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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE GRAND DISTRIBUTION.
Jameb’ Ball Crowded—Over 2,000
Present* Awarded — A Farmers’
Clnb at Paoil gets the
Capital Premium—Plano,
Sewing nacblnca
and Gold Dls-
trl bated.
According to announcement. the distribution of
Klfta la The Constitution Gift Dietribution came off
at James' Hall last night. At an early hour the peo
ple began to assemble, and hr 8o'clock the hall vaa
densely packed. <jul;e a number of ladies were
oat.
The Commitaioners. Col. G. W. Adair. Col. J. R.
Wallace and Ilia H»nor Mayor Hammock,
superintended the distribution. Before beginning,
Col. drftir announced that the Commissioners had
thoroughly examined tb« cards and boxes, and knew
that everything was right, and that the premiums
were in the boxes, as they had placed them in ihe
boxes themselves. They all d<clared that no fairer
distribution win possible. Gsu. Austell and Judge
Strong also supervised.
The nam 1 ’era were on Cards in one bex and the
premium cards in the other. Mayor Hammock would
call ontths number as he drew out the card, and Col.
Adair would draw out a eard and call cut the premium
The announcement of each leading premium elicited
londepplaoae. The largest premlam was drawn by
a dub of farmers at I'ooll. The Piano, Sewing Ma
chines, Gold premiums, etc., were all drawn.
Over two thousand presents were distributed. Tbc
distribution occupied nearly to nr hours—in fact, np
to midnight. We will give the complete ceriHed
lelnraa of the commissioners in onr next Issue.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
STUPENDOUS MEETING IN
AUGUSTA.
IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM.
THIRTY-TWO TOTAL, RANK AND
FILE.
The hi 1 mils. The CossTmrnoX has been
asserting that tne peupie took no
interested In me Convention bosino-s, that
a few wire agitating it, and that the AngnataChrob-
icle falling to get niuetii gs about the ttutr, rashly
acd wildly determined on t r miser In Augn*ta Vo
Goda and liitla Usheu, it was a ruuser. It has
alarmed ua terribly. Just road this from the
AojruMaCons'ltutionaliei:
••Not a very largo and enthusiastic meeting was
held lb-t night, for the purpose of taking into con
sideration tun calling of a Constitutional Convention,
composed in t art or many pi oiuiuout speakers, in
cluding live urchins, thirteen non-rcsid' ins auil six
or seven Interested irent kni 'n, and aiewo.bers—
making in all a grand total of thir:y-two, rank and
tile!
••One gentleman thought that it was a great mis
take in calling tbe meeting without lint having en
gaged a life and drum to get Ihe otopie out.
•‘Another said that the unanimity with which fiio
people r.idiTl a'teird tho meeting, showedru»t they
were lu favor of a convention, n» siloucc gives con
sent.
“A voice was heard to say tbit the thing wts “work
lng. if it only baa trine.” One eald it me gress men
tout of iu.nj wtre taken away them would or a a.im
attendat cr.
""••One gentlemen observed that there were three
Classes in attenilar.ee: Ono tvho knew there would
he a convention; one who knew there woul in't bo a
conventtr.ri. and tho other who didn't care a
vnetlier there was a convention or not.
********
••After a ,<iy hbtr'eiif ssion of about twenty
minutes. Hie meeting adjourned over to decu try,
without pa-ring rho usual complimentary res.) unons
to the ollioers ror tho uh'e. Impartial and courteous
manner in which they hid discharg'd their duties.”
Kelt on the hail. The thing is •working anil o;.ly
wants time.''
MLLEDGEVILLE LETTER.
Christmas Resonant Guffaws—Small
Fox Among Lunatics—lunatic
Asylum—Efforts to Arrest tbe
Disease—nedical Board
of Georgia Now Con
vened In 9111-
ledgevllle.
Only of Doctors and Druggists—Bust
Pass Examination—Pen
alties for Failure.
StiiAEDG wills, December 27, 1873.
We are in tbe midet of tbe Christmas festivities
Much old-fashioned fun and gaiety prevail. The
con ntry negroes tbrorg tbs streets with resonant
guff,we, scattering fractional currency among the
email shop keepers, and now end then getting into
the hands of the vigilant police for tipsy disorder.
a brisk trade in wbtsky is the ••style."
But calam'ty impends. Small pox appeared in tbe
negro department of the State Lunatic Asylum in our
vicinity, a d later has broken ort among the white
pitien s- A case or two has occurred outside rf the
limits of tbc Asylum buildings, in the immediate
vicinity, home of the patients are ssid to be raving
lunatics, who cannot ba removed to a peat house fur
•ne want, f proper facilities tor their confinement
There is great danger that tne disease will mak much
havoc among the poor patients, and the citizens ot
JMllledgtvllle sre very justly sensible of our great
danger from this hcrnble disease should it reach our
city.
This situation reminds me of ourable and wide
awake medictl practitioners who are vaccinating the
people and preparirg for the worst. Our excellent
Mayor, Dr. J. W. Duty, and onr Baldwin county Or
dinary, Captain D. B. banford, and onr county Judge,
Hon. I'. U. turman, are adopting all the sanitary pre
cautions oossible under tho circumstances.
