Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-18

'She dwelt among the untrodden ways,
with another short poem by Words
worth written at the request of Ed
ward Moxon. Tom Hood is represented by
dence of Immortality" There are letters
and poems by Samuel Rogers, autograph
poems by Moore, Campbell, Leigh Hunt,
Tennyson and many others, perhaps by
most of those brilliant and thoughtful
men of letters who sought the modest,
rather shabby home of 'tElia' on those
delightful, unpretentious social evenings
when Gotten piece of sparkling humor
was shst out that illuminated the whole
evening. Sometimes there was a flight of
high and earnest talk that took one half
way to the stars"
Many of the poems in this valuable au-
tograph book have never been published.
1t is in the possession of an English liter
ary man who values it highly and exhibits
it only to the favored few whom he con-
what a charming volume, full of interest
and suggestiveness it would make could it
only be reproduced in fac-simile!
HOMEMADE TRIMMINGS FOR DRESSES.
The matron or maid who loves that
shining little weapon, a needle, and who
enjoys sitting down of an afternoon to sew,
becomingly attired in home dress and q
fanciful combination of lawn, lace, and
ribbons called an apron, and who has
filed her rooms with all sorts of needle
work, useful and decorative, may now
turn the point of the weapon harmlessly
upon herself and proceed to the ornamen-
tation of her own gowns.
The handmade ornamentation of dresses
will be the favorite needle work for the
winter. Feather and briar stitching will
be as much used as ever; hems, which are
now turned up on the right side, and
tucks are headed with this neat and mex
pensive trimming. Scallops, worked in
buttonhole stitch with silk or gold thread
are also in vogue, and braiding with plain
fancy or metallic braids, is one of the mos
fashionable of trimmings. Very effective
and rich is the outlining of brocaded pat
beads, and very little brocade, enriched
in this manner will add greatly to th'
beauty of plain silk gown.
Passementerie are also to be homemade
crocheted with the smooth knitting silk
that come in all the new shades, and thes,
| are both handsome and durable, as unlik'
| other passementeries they admit of being
turned Any handsome crochet patterl
can be used, and Harper's Bazaar has re
Gently contained some designed expressl.
for this purpose.
Velvet appiques are used upon clotl
dresses. These may be bought read.
stamped or cut from piece velvet; tn,
| edges are neatly sewed to the cloth ant
| then outlined with fine braid or cord
Sometimes the appliqued figures are made
of contrasting color of cloth or a band O
velvet, wide for skirts and narrow for bod
ices, has the upper edge cut in some sim
pie form, and this, after being sewed upor
the fabric, is bordered with a single row
| of jet, steel or gilt beads. Raised figures
| woven in the material are also outlined
with silks in outline stitch or in any of thu
ways mentioned, and used for trimming ;
dress, the greater part of which will be O
the unornamented fabric. There is rage
for elaborate trimmings, and she who ha
the time to spare, though her purse ma,
be limited, may provide herself with al
manner of pretty trimmings, from beaded
laces wrought with care down to the sim
best of scallops and briar stitches.
HILARY.