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EDITORIAL GRIT-CHAT. é Pocxsr-Ilarvnssacmars.—In Paris, some beautiful novel Two Puss—A great many whom we know. and some we 5 ties in pocket-handkerchicfs have just made their appcar don't know, have two faces. one the world-face, the other t ance. Those suited to evening dress are circular in form, the homo-face. One for smooth smiles. pleasant words, flab 3 and are bordered with a row of insertion running in an un tering compliments, outside politeness; the other for frowns, S dulating line. At the extreme edge there is a row of Valen muttorings, oaths, elegant inexpletives and selfish churlish- Q ciennes. corresponding with the insertion. For morning and ness. So they have separate characters—the one for kind- 5 out-door dress, a handkerchief is extremely fashionable made ness and assiduity abroad, the other for churlishncss and i of very fine batisfr, and either round or square. It is edged neglect at home. These they keep in active competition, so i with a border of lilac. blue or pink, consisting of a running that neither gets much ahead of the other, but both go on i arabcsque design. Another style of handkerchief. also suited an ever steady pace, at the same time blessing and cursing; S to morning dress, has a tartan border printed on the cam only those who receive the latter commodity get rather the ‘ bric. and on both sides the colors are equally vivid. so that worst of the bargain. % there is no wrong side. These tartan borders are printed The heart would sickcn could it look through the walls 3 both on gentlemen‘s and ladies' handkerchiefs; but it must that shelter families, and behold the other phase in which ‘ be observed that they are strictly confined to morning cos some men robe themselves when the eagle glances of the 5 tume. Other handkerchiefs, confined to the plainest style world are not spies upon their actions. It could see thou- l of morning dress, are of white lawn, with borders formed of sands who give great sums to popular charities, turn desti- l small white, blue, or red spots. tution from her wretched dwelling, because she could not —— pay, perhaps, the balance of a few paltry pennies for rent. New GENTLIXEN SHOULD Danes—In an article on dress, in It would behold the flattered man of society repelling wife z a late number of “Blackwood’s Magazine," we find some and children from kindly intercourse around the fireside by § suggestions respecting the most becoming evening attire his frowns and peevishness. It would look down upon many i for gentlemen. “Blackwood” thinks the vest should be of a woman, so useful without doors wherever benevolence g white, with a standing collar, in the fashion of the court called. and who was never known to be absent from her 1 costume of England; the coat a black dress coat, cut in
post of honor in public assemblies, very lax in her duties as E the present fashion; brooches, knee-buckles, silk storkings, wife and mother, very careless about the ploasantness of i llld lowumrtcred Bhoefl- Boots and trousers, according to home, her children in the condition of “lmatlwn at the E “Blackwecxl.” ought to be banished from parlors. Frills in door.”
t the shirt-lmsom. and ruffles at the wrist, it considers would
It would see the jaunt] buck of fashion swearing at big
be. an improvement.
We suppose “Blackweod” thinks, that,
grey-headed father, while his sisters blush with shame at E as the ladies have returned. in a great degree, to the style his profanity; or the dainty bone or the bathroom, all smiles of dress in vogue with their grandmothers, the sooner the of beauty. all motions of grace abroad, bandyiug taunting g gentlemen imitate the costume of their grandsires thebetter. words with some poor dependent for a trifling fault, Q Certainly, kncc-lmeeches are handsomer than pantaloons—
A steady. unswerving examph—not protestations andlong E "MOSS, indeed- “'hQn ‘ man is 'PindlHhlUkvd- W9 '0“ faces, not soft, smooth, religious tongues—will do more for E for knee-breeches. the moral progress of communities, than all the good works Q you can pile ’twixt the earth and the sky. You may batter 3 Cmw’s Amos, Ws'rcn-Pocxm, sc., ail—In the front of against heaven's very gates with your engincry of prayer; 5 the number, we give several original patterns. furnished by you may add your donations till the list shall swcll from : the accomplished editor of “the Work-Table,” Mrs. Jane here to India; you may shed tears over man’s vain ingrati- é Weaver. One is a Child’s Apron, to be made of silk and all eloquently tudeyour till prayers, the that occan the your could very charities, angels not hold your might them; tears, bend you your tomay eloquence, listen, talkyet so 5 embroidered. Another is a Watch-Pocket, Braided. A third is for the wrist, and to be made of narrow velvet ribbon and
shall not be potent enough to impel one soul a step toward heaven. if the daily, hourly, momently consistency of your estample be not a guarantee of your sincerity. Nzw Srrrss or Jzwm.ar.-.lany novelties in bijmiteri‘e, in which hair forms a part, have recently appeared. Bracelets composed of hair are studded with jewels. Brooches are encircled in a framework of richly wrought gold. ornamented with pearls. Some very elegant ear—rings have been formed of hair and turquoise. Cameoes hold a high place among the favorite ornaments of the season. They are employed to ornament both the dress and the hair in hell and evening costume. In the dress they are used as brooches. and in the cogj'ure they are frequently set in the form of a diadem.
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black lace. A fourth is a cuff and collar. embroidered in blue, which we have printed in eolors. These, with other patterns given in another part of the number. form a col lection of original designs, which no other Magazine has ever equaled. TWENTY-Fl" Frontiers—At a recent fashionable party in Paris, one of the ladies were a white tarlatane dress with twenty-five narrow flounces, each having a black velvet rib bon along the edge. Her waistband was black velvet and fastened by a steel buckle, as were also the bows on the shoulders. The head-dress was composed of three tufts of black velvet, placed on velvet cross~bands. one to the left along the bandcau, and the other wider forming a cache pcigne behind.
“Tns Burn) Pirxa.”-This is another beautiful steel enTo Rrxovs Sunsnuons Ham—Several subscribers ask graving. By an oversight of the engraver, a few of those us how to remove superfluous hair. There is but one way-— plates have been labeled, erroneously, “The Blind Harper.” l to pluck it out by the roots. Even in this case. however. it If you get such an impression. fair lady, your own good 5 will grow again.
The nostrnms advertised to remove hair
sense will tell you that it is not a harp the blind minstrol is g are all either worthless or injurious; for the first do not re
playlng argzbut an orthodox Scotch bag-pipe.
move the hair, and the last injure the skin or health.