As an item of news in which the people of ihe State
at large are interested, I may state that tne Allopathic
Medical Board, or a quorum thereof, is now in ses
sion hire. 3 his bony la charged by law (See Irwin’s
Code of Georgia of 1863, aec'ious 14)6 to 1431, inclus
ive) with tbe duty of examining medical practitioners
and druggists throughout the State, and issuing li
censes to such as are font d qualified. Medical di
plomas in most ii.st-Eces entitle candidates to license
without actual examination.
Druggists are aiso reqmied to have similar license
from nils Board T e penalties for exercising tne
functions of physician or druggist witbont proper
authority are severe: heavy fines for the first offense,
and mprisonment for the second—mere diplomas
not being sufficient to authorize these learned gentle
men to practice unless licenses are superadded there
to. Very many physicians and drugs Isis are coming
nithcr, presenting diplomss or undergoing examine
tion, and receiving Id most instances licenses Some
few have been r, jected for want of requisite qualifica
tion. The Bourn, when full,is made up of twenty une
of the best r byeicians residing In various portions of
the State. Of this Board. Dr S G Whi’e is President,
and Dr W H Hall iboth of this city) is Vice Prertdt n":
both acctmplishi d physicians and gentlemen of eirict
Impartiality and integrity. Baldwin.
of Atlanta. He alluded to the fact that in no city did
the mechanics stand higher than in Atlanta, and be
felt pleasure and pride in their association.
Mr. Hemphill offered a toast to the mechanics of the
city of Atlanta as the back-bone and sinew of the
city, and called on Mr. Frizell to respond.
Mr. Frizell in reply toasted the firm of J. C. Peck
& 7o. as models or energy and liberality, and also
tsas'.ed the press of Atlanta.
Jndge Hayden arose in answer to a call, and made
a humorous allusion to the panic being over, aa was
evidenced by the feast before them.
The feast closed with a seng from Mr. Pease.
Altogether it was a most pleasant affair and cannot
but intensify the already good feeling between Peck
k Co. and the working men.
John H. James* Banker and Broker.
[ESTABLISHED THIRTEEN TEARS, j
Atlanta, Ga., January 1,1874.
I have resumed my banking business fully, paying
and receing deposits.
I allow, by agreement, seven per cent interest on
long standing deposits; take all moneys on short
time and pa* it on demand, free of charge.
I do business the same as an incorporated hank. I
buy and sell Exchange Bills, Gold, Silver, and loan
Money.
I charge nothing for collecting Notes and Drafts in
At’auta, and only the actual cost for country papers.
I buy and sell Bonds and Stocks. I have for sale
Georgia eight per cent. Bonds; a'so, Atlanta eight per
cent Bonds, wnich I can sell eo as to net the buyer
ten per cent, interest on his money after paying
taxes. I have also Thirty-One Thousand Dollars of
Factory Stock for sale. The Factory is fifteen miles
from Atlanta.
I have paid ont of my embarrassments without any
onteide help, solely by col.ectimr money due me and
by sale of some property. My residence and Bank
Block, that cost One Hundred and Forty Thousand
Dollars, ($'40 t C03j, ara subject to my debts, and
bound for yonr deposits, and in my name, and not in
my wile’s name, as Madam Rumor has placed them.
I hive made a will, eo when I die my office will
not he closed, bat will be open next day, and my
business continned by my wife, as executrix, until
sold or closed by eettlement.
My income from rents is twelve thousand dollars
($12,000) per annum.
I have redeemed and burnt all my loan certificates.
I respectfully solicit your business.
Respectfully,
janl-d&w It John H. Janes.
THE CONSTITUTION’S FASH
ION LETTER.
Grand Sctciiudc in Douglas County
Editors Constitution:— Mrs. Dr. Con-ins, to-
getfier v»nh tier ci*»« of young i dies, cave on the
uiubt ot the C."Ill of December (Christmas), a grand
serenade. Had both voeul and instrumental music
They visited first the houses cl Mr. James Strickland,
Benjamin Cooper, Judge J. C. Bowden. Ou their
arrival at Judge Bowden’s hou-e, they sang and
played s. me n. r.ut if ul Uluru. J migc Bowden was in
rrcducedtothccrowi by W. P Biritklsnd aeftJjows
••Ladies of Pougljs.aUcw me to introduce to you
Judge Bowden.”
Judge Bowden said:
••Ladies of LongUs. I tbauk yon for this manifesta
tion of esteem aud respict. I am proud that I live in
Douglas. Thero are as rreity, intelligent and as good
women In tho comity of Dongles, especially ou Sweet
atcr, as ever graced God’s urcen earth. Long may
you wave to cheer aud gladden the hearts of the way.
W Xhe next house they visited was Judge John M.
James, where they w\.re met with tbe usual smites of
wcloouiu*
After singing somebeau'lfal songs.they were then in
vited by bis Honor in t. e bouse, wnere they refreshed
themselves with poundetke, candies etc. They then
FOKSkTH COl’S TV.
thrisfmas Bay—A Farmer’s Clrriat*
inns Tree—Speeches.—'otigs
aud Weddings.
Cummiso, Gv, December27, 1873.
Editors Constitution : An ther Christmas has
past and I am proud to say that nothing has hap
pened within the limits of onr county to throw any
gloom over tho festival usual at this t ! me. Our
village has been very quiet. Prince Aicohtl Ins betu
very modest—he has not cacsed any dietnrbar.ee.
