The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-25

their place, made sufficiently largo to cover
tho woolOn gown. These arc not ONLY
fresh and DAINTY looking, but prevent tho
dress from boing soiled.
Nolvcteen is used for many childrcn's
cloaks and is much more scrviceable for
those garments than velvet, besides being
moro suitable. Velvet is an old material
and far too rich for child to wear, while
volyctcen looks we'll and stands hard usage.
Browns and dark blues arc particularly
pretty in this fabric, and some of tho
dahlia shades arc also attractive.
Pretty jackets for little girls arc made
of rcd boucle cloth and fastened with large
buttons. The REFER style is generally
liked, and one of these rcd jackets, with q
red crcpon or cashmere dress to match,
makes very pretty costume Tho hat
may DO OF rcd felt, trimmed with black
ribbon, or .; black felt, trimmed with red
ribbon.
The first figure in the sketch illustrates
gown for n girl IL years old. 1t is of
boucle red and black wool, and the plain
skirt has u band of mink about the foot.
The blouse bodice has n black velvet yoke.
framed by mink band, and the belt and
the deep cuffs of the balloon sleeves arc of
black velvet The second figure wears q
gown suitable for an S-ycar-od girl. 1t is
OF French blue velvetccn and is gathered
on gGipure yoke. Full cpaulets of gui-
pure fall over the gigot sleeves. The sash
is of white liberty silk
JUDO CHoLLET.
Where Ue Drew the Line.
The proprietor of the hotel, who was
himself fairly decent sort of fellow,
came hurrying into the private Office,
whittier the excited head waiter and the
two w or I. i
saulted him were waiting in the custody
of the special officer of the establish
ment
Gentlemen, declared the proprie-
tor, "such conduct is disgraceful 1t so
happens that there was nobody else in
the dining room to see it, and SO some
measure Of scandal is spared the house.
Bat why did You strike the man?'
"Of course we apologize, said one of
tho pair, and deeply regret the painful
occurrence, but we were driven to it.
When we first entered, one of your wait
ers seized my coat in such al awkward
and precipitate manner as to break off
two buttons, but 1 did not mind that
especially. That was enthusiastic well
come Then the man who took my
friends lat dropped it on the floor and
accidentally stepped into it, but 1 am
sure it was Il mishap and unintended,
SO neither of us felt bitterly toward him.
Then third peace killer trod upon my
freshly polished shoe and painfully COM
pressed my too, but no one would be-
lieve he had designed to do it. The per-
son with my friends hat in carrying it
and his topcoat to the rack allowed the
latter garment to trail across the floor,
sleeves hindmost, but you could readily
see no was still excited about the hat
and was therefore eXcusable. But when
at this moment the imperious head
waiter appeared and called, Come this
way, gents just waited until he had
Enthusiastically pronounced tho word
gents, and when we were positive he
had used the term we both fell upon
him, as become men of self respect
"He said 'gents?' queried the pro-
prietor, enraged.
He did,
Gentlemen, the apology is mine.
said my house had not been scandalized,
but it has. Go, fellow" to the head
waiter, "and know that you deserved
tenfold what you got. ''-Chicago Rec
ord
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