Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-22
Every lassie has her laddie
Nerer q ar1a have To


There on the bench nearly opposite sits
another couple whose wooing has evidently
progressed a little farther. There is a
world of truthfulness in the curve of the
girls arm, loosely clasping her young
knights neck, as there is in the way her
little head is resting comfortably on his
shoulders. His arm around her waist is
pressed close in answering confidence. The
elation of possession is proclaimed in his
firm grasp of the hand lying idly on her
knees, as in the proud poise of the head.
They remain thus for some moments,
mutely eloquent. Suddenly the Young
mans head bends lower. He is tempted
by a sudden impulse. But bark The
sound of breaking of twig, or the pass
ing ofa bird through the trees, has startled
him. His head is raised suddenly, and his
eyes peer athwart the darkness. Then ever
so slight movement of the little head
resting on his shoulders draws his atten-
tion back. All is silent again, and is he
bends over the sweet girl, her mouth comes
half way to his
"And their spirits rushed together at the meet
ing of the lips"
"This is simply narrowing, isn't it?"
said Park policeman, who all unobserved
had Joined us in our nook and with us had
gazed entranced on the spectacle. He was
rare sort of English sparrow, this police
man, with devotion to his Tennysonian
muse. This l OWNED from his first re-
marks as we walked away together. 'Gts
my experience" he ratified on, "that the
young mans fancy is lightly turned to
thoughts of love, not only in the spring
time, but in all mild and moon-lit months.
The favorite night is Sunday. Allthrough
July, August and September, you see the
couples roaming through the Park every
Sunday night, filling all the benches and
the summer-houses, and gliding as softly
as shadows through all the paths. Some
times they seek sequestered hooks; but 1
have noticed that it is only small part of
the whole number who seem thus shy of
observation. For the most part, especially
in the advanced stages of attachment, they
sit down and hug and kiss anywhere, and
even kiss as they walk along with their
arms around each other-like that" and
he indicated a couple little distance
ahead Of US.
TRIFLES LIGHT AS AIR.
"Up stairs, down stairs and in my lady's cham
ber."
There is Mrs. Westinghouse, the wife of
the famous inventor, who is so absurdly
rich that it seems as if we might catch the
fever of wealth by getting close to him.
Rather a remarkable looking lady, isn't
she? She used to come to her box at the
Grand Opera House last winter dressed all
in white-white gown, white shoes, white
gloves, large hat of white felt trimmed
with white plumes, and liberal dash of
powder on her very blonde hair, that is
naturally almost white. After she was
seated the maid would bring in her boy-a
perfect beauty of child, with soft eyes
and long light curls who always looks just
like a cherub. Off came his white fur
coat-and there was the darling in little
gown of white satin, with white felt hat,
and a general get-up in perfect harmony
with his mammals. At other times, when
Mrs. Westinghouse appeared at matinees,
she was all in bright scarlet-the boy and
all-and then the powder was left off her
hair. Though perhaps not quite so es-
thetic in red, she certainly looked more
chic for every day real life in dirty New
York in winter time than in white
There is new summer fad in servant
SLAo, III III
snowy resorts as Saratoga and Long Branch,
and it consists in the selection of extremely
pretty girls only, and then in their embel-
lishment. Says one: Nothing marks
the distinction between the aristocrat and
the parvenu more plainly than the man
ner in which they treat their servants"
A lady is known by her consideration of
her interiors; and her manner becomes
doubly gentle when she is addressing those
who are precluded by their position from
even making an irritating reply. She
feels proper respect for the people on
whom so much of her comfort depends,
and her dependents treat her with respect
in return. And though gentle, she is firm,
expecting, and always receiving perfect
obedience to all her requests.
1t may be no kindness to maid servant
to secrete vanity in her breast
by making a beauty show of her,
but it wouldn't be particle of use to
say so, far a woman will not be convinced
of folly which delighted her. A rich
young wife at Saratoga, who is herself a
beauty, outdoes all the rest by having the
prettiest creature attend her on the lawn,
when she plays tennis or ''grace hoop"
The latter game, by the way, is a revival
of the old exercise of tossing and catching
hoops with sticks, and is just now "all the
rage" The maid is Swede, tall and
beautifully blonde, who looks more like
a duchess than menial, and
she dresses almost as well; at any rate
more picturesque. But this is a fad
that will never obtain among homely
women-for who, not lowered with the
fatal gift of beauty" (fatal when ABSENT,
is going to enhance her defect and parade
her misfortune by going to the expense Of
hiring and dressing up beauty to which
she herself will act as foil?
A novel and handsome bedspread can be
made for upstairs, with but little expendi-
ture in time or money, in this way:
Get some of the Bolton sheeting,
now so much in use-lovely, soft,
and creamy. Over the entire surface
draw maple leaves, not arranged in any
set pattern, but scattered as by the wind.
These leaves are tinted with yellow and
brown dyes, giving shaded effect. Each
leaf is then outlined with heavy linen
floss in harmonious shades of brown and
yellow. The best results will be obtained
by using one shade of floss for leaf, and
varying the different leaves so as to get a
good effect of tome After outlining the
leaves they should be covered with the
same color of floss. The edges of the
spread may be finished with a wide hem
stitched hem, or into it may be knotted a
fringe of white floss combined with all the
shades used in the outlining.
The same kind of easy and very effective
work may be applied to many objects
Table scarfs~treated in like manner are ex-
tremely decorative, and may be covered
with the outlining or have deep border
| only. Sofa pillows are also made in this
way, and the designs admit of infinite
variety.
A novelty in chair cushions is pillow
and receptacle for fancy work combined
A very pretty one is made of linen and
plush. Cut two pieces of gray linen, eight
inches wide and ten inches long. Outline
in maple leaves, as described for the bed
spread, using button.hol stitch for the
edges. Cut out the leaves on one edge oi
each strip of linen, and paste them on
golden-brown plush. When quite dry
make it into cushion, stuffed with cotton
Then make bag of gray linen, the size Of
the cushion, and tie the two together with
ribbons on the back of the chair.
Ewes GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDDAUGHTER