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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

Children a. tle r,ee a.norntion
are not aware. t ~ =. NON inuel Bet
birthdays than, 4 lethep did. And
1t Is q conclusive q tlds growth Of
our people on the SehtinaRtal side OF
their natures, that it is so.
Forty years ago, in this country, it is
not likely that one boy out of score
expected to receive even one present at
Christmas. The practice has grown
almost universal within the last genera
ton.
Now it might be easy to say that this
change arises out of the greater album
dance of money in the country. That
has helped it, no doubt. But there have
always been ways to give presents with
out spending much money for them.
And those presents which we receive at
Christmas-tide, which are the handi-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27
TEUs ACCOUNT OF NEW YEARS.

''By Che way" said Mr.. Samuel
GLOSS, 'I've letter from Ted. It's
quite heavy one, you see, for a chsp
'0f ten; but ] can't make out such q
mass Of scrawl Here. mamma, sup
pose you read it.
Before Mrs. Gloss could reach out her
lliand Uncle Joe. Mr.. Gloss bachelor
brother, interfered with: "Let me have
THE boys letter; always did like that
young scamp Of yours.
Alter smiling at the down-hill tenden-
cy oil the superscription. Uncle Joe soon
became absorbed over the pages that
began in text-hand, continued in spider
tracks, and at last rose 10 the dignity
OF hleroglyphics.
The Gloss family, tired out after the
holiday season, were having q domestic
evening In the dining-room. The libra
fy, hung in old Spanish leather, lacked
the embellishments that grow out Of
daily use, AMI oppressed one like q
great bronze extinguisher; the long
drawing-room, the conventional New
York parlor. was too like q mammoth
and splendid hearso to permit Of even
Its proprietors feeling at home in It, So
about the dlning-table were gathered
Papa and Mamma Gloss, the Misses
Lou and Rosie Gloss, Mr.. Sorghum, a
gentleman OF many smiles and compli-
nents, Of many suits Of fine clothing,
Of dog-cart, and gorgeous living gem
orally, and Unclo Joe, unmarried,
scrusty and rich. There was also a
young fellow called Fred Trcmaine, but
he was only chap in papa's Office at
small salary, Though he had six good
feet Of uncommonly good looks, still he
was yerymodest. "And no wonder. = as
Lou whispered to Rosie. HE ought to
DO. Twelve hundred year, indeed"
Sorghum remarked, In his sweetest
tones: "How seldom q poor dog Of q
bachelor like mo has ths chance OF en-
Toying happy family gathering!"
A sigh, carefully given out for only
Rosie 10 hear, was a graceful hint OF
his dissatisfaction with q bachelor ex-
dstenc0.
Mamma Gloss elasped her plump
hand In a little ecstacy, and answered;
mo one en- have an Idea OF the peace
and content Of family lIfel" A smile,
both maternal and encouraging, showed
that Mr.. Sorghum was an approved
candidate for tho position Of sOn-ln-
law.
Lou, who was clever, and had q lofty
hearing. lnArble-whlte skin. and won
cerful rows OF c0al.bIack scallops on
her pretty forehead, made . properly
AVID girlish comment on the bachelor re-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27
CriSmuS.

] like Crismus first rate. Crismus Is
a jolly good teller. So is my mother.
When Crismus comes mother always
gifts headake, coz she bakes pies in a
hot oven. wouldn't bake no pies in
hot oven if / was my mother. I'd let
somebody else bake 'em, an I'd eat
'em. Crismus comes but onct year.
/ visit it would como every day.
Crismus comes when there is snow and
ice.
/ don't like snow on pond, COZ your
skates stick so, an YOU can't see the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

mark; but Rosie, who was conhdlng
blonde with big gray eyes, said moth
ing. and kept on with hercrochet work.
Sorghum used inwardly Q warm emol-
tienE Of Wall street invective, and
wished himself the Afghan stripe that
could 90 holdsher attention.
just then Charlie Hedge (the young
stock brokerage firm WIS Hedge &
Gorghuml dropped In, and nodding fa-
military to his partner, joined the fam
ny circle by taking aplace at Louis side.
He exclaimed:
How iollyi A regular boom in do
nestle evenings, Oh, Miss Loup"
Now, Uncle Joe was sixty at least,
4sll, grizEled, clean-shayen, heavy
proved. with q cast-iron look that
seemed made to Withstand humbug,
.aad a stees-cold. sharp eye that could
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

holes, an you go through. Jim Delan
he was skating onct an he went
through, an he got wet, an he got
awful walloping from his father. i
guess it hurt him, coz he hollered like
wild steer don't know whether wild
steers hollers, but they hooks. Jim De-
Ian is a jolly teller. Sos my mother.
Sos Crismus. Crismus is jollier Teller
than q wild steer is, coz wild steer
a wild steer--a wild steer-coz wild
steer is no Teller at all.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

