St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-21
NOVELTIES IN FABRICS.
Beautiful New Goods Istrodueed for the
Present Season.

C3eautifui New Goods Iatrodueed for the
Present Season.
Among novelties in dress goods are
all silk black satin grenadine in
stripes Of different widths. There is
also a new black Indian silk faconne,
which is very rich and will make up
handsome gowns for those who have
effects. There is satin berber, all
wool, which has all IL luster of a real
satin and all the wear of tin plate.
There is marked revival of tricots. al.
batross and tricotines as well as bed.
ford cords, home-spuns, amazon cloth.
priscilla suitings. storm serge and
bayadere tweeds. Two toned and
mixed novelties are shown in great
variety.
The fancy tweeds are among the
prettiest and most genteel of all goods
next the cheviots- There are many de-
signs in tweed check novelty, and any
amount of shades and cOlors in hop
sacking. Mohair. brilliantine and
lamire cloth are shown in all shades
and colors, particularly pretty ones be-
ing in the newest shades, such as
blues, grays, browns. tans, old rose,
cardinals and greens. The crepons in
cotton and wool are very soft and pref
ty. There are lovely new serpentine
grapes, some all silk and some mixed
with cotton. Corduroy in several
colors is shown for spring costumes,
skirt and jacket to match, and the new
double chain storm serge can be found
now in many tints-
The delicate and beautiful challies
are mostly bought for tea gowns and
morning dresses, though some summer
dresses for the street are also being
made Of them. In silks, which are
really cheaper than cotton gowns.
when one considers laundry expenses,
the suralls and failles are favorites for
such gowns as will receive hard usage.
The two toned crystal silks. the taf-
fetas, either two toned or brocaded,
the printed China and the japanese
wash silks win all be favor ties. The
shot and iridescent silks of last season
are seen sometimes for grown persons,
but more often for children.-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Farmer and the City Man.
Did you ever notice the differentia.
ton of city and country boys? A city
boy of ten is thin and bony as q shad.
There is not an ounce of unnecessary
flesh on his body. and he appears to be
about ready to die. The country lad
of that age, on the contrary. appears
plump and rosy, the picture of health.
Look at the boys twenty years later.
They have changed places. The city
man is plump and bubbiinQ with
health and fat. while the once
plump country boy is a lank.
worn farmer, apparently half starved.
And he really is Not that he
has not had plenty to eat every day.
for he has. He has reveled in pork and
molasses, pancakes and vegetables, all
of the finest quality. but they have not
been taken properly. They have been
50 proportioned that they were only &C
much fodder. and he failed to extract
the nourishment that WAS in them. He
has starved, though abundantly fed.
while the city boy. though perhaps often
hungry, has had the advantage of scien-
tific cooking and has grown fat on light
diet At fifty the boys present still
more strongly marked contrast, and it
is all due to the way Of feeding. Most
of the country people waste half their
food by not eating it properly.-Cincin-
uati TimeS-Star.