Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
FIRESIDE CHIT-CilAT.


young men on the eve of matrimony
FDoes she kiss her poodle ?"
A FASHION and society gossip, who
signs the name "Clara Belle is a he,
and his name is Frank File, of the New
York Sun.
AT Nice, an ostrich feather which be-
gan at the front of a lady's bat fell down
her back, and at her waist was fastened
with q diamond brooch.
MARY CLEMMER says that only one
girl in 500 can be happy as clergyman s
wife. She tried it, and she didn't get to
see circus for eleven years. Detroit
Free Press.
THE Gothic style of handwriting, now
SO popular among young ladies, may
have it's disadvantages. 1t is said that a
young man who recently received a spec
linen of it could not tell, for the life of
him, whether it was, {" Yes, with pleas
ure, % No, thank you,' or sketch of
picket fence.
WHEN the venerable Mr.. Toy, of Con-
necticut, was married to a you t1ful
| bride some weeks ago, he gave the Rev.
Mr.. Dodge, of Yarmouth, Mass, 81, 900
as wedding fee, and added another
| ST., 500 to enable Mr.. Dodge to visit Eur
ope. 1t is hardly necessary to state that
Mr.. Toy had never been married before.
A PHILADELPHIA girl was so thought
less as to tell friend that at her we'd
ding the names of the donors would not
be displayed with the presents. OF
course the friend told. Her wedding
came off the other day and the presents
were not displayed either. They con-
sisted of 1872 plated sugar spoons and
1880 salt-cellars. PhiLadeLphda Meas.
Four men were necessary to carry a
floral ship to the Gallia on Wednesday,
which was a goodbye gift to bride and
bridegroom who were passengers. It
was four feet long and eight feet high
and was made almost entirely of violets
and roses. The critics say 1t was the
most expensive and handsomest thing of
the kind that has been seen this season.
-Nea0 York Mail and Express.
A MEAN Boston reporter declares that
seven young women In horse car in that
city all had one of their hands ungloved.
This ungloved hand, whether right or
left, always lay on top of the other in
their laps, or always arranged their hair,
or smoothed down their clothes, or
waved the conductor to stop the car.
These seven ungloved hands were COW
cred with rings, which shone and spark.
led whenever the hands moved. OF
course it only happened SO, and only
mean Boston reporter would try to make
anything else out of it.
JUDGE W, of the state of Maine.
was absent mindedly putting on his
overcoat to go out, when his wife said to
him: /" L want a spool of black silk
letter c. Please go down street and
get it. With his mind busy with the
law points involved III the last Jury trial,
he went, and innocently told the coun-
terman that his wife wanted him to let
her see" some black silk. His amiable
wife was quite startled when he came
back with numerous samples of black
silk dress goods. "There, 4" she said.
"that is just like man p
SOME visitors were going through a
great house recently, and at length
paused before a fine painting represent
ing handsome, black-bearded man In
gorgeous attire. One of them inquired
of the guide whose portrait it might be.
"Well, sir" replied the housekeeper.
81 don't rightly know, but believe it is
the Dowager Venus" "But," said the
visitor, " [ scarcely think that the Dow
ager Venus would be represented with
beard. Perhaps you will be good
enough to look in the catalogue" She
did SO, and the Dowager Venus proved
to be Doge of Venice. -London Society.
A CONNECTICUT clergyman married a
couple under an umbrella during pour
ing rain recently. They had license
from another town and were obliged to
get him to step across the line; but by
the time he got through wringing out
the water, he thought it was the equi-
noctial line. At Fort Wayne, Ind. there
is an eccentric clergyman who retu rms
the occupation of the bride " in his
marriage license record. One he put
down as stays at home;;" the occu pa
ton of another was that of ga country
girl" He also solemnly certified that
the groom was member of the "human
race "