The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-15
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At Ottawa, Canada, on Friday night,
a thirteen-year-old girl was married to
lad only two years her senior.
Talking of dress reform, the Worcester
Corset Company produces forty thou
sand dozens OF sewed cOrsets a year.
Perhaps the most effective dress ac-
compartment is lace, and that OF a rare
old quality is considered the most de-
sirable.
Linen cambric handkerchiefs, en-
broidered heavily in cardinal red and
navy blue, are among the latest imported
novelties.
At box office-Lady: want box.
Treasurer: Only one left--to seat five,
l.: And how many will ii hold? T: Four.
IT, you sit close.
Pretty tin ed-edged ruffs and linen
collars are Ia mode for morning wear,
and Tor traVeilng. This style is recherche
for morning driving.
WHAT'S the difference between the
outer wall of a bridge and two nice
young ladies? The one is parapet, and
the uther apalr of pets.
There are siXty-eight corset manufac-
tories in New York city, all the out
growth OF one original store, established
quarter OF Il century ago.
The married women OF Russia, accord
ing to various writer's, look upon a
sound whipping on the part OF their hus-
bands as all expression of affection.
A new style OF stationery exhibits Ia
colored reUus instead of the usual mono.
gram, and this, alter little study, is
found to read, II expect reply from
YOU"
Some of the fair dwellers ON Fifth
avenue, New YORK, initiate the Lady OF
ShalOtt, and view the Launcelots pass
ing by in swinging mirrors placed near
tue windows.
A railway traveller in Germany, who
was provoked AZ the long delay made by
the train in an obscure village, was
informed that the engine driver was
giving piano-iorte lessons to the station
masters daughter.
There are some delicate impulses that
good woman can not resist; she can
not hesitate to put three hairpins and "a
spare shoelace into the first shaving
mug she sees. Women are better than
men i'll this respect.
Bridal parties do not 90 so far away on
imagine. OF the eleven brides last week
only our lett The city. Is it economy, or
are mothers-in-laW starting a new GUS
tom as to these affairs?
A woman came slowly along the Main
Exposition Building. Sue was in great
perplexity, but beng a wise woman,
she stopped TO ask lor Information, and
this is Wuat she asked: "Can you tell
me, sir, is this the other end OF the
building?' s.
Society journals mention that bridal
trips are becoming understandable. The
wedding generally takes place about A
O'Clock L. M, and the bridegroom
spends the balance Of the afternoon
figuring fora position at the dinner table
as far removed as possible from The seat
occupied by his mother-inslaw.
Mrs. Araminta Maria jenkins, OF Smith
burg, Indiana, who went to the Centen-
NAL and Washington and ''snuck
hands" with the "PrezzydenU last
summer, will be mad when she reads
tnat snow that the rush OF Centennial
pilgrims is over, the carpets III the
White House are being put down
again."
A Canada woman has just taken re-
Yenge in u novel way OH female fellow
boarder. Sne didn't abuse her, de-
nounce her, scratch her, or anything of
Lhat kind-oh, no; sue quietly took a
SCISSORS, Went TO Ihe closet and cut up
Lhe hated ones best silk dress into
strips of good size f6r making a rag
carpet.
A bright-eyed blonde young man
boughta 'front.' seateyery night and spent
S6 ON bouquets 10 throw to ner when she
made her entrance, and now he's taken
TO wandering out into the country,
simpy because he discovered that the
man who sat next to him was her son
aud that she sold the bouquets back to
tAe fJwer-wonlan. fl
The celebrated old Paris prison of
St. Pelagie is TO be demolished. 1t was
built Ill 1865 as IL convent ior penitent
women, aud turned into a prison in
1890. Madame Beauharnais, afterWard
the Empress Josephine, and Madame
Roland were both ihcarcerated there
during the reign of terror. The latter
wrote her Memoirs there before going
to execution. Y
The Grecian bandeau is a simple ar
rang9menJ that has very opportunely
come to the assistance OF ladies whose
own hair has grown thin on top; it is
nothing more nor less Than straight
line OF false hair under piece of velvet,
which is tied across the head; it then
falls over the natural hair, and can be
lressed as required. This new method
Of adding false hair effeclually hides all
detects Of the natural growth.
A New York correspondent says we'd
dings are once more becoming numer-
Gus, and iashio lable bellies and beaux
glide slowly and gracefully through
trois temps 1t is the old-iashioned valse
. edlvlyup, except that now, instead of
being danced on the ends of the toes
win much swaying of the figure, the
loot is scarcely raised from the ground,
and it becomes little more than cir.
cumvolent walk. A gliding motion, and
the body held easily, but never swaying,
are the requisites in this dance.
The fashions this winter are designed
us if with view to afford protection
against unusually severe weather. The
greatest novelty in winter fabrics are
The fleece.lined silks and camePs hair
cioths which seem TO realize the ideal
of wiAter fabric in atfurding warmth
without weight. Or eloaks there is an
infinite VARIETY. Square and striped
Iudla shaWls are mucn worn. Tao tOque
is the winter hat OF bonnet mar excellence.
Ii has a straight pleaied cap-cruWn anu
IL brim which sets close " the head.