Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-05

that side, aud cause 1t to grow bent and vi
even.
This is the latest The bridal outfit +,
Miss May, the 6naucee of James Gordo
Bennett was passed through the New Yor
Custom House on Wednesday.
Plaid stockings are both beautiful an
handy, for two Vassar girls can sit up ha
the nght playing checkers with half pal
aud handful OF buttons.-N Y. Herald
The paternal author Of an heiress was ar
preached by youth who requested fe,
moments conversation in private, and began
al was requested to see you, sir, by you
lovely daughter. Our attachment
young man." interrupted the parent, brisk
ly," don't know what that girl of mine
about. You are the fourth gentleman VIII
has approached me this morning on the sub
ject. have given my consent to the others
and give 1t to you God bless you"
The chief objection to the system tina
merchants have of making up their accounts
on New Years seems TO be that man hai
only week to enjoy a Christmas presen
from bis wife before he gets the bill for it,
Nor'oich Bulletin.
A clergyman said tho other day that mod
ern young ladies were not the daughters o
Shem and Ham; but daughters of Hem and
Sham-compouuds of plain sewing and
make believe.
Mr.. George William Curtis, talking o.
railway manners, tells this story: "a young
woman suddenly Aounces 10 her seat and
throws up her arms, and exclaims to her
feIow-travelcrs, through companion Did
you ever know anything so hot I'm sitting
Can't you open this window Whew
Whew D dear it's dreadful isn't it! It's
always so in these cars. My! it's awful =
On one occasion, when this kind of remarks
had been made at some length for the edfc.
ton Of the company, u voice was heard from
the other end Of the car: ''Yes IN, its awful.
But les try to bear up. Tisnt nothin' to
the sufferin's Of the early Christians! A
general laugh followed aud nothing further
was heard from that young woman"
Take one pound Of salt pork. skin Of the
r'nd. then chop fine with two pounds of bread
crumbs, moisten with water until thin enough
to stir like cake dough, then add three eggs
well beaten, pepper. one teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in water, and lastly little -four;
turn this mixture into a pudding dish and
bake one hour, with slow fire. Good served
hot or cold, cut in slces--and is relished by
many who never eat pork served in other
forms.
The Norwich Bulletin says, ave are
glad TO see that the ladies' are again forming
reading clubs for the winter. The reading
club is an organization that discusses the
character of Shakspeare's Portia for fifteen
minutes and the best manner Of cutting a
basque on the bias for an hour and half,
aud rarely fails to be Of great profit"
Mistress "Come. Bridget, how much
longer are you going to be about filling that
pepper box ?" Bridget IA fresh importation
from where they don't use pepper.castors)
'Shure mn'am, and its meesef can't sa how
long it'll be takin' me to git all this stuff in
the thing through the little holes in the top"
An Indianapolis woman named Anna Long
was tried the other day for stealing some
male apparel. The judge said female had
no excuse for such habits, so he gave her a
sentence of Imprisonment, Anna Long one,
York Commercial Advertiser.
The old husband was taken sick, and was
believed to be near his end The old spouse
came to his bedside, and after carefully ex-
lmuining his condition, exclaimed "Wy,
daddy, your feet are cold, and your
hands are cold. aud your nose is
,old f" "Waal, let um be cold I"
ivy, daddy, you're going to dye |" "Wa'al,
guess | know wot I'm about" IVY, |
daddy wot's to become OF me It you die :" |
Il dunno, and don't care! Wot | want to
inow is, watts to BEGUN of me 2"
The fashion among ladies' of wearing a
punch Of vieets at the throat or waist belt
las become very general. and has probably
ylven great impetus TO the florists trade.
The fashion had it's origin 10 Paris with an
American woman, who gives greater atten-
ion to the pleasures and designations than
o the proprieties Of life.
Miss Culture, Of Boston, is in town, visit.
ng friends on Braine square. She says
The soiled condition Of the thoroughfarc
enders it requisite for me to raise my skirts
'hie walking necessity my proverbially
nodest nature revolts against" Poor Miss
culture! She is one of those intensely plain
Id maids-intelleotual but ugly-who looks
S though they had been struck by lightning.
"A prettier sight you would not wish to
&C., says traveller in Turkey, "thau the
damsels. Their fathers and
rothers have to carry off the fodder and
to the army, and to the young
laidens is intrusted the tasks Of bringing ia
ne grapes. When the grapes are ripe and
urple, the Bulgarian damsel dons new
tire, plaits her hair with gaudy ribbons,
lstens to her head-drcss pieces Of gold if she
Q rich, or copper if she be poor, and sallias
ut to pluck the rich fruit. We met pro.
sssion en- route for the vineyards seated ia
lie rough wagons Of the country, with bas.
cts on their arms, gay with bright robes
nd radiant with smiles. They were drawn
y bulocks attended by boysh drivers. At
mes they would break out into snatohes of
ing and peals Of laughter, so careless were
icy Of the passing hour. To one Just fresh
ON the horrors OF war it was strange to SEQ
} much merriment so close TO such devasta-
on and misery"
The Rochester Democrat has n rumor that
me person is about to take the Field
Gaming Kate, but the chances arc that it
revari Kates.-Boston Post.
Rochester Democrat; Yassar has 1856 girls
1.-The iairest count you ever heard of. !
A gifted young lady of Burlington, we a
'ar, is about to deliver lecture on the sub. !
ct, "Woman in Literature" Must be J
,Out house cleaning for that is the time d
hen you can always find woman in litter b