The Lake Charles echo., 1882-08-26
For and About women.

When Eve brought woe 10 all mankind,
Old Adam called her woe-man;
And when she wood with love so kind,
He then pronounced it wooman.
But now with folly and with pride
Their husbands pockets trimming,
The ladies are 80 full of whims
That people call them whim-men.
| Before marriage she was dear and
he was her treasure, but afterward she
became dearer and he treasurer.
BY mother-in-law-" You can de-
ceive your guileless little wife, young
man, but her fathers Whenever r.
An exchange asks: "What is it that
makes girls so attractive?'' 1t is the
money their fathers are supposed to
have.
This is the latest for wedding invi-
tations: "Come round and see us
capture mether-in-law at 8 o'clock,
sharp
An Arkansas gir' refused to marry
her lover unless he performed some
heroic deed. He eloped with her
mother.
Mrs. Puddifoot says she never means
to celebrate her golden wedding, be-
cause everybody will be guessing how
old she is.
Some mean fellow says that ladies'
who tie bright satin ribbon bows and
streamers around their waist must ex-
peet to be taken for packages of prize
candy.
They are trying to raise a crop of
professional beauties at New Lon
don hotel, so that when she arrives
Mrs. Langtry will not find herself
among strangers.
Mrs. Maloney-" That's foine child
ov yours, Mrs. Murphy. How ould is
he Z" Mrs. Murphy" He'll be two
years to morrow. He wur born on the
same day as his father.
The Indianapolis Journal says that
=" Miss Nora Landis, living near York,
works in the harvest field during the |
day and entertains her company with |
piano reeitals during the evening"
"Don't You think have a good face
for the stageF' asked a young lady |
with histrionic aspirations. 81 don't
know about the stage" replied her gal
liant companion, " but You have lovely |
face for buss."
Almost all women will give sym
pathizing hearing to men who are In
love. BE they ever so old they grow
young again in that conversation and
renew their own early time. Men are
not quite 50 generous Thackeray.
A lady of experience gives advice
on kissing to younger lady friend as
follows: Be frugal in your bestowal
of such fayors. In the first place,
would cut off all uncles, cousins and
brotbers-in-Iaw; and | would not kiss
the minister or the doctor or the law
yer who gets you divorce"
A little girl in the church at Ash
land, Va, has been one of band of
workers to raise money to complete
their church building, She had earned
by her own work considerable sum
for child, when a friend heard her
express a desire to own a canary bird.
1t was suggested to her that she could {
easily purchase one from her own purse {
q y" she replied, g can't get a thing
for myself while / have that church on {
my shoulders"
A correspondent who has studied the |
various "types " at Old Point Comfort $
says that the New England girl wears
, blue flannel suit, broad -brimmed :
lat, scarlet stockings and yellow san |
lals, lives in a boat and is brown as a
berry. The Philadelphia girl likes :
enuis and languages, is chary of too J
vide a circle Of acquaintanceship, and y
makes her grandfather topic of con-
,ersation. Baltimore girls are pretty
md bright and wear lovely clothes.
louisville girls are light and airy, and q
When married are the handsomest wo- y
nen in the United States. 2