Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
WOMEN'S TALK.

SOME compilations are exceedingly
complex.
The canvas belts grow in favor, and
are now seen in all colors, and some of
the handsomest are embroidered
A NEW YORK leader of society wears
a magnificent cloak trimmed with tiger
skin. Odd but not pleasing.
A PERSIAN proverb says: Ten
measures of talk were set down upon the
earth, and the women took niue."
The superlatively fashionable young
lady has the buttons on her boots match
those on her dress.
The march of improvement shows
that many waist places of the past are
now occupied by wide belts.
THE newest album is for the preserva
ton of decorated dinner, holiday or
other souvenir cards.
BABIES are not to monopolize bibs any
longer. Their mothers will wear them,
but they will be made of delicate point
lace.
THE foolish virgin on the train toyeth
with her taper fingers, but the wise vir-
gin knitteth a pair of cardinal red nit
tens for herself.
THERE are in Worcester, Mass, 1000
women who own property assessed at
81, 500, 900, yet out of all the women in
the city, only 100 have registered, so as
to be able to vote at the school elections.
Lolita says her recreation is to get out
of her sphere and go into domestic life.
l.,
| filled with bread. Caramels are good
enough for the girls in this country.
The great ambition of woman is to
clothe herself in garments that the least
drop of water or the least bit of sunshine
with either spot or fade.-Neao Haven
Register.
WHEN Naomi stood up to get married
and the clergyman asked if she was sure
she was fourteen years old, it must have
been q terrible twist for her to admit
that she was $50.
PUNCH gives pleasant hint at future
possibilities in a picture of female
dentist standing before ahorrified patient
and saying, cts nearly out, but my
wrist is 80 tired that / must really rest a
bit"
A FASHION letter says: Punched
waists are now thought vulgar" Fash
ion letters may say what they please, but
as long IS the owners of the waists don t
make fuss about it, young men will
continue to pinch 'em.
STOUT women are recommended to
wear redingote which has the skirt
| folded it two plaits below the waist Snd
| fastened by buttons, and which hangs,
undraped, nearly to the bottom of the
underskirt.
A BRIDAL couple from Washoe Valley
at breakfast this morning, conversed as
follows: He" Shall I skin your per-
later, honey?" She-"No, thank you,
dearie, have one already skuu."- Nr-
ginia Chronicle.
"NEvER look man in the face" said
Roman governess to her pupils, it is
immodest. Always fix Jour attention
on the third button of his shirt-bosom--
you may then be sure your eyes are at the
level most proper for woman's eyes to
be-"
PROF. SWING, writing to the Alliancs,
compares a common woman, who should
be picking geese or wedding an onion
bed, but who insists on writing, to a
savage who puts ring in his nose and
feels himself transformed into a thing
of beauty.
DON'T give breakfast or dinner party
unless you are prepared to present each
of your lady guests with a handsomely
pal ated sash or fan. Two thousand dol
lars was the modest sum lately expended
by New York host in purchasing SOU
venirs for his guests.
A YOUNG wife in colliery village in
England assists her husband in black
smithing, and makes 5000 rivets day,
besides doing her homework. She is de-
scribed IS being sedate, we'll spoken, has
a low, sweet voice and fair complexion
and hair.
A THOROUGH man of the world is one
who can shake hands cordially with q
friend whom he has just blackballed at a
club, say the New York Hotel Mail. A
thorough woman of the world is one
| who can concoct a scandalous story on
an intimate friend, and when relating it
to the victim, credit another intimate
friend with the yarn.
The wives of men of sentiment are
not always the most appreciative of SEN
timent. Walter Scott read one of his
beautiful imaginings to his wife, who
listened with eyelids cast down and
bated breath. AS he closed the sharel
of his joys beamed forth with: "Don't
put on your left stocking tomorrow
dear; I must mend the hole in it,"
SKIRTS of channels leather will be
worn by women who feel the cold
weather too sensitively, and they come
} plain, or are covered with black silk OF
} fine cloth neatly stitched round the
hem. Serge is favorite material fol
J winter petticoats that are worn next te
the dress. There are elegant washing