The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1885-11-06 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WINTER WRAPS. I regarded in diplomatic circles as less hopeful of lead- Notwithstanding the recent ontory raised against ing to a satisfactory result than they were considered fur on hygienic grounds, never has it promised to to be a few days ago. The Ottoman Govetnment be mere generally worn than this Winter, the ciontinues the energetic despatch of troops and war newest garments in preparation, both in French material to the Balkan Peninsula, and has called and English ateliers, having nit re or less fur in out the 31ustaliz in Epirus. About 70,000 Bulgarian their composition. Dresses are trimmed with it, troops are in arms upon the Turkish frontier. bonnets and hats are either borderece or made At twelve o'cleck the other night a cabman entirely of it: and the same may be said for brought the dead body of a woman to the police mantles, mantelettes, dolmans, dolmanettoe visites, station in the Rue Pajol, Paris. The woman, who capes, long and short coats, indeed the whole genus appeared to be about thirty-five years of age, was of Winter wraps, call them by what name you dressed in deep mourning. She had committed please. suicide in the cab .by firing two bullets of a The fashion of wearing fur is decidedly becoming revolver into her head, one of which entered her to all women, and the close proximity of soft dark left temple and the other her right ear. The cab- fur to rosy young cheeks and delicate, shell-like man did not hear the reports of the shots, and complexions is so universally acknowledged to be drove on until he came to the Place de la Chapelle, pleasing, that we much question any of the sex where, looking into the interior of his vehicle for refusing to wear fur on account of the wimple of the purpose of asking further instruction from his the few respecting its healthiness, even if the fare, he was horrified to find the woman lying question were not, as it now is, an open one, and it dead on the floor of the cab in a pool of blood, had been really deoidedthat the habit was positively Information has reached the Egyptian Govern- injurious. With one fsshion recently reintroduced, ment to the effect that the Sennaar garrison has however, we are greatly at variance-that is with escaped northwards, and has been joined by three the boa. Our grandmothers wore boas, and there Arab tribes, were stronger woman in those days than there are Prince and Princess Albrecht of Prussia have now, but they only placed them round the made their formal entry into Brunswick, and have neck once. Now these wraps are made been enthusiastically received by the population. some four yards long, and the dictates The general result of the New South Wales of fashion decree that the throat must eetetions just concluded is more favourable to the be enveloped in serpentlike soils of fur until the Government than was expected. The Hon. G. R. face is literally enframed in it. Becoming as we D.bbs, the Premier, has been elected by a large grant this fashion to be, it is a fatal mistake to majority for Murrumbridgee district. The Ministry make on the score of cold-catching, as such a wraphas been modified by the retirement of the Hon. S. ping up is sure to result in additional delicacy, and Ladgery: and the Hon. J. S. Farnell, who are IR.O. lead to relaxed and sore throats, if not to ohronio ceeded in the Departments of Public Works and neuralgia, from the sudden change of temperature Justice respectively_ 'by Mr. W. J. Lyne and Mr. when the boa is taken off. An endeavour has been T. N. Slattery. No appoinenent has yet been made to bring in very light furs; as yet, however, made to the Ministry of M use, vacated by the it does not seem to have met with much favour. • resignation of the Hon. F. A. Wright. Perlis- Formerly ermine and sable were almost the only meet will meet on the 17th inst., when the kinds of fur worn. Who does not remember the .. Government is expected to have a working huge muffs, the large deep tippete and capes of the majority, earlier part of this nineteenth century 7 Some are Strikes are assuming alarming _ proportions even now preserved in their old original shapes, and throughout France at present. That of the the revival of the boa will be quite a godsend to Lyons weavers still continues, but it is believed elderly ladies who have not been coaxed into cutting that both sides will soon have to give in. Five up such treasure' into cuffs and borderings for hundred starving workmen are daily fed at the modern jackets. Well-preserved old sable i.e almost expense of the officers of the garrison, who, with as precious a possession as old laces and there is the the authorisation of the officer commanding the same sort of eachet carried with it. Unlike other district, have raised subscriptions for the pur- furs, it always retains the first place in the anima- 14 11.20- A Market Traia leaves Bridgend at 7.0 J Pencoed_ _ ; Llantnesant, 7.36; Peterston, 7.45, Bt. Pagans 7.64 pose. Four hundred others receive help in food lion not only of fashion-leaders, but of furriers also. Ely, 8.0; arriving at Cardiff at 8.7. (On Saturday only from the troops in the Satonay Camp. At Rheims, We should doubt the general reintroduction of where crowds of workmen are also on strike, street ermine, or any white fur, unless for linings or lIIINDAY