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New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
SAN WELLER.
Instances Of WcIcrixmS Before Dickens IN
rented Him.

Instances OF " htHtFtSWN b'I"'t b''"'"' 4'0
rented Him.
From The London Globe.
There were Wenerisrns before Weller II may
be noted. by the way that Sarnuels name was
no invention. The name Of Weller IS familiar
10 ceneaIugical students that Of families III
Kent, Surrey ana e!sewnerc in the south of
England II the time OF t.uwarc III a certain
Thames perhaps Mr.. Weller. senior, when.
from the gallery Of Mr.. justice Star"icighs
court he encouraged ms son t. spell II Wlth
a we" not very far wrong.
There can be but Little doubt that Just as
Mrs Frances Shcridau's Mrs Tryfort with
rccrIlecticns of Ducberry and his like. sug-
gcstcd 10 Sheridan tn creation OF Mrs Mald-
prop 50 Dickens drew the idea Of sam Nellers
peculiar way Of Illustrating his talk by apt
comparison and fehcituus allusi"n from a char
acter III farce by Samuel Bcaziey winch vas
popular before "PickWIrk was IN. ught OF IhIs
was pointed out in detail m"r' than q quarter
Of a century ago by the lat" NJ T. l. kltii'h-
ard Though many lovers II Dickens seem 20
be stil unaware If the existence of thiS pro-
tctvpc of Weller. Both BcazIey. WI" was Nv
profession an architect. and ms dramatl" works
are unknown O. the present EenerLilCn- but IN
the early decades of the last century MS plays
were popular especially musical fare" called
Five Hours NJ Brighton 'r ttf hm'ifo
House produced at the cid Lyc"um Ih'atTa
in 1911 \ faVOritc character IN TINS farce was
Mr. Simon STattoTdaSl, a rlliillmdIl copies
of the uIav are very rare but Mr.. blanchard
gave. n number Of examples OF NJ. SIittterdtSh1
sayings. Of which We quote one " two. 'nIna
On. as ;he said to his tight boot In
down lllo.l YOU ae the eXtinguIsher said :" thd
rushght" Where shall we fly as the hu!l"s
said t. The trigger; I'm all over IN p"rSplfa-
ton. as the mutton chop said I" the gridlf"h
Let every one take care of themselves. as ina
donkey Observed when dancing among thd
Chickens and 50 on. and SO on
An actor named Samuel Vale was id.ntifcd
with tn" part of Simon Spatterdash, ana IN
private life was in the habit Of beiardlnS his
talk with comparisons Of the SpatterdaSh
brand-cuYnparisons which flowed with fatal
facility from his lips Sam Vales latest
pasScd from mouth to mouth, and both the
name of the actor and the farce with which
he was associated must have been farnlliar 10
Dickens There can hardly be any reasonable
doubt that the name Of sam vale suggesteo
that Of sam Weller JUS. as his trick of talk.
derived from the militaman Of Beazleys farce
suggested Sanuels amusing method OF speech
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
THE SECOND EMPIRE.
Ttro Picturesque Episodes IN Pcri"d Of
Unrest.

