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Show VAGARIES OF FASHION. In the matter of jewelry, fashion has outdone herself. Some curious designs are in great favor. One is the chicken's claw. Such claws as these and chicken hearts are totally distinct. The ornament looks formidable on velvet bows. It is also seen for dress hooks. Rats and mice are having a fine scramble over ladies rings and shawl-pins. But the unkindest thing in this line is the real fly. It is simply mounted on a stud and worn in the ear. A lady may take it in her head to put on one only, and a friend is sure to approach with a compliment, fancying it is real. He will soon wonder at the insect's perseverance and endeavor to frighten it off, when the wearer will laugh and say he has been caught. It is rather silly, but the old sticking plaster mouches? had no more sense in them. There are so many obnoxious buzzing things in this world that, whether two or six legged, it is a satisfaction to catch one now and then. |