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REDPATH’S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.
[November 23, 1882
FASHIONS FOR THE LADIES.
EDITED BY CARRIE DUNLAP.
(For Redpath's Illustrated Weekly.)
UR illustrations represent two costames
of the Intest and most fisbionable styles
just received from Paris, ‘They are exceed-
inely teacorul and stylish,
Fioune 1.—Walking- —The dress is ‘ot
indigo Devonshire serge, trimmed “with braided
anely: Military jacket, trimmed with golden-
peaver fur and bran ebonras of braid, “Indigo
felt hat, trimmed with o rich fei
Fic Walking. ‘tress ess is of
blac cloak of blsek wath dive iene em
broidered wi ih ine cord and beads, and trimmed
with martin-tail fur. Black sat ‘hat, trimmed
with shaded red futhe
ABOUT “cos,
‘Lhe short Tals mantles worn in Paris are of +
Ottoman sil ur colured, plain or figured,
and are vordored with feather bands.
long and short cloaks will be worn,
Dolmans remain in vogue. .
Small ‘alma mantles are worn at present in
aris. :
Short mantles are de rigueur with rch and
dressy costumes, which must never be covered
with a long cloak.
$ are correctly worn with plain
skirts, untrinmed save around the bottom.
edingotes and overco 6 trimmed
with fure as the season advances.
LATEST THINGS IN TRIMMING!
‘The most popular braids ior soutache em-
broidery are the Russian tubular and square
corils.
he popular gimps aro either metallic and
military or rot eatin
Chenille marab at "niches and fringes trim
many handsome wraps a and dresses
1 WORTH KNOWIN
Bustles are not worn by the moat fastidious
make up suits or
costomes to be worn over hoops or bustles.
ecelvetern is the popular dress of the English
Chatelaine bags of every description, color,
shape, and material are in use for street cos-
ames.
Dark red plush skirts are worn under polo-
naisos and overdresses of dark blue and dark
een clot
OD are most in demand in England ;
here the light Vand yellow fars bid fair to be the
FREAKS OF FASHION IN MILLINERY,
Leather bonnets trimmed with leather lace
aro the latest freak of Parisian fanc
‘Turbans, to be fashionably worn, must not
conceal the bangs or waves on the forehead.
‘In millinery, dowers are almost superseded
by lea’
Velvet and plush turbans with soft folded
crowns, come ready made in colors to mi
+ Pend of grebe appear on somo of the hand-
somest bonnets an
PARISIAN NOVELTIES.
inter a revival of white
‘By degrees modern toilettos diveard bright
ribbone and bows as 8 finieh Jain linen
collar faxtonod with a pretty brooch or aigrette
guflives for the house-an prom menade j instead
ofa collar, pretty lace may Le used, sewn quite
DEPART MEN.
plain inside the neckband and then fund do jown.
over i corners of the stand-up collars are
slightly turned down, and held together imme-
tely under tl
popular style will be embroidery mixed
wi ih “coitication cut ont of velvet, plush, or
re the question has tobe decided as to
jit nt ‘south toilettes the Jen 8S expensive tex-
“res generally gain the victory; they have a
charm Parteutaly adapted to the fashion of the
present day.
NEEDLE-WORK.
A novel use of outline stitch isin fashion. The
_ ordinary Nottingham lace tidy is transtormed by
ts aid into a piece of decorative needle-work.
Upon the centre, which is usually plain,
are worked in iBlvse le or cre
bordering, which is_ general
fancy design, is outlined in the aterials,
n ire of a circle or square be-
‘The fashionable arrasene, which
conspicuously im embroidery this. Fal
used to decorate the plush frames for beveled
mirrors. Designs are worked either in the
corners or across the top and bottom, and are
exceedingly | effectiv
teh is in use whieh i is a sort of combi-
nation of teather and cro:
figures 80
Ui, is now
ing pasvedd under the needle in such a way a
produce a chain stitch,
Combinations of painting and needle-work are
veryusual. For instance, an exceedingly prety
Ienip-shade is made by painting different de-
n squares of colored silk and then
n the squares 4 and ti
dition of a border ot tatte meda ie
¢ piano are
in wlth ouch vabeod work
in ribbon carried out at the ends.
‘The French knot, which is used for the centres
of flowers or for stamens, pistils, dve.,in art em-
roidery, is ve eeds only &
y effective. In making it the
thr ead is brought > through to the front of the
ork and held in the left hand four or five
inches trom the work, while the nesdie fe key
the right hand. The thread thus held in the
ft hand mast isted two three times
other side, and the thread cai
the Knotis firm, | little practice will result in
ertect French knot.
arning stitch ws ner, much in use now. De-
are worke mn Java canvas in arri
and the background 18 sim med Lover Paquite
enly 4 in any neutral-tinte vowel ay be
preferred. This method has cativoly superacted
the old- fashioned cross-stitch.
