The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-16
FOR THE WOMEN.

my wedding trip said the bride
groom as h. stumbled over his wiie'S
train.
-Elopemen,s are becoming quite lash
ionable. A horse ran away with an old
maid the other day in New York.
"A gentleman who had . writing wife.
on being c"mplimented hv a friend Oh the
lady's wisdom, replied: 'Sir. very wise
woman is very foolish thing.
Eliza Lucas. wife Of Charles Hickey,
was the first To- attempt the culture "t rice
in South Carolina, and Donna Maria
d Escobar. Spanish lady living at Lima.
"A 81 Lonis girl has nearly succsc.ied
in making one quid of gum last her thirty
days, hut she refuses To tell whether she
mixed straw or grass with ii.-Ihelroit
Free Pres.
An exchange speaks oi i new fashion
in gait for girls, but a stroll along some
of our streets i'm the soft summer twilight
will convince anyone that the old gate still
holds its own on public favor.
There is no greater bressch oi polite
ness than To urge guests At the table Ia be
helped to certain dishes. An invitation is
all-sufficient, as il Is taken Tor granted
that none will decline a dish Of which
they desire to partake.
1t is proposed To raise q fund for
brave Kate Shelly. who SD bravely ri>ked
her life in going to the rescue Of the men
lost in the terrible railway accident on the
night OF July 8. at Boone. In. She is very
poor. and her mother is a widow.
Lady Mary Wortley Montague was
the first person who introduced in"cula
in England. To do this she had Ia face
the frowns oi the medical fraternity: but,
despite opposition. incubation was adopt
cd. and men availcd themselves oi
woman'> enterprise
Miss Anna Dickinson has lately becn
speaking very iorciblv at temperance
meeting at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Il
am not Il temperance advocate she said.
'.but can tell YOU that women'> proper
work is with her sisters. and not with men !:
You fai! when YOU can do the most good
A blessing Tor women i'm the shape oi
Il darncr has lately been invented. which.
by attaching To- any straight needle NIT
chine. the household darning may bc "a
efiectually done Is ii the hands had piled
the busy needle. Stockings and all kinds
oi clothing can he darned by the aid al
this novel invention.
A wall pocket for ferns and grasses Is
pret,ilv formed from a folding japanese
fan. Open about half way ana ias,cn it
il 10 a pastehoard back al the same size
and shape. making pocket. After
filling it with ferns tack il In the wall. in
Ginning il little to one side So that it
shall have the effect Of Il cornucopia.
.The busy feet forever come and 90,
The sounds OF work and strife are never
still:
Oh. for the grassy pastures green and low.
The strawberry blossom aud the DAT
fordil:
How peacefully the mellow sunshine died.
Amid the rushe> bv the river side
To preserve Plums.-Look them over
and pick out all that are imperfect or un-
sound Make syrup OF sugar and clar-
lily it, When perfectly clear and boiling
hot. pour over the plums. Let them re-
main in the syrup two days, then drain of,
make it boiling hot, skim il and pour il
over again. Let it remain another day ar
two. and then put over the fire and sim
mer gently till the syrup is thick and rich.
Use pound OF sugar IL each pound Oi
fruit.