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* WALK I N G DRESSES. The basque o r jacket and the trimmed skirt is still muoh worn and affords a variation of the short princess dress. A novelty lias been in t r o . duced in the shape of a skirt that can be worn ss a short, walking Bkirt or as a train, as it is re quired. It is called the Transformation Skirt. The design er has patented the pattern and the elite are in a flutter of expectation over tho advent which is promised for the coming m >ntb? Onr New York fashion correspon dent says of this novel skirt, “that one of its beautit s are that it saves tx- tra dress, showing the graceful flow ing that holds this portion at all times, does not fall into the wash-like,shape, nor does it turn over and show the facings as all other train skirts do. Then by a very simple arrange ment of hooks and eyes, it is trans formed into a neat, rich walking skirt or street costume, with some of the or dinary train dreis altered into a walk ing dress. A skirt like this is a savirg of one or two extra costumes, and as the holding up of a long skirt is very uncomforta ble and unbecom ing, the value of this will be appreciated Fun. THEANA BASQU E.—(Fbom Demobet foe Febbuaby. tnis w.n UB The front view of the “Tbana" basque, made in moss-green silk, with the vest revers collar, and trimmings on the sleeves, and back, made the plush a shade lighter. Linqerie of Mechlin lace, necktie of rose-colored satin ribon, combined with frappe velvet, dark oreen and cold. Bow to match in the hair. Another view of this design is illustrated else- green and gold. _ _ . where. Prince of pattern, twenty-five ceDts each siz *, Society Gossip. Silver embroidery mingled with obenille is used on some bridal dresses. Egyptian tissues in red, black and gold threads are shown for evening dress. At Deadwood, Black Hills, the wedding feast consisted of fried liver and ice cream. Dominoes of white muslin are worn over handsome evening dresses at masquerades. Silks with fine stripes strewn with small flowers are in preparation for Summet'WlfaT.''*" Pampas grasses placed in Japanese vases are employed for drawing room dtcoration. That was a good reply the young fellow made at a weddig party the other night, as he was assisting the ladies to remove their wraps, being asked it he ‘was ready with his ring,* said, ‘Oh, yes, I‘m peeling the belles now.‘ The Japanese ladies paint their cheeks, but the artrcle they use for the purpose when fiist put on is green ; exposure to the air, however, scon turns it to a sea-shell pink. A Boston clergyman has a regular contract to go to Washington once a year, to perform a j marriage in a certain large family of which one | of the daughfeis married Senator Conger's son j the other day. > Atlanta will have an elegant Valentine party ; at the Governor's Mansion, given under the j auep icts cl a scciety composed of a number of the prettiest and most cultured young ladies ,ol j the city. Miss Rosetta Weilman, one of the handsomest j and best accomplished Jewish ladies of New j Orleans was married last week at the residence I of her parents on St. Charles Street. The Bride- f groom is a member of the Aim of Dashiemer &, • Co., of New Orleans. Garzes embroidered in chenille and gold , thread are almost as valuable as lace. Gray j tulle worked with Ecarlet mountain ash berries and silver leaves, and frosted gauze worked in i floss, are some of the diaphanous materials U6td i l>y the drets-makeis. Net underskirts are worn wiih these gowns, and they are diaped by gai- ; lands of roses. A week since, another of Belton's fair daughters, ! was observed, making a silk dress wLich she j vowed was lor a friend, and when the dre.-«s was j finished she took it to the residence of the .ather of ‘her beloved* at which place she called ‘wo days after and was united in holy wedlock. An Italian princess who is about to be mar- j ried Las bad ber trousseau made in Paris. In. order to let htr know how to wear her dresses and what to wear under them, the dressmaker j has sent with each toilet a little doll attired irom head to loot exactly as the lady bet sell should be dressed, shoes, btockings, skirts, headdress, gloves, and every detail being re produced in the costume of the doll. Since the Christmas holidays, a Dr. of Belli n Tex., verging “the middle time of life,” called on a lady, to whom he had paid his attentions for over twelve months, to take a ride which terminated in iheir marriage an hour later at bis brother-in-law‘s-Julius Tobler—French capi talist of Belton. A. J. P. tfficialing. One of the most eloquent ministers of N. W. j Texas, Pastor on this station during tho past year, left us, Delore Christmas as rumor said, j to leturn soon with his bride—“but for ways 1 that are curious men excel,“for the next night alter his return from Mo.,now three weeks ago,in the presence of a large audience he knelt at the j hymenial alter “with one who is to divide his cares and double his joys. “ Dr. A. L. Hamilton President of Andrew Ft- j male College, and Miss Eudora Moore of Daw son were married on the Gth hast. ,in the College Chapel at Cutbbert. The ceremony was wit nessed by a large concourse of friends. A pleasant leature of the occasion was the presen tation of a handsome silver servioe to the wedded