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THE LADIES^ COLUMN. Are We Going Back to the Faahiona of Eighty Years Ago? MADE HEALTHT BY A NEEDLE. Frolics in Fasbioiu, Beafionsbla Becipes, and Feminiiie FersonaU. (Couain Eate'a Wuekly Badgat.) New, Vet Old. How changeful ia fashion I Bow cap- ricious and exacting! When we think it taken ap with snch or such a shape and color it IS already weary of it, and disdains it for some fresh favorite. A year ago we peaked our bodices, making them as tight and lont^-waisted as possible ; this year all this is completely moditied, the ijueens of fashion â€" tho^e who take the lead in matters of tasteâ€" have discarded pointed bodices and wear plain, straight skirts. This tendency toward a return to the fashions of the First Empire is becoming more and more marked, and will soon be accepted by many. Shall we arrive at the end of the century dressed like our great. grand- mothers ? Nor are these century-old fashions de- void of charm. Though we do not approve of them entirely in all their details, on the whole we like them well enough. For one thing, they are certainly more economical than the double or treble draped skirts, for which such yards and yards of material were reijuired. What more simple or con- venient to wear than the plain skirt slightly puffed ap at the back, and the dainty Befamier bodice, draped in the shape of a fichu, and fitted round the waist with a wide scarf tied on the left side or fastened at the back into a baby-bow ? Such dresses are not, as yet, very gener- ally worn, but we proclaim them as the coming novelty of the season for young ladies. As a transition between the peaked and the short-waisted bodice, many dresses are being made just now with the fronts plaited slantways, and crossed at the waist ander a deep belt, the plain space in the middle being filled up with a plastron of faille or surah. A pretty model of this sty le L> of absiutho- green casihmere ; the fronts are plaited and crossed at the waist, showing a plastron of dark green velvet, finished by a turned- up collar, trimmed with a beaded galloon. The deep belt is triuiniud with the same as well as the bands, on to which are gathered the full cashmere sleeves, which do not come down below the elbow. Plain cash, mere skirt falling over a silk underskirt of the same color, with small piukout ruche showing just beyond the edge. Ab3inthe>greeu, the favorite color this spring, is a very soft, grayish shade of green, exceedingly becoming to blondes. Serpeqt-green madeira and oak-brown are also fashionable colors, and appear in the light, soft) woolen materials of the season. Glace surah shut of two colors is combined with these woolen tissues iu spring costumes. When tastefully s^ncteU such combinations are extremely elegant. Shot silks are vary mach in vogue ; tafietas, faille and surah are all in the glace style, aoft, dullish shades being pto- ferred. Narrow stripes in the pompadour style, pekin, fancy velvet and French faille are also among the silk tissues most in favor. Morning dresses are made with a plaited blouse bodice confined round the waist by a wide sash tied in front or at the side. The skirt is simply plaited all round, and just pulled up a little at the back. The material IS cashmere or veiling. The bodice is often plaited on to a small shoulder. piece of silk or velvet. The sleeves are full, and gathered on to a band to match the shoul- der-piece. Kmpire CoatAt Now that the hideous coach coat, other- wise known as the Shaker or Dutch robe, has run its length, fashion is ready to examine the directoire or dinner coat, which is all the style in London and Home. The cut is very similar to the gentleman's evening coat, and is to be seen in a modi- fied style on the stage. Double. breasted, with a deep rolling collar, the waist in front is cut off at the belt while the back gores or tails fall almost to the lloor. For morning wear, made in black or dark colors, the garment is double-breasted and secured with a few very beautiful buttons, but the coat designed for the drawing-room opens on a lace vest and frills finish the collar and