Tro Picturesque Episodes in Pcri"d Of
Unrest
H " Lucy in The Cornhill Magazine
Walking about the streets, riding on buses
irrll,etinc up and down the river in STEAMBOATS,.
/ was profoundly struck 10y the unrest among The
people, their intense hatred OF Emperor ana
Empress one day ! caught a glimpse ot
Rochefort. carried alOft On the shoulders OF d
mob of students thronging the Boulevarde SAINT
Michel ] never saw a man looking so help-
l..ssly frightened as did the founder of the Ian
terne,~ then in its prime, whether ne feared
the police or fall, l do not know fut ms
terror abject-
In the summer time the Emperor paid VISIT
70 I,eauvais on the chance of getting material
for an article acceptable in London. i journeyed
thffher with North Peat, who went down as
representative Of THE Morning Star. The
Prince Imperial accompanied the Emperor. v no
drove. through living lanes Of people stretching
from the roadway to the open windows OF the
+orrnoSt chamber They came TO see, bat they
yoIlld not remain to cheer The occasion was
the presentation of prizes gained at the local
I.vcee The head prize was never delivered. the
winner a lad of fourteen, declining TO accept il
from the hand of the hated Emperor
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but well considered tribute in a separate chap
ter appendng list of his works This feature
was well advised Though Cano is not man
of the first rank his qualities deserve 10 be
made better known, and nowhere are they more
approrriately to be celebrated than in study
of his native town. The volume is very attrac-
lively made.
The impressions of travel assembled by Mr
Sullivan in his Lands of Summer" are rather
conventional in substance and reveal in Their
style no special aptitude. The freshest and
most entertaining chapters are those relating t"
Bergarno and the Bergamasque Alps, the cen
tenary of Alfieri Asti, and a visit to the re-
mains OF Vespasiano Gonzaga's magnlhcence al
Sabbioneta
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contemporaries Of his. Through the political de
velopments described by the author a love story
VIII run.
There is a pleasant little anecdote of John
Bright in the "reminiscences which Mr.. John
Hare is contributing to THE Strand" The
actor met him in a railway carriage. and they
fell into talk. How do you account for the
fact Mr. Bright, asked Hare. that most great
poets have been Liberal in their politics." The
statesman Immediately replied. 1t is not diff
cult to understand that FOR the noblest theme
by which poet can bc inspired is FrccdomF
Whistler will appear twice among the publi-
cations OF the forthcoming season. In the first
place We TO h.ve the exhaustive biography
written 10y his old T-iends. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Pennen This will lie issued hy the j. b Lip
pincott Company IL two large Quarto volumes,
with over one hundred and twenty plates in
halftone and photogravure- Then the century
Company promises a book on "WhIStier IN
Venice" by the ctCher and painter. Mr.. otto IL
Facher who knew Whistler wei in earlier
Venetian days He will print five letters from
the artist and his interesting recollections VIII
be accompanied by numerous Illustrations,
Wien MI Sidney Lee compiled for his fac
sirniIe of the First Folio census OF copies
known to exist. he cited Berlin and Padua as
tho only Continental cities which possessed such
monuments to Shakespeare. M Jusserand now
writes 10 The Athcnaum' to point out that
copv of the First Folio is in the National
Library OF Paris. 1t has been cropped and
mended and contains notes ON the table OF con
tents which show that owner of the book. IN
a bvgone generation. found four of the plays
good two OF them pretty good, seven of them
Indifferent and one. The Tempest which he
preferred to read in Dryden The volume
which is handsomely bound in red morocco was
purchased for the Paris Library at the sale IN
London in 1910 Of the books left by the Blsh"p
of Iichfield. DR.. Samuel Butler. III Cost tile
French institution only 1875 francs, prlcn to
fill with envy the collector of the present day.
Mr. Mitchell Chapman is the author OF book
f,.ar raCf hnf he
freside traveller Corsica: An Island OF Rest.
II is 70 be not much formal history OF the
island-and it's Napoiconc associations have un-
ouestionably been nearly done TO death-aS an
eptorne of notes made by Mr.. Chapman in the
course of many visits
The movement mentioned in this place not
long ago to secure as a public memor tl the cot
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tage at Neither Stowey in which Coleridge wrote
many of his best poems has had rapid and
successful termination. The necessary fund has
all been subscribed and the building is hence
forth to be preserved amongst the literary
shrines of England.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

The Putnams will publish this fall the fourth
and last volume of M HanotauX's "Contempo-
rary France" We hail the news with lively
appreciation, for this is work of outstanding
character, the best book on the subject since
Mr. Bodley's remarkable volume.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

Sir Walter Raleigh is the hero of a new book
which Mr.. Hugh de Selncourt is soon 70 pub
lish He calls ii Great Raleigh and while ne
aims at recording facts relating TO the man and
his times he also purposes to bring out as much
as possible of the pure romance in the PERSONAL
ity and career of the famous EnSllshrNan
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
HW Lucy. in The Cornhin Magazine

