The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-25
EVE-ANGELICAL.
The revival of bygone modes is illustrated
by the Introduction of nice fur mnfis.

Worth's trade nowadays Is said to be al
most wholly confined to actresses and public
| characters.
Partly fitted jackets of Persian lamb and
| untrimmed with any other fur, bid fair to
have considerable popularity.
| Somebody heard Boston girl say "I
think he looked like perfect raving angel
In his uniform He was awfully Heaven
| ly."
| If young ladies wish to get stout they
| should eat their food slowly. Haste does
not make waist in such cases.--DetrOi
Ne,cs
The long old-fashioned purse Is again in
fashion for the male sex, and Is now made
| In very gorgeous hues, with silver and gilt
rings.
The cat is the great American prima
donna. If boot jacks were only bouquets,
her nine lives would be strewn with roses.--
Sparks.
Queen Elizabeth wore velvet petlicoat
80 years without having 1t washed. Perhaps
she feared tho washerwoman would wear IL
TO the ball.
The question now is, can man who re-
jects leap year proposal be sued for breach
for the male sex.
indianapolis girls find it impossible to get
on the ear-mufls that are now manufactured.
The presen. cold snap has compelled some
to resort to artic overshoes.-I ndiandpolis
Scissors.
The female heart is just like new India
rubber shoe you may pull and pull at it
till it stretches out yard long, and then let
go, and it will fly right back TO its old shape.
Anonymous.
An evening dress OF black net has the front
breadth covered with q rich embroidery of
the tint Of ripe corn, representing wheat in
full ear. The black net Is held back by
ribbons OF corn color.
Very fine flannel or cashmere undercloth-
ing, most elegantly trimmed with guipure
lace, Is now considered the correct thing TO
wear during the winter; it is even more
CONNIE ii faut than silk underclothlng.
A very curious freak of fashion is the
adoption of household implements, such as
frying pans, andirons, gridirons, gravy
spoons, dippers, strainers, meat spits and
Dutch ovens, for breastpins and charms.
May" asked little Burlington girl of
companion, "what do you suppose is the diff
ference between a bean and q beau ideal ?"
"Well | don't know" was the frank re-
spouse, "Hnless they leave off the ideal
after they get married. burlington Free
Press.
Il lived with him nineteen years." says
All Indiana applicant for divorce, 'and all
the clothes he ever bought rue was a bunch
OF hair pins and a tooth brush" You can
see by this what hard time she had 10 keep
well dressed.
A Somerset young woman, IS years of
age, became tired Of life The other day and
hung herself to bed post with corset. We
always thought corsets were unhealthy
especially when worn about the neck.-NOr-
ristOlCn Herald.
Almost iusta5 u salief for eArache: "Olive
oil, one ounce; chloroform, one dram. Mix
and shake we'll together; then pour % or 80
drops into the ear and close it up with
piece of raw cotton, TO exclude the air and
retain the mixture.-DraggistS' Circular.
Our modern bellies seem to have gone mad
on the subject of waistcoats, and we hear of
one made Of ,rhite riolets, q feather waist
coat made Of marabouts powdered with gold
and silver, and many covered with steel
beads to resemble armor, gold embroidery,
and the like.
A woman's brain Is OF finer quality than
that Of a man. Fineness of brain gives
quickness of perception, and we see that
fact illustrated in this: A woman can tell
what another woman has got on at q glance,
whereas man might study the matter q
year and be no wiser.
1t seems quite like the fairy tale of the
fabric for lady's dress, being concealed in
nut she'll, when one reads of delightfully."-
warm wraps for house or evening wear, made
of the finest camels hair, woven and knitted
in the Pyrenees, so light,soft and elastic that
they can easily be passed through an ordin-
ary finger ring.
Albatross cloth is more popular this season
for evening dress than nuns vellng. Some
of this fabric has an effective bordering,
showing quaint Persian designs In bright
Oriental colors. Very beautiful house robes
are made of this material, which comes in
all the aesthetic tints, both light and dark,
with borderings in rich contrast.
Among the new fabrics for ball dresses is
an English Grape, snow White in color aud
dotted with pearls. The crinkled surface Is
effective over white satin. The pearls have
afinities with the satin, while the Grape pre-
sents opposite qualities. The three COM
bined form a perfect union, free from mo-
Eotony or any suspicion of insipidity.
A couple of young ladies at Princeton, ".
j., accepted peculiar wager from a dry
goods merchant of that place. The mer-
chant agreed to give each silk dress If they
would drive two hogs he wanted killed from
bis premises through the principal part of
the town to his slaughter house. The offer
was made In fun, but, much to his surprise,
the young ladies took him at his word, and
valiantly drove the swine to the required
destination.
The broad -brimmed soft felt hat, with
many nodding plumes, remains in favor for
girls TO wear with their long banged front
hair and luxurious flowing back locks.
Close-ftting hoods of velvet, plush, or of
fur, are new this season for little girls. They
cover the head smoothly and have q short
curtain; when fur is used 1t may be either
krimmer or seaiskin, but the cloths and
plushes that initiate fur are more used than
the genuine fur.
At about o'clock one evening recently a
young lady rushed breathlessly into her
home, on Walnut street, and sat down I'm n
clair completely exhausted. "Why, what's
the matter 2" asked her mother In the great
est alarm. "0h," said the young woman,
when she had recovered her breath, sI Just
escaped 1t. Another one of those horrible
red sunsets tonight, and red Is so trying to
my complexion. ."-Phiiadetphia Cali.
Prospective brides may be interested to
know that there are thirty.two days In the
year on which 1t Is unlucky to marry, ac-
co ding to manuscript dated In the fifteenth
century. These dates are January 1, 2,4,5,
7, 10, 10; February Q, Z, Is; March, las;
April O, IL; May, 5, Q, q; June Z, 10; July,
., 10; August, 10, 10; September, CT; Oc-
tober, o; November, Is, 10, and December
ID, 10, II. Consequently January Is the
worst month and October the best month in
the year to marry.