Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-26
Feminine Follies,

f" %,,bing j. 81 Charming" SAYS Suephnh,
speaking Of bis Uania, f" than The emphasis
with which she says, ii y'n d'gt hes'aVe
yourself. III get up unless II Is lhe iepacily
with which she.sticks just wheie she Is.
OH she said in breath as strong a, q
tanning mill. as she threw her arms w'''iy
around aud cllSel 10 on him. " Gimnie
breath said he as he entansle'i himself aoh
wiped the molasSes can iy from hls 'no,ir
where she had kissed hin,. AU ei tins III f9a
du Lac
She remained a rich maiden till forty be
cause she would marry none but parson =
At last the parson came, poor but pIops. one
married him. But in Tie middle Of The moon
of honey he relia1ushed lis pulpit and BE-
came broker-with her money
1t is reported that Anne Calvert ot Tenn
sylvania. who went ont to the Fin Islands las
summer as missionary is at honie again
Her FIRST Suudly-shool class came shuiiiuS
into her house one morning with nothing on
but necklaces. whereupon Annas enthusiasm
/ in the cause all melted away.
The longest night in Norway lasts three
/ months, aud when man goes to see his sirlI
her moth,r, before refining, tells her not 10
ruin her health 10y sitting up hall The nlghi.
The young man manages 20 tear himself away
about midnight No1astolrn Herald.
Pin crn back, ladies, PIN en- back says
the lew Orleans Ba.letin; don.t be udicu'sd
out of a darling fashion. Pln 'cm back
draw them tighter and tighter. Sit sidewise,
resent in,pertnent stares--in Short, just have
your own sweet way as usual We can s;acd
( II if YOU can. Pin 'em back
Regarding the new census now taking 10
Gotham. it is said one OF the seq pas been
heard. 10y a newspaper reporter, 70 say that
when tue enumeration rings the lrout door bell
she will run and hide herself in tie closet and
if she is dragged forth from it by the police
and brought before the inquisitlr, she vii!
confess to no more than twenty-uine, if they
take her life ioF H. 4 lady with 50 much
determination and pluck ought not 70 be per-
mitted to live in state OF singe uaolesscd-
ness.
Apropos Of the growing rage Tor tight Ia
cling in Paris, Emily FaithIuls paper says the
whole tendency of modern female fashion Is
t,to render the form Of women as nearly ap-
proaching to that of tightly-strapped uu-
brella as possible. 4 well dressed young
woman in the present day is a figure laugh
able enough for Christmas pantomime of
Strand extravaganza.
Mrs. General Sherilao's residence 10 Chi
cago is square Iwo-story buck edihce
sanding alone II is very handsomely iuI-
4 nished. The bridal chamber IS furnished IN
( blue and gold, and has pale drab carpe.
/ with blue vine border Elegant plctar5S
adorn the walls, aud-articles Of yertu are
1 . Ia az
f Il was TO this home, 30 chaste aud magnificent
in its every appointment, that the redong'ao'e
warrior took his bride, aud there the woddin:
bgruey ended.
The wisdom of GOV. Tillsn's pardon Of To-
sofsoll was made appareu. recently Wien The
la,tcrs affidavit appeared in the newspapers
he appeared as States evidence in the civil
suit brought by the people against William
+ 81. Tweed TO recover So .0OO, 900 Of the money
stolen by the ring between 1867 and 1911
His statement gives q clear and connected ia
sight into the manner 10 which the robberes
Of the city were carried on, and we are sorry
to see inn lica,es tho lofty Peter b. Sweeney
/ Oakley Hall seems the only member Of the old
/ reginic whose hands are clean of these stolen
gains.
OF the principal actors in the great robbie
ries all survive except Watson. IL was BIZ
sudden death by an accident 10 1871 that
opened Tire way 70 exposure, though 1t conld
no, have failed to come eventually Tweed is
10 prison, with ten years more 20 serve; Gar
yeyand Iugersoll eat large 10 \. Y, having
turned iuformers. Sweeney is supposed TO Lc
living 10 seclusiou in France Or Belgium, and
Connolly is roaming the streets Of Doblin, also
an exile.
The minor actors 10 The drama, like Fields,
Genet Norton, &C. are scattered aud lost
Ez-Mayor Hall was rehabiIitated by verdict
Of acquttal by the jury trying him. lildcn
is welding the gubernatoria broom quite aoc-
cessruly aud is bent on giving New York a
thorough Centennial sweeping.
Since putting the above in type, Boss Tweed
has been released By decree Of the Court oi
Appeals
Food for Lean Women.