Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-31

the effect they produce IL little short Of
hideous, giving them the repulsive appear
ance Of smallpox marks. Fortunately they
are too ugly to last long.-[N. Y. Star.
Bangs on a Girl give her an unruly
look, like q COW with q board over her face"
says q Kansas paper. The girl who doesn't
wear her forehead bald.h AIDED after this
remark will demonstrate that she cannot
be insulted.
A beautiful girl Of nineteen
well dressed, and modest In demeanor, has
been sent by express fro Selma, Ala, to
New York. a tag, marked @. o. d., S45,
was fastened by q blue ribbon around h r
neck. Her express receipt placed her value
at g., 000.
The dark tsrtsn.like tweeds and chevoits
are called Braemars; those in fine checks,
In subdued but bright shades Of color, are
known as 1nvercaulds; and those of o dark
brown, with faint dashes OF gold, scarlet
and dark green in the wool, are styled
CrsigievarB.
A novelty in lace is the Pompadour pat.
tern-a darned net. with o fine pearled
edge and a raised figure In silk n uslin; the
designs in flowers, 'uch as fuchsiss, lilies
Of the valley, and other pendant fl )wers,
are very effective.
Spring serges and baeket cloth are
mostly in plaidr, in even or irregular pat
terms and In quiet, neutral tones OF ecrr,
fawn color, and pale cinnamon brown, en-.
livened by dashes or intersecting hair lines
Of some bright color. Broken and fancy
checks are more In use than the shepherds
plaid or inch" blocks.
A well dressed and very stylish woman
stopped in a Cleveland restaurant to 1et
Ler dinner, and the waiter handed her o
bill of fare and o pencil to check off what
she wanted. She made a few marks on
the paper and handed It back to him with
quite a flourish. She had checked off the
date, headlines Of two depsrtm ents and
the price Of meals. She couldn't read and
was too proud to say so.
A western widower, having probably
ascertained that Massachusetts Is burdened
or blessed with $1,000 superfluous women,
has written o letter to Governor Butler re-
questing him to select q wife for him. and
send her out to Utah, prepaid. He ex.
planned that he has everything requisite
fer housekeeping, including two children,
and sends directions for reaching his be.
reaved home, g. ipulating that the applicant
shall pay her own fare.
One of the unsettled questions Of the
age Is the right Of the male Dude and Of
tie female giddy thing to carry on swee.
converse In the theatre, jarring the har-
mony of the music on the stage or making
strange interludes in tho players lines.
In q New York theatre this week o gen.
tleman who mildly remonttrated with @
talking fend was told be would have hif
head punched, and before the authorities
the fend upheld his right to prevent D y
body from hearing the play, and the ques.
ton Is unsettled.
Tailor-made costume, are growing more
and more In favor. They have now ar.
rived at perfection In the way of fit and
finish. Some of the c~ostliest of these have
the bodice-lining of soft and pliable, but
exceedingly firm, ribbed silk. Promenade
costumes, moro suitable for carriage and
visiting use, are now eschewed for these
stylish and more appropriate suits OF
tweed, ladies' cloth, cheviot, and fl ,nnel.
Bodies with crenelated edges are still in
favor. The tabs are trimmed in many
different ways-with braid work, cording.
Of silk, and p~assementerie, or with EN-.
broidery or beaded applique ornament
placed in the center of each block. Pointed
bodices, very narrow at the sides, are much
worn, with the overdress or tunio applied
to the under side of the corssge, and not
gagged to the outside as formerly. The
round basque is cut very short and the
position basque is cut with the center seam
opening over o shell pleating or o double
pleat inserted in each seam.
The Grand Duke Viadimer has just CIV.
en- q costume ball at st. Petersburg.
Thereto went q certain princess. one of the
loveliest and fastest Of her eek, In the airy
costume Of a Russalka or water nymph, a
very iight fitting pink tricor, q few yards
lilies, Il d . fan. When this princess ap.
proscYV to do homage to the empress that
august by cast q look of disgust on the
fair maid ,Nthsn turned her back on her and
whispered.a few words to the emperor,
who was also visibly shocked. A few mid
utes later the grand duke stalked up to the
princess, tffered her his arm and conduct
ed her to her carriage.