National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-11
FOR THE WOMEN,

! -Sne may uress Ill SILK or may dreSs IN satin,
| May know the languages Greek and Latin,
May know fine art may love and sigh
But she amt no good IL she can't make pie.
Carpet designing Is q new employment open
to women But women always have some design
on the carpet.-C Cincinnati Saturday Might
-"Syracuse has female architect" Norris
town hasn't female architect, but she has more
than one designing woman.-NoriSt0toH Herald.
1t isn't because woman is exactly afraid Of a
COW thatshe runs away and screams. It IL because
gored dresses are not fashiOnable-S. Louis Chyon.
| fcie.
"A Vermont couple have married after a court.
ship Of twelve years, during which the brides
| father has put seven sets of hinges on the front
gate
Don't you think that Miss Brown is a very
sweet girl2" asked Henry. "oh, yes very sweet"
replied Jane; that is to say, she is well pre-
served."-BOsion Transcript
"Think I'd live in that building?" exclaimed
the lady who ran boardlng-house mot bit
OF It, Why, all the doors fnsten with bolts. There
isn't key-hole In the building"
-" II have ever used any unkind words, Han
nah said Mr.. Smiley, refectively az take them
all back" "Yes, suppose you want TO use them
over again." was the not very soothing reply.
Clara Louise Kellogg knows how to make hash.
This fact is of interest In view of her approaching
marriage, 1t is especially interesting to the man
who will have to eat the hash-Netg LOnd1n Day.
There are two women in England, at Newham
| College, who have attained the highest scientific
honors at the University of London One is mar
ried, the other is single yet both are bachelors
Christina Rosetti said to an inquirlng friend
" do not write peemS-they happen to me; none
have happened lately" The Springfield RepuJH.
can reminds her that she should have written
"nOne has"
The fair wearers OF the fashionable flaming
red kid glove must continually feel with Lady
Macbeth that their hands, like hers, would "the
multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green
ono red"
AT young ladies seminary recently during
an examination In history, one of the pupils was
inleTogsted thus: Mary, did Martin Luther die
a natural DEATH" "No," was the reply; "he was
excommunCated by bull"
"A cablegram says Madame Marie Roze sang
by command before Queen Victoria ut Osborne on
the night OF DeCember20.' The Boston Post adds
"Thank heaven, there is somebody who can com
mand prima donna and be obeyed."
Tiffany, only the other day, made to order O
pair Of garter buckles, the substance Of which was
pure gold, and the attachments OF four carat dla.
monds Who he made them for he declined tC
tell but the order was from Murray Hill,
-" Ella, is your father at homer" said bashfu
| lover TO his sweetheart. :" want TO propose some
thing TO him" mo Clarence, papa is not a
home, but am, Couldn't you propose TO me jus
MS well?" And he did with perfect success.
George smalley telcgraphs from London tina
Mrs, Langtry's ankles are slender" Let us thanh
heaven and Cyrus Field that we have the Atlantic
cable so we can have this fact telegraphed to III
and not have to wait for 1t TO come by mail.-BOs
| ton POST
! "A Providence woman went no further TOWARD
numbering an enemy than TO get false adyer
tisement Of her death into the pQpGrgnss,.,, a..
age set down Us thirty eiehtNrN ~ -, WIN ui
inserted to remind ti1il,h -' 3V"Ia' anu tue Misa
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The 81. Joseph Herald speaks OF a "lady" con
fined in the Jail OF that city who the other morning
emerged from her cell ottired only in her dis
gushing immodesty." From the description Of IA,
lady" there Is no doubt her covering was thiol
enough to keep her warm,
The New York Nuts society reporter state
"that Miss Fldget broke a g. 900 vase at Mrs Gush'
party the other night and never npologized," sh,
didn't think II worth while 10 apologize for such
trGe, knowing, rs she ala, that Mrs, Gush coulC
buy another just like Il for seventy five cents
Her lips were like the leaves, he said
by uulumus crimson tinted
some people autumn leaves preserve
By pressing them, she limited,
The meaning Of the gentle hint
The lover did discern
Aud so he clasped her round the neck.
And glued his lips to horn