National Republican., 1878-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

POWDER and gloves are the last thi ing put on
girl going to party.-Erchange You are not
going to get us TO ask what Is the first. IL we
never find out. Besides, we don't want 10 know.
-Norristorn Herald
IN the hairlresscrs court at Paris nothing
| attracts more attention than head modelled
| In wax after the famous picture Of Gcorgiana,
Duchess Of Devonshore. Her large Gains
borough hat lies beside II.
The humpy and jerky "panier boutiant" b
coming In again. The Princess de Segan wore
| one Of them recently at ball given to tho
Prince OF Wales. Let us wall. but let US emu
| late the hop-cra bouffe Of the great Princess dc
Segan.
OVER bridge at Athens, Ca. was tho fol-
lowing: ANY person driving over this bridge
| in faster pace than a walk shall, II a white
person, be fined s. and If a negro, receive
twenty-five lashes half the penalty to DO bo.
| slowed on the informer.
Two Of Bismarck's nieces, with whom he
mad quarreled for some reason reported futile,
were lately applicants at London agency for
situations as governcsses. They required the
families to be titled, aud doubtless demanded
handsome compensation.
Lord DUDLEY was one of the most absent
minded men ever met in society. One day he
met sydney Smith in the street and invited
him to come and dine with him, 'and | will
invite Sydney Smith to meet you," he said.
Thanks" said Smith, "but | am engaged TO
meet him elsewhere"
A SCHOOL of art has been established In
Rome for girls who wish to study art seriously,
who are not rich, and who want comfortable
home" II Is under the patronage Of distin-
euished English people, II is in charge Of q
lady superintendent and various teachers Of
art.
IT Is little remarkable that the only time
that Senators Conkling and Blaine hitch to-
gcther and drive double Is when they arc run
ming tilt against the President and some
members of his Cabinet. They run the other
Senatorial nags completely out of sight.-Nep
York Commercial AdrertiSer.
ONE who met Nilsson at the Hungarian tay-
crn at the Exhibition the other day listening
to the Tziganes, and drinking tokay, learned
that she was taking holiday, having declined
all engagements in England and abroad, even
refusing to sing In Paris. "For when sing"
she said, 81 can do nothing else, and cannot
venture on sightseeing for fear of cold and
sore throats and so ] know nothing of either
England or France though am sooften there"
CERTAIN parson who was also a school
teacher, handed problem to his class in
mathematics the other day. The first boy took
1t, looked at IL while, and said 81 pass
Second boy took II and said 81 turn II down"
The third boy looked at it while and drawled
out, Il can't make it," Very good, boys" said
the parson, we will cut for new deal" and
the switch danced like Lightning over the
shoulders of those depraved youngsters.
Mrs. J. w. MACKEY, the wife Of the CALI
iOrnia millionaire, at the Cernuschi ball, in
Paris, wore dress of carOuber taiiie, covered in
front with jet embroidery, worked with the
beads called multicolore," and which are to
initiate precious stones. The immense train
was pink satin almost concealed with old point
d Angleterre; her ornaments were sapphiros
and diamonds. but IF unparall,l Ibeauty; the
sapphire in the centre OF the necklet was liter
ally as large as a pigeons egg. Her headdres
consisted Of red roses and magnificent dis
monds, and almost at the top of her left arm
she wore bracelet in the centre of which was
Il single diamond the size Of the largest hazel
nut