, 1877-03-02
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the new suits.
Fancy feathers are worn moro H..
ostrich tips and plumes.
COquettish little bows Of ribbon -
lace are worn in the hair.
One Of the newest fabrics l. Of c.u.r.
hair, inter-woven with feather-doun.
Smyrna lace Is the fashionable tn.
ming Of the moment for under-clothin-
Hamburg embroideries are chen.
and more used than ever for trimmi,-
under-clothing.
Sky blue and myrtle green ia a f..h-
ionable decentralization forevening dress
Marine and ink blue, myrtle rre.,
and seal brown are popular colors Ia,
kid gloves.
An exquisite new shade Of blue 70,
fancy silk stockings is called moon.
lght-on-the-air.
Buckles Of gold, silver, Jet and steel
are used in trimming hats again.
Some of the latest importatious of
Paris suites are simply long princess
polonaises, looped very low down in tbe
bach, and have one deep hounce put on
at the bottom in such q manner a n
simulate an underskirt.
Some of the handsomest imported
French suits have the underskirt N
cambria of the color of the polonaise
with deep founces of wool serge or sill
set on at the bottom. In these suits
there is always a finish of velveteen.
silk or serge put around the bottom,
under the lowermost hounce. Holbeip
green is a new shade of this popular
color.
Cardinal-red kid gloves are seen on
some of the glove-counters, and the
salesmen say few ladies call for them.
They are stitched with white or BLACK
on the back Of the hand in three triple
rows.
The most fashionable couture at the
moment is q catagan loop waterfall Of
waved hair, falling on the neck and in
closed in large meshed silk-braid net,
which covers all the back of the head
with puhs and is fastened on the TOP
with bow of ribbon. Another bow Of
ribbon is placed in the nape Of the neck,
just above the catagan loop. The net is
of cardinal red, or blue, green or brown
silk braid, and is called the "Lueca" or
the "Massaniello." The front hair is
crimped, waved, or banged in this style
of coifure.
The AMERICAN BABY.-Savey your pity
for the unhappy little traveller, Amen-
can born and white, who is abandoned
to the tender mercies of nurses. he
will be dressed too tightly, perhaps,
drugged with soothing syrup Tor worse),
slapped if he cries, and left alone in
the dark. He will ride in his carriage
with the sun in his eyes, if it is sunny,
and with arms and hands uncovered and
half frozen if it is cold. Flies will be
allowed to tickle his little fat nose, and
pins to stick into his tender back. The
strings of his absurd lace cap will choke
him till he is black in the face; and be
will nearly break his neck falling over
the arm Of Bridget when she wants TO
gossip with q crony. His troublesome
clothes will be twiched down and jerked
around; and he will be laid down, set
up, turned over, and arranged any way
most convenient to her. Above all, i
he dares open his mouth to complain
of any Of these tortures, his delicate lit
tie body will be trotted on her hard
knees till it will be nothing short Of
miracle If his precious little life is not
worried out of him.
The calm Oriental baby in his tray or
basket; the Chinese baby in his cage;
the baby of Burmah. naked or wrapped
in silks, smoking at two and married at
ten; the baby Of the Cradle" and the
Founding Asylum Of Paris; the Lima
baby in its hammock, and the stolid
Indian papoose on its boards-each and
every one is happier and better of than
our poor little mother abandoned
American baby left to ignorant and
careless nurses.
The mother baby"-the happy little :.
traveller who is not left to the mercie
of nurse, whose throne is his mothers
arms, whose pillow is soft, and Whose
needs are wisely met-he Is the hap
piest of all. Fair, fat and hearty, the
sorrows of babyhood come not near
him. He truly is the one "born with
silver spoon in his mouth. .-Sf. Nicholas
CLEANsINa OLD Iron WATER PnE
AT ELGIN.-A short time ago the Com
missioners Of Elgin resolved TO cleanse
the old iron water pipes, and relay
them In those parts Of the town wneie
they would be Of use. The first portion
Of the pipes (which had been in %,
ground for more than twenty years. ana
were much incrusted) has now be-,
cleansed. The process was gone throu5-
atNew Elgin, where rough furnace ~
erected TO meet the object in view.
Pipes, two at Q time, were laid into N
furnace, and subjected to an intense ne.
for about half an hour. The action