Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-05-04

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Special Correspondence Of the JOURNAL
BALTIMORE, May l, 1878.
To-day begins the beautiful month
of May, and it was always the Gus
tom, until within the last two or three
years, for the young people to Ego a.
maying," which pleasant occupation
consisted in starting about five in the
morning to the fields surrounding the
city, and picking the early flowers.
This is Just such a day as would suit,
but the reason it has been discontinue
ed of late years is that the first OF
May has seemed to come almost in the
middle of winter, sometimes there
being snow on the ground.
We very much fear that, after all,
we will lose our Mayor. He is part
ly paralyzed now, and although slight
ly better vest. -. rom - N
a complication ol diee. z' here
Is not much hope Of his le'
Another sad case this veeh Is the
death of a promising young lawyer
caused by suffocation from gas. He
was friend and protege Of ex-Judge
Gleason. with whom he occupied a
bedroom in clearinghouse. Two
or three evenings since they returned
home late, retired, and accidentally left
the gas turned on, but with the fame
extinguished. The next morning the
young man was found dead, and
Judge Gleason insersible. The latter
will probably recover. A very
strange feature of this case is, that al
, though window was down from the
top, the gas did not escape. and a
canary which was hung against the
wall, but not near the window. was
not in the least harmed; but in the
morning, when the chamber of death
was burst open, was singing blithely
Two other families were simultane.
ously bereaved yesterday by receiv'
ing intelligence of the death of theil
sons who were drowned at Pekin
Illinois, where they had gone only
two weeks ago in search of employ
ment.
Last week we gave some of the
: most striking fashions in dresses anc
hats; now, as to jewelry! For two OF
three seasons back nothing new has
offered itself. This spring, however
this whole department has been re
, plenished with silver ornaments. l
is called "silver jewelry," but th'
fact of its being only plated is evi
denced by the low prices. The neck
) laces are limitations of coins and are
5 very pretty; but the bracelets Simp
ly buy large sized napkin rings anC
you have them. In jet there seems tx
be revival of the strung bracelets
but they are so inconvenient on &C
count of their aptitude to break tina
they will hardly become popular.
Combs for ladies' back hair ar
still fashionable, and they are con
tinually being issued in some new
shape. The latest have only tw'
long, slender teeth, and are rathe
high; others have three teeth, anc
rise to a single point, and some of thu
, Jet are finished with row of balls a
the top. Should silvered ornament
become furnished, it is said they car
be brought to their original lustre by
washing, in a little ammonia anc
water.
The old-time mitts have been re
vived, and while last season they
were only obtainable in black an
white, they now come in all the deli
cate shades for evening, and dark TO-
street-wear. Lisle-thread gloves IL
: the usual tints are now shown will
open-work wrists, which are very coo
and comfortable for summary
PIcKENs.