The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-08-17
LADIES' COLUMN.

shaving business in Edinburg, Ini.
Magnolia blossoms are being much
worn by our bellies just now.
Mrs. Vallandigham is now in II
hopeful way ofrecovery, and able to
sit up portion of the day.
Miss Nilsson is expected to play in
the initial game of the Newport Gro
quet club.
The Louisville Ledger says: "Mrs
Pickett Of Jefferson recently gave
birth to triplets-all girls"
1t is avcrred that the needlewomcn
ofNew York receive but ten cents u
piece for the making of clusters"
Neat little betting books are now
manufactured for ladies' use. There
is no "Dr." side.
Mrs. Gaines had an offer of marri-
age lately, although she is over 60.
"Money no object" of course.
Two San Francisco girls lately or,
dered cighty-live dresses from Berlin.
The sold man. owns gold mine.
There is huntrcss in the Allcgha-
MES who crops her hair short, chews
tobacco, and is dead-shot with
rifle.
The widow ola man who died in
IroDton, Ohio, of dclirium tremens,
has recovered 5000 damages from
the man who furnished the whisky.
A journal certilies to the existence
of q young lady who took out fifty
seven hairpins from her coilIure, and
yet her hair did not come down.
Prof. Liggett is the title of u lady
who occupies the chair in a Topeka
College, where the education is, of
course, of the liggettimate kind.
Miss Alcott, during her recent visit
in London, was tea-parted by Miss
Jean lngelow, to which divers and
sundry literary celebrities, Yankee
and British, were invited.
An old lady from one of the rural
districts astonished u clerk in one of
the stores few days ago, by mquir-
ing if he had any "yaller develop
ments, sich as they didup letters in"
1t is expected that between two and
three hundred women will attend tho
neat term of the Michigan University.
OF the thirty in attendance the last
session not one failed.
1t is now stated that Fred. Grant
has determined to reject the hand of
the Princess Beatrice and accept that
of Miss Cook, daughter of the govern.
or OF the Territory of Columbia.
The widow of the Rev. Thomas
Starr King is married in San Francis.
co to her husbands executor, who, in
addition to 4 quiet culture has $780,
600 cash.
Gail Hamilton allirms "as the most
painful and unexpected result of my
own observation that the grosscst
violations of courtesy, modesty, deli
cacy, and decency attributable to cor
respondents have been perpetrated by
women.n
a lady named Trmby, who died in
Chicago last week, was sent to Roch-
ester for intcrmcnt. But before she
was inferred, while the authorities
were awaiting some technicality, she
came to life, burst the lid oil the
coffin, and telegraphed to Chicago
that she would be back on the next
train.
The tables are about to be turned and
the wOman-WOmcn must be prepared
to find the man getting into skirts as
II retaliation for the cncroachments
| th9t women are constantly making
upon the masculine style of dress
Down near Mount Pleasant, o., there
may be seen at work in the hayfield,
Il number OF men whose attire consist,
Of II shirt aud skirt, very closely re.
sembing Il woman's petticOat. Thcv
anticipate time when both men and
women will dress as they please.
The London Court Joua2,ol saws that
dark hair, so long neglected and de-
sNiscd, is again in the ascendant. The
blonde is gradually resuming her
place side 10y side, not above, the br,-
nette. The blonde is now declared TO
have maintained her rule SO long bv
variety of artilice, and can, now that
her cunning devices are known. Le
classified rs follows: The Gothic
Irish (rcddish, the Saxon English
dark yellow, the little ridiculous
blonde, (short curly, GOLDEN, the ceph.
allie blonde, (orange tint, and the
lymphatic blonde pale straw color(,
Among all these the cephalic orange.
golden has always been considered
the most to be dreaded by men who
seek for peace of mind, a calm life.
and happy end.
The Hartford lawyers are puzzled
over singular case which has inst
arisen there. a man who died lately
leaving Il handsome property and n
childless widow, but with a Drosuect
for the future, left also Il will duIv eye.
clted III which 1t was provided that il
the expected child should prove to be
q boy, two-thirds of the property
should 80 to him and one-third to the
widowed mother. If, however, the
child should prove to be u girl, ONLY
0ne-thlrd OF the estate was to 20 TO her,
and two-thirds to her mother. But
the widow has become the mother of
Twins, ana what greatly heightens the
perplexity of the case the twins are n
boy and girl, and the lawyers are in
a quandary to know what they shall
do about it.
Here is an extract from a letter
written 10y an American girl who is
'doing" the London season:
AS Il general thing English women
are not handsome, although | have
seen some beautiful ones, They have
large feet, and look coarse to fhe
american eye, and they cannot talk
They very seldom say anything oripi.
nal, seem to read very little ami n,
very little thinking for themselves
They do not talk to men at ali os w.
d0. The dowagers look so old timey
The9y wear such old fashioned ieweis
and such old-fashioned, still brocade
sliks. Ihey put me in mind of hens
", with III their chickens as they Sit and
aaI TAX K, 70 & each other, keeping their eyes
an OF the time on their daughters. for
lliere are 80 many German officers
ana French refugees in society here
ana some of them such handsome men
lllat mammas are kept in a state OF
perpetual anxiety, fearing some en-
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