Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-20
FEMALE FREAKS,

| A DOZEN OttumWa young ladies and
gentlemen take seYen-mile walks before
breakfast, just for exercise.
A LADY who bought heavy mourning
at Algona, Ia, explained to the milIiner
| that her husband was not well, and
might pop off at any time, when it might
| not suit her to come to town.
| SHE was after title and got it-Miss
Louisa Price, of Philadelphia, has just
| been married ar Vienna to the Baron
Gabriel Bornemisza de Macy Kazson,
| first lieutenant in the Prince of Thurn
and Taxis Third Regiment of Cavalry.
A LEADvILLE woman recently stole
| four gold watches from as many persons
during dinner hour at restaurant, It
is impossible to steal the watch of Yam
kee. He always keeps it before his eyes
when eating to see if he can beat his
previous record. Boston Transcript.
Mrs. BURNABY, the wife of Col. Bur-
na0y, the English traveller, has pub
lished book of her wanderings over the
Swiss mountains in winter with two or
three guides. She advised all consump-
tive patients to follow her example, as
surfing them that they will find climbing
up a perpendicular mountain far easier
than walking on level ground.
LADIES handkerchiefs are embroider-
ed with notices suitable for the mood Of
the day, such as: 81 am cross, don't
speak to me-" ''What a lovely day." ST
don't care for your company" etc. The
men will follow suit with such emblems
as these: 81 will pay you next week."
"Don't care if l do" 'Damfno;"
LEND me quarter" "See you LATER"
etc.
Miss JENNY MARKS, ofBaltimore, won
a sewing machine by making a guess at
the number { pills III bottle in win
dow. There were Is, 100 pills in the bot
tie. and she guessed 25,190. There were
over 5000 guesses, and the worst one
was a guess of 5000, 900. The man who
guessed 5000, 900 was one of those fell
lows who get their education by reading
gas meters.-OjI City Derrick.
BUSTING is a perfect mania III Ger
many a roomis busted two or three times
day, even where no particle of dust
can be seen, and the German housewife
prides herself on her exactness, or sac
curacy," as they call it here, in all her
household duties. Every housema1d is
provided with collection of little brush
es-long, short, round, fiat, etc.-that
she may, everyday, brush out every
crack and crevice In the furniture.
A GIRL has been born out West, with
three tongues. Good gracious ! Ii this
should get to be the fashion.-Ojk City,
Blizzard. Well. it wouldn't be bad
scheme when q mans house caught fire
at midnight and he wanted his wife to
help him haloa to get out the fre-de--
partment. -NOyniStOaU92 Herald. "rhree
onades and three ice-creams waiter q
May GOD have mercy on his soul.
IF fine feathers really did make fine
birds-which they don't-the wives of
the cabinet officers, high officials, sem
ators and representatives would be
among the frest birds, going. Mrs.
Brewster and Mrs John Davis are both
handsome women, but the rest of. them
would never get a prize at a. beauty show.
Even the President s Miss, lilly is aplain-
looking young woman, with nice man
per8 and charming clothes. 1t is said
that President Arthur's object in having
red shadfs over the gas lfts is to let the
court ladies down easily.
The prettiest oman at the private.
view Of the Royal Academy III London
was the wife of an artist (the numbers Of
bis pictures are 191 al d 26O); the hand
soonest, the wife Of a well-kncwn joHF-
nalists the worst-dressed, lady who
has written book to teach how to dress,
the best dressed, from an artistic point
Of view, Mrs. Jopling. The tallest man
was Corney Geaiu; toe smallest. William
Black, and the man wao wrote about
color as Black has done Ia "Shandon
Bells" absolutely gore blue shirt col
lar.-Lo1ldOn Queen.