Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-08-09
SOCIETY CHlT-CHAT.

How to keep her powder dry is what
is botherlng the brain of many fashion
able belle.
ONE of the fashionable danes So
journing at the Pequot House, New
London, has a dress said to be composed
entirely of peacock tips.
PROBABLY the youngest bride in the
country is Mrs. Thomas Payne, who is
only eleven and one-half years old. Her
husband is a clergyman in South Caro-
lima.
"SooIETY y youth at Long Branch are
dubbed "Miss Nancys," and yet they
are not happy. Their 'get up" is most
extraordinary, and their appearance has
been known to brighten little children.
A FEW days ago Miss Mary E. Stark,
of Elmira, N. Y, married Mr.. Aaron
Stark, of Elmira, Mich. She goes with
him to his home, but changes neither
her own name nor the name of her town.
In Paris shop devoted to feminine
wearing apparel: "You ought to take
this pair of stays, madame. They can
not be worn out. None of my custom
ers to whom I have sold pair have ever
wanted another"
ACCORDING to the London Court Jour-
nal, the taste and craze of fashion for
what is ''natural % has been carried so
far in some cases to adorn the ch0peGu
de jour with artificial vegetables in
stead of real flowers.
The most stony" style at q wedding
now is to present each guest with piece
of the bridal cake in box shaped like
soI 49,
knot of white satin ribbon, the ends of
which bear the monogram of the bride
and groom.
"I AM ashamed Of the efeminacy of
my sex,"- said female orator. "Look
at your fripperies and superAuities
Why, for instance, do you need parasols,
when [ never used one?" And a pet
mink answered: Because you are on
the shady side of life."
EGG festivals are the latest at country
parties. Each lady brings an egg with
her name written on it. They are de-
posted in basket, and before supper
they are passed around and each gen.
tleman takes one, and the lady whose
name he draws is his partner for supper.
eyes," said the gentleman at the sea-
side to his friend, "this Irritation is get
ting too serious. Evidently her mother
thinks my bank account all right. Can't
we contrive it SO they'll oyerhear me ask
for loan, and you say you're very
sorry, but you can't spare it.-Bostopa
Post. --=
AT swell colored wedding in Char
lotte, N. c., the other day, the brides
costume, was white silk. The "first
bridesmaid" was dressed in light blue
silk, and was adorned with diamond
necklace, diamond bracelets, and so on.
The second bridesmaid wore pink silk.
1t was star-spangled- banner wedding
throughout. <..
The dress which Miss Emily Nc
lavish, the wealthy and exceedingly
handsome Baltimore belle, wore when
she renounced the world and invested
with a nuns habit recently, was full
and costly bridal costume, composed of
a heavy white satin dress, cut en- traine,
and caught up with buds and orange
blossoms. A tulle veil enveloped her
figure in a heecy cloud. This typifed
her wedding with the church.
WHEN Mr.. Billony went home and
saw handsome boquet reposing on one
of the parlor chairs he mentally observed
that it was shame to let such beautiful
| flowers lie there to wither; SO he took
them up tenderly, procured basin of
water, and placed them carefully therein
and the same instant his wife gave a
piercing shrek, and tainted dead away.
But it was too late. Mrs. Billonv's new
spring bonnet was utterly ruined.
MADAME is preparing about haf-past
10 P. NJ. to go out for the evening, as she
is accustomed to do rather too frequent
" to please monsieur, who has made up
his mind for the fiftieth time to assert
himself. The following dialogue en-
sues: Monsieur: 's Where are you 60
ing, my dear?" Madame, "Where [
please. :" "But when will you be back ? I"
"When I choose, sir!" :'Ah, yes! of
course; but no later; / should not permit
that. French Paper.
A QUESTION of front door: ''Oh,
good morning. I'm SO delighted to see
you. Where are you going-to the
mountains or the seashore?" "Do you
know haven't given it thought yet.
Cicely, my dear. It is such bore to
climb mountains and SO ruinous to
starched skirts at the seashore. Really.
I don't know but shall stay at home"
''But, of course" ''Oh, yes, I
shall keep the front door locked and live
in the back room, getting my sewing
done up for the fall"
LANDsEER was walking one day by the
side of Lady Hollands wheel-chair In
the grounds of Holland House, and stop
ping at particularly pretty spot had
said: sob, Lady Holland, this is the
part of your place of which the duchess
of Bedford has such charming view
from her house on the hill above" Sis
it? said Lady Holland, and Immediate
~ gave notice that the paling fence
round that part of the grounds should
be raised, so as to cut off the duchess
view into them.-Records of Later Life.
Frances A7aHe Kena6Ie.
That Umbrella.