The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-17
Women.

THE Maiden's Prayer-An engage
ment ring.
A JERSEY lady has invented "pocket
spittoon."
MODERN brides are discarding white
satin bridal robes.
"GoING out with the tied '-accom-
panying the bridal party out of church.
IT is estimated that thick shoes have
improved the health Of women twenty
five per cent.
A WOMAN Suffrage Association man
aged the only course of lectures given
in st. Louis this season.
A BosToN lady, who calls herself an
Atheist, advocates woman suffrage as
the only antidote to the rule of the
clergy.
IT is said of Andrew Jackson that he
always had a delicate, chivalrous, abso-
lutte faith in the virtue of women.
The ladies give as reason for marry
ing for money, that they now seldom
find anything else in man worth hay
ing.
A SNOWMAN has made an offer Of mar
riage to the two-headed girl, but he Is in
mortal fear of suit for bigamy.
"WHAT have you to remark, madam,
about my singing ?" said gentleman to
lady. Nothing, SIR replied the
lady; "it is not remarkable"
The sum of $3O,l47.1O has been col.
lected from the frail sisterhood of St.
Louis since the Inauguration of the so.
cial evil regulations.
A RICHLY DRESSED Spanish lady in Vir
gnia City, Nevada, beat the driver of
wagon over the head with big stick,
the other day, for splashing mud over
her.
EPIGRAM ON STUPID HUSBAND.
1t is maxim in the schools
That women always dote on fools;
IF so. dear Jack. I'm sure your wife
Must love you as she does her life.
Miss DEBORAH BATES was married to a
Mr.. JOY A local editor gave the fol-
lowing first-rate notice:
No more D. Bates; dissolved in JOY.
A bride has found home,
With pleasures now without alloy,
And other joys to come.
A LITTLE California girl, under eight
years of age, learned to set type in less
than fortnight. The third week she
set over 10000 ems in clear, handsome
style.
Miss WHITE has been made cashier of
a bank at Weymouth, Mass. Under
ordinary circumstances women handle
mems money as much Us is actually ne
cessary, without making bankers OF
them.
The latest mode, in Lexington, KY.
Of managing husband disposed to stay
out late of nights, is for the wife to have
kicking Mysteries after he does come
in. This species of husband-manage-
ment proves so efiicacious that the of
Tense is rarely repeated.
WHEN Mrs. Jones chided her daugh-
ter for allowing young men to throw
kisses at her, Mary Ann declared that
she was quite aware Of the improperly,
and never had kiss thrown at her that
she did not throw back.
THE renowned Dr. Pusey has organ
lied a new order of Protestant nuns
in England. They are to be nuns in
white, and none in black and, although
the reverend gentleman is prior, they
must not acknowledge a prior attach
ment.
A FAIR young American lass is doing
hospital duty at Strasbourg. She wears
gray felt hat with dropping white
plume, black tunic confined at the
waist with vanished leather belt and
silver buckle, loose trowsers to the
knees, and Hessian boots with gilt but
tons.
A CORRESPONDENT, who has read mnch
about women as "ethereal creatures"
wants somebody to throw a lively girl
over his shoulder and attempt to elope
with her. He adds: "You will think
she is made of pig iron. 1t would take
at least three men to elope with one
girl if she was anything of kickist."
A BosToN BRIDE thought it would be
smart to refuse to obey" her husband
in the marriage ceremony. She was
brought to time by the minister's re-
fusing to proceed with the ceremony
until she said "obey" in an audible
voice. Rather than not be married,
she would say anything that he told
her to-
THERE is no end to the reports of the
superior intelligence of the colored peo-
pie. A New Orleans moke was
left in the telegraph office while
the operator went out for a
piece of lemon peel saturated with
whisky. Pretty soon the Mobile opera
I II n IN
The colored man looked frightened
when he heard the ticking, and rushing
up to the machine he shouted, Hold
on dar; Gle operator has gone out. Jist
wait few" The Mobile man didn't
hear more than half the niger said, ow.
ing to storm.