Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-01
HONEY FOR THE LADIES.

spring ~velvets.
The capote of medium size is the bonnet of
the near future.
The average pay of the working women in
Boston Is 1924 per year.
The science of kissing is never divulged by
those who really understand the art.
The new ~satteens are like real satin in APP
| pearance, and remarkably beautiful In design
Broad striped material worn under TUNES
| of plain material will be in high fashion again
this spring.
Die Lewis says American women need sun
shine and not paint and powder to improve
their complexion.
Mr.. Barnum promises a Chicago girl that
when Jumbo dies she shall have his hide for a
pair of slippers.
Black Ottoman and black velveteen in the
new London dye are to be much In use al
stylish walking costumes for elderly ladies
this spring.
Montreal girls dressed for the streets in
winter carry from twenty to twenty-five
pounds Of clothing. They shrink to half the
street size when dressed for q ball, however.
Three young ladies in Sacramento sat on an
awning. Pretty soon the awning caved in
md a young man who was passing by war
Hattened out 80 that his mother didn't know
him.
The Ohio tramp has become 80 bold that he
does not hesitate to steal q fair maiden's hair.
A Dayton young lady who lost her ~favorite
switch in that manner is now In need of a
hair restorer.
In new fabrics, bonnet material, and garni-
ture, there exists q special fancy for Indian ef-
fects. These designs are no longer confined to
the rich and expensive brocades, silks and ap-
pliques, but are seen in ordinary psssementa-
ries, fringes, and wooden goods.
Didn't you promise to love, honor and
obey me?" said the husband after q wordy
wrangle with his wife. Eyes" came the re
ply with a hiss, ''but you were so exceedingly
| tender then that / thought you'd always let
me nave my own way. That's why l promised
you ."-[Philadelphia Herald.
Undressed kid seems to remain in favor not
| only for shoes and gloves, but q great many
| pretty bonnet crowns are made of 1t. These
are usually embroidered or worked with stee
beads; or II the shade of the kid that Is used
Is dark tan, the beads are usually of bronze
aud gold.
Novel and stylish English jackets of French
ladies' cloth of dark hottie green, trimmed
| with bands of a~strakhan are worn over kiltec
/ skirts and apron TUNES of rich broche, or Far
quharson plaided woolens. The jackets hav,
cutaway fronts, with waistcoats of the plait
or broche, fastened down the center with sill
YER buttons.
Muslin delaine, a fabric resembling nuns
yelling, will be a very popular material thu
coming season, and beautiful patterns arr
already shown, the delicate grounds strewr
with gay flowers and foliage In exquisite tint
ings. These figured materials a'e made w
with plain Ottomans or merveilleux, and form
exceedingly stylish and becoming toilets.
The two headed girl got mad at her mana
ger in a museum the other day, and turnee
loose on him with both of her tongues. TIL
human curiositios all tainted, the animals IL
their cages tried to get away, and a st; Loui
man stood and listened q moment, smiled 30
ciably and said: "With a little more practic
I'd back her agin my old woman"
Velvet will be combined with the air,
Vauzes and other transparent tissues worn tn
coming season. Gauze bodices, 1t Is said, will
have velveteen lacings turned down to form
bertha. Similar facings are added to tn
short sleeves, and cockade bows of v~elveteel
to correspond are SGT here and there, butterfl
fashion, among the folds Of the oloud-lik
drapinss g.
The Empress of Austria's taste for feel,
sports IL by no means exceptional among ladie
Of rank in Austria and Hungary. Recent.
the Gown princess accompanied her husban,
ON "A shooting expedition, and proved hersel
to bs an excellent shot. The imperial hunt
In Hungary, though the empress Is incapacita
ted from riding THIS year, are always Ire
quented by a number of ladies belonging Il
the higher court circles.
The hair dressers are trying TO persuade tn
leaders Of feminine fashion to again burdel
their heads with heavy putfs and braids o
hair, but fashion in one Of its prolonged al
tacks of good sense and good taste, refuses t
desert the close, compact, classic couture, a
least for the present. When flowers are wor
in the hair they are placed far back, so as t
DO hardly visible on q front view of the hea
and face. Massed roses, devoid of foliage
and geranium blossoms Of scarlet, pink, Q
white, are the most fashionable lowers for tn
~coiffure.
Many of the spring ~aterials have mad
their appearance, and very lady-like costume
are composed of the numerous varieties OF sol
woolens blended with velyeteen, or, II Of pa,
tern material, combined with handsome fabric
: In monochrome. Pattern striaes,. general
. formed by groups of fine lines and dots, NJ
the ~favorite styles, and SOFAS charming AN
useful dresses are being made of softly drapin
woolens with embroidered raised spots
bright silk chenille. Many Of the spotted mt
terials have these figures ON q large scale, b,
there are far from being M attractive to r
fined fastest as the smaller and less startlir
patterns, though they are very effective Il
carriage or indoor wear.