Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-15

LADY DUDLEY IS now the belle or
Paris. She is English, 80 years old, has
blue eyes, delicate features, an ethereal
figure, takes gloves at 81 and boots at a..
THE Boston Courier gives the follow
ing wise piece of advice to its bachelor
readers: "Never marry girl unless
you have known her at least three days
and picnic"
Now, by Jove, we've got it! We're
going to reform this theater nuisance.
Announcement: A big hat makes a
woman look twenty years older than she
is. There!-Bostoaa Post.
A QUINCY boy sat behind his girl for
just one hour, the other night, and
kissed her ninety-six times out of pos
sible hundred. The other four times
she got i'll hurry and kissed him.
Mrs. MoNTJoY, who was Reproduced
for her lack of sentiment, replied:
" How can woman have any sentiment
whose husband goes to bed six nights
out of seven with his boots on ?"
POSITIVE dishonesty i'll woman seems
to be ten times as enchanting as beauty.
We may admire physical beauty, but
many of us do little less than worship
ethical deformity.-Neao York Times.
EUGENE, Eugene, will you still in
sist ON wearing the hair of another
woman upon your head 2" "Alphonse,
Alphonse, do you still insist upon wear
ing the skin of another calf upon your
feet 2"
"YoU are now one," said the minister
to the happy pair he had just tied to-
gether with knot that they could never
undo. (Which one?" asked the bride.
"You will have to settle that for your
selves" said the clergyman.
A New YORK florist recently chartered
a car to send piece of decorative work
to Cleveland wedding. 1t was bower
of matched straw, fifteen feet high, and
studded with roses and trimmed with
wreaths.
IT is no longer fashionable to have
more than two bridesmaids, and the very
swell" have none at all, says a fashion
authority. Alas! but how many young
ladies are thus forever deprived of wear
ing white costumes in public.-NeaC
HaCen Register.
AMONG the wedding presents received
by Philadelphia bride was note from
her divorce suit free of charge. This
may not look exactly appropriate, but it
proves that there is at least one good
hearted lawyer. Philadelphia Chroaa-
icte- Herald.
A CURIOUS new club is about to be es-
tablsEe In Albert terrace, Knights
bridge, London. 1t is to be founded by
bachelors, who are to be allowed to in
vite ladies to dinner. When n member
marries, he is to be permitted to retain
his membership on payment of a fine of
25 guineas.
SAILING down the walk with the grace
of full-rigged yacht in fair wind,
comes the belle. Exquisite taste in
every part of her wardrobe, laces and
velvets, plumes and jewelry just the
picture to look upon, but not to covet.
1t costs too much to frame it.-NcaU
HoUen Register.
THE New York Mail has this item: A
big bonanza king, who has a greater
abundance of money than of education
and refinement, astonished everybody at
a dinner party the other evening by
drinking his soup out of the plate. It
is understood that this is the way it is
done In the mines.
The wife of ex-Secretary Robson,
who has been abroad for some time, will
return to Washington with her husband
this winter, is woman of marvellous
charm of manner. She is tall and has
commanding figure, beautiful blonde
complexion, blue eyes, regular features,
and prematurely white hair. She has
also one of the richest and best cultivated
soprano voices off the stage.
In Philadelphia two ladies met on the
street, and one said to the other: "Why,
you look very happy this morning: what's
happened?" ooh, I've just been up
having my fortune told, was the reply;
'and the woman says I'm to marry twice
more, have diamonds and camel's hair
shawl, and that [ can go to the opera six
nights in the week if / want to- ssDear
me! don't wonder that you're happy.
But you won't say anything to your hus-
band 2" 'sOh, of course not! Poor
man! He's good to me, and it might
hurt his feelings to know that I'm going
to marry twice more. I think I'll tell
him that I'm likely to die first.
THE following dress was worn at re-
cent bridal reception In San Francisco:
A royal purple satin, lined with crimson;
dead gold plakes adorned the sides;
drapery eau de Nile silk, gracefully
depenping from the right shoulder, was
caught up at the base of the train;
artistic .jardinieres bordered the skirt,
from which arose vines of smilax, encir-
cling neck and arms, and branching off
at the back of the head into a sort of
bower, which enclosed an artistic ruff
like arrangement of peacock's feathers;
tiny harebells wreathed the brow, and
garlands of sunfowers and tiger-lilies
fell in graceful festoons from the
shoulders. On each plaque motto APP
propriate to the occasion was painted.
IT is rare, says Paris correspondent,
for French brides to shed tears; but
Mile. Samary, the actress, did, at her
recent marriage with M. Paul Lagarde,
the only son of rich stock broker.
The pulpit stairs, and even the pulpit