In England thirty swans are taken
from the Thames and killed each year
about Christmas time. The Queen has
four, the Prince of Wales two and the
sisters, cousins and aunts of the royal
family one each.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27
There is a dawnIng in the sky

There is q dawnlng In the sky
Which doth world of fate imply;
And on each casual, passing face
look cxpectant you may trace;
These signs the veteran turkey secs,
Aud with deep and mournful sigh
He calls his numerous family nigh
And murmurs. pointing TO the trees,
''RooSt high, my little ones, roost hight"
-Denuor Tribune.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

Il viii honor Christmas in my heart
and try to keep it all the year.-Dick-
rls.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

49, M
81, Itg Yea 1..| N 9.N.11k
LI N68 xoll Any Z
7 but lae Old Year d n 100 ltiend.
And old friends afo ftfif
ne New Year Is a ioqelS youth.
The Old h bent nnl e1ey
Eiif ccunsel coTno1 Win Noofy haire,
We fain would hppo hlFh say.
rho New Year can 0oily laugh
y. And featly can he oInff
but the old Years voice - sweeter stu
IN us dim whlepeflns.
Tho New Year nag promise fair
Of bloom and fruit 10 come;
But the old Year has reaped hls grain,
And held he haFyosthome.
0b, New Yearl gay New Yeari
BE blitho ana strong OF will;
Youth IL the time for hardihO0d
And age the time for chill.
But this We wish you, wishing well,
That when your end shall be,
= As now we mourn the dear Old Year,
30 we may mourn for thee.
--Susdn Coolidge, IN ChEfaidH Union.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

"Some Of the T.a9ys we called on was old 4
some was yung. The old ones mosely had no
| necks In their Dresses & q good many had OF.
fully pink checks and dirty eyes with black
S6ut Pa sed the same thing evry where's
,..Hcw charming You are 70 Day says pa TO
oil OF Thorn q he bowed q bowed. And he
kinder lattd and Bobbcd roun q looked silly
and then he come out and jumped In The car
rage 4 says Swear words Rgen
'tAye 70 itfuu 70 mako calls pa
"6ay1 Pc TO nusense 90 says l wpt makes
SecsieTty says pa then asked who sosierty
was pa says Nusense agcn then no tells me
80 thcn We went to zoe an ugly old woman
with lots OF diamonds g she wanted to Kiss
Ne a ! Wouldn't do II & after Wards pa
akOlded me & said she was Misses Koopons &
wy sss SUCH sHt hSa Se Ssdy Tnsa
and l told Him herd Misses koopons say
be was sick Otfant
"And father sed more Swear words & made
the Coachman drive me home. ma d the gurls
talked A bout loo And rosy az the club The
big Teller with the mus tash said TO Rosy she
wa. 2 crewel darling q rosy She turned her
Then ma pInsed Rosys arm and said she
was q llttl0 fool 3 had no foaling for her fami-
" q rosy cryed softly rite down on the Max.
az nutis0d Me-
"oharlio forgut all Bout loo's temper I
Guess hekaus0 he said TO her my butiRul
kween will be good AMI obbediunt husband
loo laifed 3 hit him with her fan then lots
more oama IN b thor all looked silly like
father q oil the ole men told ma ske looked
likn rosy's sister. that ain 80 because ma Is
Orfltl fat"
BY this time the whole company had
risen. aud were trying TO interrupt the
reading, when Uncle Joe, in a voice Of
thunder, commanded attention. They
all fell back into their seats, and re-
manned, with many curious changes Of
countenanCes, silent 10 the end.
"then Mite come on g Loo rosy went Up
etares & put more wife powder on there faces
& looked ut there. Back hair In the Glass s. loo
said rosy OFT 60 mary mister Sore Gum be-
kause he was 20 rich 4 loo said she was going
TO mary mister hedg bekause He was rich All
tho he was fool & then they went Down
4iares.
"a big tall yung man como into the library
were bhad hid MY kandys 4 rosy sed out loud
Il want to show You this Nice room, they was
behind the door a he sed havunt you got
emmy new years for me Rosy a she sed yes
fred & gavo him kiss behind the door & he
Sod rosy II l was only rich a. then ma came
in 70 the entree & they ran ont& looked silly
two.
"then went to sleep slttin on my bundle
OF c0ndys 4 when ma woke mo mp every
Boldly had gene away & ma sed she hated new
Years loo sed the men we're I'LL munkeya
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
HIGHLY FANCIFUL HOSIERY.

