Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-05
NUMBER %.
SOCIETY CHIT.CHAT.


No more bare -fsted men at weddings,
balls, or parties is the substance of q
proclamation Just issued in the east for
the benefit of those who belong to "our
best society,""
ONE of the October brides will wear q
dress of white brocade velvet, trimmed
with genuine pearls. 1t was made in
Paris, Of course, and, too, it should be
known, Eugene once had robe exactly
like it.-NeW York Paper.
HARPER's Bazaar thinks that most
women enjoy the festivities which men
detest, and refers TO some of their
pleasures as "rapid junketings." Az
Oscars followers would say, this is too
awfully, horribly, utterly unkind, you
know.
THERE prevails delusien among
women of the present day that painted
eyebrows and tints underneath the eyes
enhances beauty, but "if they did but
know it "a contrary effect is produced
on observers. York Mail and
Express.
Sand do You expect to complete the
work this season." he said to the lady
on the watering place hotel piazza, who
was exhibiting gorgeous embroidery.
Goodness, moi" she said; "why, I've
bad this three years. only work on II
when we are at hotels"
"I'M sure he is no gentleman, she
said to her mamma on her return from a
casino entertainment at Newport, "for
he tucked his napkin uuder his chin and
pulled the game to pieces with his bare
fingers y well, l never?" exclaimed
ma, "and his father railroad president,
toop
A YOUNG lady lately lost her husband,
who was about seventy years old. "But
how did you happen to marry man OF
that age?" asked one of her friends.
"Why," said the young widow, "you
see. only had the choice between two
old men, and of course | took the old
est.
Says an English girl: English
women can't hold candle to French
women 10 the matter of flirting. 1t seems
to come naturally to them. Even a
French spinster has sort of air about
her, as though she bad no idea of saying
good-by to youth aud fun and liveliness,
as an English ole maid too often does. u
Mr.. HOFFMAN and Miss Barr Ssre
married in the Gothic chapel, which is a
chamber in the Mammoth cave. II
satisfied everybody concerned except the
bride, who was compelled to wear an
unbecoming flannel suit, because the
drippings of the cave would have ruined
the handsome bridal dress that had been
made for her.
FASHIONABLE wedding card ceremo-
MES have gone to the length of enclos-
ing the cards of the bride, the groom,
the brides father, the brides mother.
the young married couple at home and
the clergyman performing the ceremony.
They are all enclosed in one large enye-
lope. Why not include the "hired
man " and the sisters and the cousins
and the auuts of the happy pair
"1'vE got message for you from Miss
F." said waiter at Newport hotel
to a fashionable young Boston man, who
had been secretly congratulatIng him,
self on his fancied conquest Of the heart
of the young lady in question. "Wbat
is it ?" he asked with great eagerness,
slipping a fifty-cent piece into the
waters hand. "She says she will give
you five dollars to stop picking your
'eeth with fork at the table. ."-BrOok.
Ign Eagle.
The costliest pair of shoes have ever
seen cover the pedal extremities of a
New York lady-S39 were paid for them.
The same lady wore pair of stockings
which COT. $40. They were made Of
black silk and midway between the
ankle and the knee was a green tree en-
broidered IN silk, and resting upon the
branches Of the tree were bIight-plumed
birds-some in the act OF flying. On the
"bulge" or largest part of the stocking
was huntsman, clad in red shirt and
trousers, taking aim ut the birds in the
tree. Upon the instep was the mono.
gram of the lady wrought ID gold let.
tiers. Between the knee and the upper
part of the stocking were eighteen mar
row bands of many varying hues.
troH Free Press.
Social etiquettsi is something tremend.
Gus III Sdxony. A correspondent writes
"You must never ent n place of busi-
ness where there are ladies without re.
moving your hat, passing the compli-
ments OF the day and making a respect.
fui bow. When your business is tran
acted you must not tear out of the store
as if pursued by furies. You must say
good day. or good evening" or some
thing else appropriate Tin German, Of
course), bow TO those in the store, walk
quietly to the door, turn again, bow
yourself out. If you sit down at table
in a restaurant where there are Others
sitting you must bow to each person
separately and pass compliment. On
leaving the table you must go through
The same Performance.