sleeves. The garment ia iu- tended for the few figures that are beet relieved by straight liucs, and for this class only the richest mate- rial is used. The skirts that go with these handsome coats are made of bcngaline or India silk, tissues shot with embroidery designs, la<e crepe or ribbon eft'eets. An ideal dinner dress is described aa being made of Boulanger red skirts, over which was a directoire cout of black moire with long frills of lace at the wrists and a jabot of point lace falling from the throat. With the fancy a large hat is prescribed, trim- med with long plumes. Another swell coat is the pompadour brought out by an English firm and designed exclusively as a dinner novelty tor a fine figure. I'ompadour brocade makes the coat, which is out very like a man's coat, the front having rever; that roll back to show a sort of waistcoat of velvet overlaid or draped with a jabot of white lace. A couple of buttons mark the waist line in the back, and cuifs of velvet and rulHea of lace finish the siwovc. The pompadour tea-jacket, which is also Eng- lish, is an immense success. It is oom- tx)sed of the new texture called satin plush in an ecru shade of yellow and fits loosely in front but very tight in the back, closing invisibly. A guard's collar and tlat band wristlets complete the bodice, which iu plain colors is elaborately embroidered in gold or silver. One thing is certain, it the dress reformers make any headway these coats will hardly be tolerated, since the corsets are doomed, without which a fit is impoHsible. A areat Needle Story. â- ' Talk about your needle stories," said a man on the streets yesterday, " but I can tell you one that discounts them all, and I don't have to go far from home for the tacts, either. My wife's sister, a young lady about I'.i, baa a pet needle. She wouldn't do without it tor the world. About three years ago the needle made its atat appearance by sticking its point oat of her shoulder. How it ever got into._her body, or how long it had been there, she says she doesn't know. It didn't come out far enough for any one to get hold of, but went back in, and in about a month it stuck its noae ont away down on her right ankle. Then it disappeared again, and it has been scooting around inside of her system ever since, poking its point out about every mouth somewhere or other. She had it pulled out once with a pair of nippers, and yoa may not believe it, bat it is a fact, she became almost alarmingly ill with a sort of nervous prostration that the doctors couldn't make anything of. " One day an irresistible impulse seized her, as she says, to get that needle and jab it into herself. She did so, and felt much better instantly. The needle has been on his travels without interrup- tion ever since, and she has had perfect health. She couldn't be pursuaded now to have it taken oat. .\.bout a year ago the needle made its appearance at her left wrist, and the location of both ends of it was clearly discernible. By way of amuse- ment, I suppose, she managed to get at the head of her pet and slipped a little piece of fine, bright red silk through the eye, and now the needle is carry- ing that all over her system, and once in a while it is discernible beneath the skin. When the needle was out it was very strongly magnetized. Yes, it's a very qaeer case, and I don't pretend to explain it, but I know the story is true." S^asouable Keeipes. Rhubarb Jam. â€" To every one pound of rhabarb allow one pound of loaf sugar and the rind of half a lemon. Wipe the rhubarb perfectly dry, string it and weigh it ; put it into a preserving pan, with sugar in tne above proportion. Mince the lemon rind very finely, add it to the other ingredients, and place the preserving pan by the side of the fire ; keep stirring to prevent the rhubarb from burning, and when the sugar is well dissolved put the pan more over the fire, and let the jam boil for three-ijaarters of an hour, taking care to keep it well skimmed and stirred with a wooden spoon. Pour into pots, and cover in the asual way. Rhubarb Wine. â€"To every poand of green rhubarb stockn, when bruised, put a i)uart of cold