The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-03-07
EvE-ANGELICAL CORNER.

wooden skirts.
The Duchess of Cumbsrland's bridal
train was five yards of white velvet.
At q fashionable wedding the other after
noon the bridesmaids wore white silk bon
nets.
Simpler jewelry is now worn by fashiona-
BILE young ladies than has lately been the
custom.
In order to dress at present, one must
execise ones judgment above all things, and
show good taste.
Skirts are noticeably short in front, Civ
ing an excellent opportunity to exhibit fine
hose and handsome slippers.
Mrs. Mary S. Barefoot, of Bedford coun-
ty. Pa, is ss years old, weighs 240 pounds.
and has .24S living descendants.
Kid gloves are worn to the elbow to meet
the Martha Washington sleeve, which is
generally made of lace or tulle.
Chenille scarfs ale again worn. They are
made of large chenille cords lightly knitted
together, and finished with chenille fringe.
The girls are rapidly coming to the front
in Maine. There are now 5000 of them
teaching in the public schools of that
State.
A littlo girl attending a poultry show
cried bitterly because she was not permit
ted to take home peacock for parlor or
nament.
1t is fashionable to wrap a Spanish lace
scarf around the head when attending
ball Or reception. THIS scarf should be
three yards long. ....t .....
"Spinster balls" are given in Paris, at
which NO lady is eligible unless she is on
the shady side of s5. The old girls wear
the dressiest sort of caps, and try to feel as
'syoung as they used to be- ......z...
It is one of the majestic prerogatives of a
man that he can marry any woman he
pleases. If the truth of this statement is
questioned we may possibly be induced to
add that he must please her or he can never
marry her. -e.-
Of truth, home without girl is only
half blessed it is an orchard without BIOS =
SONS, and a spring without song. A house
full of sons is like Lebanon with its cedars;
but daughters by the fireside are like roses q,
in Sharon. p,
~ regard girl of thirteen or fourteen"
said the principal of Cincinnati school
while On che witness stand last week, as
one of the most dangerous pieces of mis-
chief man can come in contact with, her
mind is so full Of bad thoughts and evil
purpose" .....-
Mrs. Dunshudder fed a tramp yesterday 2
because he wore an old army coat of faded
blue. " You went through The war?' said
the sympathesic soul Yes'm; was
drummer. ard when the fellow reached
the sid, walk he concluded the sentence,
:" for hard ware store in Clicago.7
The Louisville Neaos is responsible for
| this ambiguous paragraph Lolita Crab
tree is the real name "f the little actress
who plays here this Week. Her first ap-
pearance in louisville was at the old Fuller
Opera House in 1866. She was then seven
teen years old. She is now about eight
eeu'
Sensational newspapers are constantly
starting marvellous and unnatural stories.
This is from the Detroit Free Press, which
states that a large stone near Berlin, Ger
many, has been carefully measured for the
past 81 years, and the fact has been thus
discovered that the stone has increased in
SIZE, strange as it may seer, not one iota.
stonger. New Bedford has clever young
lady worth million dollars. and "of a
rather religious turn of mind" who made
up her mind that she would be mission
ary. Could anything be more beautiful?
The church accepted her services, and, when
asked what field of labor she had in view,
she pensively looked down at her lavender
gloves, and replied 81 think win go to
Paris
This is Emma Abbott's necklace =" The
ornament is composed of :,57 diamonds,
made first into plain chain set in square
blocks of gold. Through the centre of this
runs large coil of the precious stones, sup
plemented by other coils diminishing in size
and from their lower edge falls y showerof
pendants, long and swinging, gtving, when
on, the effect Of rope of fire around tile
throat, radiating in every direction. This
is worn with heavy diamond cross, I'm
which the gems are of unusual size"
Women are admitted this year for the
first time to all the examinations and de-
grees of the University of London without
exception, on precisely the same terms as
men. At the winter matriculatien, two
weeks ago, there were nearly 600 eandi-
dates altogether, and eleven of these we're
young ladies. One lady presented herself
at the examination for the degrees of bach
elor of laws. These are the first twelve
ladies' who have been admitted to the regu-
lar examinations of any of the English uni
versities.
Cravat bows have superseded the crayats
that pass around the neck; il the latter are
used, they are place inside the dress; in
stead of concealng the neat collar OF the
dress. and only the cravat bow is seen.
White muslin crayat bows are preferred for
plain suits in the morning and for dressy
afternoon wear. When colored craTats are
chosen they are folded like gentlemen's
scarfs to fit in the reverse collar of coat,or
else they are as narrow as the lawn neck
ties worn In full dress; tho latter are made
of foulari, and embroidered on each end.
y ----auzzzszss !
THE CORK TREE.--The cork tree is a spe-
cies Of oak growing abundantly in Spain, Por-
tngal and Italy. As there are undoubtedly
many parts Of our country where it could
be raised, it is wonder that tree whose
product is so extensively used has never
been acciimated. The barking Is COM
menced when the tree is fifteen years old,
and may be repeated every eight or ten
years aftsrward With no injury to the oak,
which. in spite Of this periodical haying,
lives ia the age Of 100 years, In July and