The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
FANCIES FOR THE FAIR.

FANCIES FOR IHE FAIR.
BEAUTIFUL women can always afford
to dress simply.
a WOMAN loses one-tenth of her life in
looking for her thimble.
New YORK has twice as many female
printers as five years ago.
WHEN is lady like show-window :?
When she takes great pains with her
sash.
The Higher Education of Women
Learning how to walk in French boots
with six inch heels.
THE highest mark of esteem a woman
can give to man is to ask his friendship,
and the most signal proof of her indiffer-
ence is to offer him hers.
| FRINGEs of raw silk chenille, with
strands of beads of the same color, ap-
pear on many of the handsomest ball
dresses intended to be used after Lent
SOME cynic: "Women obtain perfec-
ton in but two departments of literature
letters and memoirs. They only write
well when they imagine they are talking.
THE corset is an Italian invention,
but the practice of tying one end of the
string to the bed-post and pulling the
liver out of shape commenced in Louis
vile, KY.
AT party the other night it was dis
covered that no less than ten of the fe-
male vocalists of the evening came pre-
pared to sing "Once upon Time there
was Maiden"
A LADY was surprised on the occasion
of her wedding to receive as present
an article of silver she had presented to
a bride six months ago. This shows how
hard the times are.
WIDE galloons of silk and velvet and
plush mixtures are seen on ball toilets
in delicate colors, shot with threads oi
silver and gold, or seeded with Roman
pearl or fine glass beads.
| GRAPE batiste is one of the novelties
for summer dresses. 1t is thin linen
fabric woven in Grape effects, and comes
in all delicate shades of pure bright
colors for evening wear.
THERE are now seventy-two postmis
tresses in the United States, eof whom
Miss Nina Hodges, in the Des Moines
postofice, is said to have handled ano
paid out four million dollars.
BEADED clasps are among the new est
and prettiest ornaments for Jackets
These clasps are employed instead ot
bows upon sleeves and to fasten the
drapery upon princess skirts.
WHY are single women called spinsters
Formerly women could not legally
marry until they had spun complet'
set of furniture; hence the tern
spinsters, which is still in legal use.
TUE vounp man naced the narlor
While she was cleaning her teeth;
And he thought of the brilliant dollars
OF the daddy who would bequeath.
, The old man sat on connter,
With his head between bis hands,
And rejoiced that his girl had lover
Who would help him to meet his demands.
Both mistaken.
Washington Capital.
:, A WEDDING was spoiled at Kingston
! N. Y, the other evening by the bride
! replying "No" when the minister aske
: her if She would have "this man" a
t her husband. She explained that he
:: father opposed the match, and at the las
moment she had concluded to wait, i
hopes that he would relent.
r 81 SHALL die happy" said an expil
t ing husband to his wife, who was weeI
a ing most dutifully at his bedside, a
: you promise not to marry that object c
i my unceasing jealousy, your cousi
V John" Make yourself quite easy, m
n love" said the expectant widow. / al
i engaged to his brother Billp
T MAINE husbands come a trick o
f talkative wives. A man tells his viii
r that he is going to Asusangntansogov
n mongotongo fishing. He then reques
e all his friends to call at his house an
inquire his whereabouts. When he r.
q turns, the poor woman is exhausted an
doesn't speak again for month.
W "WELL, it can't be for long," col
: vulsively sighed the bereaved widow,
'e her dear lamented. "No, it won't |
u !, long," and sure enough it wasn't. 81
!: months later she was skipping aroun
4. pricing orange blossoms and inquirir
after the latest and best styles in we,
o. ding cards.
n THE new ribbons are decidedly di
.. ferent from anything seen in this lir
IS for years. They are not so wide
N formerly, but very rich, and give cha
$, acter to the object with which they a
r. associated. The very newest of the I
a d versible ribbons SAVIOR little too muG
IN Il, of the convict or harlequin style, pa
W ticularly when it is carried out in colo
to GRACE GREENWOOD thus writes {
;e, the Woman Question: "If had Il
ne framing of the law, only such won,
"s should be allowed to vote as had sewin
machines, and knew how to use ther
no woman could have vote who cou
no not read and write; who was not able
IN cast up her millinery accounts, and C
ce them down; who could not make 10
Ist of bread, a pudding, sew on butte
oy wash dishes, and, on a pinch, keep
1u boarding-house, and support husbal
X decently."
~, ALL American ladies who think
ne competing for the purse of beauty a
IN of fashion at the British court this ye
"a, are politely informed that the Lo
r. Chamberlain has given notice that,
ne =. the same manner that gentlemen are
~ ,s' quired to appear in uniform or co,
lne3 dress at her majesty's drawing-roor
nu ,ns ladies must appear in full lcourtdress, wi
,aS a. trains and plumes according to regu
:s tion-that is, SO that the feathers can
- "a clearly seen on approaching the queer
~ ~ and with white wells or lappets. Color
~, feathers are contrary to regulations,
LIS LIS in deep mourning black feathers may
oy worn.
OF Learning to Write.
'ed Abundant writing is, in the judgm
wv of the Methodist, more important to I
wn learning to write than correct writ
fter he has writtep a uoOd deal he Y