Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-22

Mary Clemmer proclaIms il as o browning
proof of Mrs. Secretary Fish's superiority
over ordinary women that she now wear
precisely the same bonnet that she wor,
last winter, with the very same bandeaux
aud all. tE.a "a
Mrs. Wilcox, the daughter of Andrew
Jackson Donelson, the nephew and adopted
son Of General Jackson. is a translator Ia
the Dead Letter Office. She has been tran
Stating the postal treaty between this couu'
try and Italy.
A lady travelling in Eugaud writes to
the Brooklyn Argus II saw Alfred Ten
nysou standing dreamily at the vine-clad
window of his country villa, bathed in the
rich colors of the dying day, with chunk
of mince pie in his good right hand."
Mirrors should never be hung where the
sun shines directly upon them. They soon
look misty, grow rough or graduated, aud
no longer give back correct picture. The
amalgam or union Of tiufol with mercury,
which is spread on glass to form looking.
glass, is easily ruined by the direct, contin-
ued exposure to the solar rays.
Worth, the Partisan dressmaker, made a
fine costume for a duchess, and without her
permission furnished an exact duplicate of it
to another woman, untitled. Thereupon
the duchess sent word that her dress must be
altered for her cook. The amusing part of
the affair Is that Worth feels that he has
been disgraced.
1t is not true that the sin of extravaganza
lies always at the woman's door. Men,
personal expenses are not commonly so evi.
dent as women's are. A man spends money
in hundred ways of which his nelghbors
know nothing, while the extravaganza of u
woman is almost certain to be ostentatious.
Indulgence is his object, display hers I;
and SO his sins arc covered, while hers ad-
vertise themselves. Ahem
Young ladies should bear 10 mind that
the last month of leap year IL fast passing
away, and if they have any proposals to
make it is high time they were about it.
We have stood on the trembling ragged
edge mid paroxysms of delight aud despair
for some time thinking, perhaps, we'll, yes,
that it would kinder come in play to have
suthin' said to US on the subject !-Manches.
ter Journal.
Mr. Edward Everett Hale. says that he
has "Withn six months talked with highly
cultivated American woman who did not
know the difference between a senator and
a representative 10 congress-" And he
"went into a public school one day and
asked question about the battle Of the
Brandywine, to find that the class had never
heard Of it, and was only amused by the
drolness Of the name"
On vacancy for soprano occurring al
Broadway Tabernacle, aud a public trial
being announced, quite a congregation Of
applicants assembled in the church at the
appOinted time. For three hours the sing.
ing went on. "Angels ever bright aud fair
appeared to be the favored selection, aud
the words "Take oh take me" we're deiv-
cred with a pathos which seemed to make
a touching appeal to the hearts and pockets
OF the committee.
Sir Edward Thornton always goes to re-
ceptions at q very early hour. He follows
and makes his family follow the laws Of
health. No matter what the weather Is, be
and his two daughters walk nearly every
day the whole length of Pennsylvania. ave,
certainly four miles. And in the hill region
about Washington Sir Edward and his young.
est daughter are seen on many wintry
afternoon securing the country on their
English cobs.
"YOull never marry agin, Susie, you
grieve so arter Lick. Was it twice you
tainted, or three times, at tho grave 2"
"Bless yo' soul, Sary, it was free times
tainted an de last time [ nebber like to
kun TO-" "Oh Susie, you'll nebber marry
agin, will yerf" "Bless yo' SOUL Frank
Dunn axt me bout dis before my husband
died. and l promised him, il be died, I'd
have him. An b'lOngs TO do church an
l won't tell lie"
Old Mr.. Thorp went into the parlOr, the
other night, at the Witehing hour OF Has
and found the room unlighted, and his
daughter and dear friend occupying tete,
a-tete 10 the corner "Evangeline," the
old man said sternlY, "this is seardalous. A"
Eyes, papa" she answered sweetly, sit
is candleless because times are so hard and
lights cost so much that Ferdinand and l