The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-06-28

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the envy Of other ladies' by wear.
ing her new winter bonnet to
church.
Neither could she hang over
the back fence and gossip with
her near neigbor.
All these blessed privileges
were denied her.
Poor Eve! she's dead now.
Aud the fashion she inaugural
ted is dead now.
1t 1T tadn't been tor the con
founded "snaik" perhaps the la
LIES OF the present day would
dress as economically as Eve did.
But the only place where her
primitive style is emulateG is in
CERTAIN portions of Africa, where
The woman consider themselves
rh suil dress when they have on
but d postage stamp stuck in the
center OF their forehead.
What beautiful example in
simplicity of dress is shown some
of the followers OF fashion by that
domestic animal. the cat, which
rises in the morning, washes it's
right hand, gives its tail three
tremendous jerks, and is already
dressed for the day.
Woman is endowed with a
tremendous fund of knowledge,
tEu u tongue to suit.
Sic has the capacity for learn
ing everything she was divintly
Intended to know. and a few es-
TIA Item best les.
Young ladies take a good deal
of stock IL classics and learn fast.
w hen you See young lady
student from Vassar, with an ab-
sorbed lock i'll her eye aud her
lips moving. you understand at
once that she is memorlzing IA
passage from Virgil.
But perhaps a closer inspection
Will reveal the fact that size is OH
~ chewing gum.
a woman may not he able to
sharpen a lead pencil, or hold an
umbrella. but She can pack more
articles into d trunk than d nian
can into a Il e-horse wagons.
The happiest period OF woman's
Ute is when she is making her
wedding garments.
The u!uest is when her hns-
band come, nome late ut night.
ana yells to her from the tiont
door steps to threw out ii hand
tul OF key holes OF different sizes.
There Is some curiosity in temi
nlne ndtule.
For Instance, | once knew a
young lady who could easily pass
another one on the street without
tuoAlng around 10 See what she
had on.
Poor thing! she was blind.
One or the worst habits d wo-
man can get into Is riding habit.
but lis MOI much worse than
the modern walking dress, which
!"ol $ persist i'll wearing on the
streets.
When woman approaches
the crossing SHE rausts for one
f1ettlng instant. gives a sudden
Kick that would fire the envy OF
a Mexican mustang. and catches
her Train on The hy.
The average age OF oma is
twenty-five.
She never lives to be very Old.
Some OF them look to be we'll
advanced IN years. but you should
not Judge 10y appearances.
IL you VIII take the trouble to
ask il woman how Old she is. O
will get at the real facts of the
matter.
And discover that she is quite
Young. She seldom passes hel
thirteenth birthday.
About that time she begins tt
tear out certain leaves in the FAM
ly Bible.
Scientific men are trying to. ex
plain why women can't throw
stones with the force and preci.
sion of the sterner sex.
This is giaring nonsense.
Women may not be able tt
throw stones with force and pre-.
clslOn, but they can hit the mark
every time with a gridiron or d
stick OF wood.
Experience has taught me
that.
Women, rs a general thing
are hard to manage. | know bn,
one way to keep a woman il
check.
And that is for her to dress in
ginsham.
We r credil,ly informed that
the Kansas fever has broken out
us an epidemic in our parish
1t Is said that a great MANY col