Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04
flRESiDE CHIT-CHAT.

IHE " old pewter craze threatens 10
rival the craze for old porcelain in New
England.
ct DECLARE" said Julia, "you take
the words right out of my mouth. "No
wonder; they are SO sweet" said Henry.
The day was set that evening.
WANT to know how to tell the most
stylish dress? Get in crowd, and mark
the one that all the women turn up their
noses at.
Chow sensibly your little boy talks |"
exclaimed Mrs. Smith. Eyes," replied
Mrs. Brown; she hasn't been among
company yet"
A CINCINNATI paper says that there
is a regular matrimonial epidemic among
old society men at present, but the
French say that a man is most irresisti-
BILE at fifty.
"SAvE One Little Kiss for Papa" is
the title of tine latest song. If this re-
mark is aimed at Chicago girl with
four steady beaux the old mans chances
are pretty slim. Chicago Tribune.
"HUsBAND and wife," says some sage
person, "should no more struggle to get
the last word than they should struggle
for the possession of lighted bomb. )"
They don't. The wife gets it without a
struggle. The Judge.
IT is estimated that 5000 fathers and
mothers are living with married sons and
daughters in Chicago. This does not
seem at all strange, except to a young
man who thinks of marrying to have
some one to take care of him.
In the street car: Blonde-"They say
Carrie is engaged" Brunette" En-
gagged why, she was married month
ago and has just sued for divorce.
Blonde" How romantic ! Isn't it
splendid ?"-Boston Transcript.
AN afternoon tea on Beacon street.
Snodklns: " Have you read THE Pale,
Pale Moon, Miss Amy 2" Miss Amy
Southslope: eyes, 1 began it; but it
wasn't lovely enough. 1 like real blind
love, don't you know ?"-Harpard
Lanapoon.
New YORK is trying to introduce the
fashion of early parties, and one of the
clubs has taken the name "Small and
Early" This makes the swell young
men who saunter in about 8 o'clock ask
if this is ga children's party" But they
must come early or stay away as the
ladies have made the rule that elf any
man cometh twice late he shall not be
invited to any of the subsequent meet
ings."
SHAKING hands is an art much Guilt
waited In high society. To squeeze ex-
quisitely without being bold, to surren-
der the hand just freely enough to be
cordial without being spooney, to get it
back without any seeming effort, to dis
engage it from the masculine grip-all
these are achievements of more or less
difficulty.
The fashionables of the Quaker City
have introduced the o'clock tea with a
novel and appalling addition. They give
a pretty little teapot to the gentleman
who drinks the most tea. At one of
these affairs last week a young broker
drank thirty mine cups, and such is the
strength of his constitution that he was
not carried out on a shutter, and at the
latest reports was still alive.
"AND will you be able to give up
those frequent nights at your whist club
for the sake OF your duckey? En-, my
dear?" He" Give them up, my angel ?
What would / not give up to gain you?''
She-"You mean that, really" He
REALLY - She-"Then l tell you
what, dear. when we are married we will
put no cards after the announcement
in the papers, SO as to let your Whist
playing friends know what to expect y
London Fun.
The wedding itself, calculated on the
basis of $40 to the minister, is 1892. Is,
and then there is $500 for journey and
$3.50 for furniture after the return.
Family expenses-for the ante-addition
period-are estimated ST., 800 year, and
altogether it is concluded that no young
man can venture without $4,000 in
pocket and an income of 81, 500 a year.
It is added, however, that plain mar
riage ceremony can be had of the prop
er officials for So. 75.-Sprin4feld Re
publican.
AT the New York Casino ball some
young English girls wore short hair
curled. This is revival of an old style,
and is credited to the Archduchess
Louise Victor, who, being simple and
child-like in her tastes, detested the re-
strictions to which etiquette imposes
upon those born to the purple. One
evening, wearying of the archduke's en-
treaties to wear corOnal OF Jewels, as
beftted her rank, she cut off her magpifi-
cent chevelure, saying, as she presented
herself to her husband: '' You'll not ask
me to wear diamonds any MORE
A LONDON correspondent not long
since observed ga lady, who bore no re-
semblance whatever to the goddess Mi
nerva, carrying snake, life size, made
| of shaded plush and cOiled I'D on the
top of her muff. The horrid thing was
duly provided with fangs and eyes, and
the realistic effect of the whole op.
pressed me with the same creepy sensa-
ton which assails me whenever am in
duced to enter the reptile house in the
Geological Gardens, or look at Dore's
magnificent but horror-inspiring picture,
The Lifting of the Brazen Serpent in
the Wilderness.
THEY are two lovers he 10 and she 8.
1t is June evening, and they are sitting
with their arms around each other on