The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-10
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scarfs at the back.
The "Daniel Deronda" bonnet has
made its appearance.
A genteel lady alluded to her female
ancestor as Lady Eve, nee Rib.
Long, unhemmed tulle wells are more
generally worn by brides than lace
ones.
While the new dresses all fit the figure
| closely, there is not the same amount of
| tying back as in the summer.
A e.cornered neckerchief is now
| worn by ladies outside of tall wraps, in
| stead OF the long scarf of lace.
Sewing bees (says the Whitehall
Thmes) are nice to make clothes for
heather out OF the characters from those
| not present.
BOnnets are said to be smaller this
season, but those who occupy back seats
| at The theaters report no sensible de-
| crease in their size.
The fronts OF some bonnets are bent
irregularly, having an indented point on
the lelt OF the face; others show crowns
tapered almost to point.
Every means is taken to lessen any
| bulkincss about the hips of dress: the
skirts are fitted close TO the figure, and
depend upon deep founces for their full
ness.
MilHDers in Paris who furnish ladies
out OF town with their hats, send for
their photographs before they make the
selection OF shape and color of trim
mings.
Some sharper advertised to furnish
tor $1 infallible instructions "for se-
curing the warm attention OF pretty
woman" The answer to applicants for
the secret was: "Step on her train"
A young lady of Green Bay, Wiscon-
sin, found husband by walking off the
abutments OF bridge into the river. In
other words, she is to marry the young
man who saved her from drowning.
Miss Ada Sweet, who runs the Chica-
60 pension office, is described as true to
her name. She is never sour to those
having official business with her, and the
employees have never heard u bitter re-
mark from her lips.
Ball dresses composed entirely of
flowers are the latest novelty. A ijgbt
foundation of ribbon or gauze furnishes
the background, which is hid from view
with flowers of one kind, or a mixture of
every variety, according to the taste of
the wearer.
A misery Engllshman advertises in a
London paper as follows: "Young lady
required, who can write neatly and dis
tinctly, to address circulars, sc. Hours.
$3.50 to 1880. Salary, ten shillings per
week, Apply by letter only" sc. Big
heart! -Four cents an hour.
A Paris fashion letter says that steel
embroidery is now used on the toes of
ladies' shoes, with steel buckles and
newest have three bows, one across the
instep and Two placed perpendicu-
larly side by side above. For walking.
shoes with metallic soles are to be worn.
The Detroit Free Press reports that
careful estimate by competent old ladies
shows that the number Of Detroit girls
who daily go out after autumn leaves is
four hundred and sixty. The number
who get any leaves is nineteen; the
number VINO lind beauX and forget all
about autumn is four hundred and forty.
one.
Mrs. Cameron, Of Hitler, Canada, is
entitled to place among the brave
women of the world. A few days ago
she seized the ring in the nose of an In
turlated bull, while in the act of goring
and trampling her husband, and led the
animal away from the dying man into
an adjoining field. She then carried her
husband to the house in her arms, buthe
was dead. = "a, H
NJ. Worth Is said to be adapting the
cut and fashion of dress to the material
composing it. He associates the Re.
na!ss ance and Marie Stuart styles with
brocades, recalls the Louis XVI style
tor striped fabrics, and for thick plain
foulards or ribbed materials, copies the
dresses Of the Revolution. TIE Vatican
is applied to lowered satins and yelyets
and to embroideries.
Golden hair is great desideratum In
fashionable society, and various are the
means resorted to by dark-haired bellies
to change the color Of their locks to the
much. admired saffron tinge. Dyes, wigs
and tedious painful artificial processes
are resorted to without other results
than a temporary and fictitious effect.
A case OF genuine change Of Color has
recently come to light, from which some
hints may be deriyable by those who are
willing 10 undergo SO much inconven-
ience In order to be in the fashion. The
survivors OF the crew of the unfortunate
vessel Strathmore were cast away on a
desert island, one of the Crozet group,
where they lived for six months on pen.
guins' eggs. One OF those ultimately
rescued states that at the end OF this |
period every one Of the number had fair |