Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-28
A MIXTURE.
COLUMN OF RECENT PARAGRAPHS OF
MIXED nature.
Literature, Drama, sporting, Religious,
Fashion, Political. Educational
and Personal Items.

Punch says that "The wind is ill-tem.
pered to the shorn lamb"
Jennie June is so near.sighted that she
has to hold on to somebody when she
walks about.
Fanny Davenport will go starring in a
glass dress next season. If anybody
throws stones at her there will be a row.
l trust the fabric is of ground glass.
Neat little brown straw bonnets have
brown satin strings and a band of pleas
ants feathers. These are to be worn with
the brown costumes just now SO fashion
able.
Mrs Brown, | do wish you would try
to bring David cut little. Why, do you
know he's SO bashful that 1 really think if
he caught the measles they wouldn't come
out"
Some orc says the flower of the British
army IS out against the Beers in South
Africa. The commanders name indicates
that it is the Colley flower. Il New Orleans
Picayune.
The front breadth of white satin dresses
is often ircrusted with solid embroidery
of Roman pearls or white crystal beads,
while the court train used is OF brocade in
velvet o. silk.
4 Frenchman on the point of being
guillotined was asked if he had any last
wish to make. The dying mans wish is
held sacred. Eyes, he replied, 81 want
to learn the English language"
Encopra cement. Jones lwho has just
added the last finishing. touch to his
picture,: "Well?" Smith "Well,
you've jpst got it into capital state to
begin working upon !"-lPunch.
A Unitarian paper thinks that " Lent is
a good sanitary regulation, though it has
lost much of its religious significance, be-
cause Il checks unlimited gayety aud
gives an opportunity for the cultivation
OF friendship"
Some 1aringly pretty woman no doubt
started the fashion of wearing veil OF
red net. Some silly ones may follow her
example, but no woman with red veil
over her face can pass current as lady of
taste and fashion.
Among the fruits of revival work in
Brooklyn, n. Y, has been the conversion
of prominent liquor dealer, who has
poured GU. mis- liquors into the gutter. The
house is now occupied by a converted
negro minstrel or note.
Senator Brown of Georgia is man of
blonde complexion and thin positive face
He is erect and dignifed; white hair
fringes mis- head, aud white curtain OF
beard hangs from his chin in straight
and precise fashion. His voice is clear and
his enuneiation distinct.
Court trains and petticoats in the style
OF Louis NV. are much used. TIE trains
are very iorg, and often measure eighty
inches from the waist They are nom
houfant, falling pisialy from the waist,
where their fullness il gathered in deep
shirriug o. laid in heavy pleats.
The rgcdiot,on that large bonnets would
he @ora fy all fashionable women has not
been iuihiled. On the contrary, WORD
comes from Paris that there the small CO
pote is TIE one shape for fnll-dregs coca
sioas. Doubtless, however the large
shapes vi reign supreme at Saratoga and
Newport daring the coming season.
Four missionaries have sailed from
England for the Congo, West Africa, to re.
inforce tire Livingstone Tor Congol Inland
Mission. This new expedition took with
them steam launch for the navigation of
the lower river, and seven roomed house
in sections, to be erected as a depot and
mission station at Banana, at the mouth of
the Congo.
a curious book has appeared in Paris.
1t is history of the recent " Expulsion of
the Religious Congregations, graphically
told Or tnree hundred different writers,
who were, presumably, witnesses of the
scenes that attended the expulsion in diff
ferent parts of France The Due de Broe
lie has written a review of the political
aspects Of the question, which serves as an
introduction.
James Russell Lowell, in his Worcester
address. mentioned as examples of self
culture Abraham Lincoln and General Gar
field. Il was curious, he said, that those
who turned out to be remarkable men gen
orally ne. with encouragement at the time
they wanted it, and General Garfield was
among tie examples. His career from the
time he made up his mind to acquire edu-
cation might almost be said TO have been
heroic.
We have seen many fine feldshots who
were deficient at the trap, simply because
their nerves were unStrung when shooting
In a crowd, but we have never known a
good trap-shot who could not do fair exc
cution in the field after few hours expe-
ricnce. And, again, q good trout fisher
man gets the knack Of luring and handling
salmon, as it were, by instinct, but the
salmon angler seldom gets down to the fine
art of basketing the little beauties of our
mountain brooks.
There has just died in Bolton, England
a woman named Sarah Gore who was over
100 years old, having been born on De
cember 10, 1880 She was native Of
Yorkshire, but has resided 10 Bolton for
seven years. She was weaver and was
the mother of twelve children, OF whom
three are living. The eldest is so years of
age, and the youngest Sc, both living in
Bolton. The old lady had more than so
grandchildren and twice that number of
great grandchildren. The deceased had
good eyesight to the last.
Maudle on the choice of profession |
Maudle " How consummately lovely your !
son is, Mrs. Brown" Mrs. Brown "a Phil |
istine from the country: What? He's |
rice, manly boy, if you mean that, Mr.. |
Maudle. He has Just left schsol, you !
know, and wishes 60 be an artist"
Maudle " Why should he be an artist ?"
Mrs. B:own Well, he must be some. !
tdiyg!" Maudlo: "Why should he be /
anything Why no. let him remain for
ever content to exist beautifully :" Mrs. !
Brown determines tia. ut all events her |
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