Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
ONLY ONE OF A KIND.

Easter Fancies for Fair and Fashionable
Women-Soldiers and Their Wives,
sweethesrts and Sisters stu Working
in a Good Cause-Gossip Of Society.
THE frost is not out of the ground when
the new summer silks are on exhibition in
show windows and on silk counters. The
patterns are not widely different from those
of last year, the ever popular polka dots and
chains remaining. Anew fancy is the change.
able silk. It comes sometimes in ohangeable
grounds and plain flowers, and sometimes in
plain grounds and changeable flowers. One
pattern is like that of old-fashioned wall
paper, consisting Of festoons Of roses In an
endless chain of wreaths. Another novelty
is a pattern dress, at $45 for the dress. The
idea Of this pattern dress is that there shall
only be one in the city, so that the wearer Is
not afraid Of seeing some other woman wear
ing a garment made from the same silk.
These pattern dresses are all in stripes, some
with plain ground and pink and white
stripes, and others of moire antique with
white and gold stripes. These are for even
ing wear. Travelling dresses are of taffeta,
IN all the shades OF gray and brown India
but Is nearly all black. The variety is end
less and prices reasonable.
GREAT preparations are being made for
the fair for the benefit of the Pennsylvania
Memorial Home. of Brookville, Pa, in Old
City Hall next week. The fair will COM
mence on Monday next and will continue
all che week. Dinner and supper will be
served daily in the hall on about the same
plan as was adopted by the ladies interested
in the Southside Hospital in the Auditorium
last fall. Business men and others are ex-
pected to patronize the ladies by taking
their meals in the hall, and thus q good1y
sum will be realized for the cause. On Mon
day night there will be a union campfire, to
which G. A. r posts, Sons of Veterans,
Women's Relief Corps and old soldiers gen.
orally, with their families, are cordially in
vited. A number of well-known speakers
will deliver addresses, including General
John 2. Taylor, Department. Commander,
G. A. R., Pennsylvania: Past Commanders
Thomas j. Stewart Austin Curtin, j. P. 8.
and John Taylor, Quartermaster General,
G. A. R., and q number Of others. There
will be music by Post Band, and q great
deal Of fun, as there always is at such
times.
This is Holy Thursday. There are serv-
ices in all the Catholic and Episcopal
churches. There will be handsome floral
decorations in all of them. In St. Paul's
Cathedral the holy oil will be blessed with
impressive ceremonies, including a process
sion of all the school children and clergy
present.
THERE was large audience at the Home
wood Avenue II. E. Church to witness the
dairy maids entertainments and drill under
the direction of the Young Peoples Associa-
ton. The proceeds will be devoted to the
fund for q memorial window for the new
church now in course of erection.
THIS evening Miss Josephine Patterson,
Of Heron avenue will give card party toa
number of her friends.
MISS JENNIE TIBBY, of Sharpsburg, will
entertain the Shakespeare Club this even
ing.
TOMORROW evening Prof. W. W. Very,
Of the Allegheny Observatory, will lecture
on .'The Principles Of Mechanical Flight"
az the monthly meeting OF the Academy Of
Science and Art.
On Good Friday evening Rev. George
Hodges, of Calvary Church, will tell the
story of the Cross, with lantern slide Illus
trations.
AT the Women's Exchange, 628 Penn
avenue, an exhibition of Easter novelties Is
in progress, from A. NJ. until P. M.