Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-09
SOCIETY TOPICS.


for dressy home toilets.
The edict has gone forth that young
brides must not wear white satin any
more.
The most fashionable arrangement of
the back hair is narrow, in braids or
torssdes falling on the nape of the neck.
The naughty daughter of an English
nobleman kills all the canary birds she
can get at, by sticking pins in them.
The panier mantle is one of the new
est designs in wraps, and is made of the
handsomest materials.
a FALL morning dress of plain gray
washing Saline is prettily made up with
chintz, in pale ground, sprinkled with q
fowery pattern in bright colors.
SILVER bands for the throat are con.
:dered " the thing" and pendant
brooches take the place of necklets !"
to considerable extent for high dresses
FANCY and plain ribbons are both
used for loops, and in some cases form a
complete cascade down the front of the
dress.
This is the platonic love-making sea-
son, when the learned professor and the
sdvsnced maiden sally forth to study
bugs.
GEORGE ELIOT once had an offer of
marriage from Herbert Spencer. She is
now 50 years old, and has earned $780,.
MO with her pen.
IT is now the season for young ladies
in the country to send their city. friends
bouquets of autumn leaves whose bril-
liant tints may glorify sombre inte-
rlOIs,
TIE most striking novelty in stockings
is the use of the tartan and Roman colors
in horizontal stripes, sometimes crossed
to form plaids with bright lines of some
contrasting color.
MUFFs, the coming season, will be
small and will be bordered with cashmere
or else the center will be the gay color
and the ends will be trimmed with black
fur
a WEALTHY London lady recently
gave ball in that city at cost of $780,
OVO The floral decorations were mag
lifcent, and included blocks of ice into
Shich the flowers were frozen.
"OUIDA" adopted her nom de plume
iom her own childish pronunciation of
Ter name Louisa, though it also CORE
gOnds to the French slang phrase,
Why, certainly" She is of French
arents, but of English birth.
ONE of the oldest of the new bonnet
hapes has its hrim dented in three
places on the right side, and is turned
Up on the left; the crown and brim
@OOthly covered with velvet and an
inaranth rose with its buds and leaves.
A WALKING costume of indigo blue
iannel, is composed of trimmed short
sft, two vests and jacket. Decora-
tons and one vest of gold-color SATIN the
other of blue flannel is cut deeper and
limmed with two rows of small, chased
gold buttons.
HAMILTON COUNTY, o., had cooking
contest, and prize was awarded to a
Young woman who prepared good din
aer in sixty-fve minutes. Another girl
cooked one in less time, but it was not
good. Herein lieth moral.
BINGHAM dresses for fall wear may
e trimmed with holder plaid, plain
aeedle-work bands, rufies of the material
aged with lace or with bands or plait-
Ags OF plain goods in one of the solid
'ooFs Of the check.
HE street costumes for winter viii
. extremely simple, copying most of
iu S details from the masculine dress, and
o..IoWlng the latter as closely as possible,
TTt,hout adopting the bloomer costume.
'le SKIRT will be very short, and the
usage, vest, cravat and hat will be
Masculine.
NEIIHEg ulsters nor the fur-lined
,oaSs will be displaced this season, but
%s! VIII not be worn on the streets as
yifmerly. Jackets and dolmans will
Ag their places. 1t is too early to
,e4ict the styles that will be prominent
ing the winter season, but it is
IAN that it will not be garment of
1Aggersted length.
YOUNG man of Hackensack, who
~ entered the National hotel to obtain
n, 1'lef lew days ago, was smitten with
ouafins OF one Of the waiting maids.
"a ooula not bear his love in silence,
=, ~ .aElng courage, explained his feel
=. s. y her. Before dinner was over
we're united in marriage by Ger
minister who was called in.
~ a, !. to her daughter just seven
y y GIa: What makes you look so
Garner" Carrie, looking at her