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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

The dimity is gathered to the corded edge Of
the yoke, then drawn down and shirred at
the waist line, in space of six inches on the
back and front, and strong linen band set
as a belt underneath. The bias mutton-leg
sleeves are all in one piece, with two deep
pleats under the elbow, and turned-back
cuffs Of embroidery. Small pearl buttons
set very close together are used to fasten the
front. Four larger buttons are set on the
waist line; one directly in front, another
opposite on the back, and one on each side,
and to these the belt Of the skirt is attached.
A foundation skirt of the dlmlty is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

time, were about the only things one thought
it worth while to drape. We recently saw q
corner arranged which provided for wide
divsn, half hid by q cnrtain, suspended
from grille work traversing the corner like
the long line of triangle. The same cur
tain treatment can half hide cabinet or .
grouping Of bric-a-brac, with faint lamp
glow shimmering through the folds Of it
and moreover this arrangement need take
no more room than an ordinary corner
table would occupy. A clever pair Of en-
broidered velours portieres represent two
big bronze gates. When the pair.ars hung
from portieres on swinging cranes they are
opened as 3 regular gate would be, adding
largely to the effect.
Prices Now and Than.
II IL worthy of note that from various
causes-increased demand, competition and
the universal desire for "sfects" regardless
fquality-decoratiy stuff can be bought
to-day at prices amazingly low, when COM
pared with quotations Of ten years ago. For
$6 pair you can buy chenille curtains that
in 1881 cost S45.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

We must endeavor to bear with them. The
only difficulty is that they sometimes fall
harshlv on the eve Of q man who has his no
tions of what constitutes picture"
The suit shown in the accompanying
illustration is for boy from 4 to years. It
is composed of trousers and jacket of dark
blue serge, and sailor blouse of finely
checked black and white flannel. The
trousers are attached to silesia underwaist.
The illustration IS from HdTper's Bdzaar.
Boots Must Show the Instep.
The newest shoes for ballroom wear are of
gold or silver tinBel. They are quite 90
fairylike as the silver kid shoes, and mot
half 30 costly. Velvet is the fashionable
material Tor bridemsids' shoes The only
objection to il is that 1t makes the feet look
somewhat large. Tho favorite shades for
evening wear are heliotrope, primrose,
pistachio green. moss green and pale pink.
Bronze anu light green is new mixture.
For very dressy occasions the fronts of shoes
are EN- broidered with gold beads and col
0red stones.
Anything in the shape Of a rosette that
conceSs the instep is carefully avoided.
Boots made Of ooze skin are not so popular
as they were. They get out Of shape too
quickly, and make the ankles look thick.
Scarcely anything but patent leather hnds
favor for smart day wear. Boots intended
to be worn with tailor-made dresses are
rather mannish in style. They have
straight toe caps and are devoid of all super
huous trimming.
Nice for the Home Dressmaker.
A pretty model of dimity Dress apd one
that may be easily followed by the house
dressnaker. has a curved yoke of very open
embroidery, finished with turned-over
collar OF the same, says the Boston Herald.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

lines and trimmed
with rows OF quar-
ter = inch brown
braid. The bodice
is shirred in yoke
shape over a close
fitting lining. The
front is cut in one
piece and shirred
at the waist; the
back of the skirt
is gathered and
Joined to the waist.
The illustration is
from Harper's b.
.zar. Flower dresses
are novelties seen
on other misses in
ball rooms and at
very elegant dinner
parties. The toun-
dation of the dress
and the dress skirt
and waist is ofsome'
light material, u.s.
ually tulle, some
times the more e1,
pensive chiffon,
mousseline de sole
or crepe de chine.
The dress is made
plainly. Strings
OF white ribbon if
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
A joke With Truth In It.

A novel and characteristic announcement
appeared in the birth. marriage and death
column of daily paper one day: married
this day, co. 900 marks dowry to 100,0 900
marks income" 1t has probably been in
serted by gay wag. but there il method in
his madness, no doubt
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
FASHIONS FOR THE FAIR.

