National Republican., 1878-05-06
GOSSIP Fer wOMANkIND.
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


is the prettiest Is an American.
IT ~ said that Sarah Bernbardt eets her
dogs from various idiotic admirers who pre-
sent them TO her. Another awful story Is that
she decapitates them (tbe dogs, not the idiots)
for scientific purposes.
Mrs. LEoNowENs, formerly governess at
the Siamese Court, some time ago sent the
King, Somdetch Phra Paramundr Maha, copies
OF Mr. Bryants translations from Homer aud
De Tocquevilles Democracy" The King
has In return sent TO the lady pleasant little
Acknowledgement Of her literary pr,sent-the
sum Of $500.
A LADY was descending flight Of stairs In
house In Biddeford, Me-, when she fell and
dslocated her shoulder. She landed on O large
dog at the foot Of the stairs, which rose In n
fright and threw her into IN adjoining room,
where she fell upon q hot stove, and would
have been seriously burned had not man,
who happened to be there, suddenly pulled
her away, In doing which he brooght her arm
back into place again.
SOUND" said the schoolmaster, "is what
you hear For instance, you cannot feel
sound" "Oh, yes you can," said a smart boy.
John Wilson" retorted tho pedagogue, "how
do you mako that outf What sound can you
feel p "A sound thrashing," quickly replied
the boy. Correct said the schoOlmastcr.
Come up And that smart boy felt and
smarted
AFTER all, man IL . generous being. Not
long ago one died In Massachusetts, who had
been married only year, and received q for
tune OF $4,000 from his wife. Aud what did
he do when he found death staring him In tho
face2 Not enrich his relatives, US he might
have done; he wilcd II all back to her again
on the simple condition that she should not
marry again. The noble man - Womans
Words.
IT would be o sad day indeed for this coun-
Try when Mr.. Ferry, the narrow lumbermnn
from Michigan, should seat himself in tho
chair to which Mr.. Tildcn was elected. II
anybody from Michigan is to be made Presi-
dent, let II be Julia A.Moore, the Sweet Singer.
IL would be . pleasant thing to hear her
warblins through the dreary old White House,
keeping that golden-haired baby quiet and
composing verses as she moved about in her
bare feet
Mr.. AND Mrs. THOMAS BRAssY's romantic
voyage round the world in their yacht SUM-
beam, which has been the talk Of London So
ciety for months past, was by no means an un-
eventful one. In the Western Pacific they
had more than their share Of rough weather.
"On tho 9th of January" writes the adven-
heavily into deep sea that the jibboom-a
beautiful spar-broke short of, and the fore
topgallantmast and topgallant yard were car
ried away almost at the same moment with q
terrible noise Is took about eight hours 10
clear away the wreck all hands working all
night. And at midnight on the Goth the Sun
beam was struck by tremendous sea. For o
minute you could not see the yacht at all, as
she was completely enveloped in spray aud
foam. Tom said 1t was Just like being behind
the falls Of Niagara, with the water coming
over you from every quarter at once"
SUMMER WEAR.
LACE bibs will be worn by ladies this sum-
mcr. but they arc not SO novel or stylish as tho
wide collars and cufYs more recently intro
duced.
COSTUMES of white muslin for afternoon
wear are made with long princesse polonaises,
with Swiss insertion, richly embroidered down
every scam.
STREET garments are smaller and shorter
than last year. The round cape, single, double
or triple, the revived ri'its and a small,
straight mantalct taking the lead The jacket
however, Is by no means dispensed with.
SHEEREsT Swiss muslins or organdies are
made up breadth for breadth over pink or
blue silk, and are trimmed with insertions and
founces Of needlework and flushed of with
either Malines or the new patterns Of Valen.
ciennes lace.
A PRETTY house dress Is of the princesss
shape Of black and gray bourette corsbined,
the black kilt front extending the whole
length, opening In pornpadour shape in tho
neck, and the gray sides which lap over turn
back with cluny lace, which also trims the
the pockets and train.
FRENCH thread gloves arc made very long
upon the arm, are without buttons, aud fn-
ished like an open-work stocking. Long
wrists In black and light tints have been pre-
pared for summer wear. Some OF them are Of
fne real lace, to which an exquisite cm.
broidery Is added, but the majority Of them
are Of netted silk, and range from Il TO IS per
pair.
FISE-sHADEp muslins are revived this sea-
son, and are charming In pale peacock blue
and lemon tints, the lcaf-like designs giving
all the shades Of the delicate color. Tho
is always valenciennes, torchon, or
Irish lace, and the bows, loops, and connecting
bands of ribboDs are In the lightest and dark
est tints Of the muslins. The mixtures Of silk
and wool, with their fancy bourettes, are very
popular, but have been initiated In such cheap
materials that they are fast losing their pres
tige. They make very pretty costumes, how
ever, and combination suit Of mixed silk
with bourette, accompanied with soft chip
hat, trimmed with chenille scarf, In which
the colors of the bourette arc repeated, is seen
more frequently than any other style, though
1t will not probably last longer than the pres
ent season still the signs are In favor Of rich
and figured fabrics.
International exhibitions stimulate skill and
in the manufacture Of rich stutis,
and though ordinary people may be content
with the one dress Of black silk once in two
or three years, yet there Is every evidence Of
a decided effort to revive the magnificent bro
cades, the gold and silver cloths, and the hand
wrought vestments which lent splendor 10 the
fashions Of ancient times.
All the talk about modern sxtravaganoe ID
wild, and not at all borno out by facts. We
know nothing about the cost In dress, as IL
formerly existed. The extravaganza of Amer
can women consists in their frequent change
Of base aud In the waste of clothing of delicate
texture upon the street. The simplicity of de-
'ign il q sure indication Of the added richness
of fabrics. For splendid brocades, thick-fg-
lred velvets and satins and masses Of embroid-
,ry can not be cut and gathered and pufed
md plated like q plain surface, and we are.
therefore, safe in looking forward to princesse
'obes or something equivalent for some time to
como.
WAY down in Alabama they arc beginning
% develop their mining industries. Tho
Columbus Sun says that Professor Gesner, after