Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
GLEANINGs FOR WOMEN
About all Sorts or Things, New aud Oid--six-
teenth Century Coiors.

To illustrate the truth of Solomon
saying, "There is nothing new unde
the SUM-" the author Fourier has
issued three-v olumned work enti-
tied lie Vieur Ne1-"The Old New. y
If there are anythings that might be-
supposed to be peculiarly the off
spring of the nineteenth contrary,
they are the fashionable colors and
tints of the last few years, as ele~
plants breath, Prussian's blood mad
Bismark. frog-color. moonlight, Nile
water, an d tho like. But Fournier
goes back two or three hundred
years, and finds passage in work
of the sixteenth century which
enumerates the following then FASH
ionable tints: turquoise blue, orange,
dead leaf, Isabella, zizolin, king-color,
sad friend, belly, nacarade, bar
lev blossom. sick Spaniard, caladon,
scratched face, rat-color, springing
green, gay green, Drownish green.
Judas, color, elm, dying monkey, bean
blue, rejoicing widow, lost time, fam>
meta, favor color, brown bread apes
grin, returned prodigal, and chimney
sweep.
A wIFE's POWER.
A good wife is TO man wisdom,
strength and courage /; bad one is
confusion, weakness and dispair. No
condition is hopeless to q man where
the wife possesses firmness, decision
and economy. There is no outward
propriety which can counteract indo-
lence, extravagances and folly at
home. No spirit can long endure
bad influence. Man is strong but his
heart is not adamant. He needa q
tranquil mind, and especially if he is
an intelligent man, with u whole
head he needs it's moral force in the
conflict of life. 10 recover his COM
| posture, home must be place of
peace and comfort There his soul
renews its strength, and goes forth
with renewed vigor to encounter
the labor and troubles of life. But
if at home he finds no rest land there
is met with bad temper, jealousy and
gloom, or assaulted with complaints
and censure, hope vanlsbes, and he
sinks into despair.
ORIGIN OF THE wEDDING-ToUR.
The modern honeymoon trip had
Its origin in the last days of George
III, and became recognized bridal
institution in the aristocratic world
in the earlier years of the roign Of
George III. But many years pass
before modest, quiet folks in the
middle rank of English life initiated
their superiors in respect to this
custom. The change of usage soon
met with popular favor with lovers
of both sexes, and the new fashion
became yearly more general; so that
by the end of the last century it was
an unusual circumstance for bride
to pass the evening of her wedding
day under her fathers roof.
THE SECRET OF MARRIED HAPPINESS
The great secret of happiness in
married life is to be found 10 a myr.
lad little facts and compliances and
surrenders upon both sides. Matri
mony is an enormous compromise
Perfect courtesy, an incessant guard
upon the temper that no irritability
shall become habit, and the con-
slant conviction that where two
have equal authority a harmonious
decision can be always reached
only by the utmost reasonableness-
these are little amulets that will ban.
ish the evil spirits and keep the
home serene, and the touch-stone to
enable people to live thus is sincere
deep and fond love for each other.