The rage for expensive stockings
grows more violent every year. There
would positively appear to be no limits
TO the lengths to which women will go
in the way of expense for their hosiery.
Only few years ago 1t occasioned r,-
mark il any lady not of widely fashion,
able habits paid more than $40 for q
pair of stockings. Now we sell hum
dreds and hundreds Of pairs at prices
ranging from SIS to $50. You see, In
the present style, the hosiery Is de-
pended on TO give the finishing touch
10 all toilets, aud the incest discrimina.
ton Is needed in selecting colors and
texture. American women now 60 to
greater lengths than Europeans In this
respect. The custom of having the
coat of arms or monogram worked In
gold shreGs on the instep Of fine dress
stockings Is now quite general, and has
led to the general introduction OF those
very low-cut Dieppe slippers. The
fashionable color now is black, aud the
general impression among women is
that the leg never shows to better adj
vantage than when encased In black
ribbed stocking with long and narrow
clocks.
The real Balbriggan, French Isle
thrt ad and silk stockings come in ex.
quisite shades, and leave almost moth.
Ing to be desired. The instep in many
instances are of real point lace, and re-
veal the-er, what ] may term the
complexion of the lady's foot through
the interstices in the lace. Then too,
there are many popular fancies in
stockings that seem grotesque, but are
in demand. Military stockings are sold
largely about the time Of the West
Point commencement. They are. OF
cadet blue, with gold bars and stripes
and various military insignia worked
in. Then We have stockings with q, h
worked in them for fishing excursions,
and also q special line for hunting.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
ODD HAPPENINGS.

A sermon at a revival service at
louisville, Pa, sent Jesse Wilhelm to
all insane asylum. The minister said
that all members of the Reformed ant
Lutheran Churches were condemned
to eternal punishment, Wnheiln's
mother and sister had died In that
faith.
AS a squirrel that had been shot at in
Piumss county, CAL, jumped from the
rree unhurt, the hunters dog seized IL.
The squirrel caught the dog by the lip.
Unable to shake the squirrel of, the dog
ran to stream near by aud, plugging
the squirrel under water, held it there
until il was drowned.
"Our first children all died." said q
resident Of the village Of Fort Valley,
near Americas, Ga, 'and, ~ We were
deeply anxious to "raise" some, We
have named those now living after ami
mails. Knowing that animals receive
tie especial care Of Providence, We
call our children Fox, Coon, Rabbit
and Postum"
While herding bis flock of sheep In
the Salt Spring Valley. CAL, Anson
Ross saw large antlered buck bound
in among them. As he went toward
it the buck make fierce plunge at
him, but being au acrobat, he lodged
the blow, and, stepping on one side,
caught the animal by the hind legs.
He then whipped out his knife and cut
It's throat
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
MRNTEL DECORATIONS.

A novel decoration for the mantel
consists Of curtain about half a yard
long, suspended from rings upon q
small brass pole, and separated 10 the
center. A small piece Of mirror fas-
tened against the wall IN the center
shows where .be curtains thus formed
are drawn aside and is at once novel
and attractive.
A "new departure" Is mantel lambre.
quins consists in embroiderinR scat
tered design upon the material which
covers the board itself, 40 well as upon
the haDgings. Such design in raised
work in flowers has natural appear.
ance, az IL the blossoms hal been scat
tered loosely and left there by accident.
The small squares which replace the
old.fashioned tidy can be prettily made
in alternate stIlpes or squares Of ribbon
and lace, neatly sewn together, or little
Japanese squares can be fringed out and
kDnlted IN fanriful desiyn.
Very inexpensive screens can be
made Mt home by covering an ordinary
clotheshOrse or common wooden frame
with dark felt or plush upon which
Chinese crepe pictures can be mounted.
If the clOtn Is fastened within the
margin OF the work, the latter can be
ebOnized and o nice finish given TO the
screen by beading Of chenille where
the cloth Is made on.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
KISSES AND cleAaETs.

