The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-28

form of rose, or violet, or any other ap..
pealing flower. The paper is then painted
into fac smile of the dover and is used
for the cover of booklet that conveys
pretty sentiments. One runs like this:
Winters days ere chilly,
Outside the cold wind blows,
So send you my happiest greeting,
Ia the heart OF summer rose.
Here are some of the frocks worn by
royalty at Westminster ball: A pale GER
uiean-blue silk. With bodice crossed by
folds of black, which formed q long sash
on the opposite side of the skirt; black
net dress embroidered with gold, and an
other that was combination of yellow
brocade and grey MORE.
Mrs Chaunccy NJ. Depew is one of the
most elegantly attired women in New
York. She dresses faultlessly and is. more
over, magnificent in style. She is literary
and has been known to get her name "in
print" on her own account. Her Illus
trions husbands reputation is, however,
SO oyershadowing that she can hope at
best to shine only by reflected light.
Chain bracelets are more than ever the
fashion since the king and queen of ITALY
presented one TO the Princess Victoria
upon her marriage to Prince Adoiph OF
Schaumberg- Lippe. This bracelet was a
gold chain one with an immense cabochou
emerald in the middle surrounded by large
chosen by the king as gift to the daugh-
ter of his dear friend, the dead emperor.
The design has been extensively copied by
jewellers other stones of less value being
substituted for those mentioned. very
chic bracelet was of turquoise and pearls.
Another had rhiDestOnes surrounding an
immense cats eye.
Here are some of the fans that arrived
late giving the princess an embarras de
choix when she wished 10 cool herself
large one, the gift of the Baron and
Baroness Erlanger, made with shield
deity wrought in the lace combining the
arms Of the prince and princess. The
mounting was Of light tortoise shell with
arabesques in briIliants mounted by.
crown in the same stones. Another fan
had light tortoise shell mounting with a
"V" upon its handle and a crown of
rubies and diamonds. A large white
ostrich feather fan. Another that was
hand-paintcd and mounted in mother-of-
pearl, exquisitely inlaid with gold and
silver. These with half dozen other
jeweIIed fans give Victoria ample variety.
She could stock swell cafe with fans re-
yolving mechanically to keep away both
flies and heat.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer sailed last
week for Queenstown. They will shortly
go to Paris, where Mr. Pulitzer greatly en-
joys his Partisan home. 1t is rumored in
newspaper circles that Mr.. Pulitzer's res
ignation was only nominal and that he
would continue to hold the reins of gov
eminent over his own possessions.
On the same steamer sailed the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough, both greatly
elated By their American reception. The
duchess is immensely stout, but pretty of
face and shapely of form. And the duke
is balder than he was when he wed our
Mrs. Hammersley, but he wears a more
contau4a cd caet IF fNr.ufauonca Tho rub-
bish about their financial entanglements
worried neither of them a whit.
The children of the -Four Hundred are
to be instructed in all arts-wise and other
wise-that is certain. The latest school
for them has been class for instruction
in the arrangement of flowers. The mys-
terieS of a dollhouse corsage, round
bouquet, basket hlling and graceful trim
ming for mantei and mirror were ex-
pounded by Fifth avenue florist. Almost
needless TO say that he was paid big
sum for thus giving away the secrets Of the
trade. But he win lose nothing by in
structing others in his art, for these chill
dren of fortune spend money layishly and
prefer to hire their flower work done to
doing it themselves, even though they
may know how. Just as they continue to
pay for their cooking, though they have
been plentifully instructed In cooking
schools.
Altogether the neateSt things ever seen
in children's clothing are out for this win
ter. Short, jaunty skirts, suitably padded
and wadded to keep out frost nips, COM
Portable little muffs, darling caps and col
lars, and warm lieeced stockings with
heavy boots are to be found in the ward
robe of every well-to-do child. With all
this comfort there is also much style and
beauty, both of which are greatly to be de-
sired in the dressing of both young and
old. How can child, forsooth, grow up
to have proper appreciation of beauty if