Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-04

his cane {; his legs were crossed. The
expression of his face was stern, as q
man born to command men. His
profession was clerk in q hide and
leather store. His mustache. curled
up to meet his hair. A bouquet
bloomed in the lapel Of his coat.
The ring on his finger had set rs
large as an acorn, and the pin in his
scarf looked like u champagne cork.
l glanced in through the sitting-room
window as I drove away with her
father, and the young lady was still
looking with tender interest at the
picture of George Stephenson.
The Science Of (ross-Examination
From the Boston Transcript
Lawyer: You say you know Mr..
Smith! rs
Witness: Yes, sir.
Lawyer: You swear you know him
Witness: Yes, sir.
Lawyer: You mean that you are
acquainted with him?
Witness: Yes, sir, acquainted with
him.
Lawyer: Oh, you don't know him ;
you are merely acquainted with him
Remember that you are on oath, sir.
Now be careful. You don't mean to
tell the court that you know all about
Mr.. Smith, everything that he ever
did?
Witness: No, l suppose
Lawyer: Never mind what you
suppose. Please answer my question.
Do you, or do you not, know every
thing Mr.. Smith ever did?
Witness: No, l.
Lawyer: That'll do, sir. No you
do not. Very good. So you are not
acquainted with all his acts?
Witness: OF course
Lawyer: Stop there. Are you, or
are you not?
Witness: No.
Lawyer: That is to say, you are
not so well acquainted with him as
you thought you we're?
Witness: Possibly not.
Lawyer: just 50. Now we begin to
understand each other. If you don't
know anything ABOUT MFR. Smith 6
acts when you are not with him, you
can't swear that you know him, can
you
Witness: If you put it that way.
Lawyer: Come, sir, don't seek to
evade my question. I'll put it to
you again. When you say you know
Mr.. Smith, you don't mean to say
you know everything he does?
Witness: No, sir; of course not.
Lawyer: just SO; of course not.
Then you were not quite correct when
you said you knew Mr.. Smith?
Witness: No, sir.
Lawyer: All, thought so. That'D
do, sir. You can stand down.
Fashion Notes.
Small black Neapolitan bonnets are
fashionable.
Braiding on jackets bids fair to be.
come very common.
Watering place dresses for day and
evening are short.
Alpaca or bectire dresses are i'm
ported from London.
Wild rose pink is the stylish colo
for evening dresses.
Veronese green is an artistic shad,
for spring dresses
Jersey gloves of black silk will b,
worn with spring suits.
Soldier blue is the popular shad'
for cloth jackets and suits.
Noon and 3 p. ra. are the fashiona
bic hours for day weddings.
Worth uses striped and changeabl
silks in his richest dresses.
Ostrich feathers droop over tn
front edge of large straw hats.
Persian cloth mantles trimmed wit
chenille fringe are very fashionable.
Puffs of ruches are more stylisl
than pleating for edging dress skirts.
Jersey jackets sre preferred to tn
masculine English walking jackets.
Silk underclothing in silk princess
shapes is worn with the new cos
tunes.
Basques with skirts of differen
fabrics are still popular and are eco
nomical.
Riding habits skirts barely touc
the ground when the weaer stand
erect. " t.e
Japanese satines, have heads, birds
fans, screens and letters printed upo
| them. - -..-: va ...
Brick-red silk stockings, with nee
ribbons to match, are worn wit
black dresses.
Gold collar buttons represent
pansy. bird or butterfly, or else the
have turquoise, pearl or diamond
the center. 49,
| Cream white cotton grenadine
made up over .satiile and trimmed wit
flowers cut out of cretonne for sun
mer dresses. A bonnet, fan and pa
asol are made to match these.
Mr.. Peter Herman, who left tn
city last June for Ireland, has n
turned with his family to Mexict
where he will permanently reside
Peter says he did not like the "Ol
Country They were accompanie
to these United States by Miss MAJ
Corrigan, a beautiful young lady an
cousin of Mrs. Mckernan. Pet,