Ladies' Column

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 130, 30 April 1892, Page 2

Ladies' Column

By Huia. I keep his house, I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour, dress meat, make the beds, and do all myself. — Shakespeare. fashion notes. Some skirts with openings at the sidefronts are trimmed at these points with passementeries or gallose, it can be arranged either on one side or on both, and can be extended to the bottom of the skirt or about ten inches. These openings are often covered with overlaps of the same material as the dress covered with buttons. With the new habit basque a cape known as the Spanish or cavalier cape will often be worn, it may be made of the same material as the costume or in heavier material. The cape is closed at the throat and will in most cases be handsomely lined with silk, the only trimming being a knot of ribbon at the neck or a monk's hood. For these capes faced cloths, homespuns, serge, Cheviot and diagonal cloaking are most fashionable materials, and tke favorite shades being tan, beige, castor, and grays, with silk or cloth of a contrasting colour for lining the hood. In Paris they have inyented a novelty in balls. The so-called " Matron Balls " to which only young married ladies are invited. Dancing is here not quite so important a factor as it is in the " White Balls," to which only girls and quito young men are admitted ; but still it is well kept up. The cotillon is a charmnip; specialty, just adopted for the occasion. Neither flowers, ornaments, nor t fans are diyided among the dancers, but | in there stead the mammas receive, as a token of friendship, from their entertainers, a parcel of toys to take home to their children, The couple leading the dance | most liberally dispense dolls, horses, boxes of soldiers, parlour games in short, everything m the ways of toys likely to delight the children and gratify the } parent's in their little ones' pleasure. In return visits, after the ball, the mothers are often accompanied by their children, so that the latter can express thanks at being so well remembered, during the early morning hours.

The Wmdsor-Raraiull Tragedies Melbourne, April 20. Regarding the finding fo the bodies of j Deeniinu's victims at Kmnhill, a London j correspondent says : — lt was evident that a deep hole had been dug in the kitchen floor, and that several barrels jof oumont had been used. This had I been poured into tlie cavity, and the mass i was a.s solid and hard as concrete. : The work of excavating it was paini fully slow. After half-an« hour's digging, ; when eartli and cement had been excavated to a depth of about a foot, the corner of a sheet of domask tablecloth, and what appeared to be a woman's apron or shawl, were disclosed to view. Not many minutes elapsed before the police were able to take out the bodies of two children. Both were lying face down* wards, with their little bodies simply covered with sheets, their legs being bare. The first body taken out was that of a boy about a, years old. He wore a striped print shirt, and his head was wrapped in a piece of old linen. The body was immediately taken upstairs into one of bedrooms, where the wrap was removed. It was discovered that not only was there a fearful wound on the head itself, but the throat had been cut, nnd the head had been almost severed from the body. A fair-haired little girl, about 7 Tears of age, was next brought cut, her throat also being terribly cut. After the two bodies had been removed, the police began to excavate for the other body of a woman, which was deeply embedded in the cement. Slowly the work proceeded, but ultimately one foot was uncovered. It was encased m a soft houseshoe. Then the figure became more apparent, but it was only in outline. Great difficulty was found in extricating the body, it being so firmly fixed in cemeDt. It was seen that the woman had a rope round her neck, and that the ends had been cut sharply off, as if she had been hanged and cut down. A policeman tugged at the rope, but it give way, and digging operations were commenced agair. nnd the body ultimately removed. While the men were at work diguing round the woman's body, they made the unexpected discovery of the body of an infant girl, lying near its feet, and soon afterwards a fourth child — a girl of about ten years— was found lying beside the woman. The woman's body was wrapped in an eider-down quilt, and tied tightly round with ropes. It was fully dressed with, the exception of a boot and stocking missing from one foot. Her clothing were of fine quality, and she had on a print morning dress. 'Die burial bad evidently been carried out in a very systematic manner. A deep hole had been dug, and the bodies of the woman and two children placed m it, and cement poured upon them. The elder children were then placed in the hole, and cemented over in a similar manner. Flags were then laid upon the top of the hole, and over all a layer of six inches of cement had been spread, extending over the entire area of the kitchen floor.— Post Correspondent. | PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Ivlelboubnk. April 28. The application for the postponement of Williams' trial for the Windsor murder was heard to-day. Lengthy medical evidence was adduced as to the state of the accused's mind. Dr Springthorpe gave evidence to the effect that Williams made a statement to him, alleging that his dead mother had appeared regularly to him siuce be was sixteen years of age, and while he was in Sydney she incited him to kill his wife. The doctor explained that the accused had contracted syphilis, and that he had stated in the presence of a Crown witness that he would kill any woman who was suffering from the same disease. He followed one woman into four different places with the object of killing her, but he did not get the opportunity to commit the act. While in London Williams suffered severely from this disease. The Judge said he failed to see why the doctors could not giye a decided opinion as to the sanity or otherwise of the prisoner at this stage, and he declined to grant a postponement. Mr Lyle then threw up his brief. Mr Deakin subsequently agreed to defend the prisoner, and the trial is proceeding. April 29. The appearance of Williams, the Windsor murderer, is much improving by the growth of his beard. He display* nervousness. Owing to the fact that Mr Lyle has withdrawn from the defence in Melbourne, the London solicitors decline to cable the contents of affidavits made by Deeming's relatives until a gaarantee is given for the payment of costs. (Received April 30, 10.35 a.m.) London, April 29. Albert Deeming denies that Frederick or any member of his family were ever insane or under restraint. He condemns Frederick for slandering his dead parents, and denies that he was ever known as " Mad Fred." Melboubne, This Day. Nothing fresh has occurred at the Deeming trial. The exhibits in the ease are so enormous that the court resembles a general store. It is expected the case will conclude to-day. Prisoner's den mcanour is that of a man who has aban« doped hope. He looks careworn and dejected, m