pbiIsdelpbja with characteristic
er,ernr;se comes to the front With |.
new society, the avo red object o.
Of which IL TO wage bitter ana fsient
lee war againtt the nuisance OF c,geret
smoking. The demure ladies Of tas
Quaker City are the prime movers 10
thh novel crusade, and their plan Of
s,ssuit Ia as novel Is the crusade ITSELF
II is this: They have registered the
most solemn vows not to KISS In iuture
any Young or old man who is add'cteu
TO tbs sort OF dissipation. What the
Pidladelphia elgaret smokers will do re-
mains 10 be seen. Tie chances are
tbat they will not walt until the mrs!
meeting of the association ]! held am
attend In body. II they should nnd
the members of the society are Of age
or a STYLE of beauty where kissing. Ct.
rarette or no cigaret would De OUT OF
the question, they will probably decide
to etsnd BY the "weedp In the cheapest
and most uusty form In which It pro-
septs itself. At all events, the qies.
ton lie, for Philadelphia, an interesting
one. That city, as general thing, de-
votes it's attention chiefly TO questions
400 or 500 years cid. The matter OF
kissing Is not altogether modern, 40
cording to all the authorities on the
subject, but 1t Is the most modern ques'
ton which has claimed the attsutlon
of Philadelphia In many years.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGES.

A man should marry by oil means !;
yet am convinced the greater part VI
marriages are unhappy, aud THIS u NOT
an opinion that give a. coming from
myself; IL Is that ola very exoellent'
agreeable and sensible lady, who mar.
ried the man of her choice, and has not
encountered ostensibly any extraotIl'
nary misfortune, as . loss OF health,
riches, children, etc. She told me tnis
unreservedly, and never had any rea,
son TO doubt her sincerity. For All
this, am convinced . man cannot %
truly happy without Q wife. IL Is
strange state Of things We live In, a
tendency 30 natural NJ that ofthe union
of the sexes ought to lead one only 70
the harmonious results; yet the reverse
Is the fact. There Is certainly some
thing radically wrong in the constitq.
of society; the time are out OF joint. IL
is strange, too, what little real liberty
of choice IL exercised by those even
who marry according to what Is thought
their own lnclinations. The deception
which the two sexes play off on each
other bring as many ill.sorted couples
into the bonds of hymen as ever could
be done by the arbitrary psirings OF .
legal matchmaker. Many . man
thinks he marriss by accident; In this
respect men have less the advantage OF
women than Is generally supposed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
LOVES GREETING.

Ton ssk bow would greet you;
Love, why askf
Nan paint rapture In mere WORKS.
Count heart-oeats as at SKI
only know the sight Of you voulI be
The glad surprise
Ihss the nrst sight OF light and flowers
woula he
To long blind eyes.
But all what words are deep enough to hold
The Iuptured hush
In which they u watch the sunsets gold
Or ro>eOud's dewy blIshc
fonly know the sight OF You would be
As dew 10 dOwerS,
That drooping on their stalas have hung
Through nooniide hours
But, yet, cannot paint In words
The Joy tnst thrills
ThIoughouI each q agrsnt heart, a. drop ~
drop
Zach chalice his.
And 50 my Joy at meeting you
v ould psSS the reach
OF words In SnS tongue that known
ALI powers Of speech.
But though I cannot ten, I think, perhaps,
TisI could shoac
Just how Id greet ou N YOU came
So 10 you care 10 know
There stretches out between us, dear,
No bridgeeSS space,
And your question were best answered.
acc UNIV -Rebecca Cdner0~.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
A WoMAN'S WAY.

Woman, in reading . newspaper, has
distinct method of her own. She
takes 1t up hurriedly, and begins TO scan
il over rapidly, as though she was hunt
ing some particular thing, but she 10
not. She Is merely taking In the OBJ
scure paragraphs, which, she believes
was put In out of the way places
for the sake OF. keeping her from seeing
them.
Marriage and deaths are always In.
ter. s,iLg reading tO her, and tue adver-
tiserItnts are exciting and stimulating.
She cares but little for printed jokes,
unless they r,ficet ridieule upon the
men, and then she delights In them
and never forgeis them.
She pays particular attention to any
thing incl0sed in quotations., and con
siders 1t rather better authority than
anything firsthanded.
The column in which the editor aim
his opinions, i'm loaded hifalutin, she
!nrely reads. Views are Of no import
ance in her estimation, but facts are
everything. She generally reads the
poetry. She doesn't care for 1t, but
makes a practice of reading it because
che thinks she ought to do 30.
She reads stories, and sketches, and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
WHEELING SUNDAY REGIsTER--EIGHT PAGEs

Gus readers ever guessed the romance
involved in its production, or that a
wedding was the ultimate result Thereof;
for, as you will no doubt surmise, Mis-,
Miller, not 30 very long after, chahgsd
ber name for mine.
Perhaps ought to tell how the ques-
ton was popped" but one fellow
doesn't like to tell another fellow what
he said on such an occasion, you know :
and really, when, just now, l asked The
little darling herself what was said, She
replied that "really she doesn': know,
1t was 30 long ago, and moreover she
doesn't think that / remember, ~
doubtless 1t was something foolish:'
and she smiles and looks rs bewitching
as ever. Nevertheless, l still think she
does remember.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
FACTS FOR THE FAIR.
Interesting Gossip About Women
and Their wals.
SOME FASHIONABLE uNpEReARMEhTs
Highly farsifuI Hoslery-Msnta Deeora-
tions-Kisses and cigarsts-Ae-
cidental Marriages Fashion
kotes-Serap Book
Wisdom.

