, 1890-05-01

There Is n cluster of punslcs, aud
lowering over them are tiny gilt
butterflies Then there X the bonnie,
made tO reproduce the cNnct shape
lOfn butterfly. This style Is brought
out both III velvet and tulle, aud
promises to he very taking. When
the gutZy wings are sprlnklcd Win
/ gold or silver or crystal the
effect Is exquisite. Then there are
very smart feather bouncts, and
thcne Is the white tarpauliu, about
which there Is some hcsitancy as II
Ia lcarfully pronounced. On n
bright, cold day li,st week | saw n
girl In pcnrl-gray gown and q
/ white tnrpaulin going down Broad.
/ way. Tho street capped. The girl
grew rcdtlcr and roddcr each sue
ccssVc block. At last she slipped
of on "a side street aud sncniScd
is only 1T for seaside and mountain
wear. Lace again droops from
/ the brins of broad hats
aud sOflcns almost any face
under Il. The lace.edgcd Had
ing wells are worn agli n
but are not drawn in by string
around the neck aud the effect is
much better. \ violet craze has
NJ ruck the town and every other
woman II going about looking like
II bunch of saffron, for there h no
color so dangerous To attempt. only
n perfect complexion can brave It's
trying tones, but women of all ages
and cOlors are wearing II i'm hats
and gowns and the result Il New
York lust now Is peopled with fem
inlnc rights. But this momcntury
spasm Will soon pass as did the heIlo.
trope Juror few Seasons ago.
Capcs, capos everywhere. They
arc moro In favor than ever, strange
TO say, for ut best they are ugly
enough. Some have great ruliles
with Hap and flop and give the
wearer most grotesquc appearance.
/ The triple cape Of cloth with the
high collar Is most effective. The
accordliou-plGited cape is fancy
which viii pass into history as did
its lumcnted predecessor, the iluted
skirt, The capes of lace and rib
bons are pretty triilcs for summer
evening wear. In place of the long
| fringes worn over u plain skirt this
past season, narrow ribbons are now
worn depending from the waist.
The effect is rather pretty, especially
| III the ribbons bc of two or three
diflercnt shades. Sleeves grow
larger and proportionately more
hideous. Walking behind "A smart
young woman these days, you seem
To see u hump-bscked, neckless crea-
turc.
In the death of Mime. POmmcry
the community of Reims loses am
able and cnterprising business
woman, liberal patron of arts and
education and true philanthroplst.
Her career dates from the close OF
the FTanco-Prussian war when her
husband died leaving her ut the
head Of the famous champagne
house. She personally directed the
entire establishment, gave her un-
divided attention to its management
during business hours and had the
gratih cation of seeing the hlisins
grow to an extent never dreamed
.ef 10y her husband. she
unlassed an i'm mensc fortune
and having no children
of her.Ow 10 hequeuth 1t to and no
desire to have 1t n bone of conten-
tion after her demise resolved to
disbur-e IL while she lived. She
fostercd art with u liberality thnt no
private citilon ever approached and
her charities were laVished With
priucciy generosity. She not only
subscribed thousands of dollars TO
Institutes, homes aud asylums, hut
took more thnn iifty poor Children
from destitute homes, sent them To
schools and paid for ten and fifteen
years ttuiniug la advance ON the
written statement of the instructor
to make them seli-sustuiniug at the
completion of the course prescribed.
For struggling artists, singers, mu-
sician- and students she provided
tutos, agreeing toacccpt in payment
thereofthe services OF the protege
when he should become famous or
proficient in his art. In her boncvo-
lent work she employed two aliOn-
crs, whose duties were to investigate
the casts brought to her notice and
submit u report of the conditions
unccr which they cN sted. She
combined. rare executive ability
with practical bcuuvolcnce. ana IL
lustralod the wonderful aptitude of
Fpnrh women for carrying on bus
iuess enterprises and managing IL
fortune, Personally she was a
woman of modest taste, who lived "a
quiet, simple life, and while careful
to escape the criticism of the world.
cared nothing for it, plaudits. Not
withstuuding she was IA leader
among the cOnnoisscurs of wine she
cared nothing for the beverage, and
her table was rs simple as many oi
the boards TO which she sent deli
cacios
Dr. Taylor, president of Vassar
college, Is IA short, rather stout man,
with black hair, with not thread
of gray, aud most cordial and at
tractive manner, not at all like the
typical college president. Tho uni
Ncr-al comment about and to him
when he was here this week wa.
his youthful appearance. These
mentioned TO him, his reply was:
"Wcll, feel old anyway" In
speaking of the college, he said
81 have always known Nusslr,n |
and thcn related II very interesting |
bit OF history. In 1864, I'M /
company with his father on his way /
to enter the polytechnic school at |
Rochester, they stopped at Pough. |
kccpsic, aud going out to the col |
lcgc grounds, walked about the .un- |