Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-03

And 10 the bonds rended.
The economical side of a woma
character shines forth with radia1
when she succeeds in fastening an Gig
cen inch belt around twenty-five liz
waist. Her justifable pride in maxi
both ends meet deserves condemnatlC
A SELLER of second hand books in n,
York says that women give him me
trouble than any other customer
"They1l fad as long over a fifteen-ce
book as man will over a dollar OF
They never know their own mind Fl
minutes at time"
A FASHION writer of the female s
says: ''In dress we are nothing b
monkeys The writer may he an exec
ton, but whoever saw monkey attire
in corset, 1922 hat, seventeenth
gloves, lot of false hair, and sever
hundred dollars worth of dry goods?
ONE of the features lately introduce
in New York's upper circles is the Ge
man cotillion, and decidedly origin
was the jumping through hoops. Fac
lady was presented with and held befc-
her large hoop covered with tissue-p
per, through which, at a given time, HI
partner jumped.
SAYS a social critic: " Women are al
more or less, born actresses; the tira
word with most of them is, "How will :
look?" They know that their prett
pretense of Preside needlework look
very well to their admiring friends an
even to their husbands. They kno'
that its meaning is understood and &C
copied"
Two young girls had fight in stree
of Reading, and one was so badly injure,
that it is doubtful if she ever fully re
covers. A disgraceful part of the affai
was that two fellows, escorts of the com
batants, let them struggle with eacl
other until the weaker was all but killed
She was kicked about, jumped upon, an,
finally left unconscious upon porch.
A wELL-DREssED and good lookins
young woman entered grocery store il
Quincy the other day, and called for
nickels worth of eggs. The clerk CAV
her four eggs, and they were devouret
Oh the spot by the suction process. Th
young woman then wiped her mouth an,
walked out. There is rumor in Quinc,
that she may have been Oscar Wilde il
disguise. Chicago Inter- Ocean,.
A YOUNG girl objects to the critic
which makes it appear that those of he
sex who are true and womanly are scarce
and she wishes to know whether it il
necessary when young lady is receiving
company in the parlor that she should
lug in beefsteaks. whitewash tubs, scrub
bling brushes, and smoothing irons il
order to convince a lot of nlnnies o
young men that she can work in tn,
kitchen.
IT is now the fashion in New York TO-
q young man about to marry to give
bachelor party to his friends. Some O
these parties are little else than drunken
revels. Recently, rich young snol
who gave one of these parties was takel
home in a drunken condition by hi
friends and put to bed. His afiancet
heard of the affair, and the match is off
though he whines that he only followed
the fashion.
WHY do the fashion magazines neve.
show the styles of dresses for fat girls
In the fashion plates the bean-pole vari
ETY. of young lady has exclusive posses
sion, and the common inference is thai
the fat girl is not worth dressing. This
is mistake. The fact is that fat girl
do not require any information abou
fashions. They know it all, and it is thu
lean ones who have to go to the maya
zines to get posted.