The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19
MRS. JOBLINK'S NEW BON
NET.
How SHE Wore Et at the Theatre and In
Effect it Produced.

| Effect it Produced.
Virginia. New Chronicles.
I" How does Il look ?" demanded Mrs
Joblink last evening as she took last
glance over her shoulder at the mirror
before leaving for the theatre. at
meant the new bonnet, and Mr.. Joblink.
concesling his real feelings, replied like
dutiful husband: "SpIendid, my
dear" The wind blew, and the soul Of
Mrs. Joblink took fright, and they stop
ped on the street while Mr.. Joblink care
fully tied his handkerchief over the bon
net for the protection of the Mirabeau
feather, the Afghanistsn bangle and the
Zulu bow. Before reaching the theatre
q place in deep shadow gave opportunity
to remove the handkerchief, and with
one last careful feel to ascertain ''if it
set straight" and also an anxious touch
of her Montague curls, Mrs. Joblink
sailed into the opera house with head
erect and eyes vacant with preoccupied
stare absurd under the circumstances.
If the new bonnet had been a tray OF
china dishes Mrs. Joblink could not have
been more conscious of it nor held her
head more steadily. Despite that
fixed stare of preoccupation Mrs. job
link was deliciousIy sware of the tri-
umphant fact that every female
eye and lorgnette in the house was
fixed critically, contemptuously, angrily,
admiringly or enyiously upon that tow
ering twenty dollars worth of trash on
her summit. When sufficient time had
been given for the female population to
take it all in, the lady recovered from
her preoocupstion, and suddenly de-
scending into a lightsome mood, bent
the bonnet toward Mr., Joblink and en-
gagged that secretly annoyed gentleman
in gay and fashionable conversation,
using her eyes tor side observation to
discover the various tempers into which
the bonnet had put the two hundred
other ladies present. Picking out those
which showed fight Mrs. J. leyeled her
glasses and in the most prolonged and in
sulting manner in the world surveyed
the disgraceful headdresses of the enemy.
In the meantime the plsy had begun,
and nervous little man in the seat be-
hind began to swear under his breath,
for owing to the sudden descending darts
of the bonnet toward Mr.. j., the view
of the stage was frequently cut of at the
most exciting moments of the drama.
The nervous little man said dammit.
in q peevish tone, q little too loud on one
of these occasions, and the lady turned
and stared at him, and Mr.. JOblink
turned aud scowled threateningly at
him. At the close of the plsy Mrs. job
link exchanged glanees of lofty scorn
with several hostile ladies in the vieiD-
ity, and sscertsining by sense of touch
and questioning her husband that it
" set straight" she stalked out magnif-
Gently an Joblink's arm. That gentle
msn was much impressed by the play,
and thought silently over it half the
way home. Mrs. Joblink wss also occu-
pied with thought. Presently Mr.. Job,
link said in tone of wsrm approval:
at held the attention Of the audience
throughout, didn't it ~
Yes, indeed simpered the lady,
there wasn't one of them could keep
their eyes off it for five minutes"
at was magnificent" cried Mr. Job
link.
"Grscious! l didn't know you sd-
mired it 20 much, Joblink. You see,
though, if that hateful Mrs. Blinken-
berry doesn't go and get one just like
it."
Like what? 81 asked the foolish job
link.
why, ike mine replied the lady.
Like your WHAT
Like my bonnet, of course, you stu
pid thing"
The strong man pulled out his hand
kerchiet and blew his nose.