Connecticut western news., 1883-06-20


 and out of society.
 Alike the brown and wrinkled fist;
 "The gloved and dainty hand"
 Itseems as though the circus ring was the North pole and all humanity simply magnets.
 The season is late, but the gay and festive potato bug is early, and the dealers in genuine Paris green are putting up Q su- perior quality of plaster, with little green for coloring, and palming it off for absolutely pure" The old question of how to exterminate the animal will again hold place in the farmers lyceum and men will talk and resay the things of last year, while the innocent bugs will have an extended banquet over the potato vines.
 The fashionable people are beginning to nail up the doors, pull down the blinds and are mot at home." One will soon find them at the watering place, at the humble board of the country cousin, or perhaps living in the basement, in order that folks may think they are out of town. To pass the summer in the country is ab- solutely necessary to the city family who hope to keep respectable level in socie- ty. The papers are filled with flaming advertisements of Summer places; fresh milk, fresh paint fresh everything save the ocean. Every resort far more attract i've than all others, so read the advertise- ments. Where to go is an enigma whose answer is lottery.
 I would like to describe the Summer fashions, but haven't room, and would n't have even if had the whole of this paper, and issued 8 double supplement. Any style of dress which hasn't been worn before. except by our grand-moth CTS, can be worn to-day. Never was there a better chance for originality. Everybody can choose or create her own style, and if she doesn't just strike the correct thing ninety-nine out of hun dred will envy her in her new posses sions Dresses are made loose and tight; arms tight anyway. Small hoops can be worn or not. The colors Gracious there are more colors than there are dresses. Red, or ''crushed strawberry" yellow, or "mashed squash, j." or any other |" off" color, is extremely popular. The fresco painter tips over a dozen pots of paint and the combination is new "shade. A man must carry @ color dictionary if he wants to purchase yard of flannel or piece of braid
 The hats and bonnets are of all shapes and sizes, from the rectangular pos tage stamp size, to the market basket. There are more shapes than sands by the sea-shore, and more sizes than fishes in the ocean. But on the whole this seasons styles are pretty reasonable. A lady is not absolutely obliged to use Q wrench when lacing, and skirts are wide enough to admit of rapid transit.
 There was grand time last week in the large building of the Mechanics as sociation. The floral and roller skating costume carnival of the Olympian club. These two immense halls were hand somely decorated. The exhibit of floral designs, for large cash prizes, far exceed ed any similar exhibit I ever saw. The grand hall was trimmed into perfect Eden of flowers, plants and trees. There was the East river bridge all in flowers, upon which stood tiny locomotive. There was church and church. yard, every part, from the roof to the fence posts, being completely decked with ap- propriately colored flowers. A light
 house with @ revolving light, the water around it, vessel under full sail, and the rocks and lodges, all flowers. The
 "Golden gate , was masterpiece, and the hundreds of other designs marvellous in beauty and artistic arrangement. A costume skating carnival was one ot
 the chief attractions. In hall as big as {" out doors the skaters glided upor the smooth floor, 8 few in evening dress
 but most in dress or undress costumes some of which were magnificent, while r others were grotesque to the extreme
 One of the most striking make-ups wa a dress trimmed with peanut shells, an v other was covered with lobster shells ant : claws. One man appeared as Robinson a a Cruse, and another as jew, with hi e tray of pins, needles and thread Tn : skating rink was a moving panorama 0 j. all nations. Knights and peasants ', dudes and gawkies, princes and yankees J. if one can judge from appearances, a: l. on mutual ground. Pity the world i Il reality couldn't be as seem the actors i It Q masquerade.
 'e Harvard University has refused t s- confer upon Governor Butler the custom Il ary IL D, title which was given t
 him by Williams college, shortly afte f: the war; The friends and enemies
 the Governor generally, seem to consi, st CT the action of Harvard as perfect foo m ishness. However good or bad the Ger le eral may be, the inside workings of ia 'n Harvard are hardly in 0 condition it place this institution on the judici e. bench of morals
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