The Russellville Democrat., 1879-11-27
WOMAN'S WAYS.
The Power of Love-Sisters of Charity Emerson's Wife-Singular CoInci- dence--Fashion Notes,
 Etc, Etc.
THE POWER OF LOVE.


 THE. POWER OF LOVE.
 On bed in the pest house young man was lying stricken with the exam thematic plague that has fingered so lonl in this city. There was no suffering il concert to make his bangs endurable: he alone of all the city lay in the hatefu house, with the yellow flag, the hatefu symbol of taboo, futtering out its mes sage of warning, crying to the wind; ,fUnclean" taking up the song of tho lepers in Judea; but Helon's physician walked the earth no longer. Neyerthe- less, an attribute of Christ remains on earth; there was one that dared the mon ster in his den and wrestled with hin for the prize. Day and night she stood at her post by the loathsome couch nursing her lover, from whom the world had turned shuddering away, still seeing the beautiful through the veil of horror uncheered by voice, music or flower alone with her lover and the monster that claimed him; counting time by the creeping shadows, administering the medicine with tender hand, disputine with death tor life the bosom of a vlr gin opposed to an arm of hell. The crisis passed and the sick man left the couch; the two went their way, the Mex. ican with the girl who held him back from deaths jaws. Notrumpet sounded nor drum beat, but as brave q heart beats in the breast of that girl as nerved Murat or Ney, or the heroes of the Alamo; and her noble act deserves the worlds ap- plause. But she will never get it, be. cause she is poor Mexican girl besides she does not want it.-Sdn Antonio Her. ald. u
 SISTERS OF CHARITY.
 The sisters of charity in the United States numbered at recent enumera. tion l,179, in charge of 106 establish. ments for the care of orphans, infants widows, patients, insane and school children. All of these institutions, if we read correctly, had their origin in the con. secration and labors of one woman That is to say, Mrs. Eliza seaton, better known as Mother Seaton, began in 1S0S at Emmetsburg, in Maryland, the forma- ton of sisterhood, in connection with a school, and that was the parent of similar societies now widely scattered throughout America.
 SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.
 A singular coincidence recently oc- cured at Lafayette, Ga. Miss Wilson, an elderly lady, while out at her COW pen, by some mishap fell over rail and broke the knee-cap of her thigh-bone Soon thereafter she sent for her sister, Mrs. Greer, of Chattooga county. This latter lady went out the next morning to perform the same duty, and had the misfortune to fall over the same rail, breaking bone just exactly as her sister had done, They both now lie in beds in the same room, without the hope of ever again being able to walk. f'@F@
 THE sAGE's WEE. '
 Mrs. Emerson is tall and slender in form, with silvered hair and refined and thoughtful countenance. She dresses with "severe simplicity" in manner. During recent supper a Western lady, sitting between her and distinguished visitor, remarked that she had never be- fore been so delightfully."- sandwichcd; to which Mrs. Emersrn replied: "The best part of the sandwich is always in the middle' - F.s.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
 THE newest jet fringes are made or strings of graduated jet beads that are hollow, yet are beautifully cut in facets.
 BLACK net veilingis sparsely sprinkled with very small, finely cut jets, or has a design wrought in with the beads-a leaf, dot or a flower
 CoRsAGE bouquets of two or three kinds of flowers in large cluster are now furnished by the modiste with al- most an street costumes.
 HANDKERcHIEFs with white centre have deep hem with polko dots of blue; black, red, pink or brown; on others the middle in white, the hem colored, and the polka dots white.
 TIE fashion of wearing flies has reach ed its loftiest height in Paris it is to be hoped. A dragon-hy with a sapphire body and wings of silver lace veined with diamond dust is about as gorgeous creation as one could wish to see.
 CREPE lisse veilings have small, black dots of steam scattered over the surface. Jackdaw lace is used for fancy veils, and has tiny white dot on d black surface. Magpie lace is the reverse, and has small black chenille dots, or jet beads, on a white ground. ...
 WRAPPERS no longer have hounces, and their only trimming is the collar, cuff and pocket welts. They are shirred on the shoulders, and the back is. either folded'in Vatican plait, or else the added breadth for the train is shirred on below the waist. ....
 NEW muslin and lace fichus are held by gold rings like the scarf rings used by gentlemen. Lord Stanley scarfs, and others of wide fiat folds precisely like those worn by gentlemen, are made of satin or of brocade to match the trim ming on ladies dresses. ..... .....
 NEW point d'esprit laces for cravat bows omit the points or dots altogether, and are merely the plain Breton net but tonholed in saw tooth notches, and laid in fine knife pleats. Other patterns have the dots in rows crossing the lace from the selvedge to the worked edge. ..
 NEW sashes for evening dresses are imported in very gay brocaded flowers on white or tinted grounds. They are eight or ten inches wide. Importers bring with these narrower ribbons of trimming width, in the same design, for making bows on other parts of the dress.
 FUR will be more worn than ever this season. In the meantime autumn dresses are being trimmed with an imitation fur composed of narrow black lace, plaited straight up and mixed with jet. This trimming is used on black silk and cashmere dresses, which are always . : gs.. C.. lta.. N