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Huron Record, 1881-03-11, Page 7WOMAN GOSSIP, • A. Merciful Froviaion of Nature Which Keeps Kisses from Showing -4.n Empress with a Rival -Some Late Vienna Gossip about .Royalty,—amu, Unfortu- nate Flirtation. Lady clasford's Encounter with, an raged Lion—The Dances of Fashionable 8ocietV. Why the Slippers were Never Finished, The lilliea grew beneath her hand Qn slippers that are seen no more ! Their race of usefulness is o'er 1 They're buried under Time's dark sand,. And nothing can their life restore, As when in young Love's flowery land, The lillies grew beneath her hand On slippers that are seen no more 1 They would—if finished—have been grand 1 But she became my wife before They were half done t--yeu understand How, then—though now the work's a. bore 1— The lillies.grew beneath her hand On slippers that are seen no more! Desdemona. I told her of my three years' cruise, Its haps and mishaps, and when I Hail. finished, in her sweet, rapt muse, She murmured breathlessly, "Oh, my'!" And when I told my journeys o'er, Brom torrid zone the lands of snow, She paused in wonderment before She softly cried, "You don't say so 1" And when I told of dangers, fears— Our shipwreck, when we suffered so, Half frightened, and almost in tears, She faltered forth, "I want to know !'o Fashion Notes, All poke bonnets have strings. Handkerchiefs will again be worn. • Old blue is a new shade of this colour. Bordered robe dresses will be much worn. Pendant lockets are no longer fashionable.. Ball earring in rolled gold.are very fash- ionable. Poke bonnetsof medium size will be worn again. Small women can .not wear bordered robe dresses. Lace pins have -superseded all otherkinds. of brooch. White continues to be the livery of festive occasions. _Mahogany: red ,ahedeft•prevail.sn• the_ newer Tuscairstraws. Egyptian designs are preferred in millinery ornaments. Steel andsilver laces appear among new millinery goods. Small bonnetswill be revived in the spring to a limited extent. Feathers and flower:will be uaed to excess on spring bonnets. The new , nillinerp 'ornaments combine. gold, steel, jet; and silver. . Very wide ribbons will be need in trim- ming early spring bonnets. The use of .gold thread in embroidery is the feature of the season. Coral and seaweed patterns appear in the borders of new printed goods.' A few Fanchons or bebe bonneta'appear among early spring importations .: .. A large proportion of the new printed cot- ton dress goods are borderedonthe edges. Handkerchief and robe pattern dresses are becoming only to women of good stature. There is an effort made..to mitigate tight sleeves with slashes near the arm -hole.;- • Long scarf pins, with rich, ornamental heads, are coming into vogue for, ladies wear. Panaches of tufts of feathers will :be. more . used on bonnets than long single plumes. The glove of the passing•monient is the buttonless, loose, wrist -wrinkled Kant . de Suede. Beautiful humming birds are embroidered on satin with illuminated and iridescent beads. We don't just see why .a woman should .school -child, not strong, and the fear that like her mirror better than a man, for the man will flatter her and the mirror won't. The pretty face of a woman is like a crook's --not much account anima there are good works back of it, A. Philadelphia choir singer is so modest. that she always gets it ; "As unmention- ables the 1+art for cooling atreams." WET .Buwr WonsaR.—Analabaeterneok, marble brow,. and arch expression has been said to constitute a well-built woman, "Neuralgia" is the charming name borne by a charming girl. Har fond mother found it on a medicine bottle, and was captivated with its sweetness, , "There's that lucky dog, Newwed, who's just married a million 1" Tom' Tinohacer— "1Never marry for money, my boy; but if you meet a nice girl with plenty of tin, try to love her." The revelations of the two weeks may be regarded as, in a great measure, conclusive in reference to the styles which wilt obtainjn millinery for the spring and summer, For the last eight or ten seasons, in this depart- ment of the wardrobe particularly, there seems to have been very close sympathy with nature in its dislike of sameness and in its delight in variety. .The millinery that has been recently opened is remarkable in these oharaoteriatios, The shapes of bonnets• and hats are almost as numerous as the specimens