The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
The Plump BeautIes OF Tanis.

exuberant in the cold and critical North
OF Europe constitutes. the popular ideal
OF female beauty In the regency of Tu-.
mis-. Among manageable young ladies
of that province slenderness Of form and
delicacy of proportions are regarded With
lustlfiable aversion as disqualification
for the welded state. The fatter the
maiden, the better is her chance of maxi
ing a good and early match. To be alb
normally obese is to be certain of draw
ing prize in the matrimonial market.
and the loveliest itheness remains I'M
wooed, while homely corpulence can
pick and choose from among throng of
eligible suitors. How deep root this
prediction for capacious charms has
struck in the Tunisian nanlybosofe NAV
be gathered from the fact that widowers
deslrous to marry again, should they
haply, moved by family or pecuniarY
considerations, select q bride whose d.
mansions are reported to fall something
short OF those to which their previous
experiences had accustomed them. are
wont to send the dear departed's +" cir
die and bracelets to the parents Of their
too-exigious betrothed. On receipt Of
these articles, conveyingta delicate hint
that it might be, expedient7to make up
for natures shortcomings by some Judi
cious treatment, the brides papa and
mamma proceed to fatten her with as
s1dultY and dispatch. For some weeks
she leads the life of a Strasbourg goose
and when she has attained the necessary
goodly proportions her nuptials are eel
ebrated to the entire satisfaction of eve.
rybody concerned in them. London
Telegraph. b ..,-..... LIZ h.
Ex-GOv. Hnbbard's Daughter and
/ t.,.sragl Her Husband. dyn@ esfW
Newspaper readers will readily recall
the sensation created two years ago by
the elopement and marriage Of daugh-
ter of ex- Gov. Hubbard, of Connecticut,
with a coachman named Shepard. Tt
has, since that time, been reported that
the couple We're living In pinching pow
erty, but this statement is not true
Soon after the marriage they went to
board with Shepard's brother in Hart
ford. Mrs. Shepard occasionally visited
her fathers house to see her mother and
sisters, but the presence of her husband
in the home of her father was strictly
forbidden. Shepard has q wealthy uncle
living in Middleton, Ct, who became
interested in Shepard after the elope-
ment. The uncle was somewhat nettled
by insinuations that Shepard was not
good enough for the young lady, and to
show that the sympathy was practical
made tender of pecuniary assistance. He
made deposit of the necessary amount
of money, and Shepard was enabled to
purchase an interest in a well-estab-
lished livery. business in New Haven.
Not only is the former coachman doing
well in business, but he is, conducting
himself in manly manner in other
ways, and his wife is reported to be very
happy. She is seen frequently driving
in her phaeton, and, it is understood, is
kindly received by many of her old
friends in New Haven. Once in a while
she goes to Hartford, and is noticed as
being in perfect health and looking pref
tier than ever. She keeps up a thor
oughly stylish appearance, and has mon-
ey enough from her husband to warrant
it, all of which proves that she is not
living in poverty as thousands of
people all over the, country, who have
become interested in her welfare, will
be happy to learn. sliA81h 10 't5f5ian