Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04


copies of the mediaval style.
The rain falls on the Just and the unjust
Little did Goodyear dream of the many uses
to which his valuable accidental discovery
would be put, and now a Boston lady has
said to this Government and this Govern
ment has given her a patent for so saying
and doing: 1.-THE manufacture of rubber
gossamer cloth has now reached the state Of
perfection that enables me to construct a
waterproof hat impervlous to moisture and
of great usefulness and is not an infringe
ment upon any patents heretofore granted" I"
1 have been making and designing some of
these beautiful waterproof hats, writes Ora
Seaney, the Partisan msn-milliner, and I
can assure you that 'long-felt want has
been well filed" These are mostly large
shapes. although some toques are produced
and the rubber fabric bears a resemblance to
silk or short KNAPP velvet, and they have tine
velvet facings which make them very be-
coming. 1t is now possible for the fashion
able lady to appear in rainy weather i'm
maculately costumed from head to foot in the
material that fears no kind of weather. The
plain gray and wine combines nicely with
the checks and the trimming is sewed on a
machine, inflated with air and secured to
the hat, which produces very stylish effect.
No kind of ornamentation is as becoming
to the face as feather trimmings. 1t is al
ways in harmony with complexion, style of
wearing the hair and tint of eyebrows, and
it furnishes pretty setting for bangs at
neck and forehead. Many of the new Medici
collars on house dresses are edged with the
becoming fufiness.
1t is stated that Vienna is about to lead
fashion in a way that may be of advantage
to the millinery trade; as, once a start is
made, there is little doubt of its being imi-
tated. The idea is that at balls the ladies
are to wear little bonnets to correspond with
their dresses. 1t would be of great assist
ance in the makeup of ladies who find ii
difficult to adorn themselves becomingly by
the art Of the hair dresser. The opportunity
for variety in elegant head ornamentation
by the aid of capotes or small toques, is
temptingly set forth by due consideration of
the subject By all means let the expert
ment be tried here, and give the patrons of
our coming balls a chance to display their
milliners' art. A bewitching little affair
Tor just this purpose was of gold twisted
wire, entwined with yellow velvet forget
me-nots, and a spray standing erect at the
back, writes Ora Seaney, the Partisan man
milliner This is SO dainty and small that
it needs to be fastened to the coil and ap-
pears but little more than an ornament for
the couture.
Almond taffy is the latest sweet that the
petted maids of fashion roll under their
tongues of an evening when a candy frolic
is under way. A celebrated French confec-
toner whose name is almost q household
word gave away the recipe. Here 1t is:
Boil together half pint of water and a
pound of brown sugar for ten minutes.
Blanch and slice through the middle IL o.
of almond. Stir them in the syrup with 2
OF. of butter. Let it boil hard for ten min
utes. Pour on well-butIered dish to the
thickness of half an inch.
A physician in New York, who is de-
votedly fond of a pretty young wife, re-
Gently himself designed some garments for
her use this winter. Over the union gar
ment Of silk or wool, which clothes one
from wrist to heel, is worn the well-fttine
corset or corset-waist, and the long hose are
drawn smoothly up and fastened to the gar
ters at the knees.
The novel garment in question as far down
as ths knee resembles the bifurcated skirt
except that it is fuller below the yoke At
the knee this resemblance ends, for instead
of hanging like two useless bells with a
foot in each for clappers, each halt is
neatly gathered into broad band, which is
closed with three or four small buttons at
the knee.
1t is made so far of China silk for moder-
ate weather, and Of fine, soft wooden cloth
Tor cold weather, but as it reaches only a
little below the knee tits only half complete
in itself.
A modification of the useless little CATERS
that reach only to the top of the boot and
leave the calf OF the leg clad only in a thin
silk stocking to the tender mercies of fap-
ping, wet skirts, comes in quite opportunely
here. A long garter or Logging, buttoned
on the outside, reaches from the dainty rub
Der to the band at the knee to which it is
fastened, making practically one garment
of both. The beauty and finish of which
these articles are capable are perfectly sur
prising. For dry, windy Heather the CATERS
may be of black, tan or gray broadcloth,
with Tapped edges, fitted to every curve of
the dainty limb and lined with flannel or
some fine fur for warmth.
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Chain bracelets are more than ever the
fashion since the King and Queen of Italy
presented one to the Princess Victoria upon
her marriage to Prince Adolph of Schaum-
berg-Lippe.
Bob Cook, the one-time stroke in the Yale
crew, has been in New York as one of the
judges in most novel contest, writes Louis
n. Megargee in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In Gramercy Square, near the house which
Samuel j. Tilden once occupied, is a FASH
ionable seminary for young women, the
ehief preceptress of which determined that
while it might not 90 for her to have the
charmers under her care indulge in football
matches or high jumps or pugilistic en-
counters, vet that in order to be in the swim
it was necessary for them to enter in some
sort of contest of at least semi-athietic
character. With this end in view she had
them scientifically trained in "demeanor
and carriage" and in order to arouse spirit
of emulation announced competitive ex-
hibltion among her pupils, and gained the
consent of Bob Cook and General Horace
Porter, the famous after-dinner story teller.
and the Vice President of the Pullman
Parlor Car Company, to act as judges. 1
suppose Porter was selected for the purpose
of making a speech upon this novel occa-
sion, but Cook confessed to me, however.
that he felt somewhat embarrassed by the
anticipation OF the duties thrust upon him.
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