exhibited, and in materials and trimmings. we may safely say the variety has never,been exceeded,, Dances. A stylish necklace- .i"s composed' of ;a gold. - or silver fringe formed of balls graduated in size. Children's costumes are out up into' too many sections this spring to be pretty or in good taste. . Desirable novelties in summer silks have illuminated and shaded stripes in. bright and delicate colours. A cotton crepe cloth has ground of the crinkly surfaoe and bordered in deep -colour- ed designs in bright hues. Art needlework societies in smaller towns produce ' more truly artistic embroideries than those in large. cities. • Flower pompons, in whioh a few heron' feathers form the central aigrette, are seen in leading millinery houses. The•dances of the upper ten this winter, are the waltz, the polka, and the ' " heel - and -toe polka," with now and then a lancers thrown in as a sop to many fast -dying Cer- beri, whose dancing days are supposed to be over, but who hang on tenaciously from year to year, and for the decorous delight of the very few maidens who have been brought up in the still fewer households were round- dancing is yet oonsideredanabominationand an invention of the enemy. The " german " is simply a combination of figures, whioh allows each' couple dancing it a tura every time, and permits them to choose Other part Tiers and give favors, but only the three round dances .alluded to above are permit- ted. In certain sets two very popular dances, last winter and this, have been and are the "racket " and " (Moiety" waltzes. They need little description, for there are few who have not seen, with a shudder the wild jumpings, the frantic see -swings, and apparent mad frenzy of •those who partici. pate in them. Upon the flog, [of the Pavillion at the garden, orother.plaoes at publioballa, their devotees can be seen transforming the beautiful waltz, with its slow, gliding move menta into a dance worthy ofa low concert - room, and whioh certainly affords to 'those objecting to round dances sufficient and strong arguments against them.:. The feet -that they idle generally tabooed •in. respect- able draywing•roomsshows .their true nature,. 'and a"lady who has. once .danced .theca sen: dein-cares-to-repeat theexperiment: Their seeming continued popularity is iuexplioable but most condemning to those. who still in- dulge in them. . ' t. The smooth wooden or tiled floors of the French, dotted over with rugs, are coming into favour in American -houses. Peasant waists laced in the back are worn over tarlatan waists and, skirts, with a tunic to match of the material of the waist. It is said that plaids. will gradually .suc- ceed to the reign of ppopularity whioh has ad been accorded to broc ea. Balayeuses are of imitationlace, profusely quilled, and spread out in many rows beneath thegrain, or they are set upon a plain or a fluted band of gold galloon: ' •l�. ' • A Kiss on the Sly, There is to be found much refreshment, in a wellproportioned kiss. This everybody acknowledges, though onlya frank few have.' the courage to acknowledge. it openly, And it is a. curious .fact, as yet unexplained by the philosopher,, that . the slyer the kiss is the more there is in, it of refreshment.' .A kiss that is paid as a forfeit before 'a whole room full 'of people is prosaic, not tosay, embarrassing. The girl laughs, whioh spoils. 'the. romance, and' the fellow, ten to one blushes.: =Neither of themthink Much ofrt,. and they both are apt pretty soon to forget all about. it:, . But letthesame fellow • kiss the Same girl when nobody . is looking -and the situation is as different as possible. That sortof a kiss; fired. off in a hurry be- ' hind e''hind a• dooror in a conservatory., is like an electric shock and is as sweet as whipped,. cream. The taste of it sort of 'holds on and constantly suggests, the propriety -or im-, Propriety,as the case may be—of trying.it again. And the laughing nd blushing are e5tactlyreversed. The billow .laughs,'with- spoiling the romance a- bit, 'and the girl blush-'• es like a pink carnation.. . ' It is queer that 'the very same thing should undereuch slightly, altered circum stances be so entirely different, nor is it; any the leas queer because the ,difference has • ex-.. isted from the earliest ages ,,of the world. Kissing onthe sly was the' rule among the prehistoric races, just agit is the rule now. This proposition is demonstrable, by