The new North-west., 1883-05-04
EVE-ANGELICAL.

Spanish laces are no longer fashionable.
Applique embroidery Is still very fashion
able.
A new shade OF velvet is called "Helght OF
Fancy Blue"
The handsomest woman in Ireland Is a
Belfast mill girl. ....
Mandarin yellow is the fashionable color
in millinery flowers. u.
Patience ornaments the woman, and proves
the man.-Tertulliaa.
Long Jersey gloves Of the finest wool are
among the spring importations.
Facetted pearls are much used upon up
right collars Of silk evening toilets.
Louis Quinze shoe buckles are used to
fasten collars as we'll as hat trimmings.
New grenadines are heavily brocaded and
closely resemble brocaded silks and satins.
The newest parasol has a cover in black
brocade, and Is lined with crushed raspberry
fabric and edged with lace to match the IL
ming.
Queen Victoria's surname Is that of Prince
Albert, and of the house of Saxony. In
plain, everyday life she would be simply
Victoria Victim.
The use of arsenic Is said to be increasing
among fashionable female idiots In the West.
1t beauties for time, but leaves CHASTITY
wreck of withered cadaverousness.
A reconciliation has been effected between
the Lily and Miss Langtry, the former calling
at the latter's hotel in New York, after Geb-
hardt had done the dove and olive branch
business.
Crepe muslin dresses come In pale blue,
cream white and shrimp pink, with the en-
broidery done along the edges to trim the
skirts, with two or three gathered ruffies, and
to edge the overdress.
"No," said New York belle, who had
just returned from tour Of Europe and
Egypt. "No, didn't 60 to the Red Sea.
Red, ysu know, doesn't agree with my COM
plexion. n."-Phu. Herald.
Mary Anderson, It Is said, hopes within
two years to master Greek, Latin, French,
In the original. She has thrown aside all
novels and barely reads the newspapers.
Shot -glace silks of two shades Of color are
very fashionable, also shaded, checked and
striped silks. Walking dresses are all made
with short, round skirts; many have depas.
SAINT of some bright color and bala yeuse Of
lace which does not come beyond but shows
at every movement. ..E
Young ladies, with low, we'll shaped FORE
heads, turn the hair back all around In iSose
waves, with here and there carl; they may
also wear side parting. II the hair grows
prettily on the nape Of the neck, IL Is carried
up high and wound around in Psyche form
and fastened by Q small ornamental comb of
Rhine stones or of she'll.
A Montreal widow slipped on the ice last
week and cut her finger to the bons with
her wedding-ring, which had been worn to
| q sharp edge. She had to be taken to the
| hospital TO have the wound dressed. The
| finger did not pain her so much as the fear
| of the accidents being an omen that she
would not have another wedding-ring from
second husband.
Queen Victoria, who Is a good match
maker, is said to be interesting herself In
the future domestic establishment of her
grandson the Prince OF Wales Oldest boy.
The girl selected to be the future Queen
of England, If she and her husband live
long enough, Is Princess Clementine OF
Sake Cobourg, daughter of the King of the
Belgians, and niece of the unfortunate Char
lotte, widow Of Maximillian Of Mexico. She
is thirteen; the Boy Is six years older.
Stripes either wide or narrow, but gener-
ally of equal width, are fashionable for
spring dresses. Very pretty simple costumes
are made Of a lighter kind of limousine
striped of two dullish tints; the skirt scallop-
ed out and embroidered round the foot, and
trimmed with two founces scalloped in the
1 IL t.l-
broidery is worked in shade lighter than
the stripes. Behind these is an artistically
looped.up drapery, and few bows Of velvet
ribbon are placed at the side. The bodice
| is made of the same material as the skirt,
but cut blouse fashion, with velvet band
round tie waist and basque, scalloped out
aud embroidered like the skirt.