MY NEIGHBOUR'S BABY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1465, 13 December 1879, Page 22

MY NEIGHBOUR'S BABY.

Across in my neighbour's window.'with its drapingg' of satin and lace;" ' '' <"'■''■- '"■> i I boq, 'neath its -flo whig .ringlets, a' baby's innocent. face ; , , , i •His feet, in crimson 'slippers, are tapping th'o polished; glass; •• -r>; . < ;<. \ • , '," ' And the crowd in the street look upward, and nod and' smile as they pais. " ' '", ! '.•. ' i .' j i ,' J i. • > Just here In my cottage window, catching flies ' in the ' sun, ' ' With a patched and faded apron, stands my own little 5 1 one ; " ' , '„ * .■.'!•'. His face is as pure and handsome aa the baby's over the way, ' • *'' ' '' ' ' "; And he keeps my heart from breaking at imy tolling! , everyday. , , •, , _„,._„,., .-, , ,m ; .> j Sometimes whenthe dayis ended, in theduski to rest, - - i*i ,*, * „, i With the face of niy' stepping 'darling hugged , close to my lonely breast; '»■.*•! . ! ( I pray that my; neiuhbour's baby' may not catch ' heaven's roses all, ; , ; But that some may crown tho forehead of my loved ' one as they fall. > ■ ' „ , ;,i . f ! And when I draw tho stockings from his littlo wo'ary : • feet, , .', '■ . t. i • And kiss the rosy dimplea In his limbs so (round and sweet, ' ' ', ' ' ''' 1 I think of tho dainty garments some little children ■ wear, . ,< > > , • , And that my God withholds them from mine ao pure ' ' and f Air: ' •' ' ' • ' ' • < • • j . , !. i '. • May God forgive my envy— l know not. what I laid ; My Heart is crushed and troubled— my neighbour's hoy is dead ! i < • »' A mother's heart is breaking in the mansion over the '' way. ' ' ' I saw the little coffin as they carried it out to-day; ' ', The Ught is fair in my windowiHhe 'flowers' bloom at ■i • : mydoor';:! -f •"> ! >>.> , '."; w. <_> j ( My boy is chasing, the. sunbeams ;that [dance , onf the cottage floor. ' •» - • The roses of health are blooming Jon my darling's cheek to-day, . •> ' • < i But the baby U gone from the^wlndow of the mansion over the way, ' ' ' ' '". ■'v< ' ' • ' > ' ■' —Argonaut. FASHION [NOTES. \ (Paris Fashions, by Eliane de ifarsy in' the Queen). , Worth's new mantles merit special attention. Many are made of Indian , cashmere, and are of the mantelet form, with, sleeves that are gathered at the top,, ribbon loops falling over thG drawings like epaulettes j plaited laoe ruches and ribbon loops encircle both the. throat and edge. of the maritejefc.' '' - Other mantles,- are of beige cashmere, embroidered withhold and brown chenille, the fringe being brown balls mounted on a' gold network. . t >>,<..!; v ->'■)' Ay. t. ■,•':-•"■ [j Small straw bonnets .trimmed with, black velvet are worn ; the strings pass under the bonnet, and v not; under. ,the . chin* beiag fastened in the centre of f; the' bodice with, a pin ; sometimes the velvet' that 'trims .the bonnet is of the same colour as the toilette.' 1 For evening dresses and' bonnet's, 'there is an abundance of 'bead embroidery^ in'which bronze shades predominate.' - 'These embroideries are exquisite specimens of colouring.' Tulips of a goldenaviolet 'hue/embroidered on net, and mounted on a mauve satin dress; is a. good i specimen of this; type of bead ornamentation;; and bronzes. beads on seal, brown velvet are lavishly used,, with excel-! lent effect. Bark garnet, bronze,, and a soft peacock J blue predominate' in "all., plush-like '. materials.', , These and gendarme blue" and 'dark greeii are; the colours as yet 1 ad opted. The pajiiers'are altered in form. Instead >of being short, aad full' on the hips, ' they are • carried further 'foack, and narrow' and 'long, .and they disappear low down on the skirt i under the pouf. ' .. ■ ,' i >\ •r • ■In the -new.' woollen materials for autumn wear two styles are noticeable ;• one has a i glace . effect, < obtained.by groundwork" being ' shot with a ( 'contrasting!! colour ; the , .other 'style consists of ,gay .designs of orientaj cashmeres, long familiar to us in Indian shawls. i ; The cashmeVe stuffs are'exoeptlonally hand", isome ; some are gay and bright, others subMued'blendinga of rich' dark colors^ but both. marked 1 with Persian 'motifs'/ arranged, l 'with ithe informality and abaense'of 'Btiffness r for which Eastern patterns are ! always remarkable.'- .' ' "■ iji -. ■•,}' . i:t » '/..,.] f Many of the :'fabrlcß.. intended for over{dresses and wraps present a mixture of colora and lines , as artistic , and irregular as those of 1 a, Turkey carpe*., Some, of, the most ooafcly of such materials have a quantity pi "silk in them, and this is nearly; all brought to the surface.. , i Bridal 'dresses-a re very handsome, this season'; they 'are composed of of two of three fabrics; the preference being given' to creamy-white satin, combined with 'brocaded satin" and trimmed with lace. The' orange blossoms are mounted as long trailing .sprays that are carried down the left side of ■'the skirt, and instead of these flowers being, fastened to the bodice,-they are removed to 'the, shoulders, where they- form epaulettes. ,t, t 1 I^legant black dresses for visiting and carriage wear are composed of black 'satin for , the skirt,' and brocaded satin for the overdress. One' example waa trimmed in' front with three deepkiltings covered with three rows of chenille fringe, with wide netted heading and pendant drops. The brocaded over dress formed a basque, with panier folds and a Prinoesse back, all trimmed- with gathered black satin. , . " The mantle to, the above was black camel's ;hair, lined with silk, and, trimmed with the new fringe of ravelled silk, and cashmere beaded passementerie. The cashmere beads represent 'every colour shown in India cashmere shawls, and form a most ( effective ornament on black mantles. Theße , cashmere motifs are' Been on everything, 1 even on muffs, ribbons and feathers.' : , Whatever indecision prevails, as to' the' size' and shape of the new winter bonnets, there is certainty on one point— th'oy are ,worn much further forward on the head, and very close at the sides. -Even the pokes, with a wide empty,, space! between the forehead and brim, fit so snugly over the e'ara that they scarcely require tying on. Nevertheless, all bonnets are furnished with wide strings ; if ribbon, they are from three to five inches wide; if shot silk; they measure three inches across. The strings; cross the 'top of the bonnet, and are taoked fast to the sides, and thus form a considerable portion of the trimming.^ Some. of the neweifc ibot lilk. strings are B«wn double,

| and..;trli^me,*cErrdown i^se .^cep^eH^ii^^&y figur6doashmere;JribbofetKree iScJ^lwM e, and'the^nas^finisWa^ithtTJlili^o^atßjof point la'ca^l^ .bow^^das^re ifigured .^^jh^m^^S^b* cotnpleto 'the tHrnmingßT^^^^^tnere San absence of all ornament beneath' the brim, even although', the coke Droiectsf abo'fre the heaaJU^flJl ft'"-''. Vifiltriluv* x-ne beaaed passementeries and fringes in cashmere colours are ,muoh used in millinery.

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