The citizens and Sunday school had a pleasant and
nice time on Christmas Eve nigbt. By a previous
arrangement, a Christinas ires was placed in the
Methodist church, and in the aftei noon, committees
and others might bo seen wending their way thith.r
loaded with piesents, which were placed upon the
tree, fiom the tiny toy up to nice dress patterns and
lice hats. The bell rang at the appointed honr, and
soon the heusa was well filled. The services were
opened by Rev. B J. Johnson.
Rev. G. E. Gardner delivered a short address upon
the importance and adv.ntsges of Sunday t-choole.
lio.i. il. P. Bell delivered an oration upon the day,
i‘s origin, cth
T.ic school, Pd by their wor.by > ui crintendedr, S.
L Sims, sang a number of preity songs.
Master James K. Eakes recited Anna and Willie's
prayer.
Mr S. B. Patterson (SI. Nicholas), when the curtain
fell, exhibited the tree loaded with its many prescuts
and Santa Clans standing in the midst.
The distribution ov=r, tho crowd dispersed feeling
delighted that they had been permitted to witness
this ocrasiou.
On Tuesday, the 23d instant, Rev. R. L. Campbell
was married to Miss Mary E. Maddox, of DeKalb
county, and on Thursday, 25th instant, Mr. W D.
Hawkins aud Miss LlzzieP. Law, by Rev. R. A. Fakes
at the residence of the bride's grand-father, Mr. Mar
tin Graham. Surrounded by so many pleasant oc
casions ouryoung people have passed a merry Christ
mas, which you wished to your many readers,
C.
the last mentioned they closed the grand serenade.
The melody in tne sweet strains of mnsic were such
that any heatt that could not feel deeply under such
circuit. s’snccs mast be like that of adamant. The
serenaders wore treated with marked respect at every
honee or family they visited. ,
Too muon praise cannot be given to Mr*. Cousins
her class of young ladies for the proficiency made
during the time tncy were under the care and instruc
tion of Mrs. Coudns. Ton may talk of the grand
display mads by yonr faotastiqaea, but that of Mrs.
Cousins and the Sweet Water girls, on the eight of the
•JSih. excels them all.
Three cheers fur the Sweet Water girlsS
OBSERVER.
Kniohts of Jebicho.—The following officers were
” ‘ Knights of Jericho
• '374: John J.
Love, Vice-
KNIGHTS OF OEBICUO.—IUO louowmg vuu
circtea by tbe Atlanta Lodge, Knights of
last night lor the term ending July L 1874:
McDaniel, (re-elected) Chief; J. L. Lot
Jennie June Tel2s Our Lady Holders the
New York Fashions for Janaary.
not come off until nearly the close of the seen it wanting '•just such a thing, made in
season, and into which some quite new and just that way.”
—* — *—i *--• ,—a Another private order—this is for an even
ing bonnet—was filled as follows
original features are to be introduced.
NEW TOILETTES.
KILLED AT A SHOOTIM MATCH,
A Wlille Man Attempts to Part two
Belligerent Darkies—Is Stabbed
by One and Kills Him In
Self Defence.
The colored population had a shooting match on
Saturday atThomasvlIle,a small settlement on the Mc
Donough road, some five miles from Atlanta. We learn
that they became noisy and turbulent during the day,
and that a white man bythe name of James Harper
attempted to part two colored men engaged infight
ing. In endeavoring to sepente the combatants, one
ot them named Reed inflicted a severe cut on Ur. Har
per’s right leg. Mr. Harper drew his knife and cut
his assailant in several places, inflicting such wounds
as to result in his death next day. Harper has fled,
assigning to his family as the reason that although
acting in seif defense, as there was no other white
person on the gronnd, be didn’t like to go before a
jury with negro testimony.
CblBS-IVIXTER PICMCS-SEW
DUDS —BONNE fS-FUft 'jritlJS-
RI»ffi«-WHAT SOTS, tzC.
From oar own Corras-pandent.
'J US FASHIONABLE SEASON.
The close of the opera, and the approach
of the holidays, bass had a stimulating effect
upon society proper, given rise to numerous
festivities, and enabled soma brilliant and
courageous leaders, who have recently re
turned from Europe, to execute the daring
project of entering aa innovation on the
somewhat stale daily routine of fashionable
life.
Ladies’ clubs to the contrary notwithstand
ing, in society you cannot do much without
gentlemen. In this con itry we have few
gentlemen of leisure, to far that they have
not learned any .way of occupying their time;
consequently, even rich young men are glad
to be absorbed in some pursuit to be saved
from utter wretchedness and ennui.
Gentlemen being thus occupied during the
day, ladies have abandoned tnemseives to
lounging, dressing, calling, lunching, reading
novels and other weak tfforts to kill time,
cultivating society principally as an evening
amusement, which usually resolved itsel into
the crush and iamof a grand “paity.” Oflate
years there have been efforts to improve upon
this. Day receptions and the fashionable
afternoon “high” tea, have brought a social
element into the life of women which it
lacked, but from these gatherings gentlemen
became tacitly excluded, bicause they were
so rarely available.
KETTLE DRUMS AND WINTER PICSICS.
