Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-01
Woman Items.

! lady says engagements are very unsstisf4c-
tory sort Of aairs for if you afraid to be po-
lite snd attentive, the gentlemen thinks you do
not care for him; and you are afraid TO be polite
for fear the engagement might be broken off
when you would be sorry to think you hal vast
ed so much sweetness on some other woman s
husband
The last cosmetic English woman have begun
to use ia from an old recipe revived from Queen
Anue's time, namely, oucumlers steepei il
milk An exchange says Venus rose from the
foam Of the sea, but modern beauty rises majestic
/ from curd hoops and leituce-5eis, with ost-meal
plssters on its face, chloride on its locks, bis
muth on its fingers to give pearly appearance,
/ a steel band for a bestus, and avci with decOc-
tiOa Of cuclmbers and blue milk Why %
through so much to get so little
The prominent p.ous women Of Boston are de-
soribsd by N0rah Perry given to laukness,
slinkness, and Al Observation-Disclosures expires
siCa.
lady was urged by her friends to marry
wii0Wor, and IS an argument they spoke Of his
beautiful children. - Children" replied the
lady, " are like too;h-picAs-a person wants her
own"
A New York lady has become famous by
climbing to the masthead Of ship
According to one Of the resolutions lately adopt
ei, at vcman's rights meeting, " one Of the
most dltesiable sightG ever seen is parcel of
old bachelors lounging around smoking, and
talking about the horrors Of married life"
The hitprafcat declares that though the
women who dance the German are against fe-
male sutifage, those Who translate German are
in the main lcr it.
Statistics shoE that IN the majority Of divorce
clses the applicants are women Does this
prove thSt men ate tvrants or that women are
wicked
ses-ride bellies grum5le because The young
men prefer smoking TO Che refinement Of social
Hf,
The women of Bloomington. Ill, have taut
u7, withiug the ias- iye years, library num-
bcriur 1000 yoiumes.
A sarcastic young lady ssys she never sas so
much IN love with a man, that two rainy days
together .E g country house would no, elec;usly
cure her.
A Chicago bishop waited two hours for
bride who had heen disappointed in hcr bonnet
strings.
4 daughter Of q New York stoos-iroaer ex-
uit- over the fact that che has seen Europe six
times and has never seen tie inside O. her
mothers kitchen.
A Philadelphia young hly sppelel at
naval ball, Cane M.y, oa the Fourth Of July,
with q dress made entirely % white lace which
was purchased in Brussels at a c1s, q about
$1,000. It's kept IN an a'r-tight case, sul
the sunlight is never si.owel 80 fall uIoa l.,
Happy Bridegroom " N5,c+aanc7. uai.l
m5rc money Have you forgotten that my
money h-s bought everything tl1t You pee
s5fs-the very dress yol stand iu fsi-
bride. " So si- Nor hsse ! forgotten that
your money has bought what si1uls IN il
swoluiuc Vomau can't he handled. says
German rhi.lsophe- Y-c msy hold 80 cs..
pic--poclst, pickle, oe politician. but p SO
mdn-uuhoV. lake a sample home anil t1y.
A western journal sums up ;he qus.i5u @.
what women are doing ia this style A woman
is ilil,uga rair1al she hss ntrsc,al iIr il,
oversees she work, aui pays u the bands A
woman has sunk sn ol vel in rluusy lgsnia,
called the " LlIies Well" She contracted fr
the v1rs. super.u;eu "a All pa;i for E.. and
nov oversees l-, al without male help. a wo-
nan Is q school visitor sal d're5i1-. A woman
= Justice Of the Pl-e. Two women have bui't
p line ct telegraph. and hsre two Cf,es Ia
Broadway New YORK Women are photograph
ere Hundreds Of women a-e Lecturers and
retler-. Women are preachers, All soms Lave
congregations. Women are lawyers and doc
tors A man has been appointed Deputy iu
one of the Internal Revenue Offices Of Ohio A
woman Is Photographic amaaleus.s 10 The
Treasury Department. Washington. 8 woman
hs7 dug , well A woman has slin-'el and
painted q house Women are farmers and
bankers, clerks and telegraph c9c-stors, and
come are tgi. good wives, mothers, sisters and
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