Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

teristics of these natty wrappers are
high close collars encirciing the neck
to the very chm; sleeves short onou III
to show the bare arms nearly to the
elbows; Il SD d'ailOn of a vest giving
good frontal outlines to the bodice and
made either of the same material as
the rest of the waist or otherwise, ac-
cord:ng to the fancy; and a snugncss Of
cp circlement at the belt line product g
IN some cases it is to be feared more
sightliness than comfort. In the first
instance clasp emphasizes this point
while in the other construction of
beads does the same thing.
On this subject of feminine girth
some fussy- minded male has taken the
trouble to compile statistics of the sizes
OF New York ladies' corsats, with the
result that he has discovered the aver
age dimensions of STAYS round the
waist to be twenty-tlrce in hes, or
Just four inches smaller than the
natural waist OF the average woman is
supposed to be. Upon this fact he
comments great seriousness. and
even goes to the length Of aitribut ng to
this compression no less than thou
sand deaths per annUm, ] SO far agree
with this Jealous statisti,ian that |
believe great many feminine diseases
are attributable to overnight lacing,
but L am not at all prepared to admit
the accuracy of his death rate from
tbs cause, nor do L think that twenty
three inches Is S ze of waist ut which,
under any circumstances, any hui
iussy old bachelors and bulky matrOns
would cavil.
y morning toilet representative of q
new and elegant style Of home gown is
worn by the girl at the piano Sim
plIclty is here idcaliZed to a point far
beyond simple raiment. 1T is true tha3
The basis of In dress 5 dotted calico
of the sort which economical mothers
use to clotho their infants, but it Is en-
bellished by the finest lace III the
bosom, i'll goody section OF tho
sleeves, and in Il broad wrapping { f the
waist. Two hours OF piano practice re-
mains fash enable for New Eor~, dam
sells, much to the pain of unwilling lis
teners, and not greatly to the multi
plication of good. players, for not ono
in thousand p ri S ever becomes bl =
to be pleasurab!e at the keys. Tn,
other evening a loving mother ordered
her daughter, WHO had taken a prize ,
school for piano PLAYING, to give an
exhibition of her talents before a well.
known musician.
Isn't it angelica" she exclaimed, us
the girls fingers vigorously ratified the
Legs.
"Ev-angelic, you mean, madam 2"
was the critical | stencr'S remark.
"How SOP" asked mamma: and ii
took her some mil Il 'es to fully realize
the reply.
because your daughter pays st,ic'
heed to the Scriptu Al INJUNCTION not
TO let her right hand know what her
left hand doeth."
1t is fortunate for fashionable WON
en- that bulls DO not ryn loose in tho
streets of Ntw or, ecauso Il domi-
nant color III spr ug promenade COS
tunes would be sure to cause trouble.
The men have too long en- Dyed an eX,
elusive privilege in g ainting he tow
red, and now the women propose t.
take hand at it. But not IN the SAINT
way-Heaven forb;di They will carry
the paint outside instead OF inside. In
other words, the announcement Gomez
iiOhi az 10 t'bu i"Shi'Ll anu 4tLliIllIlltg
have brought scarlet to the front as
the color OF the scasol, and the boule-
wards have already assumed lurid
aspect viii Ii exceeds anything since
the days of the Commune. I here are
three or four shades Of it, but
all is scarlet in these degenerate days
when only mental Contortionist can
follow the girations.o of color and he as
developed in female apparel The
dressmakers and tho millIners here are
getting their importations through tho
Custom House with all possible speed,
Rpd tl.ir hands viii soon be steeped in