Now, however, we have the nucleus of a
new order of rich, young, idle men, and
some of our grandes dames, anxious to in
augurate some of the habits of European
society, are turning them to account. They
are invited to “kettle-drums,” a species of
entertainment something like a “high” tea,
where ladies are in the preponderance, where
the rigidity of full evening dress is not re
quired, where tbe proceedings are easy and
informal, servants only being admitted with
trays of refreshments and then excluded, tbe
hostess herself pouring tea or chocolate for
her guests, and where society plans are dis
cussed, suggestions made and people decapi
tated without mercy.
It is only just to say that very few sug
gestions come from the few men who plume
Herald- G. G. Green, Guard; W. A. Garrett, Sentinel.
Tbe lnstaUation ot officers was postponed until
next Monday night, when tbe other lodgee in tbe city
and the members of ihe persuasion ere invited lo bs men. The supper st Pease’s was a most enjoyable
1 A few outside guest, were present, among
The Sapper of.J. c. Peck & Co.* to
'A’lielr Operatives.
Last night at eight o'clock the firm of J. C. Feck &
Co., of the planing mill, gave • Christmas and New
Tears snpper at Pease’s restaurant to their white op
eratives and another elsewhere to their colored work-
ore expected to be the order of tne evening,
Death of a Noted Humorist.
The Augusta papers announce the death, on Mon
day, cf James W. Meredith, ol diopsy of the chect,
alter a protracted Uue*e.
Mr. klendiih was born in Angnsta on the 16th of
January. ISil, and was consequently in the flrtwbird
rear ot his age at the time or his death. Be resided
m Augusta during his life, and was known either per-
aonaUy or by name to every citizen in the place. He
*cos for some time a conductor on the Sonin C.roUus
Railroad, and was afterwards in the employ of the
company at its agency in that city.
The Chronicle and Sentinel says of him :
•■Mr. Met edtth was one of the kind'-el hearted and
most charitable of men. Many a poor creature has
received aid from his band—old bestowed u nos ten ta
ttoo sly and with no thought of the world’s approval
or ditapprovsL We donut if he had sn enemy in the
world, and hw friends were legion. Foil of wit and
humor, he could entertain ctowea. An uncompromis
ing Democrat, he did much for the party and worked
hard for its success in the honr of its adversity, ana
cheered with the lou est wbeu triumph was achieved.
a genial spirit, a man Useu wherever he was known,
tiaw departed*”
At one time iu hia life be was a candidate for Sheriff.
He was approached by a gentleman who informed trim
that it he would supply him with Sioo be would
<-asrantJe him ten votes. Mr. Meredith’s reply was,
“ir I had a hundred dollars I wouldn’t run lor tue
office.”
Personal.—Mr. s. A. Reid, of Ea'onton, passed
through our city yesterday, en route to Tnskegee,
Ala., to become the assistant of Professor Park in the
boys' high sch>ol We congratulate the citizens of
Tusaegee on the acquisition. Mr. Reid ranked high
in tbe University of Georgia, and his personal char
acter is excellent. Wo know tbe young man, and
epeakaJvkeiiy-
whom we noticed Mr. B. M Inman, Judge Hayden
and hi 8 brother, of Pennsylvania, and members oj
1 he Constitution staff.
Tne snpper was choice and rlegint and heartily
eaten. At ite conclusion Mr. Peck arose and made
some remarks. He raid that eighteen years ago he
wsa in bad health North, and went to Erst Tennessee
as the land of milk and honey, and to Knoxville as
the point or concentration of the honey. He tried it
three months and started home, taking Atlanta on hia
rente. He was so pleased with Atlanta, a mere sug
gestion of a village then, that he determined to locate
here, and did so. His career since was familiar to
his friends. Referring to strikes eo prevalent, he
said in all that lime he had never had aslrike. With
kind words to his workmen, he called on the press
to give a talk.
Hr. Hemphill was called, bat devolved the duty on
CoL Avery, who was called, and who responded. He
was glad always to meet the working men. Labor
was the God-given law of humanity. Laborers were
the basis of all society. The laborers were the
prolncerr, the builders, -whe executed all progress.
The books of The Constitution showed that a large
majority of its subscribers were the working class.
This was a significant fact, evincing how the press,
the lever of knowledge, rested like all other interests
on the laboring men. In conclusion he eaid that the
people who ate the greatest are those who most honor
labor.
Ur. W. Jennings was called and responded briefly
hoping they all might do as well as they did to-night.
Mr. S. M. Inman, in response to a call, eaid that he
was proud to meet in this reunion the workingmen
themselves not a little on being admitted to
these femenine council?. The~ male whose
powers of mind are mainly expended on his
cravat, the cut of hia “afternoon” coat, and
the acquisition of a “middle” hair-line, is not
apt to be brilliant in the direction of ideas.
Their principal use is to hand tea to the ladies
and give the spice of variety, by their pres
ence, to the gathering.
It is certain, however, that the “kettle
drum” has in it the elements of immense suc
cess and has at once obtained a fashionable
and envied vogue. It is necessarily confined
in its sphere of operations, and is only re
cognized under the auspices;of ladies of ac
knowledged position, and if a small number
of these could be found to act in concert, tbe
“kettledrum” might easily become the basis
of a social rule as powerful as the famous
London Almacks.
At any rate, it was at a kettledrum that
the notion of a “winter picnic” was first
broached, and at once received with the
greatest cordiality. Perhaps it was a shrewd
scheme on the pirt of some experienced lady
managers to utilizs the principal qualifica
tion of the idle men. In any case, it took,
and one or two very successful winter pic
nics have been given.
