The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-14
Wales ABOUT WOMEN.

"A grass widow Is anything but green.
"A young lady teacher in the school at
Dunkirk, N. Y, is cousin 10 President
Garfield.
A girl committed suicide at Delphi,
Ind, because her parents would not lot hor
bang her hair.
Puck speaks Of a young lady who is
not native New Yorker, but only New
Yorker by vaccination.
A Portland woman has been arrested
for cruelty boating 3-year old child be-
cause he wouldn't say his prayers.
Tho Russian Czarina is said to bs in
terror for her children, and to suspect her
maids Of honor Of completely with the Mini;
lists.
Young ladies and elephants attain their
growth at eighteen. But here snalogy
ceases. One trunk 10 enough for an sle-
phant
just how TO make a twenty yard carpet
ft into twenty-to yard room is what is
agitating the minds Of the migratory house
wives Of to-day.
Worth has made for nj English lady
green velvet cloak costing $500. A pecu-
liar effect is seen in its turning all her ac-
quar- ntances green-with envy.
my dear" said en- anxious malron 70
her daughter, ait is very wrong for young
people TO be throwing kisses at each other"
"Why so, mammal I'm sure they don't
hurt, even If they do hit"
May is one Of the unluckY months fcr
marriages. The other unlucky months are
January, February, March, April, June
July, August, September, October, Noyem.
Der and December.
--BeacoLs6eld treated women es pretty
dolls aud paid them exaggerated comrli-
msnts. Labouchere tells OF Wing lady
who ,slked to him long and learnedly, aud
his reply was "You darling"
A girl recently took bottle Of chloro-
form TO school, at MiddlepOrt, N. Y, and
applied the liquid to her own aud her COM
panions noses so effectually that il was
with great difficulty that their lives were
saved.
"A Boston lawyer said "And here
take occasion to remark that nyarisbly, IL
a woman owns a large landed estate, she is
surs TO get married from time TO time, 70
often as death affords an opportunity, thus
making great embarrsssments in tracing
titles.
Women can keep secrets. 4 Worcester
girl, on a friends promising sOlemnly not
to tell, told that she was going TO hsYs four
new dresses, costing $50 each. The friend
religously kept her promise not to tell, and
the first mentioned young lady dOssnt
speak 70 her now.
Rev. Mr.. vsndeburg, Of Springfield,
ILL.,, has bad tempered wife. Booming
enraged at him. she cut bis Sunday coat,
vest and shirt into threds, and then tried TO
further use the knife ON bis body. He con-
cluded that forbesrauoe would no longer b
q virtue, and had her arrested.
Tight lscing caused the liver Of en- In
diana woman to grow fast To the spigas-
trium, causing her death. Ladies csunot
be too careful in guarding against such
calamity as this. When tight lsoing must
be INDUCED in tho spigastrium should be
removed and locked up in the bureau
drawer for safety.
An old woman, picked up in the street
in Louisville in the most wretehed and
hlthy condition and apparently dying of
starvation, was taken to the hospital, where,
her daughter coming 10 see her, it was dis
covered that che was wealthy aud owned
considerable real estate in the city. But
she was a veritAble miser. and made her
home all alone in the gaTret Of one Of her
empty houses.
Selma Ditzell, Chicago domestic ser
want, being threatened with arrest on .
charge Of stealing 81 from her mistress, de-
clnred herself guilty. She was thersupon
forgiven and retained in employment.
That night she took poison, and just bciOrs
her death solemDly protested that she was
innoeont, having made false confession TO
save herself from imprisonment.
They tell the story in NewburyPort
about man who called upon a respectable
widow of his scquaintanes and said; Mad
am, I'm looking for wife. don't think
you'll hardly do, but didn't know but you
might think Of somebody that would" The
bewildered man has forgotten what the
widow said, but has the impression that
tornado struck tie bown about that time.