Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-09

heightened by the name of R. B. Conant
cashier of the Eliot national bank, who has
taken so 900 of the banks money.
Any man pays too much for his whistle
when he has to wet it fifteen or twenty
times Cincinnati Saturday Night.
The tramp won't work in the harvest
fields. Its far better to sit in the shade and
be told by an orator that he ought to have a
carriage of his own.-DetroH Free Press.
And yet they have hardly as much labor
saving machinery as screw-driver in North
ern China, where thousands of people are
starving to death every day Graphic.
There hasn't been a tramp sun-struck in
the United States for more than 600 years.
There is something for people who work for
a living to think Of Burlington Hackeye.
Stick a pin into communist and, ten to
one, you will hear hummer squeal, "A fel-
low who has never enjoyed the pleasure Of
possession Of the savings of his own hard
earning. Falls Reporter.
An agent of the greenback cause called to
see US the other day to see if We couldn't be
induced to become full-hedged lunatic.
We examined the pattern sent. carefully,
but had to decline.-IUrner's Falls Re
porter.
The greenback aspiration was very frankly
expressed by that Connecticut fellow, the
other day, who thought "if the country was
flooded with currency, some of it might get
into his own pocket" This is the idea at
the bottom OF the whole greenback business.
Ii is simply an amended form of the old re-
duetio ad absurdum, I" if wishes were horses.
beggars would ride. ''-SpringfeM Rpubh
ran.
FASHION HINTS FROM uARPER's BA-
ZAI.-For infants night-slips, soit-iinish-
ed cambrics, or heavier dimity in narrow
stripes, or else fine white cotton goods
are chosen. What is known as Jones
cambria is preferred by many mothers. in
the quality sold Tor 30 cents Il yard.
Checked muslins in very small corded
bars are also much used.
Nice long cloth and soft finished cam
brics are used for infants petticoats. The
Two long straight breadths have across
the bottom cluster of tucks and wide
hem, or else the edge is finished with II
broad rulllc of embroidery. The waist
may be straight band OF linen with
shoulder-strap and merely rounded out
for arm holes, but many prefer to sew on
Shoulder-straps.
The shirt is the daintiest garment worn
by the babe, and should be made of the
finest linen, or of the sheer linen lawn
known as kenting. Very narrow real
Nalcnciennes or else English thread edg-
ing should be used for trimming, but il
this is too expensive. there are very nice
imitation or patent Nalcncennes edgings
sold Tor 10 or 30 cents the piece.
A great deal of shirrng is used on the
Partisan dresses that have been sent over
since the latest openings. In the first
place, large round collars and deep cuffs
of thin dress materials are made up en-
tirely of fncly-shirred rows. Yokes of
muslin and of grenadine are shirred
either across or perpendicularly.
Plastron squares are shirred. and there
are shirred vests.
bunting dresses are found to he among
the most scryiccadc for country use, in |
the mountains, and rs travelling dresses. |
These suits are not made of the sleaZy |
mixed fabrics sold Tor twenty-five or |
thirty cents per yard, but of serviceablc
qualities costing from iorty-ivc cents up
ward. These shake off dust, do not
cookie, ard will endure hard usage. Blue
buntings are rather passes, and the
choice now is Tor ecru, maStic gray or
black bunting.
Among fancy French ornaments there
are lizards of brillants set in silver. TO
be used not only as brooches, but for
dress waists, belts, scaris,
and hats The lizard design is preferred.
but there are also many dragons, and
pretty small square buckles.
Silver combs in iiligree designs are
used with the low coiilures that are in
vogue this summer. Some have narrow
high tops, while others lean over towards
Dnc side There are also many with ball
tops or bands of gold or silver. These
ire worn quite tar forward on the hair,
md from the front have the effect OF II
;rccian lilet binding the front hair.
Pins for the hair are ornamental balls.
Some are Of red gold, and others OF the
palcst yellow Roman gold, and there are
massive silver pins. The knobs are cube
'hapcd or else round iaccted balls.
Pretty ncckcrchicis for the balcony are
Ial squares of pale blue or rose colorcd
,ilk in basket open work, yet brocadcd .
md edged with firing that is tied in the
rem.
Large round collars are made Of three
'ows OF Nalcncicnncs lace. each an inch
vide, laid in knife plcaiingS, and finished
1t the top by one standing row of the
,lcaicd lace and an inner plcating of
'rimpcd crepe lisse.
a small bow of inch-wide white ribbon
: worn at the throat with dark morning
lrcSScs and linen collars. Narrow satin
ibbons OF dark Agrippina red are worn
with black grenalinc dresses.
Small white handkcrchiefS, with the
dyes scallopcd and wrought with acolor,
re formed into pretty pleated bows for
he throat, 10 wear with morning dresses. !