National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-13
FOR THE WOMEN.

| Queen Victoria is to summer by the
Lake of Como in Italy.
Matilda Fletcher is after Bob Inger-
soil. Bob will find that Matilda is bigger man
than little Delaware
She was at the Cape May depot, look
| ing for her lover last Saturday afternoon, and
when he did not come she went to her hotel, tied
her head up with towel, and put her feet in mus
tard water. Poor, dear girl!
.-"Matildy," said Mrs. McSpilkins to
her new help, who was that black loafer saw in
the kitchen last night eating supper? 1 thought
| you told me you never had any friends coming to
see you?" Il don't know muffin about dat mig
gah reckons de uddah cook left him dare when
| she went away"
The Lille is the sweet name OF the
ugliest hat ever invented for mortal child. 1t has
a square fiat crown, and brim that turns down
everywhere except in front, where it jerks up in
pug -nosed way, and is trimmed with a bow of
| narrow satin ribbon and a cluster of silk tufts
| surrounding an aigrette.
Mrs Milford, of New York, is referred
to by London journals for the great elegance of
her costumes at fashionable entertainments. The
lady will be recalled daughter of the late Hor-
ace F. Clark and granddaughter of Commodore
Vanderbilt. She married Mr.. Clarence Collins
of this city, and subsequently, Mr. Milford, an Eng
lish gentleman of excellent connections, in Chi
cago, and with him went abroad.
"A Cambridge (N[ass.) sensation is to
the effect that ladies living near Ko Kun Hua the
Chinese professor at Harvard, recently heard ter
ribly chilling screams coming from the house, and
impelled by mingled curiosity and philanthropy,
called to learn the cause, when they told that
the little daughter of the family had been under
going the Chinese rite of foot COMPRISING, which,
though its results are incomparably beautiful in
Chinese eyes, is inexpressibly painful during the
operation.
"A gentleman had five daughters, the
first of whom married man by the name of Poor,
the second Mr.. Little, the third Mr.. Short, the
the fourth Mr. Brown, the fifth Mr.. Hogg. At
the wedding of the latter, her sisters, with their
husbands, were there, and the old gentleman said
to the guests: 81 have taken pains to educate my
daughters that they might act we'll their part of
life and do honor to my family. find that all my
pains care. and expectations haveturned utnoth-
ing but Poor, Little, Short, Brown, Hogg."
Alexandra of Wales is represented as
looking at recent state bali the "prettiest and
most charming lady in England" Her dress was
of silver gray tulle, embroidered in Greek pat
term with pearls, and caught here and there with
bouquets of silver daisies. The tulle train was
spangled with silver, the corsage was studded with
pearls and diamonds, and the tiara that crowned
the Princess soft brown hair made of the same
precious stones. One gazes at the slight, dainty
figure and young face, and, with very strong
effort of memory recalls that this is the mother of
young man of seventeen and four other scions.
Give the girls fair chance, an even
start fair field and no favor" in the school, in
the sanctum, in the workshop the studio, the fac
far- nd he
trum-anywhere, everywhere. Then if the girl can
and does beat me, why, God bless the girl let her
gol And 1 will throw up my hat and hurrah
while she sweeps under the wire and carries away
the purse Ny dear boys, if ii wasn't for the girls
and women in this world wouldn't want to live
in it longer than fifteen minutes. Some day you
will know that about all that is good, and noble,
and pure in your life you draw from your sister
or some other fellows sister.