There h much attention now being
paid to lingerie. and undergraduate OF
silk in all shades are worn. The en-.
press of Austria, 1t Is said, wears very
little underclothing, and what there Is,
is of silk. a pair Of silk tights with
silk stockings drawn over them; SILK
undershirt and foudard silk skirt en-
ab4es her to walk with ease. and YET
keep sufficient warm and comfortable
Many women have too many skirts, on
the idea that they find extra warmth,
but this Is a mistake. Lady Habber-
toms divided skirts will not prove very
popular, but the suggestion has been
made that flannel skirts should be made
In this manner, like loose Turkish
trousers, and worn just over the knee.
A quilted satin petticoat worn over thls
will be found to be sufficient. A pretty
flannel skirt for those who prefer them
is made Of French flannel, milkysblue
in shade. One yard and half of double
width goods will be sufficient. Plat to
band Of cardinal satin, feather
stitched with blue silk, and trimmed at
the bottom with q three-inch rutfisd
scalloped with white embroidery silk,
beaded, with a fold tucked to the skirt
by numerous Little snowdrops. When
the hand embroidery Is not oGtainable,
Hamburg edging of floss or fine fam
mel can be purchased at any OF the
stores. Here is something regarding
the winter suits adopted by sensible
blue stockings of Boston. The gar.
ment called by the euphonious name OF
a "natty.coat" comes in one piece.
The upper section is cut with deep
square yoke very full between the
breas. aud belt. The lower half fits
ia Turk TO the knees, from whence IL
nicely tapers TO the ankles, being held
there by elastic bands. The material
used is a crimson cotton flannel, double.
faced, and often trimmed with folds OF
the same material in salmon. Rounding
down under the stockings as 1t does,
leggins, 1t 10 thought, will not be re-
CURED.
SILK is much used for petticoats, aud
the obi, ct ut present Is not to have the
slightest stiffness In the skirt nor full
ness in the back. The horrible rustic
and rattle the starched skirt gives Is
now considered irIghtfully vul gar. Old
silk dresses are used to make skirts,
and an ingenious taste can. produce
some very pretty effects. The comoina,,
ton garments that were int, oduced
some seasons ago are much liked by
some ladies, but the great objection TO
them Is that they are expensive when
bought ready. made, and do not wear
well. They cannot be repaired, and 30
l.rove quite an expensive luxury to
slender purse. The Jerseys that many
now wear certainly require under them
garment high, sleeveless, and made
without any folds or gathers, or 1t will
impair the glove-like fitting of the gar
ment.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22

A6iictSou, like tho iron smlth, shape,
as Il strikes. Bovee.
Nat0re b The master Of talent; seniu,
II tho NADER Of nature.
There are many echoes n the world
and but few voiceA-G0ethe.
Every man desires toliys long. but %
man would be oid.-6vih.
Women Ike brave men exceedingly.
auda ciops men stiu nors. -LemesleA
Under all earth runs water, II We dir
de- D enough; under oil life runs griei.
To learn much ws must learn litts
at time, and learn that weil.-Locke
Men would be saints II they loved
God as they love women.-Frenoh Prs.
verb.
Life ia what we make It: for nature
has made Il y tragedy long ago.-lv4a
PAnin.
A lover has al the virtues and all the
defects that husband has nos-R iiges.
Better To BE- driven out from snoug
men than 10 be disliked OF children. -
Dana.
Time Is immeasureably long tn him
Who knows now u value and use it,
Goethe.
Fe.bleness OF means Il, In fact, the
feehleness OF him that employs them
John Foster.
A great noise is often made bya
small stone; loudest talk Is not slways
the deepest
Tho most dangerous nattery Is the
inferiori:y Of th0se who surround us.-
Nine. Swetchine.
lam tue mother Of an immortal b.
ing God be nerciful 10 me, sinner
Margaret Fuller Ossoii.
When there h much nfeteuslon much
has been borrowed; nature never pre-
tends.-LAvater.