Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-23

Out oil time and getting his hair full of SCOT
ana dead Chimney swallows. That's the old.
iashioned way of getting into sweat.
Inc young mel of Burlington co,lntvlN.
." nave organized an Anti-Bribery Associa-
ton 1t will now be in order to bribe the
Ola Iady and the dog, and perhaps Young
America can revive the good old custom of
sparkling Sunday nights.
Oscar Wilde is writing new play for
mary Anderson. In one Of the acts. the
nero Just returning from long absence,
fushes in and gives Mary two hugs and three
Kisses This is poetic license. Oscar is 90
ing to play That part himself.
Don't you think that lezekinh Bean ia
100 short statue for Tidy Prony :" asked
Mrs. Bascom Of her husband. "Don't s,.,u
as though they'd pull even in the matrimonial
traces. Tlldyl be all the time hauln' lIez,.
klah back agin the wheel"
AT very dry lecture on the Functions of
Popular Government, IA bald.hcatled man cot
up and went ont. Instantly terrible cryaross
from tue galIery-'Man oycr-borcl man
overlooked The lecturer turned pale, and
Immediately launched into n funny story.
The bald-hcaded man came back, his pas.
lit pate glistenng with the benedctons
OF the audience. lie had been out for
Glove.
gu have been very faithful" said a
merchant to his clerk, land as IA reward. a
pleasant little vacation is in store for you'
lhere came rush of business and the clerks
vacation turned ont 10 be II vacation in
store.
| II think that great good is accomplished
by the modern church fair remarked Pop.
may. There is no SUCH thing" growlcd
Blobson. Its the biggest swindc on the
lace OF creation" (Bobs)n hal ben ny
ing Tie srab-bag again.
Now is the time when the npccunous
| dry-goeds clerk, who has just pawned off his
| Waterbury watch to pay Chung Wing for
iaundrylng his white summer vest, pur-
glasses dollar box Of strawberries, wraps it
in postage stamp, land bears it proudly to
his fair damospl
One hundred match-heads, pulverizcd, is
a iavorlte dose for suicides. Stir well. and
drink while warm.-Crow- pie is the latest
novelty in desserts. Break in the cock-a-
d'o!.c-doos Of two BOOSTERS, mix thoroughly
with Democratic victory, AMI stir with
crow-Dar to taste. THIS pie is said to be
nicer than crows-nest pudding. II should he
eaten either with an old crony or an old
L
cronc. AmJther-in-aw will do for either
very nice hash-dish can be made of au eX-
penSlvc china plate and u ca'. Stick the
pieces together with compound cement ut
ladies' benevolent society tthat stckcth clos
or Than II brother) and taX-coector gum.
SET away IN dark place 10 cool, and tel
your--your folks that you sent one plate of
the sci over 10 poor Old Mrs Brown with
some of the Sunday dessert. The latest pud-
ding is called The walls of Rome" II can
easily he made by allowing the cook ii day
on anu giving The secoud-girl the key Of the
oven. Ii you think the name u little too
euphcmil us you can call it symphony in
dough sharp 1t is warranted 10 turn the
edge Of An eye tooth. Cats like it, but they
don't cat it. They use it 10 sharpen their
claws on. Try these little recipes, Lucy,
and if you like them We will write you some
mora.
NOTES ON SPRING FASHIONS.
Ctcv"ts and twceds viii be superseded by
fonle cloth. The beauty Of this clo,h lies in
its su.rostvenc.s
The dcmi-tuuic is TO be very fashionable
for the hreali'as,-tahle. 1t will consist of An
old dressing gown pinned at the throat and
gathered at the waist with the hand.
Shapes Of round hats are to be as varied as
ever The thrcc-cornercd sunbonnet which
has been plnched between the drawer ami the
bureau-frame, will be perhaps, the most
fashionable, although the .Gainsborough hat
which has been standing against the wal in
the storeroom, may be SO drawn through the
door as to acquire very stylish shape.
Nothing is said about the straw hat which
prevented Virgins storm from entering the
garrel window. We presume, however, that
1t Will he round during the course Of the sea-
500.
Ladies' walking shoes are to be made, this
seas'u OF the thumbs OF kid gloves with matt
kid tops. These shoes will he especially
adapted To- long tramps in dog-cars and pha.
eton', and will be especially fashionable in
the Wesl, notably in Chicago
Overskirts on imported dresses for Spring
have deep, square apron reaching almost
to the lower liounces of the underskrt, and
are wrinkcd in the middle. These apron.
will be very extensively worn while washing
dishes, and the wrinkles are caused by stnop.
inE over to gather the sweepings into the
dust-pan. They are made of towcllng
PaS'emenleric cords with Il tasscl ON cach
end, are arranged on the backs of basuuc.
They are connected with the trains of party
dresses in such way that when gentleman
in the next room steps upon u moving train,
the rent may be Immediately closed up by
pulling one Of the cords, and at the same
Time photograph of the gcntlemans foot
will be taken upon sensitive paper, for pres
ervation in the ladys album of great curios-
tiles and wonders Of the world. These dress
rs are not made by Worth. \ Connecticut
man has the patent on them.
\ man in Connecticut has succeeded in
making perfect artificial egg We would
Ike TO see the woman who can beat it
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