The mpdus-operandi is this. A lady vol
unteers the use of her house, which she is
expected to decorate with evergreens in pro
fusion, holly, miseltoe, cedar, pine and
the like, and also provide tea. The
rest of the eatables the gentlemen con
tribute. One sends a hamper of ready
cooked game, another fruit, another
cakes and biscuits, another the creams and
ices, and so on, until the collation is complete.
Wine is not favored. Instead, Russian tea
is the vogne, simply pekol, choice baped, or
Mandaxin tea, with thin slices of lemoc float
ing in it instead of milk. As much of the
house as possible is thrown open. Halls are
festooned with green; tubs and pots con
taining plants from the conservatory, or
hired from a neighboring green-house, are
placed here and there, and the table is spread
pic-nic fashion, by the company themselves,
who also restore the disnes to the baskets
and wind np with a dance.
A TCry rich and eccentric bachelor is said
to have one on the tapis, which, however, wili
Winter gayeties have developed some
beautiful toilettes, which deserve more than
passing notice, as the present some quite
new and decided features. Dresses copied
with great fidelity from entirely different
er-.B are frequently seen in the same assem
blage, and the effect i3 very striking and
peculiar. It gives, to a certain extent, to an
ordinary fashionable gathering, the appear
ance ot a fancy dress ball.
Velvet dresses, for example, and robes of
very rich black faille, made quite plain, with
long skirts, Regent basques and Henry III
sleeves; the neck, of course, completed with
a ruff of silk or velvet outside one of silk or
lace. With these are worn elastic bells of
velvet or corded silk, mounted with flexible
clasps of chased or filagreed silver, from
which is suspended at the side a solid silver
chatelaine, richly chased, and holding besides
the fan a chased silver vinaigrette, a perfume
flask, and sometimes a small box containing
a powder-puff. Six of these chained clasps
are usedupon one belt, so that but little of the
fabric is visible, and the belt seems to be
composed of flexible links of silver.
Plainer still, are the severely cut Princesse
dresses, embroidered iu fine bordering9 and
pyramidal designs, with silk and cut jet,
and always accompanied by a jet belt and
chatelaine, with embroidered pocket, simple
in design but very rich in effect, and much
more striking- upon a graceful, somewhat
stately woman, than more florid robes and
a mixture of colors.
Very opposite are the long trains of pale
pink or blue faille, mounted with puffings of
tulle, headed with lace, ga> landed with trails
of the splendid convoloulus or royal rose,
and worn over petticoats (it is the fashion
to call short skirts petticoats now), richly
trimmed with lace, ribbon and flowers. In
the proper colors these make delicious Wat
teau toilettes, and hardly need a false flaxen
wig, as formerly, to complete the ensemble,
every society belle having apparently grown
a profusion of fair hair of her own.
A Princesse Dress, of soft satin-finished
maize silk, was worn recently, the trained
skirt trimmed with a magnificent flounce of
rare old lace, and the upper part covered with
a tunic to match. This was looped with
great branches of coral, a spray of which
also ornamented the hair.
A square cut black velvet has Henry III
sleeves, the bands of which are pined wifh
black satin cuffs and outstanding ruff of rare
old point, forms tbe trimmings, and the skirt
is quite plain, excepting a pouf at the back.
A very handsome dress made for the new
year consisted of a train of white satin, bor
dered with two bands of pale blue corded
silk, covered with puffings of tulle, edged on
either side with narrow point lace. These
puffings] were dotted with lilies of the val
ley, trails of which caught btek tbe sides
from a pale blue petticoat, puffied diagonally
with tulle, divided by cordons of lilies of the
valley. The low beddice was of white satin,
into which a blue stomacher was inserted,
and w ;s ornamented also with tulle and
lilies of the valley.
A ve,-y handsome dress of black gros grain
is made in the following style: Train skirt
and polonaise, tbe latter opening over a pink
satin waistcoat, Nilsson sleeve, with deep
cuff turned ap over the elbow, and lined
with pink satin, and vest collar also lined
with satin, surmounted with ruff of old lace.
Tarlataine dresses, flounced to the waist,
are much affected by young ladies who like
dancing; four yards cut straight, forming an
upperskirt, which is gracefully draped at the
side with a wide sash. Heart shaped or
square nut bodies, with antique sleeves pret
tily ruffled below the elbj\v, are more fre
quent than low ones.
Quite a new tffect is produced by adding
to sleeveless jackets of velvets, long wide
sashes bordered upon the ends wiih deep
lace or fringe. Two of these sashes extend
down the sides of the back breadth of the
trailing skirt, which forms an extended pouf,
whatever fulness there is in the skirt being
missed into this back breadth, which is also
cut longer than the others, and laid in pleats
at the sides near the top, where tapes beneath
tie it back into the required form. Under
the arm the sashes are cut shorter, lengthen
ing again ia front, and thus requiring four
long and two short sashes, necessary to give
the proper finish to the toilette.
A sleeveless jacket, with sashes of narrow
velvet over a tea rose silk, looks exceedingly
well, and is an excellent combination for a
brunette. Black velvet, over white or pale
pink, is very beautiful, and pale China blue,
over stone color, (lightest shade), or ash grey.
GROWN UP DOLLS.
