The New York herald., 1879-01-04
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

winslow, the Bostonian has been seen in Bueaos
Ayres.
John A. Bingham, Minister to Japan. has arrived
in Washington.
Colorado is to import the Thibet goat to roam
among its hills.
The Pueblo Indians. of New Mexico. speak seven
different languages.
Portland, Oregon, has forty men who regularly pat.
ronize opium den.
Davenport, Iowa. shipped $1,000 bushels of onions
last year. Hence these tears.
Strafford, N. H. has 1000 people, and thirty-nine
are more than eighty years old.
Charles Francis Adams Jr has resigned as o gov
ernment dircc tor of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
Adaughter Of Governor Hampton is expected to
create quite sensation in Washington after the first
Of the year. She is said to be very beautiful.
The Mayor Of Norfolk, Va, will hereafter impose
fine of $50 upon every person found carrying razor
the measure being intended to affect colored men.
General Tom Thumb will be forty-one years old
to-day. He has a heavy mustache and chin whisker.
and has somewhat the appearance of the typical San
Francisco speculator-except. of course. in size
Ecening Telegrdm:-"rhe public, which always re-
spects courageous woman, owes Anna Dickinson
cordial welcome back to tho lecturers platform.
There she once was brilliantly successful and we
vail over the dramatic failure. Many has
failed quite as dsastrously. but not many have
shown afterward the superiority to disaster which
Miss Dickinson q return to leeturing displays
Mr.. Webb Hayes is the humorst of the family; and
the family not tired Of saying The President
and family were holding reception In Western
town. when Webb Hayes. the humorist, pulled his
hat down over his eyes, buttoned his coat about him
to disguise himself. and, falling into the line
that was moving on to grasp the Hayes hands, took
his mother by the hand and said in loud voice. God
bless you, madam. for your adherence to the tenn
persnce cause" Mrs. Hayes showed no sign Of
recognion but the story still told about tho quiet
hearth at the White House.
Galignanis Messenger:-"Fur, which was considered
luxury few years ago. is now generally worn.
and genuine pile is so admirably initiated in the dye
ing process that few lines concerning the choice Of
fur garment will prove useful to purchasers In
Paris. 1t s the fashion to sealskin otter chin.
chila coon lynx black marten. silver tipped sable
Siberian squirrel and gray kriminer. Seal otter.
mink and silver fox among the most envied, but
seal and otter preeminent Beaver borders
are pointed with white hairs set in with needle.
The beauty Of all fur consists in its density velvet is
certainly rendered richer by the application Of fur
on around it, but then does not possess the
depth Of softness impaired by natural pile In the
choice or sealskln pau 10 way
the fleece turns; il upward. it opens slightly and
shows in these natural partngs q succession Of ridge
like depths-a glossy, smooth sealskin is not desra
BILE. Quantities of seal sold in Paris full OF
seams the wrong side. and as the fur wears OF in
the seams those furs should be avoided. Shetland
seal is the most expensive-it is rare. The Others
from Alaska are stronger and moro attainabe. AZ
we have machinemsd lace SO have we spurious fur.
and this cannot be otherwise when it is fashionable
trim all sorts of cloth with fur bands The shades
chosen form a contrast. such beaver or otter on
drab, sable on ruby, ermne on blue. All bands are
used as borders, but. instead Of several narrow.
single wide one is preferred. The long coat is the
most popular cut for winter closkings. but loose
jackets made entirely Of seal Seal is also used
for outdoor caps and hats bonnes and deep collars.
rcvers cuffs and pockets In millinery sealskiu is
trimmed with ostrich. also with real birds and birds
made of seal of lighter shade. shawshaped capes
of otter sold in sets compIetcib mu and cuffs.
Boas and mufs also form q set. for cuffs Of fur
somewhat heavy in aspect.