The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
CRAFTY MILLINERS.

"A few years ago the Viennese millin-
ers were in despair. Their charges, as
Is we'll known, are extravagantly high,
and, behold! their business was threat
ened by a cheap form Of straw hat, Tor
which a reigning queen Of fashion had
created a passing craze. 1t required
but little trimming; its cost was TIL
fling. The milliners at once called a
secret meeting to consider the situa-
ton. A few days afterwards all the
wGrkvcmen in Vienna appeared in the
obnoxious cheap hats. The willy mil
liners had hougNt them up and dis
triltnt~:i t;ipm gratEitously. The
noblesSc. dr;:cn at bay, soon returned
to tie costly innn"ts shown them with
smiling aIarrij,y by their autocratic
providers. orc Of whom told the secret.
Detroit Free Press
\ l:l...r> HINT.
Why will some persist in
clipping thGs" patent Slrev" e~Xtenders
inside their thinncst grass cloth and
dimlty shirt waists? If they could
only realize the effect when they stand
in the sunlight: Y rays are nothing in
comparison These sleeve eXtenders
are made of wire or vhalebone, placed
In SORT II cris s-cross fashion. making an
upenwork structure that shoves the
sleeve out from the shoulder.
Beneath a heavy material they do
not show 50 plainly. but with a plain
60 wi. J,,,-, w, tlon, fla wirv craf-
folding looks hilrOns.
Just see The skeleton lady from the
dime muScuIn.' whispered a miSchiev-
Gus girl 10 her companion as a cadaver-
o~us-lo0king woman settled herself OPP
p0sitc them in h street car. She was
thin. awfully thin. 10 be sure. but the
especial point in her makeup provok-
ing the remark was the wearing Of a
pair of slp2vceXtendcrs under sheer
lawn. As she sat against a sunny
background these articles were thrown
into bold relief. the skeleton frame
work Senning inSnch harmony withthe
wearpr's personality that critical girl
hood quickly saw the likeness.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
BICYCLE GIRLS OUTFIT.
Wneelwonen who are society WON
en- as we'll are having their wheels
painted to match their suits. The idea
is English.
The Young oma who goes i'll fol
symphony of color has the leather
case of her bicycle clock the same
shade as her suit.
A new idea of the bicycle maid is tt
have her belt and the band which en-
circles her hat match in color. anG
fastened. if possible, with buckles
which are just alike.
A jeweier is making silver bicycle
chains with silver locks. and these arr
being bought and presented to bicycle
girls. who regard them more as orna
ments than as useful articles for lock
ing up their wheels.
The bicycle girls belt is made witt
a convenient little pocket at the sid
for change. The newest have the GOV
er of the pocket cut so that the fac
of a watch may be seen. and thu
combine a watch case and a purse. T.
be worn with a jacket very marrow
belts are sold. but with the short wais
the belt Us wider.-Chicago Record.
Snake in His Wheel.
Frank Florence of the Wester
Union cable office. New York. had
startling experience while riding hi
wheel near Cornwall, y. Y. 1t wa
growing dark; he was wheeling SLOW
" along on an unfamiliar road. Sue
denly an object appeared i'll the roa
and jumped between the spokes OF n
wheel, and in the turn of the wheel
twisting. kissing b~lackSnake was fa'
in the forks.
Florence ~dismounted quicker tina
he ever did before and dropped tt
wheel in the road. The snake soon e!
tricated itself and crawled into tt
bushes in the roadside.