Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-02
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A NEBRASKA CRY woman not only
listened at the keyhole, but fred through
4 it at man whose talk offended her.
| Mrs. ANNETTE CRoNIsE SUITES and
Mi@ Florence Cronisc were admitted to
practice in the United States courts .
Toledo.
IT is quite common for ladies to ar
range their toilets after the model OF
some old picture, and thus invent most
charming and artistic costumes.
ALTHOUGH the Princess Louise has
been married over two years. che II still
very fond of her opera-glass. She loves
her Lorne yet.
NINE. DE MAcMAHoN, Duchess de
Magenta, is described as q homely
woman, with little taste in dress. Her
toilets at the Elysee were expensive, but
too girlish.
An East Earl, Nd, young woman has
spoken to no one but her mother and
two sisters in 16 years. She il keeping
q VOW she made when child because
her father whipped her.
"THERE are too many women in the
world; 10000 moro women than men In
Massachusetts" growled the husband.
That is the ssurvivalo of the fittest,' my
DEAR" replied the wife.
JOHN STUART MILL had q high ap-
probation of his wife's powers, but those
who knew her say that she was simply
the echo of his own voice, repeating to
him his own thoughts and his own con.
clusions.
NINE. BLANC, the widow and heir of
the owner of the gambling house ct
Monaco, began her career BY sweeping
out the Kursaal gambling rooms. Her
income varies from 81, ,0O0, 900 to q, co.,
600 year.
BERKsHIRE and Georgia, VT, have
elected female town clerks, the former
choosing Miss Leavens, daughter OF
q former town clerk, and the latter Mrs.
Post, widow of the late town clerk, who
ia also made treasurer.
LADY LAYARD and Nine. Dolce, the
wife of the late Belgian minister At Con-
stantinople, are the only Europeans who
possess the Turkish star of the Order OF
Merit for Women. The decoration
blazed with diamonds.
In Persia girl is expected to yield
her parents good round sum at mar
riage, and the people of that country
are indignant and Mortified when told
that in America daughters are given
away in marriage, asthough the parents
consider them worthless trash.
MRS. JULIA HAY CAMERON, the Eng
lish lady whose amateur Photographic
werks made her very widely known IN
America as well as in England, lately
died in Ceylon. Her work was very
original, the most picture-like photo
graphs ever seen. Among her friends
and artistic subjects were Mr.. Tennys0n,
Sir Henry Taylor and Sir John HerscheL
Lov1sA BowEH killed Henry Muxsy
with baseball bat, in Norwich, Conn,
last summer. She said that he entered
her house at night, and that, in the dark,
she struck him under the supp0sitton
that he was burglar. She was tried ON
tried on the charge of murder, the prose-
cutor holding that Muzzy was her re.
jected lover, but the jury acquitted her.
THE sisters had mot been on the most
loving terms for some time, when one
day lady visitor praised the good looks
of the offspring Of one. How much ho
looks like Mrs. Black" said she, "espe-
cially when he laughs" Mrs. Black
was expressing her pleasure at the COM
pliment implied, when the enfaat terrible
blurted out, Mamma says look Ike 2
fool when Taught" Tableau.-N r
Commercial.
A New YoRK lady who is passing tho
winter in Florence recently gave .
grand ball which was attended by very
large and distinguished company. a
surprise figure In the cotillior excited
much sensation by its novelty. A large
tree was brought in, from which were
hung paper baskets, that on being pulled
divided into halves and gave escApe to
numbers OF little birds that 6ew shout
the ballroom until let ont Of the VIM
dow or rescued by some fair hand 70 -
taken home and cared for.
AN incident of life in San Francisco,
recorded BY the Chronicle: A young
woman BY the name Of Georgian Nor.
gan was sitting last night about nine
o'clock, on I dooRstep at the c0Ener q
Stockton and Washington streetA w.
she was seized with : severe attack of
coughing. At thst moment th0re p4asr
ed : warm-headed blonde, knewn =
Annie KearLey, and also = Annie Fitx.
gerald. who took ofIense Of the noises
made BY Miss Morgan, and approaching
the conrhing vomsn. he drsew been
knife and slsshed her three times q The
face and then Aed. With the asuigeance
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