The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-05
LADIES COLUMN.
Seven iho''sand women belops 10 The

To cure a cough, an English wo0sn
gave her infant some sylup ofpoPpiss.
keables was the corvner's name.
from his wife and gets drink with IL,
| the woman can sue him and recover
the money, 80
| Mrs. r. A. Davis, of Maryland, lsss
been appointed clerk IN the Office NJ
the topographer of the Post-ofiice De-
partment
| Intelligent women make the heat
witnesses, says Hon. Emery Wszh.
burn in his new volume on "The
Study and Practice OF Law
"A Filth Avenue young lady WIN
went TO Il lrope last summer, taking
with her only small csrpet-bag, has
returned with sixteen well-fillesi
trunks f
Rev. Olympia Bf0wn is now in her
thi;d year of stirring up the sinners mt
Bridgeport. She has yanked over IyD
persons from the claws Of SATIN during
the past twelve months.
Not long ago an offer Of 500 was
made by an Episcopaliau for the beat
work entitled Best Religious Train
ing for the Young" and Mrs. Ada
Chaplin, of Conway, Mass, took the
money.
| 1t is an established fact that there is
no other state i'm tie world that occu-
| pies itself SO largely with the educatis n
| Df women as Russia. As much care -
bestowed upon the higher education of
] girls as of boys.
Miss Alta, VI. Hulctts, Of Rockford,
ILL.,, the young lady whom the Supreme
Court recently refused to admit to the
I practice OF law, is about to start ON .
lecture tour AMI tell the people how
she regards the refusal.
A lady boar,ling-house keeper, who
was afflicted with boarders " ith very
| extensive appetites, seasoned their
hash with snuff, because she had hearl
| the article recommended as certaiu
"cure for consumption"
Madan ReginaI DL Gin, a fasuouz
aurgeon of Austria, having performed
$50 successful operations in the cry
hospital at Tries te, was rewarded by
the municipal authorities with letter
of thanks and q purse of g ii.
Mrs. Sarah Norton thinks woman
VIII tiit VI SutiekC " ~
miserable rs a man liable To bear chill
'iren. She also believes that all thu
women who advocate woman'4
rights have failed 10 find woman's
place i'm life.
y woman of Breslau, in Germany,
has been sentenced to four years inn
prisonment for obtaining money under
false pretences, in sending tO this
country three young ladies under the
false pretext Of securing positions k,r
them as goveFnes;ics in good families.
The Inconsistency Of woman shines
forth with great bIilliancy in the ease
of the New Haven girl who informed
u young fellow that she hated hin,
with her whole heart and souI, and
IN one hour thereafter sent him note
stating that she would elOpe with him
that night. r
A Wisconsin wife, the mother m
twenty-five children, informed her
pastor the other day that she had read
much about reople being rendered per
feet through suffering. " IL sufieriDg,n
she added, "can make a woman ter-
feet, | am the most perfect person ON
Gods footstOol."
The Pennsylvania branch Of the
WOman's Suffrage Association reports
that the receips of the cause last year
amounted to S5i, 10; that petitions and
tracts had been circulated, a few meet
fngs held, and some rather discourage.
ing efforts made to gain the hallOG
The exhibition indicates apathy.
The daughter Of an English Earl
who has been travelling in this country
is greatly shocked because, judging by
dress, , nobody can distinguish ais
American lady from her servant giri.
The daughter has failed to discover
that republics do not go by dress alto
getber. That's what's the matter.
= The Austrian Women have certain
legal rights which those of America
might he happy to boast. They can
refuse to accompany their husbands ta
any locality which endangers their
liberty, life or health, and, unless
married to military man can refuse
to lie parties to perpetual peregrina-
tiOns, and to he settling in foreign
countries,
FiohUs are again coming into FASH
ion,
Piques are very cheap this year,
and more i'll favor than ever.
Aigrettes will be much worn at the
watering places this year, and tar
quOise with summer suits.
An ingenious mechanic hss Hxsafe
hats out of linen and bEaid, which,
closely resemble tho liHeet leghorfA
Side-mirrura, with miniature lace
cur.ains, aud hong, slender windows,
are low features of all stylish family
covered carriages.
The ace sacks for this summer ase
easy to the form, cut up at the back
and on the sides, sleeves long slss
flowing, and high in the neck,
1t is now the pronounced tAisg o..
have the monogram, with an insIss- .
ing crest, hei,nsiRS to- some one else,
above, wi all sets of china.
Eor cl,ildrens suits the Gabrielle,
OF fine woaleh serge, with silk stripes
and woven fringes at the seIvages, is
the only style worn.
White cashmere suits. finished
with bias folds ar;,i bright pipincs of
silk, are vary beautiful, hut expen-
slve, and 50 easily spoilesl that not ala
can afford Que,
I.arga silt hnGp earrings are now
very Inuch worn. They are calle,G
"Tammany rings" and present %
look vf truly savage and barbaric
splendor. -
All woOl delsines and challes are
made with the Roman brocade trius>
ming woven III convenient places to,
be cut of and adapted to CORES. Suffhes.
pleats and bands.
Wash poplins are fH dsInand for
demie ttiieis- Dor travelling dresses
th~sS are exquisite soft merinOs in
various shades, lovely browns and
sober dt.hs, and the tender core.
Rri,laa wreaths are now more fire.
9uently. formed of mingled flowers all
white, such ~ Cape jasmine, whis.
orchids, and snowldrops, than VI ,he.
time-honored orange flower. AND bri..
dial roses.
Long hneA ctoaks fer traveSfbg
wes,f ;TG IN great demand just now.
Gray IGNORE. in favor than buff. Both
are trimmed with bias linen bands
stitched on these bands are frequent
ly white, sometimes buff, and occa-
sionally black, but very generally
A tasty and inexpensive lineA safe.
for street or country Il vi bud, ia two,
shades of coursel, light canary ansa
dark orangV, the lower skirt hahsl-
soalelu trimmed with two Dlaitetk