Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-04-02
THE FLEETING SHOW

sv"c OF Its Facts and Fanc1es.
Written for the JOURNAL AND CouRIKR.l
A cH1LDREN's PALACE.
An interesting project is now under con-
sideration in connection with the Worlds
Fair, namely, children's department,
which it is thought will be of special value
to people who live at distance from the
large cities and educational centers, and
who know little of late developments in
educational methods, the Kindergarten,
and the manual training school.
Very naturally the board of lady man
ayers are furthering this plan, and they
have already received grant of space up
on the fair grounds. The design is for
the erection of building which shall have
two distinct parts; one for the dissemina-
ton of knowledge by means of illustrated
lectures, the other by means of articles
designed for the use of children. This
would show not only all school appli-
ances and kindergarten employments, but
nursery conveniences, foods and methods
of preparation, toys, particularly such as
are useful in teaching object lessons, and
improved methods of clothing infants
and little children. A part of
one floor would be given up to
toys, books, pictures and dolls, with
perhaps a central space where children
might be left in the care of attendants to
be entertained while their mothers are in
specting improved cribs, stew-pans and
creeping-aprons.
Upon another floor there would prob
ably be an exhibition for older children.
This would consist of drawing, etching,
engraving on copper, steel and wood, paint
ing in oil and water colors, wood carving,
photography, clay and plaster work, car
pentry; all the work, in short, of the
manual training schools, with display of
bicycles, sleds and boats to prove the
interest that is taken in the outdoor exer-
else and recreation of young people.
1t is hoped that the children's palace will
be building of national interest and i'm
portance and that every State will have a
share in the exhibit. Certainly the little
people are of interest and Importance, not
only in their own homes, but to the ma
ton, and the exhibit will be of advantage
in distributing information, furnishing
some profitable object teaching, and dis
playing a remarkable variety of inven-
tions and methods for the advantage and
welfare of those influential little citizens,
the babies.
HER BELTS AND GIRDLEs.
All sorts and styles of belts, plain,
elaborate, fanciful, in a variety of
materials, are coming into use with the
garments of Spring. A single belt will
not suffice, one must have a collection of
them, and the society girl may find them
serious item Of expense unless she can
wheedle her chancellor of the exchequer
into increasing her allowance. Round
waists and blouses require this touch of
completeness, hence the renaissance of the
| belt
| Between the neat travelling belt made to
| order of the dress material, with bindings
and fastenings of leather and the flexible
| gold ribbon with exquisitely enamelled
buckle and slide in Russian work, there is
an almost endless variety from which to
choose. There are belts of lizard skin, seal.
alligator, calf and pigskin; tinted chamois
mounted with silver; bodice-shaped Cir
dies of glittering jet; velvet and ribbon
belts, with gold or silver buckles beauti-
fully etched or set with jewels, real or
supposititious; belts of enamelled metal
secured by bow knot of silver; Bulga-
rian chains of silver with flagree clasps
and golden ribbons of chainwork fssten-
ing with diamond set hook and eye; all
these and many more are to be had for the
asking and paying for.
In this matter of belts, as in many
others, Fashion seems to be heartlessly re-
gardless of the stout woman's require
ments. Why the plump sister should be
always ignored, set aside, or imposed upon,
and the willowy sister be always consulted
and deferred to by the fashion designers,
/ is hard to explain. The slender woman
!, may wear any variety of belt, broad OF
! narrow, plain or snowy, and the pretty
lines of her figure are only emphasized and
defined. She may even grid herself with
thick and unyielding leather zone, add.
ing two or three inches to her apparent
breadth without fear of disparaging re-
. marks. The stout woman, on the contrary
provokes to laughter andunkindly comment
8 when she unwisely puts on snowy gir
, die, she may, however, provide herself
with belts galore and wear them too, II
she will but select those that are narrow
, and inconspicuous. "Costly" her girdlt
as her "purse can buy, but not expressed
in fancy" Moreover, while abe may mo-
D wear belt in Swiss bodice shape, pointed
f at top and bottom, she may wear ont
a which is pointed on the lower edge ani
parallel line. This allowed to slip nttl,
t below the line of short waist, adds to ii
o apparent length, and gives 1t q narrowe
3 and more graceful outline.
| ASPIRATION.
= The rarest of honeysuckle IS on the hsdgetol
!. high, .
The reddest of rose-red apples swings on tn
good trees crest
" The g1addest of songs and singers are lost in tn
heart Of the eky.
q Hark to the lark, and his anthem, soaring AVA
| from the nest
;, Go higher and higher and higher, the highes
q is ever the best!
. Green are the fields Of the earth, holy and swee
her joys;
l. Take and taste, and be glad-as fruit and blot
But still as an exile, Soul then heyl with sing
For the stars and sun and sweet Heaven who's
ultimate height Is the Lord
| Ripe lovely and glad you shall grow in tn