The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-17
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SCRAPS.
Steubenville claims Dan Rice as "her own
because he once worked in livery stabl
there. She can have him.
Ones teeth are not to be picked at table
but if it is impossible to hinder it, it shout
be done behind the napkin.
Alb, many a weary mother in this worl
work and worries TO fill the little stocking
on Christmas Eve, while the father is dow
town filling himself-N. .. Picayune.
In 10000 years from now the coal-Held
of the world will be exhausted, and there
no reason why man in the coal trade SHOULD
not stick on an extra quarter tomorrow
All such things must be taken advantag
of.
Lady teacher: why, Dick, you are get
ting to be an awfully good boy lately; ever s.
much better than you were last year. How
is TT" Good little boy: "Ohl pshawl Mis-
Hetty, I don't have SO much tummickach'
now"
Mamma, TO little Bessy: "What large
forehead you have got. 1t is just like your
fathers. You could drive a pony carriage
around it." Bessy's fve-year-old brother
Eyes, mamma; but on pspa's you can sec
the marks of the wheels"
Colonel John w. Forney, the renowned
journalistic affabilian of Philadelphia. says
that nothing so quickly dries a womsn's
tears as kiss. How long since woman's
Lax 20 Cd in al
Forney's lovely side-whiskers7
Mary Ann Andersons company gave her
gold horseshoe thickly set with diamonds
for Christmas present. Spontaneous gifts
are ordinarily most highly esteemed, but the
chief value of this one seems to have been
that it was the reverse of unstudded.
The most fashionable slippers just now are
embroidered in colored silks, mixed with gold
or silver, in Pompeian or arabesque designs.
Fancy and grotesque figures are outlined in
black cloth or velvet, and embroidered with
colored silks upon crash. Some of these are
very effective.
Bangles are greater rage than ever, BAN
gle rings and bangle bracelets. The newest
bangle rings have seven little hoops of alter
nate plain and twisted gold wire, held to-
gether by bar set with small turquoise pearls
or diamonds. Seven is the mystic number
one for every day in the week.
Clouet and Ritter, working separately,
have each discovered that all commercial
grape sugar contains arsenic in small quanti-
ties. Ritter finds that the amount varies
from O.OO25 to o. 1904 grammes per kilogram-
me. 1t is probable that the source of the
arsenic is the sulphuric acid employed in the
The baby of the mayor of Stafford, Eng
land, is rocked to sleep in a solid silver era
die, but is wakes in the night. kicks off the
covers, rattles the old man with his bowls,
and makes him take up his son and patrol
The floor with him until two a. m, all the
same as though he went TO rest in an old
trunk-lid on slab-rockers.
A gloriously beautiful widow has the best
dodge. She takes home q hundred of her
and when gentleman calls the
maid happens to be looking at one of them.
sWhat is it Susan?" says the caller. "a
photograph Of misses" says Susan. "Ain't
Il just too lovely7" Rather" replies the
caller, and then he gives Susan dollar for
Il.
A Ready Answer.-"Mr. Brown, couldn't
you give me position of some kind with
your" "Very sorry don't think there is
any vacancy in my establishment" "Ifyou
have nothing else. employ me as your adj
viser." avery well, you may commence by
advising me how / can best get rid of your
Shoemaker wax has been used with sue
cess in Glasgow to illustrate to the students
Of natural philosophy, in model. the flow
Of glaciers. 1t is wonderful how closely the
flow of this wax resembles that Of ice. Sir
w. Thomson has also employed this sort of
wax to show the motion Of lighter bodies
like cork. and heavier bodies like bullets,
through viscous substance.
Looks strange. doesn't it, that the man
who to-day thrills the country by his oratory
in the halls Of Congress, one day trembling
ly arose in the little school-house, mounted
the rostrum with cheeks as red as ward
politicians proboscis, stuck his dexter finger
in his mouth and bashfully remarked: "Mary
had a-te-he- he-he-had little-te-he.he-
Observation-Disclosures Argo.
"Have you any pneumonia in the house,
nam? It's ixcillent for claneing palms."
said Maggie to her mistress, the other day.
"You mean ammonia, don't you, Maggie?"
replied the lady "No, indade, nam; name
what 1 say. 1 have had an eddication as
we'll as another body" vigorously answered
the domestic. as the fat-iron came down on
the shirt bosom with renewed vigor.
Long black kid gloves are very fashiona-
bly, worn in the evening with all black
toilets, and the very new ones have kid lace
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very pale primrose are fashionable shades
in light colors. Ten buttons are quite
long enough for even short sleeves, if the
arm is pretty; and if it is not, long sleeves
ought to be worn.
The municipality of Paris have made no
arrangements for the lighting of any portion
Of the city with electricity during next year,
but have agreed to improve and extend the
gas-lighting system, at an expenditure OF
about $4,000. In all, the gas consumed
annually in Paris amounts to $500, 900, 900
cubic feet. and costs S10.OO0,00O, or nearly
So year for each inhabitant.
Double plaitings of points d'esprit and
Beton lace are now used to form ruffs for
the necks Of high dresses, and can be pur-
chased by the yard. It is expensive, and
does not obviate the necessity for single
plaitings of lace or crepo lisse for the into
rior. Economical women buy yard and a
quarter Of either at one time, as this is suf-
Acient for three dresses. Cheaper plaitings
are best bought by the piece.
The Mapleson opera season in Boston had
brilliant opening. the Boston theater being
filed with the most enthusiastic of audiences
The triumph of Mile. Marimon in LA Son
nambula" was complete, all of her numbers
being generously applauded and recalls after
each act being given Der. Campanini an
Del Puente received aattsring welcomes from