coin- parativeproof. That eminent French.sa- vent, M. Elie Berthet, has shown that all the peculiarities of primitive man are re- presented e pp resented in the savage races extant to days In his exhaustive work upon the " Aborigi- nal Races. of America" Dr. Bancroft indi- rectly affirms that kissing on the sly is,.the rule and the. converse the exception among our barbaroys• brethren;, and the 'same is true of those scientifically interesting people, the Australian Marines. From' these facts we• may reasonably' infer' that our remote ancestors,;: the troglodytes, did their spark- ing in much the same way that sparking is • done now -a - days — unobstrusively.,. and . with a good deal of quiet aatiefaotion. And itis doing them nothing more than justice to add that their heads were what is vulgar- ly termed "level." • • ' Being thus sanctioned by•the customsof'., the past and indorsed by the use .of the' pre- sent, themystery that is held to be •condu- cive to . comfortable_ kissing doubtless will . endure until the end of. time. It isright that it should. Think for a moment what a lot of trouble there would he if this old=. fashioned.game of addition of lips and divi- sion•of pleasure should not be aecompiinie'd liy"'a discreet silence: Waifs. ' What is the best butter 9 -An old ram. - When a New York young pian pops the question he now says , Lets consolidate. Surprise parties are corning into vogue again, The person who is to be surprised' issues the invitations through a friend. It was the divorced lady who married a chimneyaweep•.who said that she had at last found a huaband that }looted the balls and festivities genera y given in her honor would be too much for her, par, tioularly as she bas not yet been to a ball or anything of the kind. You know royal eti- quette obliges her to 'come to Vienna to be married—her husband being of higher rank, an emperor's son and she only a king's daughter -and, besides, as Austria is a ;first and Belgium only a second-rate power. Poor little thing, I do not doubt she was so home- sick at the idea of coming away off here se forlornly to be married, that her'father and mother had not the heart to let her go. Alas l for the fine innumerable costumes of the countesses and princesses which through the kindness of a shopkeeper, or modiste, we are privileged as strangers, to gaze upon —of superb materials, stiff with embroidery in crystal beads, ohenille, gold thread, ail- ver, jet and garnet. Among the Viennese modistes there is a good deal of bitter feel- ing, as the empress sends to Paris for almost her entire wardrobe, and, as she is at the head of fashion there, other ladies of coura_e • follow her example, whioh robs the Viennese of their wealthiest customers. But they were all pleeeed Net now to hear the following story One of the leading mo- distes of the city, hoping to succeed, where others had failed, took several of his newest costumes to the empress. With one ofthe dresses she was enchanted and anxious to 'purchase it, but his price was more than she thought even she ought to afford. She. coaxed him to sell it for leas, but, no, he. would not ; so he departed; All day and all that night she thought and thoughtabout' that dress, and the more she thought the more she desired to possess it, • So, early in the morning she sent a messenger tothe shopkeeper to order the. dress. She must have it, and would• take it at any price, Alas ! the manager returned, looking very woeful, having the shop -keeper's regrets that her majesty was too late, as he had sold it to the emperor the afternoon before. Thea she thought ; "That dear man, some one has told him I longed for that dress, and he is going to surprise me with it; but he shall not getahead of me, the dear old duck." So off she drove and bought the finest present she could find, tookit to the emperor, and presented it with a sweet speech and smile. He accepted it with utmost grace, showing both ,his pleasure and surprise; She, with.- drew, ithdrew, and waited and waited for the expect: ed gift. It came not. • Later in the day she learned thather dear emperor had purchased •it for, and presented it to, a favorite opera singer.. One can : imagine the weeping and gnashing of teeth about that time in the Austrian .winter: palace ' • PEARLS' OF TRUTH. :Tin voice of the majority is no proof of justice.