The new North-west., 1883-01-05
EVANGELICAL.

Lady Tichborne, the wife of the celebrated
claimant, lives at Southampton, England
In the work house.
Jaunty soft felt English hats, much re-
sembling those worn by gentlemen, are q
passing novelty for ultra-fashionable young
ladies.
Light lilac kid gloves, stitched With black,
are the correct style for gentlemen in con-
nection with evening dress, and for button
hole flowers the chrysanthemum Is now in
high favor.
In lace pins, a new and bowling device is
row of oxidized silver pug dogs running
from large to small. They are given differ
ent names, and wearers Of the pin do not
fear hydrophobia.
A new bangle has q lot Of comical mon
keys hanging from il by their tails. These
bangles come In silver and gilt, and are said
to be of French origin. Ladies who wear
them are not necessarily the missing links.
A Chicago lady once applied to q learned
judge for divorce. "What Is the name Of
the husband?" inquired the learned judge.
81 have no husband yet, but inasmuch as
contemplate matrimony, felt that should
be prepared for the worst"
Oyster plates of plain white china are now
declared to be the most genteel, tho decorated
ones of majolic. having become "quite too
avfully common" These "most genteep'
plates represent single shslls--as II any one
ever heard Of, much less ever saw, q pure
white oyster she'll.
Two rival bellies at an evening party were
seated in the conservatory with their respec.
tive cavaliers enjoying their supper. The gas
was turned down somewhat, as 1t should be
in a conservatory at an evening party. "My
dear Julia" said one of the fascinating crea-
lures, show beautiful your complexion is-in
this dim light" "Oh, thank you," respond
ed her rival, Sand how lovely you look in
| the dark"
A Paris actress AYERS that each perfume
has It's special moral and physical qualities,
which, so far as her observations have gone
she states as follows: Musk predisposes to
sensibility and amiability; rose, to audacity,
svarice and pride; geranium, to tenderness;
violet, to mysticism and piety; benzoin, to
dreams, poetry, and inconstancy; mint and
verbena, to taste for the beautiful arts;
campbor, to stupidity and brutality; Russia
leather, 10 Incidence, while ylang-ylang II
the most dangerous of all.
High colsring In millinery Is further en-
livened by very conspicuous gilt ornaments
| In novel and unique designs. First among
these are the hugest Of antique buckles,
warlike and barbaric looking weapons Of
various shapes and sizes, and great pins with
jeweled heads linked together by gold coins
and medals in old Roman patterns, to say
nothing of beasts, birds and reptiles-designs
familiar to all but appearing anew In gold
and silver filagree, enamel, French gilt,paste
and jet, the range OF ornamentatlon extend.
ing from tadpole to an elephant.
After the Parisians abandoned the "pig,"
which was for some time favorite> mantle
ornament and a much worn article.of bifou-
terie, and was thought to caryy luck to its
owner, they substituted with the same
view repulsive locking miniature hunch-
back. For some time that was the rage, and
dainty ladies did not hesitate TO wear the
ungainiy little object suspended from theiI
chatel LANES and bracelet chains, but that, too
has been discarded now for new porte-ben
heur that Games straight frcm Visnna; II i
q mushrooms. When made In silver the
. mushroom is 50 designed as to be really yer,
. pretty, and, more than all, It Is said to be
narvelously lucky. Paris gallants are alst
sending their inamoratas long bisque baskets
In Imitation Of plated straw, the partl,
4 raised lid reveals the forms of little bo!
and girl at one end; the remainder Of tb,
basket is nlled with loose cluster of rose
II a. d riolers. The little girl has her pre,t.
h head bent as II ia the act Of smelling one .
9 the roses.