spring water ; let it stand three days, stirring it twice in a day ; then press and strain it through a sieve, and to every gallon add four pounds of loaf sugar, the juice and half the rind of a lemoB ; put it into a cask with half an ounce of isinglass dissolved in a little of the liiiuor, and add a gill of brandy. Do not bung the cask closely for a month, and bottle in ten or twelve months more. Fruit. â€" With the approach of the warmer weather the prudent housewife will pay more attention to this part of her nunu. Make the dish of cooling, anti- bilious fruits attractive by selection and arrangement. Nuts belong to winter time, when fats are needed to produce carbon. Raisins, always unwholesome, clog diges- tion weakened by " spring fever " and irritated morbid livers. Apples are out of season, but oranges and bananas valiantly relieve guard between them, the grapes and late pears that lasted after the holidays and the coming berries. The juice of a lemon, mixed with four times as much water, unsogared, and drunk just before bedtime, will do more to counteract malarial intlasnces and eorreota surplusage of bilo than a do/.en blue pills. How to Boil Asparagus. â€" Asparagus of the stouter sort, always when of the giant" variety, sboold be cat of exactly e>)ual lengths, and boiled, standing ends upward, in a deep saacepau. Nearly two inches of the heads should be out of the water â€" the steam sulTiciug to cook them, as they form the tenderest part of the SUnt ; while the hard stalky part is ren- ercd soft and succulent by the lonf^ boil- ing which this plan ptTmits. lustead of the orthodox twenty minutes allotted to asparagus, lying horizontally, which half cooks the stalk and overcooks the head, diminishing its fiavor and consistence, a period of thirty or forty minutes, on the plan recommended, will render fully a third more of the stock delicious, while the head will be properly cooked by the steam alone. A Lesson of Life. What a lesson to the young men of the country is taught iu the brief career and sad fate of young Charles Gehring, who took his life yesterday in a room at a Park Row hotel. The deceased was a favorite son of a wealthy brewer at Cleveland, O Ue was only a little over 30 years of age. His opportunities would have enabled him to lead a useful and a happy life, for he had command of all the money he needed tind his natural advantages were sach aa would have made him a favorite among his asso ciatca. Ue chose a coarse of riotous living and dissipation, and the suicide's death at the very threshold of life is the end ! What were his last words, dying, away from home and friends, with none but strangers around him .' " Iâ€"am â€" tired ; I â€" wantâ€" rest '." he faintly murmured, and then death closed his lips forever. But what a world of meaning, what a history of vain pleasures and bitter disappoint- ment was conveyed in those few broken words. â€" Xiw York IVorUi of H'l.diusdaij. » Six ChtUlreu at a Birth. The wife of the syndic mayor, Castagnola Ticino, has given birth to six children. This fact is testified to as absolutely correct by an authoritative Berne correspondent. The woman, whose name is Rezzonico, is 38 years of age, and hag already had three and four children at a birth. Her husband is married for the second time, and has seven children by his first wife. The six children, four boys and two girls, were born living but died soon after. ward. The uewa of the extraordinary event, perhaps hitherto unheard of iu the annals of anthropology, has created a great sensation, especially in Italy, and doctors are hastening to the scene from Milan, Como, and other towna to satisfy them- selves of its truth. â€" A'c'if York Sun. 3 '^or /J T? B^g® ®®H.5S^! For a case of Catarrh in the Head which they cannot cure. yo/n^lu^ I'vniiinT, IS?:. CATARRH m THE HEAD. NV^IPTO.TIS «»F THE DISE.ISE.-Dull, lii'iivj- licailaehe, 'ihsiniction iif tliu muial iJassuK' s. iliseliai'^'S fuilini,' Ircmi the tii:ui inti. Tho tliruat. soinetiiii.'S proiusf, \vat<'ry, and uerul. at tjtiiers, ituek. teuacious, mucous, purulent, hlooily anU putrid: the t-yes are Wf-ak ; thi'i*o is rinuui^ in tlie .