The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
Out & About

o Foolish baby! Wharf.-The moon?"
Life's vainest longing walked so soon?
Your ball is round, your bells are
bright;
Both close to touch as well as sight.
The moons a great cold empty thing
1t will not bounce, it will not ring.
For ages it has hung on high,
To tempt poor bye-low babes to cry.
Go bye-Iow, baby; close your eye
What! whimpering to the same old
1.-THE moon! the moon!"
o wisest babe, to want the moon!
LIES subtlest lesson learned so soon!
When sawdust dolls and trampled toys
Have shattered all our baby joys
Unspoiled, unbroken, unattained,
BY feVerish fingers unprofaned,
The lovely moon still swings on high,
That prospecting babes may cry.
It keeps us looking to the sky,
When we have pricked our last bal
The moon, the moon!
Louise Belts Edwards in The indie
pendent.
The boa has become an inevitable
provision in all comprehensive collec-
lions Of millinery wares, whether in
the wholesale or in the retail trade.
With the exception of boas Of the furs,
which are not to be found generally
in millinery houses, the preference in
the boa, especially for the dress of the
street, is for that of ostrich plumage-
the flues stripped from the quill and
wound around cord in roll effect. Va
rying the choice for ostrich boas
Of t~on ~ od
war in South Africa, have become so
expensive as to be regarded among the
luXuries of the wardrobe, unattainable
by ladies Of ordinary means), are the
boas made of chicken, goose, and the
feathers Of other barnyard fowls. These
feathers plucked usually from the
breast Of the birds, or Of the larger
body plumage stripped and curled are
made into boas scarcely less rich and
handsome than the more sumptuous of
ostrich plumage. BOas may be class
ed as long and demi-long, the selection
depending upon the taste and the
weight Of the purchasers purse. Very
satisfactory and even beautiful boas,
to be worn mostly with dainty toll
cites, are made of puffings and fluff
ings of the soft taffetas and satins,
crepe de chine and chiffon-even tulle
coming into requisition for very deli
nate in longer or shorter scarf ends,
fringed out or trimmed at the foot
and in some cases strapped to form
several globular puffs, with a tassel-
like effect at the bottom. The collar
cites are mostly of multiplied ruffles Of
graduated width of taffeta or satin,
with or without scarf ends. A late
fancy finishes the ruffies of the collar
cite with narrow binding of fur to
AaE nj 40 II
which it is intended to be worn. An
other pleasing method of finish is the
cutting of the ruff1es at the bottom in
saw teeth points and binding with very
narrow black velvet ribbon. A simple
finish is the fringing out of the ruffles
Ribbon usually ties the collarette at
the throat. The boas worn with the
street dress are mostly in black, mixed
gray and mixed ecru; those in white
and in delicate colors are reserved as
a rule for wear in tOilettes for visit
ing, and for those seen in places of
evening entertainment.-The December
Millinery Trade Review.
&@&
The ranks Of New York society fixed
once by Ward McAllister as containing
400 persons, then cut on the dictum of
Mrs. Ogden Mills to $50, have now been
further reduced by Mrs. William Doug
las Sloane to 100. Now all who are left
ought to be able to get in the front
rank. though perhaps that would be
inst as displeasing to the arbiters as
the former arrangements, says an eX-
change.
Worcester League of Unitarian Wo-
men will meet at the South Unitarian
church Dec. Is. Mrs. Theo Brown will
sneak on the work of the postoft1ce
,3lission. The subject of the day will be
the power of Thought" Papers VIII
he read as follows: How Far Are We
peenonsibIe for Our Thoughts" Miss
hg,Ies r Jacobs; How Far Do Our
Thoughts Affect Others?" Miss Sarah
I. Staples; Mental Science" Mrs. NJ.
Weatherbee. Luncheon VIII pc
IA ar 10 as o'clock Tea and coffee will
iIe1N -a-,-ed nv the society. All women
ara cordially invited to attend the
meeting which will have morning
and afternoon session.
recital Of familiar songs viii be
given in the South Unitarian Church at
8 o'clock tonight by Charles E. May
beu. baritone. Mrs. Ada L. Harrington
sonrano and Regis ]. Cloutler, VIOLIN
iSf accompanied w NAAN'
Rassett on the organ and Homer T.
WiIiiams on the piano. The program
is f,,II Of interest to lovers of music.
NIoet Of the numbers are well known to
evervbodv. Among the most familiar
80 S.Anchored." THE Minstrel Boy,
Handlers Largo" Comm thro' the
Pve y "The Last Rose of Summer,
s.TIoY,es Sweet Home" Mascagnl
Ave Maria, Three Jolly sailor Boys
and "The Holy city
After the business meeting OF BAN
croft Chapter, D. Of r., held Tuesday
a. the bo1se of Mrs. L. G. White, a
Harvard Street, adjournment was made
10 the diningroom where Mrs. William
DenhcJn Miss Carrie and Mrs: Pc
ferson. dressed IN charming continent
raj costumes, served tea from a tea
set which belonged to Mrs. peterson 5
great grandmother Election cake,
9ingerbread made from a recipe whlch
bsS been in the Chandler family Tor
Generations and Salem Gibraitars were
also served. - z;,t,,,-
The modern furniture OF the olIlhs
room had been removed and replaced
nv antique furniture belonging TO the
Family. an old sideboard with secret
drawers and wine drawers and COW
ered with old decanters, glasses ana
nF Wa7h