Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-27
HONEY FOR THE D

Everything is beaded now for out
door veal.
Jet crowns for full-dress occas-
ions are in fashion.
A small gold hand holding a
pearl is new in earrings.
Round lace handkerchiefs are
now worn around the neck, instead
of the unnecessary long lace scarfs.
Beaded black saoques areamong
the spring importations, and take
the place of the Llama ones Of past
seasons.
The proposition to introduce la
dies as railroad conductors is frOwn-
ed upon in view of the fact that
their trains are always behind.
"A young lady i'm Indianola, Iowa,
having contracted a bill of Sl2 for
chewing gum, her unreasonable
papa refuses to liquidate the ssme.
st. Louis has a new sensation in
the shape of a woman i'm black, who
appears at midnight and ties a
white ribbon on certain lamp posts.
In Liberia whispers can be heard
half 4 mile, and when a fellow goes
sparkling he carries a slate and
writes down what he desires to say.
A young lady i'm Ohio was so
moved by a sermon, that in the
midst of the congregation, she took
out her earrings, and stripped the
flowers from her bonnet.
MOhair suits are quite fashionable;
gray being the most popular color.
They make up very handsomely,
and will be found durable and sub
stantial.
Long trains are coming In again
for summer dresses intended for eve
ming wear. They are gracefully
lOuped at the sides and back by
meags of a long sash.
A man i'm Iowa named Gabriel
Schmidt has just killed his wife for
sewing a wrong button on his coat.
1t was "the last button on Gabe's
coat' that dissolved the connubial
link.
The Des Moines Journal says /:
"Mrs. Upper, OIL Monday, shipped
bees and fowls to Wisconsin and
Chicago, ten hives to Nebraska, and
Queens to Texas, and. this is a sam
pie of her every day business"
All puffs, rolls and huge chignons
are ruled out. The hair is now worn
parted inthe center, drawn smoothly
from the face, and braided neatly to
the back of the head.
In Paris maroon skirts with
nOisette tunics are great favorites.
These cOlors, says a fashion-writer,
are pleasant to the eye, and harmo-
nize beautifully together, which is
more than sufficient reason for their
vogue.
Dressy eanopy-shaped parasols Of
black silk r embroidered with jet
and edged with jet fringe. Lace
covered parasols with ivory or coral
sticks, are only suitable for dressy
carriage or reception toilettes.
A female compositor in the office
of the New South, Dennison, Texas,
could not have entertained any mis-
givings of trichIna, or she would
not have elOped with T. w. Ham,
the proprietor, who left a wife be-
hind.
A Porter county, (Ind.) young
lady has the lofty ambition to raise
1900 chickens this season. How
much nobler it would be were she to
devote her heaven-born energies to
poetry, pianos and croquet.-Cour-
ier-.JOurnaL.
Young ladies who take a nap on
Sunday afternoon, should have the
door bell placed upon the head
board of their bedsteads. 1t is very
trying on a young gentleman who
wishes to drop in to be compelled to
stand and jerk the bell for half an
hour, especially when his Sunday
boots are waking up his corns.
The Boston Young Mems Chris
tan Association had a lively debate
on the question of admitting young
women to membership. The mat
ter was finally laid upon the table,
and it is evident that many promi-
nent members are opposed to the
measure, and doubtless a majority
would vote against it.
A young wife once cured her hus>
band of a disposition to absent him.
self from home at nights by provi.
ding him with an excellent dinner,
and saying to him afterward:
'George, if you find a sweeter spot
than u home, describe it to me,
and Twill rival it, i'll die in the at
tempt" A kiss and a few tears
completed the victory.
A very style of walking prevails
to a great extent among the ladies
of New York who are pleased to
call themselves fashionables. Arms
akimbO, head tossed on-one side.
and eyes turned heavenward, they
saunter down the street-an embod-
iment of impudence and sang froid
painful to see among ladies. The
''girl Of the period" is unuuestions.
bly, bold in looks, if not in manners.
THERE Is a little anecdote appropos
OF the lownecked ball dresses of the
present season. "GOod EVENING"
says a lady, dressed In the height,
or rather the depth of the fashion,
to her partner in the german at one
of the late Paris balls; ~ am tired
to death. l am going home to un.
dress myself" "What-dny more?!n
is the partners answer.
There was a party given in Dallas,
Kansas, and this is the way a re-
porter Of that place goes into the
toilette business: "NIiss X wore
a red bombazine dress, ruched with
point alpaca, and an overskirt of
rose Bingham with a border of
parsley blossoms. Her tournure
was particularly noticeable, from the
fact that her hair was so delicious
ly scrambled in front. She also
wore No. 8, lilac, double button
gloves, and No. 6store shoes slashed
at the heels, and pompadour socks.
The question of presidency is
grievously troubling the soul of the
new-made Duchess of Edinburgh,
and she is in the sulks. The Eng
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