The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
FASHION NOTES.

Black velvet neckleis are worn high
about the throat and fastened by dia-
mond studs.
Pinked out flounces of silk are used
rs a trimming for mantles, bonnets,
and gowns.
Pointed bonnet fronts. the large tour
nures, and high shouldered sleeves are
three features of spring toilets.
New overskirts have a gathered puff
at the top and side instead Of being fiat
there. and are worn with very shor;
basques that rest on this puff but do not
conceal its fulness.
Fans are to be worn suspended from
the waist and en- suite with the costume.
They are made of figured satin, foulard
or Chinese pcngee, and are mounted on
bamboo or colored wood.
The travelling cloak for young ladies'
summer journeys is cheyiot Newman
ket, closely fitted from neck TO foot, with
checks of mingled ecru, garnet. brown
and olive. There is a pointed hood with
garnet silk lining.
White null morning dresses are made
with Vatican plait from the shoulders
and are trimmed across the front with
alternate frills Of lace and embroidery
Salmon or dark blue chsngeable satin
bows are tied in front In many bows.
A tucker of plain white lawn, shirred
across. with two soft pufis around the
neck, fills the pointed or square open
ings OF dress waists two puffs also edge
the sleeves. II embroidery is preferred
il is fiat inside the open space, and there
are two standing frills around the neck
Morning gowns for the house are made
in Mother Hubbard style of pink, buff OF
blue percale, with the yoke, rornd collar
and square cuffs of cream white Irish
point embroidery. The straight skirt
has deep hem with bunch OF tucks
above ii, and is buttoned down the front
with linen thread buttons.
Dressy basques are cut open in oval
shape below the throat and finished
with standing net collar embroidered
with gold, silver or steel beads. and
made to project by fine thread like wires
and fastened by diamond brooch tha
represents buttons. The sleeves are Of
lace to the elbow with beaded rdffles
and there are satin creves for epaulets.
In the Eas. lives a girl who is learning
the blacksmith trade. She says II ma,
come in good some day, and she doe
not like dressmaking and other tam,
occupations.
An Unusual Engineering Feat.
At one time it was obvious that tn,
Washington monument needed to b.
strengthened, and Col. Casey sddresse,
himself to task which good many en-
ginccrs would have preferred not TO nm
dertake. Gong down below the founda
tion already built, he dug from under
all around core of earth forty-four fee
square, directly under the center of tn
foundation and monument, and the II
100000 pounds of weight stood on thi
pillar of earth. The new excavation wa
of a depth of thirteen feet, and made
cellar under the foundation l26 fec
square. This was filed with solid ms
sonry, except where the core of cart
stood, which was not removed. The
the sides of the old foundation abov
were torn down for considerable di,
tance under the walls of the shaft, r,
built of better materials and spread ou
further over the new base below, thu
distributing the pressure over a niue
larger area. So, instead of a foundatio
only 80 feet square, that is, exteniin
only l2t feet beyond each of the for
faces, there is now foundation 1876 ie,
square, extending 35 feet beyond eac
face, and running IL feet deeper A goo
many engineers have come at diilerer
times TO visit the monument and inspe,
this interesting work. One of thei
looked at it long time without sayin
ANYTHING; then he remarked quietly
swell, that's easy enough to do, but
don't know one engineer in thousan
who would want 10 try it,"
The result proves how well the wor
has been done. Since the laying of stor
was renewed 1856 tons Of stone ha,
been added TO the pile, and the settl
ment of the shaft due to this load h,
been Just one and a quarter inches. Th
settlement is so even that the create
variation in the sinking OF the four co
pers is difference of four-one- -hundretl
of an inch between the southwest an
northeast corners. The other two ha,
settled exactly alike, even to the hul
dreth part of an inch. The total pre-
sure now borne by the bed of the foul
dation is 74,s7l tons, or ninety-two p,
cent of the whole pressure that will
placed upon it.
Men Killed In War.