Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
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AT one masked ball in Sandusky, six
teen persons appeared as Oscar Wilde.
WHILE stingv husbands are not popu-
lar, every maiden likes TO have her beau
very close.
"PBANUT festivals are a new era in
the way OF church entertainments. They
gather in a great deal of money, as well
as amusement
A CYNIC says, "Second marriages are
an ofense against the eternal fitness of
things. They are like pouring hot wa
ter on secondhand tea leaves"
Ice CREAM is now served in molds to
resemble asparagus. This won't do.
The only way that will wean the girls
against it is to make it resemble onions.
Chronicle.
SoAP-BUBBbE parties are the revival of
juvenile pastime, much practiced in
London, with the difference that prize
bag is added, from which the one that
blows the most bubbles draws.
The wife of one senator who enter
tains lavishly, says that her bill for
flowers during the seven weeks, Wash
ington season. was $4,000, which is
nearly half of representative yearly
salary.
The belle at a party, with more favors
than her hands can hold, suspends the
bouquets presented TO her by satin rib
bOns from her waist, where they dangle
as civilized substitutes for the scalps she
has taken.
Two considerations: "What a
change" exclaims the novelist, Roe,
lone little woman can make in mans
life" Exactly; and what a heap of
change she requires while doing it,
atlanta Constitution.
LABoUCHERE, of the London Truth,
says he does not believe that there is
one plain woman in the world who would
not surrender every gift with which she
has been endowed in order to be the
most beautiful of her SEX"
"AH," he exclaimed, as he pressed
her tenderly to him at parting, ''shall I
hold you IN these arms again tomorrow
and paint you future with the bright
pigments of the imagination ?" "No,"
she said calmly, "not tomorrow: to-
morrow's wash day"
A PINE tree uprooted by recent in
undation in Oulais, Finland, was found
to have 1,099 annual rings. We saw
lady In the horse car the other day with
about the same number of rings; but she
was probably not nearly SO old as the
tree.-BOstOn Transcript.
The majority of New York women are
very stont, which a correspondent
ascribes to the fact that most city women
walk but little and eat great deal,
especially sweets which are sure to create
fat. One habitue of society lays six
pounds of flesh, added to 800 as the
consequence of eating Christmas can
dies.
A PARTY of gentlemen at club the
other evening were endeavoring to decide
what professional people are the most
likely to disparage one another. A law
yer suggested journalists. A journalist
suggested artists. Anactor claimed that
actors were not to be counted. Finally
it was decided that the honor belongs to
musicians.
A NEIGHBoR of Mr.. Miggs, glancing
out of the window, observed that esti-
mable man plugging up the knot-holes
In his backyard fence, and ventrred to
ask: "Any hard feelings agin' the
woman next door? ?" "No," returned
Miggs, placidly. "Mrs. Ms got rheu-
matiz in the jaw, and the doctor says she
must keep quiet"
A SOMEWHAT romantic wedding &C.
CURED at Amagansett, on Long Island,
recently. The bride was a Miss
Ferguson, the teacher of the village
school, and twenty of her little scholars
acted as bridesmaids. The bride and
groom when children played together
Subsequently, for Al years, they did not
see each other, but corresponded regu-
larly much of the time. Soon after
their meeting again they were married.
LONDON Truth is responsible for this
story: A young friend of mine was din
ing with his father a few nights ago.
" George" said the fond parent, when
they next met, "you took my overcoat
instead of your own; and regret to say
found the pockets of your coat full of
cigarettes and Matches" CT discover
ed my mistake, father" replied the son,
" directly [ got outside, for [ found the
pockets of the coat [ had on contained
chocolate creams and three pairs of
ladies gloves" We are inclined to think
that he got the best of the old man in
that heat.
"THE wise man makes no attempt to
do the training act after marriage, but
allows himself to be trained, submitting
gracefully, as he does to death and the
tax gatherer. Knowing that it is i'm
possible to work his wife up to certain
model which is the ideal, he determines
to let his wife do that work for him, and
however inconvenient it may be at times,
he is the happier for it, appears better
for it, passes muster in society and is
held up as an exemplar for refractory
husbands who kick in the harness or
have the temerity to dispute authority"
Chicago Tribune.
A FAMOUS Galveston belle wrote to a
dressmaker here few weeks since and
commanded a wedding dress of stated
style and material. The dress was
hardly boxed and sent off before the
Madame was in receipt of letter and
telegram from another Galveston damsel