Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-10

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| conyolutions Of my brain, the breakfast In her
Bower Of bliss. And I am sure there are two
classes of persons who ought to come to Rozat
those who are sick and those who are well
| W. 4. CRoFFUT
HOW LONDON LADIES DRESS.
The Various Costumes to BE Seen Mt the
Places Frequented by Fashions Followers
| A Glimpse Of Pretty salvationist. with
Other Notes About Town. f.
! LONDON, Special Correspondence, July IA.
was lured into another b. aar the other day.
It was for the benefit of a poor dear church,
and was given on the grounds belonging to q
private house 1t was worse than all the
others, and the ladies who begged
you to buy this or that were
old, ugly and viely dressed. ! bought
because WAS forced to an ugly little statue.
and have placed it in my private den whore
can shake my fist and scowl at it to my hearts
content. I mean to tell you about one dress
worn the first day by the very largest and
ugliest stallkeeper, and then I will be good
and tell you all manner Of pleasant things
The foundation was the very heaviest black
satin; down the front Of the underskirt were
ronderous looking Aounces, edged with gold
lace; the over garment was gold
| birds, beasts and fowls crawling over q
black satin surface, This was made more
hideous by yards and yards OF the same gold
! Lace a. large leghorn hat was trimmed with q
! wreath Of lemons and oranges, life-size
Around the neck cable Of gold was hung, and
! on various parts Of the persons person were
pieces OF gold jewelry; the day was hot, very hot;
the perspiration poured down the red face of
| the woman who wore this dancing costume, and
I bought the ugly little statue of her. Do you
wonder scowl and shake my fist at it?
CONCERT COSTUMES.
| The state concert last week was attended by
a brilliant throng of people, Patti did not sing
but Lucca, Valloria and Trebelli did so. There
was no lack Of superb music. As at all affairs
where royalty attends there was much magnifi-
cent dressing. The princess Of Wales wore
pearl embroidered white velvet, and
| quantities Of pearls and diamonds. Princess
Beatrice pink and white and Princess Chris
tan mauva and roses. A very rich dress worn
by fresh-looking young girl was white tnlle,
with gold embroidery glued on, any attempt to
sew drawing out Of shape either tbs
tulle or the embroidery. Her ornaments
A dress of pale blue worn under black Spanish
lace and topped with crimson roses and blue
feathers was odd but very handsome and strik-
ing. number of young ladies pre-
aented this year were the purest, simplest
white, with ribbons and dowers; in some
cases few jewels, and those pearls. a party
OF gayly and gorgeously attrod Indian princes
attracted considerable attention These
dresses we're richly adorned with jewels Of
every description. One prince wore ruby on
| his wrist, almost as large as the one in the
royal crown in the glass case in the Tower Of
| London. It was surrounded with diamonds the
| sizs Of a marrowfat pea.
| GARDEN PARTY GOWNS
| At recent garden party the majority OF the
| costumes worn of thin material; ono, a
| va1(jnp az hrOlIhry
! design IL punches of currants. The bonnet
was made OF red currants. and a corsage bou-
! quot Of the same fruit was Worn--a very pretty
costume, but the long red gloves and vivid
white muslin with muah lace and many ribbons
looked really cool and Charming. The parasol
was especially pretty, being made of white mus
! lin embroidered all over white daisies, the
hat was large and covered with ostrich plumes;
the gloves, long white silk ones. One lady
locked one huge blush, her gown, shoes,
/ hat, and gloves being of crimson. An
other looked like a piece of sky, her
color being blue from head to foot
An underskirt made Of yellow lace founccst
nice on a pretty brunette, and another Of pink
Crepe with a claret plush bodice, looked
equally we'll on very fair blonde. A dark
stone color Yelling with d few hundred sequins
sewn all over--it just escaped, by
q hairs breadth, grotosqueness A hand
some woman who wore 8 thin black dress and
| Barcelona lace mantel had but one touch of
color about her, and that touch WAS Il cluster
of most Misunderstanding water lilies that was
| placed on the side of her parasol
Hyde park is full OF carriages every after
noon between the hours of 5 and 6. It is
enough to make one color blind to watch the
numerous combinations that dash past saw
one the other day Of dark-blue and
looking pas:ementerie. Tho bonnet seemed
made Of emeralds, it .glistened in
he sun SO brightly. discovered
however, that it was composed Of crystalized
| bulbs, Pretty hrs. Burton Baker wore q
charming sateen dress of dark garnet and
yards Of creamy lace; fact-she told me so
| herself The fifty yards of lace was disposed
most gracefully about the gown, and 7 guess
there was enough left for a bonnet, for she
brown haired head I saw a. very elegant
costume on lady walking The underskirt
| was Of brown and gold check India silk, and had
two full ruches around the bottom, zach ruche
edged top and bottom with brown lace. The
| drapery and bodice Of brown, with brown
lace around the neck and sleeves. and formed
jabot down the front OF the bodice; gold
! colored straw bonnet, trimmed with brown
lace and gold-colored velvet, and Suede gloves.
Don't that sound tasteful?
| AT THE PLAY.
Miss Helen Vincent. who halls from your side
Of the WATER appeared as Juliet the other day be-
fore big audience at the Strand theater. She was
very successful, and is very beautiful woman. The
| dress she wore in the ballroom scene made Of
the richest white brocaded velvet and was covered
| with pearl embroidery. Her diamonds, too, were
magnificent. The little lady certainly knows how
| to Dress and can ac:, too. s... .+.a,,
| I see Lillian Russell is to make her appearance in
| Paul and Virginia very soon. How London dude
! dom will rejoices to be sure.
! I saw such pretty gown on such pretty windy
haired girl the other morning. 1t was q common
enough color dark blue; but tho trimming Of silver
scroll braid was 80 effective, and the
dark blue, broad brimmed hat, witha silver wing.
so becoming, that it looked quite novelty in the
Of What DO yoa think her sunshaas
| flushed of on the top and handle with 8 silver
| tassel. believe she had laughing silver tassel
tucked on the top Of her dainty boots. What do
| you think? <:~s+,. - +.1.. IL r.
came from town the other day with female
Salvation Armyist. She was quite pretty, and not
/ more than twenty: and her brown dress and poke
/ hat were rather becoming than other WISE Isup-
pose looked particularly sinful that for, with
a copy of the War CRY. with an
! earnest injunction to read it through
and find comfort We were alone in the compart-
nient so asked her why she did not bolone to .
less deonstrative organization than the salvation
| army, why not join the Roman sisterheod? (Iou
| see che War Cry had mads me spitefuD. =
/ Roman sisterhood," she exclaimed it you don't
call tramptng around from morning till night, and
shaking pair Of heavy. brass cymbals roamin'
/ why, then. you try it. *~ ~ i &
aPun." said. ST.. t.. zs# -
/ where's sne?" -: S.r..I - 4 Mil
Ny station here doomed in sight, and I left her
/ smiling at the good looking guard ROBIN.
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