Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
HONEY FOR FaE ADI

Joule cloth IL Q rival Of chsviots and
tveeds.
New half.6ttipg wraps are out with jap.
aneee sleeves.
valenclennes lace IL returning to favor
for evening wear. the new Normandy pat.
terms being very delicate and tasteful.
A Potosi lady recently opened . pin.
cushion that has been In use for twenty
years. She took from II 647 needles.
English ladies are compelled 10 appear
at court In low.necked dresses and short
sleeves. Some Of them are said to remind
one OF . giraffe wearing . turn down
collar.
The reason why woman cannot succeed
% well as o man In the walks OF life, is
because when she Ia on the walks, one hand
is usually employed In holding up her
dress.
Atlanta claims to have . young lady who
has the finest and prettiest hair In the
United States. The name OF the party
of whom she purchased 1t Is not made
public.
"Why, I'd like to know" said q lady
once to . distinguished judge, cannot q
woman become q successful lawyer 1T
simply arises from her invariable habit OF
hui oDIuIOu Wlhuoub nhy Puys u
swered the Judge.
mice fellow" the New York girl ex-
claimed, well / should think he was.
Why. he don't do any business, he belongs
to three clubs, has $50 900 O year, Is
divorced from his wife, and has led about
30 Germans this season.
The late styles OF wall paper are SO gor.
geous that q family can no longer take
comfort In wearing out old boots and
splitback vests around the house. Every
body sort Of feels al II be was away on q
visit. Free Press.
When o Leadville man fell In love with
Q womaa and swore that he would kill
himself unless she married him.. the gen.
tie creature bought q pistol for him. He
carried out his promise and shot himself.
A Leadville woman will do anything for o
man who loves her.
The fashions for the present season are
to be singularly. eclectic: Silk, satin,
velvet, plush, pekin, faille, brocade, are all
FORM" So, too, with the %colors; dark
green, dark blue, garnet, ruby, bronze,
olive, terra-cotta, aud seal brown are all
equally fashionable for street wear.
A stylish spring bonnet In ''Queen
NAB" shape, which Is of the poke oruer Of
bonnets, Is made OF amber. colored straw.
About the crown Is draped . wide pattern
OF gold lace, which partly wells o small
wreath Of scarlet roses and mignonettes.
The inside of the bonnet is faced with
crimson velvet, and upon the extreme edge
is set q row of pale amber beads.
"When are you gwine to lead me to de
altar" asked Miss Matildy SNOWFALL of
Sam Johnsing. both Of whom muve In the
highest circles of Austin colored society.
Yer mustn't ask me-" responded Sam.
II dunno how to prophesy wuff q cues"
But you has done promise for de las six
yeahs dat you was gwine to marry me-"
"Did 1 promise you dat?' "You did for q
fac" 'Ef l did you can call me q liar.
and you can prove it by me."--Austin
Statesman.
Mrs. Lille Dsvereux Blake asked this
question:: "If twenty boys were brought
up in the same way as girls-laced, kept
indoors, taught sewing, embroidery and
playing the piano-what sort of young men
would they be at tw%enty.one?" To 1t The
Boston Star gives this e~quiyocal angwer:
IF twenty girls were brought up in the
same way as boys = allowed the freedom
which custom affords the male sex, their
frailties winked at or excused, what sort
VA y,Nnb "ohio VIVIAN shoy bu ab bWShsJ-
one?"
He crushed Ia the parlor without ringing
the door.bell and discovered q light figure
sitting on the sofa In the corner. He GER
tsinly exclaimed: "By Jove, dear Nell, 1
thought / never would find you alone
again Your mother has gone o visiting
hasn't she?' 'Yes responded tho little
figure. "Nellie goes visiting so much I am
often alone" The young man remarked
the next day that he left his hat on the
piano and his umbrella In the hall, and
needed nothing but thirty acres of open
air. -Ogeltharpe Echo.
-Tha q q for n1xsltiss m shoes and
stockings is quite az great asever. There
certainly never was a time when women
with pretty feet could display them to
greater advantage; or. on the other side,
when women with ungraceful ones could
hide them 30 successfully. For the former
are styles and colors beyond enumeration.
For the latter are exceedingly low cut
sandals and slippers In bronze kid, black
satin or black undressed kid, with q bit of
embroidery or beading upon the pointed
toes; these to be worn invariably, with
stockings of black or some dark shade, the
pale tints being left for those whose deli
cately shaped feet oan best venture to dis.
play them.
The new printed sateens are very at.
tractive. Some of the latest patterns are
quite indescribable, showing q number OF
dull tints enlivened by a few touches OF
old gold or Japanese red; others show rich,
dsrk-colored grounds, over which are
thrown masses Of soft-tinted foliage, clus.
ters of laurel blossoms, arbutus flowers,
scarab@i, geometrical figures, and tiny
moons and crescents. These fabrics are
to be used this season in conjunction with
self-colored materials, and great taste
and tact are necessary in combining the
two fabrics. The printed sateens are used
for panels, tablier, facings and corsage
trimmings.
There IL q great amount of fancy jewelry
worn just now-jewelry that is o perfest
contrast to the heAvily.set, massive sorl
that was fashionable but q short time ago
Then 1t seemed the jewelers. art to put Of
much weight Of gold to one diamond as he
could manage; now IL Ia to see how mary
stones he can set on an intnitesimal
amount Of the precious metal. Some oil
the fancy iewelry Is very pretty, For In
stsnce, If the hair is worn In o coil high OF
tue bead, or something In French fashion,
there sre jewel.headed pins, diamond. cut
silver spiders, stars, or floral designs In
silver and gold, and sparkling with gem
of varied brilliant hues that look very effec
tive when set amid the waves of hair
With these ornaments come bangles anc
lace PINS to correspond.