-ars, licafnt'ss. hacking IT euiitrhniur to dear tho throuc, fxix.etonuioii of ollensive mat- ter. t(ij{eth<T with Slabs from uli'i-rs; the voiee is channi'<l anil Ija3a"tiusul twauit"; the birath is nir,.n8iv>': snull and tasto impaired; there is a s<'iwatii)n of dizziness, with uiintal de])n.9- siou, a haekuii; <*uujrh and jfiMi'-ral dtdulity. <>nly a few of tile iibov. â- -named syiniaoius are liU'-ly tu l)i' pp-sciit iii any one ease. Thousands of e:is*'S aunuully. without nianif<*stlnK luilf uf tin- ;il)ovt) syniptoras, n-sult ni-eonsuiiiptii>n. and eiiii in the (fra^â- e. No diseiu*** 18 *o eoininon, mori' de(vpti^â- ^. ami daniftTous, less understooil. or mure unaueeessfuily treated by pliysieians. I'tlcct upon tho limn? mucous membranes of the nasal and other air-pussuiris, promotiiiif thi' natunil H-en-tion I'f their follieles and t-'lauds. thfp.by sulteninif tiu' UiwhsimI and thiekcm-d im-inbrane, and restorinj,' "it to iis iiiitiiral. thin, delit-atc. moist, htaltiiy con- dition. .\s a biood-punlliT. it is uiisurjm.^.'ii.-d. .\s thosi. diwasca which complicate catarrh un- (ii«.aws or the iinniK nuicuus mem- l>ranin, <ir of the blood, it will n-adiiy be si-eu why Ihia meUiuinfl is so w.'ll calculated to cure them. ^^""''"^ Asaloml application for healing t he diseased condi- I L0I14L I •'"" '" ''"' '-'"d. l)r. Sai.'c'9 Caiarrli Kenu^iy is beyond I ~"""^ I III! comparison the best iircparation ever invented. I flPCUT I li is mild and pleasant to us*', producinit no sniurtinK I MaLnl. I ,,r pain, and o<intaininif no sinintr. irnlutinif. or caus- ^"•"â- â- """^ tic drutt. or other poifum. Tins Uemcdy is a power- lul amis â- ptic. and sihikIIIv destroys all bad smell which aceom- panies <o inaiiy cases of catarrh, thus uUordintj tfrcat comfort tu Tticso ^viio sotler from this diseaec. Common Sense | Treatment. If 5*ou wiuiKl rt'inovo an fvil. ^iHhr. at iM nmt. A-s inu ppMiinpoajiiK' 'T rt-ul cuuh' "f cutuiTti i£, IU iti"' riiajiiniy of cases, «un<' woailin'ss, impurity, or oihorwibc* faulty L'omlitiou of tlu; .sy:itci'^, in altmiptin^f to run; tht? 'lltHMSe oiir rhtcf uiiii must hv hr'Tii-i In ^hi; I' ii'tytl â- Â»/ that ••r.uif. Th<' niori-* we s«*<_' of tliis n.liDiirf 'iiSf'iiSf. .iM<l \vf rn-ar Huccfsstullr thiiuwtnilH of oiw;* :in- luiiUly at t.it: Imuiiiiii' Hoti'i uinl StirKu-al hisiitut*-. tin* ihup- <U} \vi- r'-nh/,v til"' iiiinortiuico of mintunuix' wiih the iiw of u Im-ul, *.>.ittiin;C aii'i !if:ilintf itppH'^at ion. ;i f/i"p>i((;/i 'inti j'lrsiXf/iC iiitcr- uiil utH.' ut blotnl-cleun.-jing' and tunic niiMjcinos. Inouriiitf rat^irrh anil .iM ilio vari'tim ilisiiiscs with wiin.-(i It id so fr'''iu«'ntiy i,M)nipIitiit4'»i, aa throat, tirorR'hiuU aii'l Jnnj^ iJi.^'-aane. weak 6toniai.-ii, ca- pr I tarrhal duariK-ss. weak <»r iiitlantct] oy<*s, inipiiro Iiil powers jui'l virtues of l>r I'ieree'n <;o|<len Me<U vvr\ L-uiinot be tut» -iir-in^-ly ' .\iollr*!. It Ills a speeJlic Perm&neht Tho Golden Medical Discovery is the natural " helpmate " of Ur. SnKc's Catarrh Ucmedy. It not <mly cieanS4-s, purill<i». rejfulates, and builds PlUjcn I up the system lo a healthy standard, and eun- UUnCo. I quei-s tliroat, bronchial, and lunit eoniplii-attonB, embbbbbJ wheu anv sueii exist, but, from its sp«..c-illc ( Ifi CIS i:p' [1 tae limUK' incmbmii" of the nasal passajfcs, it aids niateriailv .11 nstoruuj the diseased, Iliukcncd. or ulcerated nieni' bnuie to' a healtliy ci>ndition, and tlius eradic-ates the djseaae. Whin a cure' is cUeetcd in this manner it i» i/crmaiicnt. Hoth Pr. Plcro-'s Ooldeii Medical Discovery and Dr. Sage's ("aUinU Keniedy ai-e .sold by druitifists the weirld over. Discovery ?l.iO. SIX bottles f ir ?.'i.iJU. Dr. Irinfe's Catarrh Keuicdy 50 eeuts; halt-dozen bottles S-M. A complete Treatise on Catarrh. griviPK valuable hints as to cioihinv. diet, and ether mutters of importance, will be mailed, post-paid t J any adtlnss, <'n niiapt of a U'-i'eiit iiostaife stamp. A i'hxss. M'urld^i* Diupciutary .Hcdival .liuioclatlon, -No. C"J3 Miun .â- ^tnvt, UfFFAI.o, N. Y. 3lZE QI" PELLETS. Sold by Druggists. 