The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-22
FEMININE FANCIES.

Mrs. Myra Gaines proposes founding
some female colleges.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has been nom-
mated for Governor of Massachusetts,.
A bad marriage is like an electric machine;
it makes you dance but you can't let go.
Soldiers widows are to be appointed to
vacancies III the public libraries in Germany.
Mrs. Money and husband have started a
newspaper at Kalawa, Washington Terri
tory. tsasz 48i
The ladies' of San Francisco are said to
atone by their gorgeous toilets for their lack
of natural attractions.
An old lady from one of the rural dis
tricts astonished clerk m one of the stores
a few days ago, by inquiring if he had any
"yaller developments SIGH as they did up
letters in.'
"patty," lady called to little girl who
was in the parlor, did you tell your mother
that was here ?" '.Yes'm,n answered
Patty, dcmurely. "And what did she say?"
''She said, 'Oh, that dreadful woman again."
Mrs. Norman Eddy, Of New Britain,
Conn, refusing to employ sister of John
Young as domestic, the brute made a
murderorls assault upon the lady on Monday
evening, iniicting injuries which may prove
fatal. TO
A lady in "a Western State, sixty-iiye
years old, recently took a ride on the cars.
She had never been on a railroad car before,
and said they went too fast for her, and
thought she would catch chance to ride
home. i'll wagon. j@'
A crusty old bachelor sends us the fol-
lowing conundrum:-Whati is the difference
between honeycomb and a honeymoon !?
A honeycomb consists ofa number of small
"cells." and a honeymoon consists OF one
great "sell."
An aggrieved parent, whose daughter hat
eloped, traced the runaway TO Cincinnati
administered sound castigation, wrung ST.
from the frightened groom to pay his ex
pcnses, and triumphantly returned home.
A man in Louisville, named Brown, los
his wife few weeks ago by burning. liz
seemed terribly grieved, and spent his whole
time, day and night, at her grave. Las
week he was sunstruck while sitting on tn,
grave, and it is believed he will soon follow
his wife.
According to one Of the resolutions latel,
adopted at a woman's rights meeting, ION
of the most detestable sights ever seen is
parcel of old bachelors loungng aroun'
smoking, and talking about the horrors Q
married life.
There is colorcd woman preaching j
South Carolina, who during the past, fly
years has raised money sufficient to bull
two large churches and establish three Sur
day schools. The local papers state tn;
she is an eloquent speaker.
Mrs. Cady Stanton says:-'lt is strane
that material things should be perverS
when one is in hurry; but in such enc
gencies breast pins invariably hide, Gu
pins fall under the bed, buttons fall off b
their own weight, the fan is caught in Il
net, and the new kid glove splits down Il
back. At such times my faith is strong
the devil.v $780,
The Greek Parliament has made Il
Princess Helena Ghika, known literally
Dora d'Istria, q Megala Politissa, or gre
citizen of Greece for her literary service
beauty and accomplishments. This hon
was conferred on Byron, Mayrocordato, Il
defender of Missolonghi, and Admin
Canaris, the latter being the only one livi
Of the three.