The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-04-06
FANCLES FOR THE FAIR.

THE ladies are now decorating re,
clay jars with foreign postage stamps
The effect is odd, but not bit artistic
The married ladies of Western cit,
have formed a "Come-h husban,
Club" 1t is about four feet long, an,
has a brush on the end of it.-Nec Kor
Telegram.
A HEN-PECKED husband said, in ex
tenuation of his wife's raid upon hi
scalp, You see, she takes her own hal
off so easily she don't know it hurts t,
have mine pulled out.'>
sHow'p my love my fond heart,
Ana asked would she be mine
I'LL cruel death do US part7
She answered me, Aeh MEN
showed my love my handbook
All, then touched her soul
She sighed with such frank look,
And sweetly hsped yah roM
If there is anything Miss Stopper il
proud of, it is her little foot. Wher
the shopman kept bringing her boots al
least seven sizes too large, she observed
Il want boot for lady, not boot fol
a coach"
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lid 10 SnH ,-Indianapotis Sentinel.
COMBINATION costumes remain in
fashion. The combinations are of two
materials of one shade, and also beauti.
full contrasts are shown by trimming
bourettes and gauzes with silk or satin
piping of two or three oddly blended
colors.
AT one of the schools in Cornwall
England, the inspector asked the
children if they could quote any text of
Scripture which forbade man having
two wives. One of the children sagely
quoted in reply the text, mo man can
serve two masters"
PRETTY breakfast caps are "man-
aged " out of any of the dainty embroid-
cred or printed handkerchiefs in vogue
at the moment, with few stitches to
gather or plat them into the required
form, and couple of bows of ribbon
matching the color of the embroidery
or stamping.
LARGE Charles ii collars covering
the shoulders are seen on many dress
and on wraps. They do not look we'll
unless finished at the top with a stand
ing collar or pleated frill. When these
are not used, the neck of the dress is cut
square, and has plastron, or else it is
trimmed to represent square.
ILLUMINATED beads of dark rich
colors, suggesting stained-glass windows,
are on dresses of various kinds, such as
black silks, camei's-hairs, gray cloths,
and the Louisines of varied colors.
Jet beads are also largely used, and
many Opaque white beads, also amber
fewer of the gray clare de tune beads are
imported than last year.
GRAND toilets for dinners and re-
ceptions are being made up in the ele-
gantly simple designs that are known in
England as -Raphaelite dresses, but
are marked Henri Deux by the Partisan
modistes. They consist of a basque
and flowing skirt hanging in long grace
full folds from the waist down, unbroken
by tie-back strings or flounces.
"HER large, limpid, lustrous eyes
filled with big, billowy tears, Lurline
leaned over the dying auctioneer's pill
low 'Lurline, he sighed, feebly,
Aye, Alonzo,' she answered.. 'Lur.
line,' he said, meet me in the sweet
buy-and-buy His breath came fainter
and with more difficulty. In moment
more he was going, going, gonel HE is
dead said the doctor. Yes, he has
gone, absolutely and without reserve,
sobbed his wife,
OUR finest dwellings no longer have
their rooms covered with carpets fitted
to them and tackled down as formerly
but have floors laid of solid oak, OF
black walnut, or mixture of different
woods, or the pine floors are stained to
initiate the dark, rich woods, or they
are covered with parguerie, or wood
carpeting. The middle Of such floors az
these only are covered with square car.
pet or rug, which can be removed on the
occasion of dancing party, and in any
case leaves margin on all sides.
THERE used to be a man-gone West
now, poor fellow-in the United States
railroad mail service, ran east of Bur.
lington, whose eyes were so crooked he
could carom with them. He could hold
a postal card out at arms length before
him, read the address with one eye and
look around the end and read the mes
sage on the other side with the other
and watch a man trying to climb in al
the car door behind him, all at the same
time. He left the service because he
always had to go to the door on the
other side of the car to see the station.
THE graceful princess polonaise with
basque front is the fashionable com
promise between polonaises and basque,
with overskirts. In the latest importa
tions this overdress is found in the best
Partisan costumes, notably those made
by Pingat There can be no prettiel
model than this for spring and summer
dresses of black gros grain, of checked
summer silk, small-fgured brocades, the
woollen suit required for cool days, OF
the grenadine to be worn in midsummer
The back of the polonaise has few seams
and hangs quite straight, except wher,
it is drawn together with long-loopet
bow. The front has the becoming deel
apron and basque waist.
SPIDERS fly without wings. Som
spiders wrap themselves up in silkel
| bags, and float through the air in prea