Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-31

New definition for evening dresses
Dresses of Eve.
Butler has his eye on the British lion.
That animal had better look out The eye
is cooked.
The principal occupation of the "girl
Of the period" is said to be to sit at the
window and watch for the coming man."
A careless Chicagoan has been fined
$40 for throwing his wife out of the win.
dow to the danger Of persons standing un-
derneath.
Hobbs says he has one of the most
obcdient boys 10 the world. lie tells him
to do as he pleascs, and he does it without
murmuring. .t..,. ...
The meancst man yet heard Of is an
extensive grape grower on Catawba Island,
who makes his girls "chaw" wax while
picking the fruit, 80 they shall not eat any.
The press of St. Pctersbursh has been
officially warned against supporting France,
or unfavorably criticising Germany, the
interest of Russia being now identified with
the latter.
The English critics have had terri
bic time about Mark Train. The astute
wiseacres Of the AtAexcum aud Saturdav
Rcriew took his fun in dead earnest. and
pronounced him born fool.
-" Now much water do you put in your
milk Z" asked Pitts6cld man Of boy who
delivers milk on one Of the milk routes.
We do not put any water in it," replied
the boy. What do you put in it then 2"
" Ice " said the candid boN
AT New York wedding the groom
forgot the ring The traditional curtain ring
was unavailable and matters were at a stand.
still, till an ingenious lady cut off an end
Of one Of the brides curls and framed out
of this ring with which the marriage was
consummated.
Tho Louisville Courier Journal re.
marks that the salt monopolists of Syra.
cusc, New York, are so thoroughly deter.
mined to keep the business in their own
hands that they have sent an agent to Pal
cstine, with the instructions to buy Lots
wife at any price" ..4 '.-'.
An eloqent jenkins writing on hymc.
NAL affairs, says: What more precious
Offering can be laid Apon the altar of a
mans heart than the first love of pure,
earnest aud affectionate girl, with an undi.
vided interest in eight corner lots. and
fourteen three.story houses"
AT Providence, Rhode Island. Thanks.
giving Day, the newsboys and beotblacks
were treated to = dinner, the prominent
feature Of which was mammoth puddinp
three feet long, two feet wide, and one foot
deep, and containing, among other inere.
dients. fifty pounds of raisins and ten cans
p." -" You can do anything if you have
patience" said an old uncle, who had made
fortune, to his nephew, who had nearly
spent one. "Water may be carried in a
sieve if you only wait" "How long ?"
asked the petulent spendthrift, who was
impatient for the old mans death. "Till
e 1t freezes" was the cool reply.
-Iu Boston, the journal says, there is
young apple merchant, not yet eleven
years OF age, who is laying good founda.
tlon for the future. He EMPLOYS FIVE other
boys younger than himself, apportionino
them their districts for selling, and reans q
daily revenue Of from four to ten dollars
All but one attend school, and all are Of
native birth. .H" W
"A story is told Of Anna Dickinson.
which illustrates that a woman, however
eminent, is woman still. When she open.
ed at the Boston Lyceum, she came prompt
" to the front Of the platform at halfpast
seven, and quietly surveyed the audience
~thout opening her mouth, for several
minutes: She did not sit down. although
chair had been provided for her. 6 Why
didn't you cit down 7" asked the managers.
what.answer gave the eloquent little wo.
mani do you suppose was going to