Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-10
NOTE AND COMMENT.

"You Americana said an English
man to "A young lady, have no auces-
try TO which you can point with pride. "
THAT is very true,h she assented;
"mUst OF our ancestors came from
England, you know."-L New York
Sun.
a French mother is credited with
saying: " / could wish my daughters
no worse luck than TO wish for them
to marry handsome men,"
The Princess Dolgarouki, the widow
OF the late car, will pass the winter In
Paris and will live there, II is said, ia
strict seclusion. The gayety of Nevey
on the lake of Geneva is declared to be-
not to her taste SO large number OF
Russian and French aristocrats are
now staying there that she "cannot
obtain the repose she wishes"
There is rumor aflOat to the effect
that Mrs. Lockwood's Brooklyn con-
.stituents have deserted her cause ana
will cast their votes for Blaine. This
is sad for Belva, and is all the more
discomiiting from the fact that she
must attribute her downfall To her
injudlciously expressed opinion that
woman Is incapable OF riding bicycle.
Poor Belva
A Pensacola man who went out to
fish for sharks about four weeks ago
Is supposed to have caught one, as he
has nos been seen since. Inquire in.
side Detroit Free Press.
Gen Grant is writing his autobiog-
raphy. He says the things he remen-
beers most wildly are those of his early
life, and that the Mexican war seems
more distinct to him than the civil
war - Hartford Times.
Character is not cut in marble; It Is
not something solid aud unalterable.
1t Is something living and changing,
md may become diseased as our bodies
do George eliot.
Though 1t may not accomplish much
good, Belva Lockwood's candidacy
will not he au eutirely shiitless ,ce.-
| Macon Telegraph aud Messenger.
II was little rock that killed Go
Hath, and James q Blaine will owe
his political decease to the same ar
tiele.- Boston Herald.
President Warner of the Albion
National bank did his work thor
oughly. The stockholders have al
ready been assessed 100 per cent, and
they are bidden to prepare for the
worst, BY the way, where Is Warner?
The father of Mr.. Orme Wilson,
who Is to marry Miss Aston, will give
the bride a marriage present of $780,
600 a year. Mr.. Wilson, Sr is the
founder of the Louisville, KY, but.
terlne factory.
One single oyster will produce 1873.
10000 young oysters In the course of
a year. | { mus give an oyster some
anxiety 10 look after his family Bos
ton Post.
How frequently it happens that an
tnventOr sows that others may reaD.
One of the saddest cases OF this kind
Is that of William Lee, an English
clergyman, who Invented the fret
stocking-making machine. He met
With no success in Introducing his de.
vice In England, alshough he made a
pair II stockings by 1t in the presence
OF King James |, and he went TO Paris
TO meet but failure, and died there in
great poverty, But his mschine won
It's way all too late, and has been In
general use for 80 years.
/ have made downright serious
trial of the divided skirt, as invented
and recommended by Lady Haberton
a set OF the garments was brought Ia
America by Mrs. King, secretary of
the Rational Dress association. who
has ridden her hobby trade from eng.
land to America. The Haberton idea
consists ola skirt separated practically
Into two skirts for It's entire length
and the whole covered clear out OF
sight by am overskirt of usual length,
SO that 10 tue outside observer there is
nothing unusual. Mrs. King lent the
forgery 90 me in order that | might bA
convinced that IL WIS f. lure, L
couldn't understand why IL would be
any worse than regular skirts and pet
tlceals, but In taking walk
discovered a vital defect
a going down stairs. or an incline
OF the sidewalk, In stepping up into a
carriage, IN crossing muddy gutter
IN short, whenever 1t became deslrable
% lltt the skirt, with the clutch ana
whlsk 20 characteristic Of graceful
womAn's management OF her drapery.
inc thing was put To a trial that found
Y wanting. One hand, reaching hack
for y grip wouldn't accomplish ths
purpose ~ all. Nothing smaller than
the hand OF Providence would suffice
10 get hold OF both divisions at once
anu the alternative was to use hoth
hands, for all the world like an ancient
splnsier frem the country who takes
mat method OF securing harself
aRhinst q possible unevenness of her
mem. No, the HaberlOn skirt wonlf
qalrer ~