Spring Notions In Hats, Gowns and Msntles
The Paris Millinery-suits for Little
FoIks-A Chapter on shoes-Hints for
Home DressmakerA
Many OF the French picture hats have lace
s2appets in place of strings They are twisted
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

loosely ABOUT tne
neck and finished
of at the side with
a bunch OF flowers
or a ribbon bow. A
pretty hat is Of red
crepe de chine with
a jet crown. The
brim is veiled with
black lace and Is
trimmed with clus-
tiers Of poppies, and
the lace lappet is or
oamented with n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

contributor, sis all
very stylish and very
beautiful. but ex-
ceedingly trying to
the complexion. Go
down Broadway this
afternoon and OBJ
serve the young men
who are wearing this
pale blue in trousers,
coat, vest, light over
coat, necktie and hat;
they appear tolerably
well dressed, but
somehow they have
the appearance of in
artistic results. A.
pale lace with clipped
blonde hair is often
at the top of this
color, and you feel as
though you wanted
TO rush franticaliy
forward and put a
jack rose in the fel-
lows buttonhole. 1t
is q trying costume,
but it could be re-
lieved by an addition
of some strong, bright
color, though, of
course, that would
change the style.
These little incidents
have their day and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

administration, called . 10 silhouette, .
name which continued to be applied to the
black profile portraits. Silhouettes wess
executed in various ways. One Of the SIM
plest is that of tracing the outlines Of
shadow profile thrown on q sheet Of paper.
as shown in the illustration, and then re-
ducing them to the required size, either by
the eye or by means of q pantograph. The
camera obscura and camera lucida are also
occasionally used for the purpose. Some
profilists displayed considerable talent in
cutting silhouettes by hand, with pair of
scissors.
The appearances Of flhouettes Is greatly
improved By adding the principal markings
of the hair end drapery, which, ifjudicious-
ly done, has Q very good effect
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

4 Black Strau Edt. bunch of the same
flower. 1t has a cornucopia crown made oi
jet, and the brim is Of jet, trimmed with
folds of lace. A bunch of spring flowers
decorates the front. The Tyrolese and the
turbsn are the two hats to go best with
mourning dresses. The first is made OF
coarse straw aud is trimmed with a velvet
bow, 1t is a smart hat and suits almost any
face. The turban is less becoming. 1t is
Usually trimmed with fancy ribbon and
osprey. The black straw hat shown in the
initial illustration of this article is large
hat made of fine black straw. 1t is trimmed
with black lace, palm blossom and yellow
roses
None of the new French bonnets are pro-
vided with crowns They consist merely of
brims trimmed with flowers and other orna-
ments. The style is pretty one, but, uu-
fortunately, many of its devotees catch cold,
and are afflicted with neuralgia and even
gout in the head. A pretty hat is helmet
shaped without crown. It's made entirely
of gold passeRenterie, A knot of gold
braid upon the front is the onlv trim ming on
1t. Black velvet strings starting from the
back are fastened under the chin. The hat
Is made somewhat small for the head, and
must be perched upon it in the style that is
becoming only to fair women with piousnt
faces.
Plain Straw, With Big Bows.
Gold braid studded with mark gems forms
the basis Tor manv hats and bonnets, SAYS the
Boston Herald. Very wide brimmed hats,
trimmed with very large bows of ribbon, are
worn for early spring by young women and
girls. A black chip hat may have a great
bow Of fowered ribbon fastened either d.
rectly upon the front or upon the back of the
crown. The hats themselves need not be OF
fancy straw, nor beads, nor yet of gold braid
in order to be worn in this manner The
plainest straw, even though it be somewhat
coarse, looks well adorned with huge bow
OF very good ribbon.
The fashion for spring flowers demands
that they shall be selected 10 match the hat
trimmings If the hat is trimmed with
green, e'eat bunches of green leaves OF
various hues, secured BIZ combining smilax,
lilac leaves and rose leaves, is fastened in
the front OF the bodice and upon the muf.
Heather is fastened in the front of the jack
ct Heather is pinned upon the muf, and
the sweetest hat facing in the world is made
by lining the hat brim with sprays OF heath
er. Blue is probably the most fashionable
and the most sought-ior color. To wear with
the blue costumes and blue hats there may
be found lovely blue hyacinths, great
punches of delicate forget-me-nots and En-
glish "blueies." To wear with the popular
pink shades. there are hosts of fruit bios
Eoms, roses, azaleas and flowers of pinkish
tinge. With the tan and yellow shades go
crocuses, jonquils, daffodils and the e1-
quisite varieties of yellow roses.
Dressing the Stronger Sex
"Forget-me-not blue" said a masculine
n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
etvlish suitin9s.

