Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
trimmed with scroll of jet embroidery
caught up at intervals in bow knots.

trimmed with a scroll of jet embroidery
caught up at intervals in bow knots.
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On exhibition at Tiffany's, in separate
case, ARE number ofnewly imported Vienna
fans which are we'll worth seeing. They are
of lace and of gauze, and illustrate the new
features in mounting and in applique WORK.
Besides these the regular stock embraces
hundreds of fans of rarest design and every
variety of make, ranging in price IRON 20
to $500. The highest price represents
fans of point lace, the pattern OF which
is partly outlined in small diamonds,
or others of the same material decorated
with q monogram of diamonds on the guard
stick. A solitaire set in the rivct is quite
q favorite decoration.
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New York has become a city of e1trava-
gance in dinner-giving, and many OF these
entertainments, with all the delicacies OF the
season and rare wines. cost from $40 to S1OO
per cover OF course the latter is the out
side figure; but reckoning that one gives
dinner once week to party OF, say 10, at
the first named figure it will prove snug
sum at the end of the year. In order to
render these dinners complete and perfect
the hostess must possess dinner service
more or less elaborate, and it is rarely, II
ever, that the majority Of outsiders stop to
consider what these consist of and how much
money is spent in this direction. In the old
Roman DAYS no greater magnifcence could
have existed in the way of table decoration,
wines and service, than millionaire New
Yorker displays when his wife gives large
dinner. The Astor family possesses gold
dinner service that is the envy OF every
woman who has ever seen it. 1t is one OF
the most costly in this country. II is val
ued at $50, 900, and is now the property of
Mrs. William Astor. It has been In the
famiiy's possession long time; it would be
hard to describe, as it was made in different
parts of the world and was picked up on
odd occasions. 1t is unique and has been
talked about more than any other dinner
set in this country. The larger dishes con-
sist of an immense platter and center piece,
end pieces, candelabras, wine coolers and
pitchers. In the design is represented fruit
of all description, together with the unicorn
and lion in repousse work. Mrs. Astor
uses white linen table cloth of the finest
texture, made especially for her, with q
wide lace border showing a lining of pink
satin. Her table is always decorated with
Gloire de Paris roses, their exquisite shade
of pink matching exactly the satin under
meath.
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One youthful parsonage has views of his
own upon the extent to which the name of
''Baby" Mckee fills the sounding trump Of
fame. He is Postmaster General Wana-
makers grandchild, who cannot be induced,
it is said, to look upon the Presidents de-
scendant with anything but disfavor. He
maintains a digniied silence whenever
"Baby" Mckee is mentioned, evidently be-
lieving that children should be seen and
not heard-of.
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Several hundred people crowded the street
in front Of a jewelry store in Washington
the other morning, according to the Post, of
that city, attracted by the sorry plight of a
comely young woman, who sat on the flag
stones right in front of one of the big win
dows. One daintily shod foot peeped per-
force from under her skirts, and the other
was down in the coal mole under the side
walk. It seems that the iron and glass
grating that lights the vault under the side
walk just before the plate-glass window, was
broken. The hole did not seem large enough
for child's foot to slip through. The young
woman, a pretty blonde in handsome dark
green dress, stopped to look at the jewelers.
wares in the window. Suddenly she gave a
little shrek, and seemed to lose half a foot
eff her stature. She was evidently much
distressed at something, and little wonder.
Her French boot had slipped through the
hole in the grating and her leg had followed
it halt way to the knee, as far as it could 60.
She tried to pull it, out, but it was
wedged fast. So she sat down on
the fagstones and began to cry
from fright and pain and modification.
She was at once surrounded by crowd.
The police came and made the people stand
back, and a kindly-faced old lady did what
she could to comfort the unfortunate girl
sent to machine shop Tor a couple OF men,
and they came with saws, hammers and
crowbars and set about breaking one of the
bars of the iron grating so as to release the
imprisoned foot. It took fully half hour,
and the crowd got bigger and bigger every
minute, but finally the iron bar was sawed
through, and the pretty girl was freed from
the most awkward situation of her life.
Then she took carriage and went home.
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The Jersey Lily "tubs" her esteemed form
in a solid silver bath, made by London
silversmith for great Eastern prince.
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A queer story is in circulation about a
difference betw cen the Queen and the Prince
of Wales. 1t is customary for the Prince to
hold levees in behalf of Her Majesty, and
admission to one of these receptions is, &C.
cording to court etiquette, equivalent in all
respects to presentation to the Queen. II
appears that at a levee held the past season
an American lady was admitted who is moi
ex actIy in good standing in the royal opin-
ion, the Queen being apt to draw lines
somewhat rigidly. Her Majesty heard OF
the act recently, probably through one oi
her chamber women, who, by the way, are
all of them scions of nobility, and she was
very angry. She called the Prince to task,
and aristocratic gossip has 1t that words
we're not spared in chastising His Royal
| Highness; that the latter took it all very
coolly and respectfully, and that after
/ leaving the maternal presence he deliberate.
| ly wrote note to the lady's husband in
| viting them both to spend the evening with
i him. This was also reported to the Queen,
I and now Albert Edward and his mother are
said to be on very ceremonial terms. The
attentions of the Prince to the lady In ques.
ton and the complacency Of the husband
are the talk of people posted upon such sub
jects, and are viewed with regret bv those
who had hoped that the future King o.
England had settled down to be an example
of domestic propriety. The Prince was pres
ent last night at the installation of his son
the Duke of Clarence, as Provincial Grand
Master OF the Berkshire Masons. The young
Duke, like his father, is thoroughly devoted
to the mystic fraternity, and very popular
with the order.
| Chrysauthemum lamps are all the rage