PARIS FASHIONS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 278, 5 June 1875, Page 2

PARIS FASHIONS.

A new manner of mounting skirts for eveningdresses is now adopted concurrently with the deep quadruple fold. Theskirt is run into veryclose gathers for a space of about eight inches from the waist downwards, and then is apparently left free ; but there is some contrivance underneath to prevent the train from opening too widely. It is evident that these gathers find their place only in the La -k part of the skirt, the front and sides remaining perfectly creaseless. Itis rumoured that the new spring materials will be checked, many of them. But cheeked in eainaieu style, and with graduated tints, so that no definite outlines divide the dark and light squares. Beige materials will be as much worn as last year, one season being not suffi iont to wear out the rogue of a material, the manifold good qualities of which ought to be recompensed with immortality, just as the waterproof has been. There will be plain nnd checked beige. A fashion that is not very general, but yet must be mentioned, is that of white illusion scarves us bonnet-strings. This fashion is rather expensive, as such strings must be continually renewed.

A casual correspondent writes, “ that the duty ou German cigars is so heavy in Switzerland, that he caunot get some he had bought, to Herne."—Judy. “ Matter) ’’—Portly old swell (on reading Professor Tyndall’s speech) : “ Dear me! It is poas’ble I Most ’xtr’ord’nary ! —(throws down the Review) —that I should have been originally a ‘ Primordial Atomic Globule’ I!" — Punch. Political Economy for Ladies.— Ladies, what is Capital? Having more money than you know what to do with.— What is Labour? Endeavouring to make your husband understand that you ought to have a new dress every week.— What is the meaning of Demand? Insisting that you must have a month at the seaside for tho benefit of your health.—Wliat is Supply ? Your husband’s giving you a cheque to cover your expenses.— Hornet.

We hear that the negotiations for tho purchase by the Government of all the upper Wairoti blocks stretching to the Waikaremoana to the West and to Patutahi block, Poverty Bay, to the North, have been fairly initiated, that a sum of money has been paid in advance, and that the native owners have signed an agreement for sale. The whole purchase will include 240,000 acres. Steps will now be taken to lay off the reserves, and the conclusion of the purchase will bo left in the hands of the Land Purchase Officer of the district, Mr. J. P. Hamliu.—Napier Telegraph. A sheep farmer in the Clntha district writes to the Bruce Herald that until lately he shared in the common belief that hawks are an unmitigated nuisance but having accidentally tumbled over a hawk’s nest, he had the curiosity to examine it, and found thirteen rats tails lying in a little heap outside. His opinion of them has since considerably improved. He no longer shoots thum. Small kuots of working men (says the Napier Telegraph) standing idle at street corners on Wednesday spoke of want of employment more forcibly than anything else could have done. As His Honor the Superintendent was walking from his residence to the Government offices, a deputation of about fourteen working men met him, aud spoke of the hardship of their oas? —thrown out of employment, at the commencement of winter ; sickness in their families preventing removal to the uountry. Such was the tale. There was only one reply that could be made—exceedingly sorry, but can give no help at present. The men for some mouths past have been employed on public works in Napier, such as reclaiming land, formation of new roads, Ac., and their case is one of peculiar hardship. House rent is exorbitantly high, and living in this town is extremely dear, yet all these unemployed people are for the most part forced to remain in Napier through sickness being in their families.