© imitation of tapestries and tapestried
fects is more fa: shionab le than ever. A great
deal of this is obtained by what is known ae in-
laid applique, which consists in tracing the same
patter n on two materials and then hearetally cute
ting both ont, and in 1; laying on
by sewing the upper portion on to the under
with thread and covering the stitches with fine
cord or windin 8 of floss silk. Sometimes nar-
row ribbon or said is stitched over the edges
to keep them flat.
2
ONE OF THE LITTLE ONES.
BY CHRISTINE FABER.
NY yor fon't, old fellow re nd sturdy little
d Curran held his he f for above friske
Bruno's reac enjoying the frantic efforts whic
the dog made iso iba nd i ntensely de lighted
with own dexteri evading he dog's grasp.
BD oke up al
leagant voice jnst behind tite Kea sear, tthe
ell stopped ringing five minute: ‘and
Brent, bine follow passed the lit ile “Soy with a
ride that 80 med fosay—
ope yo a wil
red with sudden indignation, bawled
after the speaker :
“Tt isn’t any of your business if I am late.”
“Isn't it, though?” and the big, bluff fellow
ack. at Ned, as if he meant
make . his busin
and getting the boys whipped whe: en don’
do much for a whipping either; and he’s such
an awtully good boy that he'll just go now and
tell Mr. Birchem how ying on my way
school, and what I said to him when he spoke to
me, and then ['ll get whipoed and have to lost
my dinner. I don’t mind the whipping much,
bit a fellow gets so awfully hungry when
twelve o'clock comes that it's dreadfal
to be let home to your dinner. U; ate
ood boys; they won't play
Biren says itll make ue gamblers by and by ;
and they won’t help a fellow out of @ scrape, be-
causo then they wouldn’t have a chance to let
the teachers see how ‘good the ey are; but, they'll
precious sorn let ns bud fellows help them
outofascrape,and they'll say nothing about that;
nd, when they’re sure old’ Barchem won’t fin
it out, they'll play marbles t on.
é time {consumed by. this soliloquy had
made Ned quite late tor Sthool. He scoived to
be fully aware of the fact, and putting his hat on
with an air Which seemed to say, “the matter
can't be helped now.” rhe slung his books over
his shoulder, and calling to Bruno, started ia
‘site direction to the school.
“ nowt a8 ell ” he soliliquized, as he walked
slowly along, “might as well have a morning’s
on
ano will go down to the hollow, and
play ) there till dine? time, then om
and have my dinner. I guess the folks at home
won’t know as soon as that, tha:
ing truant, for old Bi
send for absentees till the afternoon, then I'll
to school, and all [’l ear is the w iP
ping a and a keeping in after three o'clock, and
bs long as I won't bo without my dinner, I guess
I can stand the other thing. Hurrah!’Bruno ;
Is all xed now, old fellow; and we'll have
Ny tim
* d courage being renewed by this
plan of setion the little follow skipped along the
road with every evidence of the most hearty e
joyment a.
almost reached the hollow, a delight-
ful lide rustic nook to which boys went on sum.
mer holidays, when he met a pale, fragile lad
walking along with such a de} jected manner that
made one’s Heart ache to see
Ned's heart, which was not a whit behind
grown people’s in it’s pity for other's sorrows,
was insta iched.
oy Mark 1” he cried, “ what’s the mat-
ter?” The boy thus addressed raised his head,
and seemed very much surprised at meeting
ed,
“Why, how did you get out of school?” he
aske
“Didn't go there ; that’s how Tgotout.”
« You're not playing trant, surely 2”
“T guess it’s about the topped
on the way until it was too | ut how is it
you're not there, and you're ‘the fellow for the
prize, too?
Mark dropped his head again, but the guiek
eye ot Ned had already detected something ve
like a tear on Mark’s ela nes.
_“Say, old fellow, what matter ?” and
reveal hi grief.
d took his books from his shoulder, and
n with, perhaps, the gravest
mother’ssick,” resumed Mark,
“and that she hasn't anybody to help her to
suppor
res, 1 know that ;” interrupted Ned, “I
eard you apeak about it one day when the fol-
lows twitted y era pay 2m fashioned jacket,
You said if they had 0
do for them, maybe t] the oy dn’t be dressed a
well; and didn’t I like you “that day, old fellow,
for the cut you gave way you apok
of your mother. I wante go right up ‘and
shake hands with you, only I'was onthe tac for
punishment, But go on, and tell me about your
trouble.”
