The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-15
FAsgiEOS AND FANCY.

tails called it rainbow Grape, and sure
ly never was a name more sptly given. The
silky, daintily woven stuff is of silver " bite
having a sheen as of moonlight everything
its minute creepy twill. Then running. in
diagonal fashion across the narrow
breadths are faint, Elusive eolors of pale
rose, light gold, the blue of early dawn. a
dim green tint, and shadowy lilac. The,e
ravlshing hues that are rather suggested
than defined seem to glitter through warp
burning in flames of color, to be lest the
next in vague, melting lights. Costly
and adorably beautiful as this rainbow
material is justly reckoned, 1t holds no
place whatever besides the moon-cloths
Worn by the Japanese mobiles. Looking
over and even handling this enchanting
silken web one can scarcely credit its real
ity. All of the golden pallor OF Diana's
nightly loneliness has been caught and inn
prisoned in its spidery threads. There are
silyery beams hat the cunning craftsman
has shot through his loom, to be subdued
by the warm glow of the haryester's hon.
ey-colored moon. Here the lights are
vastly heightened, and there the shuttle
has thrown in a thread that hints of dusk
and gloom. So far these wonderful
triumph OF celestial skill are unknown to
the western world.
Copper jewelry was made and liked by
the Indians Of this country. DIR. Charles
c. Abbott of the University of Pennsyl-
vania spoke oil this in an address not long
ago. lie referred to the fact that the earl
lest European visitors mentioned tt use
of copper by the natives. The l. dian
women of the southern Atlantic coast.
Capt. John Smith said, had copper pen
dants, and the Mangoaks beautiied their
houses with great plates thereof The
Virginia Indians valued copper and had a
custom of throw ing pieces in the liver
when passing their burying grounds. A
common ornament of the person was "a
broad piece of copper" Similar references
occur in the records of the early settlers of
New England. In the St. Lawrence val
ley. Champlain met an India N who drew
from his bag a piece of copper the length
OF a foot. which he gave me; the same was
very handsome and very pure; giving me
to understand that he had a quantity of it
where he had taken this; which was on
the border of a river near a great lake
The early records invariably refer to its
use as for ornament. but the copper obiec S
in graves and village sites along the
northern Atlantic coast are all, except a
few beads, useful objects, such as spear
heads, arrow points, or cells.
Girls of 70 to Is years old nave a incon.
venient habit of outgrow ing their clothes
every few months, to the utter despair of
the family dress-maker; but in these
days of combinations the outgrown dresses
are more easily remodeled than ever before.
One frock of blue yelling has thus been
left in both the length and width. It con
sists Of a full skirt, coat sleeves, and round,
shirred waist. Two and a half yards of
RANN 'SbAAs Va iAbhc tttS dl Otce DftdS-
ing in appearance and fashionable in style.
Cut a band bias and deep enough TO give
the extra length needed, which is on the
bottom of the skirt over a facing and turn-
ed up on the outside like a hem. Use The
plaid for large puffs at the top of the
sleeves and for a fcllu vest in front from
the shoulders, crossed at the waist line and
tapped to tie left under a rosette of vel
vet ribbon. Out of the round waist cut an
Eton jacket. which has square fronts and a
for back just to the waist line, and
edge the jacket with balls of a blue color.
A fan of goose feathers How D
zeal it sounds, and yet many a lady need
only see to wish to possess one. Snow
white feathers with the natural quilts re-
placed by the slaves OF the fan are arrang.
ed gracefully together and only the out
side shows the complete feather. Each
feather has a dainty border of flowers
painted on it, in colo-s true to nature. The
bow is composed of numerous loops of mar
row ribbon the colors of the flowers.
Few materials are picer for summer wear
than thin woolens v it'll a very light flower
ed pattern. They should be made princess
shape and may then be worn for the PROM
eRade without jacket or mantle. A silver
gray %polonaise Powered with large and
small sprays, with gray velvet skirt and
sleeves, is as distinguished looking as it Is
fight and pretty summer wear.
In addition to our real washing mate
rails, such as muslin or peicale, baste-silk
is very much liked for summer wear. 1t
is embroidered with the machine and made
up with dark-colored ponge. A muslin
fchu with bows the same color as tn
PONCE, in our model marine blue, COM
pletes this useful and pretty toilet.
Two very peculiarly figured silks are
worthy of notice if only as curiosities.
One displays a pattern Of open white para
soils, about three or four inches large, on a
deed red ground. while it's equally strik-
ing looking companion is distinguished by
wreaths of large bright green leaves on a
dark lilac ground.
The lovely Bosnian linen, which has
already found much favor, has of late been
made unbleached in a beautiful delicate