The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-15
CONCERNING WOMEN.

VELVET is an exceedingly popular fabric at the
present time.
SUMNER dresses for misses are made with round
waists and worn with a belt OF sash.
WIDE Ilt bons are folded into soft belts ana tied
at the back in very large bows, with short ends.
THERE is a tendency even in Paris to wear lower
aud broader heels on walking shoes. Many ladies'
have adopted the broad, low English heel
INDIA chu6 dab shswls of small size. in ivory,
white and cream color, also in pale blue tnts,
favorite wisps for the piazza summer evenings.
REDrERN, the Princess OF Wales tailor-dress-
maker is trimming plain skirts with mohsir braid,
putting il on in vertical as well as horizontal
bands.
Now Is the season Tor buying all classes of dry
goods at exceedingly reasonable prices. The lead
ing stores exhibiting special bargains in the
various departments.
IT is said that 1t comes natural ior women to Hin
while they are At the seashore, and, usual, one
wave OF wOman's handkerchief continues to at
tract more attention than all the waves Ct the sea-
Detroit Free Pregs.
ASEw lawn tennis suit is a pretty adaptation Of
the Russian peasants costume. The corset is Of
blue velvet and is worn over waist OF embroid-
cred white linen. Tie skin /: Of blue Bingham,
with a white apron.
Miss MISNIE E. SWAN one. OF the strikingsNew
York operators, was recently presented with a
siyIoeraphic pen for her services worthy Fore
woman That she is ''fOrewoman' and not
'forelady," says the Baltimore Day, gives her an
additional claim to public sympathy and support.
s1LK patchwork quilts, made in every variety OF
color, shape Of patch and style Of decoration con-
trive to employ the idle time OF not few ladies.
Pieces OF embossed shaded aud gros- grain silk,
with velvet ard slun OF every possible shape, are
Joined to zether with gold aud other colO-ed silk
in elaborate eath erstitch ard form large square,
which IS edged with q deepbordering of plush and
lined throughout with quilted satin Of some
bright color.
on last Thursday night as the stage was coming
from MaIkleTille, the load seemed TO get very
heavy near WOodford's Canon. The nearest horses
could hardly dag the load and they seemed to
have harder work az every step Finally they
stopped at the top OF the little knoll just
this side Of WOodiords Station, and when the
driver attempted TO start hehorses they could not
pun an finch. He dismOuuted and took lantern
I to examine the running gear when. 10 his aston
/ ishment, he found, as he supposed, that a rope
had been tied between the two wheels Laying
his hand on tire rope. he started back with yell of
horror on discovering that live snake had twisted
itself between the hindsnd fore wheels and was
holding the siege as securely as y The wheels had
been tied with an inch rope. The reptile had evil
IDENTIFY been trying to block The stage for several
miles, and when the horses stopped for rest i'm
proved the opportunity to tighten the coils so as to
/ efectually prevent the stage from starting
/ The passengers got cut and tackled the snake
with clubs and stones. and as the reptile thrashed
about under the wheels the horses were wild with
I o. rr-r- ia
head. and it vas after midnight before they could
get him dIsentangled from the wheels. He was
I the style Of snake known as the mountain runner
and measured twelve feet four Inches When
stretched tightly between the wheels he was much
/ Ion ger.-Csrson Appeal.
! 4 CROWD Of spectators were amused recently by
the gsbols Of large ape that was lording 1t over
/ number Of small monkeys, confined in great
/ iron cage, in the JG-din des Plantes Fruit and
I many other things were thrown into the cage, aud
/ the are always the first to seize them. some
/ one suddenly threw 10 q small hand looking glass;
/ with a strong wOOcen frame. The ape brandished
/ this about iko a hammer. but. suddenly perceiv-
ing the reelection of himself ia the glass, he
/ stopped. and for a m-meat looked puzzled. Then
! he dsrted his head behind the glass to flad the
/ other ape. Astonished at nnding nothing, ne ap-
parently thought he had not been quick enough
! He then proceeded TO raise and draw the glass
/ nearer to him with great caution. and them with
/ swift dart. looked behind. Again finding moth
I ing. he repeated the attempt once more. He next
! passed from astonishment to anger, and began to
/ beat with the frame violently on the floor OF the
cage. soon the glass shattered and pieces fell
/ out Continuing TO beat he suddenly sur
prsed TO see his image in the piece of glass still
remaining in the frame. Then, as 1t seemed he
determined 70 make one trial more. More cream
specify than ever the whole first part of the pro
cess was gone through with more violently than
ever the final dart made. His fury over this
last failure kcew no bounds He eru3ched the
sme and glass together with his teeth, beat them
! ~ the fccr. and crupched them again, till nosh-
I fuv hut spfinters WAS