The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-13
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

~ TWI VEONIVEI NV INV VUTHt
The drunkest of the year.

| Anu lttu you Oh W 'nttT,
The fall election days have come,
The drunkest of the year.
A Milwaukee lady who paid fifty
dollars to have wart removed from
her nose, now wants to know what has
become of the nose.
The United States steamer Swatara
brings home from Brazil the remnant
OF the colony of Sontherners who went
to that country on the collapse of the
Confederacy.
The collecting Of monograms is the
latest wrinkle among the young ladies.
When II large number are obtained
the young ladies paste them on their
fans, and the one who has the most
and finest holds her head in lofty scorn
at every body else.
1t is curious to find how often the
name and fashion of n garment reap
pears in history. Within five years
the peplun, or overskirt used I'M
doubtedly by Helen, before the Tro-
jan war, has been worn by ladies in
this country; the kirtle, spoken of by
Chaucer, has become the polonaise,
the overcoat; the bodice has always
existed, almoHt under that name.
Those gray-haired old girls who go
about the country complaining that
their raven locks turned white in a
single night may now seal up their
mouths. The British Royal Society
has made researches, extending over a
period of more than 200 years, and
failed to discover n single case of sud-
den change in the color of human
hair.
A country postmaster recently sent
postal card to the dead letter office
because the writer had written about
fifteen thousand words upon one side.
The wise postmaster thought that il n
man could write SO much on postal
card it should pay letter postage. The
card was sent back to him. The Post
master General should secure men
with n fair amount of intelligence for
such positions.
The Shah of Persia is very expen-
sive man to entertain ms guest. He
never visits any one without expecting
to receive presents. Not long since he
was entertained for whole day by
Hirza Hussein Khan, at his house in
Teheran. The Shah breakfasted there
and received many presents, Gl2,000 in
cash for himself, and jewels and one
hundred Cashmere shawls for his
ladies. The entertainment cost Hus-
sein Khan 100000.
An English traveller, Mr.. Hartshorne,
gave the British Association, the other
day, an account of the Weddas, wild
tribe which lives in the interior OF
Ceylon. These Weddas are about five
feet high, live on water and roast mon.
key, and are, he reports, incapable of
laughter. After trying every way &c
snake their chief laugh, he asked, In
amazement, whether they ever laugh.
ed. NO. replied the Wedda, "why
should we? What is there to laugh
atW
General Cowan, OF the interior
Department, since Delanos resigna
ton, has become so far impressed witt
the necessity Of economy that he has
shut up the department stables. wher,
Delano used to keep his coursers ut al
expense of $50 "A head per month to th,
Government, He also found some i'm
mensely extensively new velvet car
pets on Delano's office floors, and mad,
a very virtuous fuss about it, Cowal
is evidently determined to get the De
lano atmosphere out Of the depart
ment. Poor Delano how he brok,
himself down working for his coun
, try, lolllng on velvet carpets an,
driving blooded horses, absent, too,
! large share of his time from his bust
ness. [Courler-Journal.