The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-12-09
SUNDRIES.

Jet ornaments VIII be much worn Oh
round hats and bonnets this autumn.
Prepared chalk, it is said, is the best
thing to use ON the face to whiten il.
An old Roman law was that no
couple should be engaged for more than
two years.
a young lady had very severe fall
the other evening Oh account of wear
ing brass heels.
Invitations to church weddings are
now to bear the name of the party in-
vited, and will not be ira, sferable.
Sets of jewelry made of satin stretch
ed over molds, and painted with quiet
designs, arc being introduced.
Tinted cards and note paper are au-
thoritatively pronounced the correct
thing; pale pink, buff and pistache are
the favOrite colOrs.
a Springfield, Ohio, girl, danced in
corsets and early in the engagement
her corsc it was carried out of the ball
room.
A theatrical woman ought to have
no objection 10 the weed. She may
win a name il some wealthy friend
choose to back 'er.
French journals accuse the Prus,ian
leaders of wanting to weaken Bavaria
by showing Bavarian troops always to
the front, and thus bringing about their
destruction and slaughter, while they
keep their own troops out of the fire as
much as possible.
Some young brides think it ali evi-
dence of brilliancy to omit the "Obey"
in the troth pligbting of the Episcopal
marriage service. One of them was
much shocked short time since when
the officiating ministers refused to pro-
ceed with the ceremony till the obnOX-
iOus word was audibly uttered by the
rebellious damscl.
A beautiful Georgia belle, Miss WI
hemina Taylor, late of Macon, was re-
Gently married at Trinity Chapel, New
York. Her dress was of white silk,
trimmed with white satin and rolnt
lace; the veil of illusion, bOrdered with
white silk, and the whole set of with a
profusion of diamonds that proclaimed
the wealth of the wearer, the fair and
beautiful bride of eighteen.
The charges for opening churches for
fashionable weddings are being raised,
OF account of the wear and tear of the
wood work Even the most fairy-lil1e
of bottinies are apt to leave an unfa-
yorablc impression Oh highly polished
pew rails.
A correspondent 0( the London
News writes that a translation Of the
"Captain With His Whiskcrs'' is very
popular in the German armies, and
adds that the Captain With His Whis-
kers" is merely Il vulgarized version of
an excellent ditty of the old French
war, and that the melody Is borrowed
from the famous Butcher song, Was
blasen die Trompeteu, Husllren he
raus."
The Darlington Wis Democrat Tells
the following dog story: awhile Mr..
j. Langford and his family were away
from home last week. they left u dog To
watch the premises. MIR. Walton lives
near, and also has dog. Mr.. WIS peo-
pie laid out some food, and said it must
go over for Langford's dog. Walton's
dog at once took it and carried it over
to his neighbor, returning home for his
own, evidently much pleased that his
friend had his dinner.
The Culpepper (Va, Observer says /:
ave are sorry to learn that MIR. John
n. Hill was Killed last evening about
sunset, while returning home. 1t seems
that he was in company with Mr..
Yowell, and bantered him for a race.
Mr.. Hill's horse fell, breaking his
(Hill's) neck"