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Show F KM IN INK FANCIES. Drcsss goods are decidedly shaggy, hut with style written in every thread of the weaving, while the new fashions in gowns and wraps are so picturesque that all thin women rejoice and the plump ones mourn. Yet never ha there beeu a season when the "tailor-made" jown looms up more serenely, serene-ly, and certainly that comprehensive phrase should give hope to those fair on?s who will be too wise to don those flowing garments meant only for the willowy. "That fortune teller said an awf ally mean thing to Door old Mrs. Meridlth." "Whatdid he say?" "Told her he could do nothing for her. Said he read the future and not the past." CMcujo Sews. , . . Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin, the wife of the late Vice-President Hamlin, who served with Lincoln during the war, Is a most intellectual in-tellectual and lovely womau. She lives in the old Hamlin homestead in that beautiful city. She is surroundsd by hosts of friend at all times and entertaius at every season of the year. The following is a list of patents applied for by women: Widow Delrome, of London, for idow Delroaie's corset witnoui wnaie-bone; wnaie-bone; Rocalie Lelievre, widow of Mr. Le-lievre Le-lievre of 1'rance, for an improved compound com-pound for cleaning woodwork, removing paint or the like; Sarah Prior Ely of London, Lon-don, for an improved castor for furniture; ADnie Nicholls of Birmingham, for improvements improve-ments in or relating to brooms or brushes. . Among the eutUuslastic amateur photographer photo-grapher is to be numbered tha corwa princess prin-cess of Sweden and Norway. During her recent journey to Egypt she took a large number of views. Queen Victoria possesses a small cabinet of Rose du Barri china that is valued at $150,-000. $150,-000. ! Ir. Susan Janeway Coltman, of German-town, German-town, Pa., owns a unique collection of cats, which she values at $5,000. There are twenty- I two of her pets, and among them are in. eluded Skyc, Zanzibar and feather-tailed Turkish cats, tailess Manx pussies, white Maltese, Persian and English tier-cats. |
