Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-20
FEMININE GOSSIP.

FEMININE GOSSIP.
Passing up Beaubien street yesterday
gentleman saw a man sitting on the steps of
a dilapidated old house and looking so sad
and friendless that he halted and asked
anybody dead in the house ~ Next
thing to it, sighed the man, as be scratch
ed his knees through hole IN his trousers
"the old woman's got an idea that she
wants twenty-one yards in a calico dress
Free Press.
A Milwaukee BELLE attending a theatre
recently, complained in one OF the scenes
that the light was too dim to show the act
ing properly. Wont you try the glass;
asked the escort, handing her his lorgnette.
Hastily covering the suspicious looking
object with handkerchief, she placed It to
her lips, took long pull. and handed 1t
back in disgust, saying. why, there amt
a drop in it :"
Clara Morris has passion for dogs and
birds The day before she sailed for Ea-
rope dropped in upon her a; her hand
some residence in Fourteen street. A ing
ing voice cried out from the head OF the
stairs. Come up we've got winds and
breezss and cool things up here. And 50.
entering the suit of rooms on the second
floor. their was jolly. unaffected Jack
Morris, in dressing sack. short skirt. and
her husbands slippers. The windows were
full of birds-bulfnches, love blrds, and
canaries-dogs were under the sofa and on
the sofa. an invalid canine in box. and
ball of pup rolling about the hlor. We
began talking OF stage affairs, and her trip
to Europe. and the fashions. well, - said
Morris, I'm be glad to be be at sea, where
| can lounge about any way I've been dress
ed up too much lately. I've spent too much
time trying to tie up nv skirt back tight
enough. I've had an awful struggle with
| clothes. and I'm to-day happy woman.
| I've got gown in two pieces skirt ard
! Jacket, and no overdress. and no woman
| knows true peace and complete bliss with
an overskirt on. The loopngs-up ana ~
lngs-hack cast gloom on the lace 1i IA,
| ture And here she showed her nIe@sed
| dress, which was gre1aaine hpunced sllk
! SKIRT ana basque. IL got one idH4V;
SAID Morris there strings 10 Tie II pacA'
set and dream OF the days wher my Hn-
trammelled neither iimbs dwet IKE Tree
things within the mighty enclosure oi Ia oig
hoop. That was summer Styie: II my
country wishes to receive my oi' ssing ieI II |
abolish these awful canuie-m9p'u sKlrts ne
fore come baek.-C0r- 81 AoniS RepH'i'-
can.
Arsrne lloussaYe tellS story IN hls last
Paris letter to the IrituHe There l.. he /
SAYS. in that gay capltaI lady OF shaloWy .
fame. who thinks herself woman OF the
world. because she Is very pretty and mas
a court of suitors. her means oil existence
are not known ohe caIle 1ne nuS ua9
from Poland Say lus '"Sy "ei "Nt1'',u IN 80. ""7
a prisoner IN ollella. one i Wt w 'ouns'
and hears his ansenGe sa'1s. nen inau
is dead in love with her' s1e uoes NOT say
/. - 1fnNlr a l
Jump ont Of the wlnqo"' Dut Sne 'et'9
him, "lf you love me ~ Hiu.u' I,'e ne t.e
only thing l want on tar,u, II u an M
comparable PINK pear WniTn l naS a., sem C a'
a jewellers for Which lhlrat ike NIeo-
patra " She takes her loFer 10 the Je"e4-
ler He is himself charmed with this wonder
which seems to have fallen from the breast
of Venus after having rested there little
longer than the other pearls How could
90 beautiful a woman be denied thing 50
beautiful? especially as the pink pearl costs
only 10 OOG francs. No man dead in love
could refuse il. especially as the jeweller
accepts check as readily as the cash. 50
the pearl is bought. \ few davs afterward
the ardent asnirant is astoni~hed to miss it
from tho ladv's neck. All she says To
him Il have written TO India to order ono
like it. and then | shall have two pendants
worthy of A queen. Please keep nv secert
till have them both" And 50 she goes
on from one lover to another. until that
Paris ieweler has actually sold the pearl
twentv-one times, realizing for it 2lO 600
francs.
po,bor q coo5 etorv is ,old Of the nresent
nj oe Wo1l;,r+or on evcelloo4 man bp+
,rbo ,r,,,l5 reror have ,ron tho hattle or
Wa,o~Ioo A rola+;ra of his a wi.tv ladv
,roll I,,,,7-, i. s,oio,v bor;,g had eoarlatira
80 - tLa d,to s;v waal,s after bar CON
,-olosoo-co - annornce her recovery His
80 -ar,l;oI b,, a. f,-;o,z onis.le askiog
b,rr 80 5ar,3 I'm tho risl, IF ip,rodrcinp
;ce..;a 80. ,rgl.,, b,,,so h., ,,s;,l, a sbeet
,,e r,rosnr,abI,. infected noto-1an ner Anab-
;oct ovnression of her repret at hor indis-
Jcretion ,r,s AZ once sont nv the lady. 70
,o.bo, ,ri,b a boneved reo,est that the
d,l,o ,ro~I5 carsa all The windows oF his
borso :, ho ,,ormanentiv closed as she (the
Iadyl was going TO drive about London.
and might waft infection through the mark
or the streets to the ducal residence. LADY
D. is thought to have had the best OF It
Lord Macaulay the great essaviSt and
historian. wrote these words. Children,
look in those ewes. listen to that dear voice.
notice the feeling OF only single touch
that is bestowed unon YOU b7 that gentle
hand Make much of it while vet yon have
that most nrecions Of all gifts-a loving
mother Read the uufathomabe love to
those eyes; kind anxiety OF that tone and
look. however slight vour pain. In after
i!ie Won may nave 'rlendS-'onu' uear k.uu
Trends nIt never VIII you 1a'e agAln % '.'s
inexpreSslnle l9'e ana eehIlehe-S lANlS..eu
nhon you "I'ch none "ut 4 inot"er 49,
Oi'en 90 syn IN NY S'Iugeies VIZ a e.,o
nr;.1 fol, ,rher ofor evening nestj;ng
~. hasnr, l;s,onod 70 son,e met tatr
La - ~. -aaj ~ bor terder and
,,I.;r;,r, - Norer con f,rTst her
~ ,I6er 80 bo- tiss "f neace ar pi,bt
". baro ,,o.sed o,rey since We laid her
beside nv father in the old church-yard