, 1875-12-05

~ ~ nnkgurt. With red fare all awzy,
~, tf1 mouth and soap within her eye,
e~-..xd feu.n her grasp the sa1'onaceous club,
VA Aar Eight eye and cuased that blamed waSh-
,.,.It ~ 'tnr,er hzde the world farewell
lid shrek There's some ona 1t tha ball !"
~ Tost GranIs'e
MORE WEDDING ANECDOTES.
,1,d,n,' Journal continues its wedding
,nsrt,.sa as follows As a general rule, minis
-. ind % tho principle that '4a b1rd in the
.,,d !, xurtn two in the bnsh," that it is always
t.4,ar IN IKE the fee ct the time OF the we'd
h, th.p to wait for any after-judgment Of the
r.s.r. / certain clergym an to this day bears
.,v,spe sextnat New Jersey because Jersey
IN tftsx his Wedding. asked II he sbon1d pay
atta tine Of settle when he came for the Ger
.;..,e, The codest minister said, ssOh! when
~ .one tor the cer1fcato." And that man
Is nates come yet.
fhns eee,us to be 3 strnnge atmosphere Of
ua:,kss about the wedding-service. Even the
uots.s join In this. An English edition Of the
.pnss1-Book" came ont sone time ago with
Iae following uispia a:ement OF q single letter:
sE,a .Aou love, honor, and cherish" etc, etc.,
ard, forsaking Iii others, keep thee only unto
bu u long - ye both shall AXE, "a change
Era 'lIvs to "hke," we'll suited to the chang
nr habits Of the present matrimonial life!
inothet very common rntstako among ignorant
ssnpe 7ho want the Episcopal service, IL IN the
id!asave sentence: Ito have and to hold
rom tits dav forward" ! know = clergyman
Tho sssu1es NC he very frequently has it rem
assd, aTo have and to behold from this day
fcva9d.'
Tee ns.vousness OF the parties to be married
nj ofrsn accounts for eona OF these mistakes.
Ap1etty- ty-well-friEhteaed groom on one OCCASION.
ltshpg that be must be brave and speak up sell
snn tho officiating clergyman asked any quos-
6u, bolaly replied to tbs qucation addressed to
gafsther Of the Lr1de: ~ Who giyeth this woman
nbe married to this mani" Nv Sponsors IN
hp1sm!"
Another fr4shtared youth, remembering. In
IL presence Of some beautiful bridesmaids, the
csxa: 10 one Of the questions in the order Of
apdau, replied 70 the question: "Wlt thon
A7s this woman 10 be thy welded wife ?" II
nsoupoa tbem al, and, BY Gods help, will en-
kssW GOT to follow nor be led bv them J"
a44iess OF Thomas Hardy's story, # ar from
ke Esdding Crowd" will remainder ths scene
ksheh Bathsheba, on taking charge of the
an, inquiries how it came to pass that Mrs.
hu s4es consented to name her son :" CAin.' y
lagh poorg1an aud the others explain that the
'pas" wcrnap waa fuBtered Ut the time ct
tdnxoine. and got the Bible brothers mixed
Hh hm mind, and thought 1t tho moment
~uhox it was Abel what killed Cain. and not
sS5es way; however. tLeY tried to eoften it
bR I but By calling him Caaney.'" On the
m principle, 10 England. at wholesale
esdh aeddlng, where some dozen couples were
bae united en- maess on Sunday, shT sort OF
tnsa got crowded in the wrong place next to
tsonE. bus!slug woman. who had likewise missed
X nan, snd bafore thev knew it, they we're
nzried. Is vas also 1he odd couple number two.
Razapcu thu shy man made SO bold Is to tell
b minister Of the mistake. aud, while he Vas
tsa,ing IN his own mind what Was to be done,
ae I'D WOMAN exclaimed, ''Sute, Gnd let it be ;
nsR fair Ill round, altar all, and ian's one
~ 4 good as the other? The devil bit the
dt'snca, says Bridget AcShane!"
THREE BEAUTIFUL LITERARY WOMEN.
EA! cownen Clarke thus writes OF three
ssahtul " biue-stockings Mary Wolestone-
sat Godwin Shelley, with her wel-shsped,
e4m.haired head almost always little bent
nd dropping; her marble white shoulders and
~ Hnatnaeqnely visible in ths perfectly plain
aa Eafset dress, which tbs customs Of the
% tfoxed to be cut low. and which her own
ms aaoptsd (fot neither sha nor ler eisser-in-
eno1 sser wore the conventional widow 8
'saa and Widows cap''); her thoughtful,
&aA eree; her short upper lip and intellec-
@a1 Cured mouth, With certain close. CON-
PeSad &ad ddscisire expression Thila she leten-
ND srata1ation into fuller redness and nobll-
asaeospeak1ng her 1qulsltely-formed white,
Sap!ed, small hands. NTH rosy palms. ana
easaptf commencing fingers that tapered into
VA slender aod delicate - thoss in VAndyke
!alna-aH remain palpably present 10 memory
tttesoar pocn!ian1y in Mrs. sheuey's hand vas
angular fe1lbility, which permitted her bend
sF "a angers back 80 as almost to approach the
Paaon n her arm above the wrist. She ooce
~ ~ ea snifngiy and repeatedly. to an,nso tho
~ ~ seo rms noting its wMteuess aud puaucy.
~. mo noE, as III old woman. records it's re-
aAaose ..use beauty. To my thinking, two other
T. - ony, among those have seen who were
s.. asshad for personal beauty as well IS tor
~ eGnenca, ever e4ualed 10 these respecta
haei.J: one OF these was the Hon.
49,. sostoa. tho other the Countess OF Bless
.s; *aa bu: these two latter-named stars /
~ 4, ,oeaeid IN familiar sphere,-I merely be-
ss.,k a &aaa u the!t box at the opera, or at the
ss.. - Afs. Norton was the realization Or
Il. ooe would imagine Muse Of Poesy would
na,ca1k-aaited, "a dark clssslc-5rowed,
oesAte-festQred in the extreme, with .
,ns of mingled feminine grace and regal
r@s1ss!s: Lady BIesslnGton. far, fo11d-
Ertsoaed. WITH sparkling eyes and white
@fehsad, above which her bright brown
fsrs. . moothly braided beneath light and
vets ponds cap. in which we're few touches
~. r1os r tatlo nbbon that siugularly we'll be-
rI setting OF her bu1om fare and Its
i, The GAR8 or HERoDlAs.
magazine. giving Al account OF
- q 9udean bellies 2, 600 years ago, says: ::
So, *f7diobe OF Hebrew lady the most
Article Of clothing was the turban; for
- eno could afford IT. Tho poor people had
mi :. sAafasd *ith winding piece Of cloth
ID ssa &C bead, md fixing it u we'll ~ they
~ 1na ta1bsas were Of various colors,
n, aa n n dlifessnt ways; some Of them
w. ea M high tower. Shoes aud stockings
g. saknoEn. but so1es Of leather we1e
ss.s! WITH teo latchets. The ladies',
n1.s. 'ed luxury into ovezy department.
efsts. ~ supposed, even in the p1eeeut dag.
sYns.n.Nn nn indifferent to mics. neAs boot,
anAs. sos .Na eappers. had their shoes. OF rather
as,t~ I ~ Their 1atchets, made Of coiored
M9s. ~ Tr1k han aud purple Nero fayorate
sWna,1 ny eakiea were decorated with brace
III ny. I e dainty ailve1 chaius and rings, wath
hi rsst+ne.. ne.. Hsir-nets and head bands wers
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