Overcoat and trouser material, Of the
street. Cutting and fitting the very best %
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
Shades for the window.

The departure from prim, plain, simple
shade cloth at our windows is one of the few
things that is essentially the fashion of the
day. It is now fashionable to embroider
little detached and dainty designs, little
squares or crosses or stars along the space on
window shade occupied heretofore by a
dado. A delicate new curtain is being Of
fered, softly tinted in imperceptible merging
stripes, and it is well and properly called
"the rainbow curtain" It is not at all nee.
essary any more to use stair linens in those
horrible stripes OF red and drab that we all
know so we'll. Stair linens are now being
made in beautiful colorings and chic de-
signs,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

To be sure, the goods then were silk. Now
they are cotton, but the EFFECT" is just the
same. The same way with laces. A $50
Brussels is now shown In q s. nottingham.
The young couple who 90 to housekeeping
nowadays can make a show that would have
staggered their parents. Times have de-
manded close figures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

The frook illustrated is Of plaid wool, hav-
ing an eeru ground cross-barred with colored
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
Dressing the Stronger Sex.

"Forget-me-not blue" said q masculine
leader OF fashion to g ST. Louis Republic
The Press., 1891-06-11

MERIT WINs.-We desire to say to our citizens, that, for years we have been sell ing Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con- sumption, Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Bucklens Arnica Salve and Electric Bit ters, and have never handled remedies that sell as we'll, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesi- tate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refupd the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity on their merits. E. K. Taft, druggist.
The Press., 1891-06-11
A VAIuARIEs DIscovrpy-Dr Rro

A VALUABLE DIsoovERY.-Dr. Brown Sequard's elixir of youth may be an inn portant discovery, but every one knows that Dr. Franklin Miles New Heart Cure certainly is. It has given thousands af- ficted with heart disease NEW LEASE OF LIFE. Druggists who can observe it's ef- fects on many customers everywhere speak very highly of it. MT. John Weav- CT, of Knightstown, Ind, says: s'I have sold much of Dr. Miles New Cure and have received many good reports" O.. Monroe, of Dunkirk, N. Y., reports large sales. ''And the best part of it is every bottle has given satisfaction.'' Sold and guaranteed by W. D. Heald.
 Indianapolis Journal: ''What is this country coming to-" shouted the prohi- bitionist orator, when we see the rum seller and his minions in places of trust p
 ''I ain't found none of lem runnin' no places. of trust yet, and I been in this town more'n year," unused the seedy man near the door.
 < CATARRH OF THE BLADDRR.-I had been troubled since 1869 with Gravel and Ca tarrh of the Bladder. Tried several doc tors, but got no relief. Finally, at the advice of B. D. w. Parsons, I was pre- vailed upon to try Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The result was mar vicious. After using few bottles, was entirely cured.-S. N. Arnold, No. 563 Plymouth avenue, Rochester, N. Y.
The Press., 1891-06-11
A Perplexing Situation.

"Hello, Willie," said small boy as he met comrade in the street about dusk, ssyer mothers lookin' fer ye."
 "Is she?"
 "Yes, she's got the whole family out and she's goin' on terrible. She says you were the pride of her heart and was goin' to be the comfort of her old age."
 "Go way; she didn'tp
 Honest. She says she never did see one so smart fer yer age nor such a com fort around the house. You'd better go on home"
 q was hurryin' with all my might. But are you sure she said all them things?"
 "Yes, and lot more. Go on, she's waitin' fer ye now."
 "Well, don't know. I tell ye, Jimmy, I'm mighty doubtful in my mind about whether hadn't better stay lost."- Washington Post.
The Press., 1891-06-11
A SNOW FANCY.