—Schiller. - hlAxir, a man saves his life by not. fearing to loseit, and'many a man loses his.life by 'being over-anxious to save it. - Toe much asseveration gives a ground of. suspicion. Truth and honesty, have no need, of loud protestationsi • Wilma the Mouth`!s sweet andthe eyes intelligent,'there is always the look of beauty and ,a.right heart.—Leigh. Built. . • Few things , are impracticable in them. selves, and. it is for want of application rather, than: means. that men fail of sucoess. FunUrrEss•without'mildness is harsh and forbidding ;, ,mildness without . firmness be- comes weak•and contemptible ; both united make a character respectableand amiable. IN all evils which admit a remedy, im- patience should be avoided; because it wastes that time , and • attention in complaints, which, :if properly applied, would remove•. the cause Ix is necessary sonietimes to refrain from questioning our friends; .that we may not. draw from them what We ought not to know, and especially that we may not tempt them to deceive us.—Mfadaine SweEhchine. • ;A THAN with .'a:goad sound' constitution, a good''stomach, a good heart and good limbs, and good, headpiece, is'. rich. Good bones are better than gold, tough muscles than silver,' - and nerves that flash fire and carry energy.: to every function are better 'than' houses or lands. ANTIOIPArxo r.—Never. anticipate misfor, tune. Troubles come 'soon enough without looking.to them beforehand; and, moreover, by -constantly expecting sorrow :•and disap-. pointment, we destroy the "happiness of the present, which it..is-our bounden duty to enjoy to. the -full extent ; and troublesthat comeunexpected are often, the least severe. a- •-- An empress roofed. A. private letter recently received from an American lady, sojourning in Vienna, •con- taine the following interesting gossip : We have been very much disappointed this week at the announcement of the post- ponement of the marriage of the crown prince of Austria with Stephanie, the Belgian prin- cess, for which preparations on a grand scale. have been going on here all winter.,a per - feet carnival season the nuptial, wee; k would have been. The postpoueinent is indefinite ; the reasons given is the princess' extreme youth; her parents say she is but a mere OUR YOUNG FOLKS. Cousin Charley's Story. RY MARY #IAL'LOCK FOOTE. Mamma was just falling into a doze, unconscious of the heavy sea and the ship -wreck so near, but now she roused herself and begafi-a aearoh for the lost animals. The spotted deer had beenrecovered, august the head- board, and representeff the city of New York, It was a stormy passage to New York. The snuffer-trayreeled and rocked, and. Japhet, the captain, was lost overboard while trying to res- .cue es-.cue the camel and the spotted deer, Robbie met with so many losses that at last he cried out, in his trouble : "Mamma, only one e'fant, and two cats,, when there came a rush of foot- steps along the hall, and a knock at the door. Aunt. Helen l May I come in 9" " Walter t Walter ! " cried Rob- bie, bouncing about in the bed. " Oh, Walter 1" . Walter was admitted, and joyfully embraced by Robbie, who was now quite willing that Mamma should do whatever she liked. The room was -cozily warm, and. Mamma took of the flannel sack she had. put on over Rob- bie's eight -gown. She put it, saucepan. of water over the coals to heat, and sat in her low chair, before the fire, watch- ing it. ' " Canyou.play some quiet play Walter 9"she.asked. The bed gets into such• a state 'when you prance about like that, Can't you tell Rob- bie a story, 9" " Oh ! I know a story -a good . one • Cousin Charley's story. Want to. hear a story about a wolf and a fox; Rob- bie 9" . Robbie was ready for anything Wal- ter might propose. ' " See ! We can play it was Tight here," said Walter. "Play. this is where the wolf lived. He, lived in a hollow tree;" it was nit a verygood place to live, because, when it rained, the rain ran down the trunk of the tree .and ;.fell on 'the bed. Play this was the. wolf, .Robbie." Walter had selected a`,yellow•and-white tat from the aninials of the ark;, and it resem- bled a wolf 'grim • :haying, had •,f cin,: legs and a tail: The resemblance was now very slight indeed ; ..but Walter encouraged Robbie's faith' by explain-' ing.to' him`that itwas a "'funny kind of . wolf. ' We don't have that kind now.! ' ".,NTice;wolf," said Robbie. Where's .the 'tree 'wolf. lives in 1" "Aunt Helen, .can't you findsome- thing we can play