Connecticut western news., 1890-01-22

at family gatherings, are more simple than those intended for formal din- ners. Those for matrons are usually princesse gowns of bengaline, with the front of tho skirt draped slightly or quite plain, and the body draped with lace as fichu or in deep jabots. A pretty and simple dress for young lady is of old rose cashmere or cameps hair, the round waist Tapped at the back, the front of the waist nearly covered with velvet, and wide velvet belt coming up like bodice from the skirt. The latter is straight, with three wide bands of velvet around the foot, and two ladders of ribbon down the right side, with two large bows like rosettes on each.
 The time is fast arriving when water proof boots will be more extensively worn. The old question is sure to arise whether they are healthful or not. That appears not exactly the way in which the question should be put. It should be asked whether damp feet or dry feet with the precipitation confined are the most likely to cause injury2 When that question is settled by ex- perts boot-wearers will know what to do. am not medical expert, and do not profess to be able to settle the matter. I quite agree that the confine- ment of precipitation is injurious, but SO are damp feet, also. might go so far as to admit that condensed sweat will cause feet to be damp, but still the question remains as question that wants answering.
 "Selene." in the Baltimore Ameri- can, writing of the attractiveness of women, compares them to flowers. Those that have beauty and mind, well cultivated, are like the flowers with beauty and fragrance-they are never ending sources of delight. Others are fair to look upon, but a close inspec- ton discovers thorn. The third kind are like the homely wall flower, neither handsome nor graceful, but 90 full of sweetness that to be near them is joy inexpressible. So many girls, who are brought up with the knowledge that they are gifted with forms and faces of unusual loveliness, depend too much upon these advantages for their suc- cess in life. They never realize the necessity of applying themselves to the acquisition of knowledge; they grow to womanhood with meager education, no accomplishments, and much ex- aggerated opinion of their charms. The result is that they enjoy only for 8 brief time the prestige for which they are SO ambitious.
 Some of the plainest women I ever knew were the greatest favorites. Their presence in room was the signal for good humored enjoyment. Time never Jagged when they were of the party. The lack of mere facial sym metry was forgotten when under the spell of their genial influence. It is not unusual to see 8 handsome man welded to homely woman. We have all heard, and, perhaps, made the re- mark, "Why, what did such good looking man ever see in that woman to love?' We are thinking of only the outward appearance, when, in truth, the character of such woman may be so lovely and attractive to those who know her that none would have her different if they could. It is great pity when girl allows herself to grow discontented and unhappy about her looks. When this is the case it is time for her to heed the fairy's warning and shun the mirror by thinking less of appearance and more of other things.
 | Fashion Notes.
 White cloths are effectively trimmed with black braid and edged with dark furs.
 Glass buttons of various descrip-