“'Well,”. Mark falteringly resumed, “my
mother’s sickness hasn’t let her earn much this
’ve been trying for the prize
Miss Striker offered, because —because—”
“Because that prize is a dollar, and that dol-
lar will help your mother,” interrupted Ned tri-
mphantly. “Oh! Lunderstand italinow. But
wire home, to-day, an
t you,” and Ned’s face fell
though He himself was the interested party.
‘now that,” Mark answered, “but yester-
day afternoon, 'Miss Striker told
mnarks were #0 utt
es—" that
absence count 80 much against me; and to-mor-
row, Aunt Sazah will be over and I can go to
hool.”
\iThe, vory thing,” struck in Ned joyfully,
“ Mina Striker i# @ real trump, ug some 0
the boys do call her * four-eyes,’ meas she’s
fearer for snapping ’em over the Knuckles, and
naking ’em we s traight, lines. She'll do the
ight thing by you,
#, maybe nae won I my
arks "was the anawor; fy aT have left 3
L
now that ao much time has been taken up, L'm
sure thet Iought to go right back and attend to
ther, oven it do lose the dollar Lwanted
togain for her,” fand he turned to retraes his
8.
‘Hold !” said Ned, catching his arm ; “you're
not going to be doné out of your prize in this
way. Just you go ahead to school, and-Tll go
back and. mind ‘your mother. i
e might aid his friend ; but ans
other ides presented itselt—to tell Miss Striker
himself all’ about Mark when he should g
ead.
“Td lose my mar! in that case,” he said;
ted the marks, and Pil
- Ned, thoughtfully.
didn,t think of thats oat Tiel you what
ri ‘say uything to me,”
said Ned, ma antully only go home as fast as
yo and Til run to School; and, suiting
the action to the word, he wae of 5 with Bruno
barking at his heels, before Mark could say any
nore,
Disposing of Bruno by turning him home be-
fore he had quite arrived at the school, Ned be-
gan to think that he must moderate his pace if
Ke would have breath h to speak to Mr,
Bi ; and 80, wiping his face, and making
his little legs take’ less rapid steps, he reached
sh 1 to fil it the monitor at the ie
8 er than the big boy to whom he hi
spoken so defiantly 1n the mornin
“ a you'd como to school, did
‘Tam going to see Mr. Birehem,” {responded
with as mi woh defiance in his tones as he
ia ‘used i in the m
“And Mr, Birehem wants to see you,” return-
ed the big boy, triumphantly.
nut Ned, without Feplying, kept manfully on
hi. way to the principal's des!
‘chem was there, ‘tern and awful; and
ie. Birchem reeeived little Ned Curran with all
he sternness an apes which were the
teter of all bad pi
; a account, Be ‘a ead account has been
given e by one of my head boys,” he began
eiitae Ned. “You woes loitering on your W
to school, playing with @ dog, and you gave im-
pertine nce when you were admonished to hurr. ry
chool. And now, ar, where have you been
unl this ‘time 2
Birchem roge from his seat, ond took
tho cane from its place over the platform.
“You shall (St. Sood thrashing, sir, and lose
your dinner it ain, a the preceptor re-
amed, a8 he « colar d'igde Ned’ Pree?
“ Please, sir,” spo op Ned, not wincing a bit
under the stron; the whipping,
‘A take
without my dinner, only let me tell
you about Mark Moran
Surprised at the boldnesa of the. little fellow,
the ghana listened to the story of Mark’s
And sae it to tell this you come to school
now 2” he
68, sin,” Saower ed Ni
“W pat did oh, Sntend 3 do if you had not
met Mar!
“ Pay troant till the afternoon, so I wouldn't
lose my di
The pr cipal relinquished his hold on Ned,
put up his cane, and, to the little fellow'’s intense
astonishment, said :
_, {Shake hands with me, Ned ; you are a bra
little boy, and 1 only lope Your live will be full
Pf such noble things as you have done to-day.
Mark Moran shall have Lis tull credit, and you
Shall have your dinner, and a good mark beside,
only promise not to loiter any nore on your way
Of course Nea promised, and, of course, ho
did not look triumphantly at the gate monitor as
he passed him on his Way home at noontim
Mark Moran ga ued his 8 dollar, and the graceful
ver f telling everybody how
noble little Ned Curran had helped hita to win gt
—--.
ols ich is the most ancient of trees ?—The
How may book: 7
of three werden eoping be fang ght in a lesson
Has sound col Tor one oes.
Have you nevor
heard your roan voice? youne
THE YOUNG FEMALE DOCTOR,