Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-03

~A young lady residing in Lansing. Mich
lgan, was stung on the forehead by a honey
caused severe swelling and SO prostrafed
her nervous system TO confine her To her
bed, and eventually caused her death on the
10th INST
SThe most elegant trimming for petticoats
consists of fieur de LIS. fern leaves, acsrns
and oak leaves grapes and grape leaves cut
out OF silk IN natural colors, edged with black
or white, and sewed across bars OF black vel
vet They may be set on in bouquets, or put
on In continuous line around the bottom.
Snrs. DIR. Walker was the Bloomer who
attended the Social Science Congress at Man
chester. She carried the same green u umbrella
with which sne used TO pervade the Presi-
dents house in Washington, and excited much
speculation among British naturalists.
ga young gentleman Of the city, desc riding
affairs IN the country, writes that "ihe cows
often act very badly about being MIXED: some.
times, when you are almost through thew
VIII kick the milk all over, and You have 10
90 10 work and milk them right over AGAIN.
- Mary knights, of Topsham, Me, 10 years
OF age, died last Saturday of peculiar isease
She would drink large pail of water during
the night Sometimes she would drop down
going iron school entirely helpless Her blood
ehaDEtd 10 sugar. She was sick six months
~Ladies's dresses, abroad are to he nm.
usually short, according to some authorities
VINO have looked into the future OF 1867 As
fashionable Zadkiels. The dresses are TO be
sans crlnohne, and sleave orr sensationaIly
Just below the knees, figured stockings and
high boots 10 do the rest.
ga gentleman who takes business view
OF most things, when recently asked respecting
q person Of quite a poetic temperament re-
Piled: "Oh, he Is one OF those men who have
soarngs after the in finite and diyings after the
unfathomable, but who never pays cash"
A young Illinois lover Produced license
without consulting his inamorata Explana
ton being made she grew very angry and told
the young man ssthat the county cierk couldn't
sell her for a dollar, neither could anybody
I'm m San
LCcKY.-A foreign paper relates that. when
passing through Baden Baden, on his way To
Biarriiz, Count karolyi. the Austrian dipIo
matst, went into the gambling rooms, and
placed some money al random on a nu On Der of
the roulette Presently he was informed that
ne had won 1900 forms.
= Miss Annie Dickinson Is now talxinS
ABOUT "Something to Do IL she would look
into some OF our well-kept homes, and observe
the lair young mothers car essing the smilins
shernos, she might gain a suggestion for her
theme.
1Mr. Hall, of Hernitas, Cal, straueIed +.
chicken stealing Cninaman with the CelestiaI's
own tail of hair.
- Politicians in New York are like shive,.
ing damsels In winter; they are meditating over
the register. y
- Elopements and suicides are as FREQ nen :
In Chlcago as child murders in France
~The Virginia tobacco crop As turned ont
wei, the quantity being considerable and the
quality good. '-0
All me ducks OF Petersburg are dyinr
dead ducks" are as common there as m mora
northern cities. ''''
- When about 10 leave St Louis for the eY
petltion across the Plains, General Sherman,s
servant asked him what baggage TO ger ready.
I'm, SAID the GeneSal, .'put me up q shirt
coroner's jury IN England gave a YER
olct Tor damages against q locomotive for
screeching too loudly 'o'
a man named Dudley was recsHtly ths
victim OF si1guIar accident al DiIfieia
Malne: he was palling Sumps In a field with
the aid Of patent machine when a hootr "a @
way and flying. struck MIN in the brenst An a
passed clear through him. killing him instant