Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-12-07
SOCIETY CHIT-CHAT.

wife in company is generally afraid to
open ms mouth when they are alone.
IT is a New York idea that a girl who
is bridesmaid three times in one season
is very likely to depart from this life an
old maid. But then, how many girls
act as bridesmaid three times in one sea-
son? Don't be alarmed, girls.
A PoETEss in the Philadelphia Bulle-
tin says: al ask no gems of him love. "
Step right up this way, dear; top floor,
second door to the right. You're the
girl we've been in search of ever since
we could afford to get married.
A PIECE of rose point lace at the
London aquarium, g.. yards long, is val
ued at $1,000. There are ninety-six
sprays to each inch of the fabric, and
each spray cost two days labor, showing
that it required the seven years work of
skilled workman to complete the tritle.
A LADY proprietor of a boarding
house not a hundred miles away from
Boston is afflicted with a nature too deli
cately strung for this world. She in
variably speaks of her boarders az her
"remunerative gpests." This is almost
as good as Mr.. Micawber's 'stipendiary
emoluments."
NOTHING shocks a woman worse than
to have to answer the front door bell
with her hair ali down. If she carries
her switch in her hand it's dead square
give away, and if she leaves it hanging
across char back in the second story 1t
doesn't add at all to her good looks
Phiia. ChrOnjci".
A CLEVELAND dentist says: Women
dure PAIN than men. Men are always IN
IA hurry, dislike the restraint ard me
nervous. Fuss | should say so, and
the bigger and stronger the utau, the
louder he 'hollers.' Children are the
hardest patients, women the most M.
merous, aud the business Is improving all
the time.
AT the fan aud lace exhibition now he.
ing held at the aquarium III brighton,
Eng, In shown magnificent anuqu.
rose Venetian point tiounce, wh,rn
measures over six wards IN length, aud
is nearly hree.quartcrs Of a yard wide.
1t is in splendid condition, and l;s value
Is estimated nj over 1000 gulneas. 1t Ii
believed 10 be the finest specimen of tins
lace i'll the world, certainly the best ill
Europe. 1t has been heavily insured
while on view.
Miss AMATEUR took part III some
private thcatrlgals aud WAS cast t. the
part OF a society lady. How did do q
she asked h,r dear Trend after the per-
formarcr. "IOu did spIendidlN" Ie-
piled the dear friend, with animation.
"You acted Just ike lazy who hai
been ust d to the best of society all your
lfe-qute retioed, you know. | don't
see how you could do il. You're born
actress. That's what everybody said.
You dIdn't appear one blt hike yourself
OF course, Miss Amateur Is delighted,
but she doesn't look t. Boston Ir0H-
script.
The New York Mail raises the query:
Ought the clergyman to kiss the
brlie?" We should say that it depends
a good deal on the sweetness OF the
brides lips. the younguess OF her years
aud the good nature or muscularlty Of
tine bridegroom. This opinion is from
lay standpoint, but Were we clergy
man and the bride kissable. she should
be kissed, even II n knockdOwn from the
bridegroom was sure to follow. Just
because man Is minister, he isn't go.
ing To give up everything that makes
this life worth living go BoStnH Iraa.
script.
SOCIETY in New York has invented a
simple and touching amusement. 1t
requires neither brains nor much eNer-
thArAf,rA ,Nnn,1IuT
This mild excitement is nothing more
nor less than top-spinning, which, with
the assistance Of the so.called wcae er
sex, served SO show the skill of the par
ticipants, and while away many weary
hour. The young men stand Ill the CEN
ter of ring of girls aud peg away at
each others tops until one of the toys is
split. The victorious gladiator receives
congratulations from the crowd Of fair
admirers, and is awarded a prize OF
greater or less value, according to pre-
vious understanding.
RECENTLY the Rev. Mr.. Talmage
walked into the "whisperers" and scan
GSr ftTess w gaaab6uis, b ShHisr4e
scandal -mongers, whisperers and ever
lasting snoops, | hate them with vehe-
mency, and | ask God to give me in
tensity with which to hate them. L
think among the worst of the Whisper
ers are those who gather up all the ma
licious things that have been said about
you, and bring them to you without any
of the extenuatiug circumstances. After
they have made your feelings all raw,
they will take this brine and turpentine
and aquafortis and rub it in with coarse
| towel till it sinks to the bone. They
make you a pin-cushion in which to
thrust all the sharp things they have
heard about you, and then the whisper
er adds, "Don't get me into the scrape;
don't tell anybody I told you.'