The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-13
A SOUND SLEEPER.
An Insane Man In Buffalo, New York.
Asylum Takes ia Nap One
Year Long.
Fashions DEGREES Watered Silks Not to
Figure i'm stylish Dressing
Next Spring.


of the largest institutions of its kind in the
world. 1t contains at present about ago pa
tents, the most remarkable case among them
being that of man of German descent, who
found lying in street here one day over a
year ago, and was taken to police station by
an ignorant policeman, who believed him to
be intoxicated. There his real condition was
discovered by a physician, and he was hur-
ried away to the Insane Asylum. The man
has spoken but once during the time he has
been an inmate of the Asylum. Then he de-
clared incoherently that "lhe Lord had COM
handed him to sleep" and that he "woud
be awakened by the Lord when it suited
his pleasure" or words to the same
effect. The man is insane, his peculiar de-
fusion being that he must sleep, and sleep he
certainly does. for he is utterly unconscious,
and has been for over year, being fed on
liquid food just as an infant would be. His
eyes never open, and when raised up in bed,
if his support is withdrawn, he will sink down
as limp as "a dead person. Various devices
have been r,sorted to in the vain endeavor
to arouse him from his leihargc condition, in
Guiding electricity, shower baths, trickery,
etc. DIR. Granger, one Of the attending ply
sicians, pinChed the Latent's flesh in sensi-
tive parts, but not a muscle moved or quivered,
yet when the headboard Of his bedstead was
soundly raped upon with brass key, the
patients face twitched convulSively. The man
has excellent family connections, and a
brother of his declares that no insanity
was eve: noticed in his brother previous
to his coming to Buffalo on visit, when
he was overtaken by his present great mis-
fortune DIR. Granger states that the case is
a rare one, only one or two such being on
record. He also states that the patient is
liable DO arise at any moment either per
feCtly sane man or Combative, destructive,
raving maniac. He believes him TO be cog
infant OF all that tranSpires in his presence.
He is 80 years OF age and unmarried. The
case, when ii becomes more publicly known,
will certainly awaken widespread attention in
scientific and medical circles.
WHAT TO WEAR.
Watered silks have had their day and are
being forced on the market at very low prices.
They will not figure in stylish dressing this
spring. Plain black silks are coming to the
front again, and promise to be more popular
than ever before. Some of our leading fac
tories are making an effort to intro
duce a pure silk. The average fabric
is so weighed in the dying that
it gets GREASY" and shines or cracks and
falls apart from its own weight. One of our
leading houses got a couple OF pieces the
other day and sold pattern to well-known
customer under the new warrant of "pure
dye" After two weeks of wear she brought
in he toto nd
choly remains Of the two pieces travelled back
10 the factory in less than no time, with the
order to try again.
Combination suits are predicted of three
fabrics-veivet skirt possibly, heavy silk over
skirt, and basque or waist of lighter or fancy
fabric.
Skirts of plain solid colors are promised
also. The preference will be for dark shades
and heavy goods, with a free play for the
fancy in polonaise or waist.
Novelties in cashmere or serge skirts will
be the lavish use of ribbons as trimming. Ten
or IL rows of plain ribbon will appear on the
skirt, beginning with the widest at the bottom
and graduating until the top row is less than
half an inch wide. Among the innovations
also, is the ribbon bouquets or punches of
bright ribbons with ends cut like big M,
made into a sort of cluster or rosette, or sun
flower, and worn at the belt in the place of
the fashionable young lady's toilet. There is
great opportunity for the display of taste in
the selection Of shades and tints, and as il
will be proper for every young lady to make
her own cluster from her favorite coloIs, there
will be room for infinite variety.
Among the novelties in combination of
color are new shade of terra Gotta with
Bourgeon, a Nile green; Housard, a shade
blue, and Florentine, shade of bronze
Varech, Seaweed color, with dark blood
red shade called Van Dyke; cadet blue and
amaranthe, reds prime color; heliotrope
and dark green, electric blue, and dark
brown.
OF the new shades and names there are
legion, some of them very odd indeed: Chan
dron, saucepan color, though, as Betsy Trot-
wood might say, SIN the name of heaven,
why saucepan ?'' caporal, deep cardinal
cochon, pig color; reptile, a greenish gray,
like frog, Elbeuf, a new blue, and scores of
others in embryo.
Ladies who have whole yards and yards of
handsome Guipure lace stored away can in
dulge IN visions of handsome garments, for all
ladies love lace, and no garniture is so ele-
CANT. Guipure and Spanish laces will run
race in the affections of the fair during the
coming season.
Hand painted silks are in great demand.
and the p, pular craze gives rise to printed
silks IN pronounced figures, which at a