Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-19

-harn poiuts. Il double iabok creamy lace was
carried down each side Of the rest and half con-
The high straight satin collar and the plain satin
cuffs. In the back the material was laid In two
wide bog plaits below the waist line, ald
over them was . sash bow. Of broad red sain.
| On both sides were large square pockets lined
with red SATIN and finishing OF with frill of
| ribbon was fastened at The throat MAtinees OF
| ecru or white or grayish lace, in the piece,
| made up over traneparents Of coIored
saun, silk or surah are among the most
elegant imported examples. One Of tnese
taffeA The pettieoat has . rAcning OF red ct
the foot The mat,nee fits CLOSELY, is cut away
like . redingote ia trout and has green jsbot
OF lace over the bust,aW with odd knots and ends
Of ribbon interspersed and deep shirred coll
ar Of tafeta, edged with lace in the back,
Above the plaits. into winch the redlngots Is
laid behind. is sash of red watered aud sasin
ribbon, in broad stripes. A pair Of red satin
slippers are sent over TO match this charming
morning gown The same idea rnay be carried
out in bius. in mauve, in pink.
English and French Women.
London Standard: The French are very fond
of decrying the women Of our country as fat
chested, long membered, large-footsd race,
skward in gait, addressed or over-dressed,
| unlearned in the elementary rules Of that i'm
| Incapable Of narmonizing colors These CIR til
cisms are natured and exaggerated, bu!.
| nevertheless, gond many grains OF truth
uuderiis them, Take London and
Par.si IN shop-girl as an example. The for
| mer has generally the advantage over the
latter in cle&rnesss Of comp. EXON and in
comelinesA, yet she loses by the comparison.
She is neither SO becomiugiy r-ssed nor so
careful TO SUIT the colur Of her dress to her
complexion. nor So neatly shod; and. above all,
= tn h..
an abundant head Of hair affords her. as
frame to an att: active, youthful countenance.
Ehe horrible, barbarous fashion Of eating the
BAR saoct, which obaIns no favor IN France,
prevails, observed, With real regret, to con-
siderable extent in London; and, when the
SCISSORS have not been ruthtessly applied to
mascullnlze the fema. 9 hea |, there seems to BE-
a ueplorabie want of taste display cd in the ra-
| rangement Of their tresses by London girls.
hose met out, those / saw behind the coun-
| ter, appeared to have peculiar pencha 1t for
screwins their hair up into tight, ug'y llttle
knots. slngu ariy ungraceful--so thought,
Parisienne heads. The appearance OF
! the London nursemaid also contrast
| ed unfavorably with that of the French
bonnie. do not refer to the elite O. the calling
| IN either country, but the ordinary middle class
nurse girl or bonnie, such as one N cts with iu
kensngton gardens or In the TullL ,ries. Per-
haps the tasty cap worn by the Ia ter. with its
meter aud half of broad ribbon streamers be-
hind, gives her an advanag perhaps she holds
! herself better, or pays more attention to her
general appearance Whatever may be the
cause, the result undoubtedly is that the eye
rests with more pleasure upon group Of
French nurses gathered together with their
lar group in London park. To sum up my
! impression concerning London women of the
| middle or lower classes, they seemed, as
Frenchwoman would put it. vetues, not habil-
lees--clothed. not dressed.
| Servants.
Inever shall forget, says writer in the Bos-
ton Budget, the servants sleeping rooms in
a very simple household ! once was in. Ev-
erything was fresh snd clean and wholesome
looking The two iron bedstea Is comfort
ably made, the window curtains spetiess,
! the two bureaus neatly arranged, the floor
nicely matted, and with strip of carpet
| before each bed, and on the wall some
pretty colored pictures The mistress Of this
genial, simple house told me that che labored
for year before she could induce her two
| m lids to see the beauty aud comfort in such
orter, but now they felt it kesnly, and it
had affected their work aud spirits very visi-
| bly,. Near their kitchen was small room,
! which Mrs. -- had fitted up snugly for
| sitting room and place to take their meals
! in. There was chest of drawers, which
were their napkins and tshle-cIoths and their
showed their china. My friend told me that
for some time her maids actually preferred
to use the kitchen, but she finally won them
J over to a great pride in their neat little
room. and she said the effect upon their
characters aud work was speedily visible
Occasionally she would would bring in some
flowers, OF pretty, inexpensive ornament for
! them; she took good illustrated weekly
paper entirely for tn III use, requiring them
to file it. and before long genuine taste for
l rotr ND
| had developed. These two servants had
| come TO her very uncouth and untutored,
but certainly when saw them, after three
years. residence with Mrs. -, they were
far the most refined, respectful, aud WELL
| hammered servants have ever seen in Ameri-
| ca Of course some people would aver t lis
| sort of consideration would spoil" servant,
| but it seems to me that the very first means Of
! teacning the servant Of to-day what she ought
F! t. do, is to make her feel tnat her mistress
live, not the place she is to WORK in as litue as
| possible and escape from during every possible
hour.
a Romance,
The story of the courtship and marriage Of
DR.: Hammond's daughter by the Italian noble
man whose title and name she wears is as
romantic as any of her novels. The Marquis
| LAMA was first discovered by the family Of q
| distinguished New York divine while follow
ing the occupation Of a waiter in a Paris
restaurant This family were .particu ar!y
served their dinner, The noble air of conde-
scension with which he accepted his pour
boire, and the expression Of gentle melan-
| choly that spread itself over his handsome
features. When his American patrons came
t. t. leave Paris they were sorry, to part from
to come to America. Time slipped
| away, and one evening the same
family were dining at Delmonicos
J when who should appear before thenl napkin
on his arm, but their favorlte Paris waiter.
| They were very glad to see him, and the wife
| of the divine, who is very philanthropio
WON III. made up b r mind that the young Itai-
| ian waa much above his position, and she de-
! termined to do something to better him. She no
sooner thought than acted, and through some
friends down town she got him an excel
lent position as foreign correspondent in an
importing house. In confidential talk with
her one day he conf ssed that be vas the mpe-
cunlons soon Of an ancient and noble Italian
| family. Here was . romance, thing this
am able woman dotes on. She made inquiry
| through the proper channels and found the
young mans story correct in every particular.
Then she took him up socially and introduced
him into society. There he metDr. Hammond's
accomplished daughter, who now writes her
name Ciara, Marchioness LAMA
Fall Wraps.
Black seems to be by far the most prevalent
color for light wraps as Tor jackets, but some
few very elegant ones arc seen Of lighter
colors. There is "jacAet. waist intended for
an outside wrap that looks we'll in any Of the
light golden browns, or what IT, called
honey-eo.ored cloth. It ia, as It's name
indicates, q jacket waist, but it has
pleated skirt falling to the knees; over this
is deep cape cut away ia front, and has
three deep folds, or pleats, in the back. II is
extremely stylish, and in some materials would
answer we'll for matinee opera wrap. Then
there are modified Mother Hubbard shaped
light mantles, mostly lined with Venetian red,