Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-03

the same wood as the straight part
doubtless he evolved. if tosca sticks be
come popular, but at present they are
simply natural growths with the han
dies either bent like Il shepherds crook
or sometimes left IN big, ungainly
knob formed Of the root. and constitut
ing a weapon with which q girl nigh
defend herself against any rulfian Will
a crushable skull
There are four walking costumes
shown in the three sketches at the
0ncapshead Bay races. Thy show foI
themselves Just what they arr il tn
matters of cut AMI arrangement OF ma
tcrials. Therefore, all the instruction
that need be given concerning then
relates to fabrics and colors. Thu
gowns are combinations OF wool GnC
silk. The draped corslgcs are ever
more elaborate than those seen las,
season, and they are particularly he
coming to slight figures with Ions
waists. There is not vet any radica
change in the shapes of the new skirts
from which the di5tending stccls ant
bustlcs have not yet departed. 1t i
said that thu French designers OF fash
ions have decided positively to restore
ultra fairness to the back of the dress
The Frenchmen are ALWAYS given tt
revolution. When a fashion has gone
too far i'll one direction they spr,nG
back like pendulum to the opposite
extreme. That is why they have re
solved upon q suddcn cXcision of thu
hustle. But whether they succeed o
not in Paris, there will be only s
gradual change in this country, anc
the outlines in those pictures may be
taken as correct row. with almos. /
certainty OF remaining so during rcXl
winter. In some cloth gowns, in orde
to render the skirt less weighv GrC
warm, the pad j. omitted, and t
small toulnure j. folmed just below
the belt by three short, curycc
stecls run in castings on the foundation
skirt and tied back. 4 wholly fla
dress at the back is quite as ludicrous
inartistic and unbecoming as the in
saHc-looking, wobhlv protuberancc I,
which orr disguised eyes have so Ion,
been accustomed. No gown, howcvc
elegant or ineXl cnSivr, looks us wei
without some slight tistontion at tn
back as with it. Remove all fullncs
and the style of the daintie,t or mos
costly toilet is certainly injured if no
altogether destroyed.
In the matter of, color green's anC
silver grays Gr2 seen oitener than any
thing else in the September toilets, bu
there are many blue dresses rs well II
dull reds, castor browns and neutra
tones. The green's are in various dis
tinct shades, from light golden TO mos
and myrtle. The rage for these ar
colors, as they are called, has gained il
popularity. They will be used in con
junction with black, cream, jonquii
yellow, terra Gotta, old Roman red,
Venetian bronze, and number Of
neutral tints in plush, silk and velvet,
shot with vivid contrasting color.
Six hats and only two hornets are on
The heads of tho Young women and
children portrayed for the reason that
The occasions were not such as to de-
mand bonnets. The bonnots, too, are
n these instances eccentric, and there
fore suitable for outdoor display. Thoy
arc of the Red Ridinghood sort in both
eases. There is II st Jry of swell Fifth
lyonue clergyman who insists that tho
sisters in his flock shall come t. the
communion service in bonncts always,
and in hats never. The forMer ara in
lls eyes sedate aud the latter frivolous,