It might be supposed that fashion had ex
hausted its absurdities for women, bat is not
so by any means. The latest inventions, and
one that must be seen, believed, consists of
kid necks of different flesh tints.
There have been Parisian rumors of ac
tresses who had remarkable wax necks, but
kid necks—fine, soft, flesh-linted kid, such
as; covers the best French dolls—is a touch
of art sublime in its simplicity, and so per
fect in its adaption to the human form that
it is impossible to tell, when perfectly fitted,
where kid ends and flesh begins. To render
the illusion complete, however, a tulle
scarf is lightly worn about the throat.
OVER DRESSES.
The simple overskirt and overdress, which
has flourished for the past ten years, more or
less, has been superseded by the polonaises
and trained tunics, but tbe re are still some
overdresses seen, particularly at day recep-,
tions, which doubtless retain their place from
their cost and elegance.
The newest of these are worn over very light
silks, pale bine, pink, pearl, and corn color,
and ^consist of a mass of insertion alter
nating with bands of black vel
vet. The sleeves are sometimes a
la antiqne, sometime Henry III (large
puffs divided by bands of black velvet) the
back of the skirt in these cases arrayed in a
poof outlined with a wide velvet sasb, trim
med with lace and insertions, or made of
alternating stripes of insertions, and velvet
ribbon, the ends bordered with white lacs.
Overdresses have been found most con
venient, however, and will hardly be likely
to die out It was the short, bunched up
affairs, overloaded with trimming, which
disgusted sensible women by their utter want
of motive, grace, or distinction, and the reck
less destruction of fine fabrics.
Upon a frame as round as a boy’s csp.and
altogether similar in form, is set a double
baudeau gathered into close folds of light-
bine velvet and erete de cog tulle. On the
side (and this is a novelty) a long garland of
accacia buds and blossoms is so arranged that
ft is fully seen from the fastenings to where
it sweeps behind the ear, thus giving tbe ef
fect of a coiffure rather than a bonnet. There
is no other trimming, but tbe hair, it is easily
understood, must fall low behind, with such
a head dress.
Still another evening bonnet—an^ this is
the only one like it, for it was “produced” by
a bouse that never “repeats itself,” consists
of a tortoise shell comb, very large and very
wide, so that it reaches from one side of the
head to the other. At the back of this is a
small apology for a bonnet frame which is
covered with grenade velvet and made invis
ible to the keenest eye by a fluffy flow of
mixed marabout and ostrich tips set on the
same stem. Separate and to be attached to
the hair either on the right or left is.a small
branch of the natural acorns, with one leaf,
and wired through the natural stem. The
eflect of this bonnet is exquisite. Though a
bonnet, the fastening is not visible, being a
silk elastic. aloDg which runs a slender band
of lace which, the bonnet on, ornaments the
back of tbe neck, hying close to Ihe roots of
the hair.
FUR AS A TRIMMING.
There is a lage for fur trimming this sea
son, such as we have not seen in many years
before. Chinchilla and blue, and silver fox,
are the popular styles used, and they are al
most universal as a trimming upon velvet
and navy blue cloth. The redingote style is
particularly well adapted to fur band?, and
nothing can be more appropriate for winter
wear than a navy bine suit, muff and hat
complete, all edged with grey fur. The vel
vet polonaise, with bordering of bine fox,
blue fox muffs, rich trailing skirt, and velvet
bonnet trimmed with natural ostrich feathers,
are reserved for visiting, and form a very at
tractive and elegant ensemble.
Velvet jackets for house wear are often
trimmed with fur. but it is wisely discarded
from all toilettes intended for evening wear.
EMBROIDERED PETTICOATS.
These are exceedingly elegant and deserve
more than mere mention. They are of satin
embroidered with jet, velvet worked with
silk, and silk with figures of satin or velvet
embroidered down after being cut from some
other fabric than the main ground and set on
like appliaue work.
These “petiicoats,” it would appear hardly
necessary to say, are not worn inside but
outside, and are meant to be seen. They are
a substitute for any other visible skirt and
are intended so to be, yet some have mis
taken their use aud placed other skirts over
them, although the t-iegance of the material,
the style of the make, and the elaborate char
acter of their costly embroidery would seem
sufficient to show what they are for, which
is. namely, as a fiaisli to the costume called
abroad le costume polonais,
borne of these elegant petticoats—in old
times all skirts were called petiicoats—have
three embroidered velvet cr satin bands,
others have a simple wreath of plain em
broidery, by which expression I mem to de
scribe mat least florid in character.
The reign of jet embroidery is a fait ac
compli and on cashmere, silk, or satin, it is
very rich. With black lace evening over
dresses. satin petiicoats, embroidered iu the
color of natural flowers, have appeared
what Nors.
One of the pretty fancies of the season is
the adoption of the gentlemen’s button-hole
bouquet, which is used in place ot
breast-pin upon tul;e, lace or crepe dc
chins., as rcatfs or neckties. The spray
usually consists of an English rose
(long stemmed half opes), a geranium leaf
and sprig of heliotrope, ail inseriei io a little
golden tube fastened at ihe back wiih a pin.
I’his is placed to the left of the bow, or ends
of lace, and is very pretty and veiy sugges
tive of the freshness aud sweetness which
are considered the especial attributes of
youth. All the girls wear them, and natural
flowers being the rage, frequently place a
spray ia the belt as weii, and another ia the
hair.
