falling loosely over the sash. It has a largo 
sailor collar, faced with blue and edged with a 
white cord. The skirt has sevoral bands of blue 
edged with cord. A light-blue sash is worn. 
Such suits can be recommended for beauty and 
durability for children going to school. 
Plaids of all kinds are used forsehnoJ-girls. A 
very pretty suit is of green and blue cashmere 
in large, broken checks. Two-thirds of the skirt 
is a kilt pleating above it Is a short apron 
front, gathered up on tho sides with black 
gros grain ribbon. The overskirt is tastefully 
draped in the hack and Is not too full. The 
waist is a blouse, loose and ample, buttoned in 
tho back, coat sleeves, trimmed with bands ot 
fancy stockings. They come in both merino 
and cotton. The merino are In all the fancy 
plaids and Stripes, costing from 30 cents to $1.25. 
Tho cotton are In bars id black, blue, rod, 
brown, and purple, with white or mixed gray 
and black, or brown and black. They range 
from 80 cents to $1,75. For gentlemen One 
English thread In colors are $3 per half dozen. 
In buying stockings! It Is economy to buy the 
host. A half dozen Ualbrigguns at $1 a pair 
will outlast a dozen of cheaper stockings. The 
real Balbriggan is so good that. It has scores of 
imitations. The brand goes for nothing if low- 
priced. The real cannot be bought for less than 
75 cents, if for that. 
ILLUSTRATED COSTUMES 
NEW PUBLICATIONS 
OCR fashion plate contains three figures which 
are thus described. The costume of tho child 
on the left Is a kllt-plaited suit of dark blue cash- 
mere, trimmed with bands of silk of lighter 
shade, edged with narrow white braid, or set on 
with a fine silk cord; fancy stockings and bal- 
moral boots. This is suited for a boy of throe 
years. 
The central figure is an evening or dinner toi¬ 
lette of sago green faille 
silk. The corsage is cut 
heart - shape, trimmed , 
with ruffles of point ap- 
The sleeves are 1 II & 
Kinsi’s Drawing. New York D, Appleton A 
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A neat little volume, with four example 
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The author Is a teacher in the Nounal School at 
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Heml«l of Health. 
The oldest and one of tho best magazines of 
Its kind published in 
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has good articles from 
our foremost writers on 
health. Tho December 
— - —~77 issue has contributions 
- rT -tlA from Rev. C. A. Brig- 
/ ‘ ham, 8. Tj. Corning and 
i ’ Mrs. Oakes Smith. Dr. 
fj Holbrook, tho Editor. 
, _ /• ■ always w rites pleasantly 
j | and sensibly. 
plique 
trimmed with side plait¬ 
ing of tho Silk and deep 
flounces of the lace- 
The right hand figure 
illustrates a visiting cos¬ 
tume of dark brown 
serge. The overdress la 
open, en rovers, trimmed 
with heavy silk piping. 
A six-inch flounce,plait¬ 
ed at intervals, finishes 
the skirt. Gloves and 
hat are to correspond 
with tho costume. 
The 1* lirenologi c a 1 
.1 on null. 
Tins old established 
magiuino always con¬ 
tains much valuable and 
interesting matter. It 
is worthy of a plaets In 
every household, and 
will prove a great 
educator for boys 
and girls. The Decem¬ 
ber number bail sketch¬ 
es and portraits of Wm. 
B. Aftxoit, J. A. FiiOODK, 
Wm. H. Reward, and 
the Duke of Argyle. 
FASHIONS IN HAIR 
One of tho most iru- Vr |{ | i'l , 
portant parts of a lady’s ’ il | I 
appcaranco this season '..*&.** 
is her coiffure. It la ' 7 ' ( <Qi f Jv , 
agreeable to announce . D 
that there has been a de- • • , [ H 
elded Change In hair f' JK 
dressing, and that those ■ I 
l mine use structures 
t hat have so long disflg- I 
urod our heads are per- 
manontly removed. As 
little false hair ns ispos- f i f jfaF 
slblo la now used. All fit If 
hair is dressed high and mf m'f // J 
com pud,adhering close- . i.v' /iff ft / 
ly to tho head. The f' r /. f t t 
most popular stylo is in Jr # / f t ^ 
puffs. Tlie back hair is f £ / f W 
tied high and divided 
into puffs which may bo h, 
arranged in any way to ^ 
suit the shape of tho .?&<*'.; ■ 
head. Tho two sides 
need not necessarily I >o v 
alike. Tho front hair is r” P« 
puffed close to the fore- I \l£y 
head and edged with 'iwr 
crimped hair; or it may ; 
be arranged in masses of \ WyAI 
short curls caught with - ' i i • 
largo jet balls; for tho "^% j 
bonnet a bandeau is oft- 
en laid across. Tho - pyj :< J|| 
pompadour Is not so ^ 
fashionable as formerly. | _~J; j ,jk 
Young ladles have two =£ \ \ & ^ 
largo fluffy curls hang- 
ing In tho back from r :—yy 
their puffs. Braids and 
plaits are still arranged -m r 
in various ways, but are -M 
not so popular as the Jr 
Young girls wear their _7|> 
hair in braids. Some- -11. 
times all tho hair Is ar- 
ranged in one immense 
plait, tied near the end / ' 
with a ribbon; or tho ^ 
hair is divided into two < 
ports, one above the oth- | ’T; 
or, and woven into two ~~ - 1 
braids. 
