The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-18
LADIES COLUMN.

laws is the right thing for women, saw
|, Mrs. Sarah Norton.
3 A cook advertises for a situation
and added I" No objection to dressin,
children" Horrible!
To cure q cough, an English woman
gave her infant some syrup Of poppies
Keables was the corOner's name.
In Iowa If a man borrows . quartz,
from his wife and gets q drink with II
the woman can sue him and recover
the money.
Mrs. II. A. Davis, Of Maryland, has
been appointed clerk In the office ol
the topographer Of the Post-ofiics d.
partment.
Intelligent women make the bert
witnesses. says Hon. Emery Wash.
burn in his new volume on "Tbe
Study and Practice of Law"
A Fifth Avenue young lady who
went to Europe last summer, tskiDp
with her only a small oarpet-baR, has
returned with sixteen we'll. filled
trunks
Rev. Olympia Brown is now In he,
third year of stirring up the sinners Al
Bridgeport. She has yanked over 100
persons from the claws OF Satan during
the past twelve months.
Not long ago an offer of $500 wa,
made by an Episcopalian for the best
work entitled "Best Religious Train.
ing for the Young" and Mr.. Ada
Chaplin, Of Conway, Mass, took the
money.
1t is an established fact that there Ia
no other state in the world that occs-
pies itself so largely with the education
OF women as Russia. As much caro- Ia
bestowed upon the higher education Of
girls as of boys.
Miss Alta, VI. Huletts, OF Rock ford,
lll., the young lady whom the Supreme
Court recently refused to admit to tho
practice of law, is abOut to start on a
lecture tour an tell the people how
she regards the refusal.
A lady bOarding-house keeper, who
was altilcted with boartlers With very
extensive appetites, seasoned their
hash with snuff, because she had heard
the article recommended as certain
cure Tor consumption"
Madam Reginal Dal Gin, a famous
surgeon OF Austria, having performed
1870 successful operations in the city
hospital at Trieste, was rewarded by
the municipal authorities with q letter
OF thanks and purse of gold.
A woman Of Breslau, In Germany.
has been sentenced to four years. i'm.
prlsonment for obtaining money under
false pretences, in sending to this
country three young ladies under tho
false pretext OF securing positions for
them rs governessos In good families.
The Inconsistency OF woman shines
forth with great bIilliancy in the case
OF the New Haven girl who in.orme,
a young fellow that she hated him
with her whole heart and soul, and
in one hour thereafter sent him q note
stating that she would elope with him
that night.
A Wisconsin wife, the mother OF
twenty-five children, Informed her
pastor the other day that she had read
much about people being rendered per-
feet through suffering. II sufFsrinx,"
she added, can make woman per-
feet, l am the most perfect person on
Gods foOtstool.n
The Pennsylvania branch OF tho
Woman's Suffrage Association reports
that the receipts Of the cause last year
amounted to $7l.l0; that petitions and
.racts had been circulated, q few meet
ngs held, and some rather disooursg-
nig efforts made to gain the ballot.
The exhibition indicates apathy.
The daughter OF an English Earl
Who has been travelling in this country
) greatly shocked because, judging BY
!ress, nobody can distinguish an
american lady from her servant Kirl.
The daughter" has failed to discover
hat republics do not go by dress alto
ether. That's what's the matter.
The Austrian women have certain
egal rights which those of America
night be happy to boast. They can
efise to accompany their husbands to
ny locality which endangers their
liberty, life or health, and, unless
married to military man can refuse
'e parties to perpetual peregrina-
ions, and to be settling in foreign
Ountriss.
Fichus are again coming into FASH
On.
Piques are very cheap this year.
nd more in favor than ever.
Aigrcttes will be much worn mt the
altering places this year, and tar
uoise with summer suits.
Side-mirrors, with miniature lace
and long, slender windows,
re now features Of all stylish family
'vered carriages.
The ace sacks for this summer are
lsy to the form, cut up at the back
I'd on the sides, sleeves long and
owing, and high in the neck.
1t is now the pronounced thing to
I'VE the monogram, with an impOs-
Z crest, belonging to some one else,
'ove, on all sets of china.
For childrens suits the Gabrielle,
fine wOOlen serge, with silk stripes
Id woven fringes at the selvages, Is
e only style worn.
White cashmere suits, finished
ith bias folds and bright pipings of
x, are very beautiful, but expen-
'e, and so easily spoiled that not all
II afford one.
Large gilt hoop earrings are new
ry much worn. They are called
'ammany rings" and present a
TX Of truly savage and barbaric
endOr.
All wool delaines and challrs srr
de with the Roman broca,ie trim
ng woven in convenient places to
cut offand adapted to cores, ruffies,
ats and bands.
'ridal wreaths are now more fire.
ntly formed of mingled flowers all
lite, such as Cape jasmine, white
hids, and snsw-drops, than of the
e-honored orange flowers and bri-
roses.
ash poplins are in demaAd for
lie toilets. For travelling dresses
re are exquisite soft merinos In
iOus shades, lovely browns and
er drabs, and the tender ccru.
Trs- Qarah Norton tbipks . .~csn.u