Jet necklaces, composed of many strands
of small cut beads, are also in vogue, and
look well over black dresses, accompanied by
jet belt and pocket embroidered with jet.
Another fancy is a half wreath of small
rose?, of various colors, mounted with leaves
upon a flexible stem, which can be curved
or drawn out straight. These are sometimes
placed upon the turned-up side of the brim of
a velvet hat, or upon one side of the heavy
braid now worn at the back of the head, or
as an ornament down the front of the cor
sage.
Still another consists of gold shirt buttons
held by links and used to connect the small
turned down points of linen cuffs and collars,
which have lately been cut away so os to
afford space if not excuse for this display.
Jennie June.
EVENING BONNETS.
An exquisite evening bonnet, imported by
private order, embraces the novelty of a trim
ming of striped ribbon and fringe. The rio-
bon is of the paler shade of tbe Roman col
ors, and forms a regal-looking torsade, with
the addition of gray tulle. Except a Shah
agraffe of steel and silver, there is no other
trimming, and over the forehead a yellowish
fringe, narrow and straight, falls, piecisely
like the short fringe of hair so much worn of
late. This gives “ a blonde effect," as the
London hair-dressers say.
A cloak accompanies the bonnet, which is
meant for opera wear, the lady giving the or
der preferring to wear a bonnet and cloak to
appearing in full dress. The cloak is of gray
Cashmere, with broad replnm bands of the
faded Roman tints laid upon it These are
a broader width of the same ribbon that
trims the bonnet The effect is greatly ad
mired, and though inexpensive in compari
son to what such an order would cost here,
owing to the difficulty of procuring the rib
bon, and the impossibility, if this does not
come nnder the head of an Irishism, of get
ting the thing up in a style so perfect, it has
been adopted by acclaim, every one who has
A NOVEL LOTTEBY.
Twelve widowers ^Taking Clianccs
for Eleven Widows.
CHANGES IN CONGRESS.
A Sketch by Grace Greenwood.
rom th: New York Times.]
The House presented to me on my return
an unfamiliar aspect. The new furniture and
carpets have brightened it up somewhat, but
the strange forms and faces bewilder me. I
missed tbe old landmarks—Banks, with his
two-story head and soldiery figure; Farns
worth, with his frothy beard tossed in air,
and Oakes Ames, with his heavy face and his
slow, elephant eyes. On the Democratic Bide
there is not much change. We miss the
uplifted face of Brooks, pallid and troubled,
and disdainful; but the New York Democ
racy has evoked Samuel to fill his place, and
Don Fernando still sits buttoned up to the
chin in elegant proprieties, still bears aloft
his snow-wreath of a mustache, while the
beligerent Beck keeps his old stand in the
aisle, and pitches forward into every debate.
Ohio still leaves us her urbane Garfield, aud
has sent us back htr Lawrence, who will
“never give up the ship” of State any more
than Mrs. Micawber would desert Mr. Mi-
cawber.
At one cf tbe front desks of the middle
aisle sat, on Wednesday morning, a peculiar
figure, the sight of which strangely moved mj
heart. It brought hick scenes of long ago
of another regime—almost, it would seem,
of another world. Most vividly it recalled
days and nights of a memorable long session
in Congress, during which the discussion ot
the old compromise measures shook the
country and nearly shattered the old caDitol.
It was the figure of Alexander H. Stephens,
the nervous, impassioned little orator, toward
whom, during that troublous time, I often
looked from the little loft of a gallery, and to
whom I listened with protound interest,
though he seldom uttered matter to
my mind on the question of ques
tions, slavery. He is less changed than I
thought to find him, for in the old time he
had an air of premature age and feebleness,
and seemed to be wasted by tbc intense
flame of bis own restless and fiery spirit. He
used to wear as wide a collar as Mr. Clay,
only it was a turn-down, and a long, black
neck-tie, simply knotted and falling. Now
the collar is narrower and tbe neck-tie short
er, and on his round, compact head, which
was always too small for his hat, he wears a
black velvet skull-cap, revealing a light
fringe of hair, white with the “wiuter of his
discontent.” His keen eyes are masked
behind glasses; he walks on crutches,
moving very slowly; but the princely will
and tbe high, quick spirit seem quite unsub
dued, as is shown by bis repeating, the other
day, substantially the speech he made on the
qnestion of salaries before be went out of
the Union—reminding one of the man who
had bis skull broken in an explosion, end lay
insensible for many days, but who, as soon
as the trepanning process was commenced,
proceeded to finisn the sentence he had
begun at tbe moment of the accident.
With what amazement and admiration
must Mr. Stephens have watched the latefree-
and-ea-'y debates—how his mind must have
gone back to tbe dark days of bondage, to
the arrogant old days of Democracy and the
duello, when a man was held responsible for
hot, bard words, in the House of Represen
tatives, as elsewhere; when be was not al
lowed to free his mind in debate, unless that
mind was in a decently sane and moral con
dition; when honorable gentlemen conld not
indulge themselves in the use of such little
epithets as “thief ” and “ass” and “liar” and
“ditty do?,” without danger of being not only
turned out, but “called out.” In view of the
gloriom liberty ia which our legislators now
revel and rioi. be must see that our blood
and treasure were nut expended for naught
in the greet war and haply feel cousoied for
the desolation of the Soutn.
