The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-06-14
FEMININE ITEMS,

When An elderly maiden lady adorns
herself with false hair, false teeth, paint
and powder, she is making up for lost
time.
The Duchess OF Sutherland signed the
total abstinence pledge at Torquay, Eng
land, early this month, and henceforth
will wear the blue ribbon badge.
A Detroit woman is so artistic that she
has hand-painted the rattan with which
she whips her children, and tied bow
of blue ribbon on the end.
Mrs. Louisa B. Stephens has been
elected to succeed her husband as presi-
dent Of the First National Bank OF Mar
ion, Iowa. She is the first woman who
ever held a like position.
It is said that the dynamite scare in
London is SO great that q girl does not
dare run down the streets with bonnet
box in her hand for fear of being arrested
as dynamite fend.
An old lady who had been reading the
health officers weekly reports, thought
that ''TOtal" must he an awfully malig-
nant disease, since as many die of it as of
all the rest put together.
Miss Anna Oliver says that either Bos-
ton University must cease to admit wo-
men students to its theological depart.
ment, or the Methodist Episcopal church
must welcome them to its ministry.
Mrs. J. G. Stone, of Milwaukee: If
policemen were as blind to the dog laW
as they are to the liquor law. you might
have dog as large as an elephant, with
a church bell on it, and no policeman
would see it.
Miss Dawes, daughter of Senator
Dawes, decided that Pittsfeld, Mass,
ought to have public park. She made
q plan, and used pen and tongue so per-
suasively that the town has voted in
favor of the scheme.
Two young women at the birthday
party of Jesse Tay, Findlay, O., moved
his chair from under HIM as he at
tempted to take seat between them.
Jesse fell and broke his neck. One of
the young women is now maniac
through grief.
Mrs. Richards, of Richfort, VT, has
brought suit under the recently enacted
Damage Act for 5000 against Dan
Moore, of East Berkshire, for the loss of
her husband who was accidentally killed
while intoxicated with liquor alleged to
have been sold him by Moore.
Among the rich women of Boston, Mrs,
Susan o. Brooks is assessed upon 81 ,034,-
800; Mrs. John L. Gardner, 81, 293, 800,
and Mrs. Gardner Brewer, 1887 500; but
many of the wealthy ladies of the city
are not taxed for anything like the actual
amount of their property.
A man went home the other NIGHT and
found his house locked up. After infin-
lite trouble he managed to gain entrance
through back . window sS.aaa tbs a dis. dis
his wife, reading: sn.scS me OUT
You will find the key on the side OF the
STEP"
A New York upper-ten bride tainted
while dressing for her wedding, and the
family physician forbade further excite
ment. At last it was decided to have
tile ceremony performed in her room.
Just then the minister sent word that he
was sick aud could not attend. Another
was called and the knot tied, two brides.
maids holding the bride up while it was
being done.
A white lady took the place of one of
the teachers in the colored school in
Stapleton, Long Island, last week. The
morning she was waited ON by COM
mittee composed Of the big scholars, who
said they wouldn't stand it. Then the
smaller ones struck, and she was left
alone. She wrote o note to the directors
in which she said: 1.-THE Caucasian
must CO."