Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-03
ODDS AND ENDS.

A teacher of penmanship believes in or
] der, for when he starts the copy-books
doesn't he set things to write ?-lSalem
Sunbeam.
According to the Concord Monitor the
Prohibitory candidate for Governor of New
Hampshire received one vote in his own
town. He made sure of it by casting 1t
himself
I" Eugene, Eugene, will you still insist
on wearing the hair of another woman upon
your head ," "Alphonse, Alphonse, do
you still insist on wearing the skin OF an
other calf upon your feet?"
| In lawsuit about the priority of the
invention of certain haycutters, the pre-
siding Judge gravely remarked that he
thought the haycutter was not the in
vention of any one man, as nearly every
| farmer had had hand In it."
Two freshmen in the library discussing
English lit: First F." Do you like Dick
ems stories?" Second F." Oh, yes J;
those I've read. Especially Pickwick
and Oliver Optic" First F." Yes !;
'Oliver Optic is good book. u Echo.
A Murray Hill New York; girl has had
one of her shapely feet modelled in marble,
and has presented it as birthday present
to her affianced husband for paper
weight. A st. Louis girl did the same
thing, but the unesthetic creature to whom
she is to be united heartlessly utilized the
gift as foundation for his new residence.
This was what broke the engagement, at
a time, too, when they had both sworn to
love each other until death do us part. F."
He never saw You look lovelier. She
You are a fiat-He grabbed his hat, rushed
from the house, and has not been seen
since She added mechanically erer,"
and wept Historically. = Philadelphia
Item.
personals in India journals are ex-
ceedingly interesting. For examples "We
are glad to learn that the marriage of Mr..
Rughoonathdas Mahowdas, a Kupola Bunia
merchant of Bombay, with Dhuncoorbal,
the daughter of Shet Gudhurdas Mohun-
das and the widow of Luchmichand, at
Dhurumsey, was recently celebrated at
Chinchpoogly.
A new petticoat has just been brought
out in London. SO arranged as to keep the
above the ankle, where it frequently an
noys by falling in. The plan is simple
one, and consists merely in crinoline
steel being run through casing In the
back breadth, where it stands out stiff1y
and holds out the dress.
When young man at a West End
boarding house found the girl he adored
was flirting with another man, he didn't
try to make either believe the other false.
He hired the waiter to bawl out in tine
kitchen, loud enough to be heard in the
dining-room, "Second plate O. pork, an
another helping O onions, an some more
pertaters, and a fresh plate O. bread for
Miss Blank" And the other fellow of
course heard it and dropped her.
The Chicago Tribune, having been asked
by subscriber whether or not it is con-
sidered proper for an engaged young
woman to dance with gentlemen at enter
tainments which her affianced does not at
tend, says: 1t depends upon where you
live In Boston or New York it might do,
but in Carson City or Lsadville an engaged
girl never dances with any gentleman ex-
cept her affianced. Very few men are will
ing to die for the sake Of girls enjoy
ment."
A very elegant visiting dress just COM
pleted for fashionable New York lady
had short skirt of garnet silk, trimmed
with two narrow plisses with pleated head
ing; an overskirt of striped velvet and
satin, with pointed tablier, trimmed with
a deep fall of Brussels net, heavily embroid-
cred with garnet beads and gold thread,
and full drapery at the back caught up on
one side with large bird with brilliant
plumage. A basque embroidered in garnet
beads and gold thread.