pair on the part of the students and Faculty of the College- The presentation was made through Prof. Beardslee and the Doctor re sponded in his usual happy manner. Married, In the Baptist Church at Forest City Arkansas, on January 28th, by Rev. Jas. Shackelford D. D. Jno. W. Court and Miss Agnes Izard, both of Forest City. A life without depth of feeling, like one that is superficial in thought may be irreproachable and pleasant. Evening dri sses are belted by cords ending in a serpent's head and tail. Knife pleating etill keeps its place on the edges of skirts. Washington ladies are greatly annoyed by uninvited guests. The custom of the city re quires all calls to be returned, and no lady dares to negle t any one who has visited her tor fear of what may happen in consequence. About two mouths ago, a beautiful and re ticent maiden fair, of gentle mein and queenly grace, with but one day's premonition to the | town was wedded to one of ov -Western Eiitcra- | of San AntoDio and left the gallant and caival- | rone yonDg lords of Belton Texas, to grieve ever vain hopes. A young man in Nebraska sent an offer of mar riage to a girl whom he fancied, and in reply received thiB telegram: Come on with your minister. ‘ A matter-of-fact man was told by his doctor to put a cheok on bis stomach if he wished to live long and be h^ppy. He went immediately to bis tailor, who filled the prescription by mak ing a plaid vest. Tubning it off.—Sprightly yonDg lady: ‘1 am afraid I have a very large foot.’ Polite shop man: 'Large, Miss! Oh, dear, no, Miss! We have lots of gent—that is, customers, with muoh larger, Miss!’ Everybody thought it was a match, and so did he, and so did she; but last evening, at a cro quet party, she hit her pet corn a whack with the mallet, and he—he laughed. ‘We meet as strangers,’she wrote on her cuff and showed it to him. ‘Think of me no more,’ ho whispered hnskily. Mrs. Partington Bays the only way to prevent steamboat explosions is to make engineers ‘bile’ the water on shore. In her opinion all the ‘bus tin’ is done by ‘cookin' the steam on board. •Yon oughtn’t to drink,’ says a friend. ‘See how it makes you stagger when yon try to walk, ‘it aint.’says the wretch, ‘I cssent try to walk thsz wsz matte;.’ A romantio youDg man says tl at a young woman’s heart is like the moon—it changes con tinually, but always has a man in it. Man wants but little here below, but woman wants every thing she sees her neighbor have— excepting her youngest baby. A girl of sixbFCD in a new sealskin sacqne, twenty-button kid gloves, a fashionable ‘half- mast bonnet, and Scrubby Sky e terrier attached to her sinister band by a yard and a half of blue lihbon, considers herseit the greatist show on earth. I would az soon think of pulling the feather out ov a peakok's tale az to interfere with thes innosent vanity cv a man. Almost enny pbool kan prove that the Bible ain't true; it takes a wise man to beleave it. It iz a wize man who proflits bi hiz own expe rience—but it iz a good deal wizer one who Ibis the rattlesnake bite the other phellow. YuDg man, sit down, and keep still; yu will hav plenty ov chances yet to make a phool of yurself before yu die. There is at least one cake that the small boy will willingly lit pass—the cake of soap. Take all the p’aools out of this world, and thare wouldn't be enny phun nor proflit living in it. Married life iz a little game in which the wo man, if she iz called, iz almost sure to have a strate flush. With all thy false, I love thee still,’ murm ured a young man as he calmly handed his girl the aitiflcial teeth that she had sneezed into his lap. We learn from a ootemporary that ‘John Bur roughs has been writing on the cow, in Scrib ner s for November.’ There is no law to pre vent John from writing on a cow, but it does seem as if he could do better work if he should dismount and do his writing like the rest of us on a desk. Please draw upon the blackboard an interro gation point,’ said a teacher to one of her pu pils. ‘Cant n^abe aj good ope,’ replied *the boy. Draws b-.j teacher; ‘that will answe.. The - . .je crayon and drew a bail-pin. Sharp rebuke by the teacher. Other scholars smile. RECEPTION TO I L E T. Som6of the most beautiful reception dresses are enriched with embroideries done by hand in silk sometimes brightened with gold and silver threads. The trains are not so long as they were a short time ago and are gracefully rounded and trimmed with i arrow pleating. A close, three-siamed basque with postil lions finished with r9vers and with the double front by a rquare-t rimmed section which falls gracefully over the crinkled iablier,he\d in place in the cen tre by three long double looped bows with flowing ends. The centre back width is twice the length of the others and is caught at the seams and held in puffs of graceful fnlluegs, supple mented by a fan shaped demi-train similarly ornament ed. Another favor ite basque is the Theana. Stylish and becoming, this basque is tight fit- ting, with a vest in _ front that is fitted usual nnm- r _T >. -- --- ' ber °f darts, and outer fronts also fit- 11/1 ■ _■ ted with two darts ’ n eac ^ side. The . onter fronts are '.. -tltsed at the waist - ~ ^ ^ hue by a short belt fastened by two RECEPTION TOILET .