DRESSES AT THE CHESS TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 158, 22 September 1883, Page 8

DRESSES AT THE CHESS TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY.

Mrs Kilgour (Thames) : Craani nauTrTreuing skirt ; cardinal velvet jacket ; white lace. , Miss Ridipgs : Black velvet- costume ; white lace collarette ; silver ornaments. Miss E; Shepherd: Electric-blue cashmere costume. Mrs J. Macfarlane : Handsome black satin, dress; white lace ; natural flowers. , . Mr 3 Pooley : Wine silk skirt ; pretty pale blue satin bodice. Mrs Stockwell : Stylish black silk dress ; white lace cap. Mrs Tebbs : Black silk costume ; silver ornaments and lace. Mrs Williams : Black brocaded Bilk dress, trimmed with pink. Miss Eochfort : Pale blue dress, with overskirt of pale pink (very etvlish). Mr 8 Larkins : Handsome black silk dress, beaded ; white point lace cap. Mrs Hogg : Black silk ; very pretty point lacecollar ; black bonnet. Mrs Tait : Black costume ; white lace ; gold ornaments. Miss Shepherd : Crimson cashmere costume ; cream lace ; silver ornaments. Mrs Alexander : Very handsome white satin evening costume, with plaid trimmings. Mrs J. M. Clark : Handsome black costume, pale pink trimmings, Mrs Cowan : Silver-gray silk dress ; cream cap, trimmed with cardinal. Miss Courtaine : Black velvet costume 5 silver ornaments ; white lace and flowers. Miss Halstead; Stylish black satin dress; white point lace.

Skinny Men. — " Wells' Health Eenewer " restores health and vigour, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Debility. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. "Women's rights," called out a prominent citizen when the subject was broached, " what more do they want ? My wife bosses we, our daughter bosses us both, and the servant-girl bosses the whole family. Women's rights, indeed ! bosh." And he walked off t& Hobson-street to inspect the latest, stock of millinery received by Messrs Munro and Millig^.intending to buy a cheap dress for his wife. But, beiSP struck with, the fresh stock of splendid tweeds just received by this popular firm, he ordered a suit for himself . " The only Bureau " (Mr Bartlett Langbridge) received a slice of good luck by last 'Frisco Mail. He has been appointed sole advertising agent in New Zealand, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, for three go-ahead "Speciality" firms in England, who are determined to spare no expense in pushing their wares into colonial markets. By-thebye, whyQueensland is left out in the cold it is somewhat difficnlt to understand ! Mr Langbridge will receivq in November a large shipment of every description and. novelty of advertising matter for gratuitous circulation. The whole question of newspaper advertising the "how," "when," and "wheres," as Barnuro has it, has been left entirely to the discretion of Mr Laugbridge, whose drafts on his principals for such purposes, will be honoured to the extent of several thousanda of pounds. We congratulate these enterprising firms on the selection of their colonial representative. Mr Langbridge has had nearly a quarter of a century's praffical newspaper experience, and ia known ,far And wjuffjfcu perhaps, tho best advertising expert in Austr^las^. >^