is the' tree 2" if Will, 'this '•do,'.: Walter l'' ' :• Aunt. Helen ` handed' . him one ,; of the .tall, plated candle -sticks that stood on the mantel. " It . is : light-colored and smooth; you: can "'play it's: ,a beech - Railway Prizes. Mr. Hinton. R. Helper, a wealthy resident of ' St. Louis, and well known throughout the country as the author of the "Impend- ing Crisis," some time'ago offered $5,000 in prizes for three arose articles and two poems in favour of the construction of a double" track steel .railroad through the centres of. North and South America. The prizes have been recently � awarded as . follows : First prize, $1,300, to F. R. Hilder, of St. Louis; second prize, $1,200,' to Fred. A. Ire-can; on .Hudson, N. Y. ; third prize, William W. Archer, Richmond, V'a.;; fourth prize, $1,000; F. D.• Carpenter, Washington, D. C. ; fifth ,prize, $500, Y. A. Dsekens,. • Norwich, . Canada. - Thefirst three were in prose and the last two in poetry.. They are to be published in pamphlet form. , Iii therevised edition of the bible will only make it a sinto read a borrowed newspaper, the sucoess of the work will be assured. • X. arriving from Naples, is questioned by 'a. friend: Had you no adventeees in Italy 1" 1' No." "No 'brigands 4 • "I turned them •all to flight:" "How so Y" Why, if t saw an ill -looking individual I went and begged,charity of him." Parries Risnsaitcir is a confirmed smoker, and under his speakership are' held the' To- baceo. Parliaments with which Ms Saturday evening receptions, regularly recurrent throughout the Reichstag spring season, in -1 variably conclude: Ad the night waxes old a number of eminent politicians, members of either Houser gravitate to the Chancellor's luxurious smoking room, where mighty pipes of golden-hued,Knaster,, the choicest brands of the Havana, and huge tankards of spark- ling ale 'await them.: The atmosphere is exceeding cloddy, 'butt the talk is brilliant and the laughter clear. destruction in the ark, and the perils of shipwreck afterward. " Well, old. fellow, " said the wolf, " where are you living, nowadays 9 " I'm not living anywhere in, pan, tidular, T slept here last night, but I shan't try it again.' ' Pretty mean place to sleep,' said the wolf—' rve tried it -myself. I've found a. first-rate place now; plenty ofroom for two.. Come and see it,and if you like it you can live there with one,' The wolf had heard a great deal. about the fox's cleverness. He knew he was n't very clever himself, so he thought it would be a good thing to have the fox for a partner." " What's ' partner' j" Robbie inter- rupted. ' " Oh, never mince, Robbie ! Cousin Charley said partner. It's Cousin Charley's story. • Robbiewill know what a partner is when ho gets a big boy. See, here they go, the wolf and the fox, through the wood, and over the hill, and now they go into the cave together. The fox says it is just splen. did, just the very thing he had, been looking for.- ' All right,' said the wolf ; ' make yourself at home. So the fox scraped together some leaves - and made a bed for hi_mself.. ' Look here,' said the wolf; ' my cupboard's empty !; Cousin Charley . said. there was akind of shelf in the rocks, like a closet, where the wolf kept his food when he had any..Well, he hadn't any that day, so he told. the fox he would have to go hunting, and.. the fox said he'd go along, and they would di- vide between them what they caught. The wolf thought to. him.. self, '' Now I shall live like a lord, for the .fox must be a great hunter.'. '. Now,' said the fox,' ou go along this side °Utile hill, and I'll go along the other side, so we wont' miss anything, and we'll meet at the cave. I'll wait • dinner for you. if I get home first, and you wait for me.' So the wolf said he was 'satisfied with that plan, and he wentalong the.hill,—hero he goes, and the •. fox goes on the other side. . Now, the wolf had good luck. He had n't gone far when he heard a dist-: ling in the bushes,and he kept., very quiet, and what does. Robbie think he savi 1" " . " What lie saw!" said Robbie, .too•im- ,patient to guess:•,- ; W ., -"He saw a 'itty, bitty rabbit, with:. long ears and'a pink nose."' - " Oh, . a` wabbitl a wabbit 1 cried Rob bie, " And the wolf waited quiet in the bushes'till the' rabbit jumped past him; then'he:pounced on him(. and bit him behind the ears.'