The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12

ouSy tlat ne ordered the arrest OF the
queen AMI Norris. fqey no,h suf-
fred on the scaffoId.
Among the oriental nations. where
they throw the handk erehief.' the
presentation OF handkerchief IS a Il
ken of love, and it shows how peI
fectiy Shakespeare understood the
customs OF ali lands when he made
OtheilO'5 jealousy turn on this point.
That was Il wonderful handkerchief
hs gave to Desdemona IS token of
love aud Test Of truth"
! There is Il magic IN The web of
s1Dyl that rad numbered III the world
The sun To cours e two hundred compaSseS
/ liz her prophetic fury sew d the work;
! The worms were hallowed that lid breed the
! silk;
And is was died in mummy, which the skill ful
| Conserved of maiden'S hearts.
Poor Desdemona kissed it and talked
| to 1t, but it finally wrought her ruin.
The poets and romancers have all
made good use OF the handkerchief,
! I'D in the tales of fairyland the benef-
j lcent godmother gives one, endowed
with ali the magic virtues, TO her IA
yOrltes, which wins for them the
| choicest of lovers, or brings timely
succor in the hour of danger. What
| juvenile heart has not beat with
anxious expectation when sister Anne
waves her handkerchief as a signal
from Blue Boards tower? And when
the relief comes aud wicked Blue
Beard meets with his just deserts we
are sure the handkerchief has played
an important part in bringing on that
desirable end.
The lover eagerly seeks possession
nj his ll6Hy IL g,'s hnn1nrch5c=
1 envy the joy the prlgrim feels
After long travel to some distant shrine,
When at the relic Of his saint he kneelS.
For Delia's pOcket-hand .erchi is mine
Graceless Dick Steel writes to his.
Prue: You must give me either
fan, a mask or a glove you have worn,
Or can not live, otherwise you must
expect I'll kiss your hand or steal your
handkerchief"
In Henrietta Temple" Lord Bea-
cansiield plUnges his hero into spasms
Of delight because he obtains posses
sion OF Henriettas handkerchief. "He
presses the memorial to his lips and
imprints upon it thousand kisses"
Rather dry OSCILLATION, as anybody
viii admit except lover.
Sad mementoes, also, they are some
times, and many blood-stalnsd hand
kerchiet has come from the battlefield
10 loving wife or Sad-eyed maiden,
truly telling of some cherished life
destroyed.
A dropped handkerchief is often
the silent signal for All impending
doom for the hangman'S last act, or
for the duelists to fire.
Then there are handkerchiefs and
handkerchiefS. There is a thousand
dollar dainty that Miss Astor held at
her recent wedding, and there is the
shilling cotton in many colors which
DInah used not quite so gracefully,
but TO more purpose, and between
these extremes vast variety OF every
kind, quality and price. IheIe is also
the wipe" which the ''Artful |
Dodger' drew so skillfully from the
pockets OF the unWary. What heaps |
OF wipes the astonished OLIVER !
Twist" saw in the Jews den, and they |
we're so badly marked, too, that the |
stitches had to be pulled out. 1t was
the wipe" that the "Artful Dodgtr"
extracted from the pocket of Mr.. |
"Brownlow" that brought good for
tune finally to the unlucky oliver"
a few years ago handkerchief
dresses were quite a craze in certain
select circles, and one maiden ast ca
ished ali behoiderS with dress made
of thirty-nine blue and white silk
handkerchifs, SO that she looked like
symphony in spots. The dress craze
has vanished, but recent fashion
writer informs US that, handkerchiefs
are now used for CONVEX sion into caps
and cuffs, dress pockets and tiny muff5
for bridesmaids bouquets.
What sort of an outfit in handker-
chiefs lady should have depends
largely on fashion. One of cur recent
noVelIsts gives his heroine twelve
dozen as part of her bridal troussesu.
Old Evelyn, in describing what was
necessary for lady, said:
OF pocket m0uchoirs nose to drain,
dozen laced. a dozen plain.
The forgotten handkerchief belongs
largely to mems toilets, and some Chi
cago furnishing stores 10 quite S-large
trade in cheap handkerchiefs in the
early morning, so many gentlemen
leave home and go to business forget
ting that necessary article.
The fashion now is to discard names
and initials, and deck. the corners of
the handkerchief with embroidered
flowers end notices. A rose with the
advice u am all heart" or lilly with
the words Purity and nobility" or
spray Of mignonette and the words
MY qualities surpass my beauty" are
not inapt adornments for this most
speaking companion of the better sex
If these adviceS do not suit the mascu-
line readers of the Herald, let them be
referred to the recommendation of
Rev. NJ. Stiggins IN his interview with
Sam Weller: "To subscribe to our no.
bic society for providing the infant
negroes IN the West Indies with fan
mel waiStcoats and moral pocket hand
kerchiefs."
whats c moral pocket tanker
cher?" said Sam. 81 never see one % |
them articles % furniture"
"Jhose which combine amusement
with instruction, my young friend"
replied Mr. Stlggins; blending select
tales with wnod-cutS."
"Uh, I Know" said Sam, "them as
hangs up in the linen diapers shops,
with beggars' petitions and all that
ere upon emp"
Mr.. Stiggins began third round of
toast and nodded assent.
And so, as a striking element Ill ais
tory and fiction, as messenger of
love OF token OF the battlefield, as q
guerdoD Of knightly honor or As a
means Of conveying didactic instruc-
lion 10 little black heathe0, the
handkerchief has uses as various as
all the color5 of life itself.-Chicago