Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04

All TIE RAuE NOW.
me Msnery meop Fad Nunahered Among
the Latest Graves. -ssf51
Every young man who is possessed
of a landable ambition to have himself
remembered in the sssweet subsequent
ly'' by tho young ladies with whose ac-
quaintance he is favored. will lose no
time in making liberal investment in
silk and satin finished ribbons. He
will also find it to his advantage to pay
some attention to colors, so that he
may tell at a glance, as it were,
whether young lady would prefer q
delicate pink. lavender, olive. green,
light red, peacock blue. deep red,
white, cream. orange. Prussian blue or
a gorgeous yellow ribbon. OF course,
If one were to ask her what color she
prefers she would very promptly
answer that it makes no difference; but
it does, nevertheless. and if the young
man makes an exquisite selection" he
will be very apt to hear a few compli-
mentary remarks which might very
properly come under the head of
fattery. ~ raeg st s9f t-
The young ladies of Kansas City are
now adding to their general collection
of bric-a-brac gorgeous and some
what novel ornament called a ''mem-
ory hoop" Where the idea originated
is not known. It sprang into exist
ence in some mysterious manner and
at some unknown point, and then
it spread all over the country
with almost the rapidity a
flash of lightning spans the heavens.
One might truthfully say that it orig
mated simultaneously in all the
cities of the country. But no matter
as to that. The ess entail fact is the
craze has reached Kansas City, and it
has evidently come to stay.
The memory hoop is about eight Or
ten inches in diameter and will hold
from thirty to forty bows or knots.
Stripped of ribbons it is very insig-
nifcant looking ornament, but with
the ribbon attachments it is a thing of
beauty. fit to adorn any parlor. 1t is
not only ornamental, but it serves as
sort of a constant reminder of former
friends, and in years to come the
ladies will take. the hoop from it's
hanging place and, separating the
ribbons one by one, say: t
$50 and so gave me this; he is now
hammering theological thoughts into
the narrow brain of some heather
where tropical sun beats down upon
a parched earth. This one was given
by a young man who eloped with a
cook and afterwards died from self
inflicted wound. This other one
mark you it's delicate shadows the
gift of him who now meekly follows
my advice in every thing pertaining to
this household"
Yes, the memory hoop will prove a
splendid ornament to dissect in the
years to come, and for the present it
is ''fad" as dear, perhaps, to the
young man who gives the ribbon as to
the young lady who receives it. For
the benefit of the former it may be
stated that the proper length of the
ribbon for memory hoop is a half
yard, and the width should be one
half inch. Satin-faced ribbons show
up we'll, but most any kind and color
is acceptable. In fact, the aim is to
get as great variety of colOrs as pos
sible. The different shades of blue.
red and pink are always in demand.
but yellow and light green are not
prime favorites.
The memory hoop fad has caused a
marked increase in the demand for
ribbon, and some of the dark-eyed
ladies behind the counter have been at
a loss to understand why so many
young men have recently inspected a
stock in which they usually take little
interest. Right here it may be stated
that some very amusing scenes have
been witnessed at ribbon counters since
young men began clothing memory
hoops in bows of variegated color.
The average young man knows as lit
tie about the different shades of any
one color as he does about pumpkin
pie. and nine cases out of ten he picks
out green where he wants a peculiar
shade of blue. As result he pur-
chases precisely what he doesn't want.
and what he told the young lady he
would not get.--Kansas City Journal.