25 Cents a Vial. BEING PIRKI.Y Vl'.UKXABLK, Dr. Tieri-i's Pellets oocratc without disturlwno' to the sysu-ni, diet, or occupation. Put up m kIrss \ •Al!'. hermetically M.ir1ed. .\lw.ivs tr<~ih and relia- '>!' \s a irentle laxullvot alteraiive, or active ^(irKallTe, th«y Kive the most perfect satisfaction. PURELY VEGETASLE ! PERFECTLY HARMLESS ! Aw a I.lVi:il I'lLl., the) are I iiequuled ! S3kiA.Li.EST, C«EA.E»EST, EA.SIEST TO TA.IC». Hewan-of Iinitotions. which c<intuin Poisonous Mincni/s. .Vhva>s tmkffoT I>r Pieri-.. s PiUets. which ar.' littii- Suinir-<-outc-d Pills, or Vati-bilious Grauulefl. ONE PELLET A DOSE. SICK HEADACHE, BIlioiiH Ilradaetio, UI/zliio>»s ConMtlpotlon, liidiseHtlon, Biliuun AUarkis and a,l derauKe- ntenis nf the stoimu'h and l)oweis. are promptly r*-- lieved and i>ermanentiv cured bv fh« use of Dr. Pterce'n FelleUk In i-xplanation .if their rennMUil power over so irreat n varietv of dl9eas«'H, it may truthfully be said that their action upon the sysU'in is unlvcraaJ, not S gland or tissue esi-apintt their sanative inlliieiic... SsnuOctsrui bj WUULU'S DIiiPK>8A]tT SEDrCAL A-SMKIATION. Little, 'â-  But Euuugh," Aa Mcrontio said of his wonnd. Wo refer tu L)r. Pierce's little Pellets, which are small, swift and sure, in case o{ sick head, aelie, bilioaaneea, constipation and indi gcstion. Spiders rarely oaase any trouble with l)ee8. Streug oolonies are tally able to repel them should they enter the hive. All weba about the entrance shonld be brushed away, or b««a will be oaoght and devoured THK LAUUKST OKCUESTKA. Three Uuudroti Flayem, Not One uf Wlioiii .Seen the Rest. At tho Western penitentiary in I'ennsvl- vania there is a nightly concert ){iven by what is probably the largest orchestra iu the world. It is composed of at least 300 players, who never see one another. The music begins at precisely d o'clock every evening, and ends at the stroke of 7. Within that hoar the convicts are per- mitted to make, each independently, as much music or discord as he pleases. This prison is. perhaps, the only one in the I'uited States where the inmates are al- lowed to cnltivate the art of music, and the privilege is deeply appreciated by them. Just before ti o'clock they may be seen by tho officials, sitting with their instruments in readiness. As the hour strikes, they be|{in to play and rattle off tune after tune daring the appointed time. Aa may be imagined, with several hun- dred instruments playiuo at once, it is impossible to distinguish any one of them from tho rest, or to tell one tuuo from another. As the waves of sound rise and mingle, the listener can only bo reminded of a wind howlin)> in tho distance. " Thoy look forward to this hour with great pleasure, " said one of the keepers to a reporter. " Music ia the only thing that variea tho monotony of their lives, and taking an instrument away from a prisoner is about tho severest punishment we can inflict." Aa they wero talking there waa a mo- ment's silence. It was a few minutes be. fore 7, and a man began playing " Home, Sweet Home " on a violin. His neighbor accompanied him on a guitar, and in a short time thoy were joined by a tlate, cornet and mandolin. The prisoners in the upper tiers of cells seemed to bo waiting for the beginning of the favorite melody, and one by one oauj^ht it up, until all wore playing tho tune. The sounds ceased at the stroke of 7. and qniot reigned supremo. â€" Youth) Comptinion. ^ A HuKbaud's Solicitude. Robinsonâ€" So you are going to Europe, Brown ? Brownâ€" Yes, for a couple of months. I haven't been very strong lately, and I think the trip will do one good." Robinsonâ€" I hope so. Mrs. Brown will aooompany you, of course? Brownâ€" N no ; my wife has complained of not feeling very strong recently, and I'm afraid to have her undertake the trip, Tho Other Kind. She â€" Sorry to mias you the other ni^ht wheu you called, but I was at a progressive euchre party and won a prii^e. Ue (with much meaning) â€" Ah, bat yon might have done the same at home ! Sheâ€" True ; but ' I never play tor the booby. luto Print at Last. Wife (lookiu); over a newspaper) â€" Dear mo, there is a big dry i>oods lirni in this city named Catcbem .v Cheatem, and they have a stock worth half a million dollars ; the store has been open a year, it appears. Husband â€" You don't say so .' I never noticed their advertisement. What pan of the paper is it in .' Wife â€" I have not noticed their advertis- nient either. I tind the name among tho list of basiness failares. Her Fault. If she is made miserable by uay and sleepless at night, by nervous headache, pains iu the back, easily grieved, ve.