Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
POar les DANES.

DIodSb poCh0te are dSdlu III NORuS'
The Viceroy Of Egypt has 500 wives,
which cost about $4,000 apiece For
tunately for the poor man, most of his
wives relations are in Circassia and
other outlandsh places.
Mrs. Rousby curbs her wardrobe with
in the limits Of twenty-seven large trunks
-double-barreled Niagaras.
Shell jewelry," says a fashion writer,
"is very fashionable" 1t is very fash
ionable to she'll out literally for all kinds
of jewelry, also.
Softly now the tender-hearted wife inn
parts to her searching husband the intel
hgence that she sent his linen clothes to
the Kansas sufferers last winter.
An Indiana judge has decided that If
woman will shorten pie crust with butter
at thirty-eight cents a pound, her hus-
band has good cause for divorce.
An Atchison, Kansas, girl ate four
pounds Of wedding cake in order that she
might dream of her future husband.
Now if she ever meets that husband it
will be beyond the border.
An Eastern District woman, who has
been baffled in several well-meant efforts
TO enforce domestic discipline, says there
is nothing so annoying in the world as to
have husband who can jump out of a
second story window without hurting
himself.
Speaking about the ladies' fashions,
it is worthy Of remark that there has
been this year a revival of calicoes. 1t
is said that Madame Theirs, who now
sets the Paris fashions. instead of the
Empress Eugenie, is responsible for their
restored favor in the fashionable world
A Brooklyn bibliopole has book, pub
in London in 1870, in the appendix Of
which is letter on the social condition
of women signed IS. B. A." The fact
is interesting, as going to show that Miss
Anthony had probably made her mark
as early as the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Mile. d'Alba, who is to marry the Due
de Medina Celi, has among her presents
a pair Of diamond earrings, the stones
Of which formed the clasp for the mantle
Of that Due dAlba who was the scourge
Of the Netherlands, and who has been
immortalized by Schiller and by Motley,
Mr.. Traber drew bis pistol and went
for Mrs. t. That lady diverted his aim
with such excellent judgment that Mr..
Traber is the undisturbed possessor Of a
serious hole in his head She has been
held in $4,000, so that she may explain
the matter to twelve disinterested per
sons, rseo3fafi .llr,
A Detroit boy was sent for doctor
his mother being very ill, when, looking
down the street, he saw a great crowd,
Then came struggle between duty and
curiosity, but he finally started for the
crowd, saying: "The old lady's pretty
badly of, but l know she wouldn't want
me to miss that fight"
An Oregon paper says that when q
young lady living on the line Of the Cali
iornia and Oregon Railroad wants to get
married she only takes one refusal to
give consent from her stern parents,
and then seeks her lover true with the
remark: "Smithie, old boy, | guess we d
better canter downto the gospel shop;
it's no use waiting for those idiots to be-
come sane again.
AS they entered dry goods store yes
terday you would have said that love
dwelt in both hearts and that dove oi
peace rested on every shingle on the
roof of their abiding place. She saw {
lovely dress, and she begged him TO buy
but he replied IL can't, darling, not be
fore next week. Cant you, dear
she smiled. well, will wait They
had hardly passed out Of the door before
he said: I'D like to see myself getting
that dressl, And she answered, "Yot
couldn't buy one side of it, and if you
could you are too stingy and mean t.
do itl'