National Republican., 1877-11-01
Social GOssip.

The executive committee of the X. F. B.
Society desire it stated that they are not going
to furnish the music for the entertainment to
he given tomorrow night for the benefit OF the
Children's Hospital. The society has taken
no action in this matter nor Is 1t concerned in
the entertainment, save u hearty good dwill to-
ward so excellent cause. II can be stated in
| this connection that the music will be ren-
dcred by some Of the hest amateur vocal and
| instrumental performers in this city. The
| entertainment promises to be decided sue
cess.
Miss Alice Blaine is rapidly recovering from
the accidental wound which has caused her
friends such distress and 20 nearly cost her life.
We fancy there Is Mt least one young lady in
the country who will beware of firearms in
future.
On dit that Senator Mcdonald, Of Indiana, is
about to follow in the footsteps of numerous
illustrious predecessors by marrying a count
ess' from the Treasury, widow lady Of refine
mcnt, culture and good family.
The Richmond Dispdtch in speaking of Mrs.
Hayes, makes u special point of noting that
she is related to several Of the most respectable
families in the capital city of Virginia.
At last the long-talked OF marriage between
Miss llopkinson and President Eliot, of liar-
ward College, has been contaminated, and now
New England gossips must scare up u new sem
sation.
Miss Ada Sweet, the Chicago pension agent
"Sweet Ada" as some infatuated male bpeds
persist In calling hcr-is II model little lady Of
diminutive stature, who looks scarcely out OF
her teens. Her golden-brown hair is banged"
in bewitching Curls about her forehead AZ d
braided in heavy coil at the back her blue
| eyes are brimmiug with mrth and sunshine,
and, like Annie Laurie's her voice is low and
'Sweetr"
The Chicago Tribune proves conclusively
that women are constitutionally incapable Of
success in the higher walks Of journalism.
| Cause why; they can't throw stone or
sharpen lesd-pencil. For what is the So
called journalism" Of to-day but throwing
stones and sharpening pencils?
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne has young daugh-
| ter, q newcomer, whose name is a near ap-
proach to that Of George Eliot's latest heroine !;
she Is Miss GwendOlen Hawthorne.
| Flowers for the Toilette.
"Swcets to the sweet" and flowers to the
| fair; hloss oms for the christening and the
| corpse, the timd debUiaEie, the E.uShinR bride,
aud the solemn bier: they arc equally appro-
| priate whether wrcathch round the cradle as
cmblcms Of hope or ,incd about the tomb as
symbols of the resurrection or sending up in
cense from the altar in perpetual worship.
The Oriental writes his love in nosegnys, and
the Western savage reads revelation from
the Great Spirit in the howcr-ill lmined text
Oi lHt hpih w wv ii'H-
docs tipped his arrows with orangc-blOssOms,
and modern brides wear them as wedding
chaplcts. Notive wreaths Gsrlandcd the Gre
clan altaIs of old, aud Easter lilies grace
Christian sanctuaries Of to-day. From
country meadows, gay with dnndclions and
daises, to bOquets which the blessed Flower
Mission leaves IN hospitals nnd prisons, how
| the universal heart of man welcomes them
Yet the
FASHIONS IN FLOWERS
vary, as do everything else used for the adorr-
ing Of tickle humanity. Anon they are piled
IN such lavish prolusiOn at funerals that the
dead are literally buried in banks of flowers,
often an expense which tho m0lrners are lily
able to bear, but just now the changeful god
tless dictates that the words mo flowers" must
bc added TO funeral notices. What florists
lose by the latter caprice Is no doubt more
than made up by the excess Of flower trim
mngs now used on bridal and evening COS
tunes. The more Parlands and frstoons that
you can artistically drape and dispose upon
your ball-dresses this season the more aH fat
may you consider yourself!
Besides the necklaces of natural flowers
which last winter found favor,
BRACELETs
of dainty blossoms twisted On wire circlets
are now among the novelties worn by city
bellies.
Young ladies have now u fancy for pinnine
the J0uiOHmiere upon one corner Of the bib
collar, or at the side of the throat, instead OF
directly in front or on the belt, rs of yorc,
Last week Philadelphia bride INDUCED In
the charming caprice Of carrying
FLOWER FAN
of solid orange. blossoms, edged with rose
geraniums. Over each grcrn.cappcd spoke
was a lovc-lettcr. the whole scmi-circlet ot
initials spelling out the words Beloved
Mine"