Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-31
Feminine Breyities.

Promenaders dressed in the bright
hued styles of autumn are sailing un.
der falls colors.
Jenny Lind, who retired to private
life about twenty years ago, is fresh
and vigorous still, somewhat stout and
with white hair.
The ladies of North America, OBJ
serves the Partisan, will be pleased to
learn that when they speak French they
have gentle accent yankee aui semble
fat erpres pour le Jairtage.
The late Duchess D'Otrante, of
France, left to the French academy
bequest of $4,000 I" for triennial prizes
for good Deeds" and NJ. Sardou re-
Gently mentioned her name with emo.
ton.
A lady author" who is unfortunate
enough to live in England, says: "Lady
authors are not very highly esteemed
in these days; nevertheless. they are
accepted rs one OF the necessary evils
OF the age
MIR. Samuel Morley, NJ. p, reports
the melancholylfact that there are forty
thousand young women employed in
London whose earnings do not meet
the ordinary requirements of life. He
points out the great social danger ex.
listing In such condition of affairs.
A HEALTHY Cry" Despite any
thing that may be said against Wash
ington,' says the Star of that city, "this
city seems remarkably favorable to
longevity. Nor do the numerous state
dinners appear to have an unwholesome
influence upon those who have been
constantly attending them for many
years. No one class of officers are
guests ct these more frequently than
the Justices of the United States Su-
preme Court, yet none of the members
of that body die young. or are forced
to retire young on account of their
health. Judge Clifford laughingly re-
marked: I have been to three state
dinners this week. My wife accom-
panied me to two, and when the time
came for the third I asked her to stay
at home and pray for me- He suffered
no i'll effects from that indulgence,
however, for his present illness began
at least seven months after the dinner
giving season ended"
The practice of shooting animals
who are so unfortunate as to break a
leg will have to be given up. In Eng
land valuable COW who had that mis-
fortune is now pursuing her customary
vocation with wooden leg, upon which
she moves with ease, if not With grace.
In the case of race-horse it might be
difficult to secure as good service with
an artificial as with natural leg; but
among the lower order of equines there
is no reason why art shouldn't furnish
an effective substitutes for lost limb.
The devastation of rabbits in Austria
liza causes serious alarm. One large
cattle.farm, where thirty thousand head
OF eheep had been kept, has been aban-
doned on account of the grass being
ruined for grazing purposes, by the
holes.
"Do fish sing?" asks an exchange.
Certainly, and many OF them have been
known to reach the high sea.-Philadel-
phia Sunday transcript. It takes the
pickerel to see sharp, and the founder
to be fiat.
Two daughters of a Long Island
farmer ran away because he kept the
house too warm. They ran back home
again because the world was too cold.
1t wasia young housekeeper who set
the cake she had baked for picnic out
of doors one cold night to be frosted.
There is past which is gone for
int