The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02
FACTS AND FANCIES.

celery salad and fried oysters seem to
be one OF the caterers strong points justnow
AT recent rosebud dinner a fragrant
pink rose iloated on the water in each finger |
bowl
Miss Mary Anderson has decided TO |
liyeih Rome during the greater part OF this |
winter.
"A competent authority thinks that the |
Paris Exposition drew at least $3.50, 900, 900
into Paris.
MFR. and Mrs. Georg Henschel are in
ITALY, where they are giving some very pleas
Ing concerts.
Miss Maud Banks is acting as private
secretary for her father, Gen. N. z. Banks,
in Warrington.
The Hon. William Walter Phelps
social success in Berlin has thus far been
most Pronounced
thomson Howard, the playwright, is
going I, Europe, where he may be absent
two or three years.
Orchids still remain the choicest flow
ers for decoration. Those showing the least
color are most sought after.
The celebrated dressmakers in Paris
are putting a steel in the lower edge of skirts
across the back to give bell-like effect.
-E,glish hare larded with bacon is
seasonIble dish at this time and ought to
be in special favor among Ahglomafiiacs.
TIL, Old Guard Ball this season will be
as = the Metropolitan Opera
e..aa fixed being January 3D.
he celebrated pianist, now
was born in Scotland, bred
obtained his musical edu-
ny.
"A company of Egyptians who were a
feature q the Oriental street at the Paris
Exhibition have arranged to come to this
country professionally.
def and Dumb Damsel-And do you
really love me?
Deaf md Dumb Swain-More than
tongue csh tell Flown Topics.
Electric library lamps are something
new andquite puzzle to the hired girl.
They aremore useful than ornamental, and
not interded for economical people.
I'm London the fashionable sports
women decorate the forefoot of their saddle
horse with broad gold band on which is
engraved the initial of the thoroughbred's
name.
When Nine. Patti closes her Chicago
engagement she will go to Mexico, and from
there t. Boston, in her private car. 1t is
conectred that her weekly expenses will
average 5000.
--"Jigarettes for ladies' smoking are
sod in London, provided with specially
prepared mouthpieces. They are periumed
with mjsk and violet, and they are enjoying
very extensive sale.
-Alnew kind of ribbon is in market,
delicatdy made, for tying flowers or decorat-
ing bastctsof flowers 1t has floral designs
of all kinds worked on it, and comes in most
of the fashionable colors.
---Alittle of the now fashionable Turkish
sweetmsats may be said to go a great ways;
too mu;h creates nausea. This is some
thing agood many society ladies' have
already learned by experience.
Ills not generally known that Charles
| A. Dana has another hobby besides making
the Sun paper to shine for all 1t is
chryapt hemums, of which beautiful flowers
he raises thousands of varieties in his
gardens yet rarely wears one.-[New York
| Press.
Mrs Miller of California is an ardent
| admrer of bric.a-brac and has one of the
most unique coiiecsi9Hs o. .ea.pots- IT, M
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tearpns haSe neeii t ,oha en
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aeP rep .ie 'ne eecoia'ive . 's'
anu ''"''o'
DID gentlemah lto n.te ,;t sai on Tue
| h9rse-car now o.u are YOU, J i,o,e s''i
ni ',ie siIi-Aie wv ..ie uo'iI hu
tn do with the railroad,
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icI IN n s ,;,ti y Ha,s uo cbic,c,
uoSe CilREp pno ~ .i'''e gu ino'n' '7'
-Landlady-But this theatre tickle
Wort settle your account, sir
| tmpecune-- won't? Then l have beer
deceived.
| Landlady--I don't understand YOU, sir
board ticket upside down it would do for
board bill.-[Town Topics.
The latest footrest represents hug,
tomato made of red silk, filled with curleC
hair and scented with orris,root An equally
| novel bit of fancy work is the cucumbe
| roll, for chair or sofa, made of intel sill
as nearly like the natural green as the mar
ket affords. In smaller sizes these sam
vegetables are designed for table favors an,
penwipers.
colf;s the great English game ;,s
now, and it has entirely run lawn tenn
out OF fashion: Every man, woman an'
child talks COLL, ana plays y, TOO, IN som
sort of fashion. he exercise obtained J
the best in the world, as every game mean
about five miles OF steady walking.
pue,esI GOO that fifteen tbousan,
roor,lo IN Rorlin have tbe ;nanenza
peSS ppne pn Wi, that ;s dong fairly wei
e,r parI;,, M = ,o,idn,t he a & raumstanc
j.; ~ nvi t Wv ~ "o'''o''
III P 10y .o" WV whore do Won come from
s.ul'f9 R ns, efTown Ton;cs 'l
r,o Question n,yhat 10, no most sp;,
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ape Th iot ~ - 10y i, ,,oad tast,
ashea ne u,o,e. 70 'tmaiS ~ Souu a .@ oo,
I efennns "ea, ti,e E nuIioi cara ay ~, a.
Stso ~, af,or ,ha E,a,sb f,sbion mr. of
rarf2oot N;nLotno rasa WITH a faw snravs
Rerievs Nlpneg,os iose VIII '" sp'"S'
NY Vi 'i'e f"iies'
President Harrisons grandfather wa
one of the most noted walkers of all th
presidents. He did his own marketing, an
rot nm and trotted out. often without a
overcoat to protect his slender old frame, t
get his chops and steaks for his Whit
House breakfast He belonged to that ella.
of men who made the republic what it is t,
day and not to our mugwump Anglo-mani