Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-20

Inc Ne" York women are spending
Lent inPreparing gorgeous dresses for
the fancy all to be given at Delmon-
ico's in Easter week.
Miss CoIburn and Miss Burnett left
New York city on March l for Pc
king. China, under the auspices of
the Dorcmus UEisn Society Of Amer
lea.
Three Georgia sisters whom the
war reduced from great wealth to ex-
treme poverty went into the sheep
raising business three years ago and
are now making money rapidly.
An Omaha woman lifted 4 barrel of
Hour from the ground into a wagon
on-l Tuesday, gave birth to twins on
the day following. aud on Saturday of
the same week split wood enough TO
last over Sunday.
A female lawyer in Wyoming was
recently obliged 10 suspend her argu-
I ment before justice in order to ad-
minister to the wants Of her baby,
who was arguing for its dinner in an
/ adjoining room.
Miss Louisa Meig- is declared to be
one Of the best lady strokes on the
Z Hudson. She Is tall and muscular
looking, with rosy cheeks and an
abundance Of light hair, which falls
in a braid below Der waist.
TIE distinguished La ly Burdctt
Coutts appeals TO the danes and de-
moiselles Of Fashion TO stop wearing
humming~birds in their hats, rs they
can only wear them by perpetuating
the Wholesale slaughter Of birds.
A poor. iu-used wife in Montreal
said TO her husband Just before she
died: Il accumulated such n store of
love for you during our courtship that
six years Of neglect ard GOODNESS on
YOUR part have failed to exhaust it."
A Milwaukee man hid in public
doorway and jumped out and kissed
his wife. She didn't whoop and yell,
as he expected, but replied, "Don't
be so bold. mister-fOlks around here
know met
flsfy Faithful saws that among the
90. JTEIs Of social and industrial
life which vividly strike a straSger in
Paris is the perfect equality in busi-
ness matters which seems to exist be-
tween the sexes. Women keep books,
govern hotels, large shops, and even
factories, aud are often the business
partners of their husbands, and most
efficient ones too.
And now they are describing the
frightful scantiness of Elizabeth's !
wardrobe, but Beecher's statement"
speaks Of his seeing her once in con- |
diiion when she reminded him of no. |
thing so much as of the sculptured |
he had seen abroad, some |
where or other
''I see very little of you," said an
old gentleman at a Louisville ball TO /
a young lady whom he had not met in /
a long time before. Il know it." was |
the artless reply, '''but mother
wouldn't allow me to wear n very low |
necked dress tonight, the weather is
so cold"
4 girl in Macoupin county Qll.) re-
Gently sawed a cord of hardwood in /
one hour and forty-five minutes, each |
stick being cut twice. She is describ- /
ed as pretty and not yet eighteen, and |
the task in a fit of anger
because her mother told her she was
fit for nothing but 10 sit in the parlor
and read novels.
The first letter that Elizabeth wrote
to Mrs. Ovington was a lad one, but
the second was cheerful. A woman's
humor is like haud organ, in which
The "Casta Diva" and '.sallie COME
Up" are only separated by the click
IF a spring.
There was a bright grille in Railway,
" o said to her love: "Wh1t a far way
! on 20 have 70 come
TO bring chewing gum
70 tho one that on rh~ws hrre in Rahwayi |
When girl crops her front hair like
Mexican mustang. aud then ties a |
,lece Of red velvet around her neck, |
md pulls it down over her forehead |
Who can wonder at the number OF |
young men that throw away !
heir ambition and pass sleepless
lights ia trying TO raise down on their
upper lips?
The movement for the higher edu-
at on Of women is making rapid pro-
,ress in italy. The Princess Marga-
ct Of Italy has placed herself at the
.ead of it, and attends evefy week
eunlon IN Rome for II eneour-
cement. Her example as been
by many Italian ladies of
ank.
Here is a question hard to answer.
L is taken from the Birmingham,
England, News: son the theory
hat women are not to be trained for
because the home is
sphere what's TO become of
more than half million women in
England and Wales who can never
lave a sphere at alp
He died suddenly" said one fe-
male to another at the Post-office
window last evening.
"And did he have his life insured?"
lsked the other.
.'Yes-three thousand dollars"
"Oh, we'll, then it isn't so bad.
His wife can have a coral set. some
lew furs. a silk dress, and just
make mourning goods git up and !
wave.