Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-08-18
the same fluid can be bought in the
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the same fluid can be bought in the
streets for three cents?
Wash goods that can't be washed are
a feature of the season, especially in
toilets to be worn at the summer re-
sorts. The wealthy belle aims at sort
of simplicity that cannot be cheap.
Her lawn gown for the lawn may be
made of a figured fabric quite within
the reach of shop girl, but she trims
it SO daintily and extensively with
lace that the aggregate value makes it
exclusive to the richly endowed bellies.
Moreover, the embellishments are of
such a texture that they would be
ruined by the wash-tub, and so the
comparatively cheap lawn is worn only
until soiled, and then thrown away,
while the owner thinks she is making
concession to economy by having the
lace transferred to another dress of thu
same kind.
A beach promenader is apt to carry
muslin parasol, and this may be
trimmed with crepe lisse in everything
sections, producing a soft and feathery
effect. Makers of parasols have taxed
their ingenuity to produce novelties,
broidered muslin, white being the pop
ular color. 1t is a unique fashion for
the present summer to have a set of
covers for parasols made detachable,
and to match the various toilets with
which the sunshade is to be carried.
The form has an elaborate handle,
either of modelled silver or gold, OF
carved ivory or shell, and these exqui-
sitely and artistically embellished han
dies cost almost any price that anybody
feels like paying, for they are some
times set with jewels, besides repre-
senting great deal of skilled handi
work. A handsome handle and form,
with set of twelve assorted covers,
may easily cost one hundred dollars,
although half that sum viii.
buy tolerable outfit. If
the belle desires to be further
extravagant, she may have as many
handles as covers, and prove that they
are inseparable by painting the former
in enamel of colors and designs to
match the latter. 1t is not often that
the useful is combined with the orna-
mental where dress novelties are con-
cerned, but | have just seen some new
parasol handles which really do serve a
purpose other than providing their
owners with a formidable weapon. The
knobs at the ends OF these new sun.
shades are in the form of muZzled dogs
heads of various breeds, and upon
touching conveniently placed spring
the muzzle opens and discloses a saft
receptacle for any small article, such
as railway ticket, tiny scent bottle,
or even a few stray silver coins and un
wieldy coppers.
"Only a woman's hair" has been the
subject of many tender poem, and
Pope himself tells us that beauty
draws us with a single hair" The
japanese have improved upon the little
lame man Of Twitham. They are max
ing ropes of women's hair-a ton OF
this material having been used in build
ing Buddhist temple at Kioto. If they
had left it on the heads of pretty wo-
mon and induced them to go to this
temple they would have found them q
greater attraction than the whole ton OF
ropes, without the women, could ever
be. A radical change in an accepted
style Of couture is always a matter Of
slow growth, but there is at last a
chance of the fringe going out of fash