The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-02-19
CRISP CONVERSATIONS.
ats Australian eggs.

England eats Australian eggs.
Philadelphia has female auctioneer.
A meershaum mine has been discovered
in Florida
A writer in Longman's Magazine pre-
diets that the world will eventually dry
up.
The largest peach orchard in the world ID
trees
The sun did not shine on London in 1891
until fourteen days of the new year had
passed.
Cigarette smoking has become alarm
ingly prevalent among Boston's fashion
able women.
An octogenarian who lives six miles
west of Moberly, Mo-, was baptized recent
ly by his grandson.
St. Louis is the largest fur market in the
United States, and on coon skins it is far
ahead of any other city.
Most of the buttons used on cloaks and
coats are made from potatoes which have
been treated to a bath of sulphuric acid.
The policemen of Savannah carry re-
volvers strapped to their belts in plain
sight. They are armed with short clubs as
we'll
The great show piece of the recent fruit
fair held at Marysville, Cal, was an exact
copy of Suffers famous fort, built entirely
of oranges
A farmer in Holt county, Mo, has TWEEN
ty-six living children, none of whom are
married and all Of whom are at home.
There are eleven pairs of twins in the
family.
AT Grard college, in Philadelphia, there
are now $50 pupils who are clothed, fed
and educated from the income of the Girard
estate, 100000 being expended annually
for this purpose
A resideEb of Antelope valley, New, re-
ports thousands of wild horses ranging on
the mountain plateau nea: his home. 1t is
almost impossible to raise a band of tame
horses in that section, because they join
the wild herd.
Every Italian in the service of the pope
has been dismissed, and the duties of the
domestics in the papal apartments, both in
the antechamber and the interior, are
transferred to foreigners. An inquiry has
shown that Crispi had several secret agents
in the vatican.
l-LlTERARY WoMEN's ATTIRE.
Ouida dresses absurdly She strives af-
ser juvenility always Her hair she wears
a curly crop bound by band of blue
'ibbon.
Mrs. Hodgson- Burnett wears dresses
that look too youthful for her. Salmon,
pink, white, pale blue and soft yellow are
the shades which Mrs. Burnett favors
most.
Mrs. Lynn-Linton always has on black
gown and a white cap when she is at home
She wears rich stuffs-silk, velvet, brocade
and the like In cold weather her outdoor
garment is of sealskin.
Lady Hardy dresses elegantly and pict-
uresquely. She does her hair in the marquise
style Her favorite materials are brocaded
velvet and brocaded silk. She has superb
necklace of intaglios that she wears on
swagger occasions.
The most charitably disposed person
gould not say that Miss Braddon ever
wears nice clothes. She likes solid colors
and affects velvet Her gowns have many
furbelows about them. She wears large
diamond eardrops of an evening.
Mrs. Cashel- Hoey's style is queer, but
you get used to it. She generally has on
some priceless old point luce. A lace shawl
that she wears occasionally must be worth
a couple of hundred pounds if it is worth a
penny. Mrs. Hoey always wears mourning
Mrs. Campbell-Praed wears gowns of the
most recherche description. In the even
ing she affects rich, delicate brocades. Her
gowns are cut in simple fashion, but they
are always rather decollete. Mrs Praed's
day dresses are modest and ladylike in tone
Lady Wilde is quite the grande dame
She dresses in handsome silks. more or less
sad in color, and wears long trains. Her
hair is dark and luxurious and she ar
ranges it in a peculiar fashion under a
high head dress. Lady Wilde has an inn
mense partiality for jewelry.
Mrs Walford is every inch dowager in
her attire. She likes heliotrope, and the
rich, heavy materials she goes in for would
look better in curtains than in dresses.
Mrs. Walford is an accomplished woman
She spins, embroiders and paints beauti-
fully.
Mrs. Stannard dresses smartly. Her
style is trifle severe. In the evening she