Mrs Humphry Wards latest novel, THE Test
ing of Diana Mallory" is drawing near 70 com
pIetion in the pages of '.Harpers Magazine" II
will be published in book form by the Harpers
about the middle of September
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

The annual Christmas book which has for
some years been expected as matter OF course
from Mr. Andrew Lang will this winter duly
make its appearance. but il has been written by
Mrs Lang Under the titi- of THE Book OF
Princes and Princesses'' sh@ Will treat of more
or less popular historical characters.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

Mr. VIII II. Lows papers on his life
artist in France are to be printed in book form
by Charles Scribner's Sons in October, with
many illustrations made by the author or de-
rived from his collections. He was uncom-
monty fortunate in the associations of his
pupilage. Millet among the painters he
came 10 know, and he was intimate with stew
enson and the latter's cousin, Z a. NJ. Steven
son, the artist and critic In writing of these
and other friends Mr.. Low disCloses a very win
ming spirit He calls his book "A Chronicle OF
Friendships"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
LITERARY. NOTES.

Mr.. Roger 1ngpen is preparing a new co1lec-
ton of Shelley's correspondence Ee hopes to
include letters never before printed.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

1t is delightful to hear that Mr.. Comyns Carr
is to publish his "reminiscences. He has been in
the thick things literary, artistic and theatrf
cal in London for a long time, and his memories
of the aesthetic movement of Whistler, and in
deed. of countless events and personalities,
ought to make entertaining reading.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

1t took Mr.. Herbert Horne some fifteen or
twenty years to write and publish the first VOL
ume of his great work BotticelIi. reviewed in
these columns a few months ago. but he will
very probably use less time in the preparation
of the second and concluding volume. II is
said that he is making new discoveries he
proceeds with this portion of the book In it he
will catalogue BotticeIs paintings and draw
lngs, treat exhaustvely of his followers. and
provide an elaborate index to both volumes
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

Miss Mary JChnston's Lewis Rand" the his
torical novel which Houghton, Miffiin & Co will
shortly publish deals with American life in the
DAYS of Thomas jefferson. That statesman is
elaborately portrayed in the book, which will
also contain descriptive sketches of conspicuous
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

In the volume on Omar Fitz Gerald and lis
sailor TREND .'Posh," which has just been pub
hshed IN London, there are some letters written
by the poet One of them contains these kindly
words TO Posh" on the dangers of tippng:
say, tell you all this for your sake; and some
thfns for my own alSo-not regards the I.ugger
but because, thinking you. I do. SO good IL
feiiow. and being glad of your Company: and TAX
ing treasure IN seeing you prosper: should be
sofely Vext If you went away from what | believe
you TO he Only, whether you dc well or i'll, sh0fD
me- az! d6ore-b0Grd as l really think have done;
;ifiG 90 not let poor old, solitary and sad Man as
really am IN spite of my Jokes, do not. | say.
lei me waste my Anxiety vain. | thought I had
done Win new Likings; and ! had d easy
Lie perhaps on that account: | shall often
tnlnk OF you with uneasineSS. for the very reason
that have so much Liking and Interest for you.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

A ScCtt-James should have given himself such
prodlg1ous pains in writing his Modernism and
ttomance, d book of essays recently published
IN handsome form by the John Lane Company.
He addresses himself with portentous gravity
to such themes What Is Romance The
Democracy OF Letters. Science and Vandal-
ISM The Psychological Novel" The Personal
Note in Criticism and on, but ne has not
brought to the treatment of any of them
thoughts that are especially original touches
of style especially artistic. Indeed. Mr. Scott
James simply talks in ordinarily smooth fashion
about number Of contemporary writers some
of them important and others Of no particular
consequence. Casual. undistInSuShed impress
Sions like these scarcely deserve to be recorded
with so much solemnty cr to be printed in sc
big book.
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BOOKS OF TRATEL.
,.mssaons Of the Alps, of Span
and of Other Lands.

rpcr IL NATURE AND HISTORY BY w
Ihs p Coolidge NJ. A. With map, illustrations
a "a diagrams Svo, pr. Xxx, 44O. Z. p DuttoI
a Co
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