za i. H1 erlf Il r Id. < The yellow gifted things of June
 Whose hum is like q dull bassoon, Sweet homes they have on sWaying beds When are unpacked the clover lheads- Those bursting globes of purple fire. The fuzzy coats upon each spire Of blossoms perch, to search the rim Lest 1t with honey overbrim. But unlike these the wild, white bees That swarm upon the leafess trees; For our dull ears they have no song, They do not to the earth belong. No stirring of the soft white wing Was ever heard or fluttering. Although the darkened air they crowd, Their happy hive is in the cloud, And they for the sky children there In unseen pastures of the air Disti1 the dew. o happy bees That swarm among the winter trees.
 Annie Bronson King in Century.
The Press., 1891-06-11

GENTS make 100 per cent. net on my Cor "A sets, Belts, Brushes, Curriers' 6 Medicine. sam pies free. Write now. Dr. BIfdgmaRiH Broad way, N. Y. tt
The Press., 1891-06-11
WHEN MAMIE DIED.

When Mamie died, the house was hushed and still,
 A nameless presence seemed to enter there, A spectre we could neither see nor hear.
 Wfte Mamie died. When Mamie died she birds forgot to sing, And nature sympathized in tears of rain; It seemed as if our hearts were rent in twain
 When Mamie died. When Mamie died we could not understand, We bowed in grief, the children round us cried: But now we know the dear Lord took her hand
 When Mamie died.
 Moses Gage Shirley in Yankee Blade.
The Press., 1891-06-11

"These young ladies who protest that they are never going to marry!" he broke out. Everybody knows they will belle their own words at the very first oppor- tunity."
 He paused, and evidently hoped that Mrs. Martin would come to the rescue of her sex but that discreet woman held her tongue.
 "Why, Mary" he continued, ''you re- member how it was with yourself have heard you say more than once that you wouldn't marry the best man alive"
 .Well, didnt,n said Mrs. Martin.
The Press., 1891-06-11

MERIT MEASURED BY SUooEss.-The wonderful popularity of Swift's Specific (S. s. S.) is the natural result of the tests to which the public has put it. The mer- it's of the medicine have remained the same, but the knowledge of the people with respect to it's remarkable curative properties has increased until now there is demand for it wherever the English language is spoken. s. s. s. was first offered as specific for contagious blood poison For that it was, and is, truly a specific. But it is now regarded wherever it's virtues are known, as true specific for all forms of blood disease. Whole columns could be filled with testimonials 10 this effect.
The Press., 1891-06-11

+a1 ApSoause pu[e aeiGaIeiy ealtaeea' Gaquis- skin, and softest hands, and prevents inflamma- tion and clogging of the pores, the cause of pim- pnG oSt req an9 9g sk it's remarkable medicinal properties from Cuti- cura, the great skin cure, but so defcately are they blended with the purest of toilet and nur- sery soap stocks that the result is d nledicdted toilet SOdp incomparably superior to all other skin and complexion soaps, while nyalling in delicacy and SurpaSSing in purity the most noted and expensive of toilet and nursery soaps. Sold everywhere. Price 25 cents.
 Prepared by POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL COR PoRATIoN, Boston, Mass.
 sE-"An about the Skin, Scalp and Hair, mail- ed free to any address. GA pages, 300 diseases, 50 illustrations, 100 testimonials.
The Press., 1891-06-11

$10. GOO in premiums given away. See pamphlet in each package of .Savena.
The Press., 1891-06-11

CURE YopRsELF.-Don't pay large doc tors bills. The best medical book pub lished, one hundred pages, elegant col ored plates, will be sent you on receipt of three 2-cent stamps to pay the postage. Address A. F. Ordway < O., Boston,
The Press., 1891-06-11

My head was faiFly TOUCH, and DOW much I suffered it is hard to describe, That lpathsome disease, eatarrh, caused the above, and the doctors said they could not relieve me. I paid hundreds of dol lars, for which received no benefit got more good from two bottles of Sul- phur Bitters than from all the money paid to doctors. I shall contine the Sul- phur Bitters, as have great faith that they will cure me. S. M. Day, Al Han over St., Boston.
The Press., 1891-06-11
SERVING ON A JURY.
Prentice Mulford Tells of an Intermina- sf ble LawsuiE.s
 [Copyrighted by the Author.l
 VIII

EAR after year and term after term the great case of Table Mountain Tunnel vs. New York Tunnel used to be called in the court held at So- nora, Tuolumne ceun- ty. The opposing claims were on oppo-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-11-20
wonderful strength Of Fisss.

