Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-07
THE DAISY.

handkerchiefs, others to hold note
paper, and those filled with violet
powder and orris root to use on the
skin. A cluster of tiny perfumed bags
hangs over the back of ones lounging-
chair, and odd little devices scatter q
delightful odor about the table of
brica- brac. A pillow filled with pine
needles sheds an aromatic perfume
over the divan cushions, rose-iar
filled with potpourri of rose leaves,
salt and spices, graces the dining-room
table, and sponge sprayed with rare
perfume stands on dainty porcelain
tray ready to moisten ones finger-tips.
These are the ordinary ornaments now
of d ning-rooms or parlors of all
households where enough of an income
prevails to allow of any luxurious
decoration.
This rage for perfume has melted
the dealers in fancy goods TO invent all
sorts of devices in order to dispose of
their odorous wares, and one cannot
help wondering in what form a bit of
painted satin with frill of lace and
bow of ribbon will next appear. The
most recent novelty upon the counters
is radical departure from the old
forms and is extremely dainty. 1t con-
sists of circular fan, into which de-
licious sweetscented grass is bound by
tiny ribbons, edged with fringe of
satin ribbon to match. The handle is
simply q bunch of the grass crossed
and recrossed by narrow ribbons. The
olive green of the grass gives chance
for various striking combinations of
color, so that a lady can wave the USE
full bit of beauty, sniff the delicious
odor, and at the same time have bit
of color near her face that will enhance
the beauty of her complexion. A dainty
trifle fer baby is bunch of sweet
clover, flowers and all, pressed be-
tween fine muslin edged with lace. 1t
gives most delicious scent to the tiny
wardrobe.
Something new is coming to take the
place of the favorite roseiar. It is a
suggestion from the Orient, and will
be particularly welcome as the APP
proach of summer brings q feeling of
languor to everybody. This is small
perfumed fountain so arranged that tho
water falls from vase of crystal or
porcelain into basin of rare design,
from which it is taken back into the
vase and continually falls and rises
again, pretty thing to look at and a
source of delicious odor. There is
room for invention in the use of this
fancy by decorating the basin with
flowers or rare ferns or such other
material as the owner may select.
Let us this week consider house
dresses, because in them are number
of brand-new ideas excellently carried
out. We will first describe morning
wrapper elegant enough to wear in re-
ceiving callers. 1t is in q style becom-
ing to nearly AL figures, from stout to
lean, and adaptable TO great variety
OF fabrics. The establishment con-
sists simply of an edging down tho
front, and new arrangement of elbow
sleeves, ont of which muslin and lace
extends nearly 10 the wrists. The
bosom is filed in with white in the
same manner. In making up such
dresses the tournure is dying out. A
few steels at the back are alone allow
able below the cushion, and even thesd
will be gradually discarded, and the
cushion alone will be permissible to
support the weight of skirt and draper
les. to prevent the latter dragging
downward or hanging badly. Draperies
are superseded by plain skirts. Draped
skirts with long draped plaits falling
from the waist improve everybody,
while redingote panels and straight,
severe skirts, while they are of unsur-
passed elegance when well carried,
need a fine, shapely figure. 1t is no
exaggeration to state that a stout,
stumpy, or scraggy figure looks very
badly in their severe folds. The redin-
cote form of dress, then, is only in high
favor with ladies OF fine presence and
elegant form.
The last is a charming gown. made il