The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-28

the fashion comes from the damp, cold,
gray sky of England. | have a letter
from London June ID, and my CORE
spondent says. "Ihe weather is simply
detestable. 1t is cold, rainy and disa-
greeable. Lord Houghton says the
Americans have got hold of all the good
weather" She also writes that she has
heard Patti--in better voice and prettier
than ever; that Nicolini is fat and sings
false-"what goose she has been," she
naturally adds.
''Santley's fine voice is going, or gone"
and "Mapleson was in despair over the
hoarseness of all his nightingales." OBJ
serve that he has sent for Marie Roze to
help him out. Christine Nilsson "has
grown to be large, thick-waisted wo-
man, but with her peerless voice I'M
spoiled"
MATING.
Now that this necessary, fragrant and
agreeable material is being laid on our
floors, let me describe some lambrequins
| have just seen made of it, which has a
very pretty effect. Take strip of the
best Chinese mating of ordinary width,
long enough to cover conveniently the
top of the window, and sew upon it in
flannel any large or bold design. Then
tack it up. Such lambrequin with
sunfowers, or cattails, or punches of red
cherries, is very pretty. Dados of Canton
mating around painted wall are also
very pretty.
AND OTHER THINGS.
There is also suggestion in the last
Art Interchange which will be useful to
ladies who wish to cleanse crewels, Sax
ony or Shetland WOOL Macrame lace,
guipure Dart, lace bibs, lambrequins,
etc.
The crewels and other wools should be
washed in clear hot water, no soap or
starch, but having to each gallon of
water pound of bran. Then the work
should not be wrung Hang up the work
in hot atmosphere and iron before quite
drv.
The Macrame lace and guipure Dart
should be cleaned in dry starch, not
washed. Rub your lace with powdered
starch on clean linen towel and it will
become perfestly fresh.
The tile club, or rather "Ye lyle
SluD) "bOoC plClulto III nave
been so very much admired, has started
on an extraordinary trip on a canal boat
up the Hudson to Troy, and from there
along the Erie and Champlan Canal to
Lake Champlain. They will doubtless
find many choice subjects for future tiles
on this journey.
THE OPAL, UNLUCKY GEM.
The innumerable wedding presents
which | have seen this spring have not
included one opal. Tiffany says he has
his Golfers full of this beautiful gem, but
no one will buy it on account of the su-
perstition that it is an unlucky stone.
Mrs. Ida Greeley Smith received
splendid one just before the death of her
father, and has since refused to wear it,
Several thousands have been offered at
the prominent jewelers. here for sale, the
wearers believing them to be unlucky
The cats-eye, on the contrary, not half
SO lovely and far more weird, seems to be
very popular as an engagement ring
Baltimore silver and this very ugly tin
looking hammered silver, of which
Tiffany holds the secret land trust it
may die with him, for it is like an un-
clean kitchen coffee-pot), brass, in all its
candlestick and other forms, mirrors and
clocks, and lamps, lamps, lamps-these
seem to be the fashionable presents of to-
day.
FANCIEs.
Handsome satin parasols are en-
broidered in pale wood shades.
New Orleans has been excited over
baseball match played by girls.
There's always the dues to pay when
married man belongs to lodge.
Dainty little individual salt-cellars are
in the shape of water lily resting ON
leaf.
Juliet resembles a vegetable, being
martyr to her love-a tomb-martyr
in fact.
A fair count: Enumerating the young
ladies of seminary for the annual cat
alogue.
One of the features of the season at
Lake George will be the Vassar College
boat race.
Handsome half shawls are of black
chenille, netted and finished with deep
fluffy fringe.
There is man in Texas who for fifty |
years has paid his newspaper subscrip-
ton in advance.
The Utica Observer thinks that the
eloping young lady of the period is the
lily of the valet.
"Why is the sun masculine% "Cos
sons allus is" "And the moon femi-
nine? "Cos it is SO chang!n'."
An odd and pretty fan is of brocaded
velvet, in palm-eaf design, and is fin
ished with the tips of peacock feathers.
Fashionable smuggling it is predicted,
will be something extraordinary when
Americans return from Europe next
fall.
The most stylish baby carriages are
made of white osiers, with gay striped
silk parasols to shade the darling's !
eyes.