Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-23
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Friday Evening. Ian. 20, 1850.
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Let cur Indian policy be, "Nothing for
Tribe Utes. but millions for Defense"
Mr.. Henry W. Lougfeilow, the poet, will
be 73 yesrs old on the 9th Of February.
Knitted Jersey jackets, fitting like a
ladies' wear.
The Rothschilds Of Paris are reported to
have given $4,000 " charitable objects
within the past two months.
A Peoria woman sneezed her law out of
place lately, aad the married men of The
place have been buying snuff ever since.
People in wan: of a situation should sp-
ply to Governor Garcelon. All the papeis
are calling attention To 1.-THE situation in
Maine"
1t is considered very bad style To send an
engraved regret or acceptance card, also 10
use stereotyped phrases in expressing ones
regret or pleasure.
Give a girl long eyelashes and small
hands and she will put up with No. 6 feet
and marry all around q curly-headgd girl
wearing ones and a halt.
Gen. Grant is the first ex.president who
has visited the upper part Of South Carroll.
ma since Washington passed through in his
private carriage in the year 1879.
Correspondence cards of square Bristol
board occupy an important part in the sta
tionary OF ladies. as they are used for short
notes, for regrets, acceptances, etc.
A school marin who was recently kissed
by mistake in the dark, explains her omis-
sion to use any light for nearly a month
afterward on the ground of hard times.
Men can live for years aud years with
only one lung, but the chap who expects to
move the previous question st a ward eau
Gus should save botu his lungs. and his
legs too.
One hundred and twenty.seven of the
women who registered in Boston failed to
vote. They hsda't got their winter closks
trimmed, and Of course didn't LOOK fit" to
go to the polls.
The empress Of Russia recently received
a dress from Paris, the cost of which was
i've thousand dollars. Probably the en-
peror will have last winters boos hall.
soled and wear the same old ulster.
Invitations to entertainments are as plain
and simple as 1t is possible to make them.
They are worded in the simplest formula.
and are engraved or written on email note
sheets, or else on the square correspondence
cards..
To ascertain the length of day and night
multiply the the hour at which the sun
rises by two; the result will be the length
Of the night. Multiply the hour at which
the sun sets by two, and the result will be
the length Of the day.
Side bags continue to grow in favor, and
new styles are constantly being introduced.
Among the latest are those of deerskin
with the hair left on, and of snake skin, the
notified effect of the latter h%armonizinR
ad nirably with the present style OF cos
tune.
Paper as a substitute for wood in the
manufacture of lead pencils is being at.
tempted in Germany. The paper is steep
ed in an adhesive liquid, and rolled around
the core OF the lead to the required ,hick
ness, and is colored after drying, when it
resembles an ordinary cedar pencil.
Winter in Paris came to a Temporary
termination on New Years day in a thaw,
which resulted in a freshet on the Seine
For some time previously the river had
been frozen over, when suddenly it became
a rushing torrent, causing a scene Of great
excitement among the inhabitants of CAV
Paris.
Gentlemen ought to understand that a
seat in a horse car is anything but a bles.
sing to a woman wearing an ulster. Those
garments are made to walk in, but the
woman does not live who can sit down
while wearing one Of them without looking
as if she had on another PERSONS clothes,
and therefore most women prefer TO stand
when arrayed in them.
"What can one girl do?" asks an Fog
l,sh writer. Bless you, man. one girl can
do most anything. they can rip and sew
and read novels, wear sealskln sacQues, aud
in certain portions Of this great hemisphere
they have been known to sit in the SANE
chair with a young man. Oh! girls car
do lots of things. Nearly all OF them cal
wash dishes, but this is not necessary, you
know as they hire their mothers for tina
purpose.
For the afternoon teas that are now 9,
fashionable the square card is used with tn
name of the hostess, and perhaps that of he
daughters, below it. It is also a specia
compliment if the hosts name appears will
his wife's on invitations to teas. The date
as Thursday, February 81" with tn,
words, "Tea at four O'clock" are then en-
greved or written on the left hand sid
of the card. and the address is opposite.
Visiting cards are of unglazed Bristo
board, with the name engraved in coli,
English script. The cards used by ladie
are much larger than the small EnglisI
cards adopted by gentlemen. The it'll
whether Mr., Mrs, or Miss, must not L
omitted, and the address is now placed
the lower right hand corner. If a lady ha
a ppecial day in the week for receiving, tbs
dav is also announced on her card. in IN
corner opposite to that used for the a.
dress.