The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-24
FOR THE LADIES.
DISSATISFIED.

FOR THE LADIES.
UNsATISFIED.
From the Boston Advertiser.l
s.only housemaidY' She looked from the
Nae, ms the Kitchen and tidy was she;
There at her window a seamstress sat stitch
"Were ! d seamstress, how happy I'd beF'
ssonIy a queenp She looked over the waters
Fair was her kingdom and mighty was sor s me;
There sat an empress, with queens ior her
daughters; r.Ay
"Were / an empisss, how happy I'd be"
still the old frailty they all of them trip in
Eve in her daughters Is ever ne same
Give her an Eden, she signs Tor q plppln.
A Michigan newspaper reporter de-
seribed a girl whom he met at ball as
Overwhelming and graceful little toad"
A Maine widow found in tears and
asked the cause, replied, "It is soap
making time, and miss my dear hus-
band sol"
A Franklin (Pa.) girl, in discussing the
question of "superfluous women" says
she would rather be a dozen widows tnan
one old maid.
TIE Boston GLOBE expects to hear OF
Grace Greenw Gods appearance on the
stage next, to be followed by the debut OF
Harriet Beechsr Stowe.
If Colorado should be admitted to the
Union, the new constitution will require
its first Legislature to submit suffrage
for women TO the popular vote.
Lace is what Tuf1lss the IN en- nowadays.
-TEx1 You are wrong. Lace ruflss the
women, as usual. 1t is the paying for 1t
that rufflss the men.-Norristown Herald.
A wealthy New York widow wears with
becoming pride massive gold ring made
from the plate OF her departed husbands
teeth. SIC takes to kissing that very
naturally.
An old lady, over hundred years old,
came into Troy the other day, and skipped
plsyfully around through the milliuer
shops, examining the new styles III spring
bonnets.
A st. Louis woman says it is no worse
to encircle lady's waist with your arm
in a ball room than to hug your friends
sister on the back stairs. No worse. Why
il Is not as good!
West, under sentence Tor murder, has only
one request to make. She wants the shade
of her dress to match the rope. A corded
silk would be appropriate.
When a California woman defeated
lion in a hand-to-hsnd combat, the neigh
bors were greatly astonished, but her bus
band quietly remarked, "Oh, that's moth
ing. That woman could lick the devil"
This morning received letter from I
young girl dying of consumption in an in
famous den. "My mother died Chris
tian," said the note, "snd, o, If l coul'
only get TO some place where L coult
breathe pure air little while before die.
-Woman's Journal.
The Washington I'd. c. superintendent
OF the police states that there are at leas
100 girls in the District under the age o
sixteen who should be gathered into re-
form school Immediately, If they are TO b
saved from life of shame, into which cir
cumstancss are rapidly pressing them.
Ladies', take notice. Hundreds OF agent
are employed throughout the world in col
lecting birds of the brightest plumage 70
the wholesale dealers in London, Paris
New York and other centres of the trade
Tor ornaments for ladies' hats; and so grea
has been the slaughter of the most beautl
full and rarest birds, that IL Is feared tha
several varieties will become extinct Il
some countries.
~
yania says that IL is common to Sc
farmers wives working in the fields there
The writer adds: Lately we noticed
young single lady handling with wonder
full skill large cultivator, to which thre
heavy horses were attached. At snothe
farm we noticed several women plsntin
corn and potatoes, and at another place
young and new1y-married woman We
spreading lime-one of the ugliest jobs
a farm. Such and many other Jobs al
done by country women-feats that woul
astonish some Of your city ladies.
Last Sunday two girls, pupils OF a
Illinois seminary, were about leaving the
room for church, when q dispute arose
to which had occupied the most time
dressing. The discussion waxing warm,
bet was made, to be decided on the spo
and three other girls were called in
Judges. The contestants removed all the
clothing, and at the call of ''iime', sprar
to the contest. For q few moments the q
seemed filled with flying bits of feminir
drapery-shoes, stockings, garters, etc.
and the winner was all "hooked up" an
had her bonnet on In seven minutes al
thirteen seconds, the other girl coming o.
less than half minute behind.