Ladies with gray hair 
indulge in elaborate lmlr 
dressing. Nothing could 
bo handsomer than the rows of snowy puffs 
which surround their heads. Hair which is not 
sufficiently whiLo is powdered. 
Long, flowing hair Is worn now only by very 
young girls, and is rarely seen on the street. 
Children have their hair crimped and flowing, 
though many parents object to crimping, as it. 
injures the hair. 
Children's Clothes. 
In the stores arc seen a great variety of chil¬ 
dren’s ready-made suits. Boys from two to four 
years old wear kllt-plaited skirts of cloth, flan¬ 
nel, velvet or plaid. A plain piece is left in front 
which is trimmed with rosettes or bows. With 
those arc worn a little vest, and coat trim med wit li 
black braid and gilt buttons. Such suits cost 
from $10 to $10. A Scotch cap nr pointed felt is 
worn with them. Boys from live to eleven wear 
knnekoe breeches reaching to the knees and 
vests and coats trimmed with braid. Those suits 
are made of all kinds of cloth, but are prettiest 
In dark blue or black. Large round collar’s of 
white or black and white are turned over tho 
coat and tied with a bow. Sailor suits of blue 
flannel with light er bine and a white cord are 
very much mod. Tho suit consists of pants and 
blouse with a wide Bailor collar. With those are 
worn a black water-proof sailor hat with a blue 
ribbon. These suits arc very easily fashioned 
and allow it great deal of freedom. 
So popular is tho Bailor dress that it is largely 
used for girls. Tho blouse is cut very long, 
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The December issue, 
opens with a portrait of tho late Dr. Noiiman 
Macleod, and has a choice selection of valua¬ 
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es the cream of English literature for the Eclec¬ 
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gros grain. There are many cheaper plaids at 
30, 40, and 50 cents a yard, which make very 
suitable dresses for school-girls. For the most 
part they are simply trimmed with bias bands 
or a single flounce on the skirt, a short over¬ 
skirt and a French waist, which is a blouso 
with three large box plaits, front and hack. 
Black, red, anil blue waists are worn with old 
skirts. For evening w’ear they are of pale blue 
or pink cashmere, with black velvet collars and 
cuffs, and a mualin ruffle inside. A yard and a 
half of cashmere will make such a waist. 
Young children wear white until they are 
eleven years old. rn the Winter, braided piques, 
witli lozenges of inserting set in, and embroi¬ 
dered flounces. The waists are made with 
braided yokes. They cost from $10 to $18. 
These dresses are not desirable or practicable 
for most children. In their stead are numbers 
of bright plaids and tartans which make up 
handsomely. Overskirts forsueh dresses should 
he very scant, and the underskirt trimmed with 
a single bias ruffle, slight ly gathered or arranged 
in box plaits at intervals. The waist should bo 
a large blouso, always finished around the neck 
and wrists with a ruffle. For these ruffles it. is 
better to buy a piece of ruffling with a fancy 
edge. It cannot be done up, but costs so little 
and stays clean so lung that one can afford to 
throw It away when soiled. 
Stockings. 
Men, women, girls, and boys now all wear 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, 
Rosie White. —1. Under the circumstances, 
there Is no earthly reason why a young lady 
should not ask a young gentleman to call. It 
Is a gentleman’s privilege, however, to ask if he 
may call. 
3. At any good millinery establishment. 
3. There are a number of places here where 
second-hand copies of tho authors you mention 
can he bought. We cannot give addresses In 
this column. 
4. Jute is the most, common substitute for 
hair, but do not use it. Switches can be bought 
from $13 to $20. Hair is woven for $3 at all 
stores. Many cheap switches are made with the 
center of short hair, the outside long, they are 
much lighter and more healthful than the long¬ 
haired switch. 
6. Overskirts will bo worn this Winter and 
Spring. They arc of all aiyles. Tlio most popu¬ 
lar is tiie short apron front anil long back, 
drapod. 
G. To wash black ribbon, dip It up and down 
in vinegar and water, or sponge ft with lager 
beer and press it between two pieces of black 
silk. 
Bessie May.— Receiving presents from young 
gentlemen depends entirely on the spirit in 
which they are offered. The habit is a had one, 
and ns a rule it is better to respectfully decline 
all presents. 
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