Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-15

ray MT. Professor, what 10 periphrass
''Madame, IL is simply q ciroumlocutory
cycle Of oratorical sonorosity, circumscribing
an atom Of ideality lost in verbal profundity,"
Thank you, SIR"
Parliament at It's last session cut down
Queen Victoria's allowance 10 S8,270 per
day, and now the poor old girl spends hours
sitting with q fashion magazine in her lap,
and holding an old dress in each hand, won
dering how she can contrive to make one
new one out Of tho two. Heaven help the
poor '-Hdi0keye.
Take notice, Gentlemen. - Largo silk
pocket handkerchiefs Of cream colored pongee
silk, wide hem and large initial in the
corner are the hight of fashion. For the
breast pocket Of your overcoat oolored one
so as TO relieve the sameness Of the coat.
For suits, brown or gray plaids; two buttons
on your kids; beavers with crowns seven
inches high, etc.
Society journals mention that bridal trips
are becoming Questionable. The wedding
generally takes place about four o'clock P.
NJ, and the bridegroom spends the balance
Of the afternoon figuring for position at
tho dinner table as far removed as possible
from the seat occupied by his mother.in.law.
brooklyn Argus.
Tommy, my son, fetch in q stick Of
wood" "Ah my dear mother" responded
the youth, "the grammatical portion Of your
education has been sadly neglected. You
should have said; Thomas, my son, trans
port from that recumbent collection Of COM
bustible material upon the threshold of this
edi6ce one Of the ourtaied excrescencss Of a
defunct log"
Burns and Scalds-The common whiting
of commerce found in nearly every kitchen),
reduced by cold water TO the consstenoe Of
thick cream, is to be spread on light linen
rag, and the whole burnt surface instantly
covered, and thus excluded from the action
Of the air. The ease it affords is instantan-
eous, and it only requires to be kept moist
by subsequent occasional sprinkliDgs Of cold
water.--Scientifc American
We do not believe this uncharitable judg-
ment of the Saturday Review, aud We pub
lish it to zee if any one believes it. "Girls
are by nature more inclined to untruthful.
ness than boys but this inclination is really
very often the result of moral cowardice, q
defect which it may be said is as common to
boys and men as to girls and women. Among
men the practice Of falsehood is, perhaps,
not more rare than among women, but it is
apt 10 take q less harmful form.
A novelty in ladies' cloaks looks more like
a coat, indeed the Bazaar, Harpers we mean
Of course, calls it coat. II is cut square
around the bottom instead Of last years style
pointed in 'front.' "The fronts have no dart,
but are made to fall in with the figure by
an under arm seam that extends to the
pocket only. The back is in two pieces,
without side bodies, in the French fashion,
fits smoothly over the teurnure and is
trimmed straight up the side seams to the
waist with a band Of fur. The large square
pockets and cuffs are of stylish design. This
jacket should be warmly wadded or else
lined with fur. The neck has a standing
collar on which fur band is sewed."
1t should be borne in mind that overskirts
are only employed in thin materials, not in
rich silks. Scarf trimmings are arranged
diagonaly or en- tablier, but the train is plain
or only enriched by trimming which forms
part Of the design; il is never covered up as
formerly, except by transparent fabric.
All very rich evening dresses are made with
two borders, one high, but open or cut square
with elbow sleeves for ceremonious dinners
another, low laced at the back, and with
short sleeves, for balls and "full dress" eve-
ming wear. But this precaution is only re-
qusite for the very finest toilettes, for the
long sleeves are so short for the length Of the
gloves that sufficiently dressy effect is OBJ
tanned for all but ultra fashionables, which
after all wear q low corsage very seldom
Jennie June.
New polonaise that are very pretty for
plain wooden suits are made with long Mar
gueritc backs, while the front is cut off in q
princesse basque, aud this basque has three
folds or pleats down each side Of the front,
and is belted across, giving the appearance
of the pleated waists. Below the basque is
long square apron, drawn back in many
wrinkles, and sewed to the back Of the polo
naise. This is pretty model for travelling
dresses, and for plain morning suits OF cash.
mere or Of black alpaca. The pleats down
the basque are laid on separately-not cut in
and may be of the dress material or OF
silk. The belt appears only in front, begin
ming in the side seams, is over two inches
wide at the sides, aud slopes narrower toward
the middle, where it is fastened by three
buttons aud button-hoes.