The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-05-02
LADIES COLUMN.

The young ladies of u Connecticut
town object to being called ,"Great
Plain Girls"
A blushing beauty says that among
other other "sports of the ring" may
be included weddings.
Amanda Robinson Robertson,
pious, erudite, and matured damsol
of sixteen, holds forth in an Iowa
pulpit.
A Jewess in Cleveland gave birth
to six children last week, and soon
after expired. The children all died
Immediately after birth.
In Maroa, Illinois, the bridegroom
does the fainting and takes the kiss
ing ut the weddings, while the bride
whispers, "Lean on me, dearest"
Man and wife in Russia always
own their property separately, and
instances of wives suoing their hus-
bands for debt are byno means un,
common.
A Chico (Cal.) woman HAS de-
velopod remarkable ability as asculp-
tor, and has already producea two
statutes which elicit very general
praise.
The fashion Of throwing an old
slipper after the carriage Of n newly
married couple Is supposed to mean
that the chances OF mntrimony are
very slippery.
The Wyoming JomnaI publishes
the following in its advertising rates:
Gees for marriage notices rs high as
the ecstacy and liberality oftho bride
groom may prompt"
Marion Harland III cat Last" says:
"a woman who is engaged, or as good
as engaged, to six or eight different
mon, cannot retain much purity of
mind or strength OF affection.
Alexis only sister is not yet oigh-
teen. She has u lovely figure and
face, largo estate, u well-cultulod
mind, 100000 a year, golden hair,
falling far below her waist, and OK
Quisito diamonds.
Two Milwaukee, ladies had prize
fight last week, and two chignons
were ruined thereby.
A female houso-painter Of Toledo
recently had a small boy arrested for
looking at her as sho ascendcd o
ladder.
The Boston Post asserts that DR..
Mary Walker has become tho happy
possessor ola "sweo. spring pair of
pants.
Terre Haute is to have section Of
the international Society, and % girl
named Addie Ballou is its organizer.
Fair, fat, and forty, the mother of
forty children, u Cincinnati woman
still lives and has her being.
Gail Hamilton has been engaged
as one of the editors OF Woods
household 'Maga.ine, at q salary of
$1,000 II year.
The kitchen nymphs Of Gainesville,
Wis, threaten TO strike unless their
culinary quarters are furnished with
Twenty thousand woman keep !
body and soul together in !witzer- I
land by their skill at tho tinr work
Of matchmaking.
Victoria underscoros her lttors of
of state as she used to do hr eflu-
sions to the deceased Albert bfore ho
became Prince Consort.
A Chicago widow indulg' in fiji
teen cigqss II day and I'M ldciinite
number vi pipes to alleute he
grief at the death Of her spuse.
The wicliedest woman Boston
is named Jemima Jakes. ne claims
to have yanked fifty hrlsbads from
the domestic earth.
In her numerous rolancoS tho
oen of Mrs. South. which mighticr
han the sword Of Gideo, puts to
leath moro than seven hudred peo-
ole.
The Portland Daily Ader,scr says
hat Mrs. Jane 7. Thhrson has on
cred upon correspondence with
Carl Granville, probablin reference
o the Alabama claims.
A Western girl, spca.ing from ex.
,orience, says "a kiss i, time saves
Iine;' for she AYERS il every case
ghen she has refused aman n chasto
alute he has taken u ct armis at
east twenty.
Winnie Roam had bitter look to
or lnurcls. :. A Chico( (Cal.) woman
ings--to use q college phraso-a
cry filthy chisel, and has already
done" two figures which are the
ource of numerous compliments.
Thursday week tho W omen in Earl.
lille, La Sale County, ILL.,, held
lass-meeting to indorse the Temper
nee bill, and to nominate Redd!ck,
IS author, for Governor, which was
very Redd,ckulous thing to do.
The crack compositor of South
end, Ind, is one Mrs. Augusta A.
[iller. She learned to set type in
er fathers office at the tender age
13, and not long ago a proof Of
ers of 5000 ems had bpt two typo
raphical errors.
If VIC are good, example is the :
est luster of virtue; if we are bad,
lame is the best step to amend
ent.
Woe to the physician who does
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