Middletown transcript., 1886-03-26
Giuseppe, Balsamo, better known
as Count Cagliostro, died in 1875
within the walls of the fortress of st.
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FAsHIoNLETs.

/ Clustered stripes are a feature in.all
spring goods.
| All sorts of straws will be worn in
hats and bonnets this spring.
New spring hats are tall and are
trimmed high in the back, the front,
or one side.
Long Spanish mantillas are worn
thrown over the head as evening
wraps, and are very becoming.
Browns, tans, creams and nasturti-
um reds preponderate over grays: in
new woolens for spring wear.
Etamine velours is the name given
the new canvas-woven velvet and
boucle-striped, figured and barred
woollens.
| Some of the new Paris bonnets have
perfectly square crowns, with but lit
tie brim to speak of, but the profuse
trimmings hide the shape of the bon
net. a>
The F oomfor waalkHBe, llkkiHBe, and and hetsse
shoe for ladies no longer young is the
nuns" or sisters shoe" of fine, soft
kid, laced over the instep and having
low heels.
Bretelles, cuffs and high dog col
lars of velvet, velvet straps, across
full guimpes or blouse waistcoats, and
velvet belts are to be used on frocks
or fine wash fabrics. :
Long sashes ofSpanish lace are-now
worn over colored dresses. Some.
times they are worn in form Of scarfs
and are fastened at the belt with
jeweled pins.
Mufs of black and white monkey
skin are valued very highly, and are
as unique as they are bewildering to
those who do not know what manner
Of beast grew that wonderful fur.
Fashionable New York young girls
chew gum. It's probably gum Tolu,
which they chew for the preservation
Of their pretty teeth rather than for
the pleasure of exercising their pretty
jaws.
A new travelling hat for women is
coming from Paris. Tt is called the
= Lady Doctor, :" from the name of a
play in which it figured. It is soft
crush hat, with shaving brush POM
pom at the side or in front.
It's considered good form to wear
artificial flowers instead of real as
corsage bouquets in the streets of New
York; this may be for economical
reasons as well as out Of humanity to
the delicate blossoms, which shrink
and wither in the cold atmosphere.
A sure way to preserve roses and
prevent their too rapid opening, is to
shut them in a tin box which is air
tight, first sprinkling, and then cover
ing them with cotton batting and
oiled parafne paper. Other flowers
may be treated in the same way.
In this weather flowers are apt to
look little dropping when they have
had any exposure to the cold air, and
to bring them up again the stem
should be stripped off a little, and
they should be put in hot water.
Unless badly frost-bitten they will
thrive
Among novelties in embroidery are
borders or founces forty inches, or
wide enough to form the entire skirt
below the hip yoke of nainsook,
swiss, null, or canvas dress. These
embroideries in white French main
sock are used for the fullplaited skirt
of little girls Gretchen dresses
On reception card where the en-
tertainmente is in honor of a visiting
guest tits proper to put the name of
the person honored at the top of the
card ifthe card reads" Mrs. So-shd-so,
home," since the hostess bids her
guests to meet her. visitors, and the
hostess herself is not at home tosmeet
her own assistant in receiving.
New silk for spring wear consists of
serge-woven surahs, India silks in
seven-yard lengths, plain and figured
to be combined in a costume, anu
China and Japan silks, Yeven in
France, probably, with the popular
Mikado figures and colors, mingled
with palms, arabesques and conven-
tionalized flower and leaf designs.
A bouquet Of artificial roses. with
real leaves and long stems, worn on
the corsage,. may well deceive the
closest observer. Some young girls
prefer this arrangement, not only be-
cause it is less expensive, but because
a bouquet of. real roses will not stand
the wear and tear of the cotillion.
A few drops of. altar of roses helps
along the innocent fraud.
What man is deficient of in sense
he usually makes up in mulishness.