Fashions here of thirty years ago were no different © from those "of Western countries, though probably old residents will tell us that they were about a year ahead of the home-side styles. Certain it is though that Lane Crawfords, and Whiteaway Laidiaws, who are often mentioned, (as also are Weeks, now no more), have udied some quaint goods in their time. Those who complain of our modern hat mages would doubtless have considered that some of Lane Crawford's importation were more flattering frames to female features than are the freaks of millinery we favour now. Perhaps 9 certain "beetle-wing green straw, simply trimmed with a wreath of roses and an aigrette," made some man's heart flutter when the fair wearer floated towards him with this topping a toilette of tucked muslin with tight waist, high collar, and lots of frills and {furbelows. Or it may have been the "elegant black picture hat of crin, with one of the new plumes fashioned of shaven quills," is indirectly. responsible for the existence of one of our youthful fashion-wearers of to-day. Doubtless Whiteaway Laidlaw's "consignment of frilled river hats," helped many a girl along the way to matrimony, while the same firm's "close-fitting little children's bonnets, composed of Valenciennes lace and' narrow pale blue ribbon, trimmed with pink roses," are succeeded by our latest pert models which are perched on the "perm" of some of our well-known popular young ma-good servants she should pay her boy $14, her cook $14, and her coolie $9 per mensem,—that for a first-class establishment. In home articles published one learns that history repeats itself for there are references to the amount of "squeeze" made by house~ servants, and the general conclusion was, that no one could combat that. Certainly they have not passed on the cure to ourselves, for the amiable extortion still exists, and doubtless will continue to annoy housewives for many generations to come.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.