\ed or maile tired, or is sufferintj from any of those wasting functional disorders peculiar to women, such as prolapsus, ulceration, leaeorrhea, morning sickui'ss, or weakness of the stomach, ect., a brief .self. treatment with I'r. Pierce's Favorite I'rescription will convince her of tho folly of enduring misery that can bo so easily, pleasantly and radically cured. Druggists. Value ofYouiitf Men, A youns lady in Atlanta stepped to a window to look at a young man passing by, and just then a large piece of plastering fell down on the chair she had vacated. Had she kept her seat she would have been killed. • Cousuiupitou Cuniblu. Since the fact that consuniptiou is both preventable, and in its earliest stage curable, it has lost much of its terror. If the first symptoms are at once recognized, and the proper remedy applied, very few, if any one, need die with consumption, which is really lung- scrofula. Like many other diseases this formidable one ^rows out of impure blood, anil this, in turn, from a diseased hver. Hence, we have the hacking cough, tho pains in chest, the inilamed lunf{s, and all tho symptoms of hastening consumption, all the result of depraved blood and diseased liver. The use of Ur. Viorce's Golden Medical Discovery will arrest all such symptoms, restore the liver to healthy action, and send streams of pure blood into every organ. Of druggists. ITCUINO FILKS. Symptomsâ€" Moisture; intense itching and stinging ; most at night; worse by scratch- ing. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore. Swaynb's Oi.ntmknt stops th« itchin({ and blooding, heals ulceration, and iu many cases removes the tumors. It is ei|uallv efficacious in caring all Skin Uisoasea. DK. BWAYNE A- SON, pro- prietors, Philadelphia. Swavskh OisTMSjrt can be obtained of druggists. Sent by mail for .30 cents. Kver Riituly. Locomotive Builder ion a railroad train) -The reason we are kept waiting hero la because tho engine lias broken down. I have examined it, and if I only had the proper tools I could li\ it in half an hour." Help- ful Wife â€" Hero's a hairpiu, dear. Tender CuruM. Soft corns, coma of all kinds removed without pain or soro spots by Putnam's I'ainlotss Corn Kxtractor. Thousands testily that it is certain, painless and prompt. Do not be imposed upon by substitutes olTered for the genuine " Putnam's' Extracter. Sure, safe, harmless. Silly mothers iu the fashionable circles of Paris have aroused the iudignation of the medical profession by applying the horrors of face painting to little children. Id the public gardens babios of i years old may bo seen whose eyebrows have been blacked or dyed. Other anxious parents, distressed at the vtUgarly ruddy and rustic huo of their children's checks, carefully powder them before aendin;^ them oat. Little ooiiuettes of 10 years aro not permitted to go abroad until the regulation black stroke has been painted beneath their eyes. Wm. Gerlich, aged 10, drowned himself at Flushiug L. I., yesterday, because his mother had whipped him. George MuUer, celebrated throughout the world as a worker for tho good of hia fellow-men, is now â- '2 years old, and as full of /.eal and activity as ever. He has joat returned to England, after a preaching tour of ;i7,000 milos through Australia, China. Japan and other countries. Two thousand children greeted him at Bristol upon his return, tho little ones being in- mates of his orphanage in that city. . I i» â€" M| U C N L. it »». Merchants, Butchers, AND TKADKK8 OKNKKALLY, Wo waut a uoou ma-n iu your locality to piok CALFSKINS For na. Caah furuinhod on sniisfactorT i;iiAraatf AddreaaC. S. I'.VUK, Uydo I'ark, Voriuout, U DUNN'S BAKING POWDER THE COOK'S BEST FRIEND