The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31
Men and Women.

Take care" said friend to Marshal Mac
Mahon; "Jules Simon is a politician that
climbs. Some fine morning you may wake up
and find him on your pillow 'No fear of
that" responded the President; "my little iron
camp-bedstead is barely big enough for one."
Senioress translating-"Wirs sind von keinen,
Mannesherzen sicher." "We are sure of every
mans heart" Professor-'Not correct. Try
again. Senioresss-"We are safe in every
mans heart" Professor-"Hardly." Senior
ess (blushing)-"We are sure of no mans
heart" Professor-"Correct."
Dom Pedro gave donkey-driver at Cairo
guinea, and was roundly abused for his palms.
The man had never seen gold before, and he
demanded silver piastre. A crowd gathered
round, aud the Emperor was near being
mobbed, until wiser one of the drivers ex-
planned the nature of the bounty.
DR.. T. W. Parsons, the poet and translator
of Dante, is one of the few literary men in this
country who are not forced to write constantly
for bread and butter. He inherited hand
ist. He too, once practiced, but gave up his
profession several years ago. He is a very shy
man and is rarely seen in society.
They were at the Art Club. She-"Yes,
indeed, that is sweet pretty picture of the
bayfield,, and the children. Oh, they're horrid
tumbling about so. And over there" He
-"But darling, you are passing right by
Norton's beach view. See the fog and"
She-'Oh, yes, know; don't like such pic
lures. They make me think the crimp is all
coming out of my hair
The fact that the amin rn hairad uirl now
glides down the street with an expression of
supreme bliss upon her face, while her sister,
the black-haired brunette, softly PAGES the un-
frequented part of the street, wearing an un-
happy look, is explained by the following item,
taken from the Lady's Journal: 'This season
the fashionable shade of hair is the red gold
tint, called the Titan red.''
Mrs. Browning, writing of her religious
views in a recently published private letter,
says, "The sectarianism of the national
churches, to which do not belong, and of the
dissenting bodies, to which do, stand together
before me on pretty just level of detestation
apprehended-and love comprehending-mak
my idea-my hope of church. But the Chris
tianity of the world is apt to wander from
Christ and the hope of him."
"Olive Harper who is now lecturing on the
Tame Turk, is described as being little above
the average height, strong and healthy, and
very active in spite of a lameness which has
compelled her to use crutches during the past
six years. Her head is finely developed and
well balanced, and her eyes are bright and PEN
etrating. She is strenuously opposed to wo-
cuffr but holds puIu to on O
right to labor and to be paid for her
labor. She published a book entitled
Twenty Years in California, some time
ago, and will publish another soon in England.
The title of the new book is The Sands of
Egypt. She has been married twice, and has
three children living
The toilette of japanese damsel is a mat
ter of no light consideration, and to be in good
time for the fair she must be up and dressing
long before the sun rises from behind the great
sacred mountain, Full The long coarse tresses
of raven-5lack hair must be washed, combed
and creased till the head shines like knob of
polished black marble; the cheeks must be
rouged 10 the proper tint; the throat, neck and
bosom powdered, carefully leaving however, son
the nape of the mech, three lines OF the original
brown skin of the owner, in accordance
with the rules of Japanese cosmetic art; the
eyebrows must be carefully rounded and touched
with black; the lips Redeemed with cherry
paste with patch of gliding in the centre.
Mrs. Mary Clemmer says, SIT makes nc
difference who may succeed them, no two per.
sons can come hereafter into this high off cia
place who will find it possible to win mor'
| good will aud universal respect than Secretar.
| and Mrs Fish. In coming administrations th,
name of Mrs. Fish will be recalled amid th
bright particular stars, who, like Mrs. Madison
Mrs. Polk aud Mrs. Livingston made thei
social reigns memorable. For the last eigh
years no one lady in official life has met 81
many oIerous social claims with such gentl
benignity and grace. The demands upon he
time and strength have been incessant, yet sh
has never failed to fulfil them to the utmost
| The most unreasonable demand of the position
she has never failed to meet with lishtnes
and spontaneity that would have been remark
able in one who had not half the right to b
weary. In her manner blends the dignity O
the OLE regime with the spontaneous kindlin
of a younger day. while her elegance exquisit
refinement, and those high qualities of charaC
ter born of that Christian charity which
kind have marked her FROM the beginning th
lady par excellence of the Grant adminstra
tion."
The building of narrow gauge railroads Il