Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-05

stars, feathers. flowers and leaves, In small
detached silk brocsded figures.
Ribbons grow more and more gorgeous,
and no color seems too brilliant TO be useo
by itself, or in combination W tn severS
others, as a trimming fr bonnet or dress,
Tailor made costumes, in tweed, pepper.
and.salt mixtures, cheviots, in heat or
mixtures, notified cloths, and underlined
stripes and plaids are selling in large quan.
titles for fatigue costumes.
In New York lives q woman who Is 81
entrAnced with the circus that she has be n
to every performance, and always wants to
bet on the races with people seated next TO
her. She has already won S62.
A police Judge at st. Joseph remarked,
in Diminishing o case the other day: II shall
dismiss every case Of woman insulting
where it can he sho Sn that the woman first
hirted with the accured."
The cloth dresses worn this spring are
exceedingly neat, and when well made
are very stylish. Some are perfectly plain,
with only three or four rows OF silk stitch
ing to finch off co lar, cuffs, and paniers,
d pending for their ornamentation upon
their handsome buttons or uckles.
Very pretty bonuets foc spring wear are
a. u iNftV 'iV'''b Woy nhuBVt Al ~
formed of Hat ruttlei of cream lace and the
crown Of dark velvet, which is sometimes
replaced by intsrlaciDg ottoman ribbons an
inch and q hall la width, one strand being
Of cream and the other or q contrasting
color.
A Pittsburg girl, who refused q good
looking telegraph repair man three times
within six months, ave as q reason that
he was too much OF o wanderer. That he
wandered from pcle to pole, from one
| cline to another, and II he did come home
he'd be ~insulste that the nei8hbors would
be sure to talk.
The hair Of q girl employed In an east
ern ton mill vas caught in the mschin.
cry, torn eff her. head and grosnd into bits.
But the girl didn't mind 1t much. She
ke.t right on at her work, simply remark.
ing that 1t ouly cost 81 anyhow. This is
one of the advantages of art over nature
Norristown Herald.
1t Is whispered that the glory of the
cropped heads of hair is departed, and the
brown ''nimbus" or flsxen halo of little
rings of hair coiled into "Msrguerites" or
"Montagues" all over the head by the
magic of bandoline is to be s~upplanted by
the hair drawn up to the top Of the hesd
and coiled there like q wavy ~corortt, lesv.
ing the nape OF the neck EN- evidence again.
A Milwaukee girl appeared in the street
with a dog to match her tur. Her costume
vas lavishly trimmed with broad bands Of
q long.haired, tswny fur, quite conspicu.
GUS in itself. AT her side walked an i'm
spme color. When she held him by the
collar, and the fur about her wrist mingled
with the hair Of his neck, the match was
seen to be perfect.
The most fashionable of the white toilets
worn this summer. instead of being re.
lieved by the usual colors Of rose color,
blue, or mauve, will be enlivened by the
newer shades of French terrscotts, tea
rose, shrimp pink, and the like, and q
leading toilet will be one of white nuns
yelling or vigogne, with broad sash and
other satin ribbon trimmings Of pale prim.
rose in the corsage and hair, and necklace
and chatelaine of amber beads.
Ribbon trimmings were never worn in
greater profusiop, or showed greater va
riety of materials, c~oloriug and design.
The most expensive of these are hand
painted, broad silk or satin sasbes, with
groups Of flowers, Cupids' heads, moses,
ferns and swinging g.rlands Of strawbe .
ries and vines. painted on the euds. These
sashes make al elegant finish to q child's
or YOUNG iadys toilet.
The dantiest and most convenient of
spring tri1es are the new ''mauchons" or
muffs, matching the costume and trimmed
with velvet, lace, flowers, or, prettie It Of
all, with small birds. A little concealed
pocket in the muff eff ords O hiding place
for card case, handkerchief, purse, vinai.
grette. The latest fancy is to attach these
manchons to q tiny gold or silver chate-
lalne, which is fastened by a clasp to the
belt.
There lives in q neighboring town q very
beautiful and accomplished young lady,
who. when eleven years old, being we'll
grown for one of her years, and mistaken
by many for a young lady of sixteen, re.
oeived q compliment from a young gentle.
man, asking her company to q concert.
She accepted, and when they reached the
entrance to ths hall she lisped out: with.
er G., you won't have to pay but a quaw-
Their for me, l am unther thwelve yeath
olth."
Miss Snowbslrs love letter: Mis- Ma
tilda Snowfall, having closed the door,
approached the lady Of the house in q
most mysterious manner add asked as a
favor that her employer write a letter to
Sam Johusing. "Whst do you want me
to writer" "Write him dat l was q. de
corner at de 'pinted hour, and dat he didn't
COME" "Weil, I've got that down.
Den add to dat ar: 81 consoles myself
wild de fond hope you was KEEP away by
sickness. Your only true Tub, Matilda
SNOWFALL"
Hints about Coquettes-Giye the devil
his due and the ccquette her dude -Cou.
quetses are like cats; they love petting.
This accounts for sparks in the dsrk-Al.
ways make a friend of a crquette before
you fall in love with her. Then you can
corner her when she says, "Bnt let me be
your friend!'-A coquette can play her
cards just as we'll when you are holding her
hacd. Indeed, this is her frsttrick After
all, there is one nice thing about o coquette.
She and lightning never strike twice in the
same place. There Is no need Of it All
flesh is grass, but a coquette doesn't object
to being called a daisy.