The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-11
SOCIAL GOSSIP.

fashion.
What used to be known as small is now
referred to as tiny conversation.
Anniversary celebrations are now gradn-
ally going out of fashion in socisty
Home should be made dwelling place for
souls rather than mere lodging place for
bodies.
When you are the anvil. have patience;
when you are the hammer, strike straight
aid well.
SIN money matters" said a misery old
fellow, treat strangers as though they were
your relatives"
Among fashionable colors for spring will
be smoke blues and grays, the stone SHADES,
rock grays and mushroom browns.
Bavaria has enacted law forblddiDg the
marriage of couples who do not possess suffi-
Gent means to maintain themselves.
Sow love, and taste its fruitage pure;
Sow peace, and reap its harvest bright;
Sow sunbeams on the rock and moor,
And find a harYest-home of light.
Mental suasion for the man who thinks,
Moral sussien for the man VINO drinks,
Legal suasion for the drunkard- maker
Prison suasion for the statute breaker
"Do net speak OF your happiness to less
fortunate man than yourself" remarks q
philosopher. This is an excellent rule.
Three times out of fourehe will think you
are lying.
III.
True wisdom well may bear;
Ills nobly great 10 dare 70 be
No greater than we are.
Samuel Wesley, Jr.
M n. B. Bacon, of Toledo, Ohio, is a
brother.in law of the President elect, and ex.
presses the opinion that Mr.. Cleveland will
go into the White House a bachelor and
come out four years hence in the same hap
Nv slate.
For one petty grain that the farmer may
In spring. at the harvesting ten may be won;
So. for a small sacrifice, made for another,
w. Bradshaw.
Formation of all kinds OF more or less re-
ligious and charitable classes for Lent has
already commenced, and the members of
one bind themselves to wear black gowns
from Ash Wednesday up to Easter Some
people. when they desire to economize, de-
velop the most clever and shrewd qualities.
If for good you've taken ill.,
Let ii pass
Obi be kind and gentle still;
Time at last makes all things straight;
Let us not resent but wait,
And our triumph shall be great;
Let 1t pass
Let 1t pass!
All the Year Round.
Dressing for the street says the Bazaar, is
greatly simplihed, and was never more eco
nominal than at present. 1t is quite allowa-
bic for lady to use one cloth costume on
every occasion that will take her cut of
doors during the winter or, failing in this,
she can have q long cloak that will COM
pletely cover any house dress she may prefer
to wear.
Mr.. Talmage says: "The chain of life is
made up of q great variety of links. long
links and small links, iron links, gold links,
beautiful links, ugly links, solemn links and
mirthful links, but they are all part of one
chain of destiny" True, very true, but why
not add missing links, sausage links, bobo'
links and lynx.
The Siamese make wedding presents. but
they never give an odd number of articles,
for the reason, they say, that one can not
stand without partner. three means en-
NIFTY, and five sickness. On the other hand,
two signifies strong and welcome" four
Laughter" six binding together by love-"
and eight I'VE resemble each other in likes
and dispositions"
A very intelligent republican and Blaine
lady said to Us, the other day, that sue
hoped Cleyeland's administration would
prove really democratic, by lnaugurating
palmer social customs in Washington, in
stead of snowy display and lavish expendi-
ture. She thought that a good example
could be given to the shoddy American peo-
pie, and the parvenue snobbs, by palmer
way of entertaining. when necessary to en-
our republican form of government, yet
consistent with its dignity. Many sensible
democrats and unostentatious republicans
will cordially echo this remark of the Blaine
lady. There is great deal of useless enter
tanning and snowy display in Washington
society, that has become q custom simply by
imitation. 1t is folly to say that a grossly
exaggerated display does good by giving work
to poorer people, when the example has the
effect to make those poorer people strain ev-
cry nerve to initiate it. Besides it raises
the price OF everything boarding especially,
| to an exhorbitant price that amounts al
most to swincling, and places an artificial
and meretricious standard to much that
could be made simple, peasants and natural.
| While nobody can object to q certain
amount of expenditure, pretty decorations
| and costumes, yet when these things exceed
the bounds of intelligence and become mere
| imitation, or simply an expression OF the
money they cost they are ridiculous and
| vulgar. The new administration has q
| splendid opportunity to accomplish some
| natural, wholesome results in this respect.
It is to be hoped it will have the courage to
adapt i!sslf to the forms of our government
and not to those set up by the god OF meney.
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A Bad Omen.
"A hot fri If oofv