, 1880-03-14
SOCIETY TOPICS.

The Spanish marriage mas brought Spanish
colors and styles into vogue in Paris, and
modistes are combining red and yellow In very
rich toilets The newest costume OF this de-
scription Is a skirt Of dark capucine satin de
Lyon, with basque Of garnet velvet The
Spanish veil is also much In favor, and Is made
In both black and white Spanish lace. Red and
yellow ostrich plumes also trim black satin or
1nce bonnets-
There is young lady In keokuk, Ia, who is
six feet four inches tall, and she is engaged to
be married. The man who won her did it in
these words:
Thy beauty set my soul agiow,
I'd wed thee right or wrong;
Man wants but little here below,
But wants that little long.
To avoid the april rush, don't fail to order
your boots and shoes at once from r. Keller,
ladics' fashionable bootmakcr, under the Palmer
House.
unexpected plelSure-Reloyed but unre-
sponsiye fair one: So glad to see you, Cousin
Charley, and so kind Of you to drop III! NOW
you'll sit q couple Of hours with grandH1ama. .
won't you? Just to amuse her while Arthur and
I take stroll in the garden And be careful to
speak as loud as you can, for she's very, very
deaf, poor dearT'
Yellow, in its innumerablc shades, promises to
gain favor rs the season advances The latest
6QaQE, II very pA4t tlAl7 - SdAAGeA AoeNS%AA%"
The house of Weber is the youngest of the
great pianomakers, but their instruments are
probably used by more artists than any other.
An exchange suys college papers are disconr-
aged by the Presidents because they take the
minds 1T students from their studies 1t Is pos
sible, but the minds are not seen in the papers.
French laces arc to be had now in beautiful
patterns and in three widths to match: me
incest Of these, which arc made OF SILK, can
scarcely bo distinguished from the real article,
and at I'LL events for some purposes are equally
suitable. A handsome lace Of this Kind IN
eighth Of an inch deep costs 81 Il yard
Next to impossible for u lady to get BY Mrs.
Thompson's hair store, 107 State street. No such
display Of choice hair goods ever seen petore IN
| the West.
Thouehtless.-Emerson says man ought to
| carry u pencil and note down the thoughts OF
the moment. Yes, and one short pencil devoted
| exclusively to that use would last some men ~a
know about 1000 years, and then nave tne orig
! inal point On.
For fine, delicate photos and crnyohs visit
| Gehrig, J5 West Madison street. Try hlm.
| Large lace cravats, in imitation Of those worn
during the French Revolution are very fashion,
tlble Tor ladics. These, should be made OF the
richest lace and the ends should reach nearly &c
| the waist.
A great scientist, brilliant soldier. or gifted
statesman Is all we'll enough In his way. but the
| man who mounts the ladder of fortune with ene
| most astounding celebrity is hc who inVents
| popular style of dressing ladics' hair.
wc Fae SIDE gSTsrS s wcs9 RnSs Madson
| Washington never told a lie, but If tho gem
puzzle had existed in his day We fear that be
might have-haEc said, nOh: I've done IT, oone
The Lorelci fan is mirror edged with feathers
set In Rhine pebbles, and covered By white satin
| on which is picture OF the Lorelei. anu IS worn
| pendant from the waist
shodow and Rembrandt effects in cabinet
portraits, by Mosher, is the highest standard o1
| art In photography ..........
The sleigh in which Robert Morris ACCOMPANIED