The Senate is less cnangod from last ses
sion than the Hou-c. .We i>.is» the ruddy
benignity of Mr. Wilson’s face, and Mr. Car
penter seems to have grown a little gray
under ids new dignity and responsibility.
Time, also, h is shaken his dredging box over
the heads ot Senators Sumner aud Fenton,
and chiseled a little at Senator Lot Morrill’s
fine face, and taken the other Morrill by the
shoulders and bent hint slightly, for heuever
can harm his face, and dimmed a keen ray or
two in Senator Oimeroa’s pleasant am
bushed eyes, but he has not meddlec
with Senator Brow clow in the least.
He sits just as he always sat, in his silent
unrest, lying back in his arm chair, with
half-shut eyes, one foot on his desk,and
shaking neither more nor les3. It is evident
time has forgotton the fierce old man, ot
has left the person and the palsy to fight il
out. New upholstery, painting and gilding
have also made this chamber and the ante
chambers look bright and comfortable; but
there is one change which must disapprove
of, as undemocratic and invidious. Choice
seats have been sent apart for tbe wives and
daughters of Senators and members, from
which seats we, the common people, are
as sternly excluded as from the diplo
matic gallery. This is unjus*. to the strangers
visiting the Capitol, who are uncomfortably
crowded in the other galleries while those
aristocratic reservations are almost empty.
It is my impression that of all the ladies in
Washington, those from whom these gal
leries are set aside, dedicated, tabooed, are
the least given to watching the debates.
Perhaps they have politics enough at home.
The wife of a Congressman seldom goes to
the Capitol nnles3 her husband is the hero of
the honr; she goes to Bee him arraigned for
high crimes and misdemeanors, or to hear
him arraign some other woman’s husband.
From the Green Biy (Wia.) Advocate.]
We referred briefly last week to a novel
lottery which took place at Hollandtnwn in
this county, by which eleven widows and as
many widowers were mated for matrimonial
alliance. The facts, as we learn from the re
port of “the committee”—which report
comes to us signed by “M. Ynndenberg,
Secretary”—are as follows:
It seems that that there were residing in
the town eleven widows and tw elve widow
ers. We presume it was a member of the
Benevolent Society who first proposed that
the eleven widows should become helpmeets
to eleven of the widowers. At least the
report says that ‘’thinking it economy to
have them married and not knowing how to
pair them, a committee was selected to
hold counsel as to the best mode of coupling ”
The drawing took place at 5 p. m. Monday,
tbe Bth, at which time it was decided that
Mr. R. Men ten should be married to Mrs.
De BruiD, Mr. M. Menten to Mrs. Vink, Mr.
Bode to Mrs. Vandenburg, Mr. Fnrstenberg
to Mis Kersten, Mr. J. V/. Wassenberg to
Mre. Wilde, Mr. M. Verkuilen to Mrs. Perren-
boom, Mr. Weyenberg to Mr. Heesskker, Mr.
John Eobussen to Mrs. Tillman, Mr. L.
Tenrusen to Mr-. Van Doren, Mr. R. Herre-
mans to Mrs. Rolf, Mr. Soere to Mrs. Van
Bloemer.
It took this committee one hour to decide as
to tbe method, pending which decision, we
may believe there was a fluttering among the
hearts of tbe widows, it was decided to
dispose of them by lot and “consequently,”
says the report, “the names of all the wid
ows were placed in a box and likewise the
names of the widowers.”
The twelfth man is Mr. D. H. Pentermann
and although he is doubtless the happiest
in seven counties over the narrow escape
which he had, yet the committee are casting
about for some means to supply him with a
partner—advertising that if there are any
widows in neighboring towns who would
like to take Mr. Penterman, “application can
be made to Peter Kersten, President"
Alabama News.
Tbe Tallassee Mills are reported in a shaky
condition. Liabilities to the amount of
1300,000 for new machinery have been in
curred and the sale ot stock has been insuffi
cient to meet them.
The Techumseb Iron Works are rapidly
approaching completion; the buildings are
of the most substantial character. General
Willard Warner, formerly United States
Senator from Alabama, having renounced all
political aspirations, is general superintend
ent and manager.—Cherokee Advertiser.
Tbe Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial states that Jndge
Bnsteed, of Alabama, who stands in great
danger of being investigated with a view to
impeachment, has chosen that better course
which was adopted by Sherman aud Dela-
hay, and will at once resign hi9 position and
retire to tbe pleasuies of dignified private
life, with none to molest and make him
afraid.
Montgomery Advertiser: Did any of our
readers ever see a white partridge? There
was a dead one in the city yesterday at the
Ruby, and it was regarded and treated as
quite a iusus natures, it was shot by Mr. J.
H. Leigh, near Snowdown, in this county,
who says in a note: “It is the first and only
white partridge I ever saw.” It was a little
larger, perhaps, than the ordinary little rus-
aet-clad fellow, but in every other particular,
except color, there was a perfect resemblance.
Christmas day there wa3 a regular battle
royal at Lowndesboro, in which about 150
colored troops were engaged. The difficulty
grew out of the efforts of a Mississippi bot
tom recruiter to get colored emigrants.
Nothing more dangerous than sticks and
bricks were used and no one was badly hurt.
Quite a number of negroes from that portion
of Lowndes have recently left for Mississip
pi, and the row was confined to the negroes
pro and con on that subject
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