The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-14
HOUSE AND HOME

ded with tiny diamonds, are rich nov
elites.
Most OF the summer dress bonnets
are mere airy nothings OF lace and
flowers inca pabe OF afording any pro-
lection against sun or wind, We're it
not a matter of custom, one might dis
pense with summer bonnets altogether
without being in the least inconve-
nienced by their absence.
The immense ruliles worn on the
shoulders require many yards OF lace
o0r OF net, on which ribbon is run in
VOWS, and large plaits are formed,
standing ont widely, while on the
skirts OF many dresses. and more par
tioularly those fr evening wear, there
are quite often as many as three and
even five hounces Of la3e or 70 vs. OF
ribbon, which, when narrow, show as
many as twelve or fourteen bands.
A new and unique bracelet is made
OF two strands OF tiny gold and silver
shells.
A charming fan, OF natural size,
which is to be commended for its ar
tistic beauty, is decorated with lotus
leaves with pale olive browns on sill
yer ground design no doubt, sug"
gested by the lotus leaf floating on
water.
There is nothing more satisfactory
for summer wear than the sheer wool
fabrics, which are really elegant in
tone and texture. The bodices OF
gowns OF these materials are furnished
with shoulder c2pes, sleeve putiS, etc ,
which make them suitable for the
street without wrap
A new and not particular graceful
fashion Is that Of plating bias bands
of silk in roseruching fashion and
placing them around the shoulders OF
lace capes. The bands for plating
are about ten inches wide A very
wide sash ribbon was recently used on
a cape, being plated very full and
used to outline the round yoke, the
ends falling almost to the hem OF the
skirt. Nine yards OF ribbon were
used in the plating,
ABOUT WOMEN.
Sir Thomas More's wife scolded him
on the eve OF his execution.
Ben Johnson's wife went to the inn
after him if he stayed too long and
brought him home, tongue-lashing
bin "A the way,
At, Incie 9. Carnegie, OF Pittsburg
si,teflA- aw OF Andrew Carnegie has
gwen an order to the Maryland Stee
company of Baltimore for steel steam
Yacht, which she will use in cruising
southern waters.
The infanta Eulalia's spunglas
dress, Of which an American manufac
turing company made her presen
while she was the nations guest, ha
aar used great curiosity among tn,
lies Of the Spanish court, who very
p gaptly regard it as something yer!
Hr4 narkable in the way Of feminine at
ii es.
The assertion recently made in ar
English periodical that Miss Braddol
had real zed 100000 from her novel
was generally regarded as preposterou
but Henry Labouchere says in Londol
Truth that he lis inclined to thinl
that they have brought in good dea
more than the sum stated" The con
tinuous sale of Braddon's novels is al
most unprecedented in the records o
British publishers.
However loudly Mrs. Lease ma
yell calamity" she is taking care Q
number one. Since she started in will
The Populist movement she is said t
have cleared off considerable mort
cages on the farm and her husband
drugstore, purchased city home i
Wichita and sent her children to e1
pensive schools. Her husband by tn
way, is sad-eyed man, who speaks i
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