The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-03-22
/ Ladies' Column.
Mrs. Grant,. . little roly-poly.


Black silks arc now the fashionable re-
cep.ion dresses in New York, N7'i 'iFi@>'
Mrs. Grant hopes Ulyss twill make q
good President" So say all Of us.
knowledge is powcr-lIcncc the
widows mite.
"Alla matter Of form'-The prevail
ing extravaganza Of women. ~ 0'.'
Miss! Anthony wants tue women to ride
the velocipedcs astride, a. o,.,, .,q.
The hmrlite, published at Cincinnati.
has q weekly list Of betrothaIs.' "a ,' H.. y
Brigham Young has fixed the legal
length oflMormon ladies' dresses. They
may e1tendtothe top Of their Shoes :
q Mrs. Russell wants, to control The
malqfiss-7wi'h an of indianapolis. She
aims at the post-oaice. ~, a..
An anatomical correspondent says the
ladies' dresses at1Wa shihgton receptions
display the entries spine 5*a
l. A lady need not be particularly prim
because she Us a.rosc. There, are other
roses than primroscs.jn.ga mi 5i!,!..g i,
70 The Duke of SAKE. Cobruirg, Gotha has
instituted the Order Of lYomen's Courage,
open q all the -, world Id ' ~. ats :,
!, Alderman couple in Wiscon sin lately
,peti'ioncd for divorcc4one wanted saler-
atus in tlarjacks, tile other didn't. esa.1ai-
!iD% ~ iTI giip j snoS!ip h,lIg,
Z Tho Catholic Bishop of Baltimore adds
his protest TO s',atof Bishop Coke, against
,ante-natal intantcidc.'a IefrI ~. 10 Il :.
!.sr3 4mu 10, O nndis5.s ie
Tho St. Paul Press calls the Chicago
Sorosis Convention the ''Grand Tourna-
ment 6fthc Knights oftLe Garter.'' 1,.i
:Pmeh says that women first resor,ed
to tight lacingto prove to the men how
we'll they could bear tigh. squeezing.
~ atif IN ld/si
Susan Medbcrry is the name Of Con.
necticnt prodigy four years old, Who nc.
curatcly plays hundreds Of pieces on tho
piano. - iEli; ~ t6uidGl ,,sailhk L
,,,,, q, ~ a. a. liz. l5 .s5. ,&il
Belle Boyd can get no theatrical en-.
sasemcnts. il is said. on account d Il very
dcmonstrative temper in dealing With her
managers. u LG- .lIgsi;9fl eti 10 ,iF
NO al :,.is.n .4,..t. -;Fr IL -oyatG1g
Mr.. Paddock, Of Toledo. whom Mag.
gle Mitclcll'latcly made happy, il said "a
hate been patient sutton for seventeen
years. li.gmi saad ~. ,as7l0s 10 ina
n aaa,5 d, 5ea ,gs.s ~ ~ is.l,
A lovely dancer in St. Petersburg was
poisoned the other day By . dcy oted
lover. who put too l,cavy.n dose Of can can
tharidcs in her glass Of champagne @all
+ .f.;jiaea ID .idH ioi-Gl.SIfirhL al
The, wicked old King, Of Holland has
been obliged to sell the best paintings
from lis private gallery to satisfy the,
cravingofNladamc Blanche for diamonds.
Ladies are like ,watches-prctty enough
to look at-swcet faces and delicate
hands-tut somewhat difficult to '.reru.
late" when once s.art.d a'agoing." - -
q! ayIIlD9 lirg yt n'I JEr a. 4 d
a. Cincinnati woman. arrested for
stealing City pounds Of beef. npolosized
for taking so much by stating that she bad
no knife 10 cut'it f7I'Hb !HNll " p y
y .suH!ia u gn 90 hNl o-,i'.roa
N Tie belle ola recent ball at New. AL
bnny. Indiana, was recognized as a
woman who earned her living by begging
at a street corner dressed in filthy rags.
A map in Milwaukee was imprisoned
for cruelty healing his wife. Poking his
nose through the cell bars, he calculated
III thank God ! am not; locked up:for any
mean, dirty crime, like getting drunk "
A young man generally gives a lock Of
hic hair to his sweetheart before he mar.
rics. After marriage she sometimes
helps herself-4and don't use scissors,
oither.-idi'iuJ liIalTnNF 3ill
so. IA bis ,4iss .a4i4 IN a,sgmrr
The bn.ling police Of Dirrpe have been
warned not to catch ladies by tho hair, nc.
cording to previous instructions. as tho
present fashions render such a proceeding
vey uncertain: 7Oou.r gat 40 "a,
A Dettroi. paper, says: During the
greatest excitement in the Female, Con-
vention. At Chicago, a hair mattress ma.
ker offered 500 rfor the privilege Of.
is'se!eping out the hall after Tie meeting
A young girl At Menard, Illinois. /,
haunted by ghostly adorer. who tramps
over tho house unseen, opens and shuts
doors ~ AMI hstows unceremonious carcss.
es. She dislikcs to be kissed by ghost.
I A fellow who ignoran.ly stpposes hc
has some Emusic in his soul = says that
the most cheerful and soothng Of Ill fire.
side melodies nre The, blended tones Of a
tca-kcttle, a loving wife, and q Growing
baby. ''''.'. ~
Ifr IN mape pl' s3r., ont 5gHi
Ladies in New Orleans construct their
paniers of old newspapers, which was
demonstrated the other day BY a polite