— (Fkom Demobest fob Fhbruary.) There areside gores , ., . . ,, ~~ p ■ under the arms, and side forms in the back jounded to the armholes. A large falling collir, and long tabs in the back add greatly to the general stylish effect. This costume as represented in our engraving is an especially stylish toilet, made in prune-colored silk and frappe velvet of the same color The “Evadne’ demi-train h.s two broad revers at each side of the velvet, the remainder being made of the silk, the bottom finished with two very flDe plaitiDgs of silk, the drapery for the back and the broad sash on the front, edged with garnet fringe made of silk chenille The “Theana’’ basque has the vtst. revers on the front, oollar bands on the sltevts, and the deep bands on the back made of the frappe velvet. r ‘What,’ said an inquisitive young lady, is the most popular color for a bride?' We may be a little particular in snoh matters, bat we should prefer a white one. ‘Why are you looking at me so intently,Alioe?’ said Theodore. ‘I was gazing at vacancy,’ re plied Alice, dreamily; and yet there is a twinkle about her mouth that shows her appraisement oftheypung rpan^ An observing man has discovered a s S.’T'-ar- ity between a young ladies’ seminary and a sugar factory, as both refine what is already sweet. ‘Somebody’s Coming When the Dewdrops fall, is said to be a very beautiful song. ‘Some body's Coming When the Note Falls Dae,’ is not so enchanting. Onr words to men go the fartherest and effect the most when they tremble under the weight of tears, or are shot out of hsarts in which burn th© twin fires of profound freliocr. ‘You must never slip the ring on her finger boys, till you slip around early some morning and ss* how nature triumphs over art—when you give nature a fair chanoe, and when her beat fellow ain t round. You wouldn't recog nize her without an introduction, and from the looks of her wardrobe you‘d take her for the hired girl or a yellow fever sufferer. Bui just let the bell ring, er a vision of a pair of coat tails flop around the oorner, and the way she paces off the distance between the buttery door and a comb and brush would make a carrier- pigeon tear his hair with envy“ Answers to Correspondents. i„¥i Ar v E ‘T h, l wa ® Christopher North, and what lb the >*octes Ambrosianae?” “Christopher North was the pen-rame of John W llson who was the soul of “Blackwood Magazine” nitj years ago. He was a charming essaye^t* a spirited versitier, (“The City of the plague” being ^ poem), ami an admirable sketch writer. Ike Aoctes Ambrosianae are a series of papers that appeared in Blackwood-purporting to be the con\ ersations, taken down by a short-hand report— er in a closet, ot a club composed of the leading spirits of t hat magazine. The principal interlocu- bitteiTj personal and suggestively “broad. L. R. C. says: Will you tell me the origin of the recaU & u ,f unlary ? 1 have beard but cannot now It comes from the Intin word pecus (cattle) and If*rs tn thf* eiiwt.mi iioro I,,.. i 1 com—copper was the metal currency and a pounds weight ol it was stamped with the cattle mark, in Ragland too even as late as Him;, t lie currency was of two kinds “live’, and “dead,” the live referring to cattle and slaves, as a medium of exchange and the dead to other metals. VISITING TOILETS (Fioxt Demo best fob Febeuabt, Fig. 1.—SatiB-finished ijros grain of a seal brown color, and pekin of tho Bam* color, velvet and satin stripes, are used in combination to make this stylish toilet. The designs used aro the short walking skirt, and the “Lucinde” polonaise. The skirt is bordered with plaited flounce, trimmed with a band of the pekin ; and the polonaise is made of the silk, with the vest, oollar, and tops of the sleeves made of the pekin, and a band to match finishing the edge. The costume is completed by a lpng sealskin sacque, lined with satin. Bonnet of brown velvet trimmed with brown satin r bbon striped with gold, the edge finished with a gold and chenille oord,' and the left side ornamented with a fancy breaBt. Skirt pattern, thirty ceDts each size. Pattern of polonaise, thirty cents each size. Fig. 2.—Toilet make in black silk, satin and velvet. The “Favorita,” demi-tram has the foundation of velvet, the front' and sides trimmed by sashes of silk and satin, the drapery on the back of silk with bows of velvet an Ij satin, and edged with a fringe. The “Vincentia” cloak is made of blaok satin, trimmed with a deep, rich fringe, intermixed with jet. A jhandsome plague of velvet and jetjpassementerie down the back, and large brandeb ourgs on the front. Bonnet of blaok velvet, trimmed with a profusion of oat jet, andostrioh tips. Skirt patteren, thirty 0 tnta. Fa ttern of dock, thirty cents eaoh size. Manager Fcrd respectfully announces that he has ar ranged with RUHR AUGUST WILHELM J, The greatest living Vio’in Virtuoso for ONE GRAND CONCERT ON TUESDAY, FEB. 11th, 1879. Jtif Reserved seats at Phillips & Crews. WAKDEv AND BARRYMORE, cheat combination. Thursday & Friday, —IN— Diplomacy. The great success of Europe and America, given every day for twelve moitl its at the Prince of Wales’ Theatae, in London, and at Wal- lack's,'n New York SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Our Boys, 15th, in GRAND MATINEE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Ordinary prices—no extra charge for reserved seats