The movement mentioned in this place not
long ago to secure as Il public memor 6l the cot
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

contemporaries of his Through the political de
veloprents described by the author love story
viii run.
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rpaTN BY John I.Onlas. Illustrated. Svo, PIP
Iii SsS The Macmillan Company.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
PARK BOARD TO
 GET MORE MONEY
Continued from First Page)

under an ordinance which gives them authority to go ahead and that they desired this put into the charter be- cause the ordinance could be repealed at any time and tho park board thought tho present system was work ing out so we'll that 1t should be made permanent Mr Blake was the only speaker in favor of the proposition, Anthony Carroll spoke In opposition to the petition,
 The committee also decided to re- | port at the next meeting of the board of aldermen recommending changes
 in the city charter such that the | mayor may be made an eX-oliicio member of the board of fire commls- sioncrs and of the permanent paving commission and suggesting also that the work of the permanent paving commission be executed under the supervision of the department of pub lie works.
 The other matter to he recommends cd is that tho charter be so changed that vacancies in elective offices shall he filled by appointment by the mayor until the expiration of the term to avoid tho expense or special elections The amendment also provides for tho board of aldermen calling q special election in case the office of mayor be- comes vacant before the expiration of term.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
AFTER AN OPINION
Civil Service Wants to Know If Rec.
 ords Are Public.

\ special session of the civil service commission was held in fire hcadquar- tors yesterday afternoon The princi- pal object of the meeting was to con- sider a revision of some of the rules Of tho commission but it was stated after the meeting that nothing of that kind was taken up Frederick w. Kaye and Walter Pickett two New Haven news paper men, were present to bc heard on a claim they made that the records Of the commission should be open to tho public and most of the session was de- voted to hearing their contention The claim is founded on the agitation which has arisen over the appointment as 6 police supernumerary of Patrick liar kin, and the newspaper men asked that the records Of the fifteen men who had been appointed he made public prop orty for inspection They claimed this a a right,
 In executive session the proposition was considered bN the board for some time after which it was decided to sub init the matter to the corporation coun- sol for an opinion on the legal phase of the matter The board then adjourned until the opinion is received when an- other special meeting will be called to consider 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
GE>En,I, SHIPPING NEWS.

Sable island, x. s., Dec 4.--Steamer Arabic Liverpool and Queenstown for New York, in wireless communication with the Marconi station here when $50 miles cast of Sandy Hook at noon, Dock about S;30 a. m Monday.
 Cape Race, x. F., Dec, h--Steamer Canada, Liverpool for Portland in wire less communica with the Marcoui station here when 200 miles east at 9 a, m.
 Plymouth, Dec, t.-Arrved; Steamer Amerika, New York for Cherbourg and Hamburg Cand proceoded)
 Southampton, Dec. i-Arrlved. Steamer Ttulouic, New York via Plym- I uulIl and CherbOurg.
 Brow Head Dec i,--Signal led; Steamer kroonland, New York for Ant- Werp,
 Chicago, liayrc, for New York, in wjre- less Communication with lhc Naroul station here when Lgl6 miles east oI Ambrose chau1el at SEQ D. mo @rd Dock u. m MondaE
 S', MIchaeIs. Dee. t.--Aryod Steam er Republic, New York for Naples and
 5row Head, Dcc. 9.-SJgopI,d. steam. or MonlreaL Montreal for London and Antwerp,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
NEM LONDON MARINE NEW <,

New London. Dee. 4.--Arrived; Schoo- rers William D. Hood, Newport News for Aliens Point; Elizabeth Gilbcr' Stevens. ------.; OakwoOd. Narragansot Pier for New York. Tugs ChcclNowaga with four bargcs bound east; Aries with five do.
 Sailed Schooners Chenie, British from Nova Scotia for New York. Tugs Resolute with three bargcs bound east HokendauGua with five do,; Sarah E McWlllams with five bound west Frederick r, Ives with three do. Cora L. Staples towing Schooner D. J. Saw. yer and two barges bound west,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05

Direct from its Triumph at the New York Lyric Theater
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05

SnAVC ro''hHn MrnS%.oH,. %%isH S,r'SnH NEC ' V tm%
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
STOLEN CHICKENS SOLD CHEAP.

