The Russellville Democrat., 1880-11-04
FOR THE LADIES.
4 Cheerful wifes-A woman's Tactics.
 Fashion Eotess
A CHEERFUL WIFE.

A Cheerful Wtfes-A Woman's Tactfcs--
 Fashion Notes, CHEERFUL WIFE. And how can wife be cheerful if her husband does not try to make and keep her so? He goes out, for instance, just to make business call in the evening, and comes back at 2 in the morning trying to bring all the lamp-posts in the block with him, and in maudlin stut- ter asserts that he only drank one glass of milk. Or, when it has been decided at breakfast to serve yesterdays cold meat for to-day's dinner in the shape of the succulent and nourishing hash, he brings home three friends and tells them that his wife can cook the beef of Old England to turn. Or he has a fit of economy and can't take his wife to the concert, but manages to take another lady to the theater. He finds thou sand reasons why he should be cross as bear, but not single reason why she shouldn't be as chipper as a squirrel who has just laid in his winter store of chest nuts. If men would be more manly and not waste all their ill-temper on the family circle they would have less to complain of ill their wives. Women can not endure everything.
 woMAN's TACTICS.
 When one woman is jealous of another she rarely attacks her openly; but she instinctively talks great deal about her, and the general drift of her remarks under such circumstances must be fami- liar to every one whose acquaintanceship is not confined to the male sex. It is certain that she will never admit her jealousy; but beyond that there is no say ing what observations she may make about her enemy: nor will she miss any opportunity of saying an unkind word of her. She will generally contrive, however, that none of her weapons of attack shall be so damaging as her praise. She will allow that her enemy is beauti- ful-beautiful as tigress-but she will affirm that she is wicked; she will ad- init that she is amusing, but she will de- clare her to be ill-natured; If she calls her innocent, she also calls her silly; and If she praises her as true-hearted and trustworthy, she stigmatizes her as unsympathetic and uninteresting. If she begins by describing her as clever, she goes on to hint that she is an infidel. If she praises her balls and her parties, she abuses her for being too fat or too thin, or mentions some social failing. There are plenty of other faults with which ladies accuse each other behind their backs, such as inhospitality, idle ness, having todd people" to stay with them, freouently changing their serv- ants, and even telling lies; but it is need- less to multiply instances. Such accusa- tions are all alike unkind and unjust.
 FASHION NOTES.
 AUTUMN cloaks are very long.
 PLAIDs prevail in all autumn goods.
 VERY long cloaks will again be worn.
 PLUSH trims dresses, cloaks, and bon nets.
 STIRRING is used on all light wool ma- terials.
 COLLARS of dresses are made immense ly large.
 GOLD thread crops out in the new black laces.
 BAsouEs will not go out of fashion this season.
 PLAIN skirts and corsages grow more in fashion.
 JET collars go with black silk and vel vet costumes.
 MADRAS pldiuS tdhV piSSouciiSc oNel Scotch tartans.
 CHAMELEON fabrics shot in two colors will be worn.
 FEATHER ruchings are revived for dresses and cloal1s.
 RED and gray are fashionable colors Tn combinations.
 RED lace veils will be worn by few eccentric ladies.
 BRocADED fabrics of velvet, silk, and wool will be in high favor.
 Hoops appear on many saeques, as well as on cloaks and mantles.
 CHAMELEON fabrics trimmed with plush appe; among the fall costumes.
 PLUSH will be more used than fur for lining cloaks and wraps this winter.
 VELVET brocades take precedence of all dress fabrics for the coming season.
 AMRER satin bonnets, embroidered with amber beads, are pretty novelties.
 PEKIN velvet and tiger plush are found among the new trimming materials.
 ALL-wooL Jersey webbing is found among late impertations of dress mate- rials.
 WHITE mousseline de PInde is the ma. terial most used for bridesmaids dresses.
 VELVET brocade dresses are made per fectly plain, without any looping or dra- peries.