Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-05
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THERE is nothing more chilling to an
r ardent lover than the Beautiful's No.
+ The "proper caper'' at London din
. ner parties now is to have real fruit trees
). in the dining-room, SO that the guests
y may gather their own dessert.
+ IT is generally when you are not look
ing for woman that you get on her
trail.-Puck. Yes; and you always
t hear the bell as soon rs you get on the
train.-NOrristo1U, Herald.
IT is clear that the PHILADELPHIA Ne,ys
man has some pretty daughters, for he
says: Nothing will chap lips quicker
than going out into the cold air after q
good night kiss
POSITIVE dishonesty III 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.-Ncav York Times.
A YOUNG lady recently presented her
lover with an elaborate constructed pen
wiper, and was astonished the following
Sunday to see him come into church
wearing it as cravat.
"WoU1D you like to look through the
big telescope ?" asks one girl of another.
To which the latter replied: "No.
I'd a great deal rather look through a
keyhole."
A CALIFORNIA heiress was left $50. 900
worth of diamonds which she could take
possession of on her wedding day. and
it is not surprising that the first fellow
who offered himself wasaccepted.-B
ton Post
A VERY sad item comes from Boston.
it being nothing less than that blondes
are out Of fashion. Young men who
were foolish enough to marry them
will now have plenty Of time for re-
pentance.
WHEN q boy walks with a girl as
though he were afraid some one might
see him, the girl is his sister. If he
walks so close to her as to nearly crowd
her against the fence, it is another fell
lows sister.
"a K1ss,' said young Charles, "is a
noun, we allow; but tell me, my dear, is
it proper or common ?" Lovely Marv
blushed deep, and exclaimed, "Why, l
vow, think that kiss is both proper
and common"
ANDREWS Bazaar says that lady who
owns an amiable husband was asked how
she had ever brought him to such per-
lection; WhereupOn she sweetly answered
that she did it chiefly with a croquet
mallet.
A STORY is told of beautiful French !
countess who is so accustomed to re- |
ceiving compliments on her exquisite
figure and charming face, that she was
heard to remark carelessly the other day:
"Moa Dieu! how the dust flies into my
beautiful eyes,
AN old maids party was social event
at Union Hill, N. j., recently. One o.
the attractions was heavy weight
quadrille, in which the participants
were: Mrs. Grath, weighing 800 pounds:
Mrs. Gade, 800; Mrs. Wentz, 200; Mrs.
Smith, 2G0; Messrs. Beel, 800; DETER.
2S0; Geyer, 255, and Wentz, 225.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "The i'm
preston which lady produces on the
other female members Of the congrega-
ton when she enters church with the
fourth new bonnet in one month, belongs
to the category of those things Of which
the recording angel would prefer to keep
no account"
In his essay on ''Dress; its Sanitary
Aspects Mr.. Roth declares that
" modern taste is so vitiated that when
a woman tries to avoid reforming her
body, and possesses a natural waist, un- |
less she is very thin, remarks are at
once made about her clumsy figure, and /
these as frequently by men as by the t
leformed of her own SEX" II
~
ut Holton, Kansas, thought it WAS all in Il
earnest. He had pestered the bride with Q
his attentions. notwithstanding numerous
rebuf1s, and she had conspired with her t
friends to make sport of him. A we'd Il
ling party was gathered, ceremony was t
performed by pretended clergyman, S
md the victim did not know that he had c
been imposed upon until the time came b
70 retire for the night. Then they un- d
deceived him. h
A WOMAN complains to the Cincinnati II
Enquirer that her sex is compe1e9 by $
fashion to suffer dreadfully FROM Fold. t
g Even when clad for the street." she t.
says, ga woman is nowhere near so
;hickly covered as man, unless it is
about her chest and arms by fur gar a
nent. Her head is usually not protected +
It all, and in the other direction, her
warm clothing stops at her hips, for be- a
low that her skirts are only shield +
against the wind, without keeping out I
much cold. There is a general feminine S
aversion to flannel next to the skin, aris- a
ng from the prickliness of the one and I
The delicacy of the other. Below the t
knee the only covering is stocking. So
It is that the girl in seal skin sacque,
ooking so mighty comfortable, really
suffers greatly.
A WOMAN who went to church in costly =
.aiment last Sunday was little touched
IN hearing the preacher say: "There
ire some persons who have on their
backs clothes that cost more than would
keep several poor families" But she
said to herself: "True; but by theprep
aration Of the material of my clothing,
Is we'll as the making and sale of it,
many poor persons have been given en-
ployment. Nor have I put anyone in
distress by getting my clothing. I have
been saving. I do not waste 80 much
as scrap Of food. I keep neither cat
nor dog, and nothing is lost in my house.
There are poor families who throw away
every day half weeks provisions that
q good cook would utilize. I am not
called upon to save my scraps that
wasteful people may enjoy my savings
without earning them. [ assist my poor
kin; that is as much as I can do, for I
am in moderate might say very mod
ate-circumstances So let the preach
ers talk. "-Louasuille C0e,rier-Jo,umnl.