Charged with stealing three chickens from wagon of tho srhoeuherge' company in front of their store in George strecI yesterday morning Charles Sweeney was arrested hy De tecttve bonnelly yesterday afternoon. Sweeney Is just two days out of jail na another count rho chickens were recovered later They had been sold to . private family for fifty-hve cents for tho three.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
CRUSADE AGAINST sEcc,p,.

In the crusade against tho begging cyil which springs up especially al this time of year Charles NJ. Brooks. who has beeH arrested on different charges at various times. was arrested Inst evening by Pairomtn Kane and Hope.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
sGI Marine Record. @,.Ns
PORT OF NEW HAVEN.

Arrived-Schoore Helen Pu from Middlctown; Tug Sachcm with five barges from New York; Tug Bully with three barges from New York; Tug Sar- ajl McWiliams with six hHrges from New London, Tus Buchanan, towing Tug Wabash from Baltimore.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-05
New York New Havsn q Hartford
 Railroad.
OCTOBER 2a. 1908.

<W toVSs
 For New York-'4:I5, '4:4b, x5.ss f8:o0, xSl0, '9:35, 'l):30 a. m, .I2.0S alIl:1S, '1:23, '2:0l, '35l, sl4:1S, s5:oI' '6:03, '64o, '7;O3, s7:5O, .Hsls, .s:O1' ?. m. Sundays-'415, s4:4b, x7:52. .s:Sb, a. m., xl2:00, '1;55, s2:0l, s3:5l, '5:o1, x6.1o, '6:4o, '7:OS, 'T:60, .s:oI,
 For Washington vin Harlem River- 'l:00 ?, m., +12:00, night, daily.
 For Boston via Htfd. and WiIu,- 'lO:O3 a. m., '4:03 D. m.
 For Boston via Proyidence-s2:20 '2;5l, 7:f1, -ll11;42. a. m. '12:05, sll2:IS, '2:5S. 'i:20, '4;55, sls42, .7:o5 D. m. sun-'2:20 |2:51, &. m, '12:o6. s2:5S, '4:55, 7:o5 D. m.
 For Boston via SpringReId---si:1o :1o, 'l1:l5 q. m, '1:47, '5:44 D. m. Sum- +1:10 a m.. '1:47. "5:44 D. m.
 For Hartford, SpripnieId-x4:oo, 7:lk q. m, x1:00, x5:0o, xs:1O p. m. Sum- X9:05, a. m; xS:10, x9:20 D. m.
 For WIlIimantIc--7:35 a. m., 12.os, 6:17 D. m. Sun.-7;20 D. m.
 For Shelburnc FaIls-7:44 a. n., l2:a) (to New Hartford), 4:O1, 500 p. m. (to Westfield).
 For Winsted--6;is, (vis Naugatuck Junc), 9:32 a. nl., 2:35, 54b, TAO D. m. Sun.-S:2b a. m, 6:45 D. m.
 For Pitsfeld, Etc.--a5 56, 9;3a, a. rn.,
 For LitchHeld--9:S2 a. m, i:15 D. m. Sun.--a7:52 a. m.
 Via Bridgeport
 Express trains. x Local express,
 Parlor car limited Saturdays.
Evening journal., 1908-10-26
BY THE WAYSIDE