Fleas are possessed Of great strength.
Mouffet tells Of . mechanic who made .
gold chain Eve inches In length which .
pet les could easily drag about on any
smooth surface. Bigley writes Of .
matchmaker on the Strand. London.
who had an ivory four.wheeled chariot,
with Q coachman on the box, oil Of
which was drawn with ~ BY his
trained flea, "Dick." The same man
afterwards made q carriage with sin
horses, . cuachman. four persons in
side. two footmen behind. and q postil-
ion on one of the horses, oil drawn by .
single fes.
Latriella mentions q flea which
dragged Q silver cannon OF twenty.fOur
times ito own weight, and showed no
fear when the tiny piece was charged
with gunpowder and fired Oh. Rene
also says that he once saw three fess
drag IN omnibus, . pair dragging .
chariot, and . single one pulling . brass
cannon mounted on wheels.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-11-20

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-11-20

Many years ago n Of the oldest
houses in the town of D. was left
vacant by the death OF its soul occu-
pant, a little old lady whom every
one called Aunt Dolly. The house
was In a bad condition, and since the
heir did not care to make the neces-
sary repairs, the sign, sFOr Sale or
To Let" hung In the window for
more than six years. At last q new
factory was built in the town, q de-
mand for dwelling places sprang up,
and the old house was rented.
Before the month was gone the
German family who had moved In
suddenly moved out again, declaring
that they couldn't stand the ghostA
People laughed, but when family
after family moved out of the house,
each insisting that strange and unac-
countable sounds were heard there,
always at night, 1t came to be gener.
ally admitted that something must
be wrong.
For a long time the house stood
empty again, and the children, going
back and forth to school, would look
mysterlously and talk about Aunt
Dolly's ghost, it's big red eyes, and
the terrible noises 1t made.
These noises were always heard in
the back kitchen, which opened di.
rectly out Of doors At last the
owner Of the house determined to ind
out whether there was any f0unda.
tion for the current reports He took
his gun and sat upon the stairs head
ing out OF the kitchen to watch for
the ghost. About IL O'Clock the
back door, which hung loose upon its
hinges, creaked ominously, opened
with q slam and the ghost slowly
walked into the kitchen. The man
started little, but composed himself
to watch the proceedings.
The ghost stood still . moment,
then shaking itself once or twice, and
giving its head q toss, 1t walked
across the room and putting its head
down In a corner, took q drink from
the old open well, fed BY . spring
very neal the surface, which the man
remembered to be there when he was
. boy. He had fallen into It once,
and had been rescued by Aunt Dolly,
whose reputed ghost was now leisure
II refreshing itself.
Then the ghost gave : cough which
made the windows rattle dubiously.
The man laughed softly TO himself,
and waited. Suddenly, probably
aware for the flrst time that 3 mortal
was sharing its nightly virgil. the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-11-20
,aae.4nonial CIxh homo.

"A matrimonial clubhouse 10 amohg
recent innovations In . European city.
Il 10 . large. roomy building. divided In.
70 several apartments, In one OF which
p~ortrsits Of each woman subscriber are
exhibited, with descriptions Of her age,
ts,ents, fortune. co'or Of bhir, eyes. etc,
si4e Of hands and feet. and measure
ments Of the busts, and general cen
tour. There 10 also . brief account OF
her life
In another room are the portraits OF
mon candidates for coEnubial bliss
A general reading room provides .
medium for mutual meeting, and - pre-
sided vel by "a ancient dame who knlts
interminable stockings There are . 30
private rooms fer moro con6 lentisl tote
. tetea
One Of the curious rules Of tho placs
10 that ladies only may snter the room
where the mems portraits sre, and men
only are admitted to the women's gar
lery. They must mect In tho common
room. The establishment 10 conducted
on moral principles, and the number OF
matches on Its books approximate 1000.