Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-20
THE LITTLE ONES AT HOME.
A little cloud.
An oath aloud
\ broomstick's fight, aerial;
Another swear
A clutch at hair
The rest Is immaterial.

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The plsiuest and simplest of styles aud ma
terial are the best to select for children's every
day dresses. Such goods as flannels, cheviots,
English suitlngs ana soft wool plaids are the
most serviceable for such use.
Little Willis had often stoodby the window
and watched the robins feed their young.
M did you know our hired girl eats worms?'
mo, Willis, OF course she does not" Eyes
she does too. Iseen pa a.feeCin' her behind
the kitchen door this mornin'."
Little Rudolph one day begged an invita-
ton to dinner. AT the table his hostess anx.
iously inquired, "Rudolpb, can you cut your
was saving away. Cant l? I've cut up Just
as tough meat as this at home.'
Little Emma came running into the parlor
yesterday morning, where her mother was en-
Pertaining young Mr.. Rudder until Miss
Mary would complete her toilet and come
down stairs, and cried: Oh, mamma, John.
ny is dot Mays teof. and won't give EN- to
her."
A new toy found among the holiday goods
Is q boy or girl ball player, in which the boy
kicks and the girl throws a rubber bali across
the room with perfect accuracy every time
the string attached to the one or the other il
pulled. Among the novelties there is not one
which will give more amusement for q little
money than this.
A popular style. for school dresses for girl
from Ell, hit to twelve. made in cloth or flannel
is q kilt.plaited skirt, with broad ruches of tn,
same material to form in an overskirt in thu
back. The waist is made in q plated blouse
confined to the waist by a belt. Solid colo
dresses are lighted up with wool plaids of va
rious colors.
Boys in long trousers wear cutaway jackets.
The back is usually slit up in W seams. TIT
vest Is cut In q small V-shape about the neck
Everyday suits are made of Scotch cheviots
and are cut in doubls.breastd sacque shapes
High derby hats are worn by youths. Walk
ing. boots are of calfskin, buttoned or laced
with heavy soles and low heels. The toes ar
less pointed than those recently worn. Fol
dress occasions buttoned shoes of paten'
leather are worn with kid or cloth tops.
johnny" said a Chicago school ma'am t,
one OF her hopeful pupils in a reproving ton,
of voice; Johnny, when l was of your ag,
and went to school l could read as well as
can now" "Oh, yes, replied John, with
significant infection: "but then you had
very different sort of a teacher than the on
I've got and that makes II difference. - Chi
cago Sun.
Jay Gould's little boy recently went to visi
some country relatives. Early in the morn
ing he arosefand missing his uncle asked on
of his cousins: "Where has uncle Jabe2
gomez He's gone to water the stock re
piled Jabez's little boy. What, 80 early!
exclaimed little Jay Gould. "Why, my p
never waters stock until he goes down int
the city bout 10 or 1l,"|Pittsburgh Chron
icle.
The extremely dangerous nature of man,
OF the playthings put into the hands of chill
dren was again shown recently in the death O
q boy, five years of age at st. Thomas's Hos
pitaI, London. While amusing himself wit
a puff dart" the child suddenly drew in hi
breath, and the dart, with the worsted at
tached, passed into the air passages, lodging
in the lower part of the traches. The boy lin
gered O month in great suffering.