Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-19

out naturally, it became white prema'
turelv. No signs of renewal of thin
Objectionable practice has been seen in
this city. Brows are still becomingly
shaded with hair.
The first fashionable ball Of the sea,
son has been given at Tuxedo Park.
Aside from tie great display of new
evening toilets, it was remarkable TO,
the use of the "quizzer." That is tho
eye-glass attoched to long haTdll
as shown in the accompanying picture,
and as doubtless seen by the reader at
the theater and elsewhere. Blu this wal
its first exploitation at ball. Not les
than score of the b lies belonging t.
"McAllister's -Four Hundred" carried
"quizzers, and handled them with all
the pretty coquetry a. their command.
The illustration shows, besides, new
use of lace in loosely enwrapping tho
neck. There is no costume more Sc
verely trying to female beauty than
low-cut evening dress. Lace used in
this manner has softening effect. II
this paper were printed automatically,
and thus could give the colors of this
toilet, a singular freak of fashion would
be visible. The two gloves do not
match in color. The mismatching OF
pairs of gloves had been reported from
Paris by cable and pul L shed in the
New York papers last Sunday. Quick
to catch up anything freshly odd, three
of the Tuxedo girls practiced this,
ridiculously Partisan device at the ball.
In this particular instance, one glove
matched the pink rose that was worn
at the breast, while the other was of
the same hue as the green velvet of the
dress.
To such nicely does fashion extend
among "McAllister's Four Hundred, :"
that even conversation takes on a new
style with the new season. 1t was OBJ
seryable at the Tuxedo ball that the
bright girls were particularly cynical
With placid faces and smooth tongues
they delivered the most biting sort of
humor. For instance n particularly
idiotic dude, with face vacuous as can
be imagined, had dialogue with a
belle whose intelligence shone out in
her handsome face They talked about
d-reading, and the fellow told of
having subjected himself to an expert
in that line. He had been told by this
person, so he said, of exactly what he
was thinking at the time. He added
that the subject which had filled his
mind was some philosophical matter.
my experience" she said, was diff
ferent," and she gazed innocently into
his face. 1.-The mind-reader who oper-
ated on me gazed critically into my
ewes for some time, and at length said
that was a very curious case; instead
of looking through my eyes into a
mind occupied by some thoughts. no
saw nothing but perfect blank. If l
had any mind at oil there wasn't any
thing at all in it. Wasn't it strangely
And the poor, weak-minded chappie
didn't know that she was guying him.
Undoubtedly, this Is to be winter
of SURPRISING magnificence in dress,
Judging by the princely toilets to be
found in the establishments where our
wealthy women get their clothes. The
dresses fer receptions, dinners and
balls are largely Of Venetian, old
Roman and pompadour fabrics, show
ing marvellous planning of rare col
ors intermingled with god and silver.
As to outlines, the originality consists
mostly in the arrangement of the
bodices and the finish of the neck and
sleeves. In these things there are Won
derful diversities-antique and historic
effects have been sought. The sleeves
are practically antiques, and the bod
! ices are reprsssntstieas Of the .Yaadyks