following is a list
of the officers: President, W. r. Camp
bell orator, &. Is. Root poet, f. W.
Oils ivy-orstor, r. p. Collin; library or
a,or, G +. Chipperfield address To the
lower classes. w. g. Smith musicals f.
NJ. Field, Benjam Norton; historian. o.
H. Shuttle PR phet, J. II. Vaudeville
chairman committee of arrangements, S.
X Kuchel; chairman committee on songs,
F. ID. TAYLOR toasl-master, II b. Whit
aker secretary, w. A. Plat prophet on
prophe', l.. S. Crawford.
NEW YORK FIREMEN IN THE LATE FIRE.
Frvm he New YORK Times.
We have in this city one of the best fire
| department IN the wofid-we are dissosed
| to think, the very best. And certainty no
blame can be ascriped to i inr lJe disaster
Of Tuesday evening. Tbt..1gues were on
| the spot very soon after tfe alarm vas
sounded, and The m n worked with a her.
.sm which ns soldiers on thu battle field
could have surpassed Three brav- {, lows
lost their lives, and the Chief 4 ,gineer,
| MIR. Bates, received severe wound, but
kept to his post notwithstanding his in
| juries There was scarcely Il man there
who did not go on with his work with life
| in peril every moment. 1--WE were at the
by drant in front of the buildings" says one
fireman. "and the iron fronts were swsying
over our heads. Il made me dizzy 10 look
at them. striking picture--and it will
serve to bring hume TO the minds of those
=
rors of the situation. So far from the fire.
men being disposed to shirk their duty. the
difficulty was to keep them from advancing
into man fest danger. The poor fellows
| who sacrificed their lives on Tuesday went
over burning embers, and under tottering
walls. and II the chief engineer had not
summoned his men hack, we should have
had a still more terrible loss of life to rec
ord. If 1t had not been for the courage and
persistence Of the Are department, the an
nouncement made yesterday 10 Boston
4 paper, that ''sixteen blocks were burned to
the ground and twenty more badly dam
aged" might not have been so very much
of an exsggeration. We must say, then,
that remark of the World that the occur
renee of the Ere sis, of itself, an indict-
ment against the fire department" is en-
tirely uncalled for, and that Its demand for
"prompt investigation" implies censure
which is most undeserved.
FABLE FOR THE TIMES.
The New York World hits off feature
of the times very well in this little fable,
which it entities "The Merchant of Ven
ice :"
ga Venetian merchant who was lolling
in the lap of luxury was accosted upon The
Rialto by friend who had not seen him for
many months Show is this9' cried the
latter when last saw you your garberdine
was out at the elbows, and now you sail in
your own kondoli.' True replied the
merchant, but since then | have met with
serious losses and been obliged to compound
with my creditors for ten cents on the dol
lar Moral Composition is the life OF
trade"