The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-11-10
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Plcasantries Concerning the FAIR Sex.
"Oh dearl wish was deadl'' exclaimed
a neglected maiden. She had heard that
matches are made in heaven.-Boston Tran
script.
A Texas nan said he preferred to fight a
duel rather than act as a judge of baby
show. He saw q chance to dodge q bullet,
but how could he escape from thirty-nine
indignant mothers?
Fifty thousand women are needed in
Arizona at once, and no questions asked
N. II. Register. Then they won't go. They
want to emigrate to place where there'll
be one question ked.-Boston Post. And
they will all answer "yes" to that one ques-
ton.
"Don't you think the weather is very
humid?" said Miss Fitzioy, as she leaned on
Mr.. Toplofty's arm. "Weally, kant say;
l always, sw, go in when it wsins, sw."
"Then he does know that much, >" said she,
in very low voice, aside.
Car driver-"You can't smoke in this Gal
weston street car" Passenger-"Why not?''
because there are ladies in the car" "Why,
that's the very reason / have to smoke; l
houly"-Galveston News
Chicago girls are wonderfully full of re-
sources. Their new device for hurrying up
bashful suitors is to secretly procure the
marriage license themselves, and the publ
cation Of the fact in the papers nerves the
timid youths up to the required pitch of des-
peration.
A social philosopher takes note that where
lady is very pretty one never looks at her
dress, and where the toilet is very striking,
one forgets to look at the wearer. In the
first case the dress is an sjunct to the
woman, in the latter the woman is an ac-
cessory of the dress.
Two ladies went to see Clara Morris. In
one most affecting passages of the play,
when the whole house was hushed in still
ness, one lady who had been using her opera
glass attentively, remarked to the other:
"Poohl The trimming on her dress is moth
ing but Hamburg edging."
A gray hair was espied among the raven
locks of a charming young lady. "Oh, pray
pull it outp she exclaimed. eff l pull tit
out ten more will come to the funeral, re-
piled the one who made the unwelcome dis
covery. "Pluck it out, nevertheless" said
the dark-haired damsel; it's no consequence
how many come to the funeral, provided
they all come in black"
This may be a warning to the ladies who
paint and powder their faces until they look
like the wax-faced figures intended to ex-
hibit goods on. A lady in New York went
up to dummy to put shawl upon it to see
how it looked, but when the dummy turned
upon her with anger and indignation, the
lady saw that it wasn't wire figure, but a
would-be blooming lass of forty or more.
A Boston man besought his wife, he being
but three years married, for the privilege of
night key. Night key2" she exclaimed in
tones of amazement, "what use can you
have for night key when the 'Woman's
Emancipation League meets Monday night,
the Ladies Domestic Mission Tuesday, the
Sisters of Jericho Wednesday, the 'Wo-
mans Science Circle Thursday, the
Daughters of Nineveh' Friday, and the
'Woman's Progressive Art Association and
the Suffrage Band on alternate Saturday
nights. You stay at home and see that the
baby doesn't fall out of the CRADLE" He
stays.-BurlIngtoH Hawkeye.
An impertinent busybody importuned a
young LADY with the question: "What shall
say to people who ask me if you are going
to be married2" Say the truth the girl
promptly replied. eyes, and what is the
truth = continued the queStlOner, eaSerly.
THAT yea know nothing about It'll" was
the conclusive reply.
"Women, bless en-" exclaims the New
York Graphic. They haven't got any torch.
light professions to arrange or any cam
paigns to take care Of, or anybody to elect;
but they have to work two hours every day
to get on a skin tight Jersey in order to
appear stylish on the street."
'Young ladies have the privilege of say
ing anything they please during le=p year"
she said, cycling him out of the corner of her
eyes with a sweet look.
His heart gave great bound, and while
he wondered if she was going to ask him
the question which he had so long de-
sired and feared to do, he answered, Eyes"
"And the young men must not refuse
said she.
mo, mol how could they" sighed the
young man.
swell, them" said she, will you take
"a"
He fell on his knees and said: Anything
you ask, darling"
"Wait till get through. Will you take
walk, and not hang around our house SO
much
He walked.