The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-30
THE LADIES.

New York claims 10000 selfsup-
porting women.
a New York girl has case in
which she displays a series of past eu-
gagement rings, the New York Hour
eaye.
The Paris Figaro says that of every
twenty marriages ih that city FIVE arc
she work of professional matrimonial
agencies.
House linen in Germany lasts long
time from being so seldom washed. II
is a sign of wealth to wash such things
but four times a year.
The question is asked whether it IL
worse for the Chinese 10 admire a
small, deformed foot than for the
French, English, and Americans to
admire a small, deformed waist.
"Well, you'll own she's got pretty
foot, won't your" Eyes, I'll grant yov,
that; but then it never made half as
much of an impression on me as tho
old mana.
"My mothers going to get new
piano" said little girl to another Il
few days ago. "Oh, that's nething."
replied the other, "my mothers gong
to get divorce"
We know lady who never hurries
her dressmsker. She waits until all
the neighbors get through with her.
This lady, by the way, Is the best
posted on village news of any person
in town.
The latest sweet thing for the ladies
is ivory heels on wedding slippers.
When the first-born gets old enough
to get into mischief the ivory heels
should be removed.
Elder sister; "Well, dear, did you
have a pleasant time at the theatre to-
night?" Younger ditto-"Oh, it was
just lovelyl cried all the time"
Elder sister-"Did you? Oh, how I
wish I'd been therel'
Tom Scott Was only earning 500
month when he married. He died
with an inc,mc Of 100000 a year.
This figariirg shows plainly enough the
advantages Of getting married.
When a boy walks with girl as
though he were afraid some one would
see him, the girl ia his sister. If hs
walks so close to her as to nearly crowd
her against the fence, she is the sister
of some one else.
The new constitution of the Episco.
pal Diocese Of Iowa permits women to
vote at vestry meetings for officers of
the church and on all other questions,
but does not allow them to hold Office
in the church.
Out in Durango, Col, recently,
marriage took place, and the notice of
it in the daily paper said: Cards"
Every person in the whole town bought
a pack, and some a couple of them.-
[Puck.
| A spirited and fastidious Ottawa
girl declined to be married, though
the guests were assembled and the
bridegroom waiting, because the train
of her dress did not hang properly.
Expostulation was in vain. The we'd
ding was postponed a week.
| Il fashionable New York dOctsr
has cured several fashionable women
of spinal disease by making them wear
lower heels on their boots.
4 writer for the Glasgow Nows says
that the mania for slender figures is to
be laid at the door of fashionable mag
azines, where the human figure il in
variably represented entirely out Of
proportion.
BY immersing the stems of white
roses in red and green ink they may
be colored greens pink and fiesh color.
They viii look as if nature had dons
the work, and it only takes ter Hill
ntes to change the color.
fla girl has pretty teeth she laughs
often, if she's got pretty foot she'll
wear a EhoTt dress, and if shes got a
: neat hand she's fond of a game Of whist;
and If the reverse, she dislikes these
} small affairs.
A man who helps to circulate a
9 piece OF gossip Is as bad as the ono who
originated it. To put your fist into s.
z tar barrel and then go round shaking
hands With everybody is what some
people like to do.
Young ladies seouId have an eye to
color in selecting lawn tennis and arch
cry costumes. They should never weaE
blue, because blue does not correspond
well with the color of the grass; neith-
81 docs violet.
It is not the fashion for ladies to
kiss each other by way of friendly cal
utation, nov. They only touch each
others finger tips, family murmur, "Sc
/ glad to zee you, and pass on. Thers
- lis no longer any danger of their com