. • • • "'Oh, no ! No,' he didn't !" . cried: Aoblpie, much. excited. • " He didn't bite',wabbit 1" . • • " Vir y; . yes, 'R.obbiew-that's what Cousin Charley said.. He had to, be- rause e rause he • hadn't anything to :eat,_., 1 dorilt believe it hurt the 'rabbit—only: »: just a minute." ".Play it was n't a :'wabbit "• said Robbie. Play it was a ..big -big . . es ":Wild -cat," said Walter. " Well, yes l A, big wildcat!" (CONTINuED.) Oh, yes 1 But where's the : hollow in the tree 9 Never mind'!=:we'11 play it's on the: other side ; and'thfi wolf did n't live there long, anyhow. He's, just going away now, Robbie, b'eeause he had' such a bad,night with the. rain... Here ::he; goes' walking through' the wood, ,and . through' the wood, and through the wood;. and. over' the hill,. and byand..by. he conies to a cave. A great big rock -two rocks, that lean up. againsteach other,.—and inside' there was a big, dank hole, 'way in ever' so far ! Oh,'; Aunt . Helen ! Please, will you give' tire the froggy' book" Aunt Helen handed the "`froggy'.`'' book, and Walter 'opened it in; the: mid - 'die, andstood, it up against the head-, board. r.. • " Well, he came to the cave, and he thought he'd look inside. So be went in and it was a splendid place in there to, live. It was' pretty dark, but wolves. don't mind the dark. It wag dry, and warm, andhescraped together a lot of leaves and made a bed, and so he slept there that night, s.e, Robbie, there's the old wolf in the cave! Hear• him breathe !" Robbie almost steps his own breath- ing as he peers into the : cave, and list- ens to . Walter's heavy; snorts and sighs. , The story is becoming excit- ing, " And new it's morning, and he gets up and, he feels lonesome. It's such a big place to.live in alone.., So he'says to himself i ' I think I'll try tofind some one to come • and live with me. He had nothing to eat but part of a chicken; so it did n't take lien long to eat breakfast. Then he went out' of the cave and •walked. around,, and walk- ing around, and walked around, till he care tel the hollow tree where he used to live, and there he found a foie, sitting in front of the tree:. This is the fox, Robbie ; it's a real fox; not a play fox;; see what a sharp nose it has, and a: bushy taiX." The fox was one of the few animals which had escaped mutilation or total Common Sense in.Advertising (New York 'Poet.). A model advertisement is designed to sat. isfy the rational demand• of a probable cue- • tomer to ..known what you have •got to sell. The', successful advertiser,." therefore, 'obi serves three rules : First, he aims to fur. Mall the informationwhich the public wants; 'second; he aims to'•reach that part, of the public whole wants he is. prepared. to satin- fy ; and third, he endeavors to make his in. formation as easy of acquisition by.the:'pub. Jac as possible. • The commonest and handiest thing in the American faniilyla the newspaper, and, as nearly all the shopping Proceeds from the.' , family, .from its needs, intelligence, .its . taste, and its fashions it follows that the •thoughtful and successful advertiser ap- proaches the family by this means.. He does. notyaste his money and his time in loading his advertising -gun and shooting it off sky- ward in the streets,atall creation, on the. ' chance' that some willing customer may be • going that way,'and may be brought down; .on the contrary, he takes account of the ad- . . vertieing. ammunition which lie has on hand,w • ` and loads and points his gun throughthe columns of some reputable newspaper at the. game he, wants to hit. ' Besides knowing that newspapersare the best means of advertising and how to pick out the best newspapers for his purpose,the successful' advertiser fully; appreciates the • importance of porsistent advertising. Mr. Bryant used to say that the great, influence . of the`peess•depends for one thing upon its •power of iteration, • Presenting the same subject'in many. forms, it finally wins .at tention• and acquiescence. Used in this thorough and systematicway, the advertis- ing columns of the newspapers are as useful and essential to the merchant, as means of teliingthe public. what'he has, to sell, as the clerks behind the counter are to show his goods when the people come to examine them • Ao Bucharest a few weeks a o three young ladies were examined for'their baccalaureate, and although assuredby one of the exami-, nem that she had passed satisfactorily, one, fearing. this Was not this case, killed;her. self.