Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-01
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Saturday Evening, March !, 1879
ODD ENDS.

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AS q Welshman might say "theatres hsfe
peeD pchind in taking pinsfore."
The Princes Louise is a Sunday school
worker. Who wouldn't he q little Kanuck.
Parisians are trying to revive the csmelia
for evening wear but white roses hold their
own.
When a Fiji Island beau, 10 bidding his
dnsky beau good night, says TIA" she says
Tattoo"
The New Orleans Picayune thinks thai
the people who talk nt theatres might rath.
er 90 to chicken fights.
A correspondent of the London Times
says that celery cooked in milk and thick
ened with flour will cure rheumatism.
New Haven Register: Mr. Beecher has
been to see II. NJ. 8. Pisnafore, and says he
never-hard: y ever had so much fun be-
fore"
Indianols, ILL.,, has q college called Si,np-
son. Its tutor OF Greek is a young lady. and
she IL sixteen years old. AT eight she hsa
read Homer. She is also . LsllD, French
aud German scholar.
The wife Of q United States senator says
she Can never get used 10 calling at the
houses of strangers aud having strangers
call on her ard ha, ing every body smile IKE
friends. Aud how hollow, meaningless
and useless it all is. too.
Assistant secretary of state Frederick
Seward always wears a tasseled skull cap
of velvet To hide the fearful scars of the
wounds which he received from the assassin
Paine. He il slender, of. medium height,
aud entertaining in manner.
1, ia not often one sees an Irish bull in a
French newspaper, but the other day Figaro,
who affects extreme smar ne-r, h I'd a beauty
in The heading to its police intelligence. l,
was this: Suicide Of two per.ons; state
ment Of the one that survived.
I'll re i. a new fashion in brio. a-brac
Mrs. Langtry, tn. London beauty. has in
vented IL. Ii is 10 take the ornamental part
It a W 'tch FIR a smelling bottle stopper
This lady ha. some thirty bottles On hrf
d"rawing-roum table, with this kind Vi top.
and all the women who initiate her are bus.
ing old watches to turn them into shoppers
An exquisite dress i. Of rich black silk
embroidered in u lily Of the valley and pan.
~ pattern in a Ceuse garland. Three EN-.
hroider.d .carf cross the tabl.er diagonalIy
aud form The dfslery On the tram. Til.
.kirt liz trim ned around at the foot with
triple clustered h"x rlai,'ng, headed by
knife plating arranged in tie half open fan
-ty e.
An exceedingly stylish and ladylike Goa.
tune ia in Law. der silk and garnet velvet,
and a very rich and snowy dress is Of black
velvet, bright olive satin and brown silk,
richly embroidered in q variety OF bright
co.ors. A very genteel dress is Of velvet,
MORE antique and satin, earnitured with a
rich fringe, each material being of the exact
Bordeaux shade.
Olive Logan writes that she said u Gen
eral Grant while be- was recently in Eng-
land: "Ale YOU going to be The mex, p1esl-
dent of the United Stats. Geueral!'"No.
| AN Dot," he replied Then, after q
pause, be added :-"But I'm going To be
their most independent CITIZEN"
Art is everything. Indeed, If you are
not posted 10 art you are nobody. In the
.wenty-third round Of the prize fight a few
days ago the man who was eetliug badl,
whipped turned and said In the next
round my seconds Will throw uplhe sponge.
You will be so kind as 10 hit n.e after the
Etsllake style"
After all, the very republicans who
sneered at Hayes copceit that he could
create a wing Of the republican party
among the eX confederates may smile u lit
tie the other way when they see that the
respect with which ex-soidiers OF the south
hold Grants name in silently forming re-
publican sentiment there.
The sleeve is undoubtedly one of the
most important points with regard to the
toilet. 1t should be 10 harmony with the
whole, both as TO shape aud garniture, so
a simple dress requires q simple sleeve.
The intuition of coquetry can only ad Use
when the sleeve may be shortened IL the
elbow, or when 1t may be slashed to DIS
play the lace underneath, or finished with
:utfled cuffs to show off the de!icacy of the
hand.
Grelot buttons are quite a furore, and the
newest over tun;ques are l.es fat ON the
hips. A grave prophecy assures that pau
nlers will be worn down the sides. l Faith.
er think vettugadins are meant, those hard
holsters worn BY Flemish ladies, and which
grew TO such proportions that Velssouex
has painted ladies' with their elbows round
ed out to leave room for The objects. 1, is
certain that something in this line is be ny
elaborated.
Varying the fancy for dresses Of black,
there are striking and attractive creations
III which several cUlurs are introduced. A
beautiful dress is composed Of satin. iaille
aud very fine cancels hair. The basque
Of corn colered camel's hair is cul away
above and below tie waist showing u vest
Of caroub'er satin; a deep collar aud tabs
in the back, also vi satin. The "Evadne'
train has u beautifully shirred front Of corn.
colored faille, crossed low down by u draped
sash Of camei's hsir. Long handsome r.v.rs
down The sides are OF caroubier satin, anu
the back, Of cancels hair, is gracefully
draped and finished with \ plating Of ixille,
headed with satin.
London World: "Not long ago . hue.
baud sought . divorce. Society was full Of
sympathy for the injured man, whom it be-
lleved to be overpowered with grief for the
loss he had sustained. The lady, after the
usual probation. prepared once more to re.
enter the married state. The night before
The Wedding che was surprised by the ar.
rival Of . cssket. On opening it she found
a magnificent present Of jewelry, with a note
from the divorced husband conxraluixllng
her warmly on her ap .,rosching nup,iait
and wishing her every happiness in her
fa.ure conjuRal relations"