Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-18
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- Some way or another the homeliest men
seem to wear the finest rings.
- Henry Wilson was a statesman, deSDite
The fact that his life was insured but for
$500.
= Throw out crumbs to the sparrows. They
are lore lgners. but they take a lively inter
est in this country.
There is something peculiarly chjvalrous
In boys disposition. II he see strange
boy opposite he will cross the street to ask
him If he wants 10 light.
= We think we have found out where all
the pins 60 10. They are taken up by the
church fairs. Two nights of church fair were
held in Danbury, last week, and the iowa is
now flooded with pin-cusbions. There i
scarcely young man in town who has not
one of these miraculously constructed aud
mighty useful articles in every pocket.
One OF our merchants sat his umbrella
against tree while he stepped into a store
TO ask question. When he came out the
tree still stood there. No one had taken it
- Singularly enough, hot discussion is
being carried on in the Newcastle (England)
Chronicle as to whether Shakespeare was
genius. Whether he was or was not a genius
is OF no account now. What the world wants
to know is how he lifted hot poker, as he
preceded the advent of coat tails.
- There is q vast difference in the conduct
of man and woman in new clothes. When
woman gets new suit she Immediately
prances down town, and for hours will walk
contentedly along crowded thoroughfare,
receiving fresh impulses of Joy every time
another woman scans her wardrobe But
man is so different. He won't put on his new
Then he goes down town so cautiously as to
almost create the impression thathe is sneak
ing along If he sees crowd on corner. he
Will slip across the way to avoid them, and
when he goes into his grocery. he tries to
get behind as many barrels and boxes as he
can. All the time he is trying his level best
TO appear as If the suit was six months old,
and all the while realizes that he is making
an Internal failure of ii. We hope the time
will come when new pants will be SO folded
by the manufacturer that they won't show
ridge along
wearer dons them-Ddn6iTy Ne'os.
CHILDREN's WINTER CLoTHEs.-There
Is such gross neglect of some of the plainest
rules OF common sense and health in the
dressing of children, that one can hardly
mention too often the necessity OF dressing
growing children warmly. There may be
sufficient warmth about their bodies, where
waists and skirts are made of numerous
thicknesses, but the extremities are always
dressed in too thin or too few garments.
Remember that no wooden stocking is suffi-
Gent protection for a leg below the knee
There must be added either trousers or leg
gins, or warm underdrawers. For q little
girl, there should be complete under-suit
OF flannel, COTTON and wool, or soft all WOOL,
composed of long-sleeved waist and long
drawers (anKle ftting) buttoned together at
the waist. Over this full colored flannel
drawers, buttoned around the leg below the
top OF the stocking, are not too warm. Warm
drawers are always more sensible than so
much warmth in skirts, which should be as
light and scant as convenient on account of
weight.-AneTtcdn AgricIdturist.
ABOUT YEAR AGO a couple were married
by Hartford clergyman now preaching in
New York, and started at once for Europe
The bridegroom afterwards found that a slO0
bill which he had intended to give the minis
ter as marriage fee was still in his pocket
On his return TO this country he sought out
the minister and asked about the fee. "My
friend, received at your marriage a very
small quantity of fne-cut chewing tobacco,
folded In a very small piece OF paper,u was
the minister's reply.
"BENJAMIN," shouted Mrs. Toodles to her
"bring me up five cents worth of SNUFF when
you come" 'Snuff? Mrs Toodles, snufr?"
he CALCULATED, as he paused with his hand on
the latch; "No, no, Mrs. Toodles, the times
are too hard to admit OF such extfavagance;
you must tickle your nose with q straw
when you want 70 sneeze-Futon Times"
JAY GOULD is spending part of bis for
tune In taking singing lessons. II shows the
should ever be reduced to penury he would
accept a position in some church choir
sooner than 60 to the poor house.-Brook.ygl
Argus.
A MOVEMENT il ON foot in France to abol-
lsh the custom OF shaking hands. As We
never expect TO run for q political ONCE, we
don't care whether the custom is abolished
In this country or not--NoyJfstoUn Herald.
WHY, pull-backs are Just the thing for
skating. II the wearer should perchance
skate into hole, she would be pulled-back
BRIDAL TOURS are going out of fashion
and the young man can enjoy the first bliss