.aa
For several minutes one day last week
the four-year-old son Of a west side fam
fly gravely watched his mother putting
on her hat preparatory TO going out.
wide-eyed the youngster saw his mother
stab again and again at her hat with
the long ferruled hat pins. Finally he
had to ask about 81:
you does have trouble, muvver. ind
in does holes in your head for does pins
doesn't your
Some months elapsed after the manu-
facture and sale OF denatured alcohol
was authorized by Congress before local
merchants put the fuel into stock and
would-be purchasers thereof had 70 sat
isfy themselves with wood alcohol OF
something similar.
Now. however. denatured alcohol car
be purchased from local dealers and
large quantities OF Il are sold.
Most Of the denatured alcohol sold
here is bought by painters, who procure
| II in fve-gallon lots. The day or it'
general use as a fuel is still in the fu'
lture-though not very far. AS a fuel
nowadays it IS used mostly in ehahne
dishes and similar utensils in this city.
Evening journal., 1908-10-26
MIDDLETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETOwN. oct. 2s.-Mrs
George V. Poverty and Miss Justine
Benson Poverty have issued invitations
to a reception to be given in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cuthbert Pever-
ley. a bride and groom OF a week. on
Wednesday evening from s to 10
o'clock
Postmaster John A. Jolls and Frank
Jolls have sailed for the West Indies.
Mr.. Jolls is taking the trip for the
benefit of his health.
Mrs. z. D. Hearne. OF Georgetown,
has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Manlove Wilson.
Mrs. G. Burton Pearson IS In VIII
mington. the guest OF her cousin, Mrs.
Joseph H. Mendenhall.
Mrs. A. L. Truax. Of Wilmington,
was in town last week.
Mrs Frank West. OF Wilmington, is
the guest OF Mrs. H. A. Pool. near Nc
Donough.
Miss Patton Cochran has returned
home after a visit Of several months
with her sister. Mrs. ]. F. Plummer
in North Carolina.
Mrs. w II Houstain and Miss Myr-
tie Houstain are spending several
weeks with relatives in Baltimore
Evening journal., 1908-10-26
STARCHY FOODS
And MEAT FATS
Whatever You Eat viii Be Di-
geSted, Leaving Nothing
to Ferment

Nothing will remain undigested or
sour on your stomach II you will take
Diapepsin after your meal This pow
erful digestive and antacid. though as
harmless and pleasant as candy. viii
digest and prepare for assimilation
into the blood all the food YOU can eat.
Eat what your stomach Graves. with
out the slightest fear OF Indigestion or
that you will be bothered with sour
risings. Belching. Gas on Stomach.
Heartburn. Headaches from stomach.
Nausea. Bad Breath. Water Brash or
feeling like you had swallowed a
lump of lead, or other disagreeable
miseries
II you will get from your pharma-
cist a 50-cent case Of Pape's Diapep-
sin you could always go to tho table
with a hearty appetite, and your meals
would taste good. because you would
know there would be no Indigestion or
Sleepless nights or Headache or Stom-
ach misery all the next day; and. be-
sides, you would not need laxatives or
liver pills TO keep your stomach and
bowels clean and fresh.
Pape's Diapepsin can be obtained
from your druggist, and contains more
than enough triangules to thoroughly
cure the worst dyspepHc. There Is
nothing better for Gas on the Stomach
or sour odors from the stomach or &c
cure a Stomach Headache.
You couldn't keep a handler or more
useful article IN the house
Evening journal., 1908-10-26
Inarn tn Emhroider.

II YOU want to be up-to-date YOU
must learn at once the clever cross
stitch embroidery work so popular now.
The wreath designs on rough linen
cushion covers Is very handsome. whila
scroll pieces IN the corners Of cushions
or luncheon cloths is very neat. On
a small pincushion Of pale cream linen
the border edge was made Of deep yell
low ribbon run through drawn threads
held the back and front together over
the very small muslin cushion. Tbs
conventional block pattern singly or
grouped. Is n design easily fashioned
by the amateur. Stamped patterns are
verv cheap
old lace turnover cuffs need not be
thrown awav as useless. They can easi-
" be made into a cunning butterfly bow
for the collar. Rip on the bands in
which they are sewed and gather them
tightly in the middle. covering the Join
ing with little strip Of lace or muslin
Embroidered cuffs can be utilized in the
same way by plating them finely and
Joining them IN the center They vii
be more effective II edged with face
Gold and silver nets and trimmings
are 10 be very much employed for even
Ing trimming. especially silver. and th'
thin silver laces and nets will be much
In evidence.