The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-28
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THE New York World, in answer to aquestion
by correspondent, presents some conclusions
at least not warranted by usage, and therefore
more interesting than valuable The question
submitted was whether grace-widow resum.
ing her maiden name should resume with it the
title miss. To this the World replies: 'The title
mistress abbreviated Mrs. has no connection
with marriage 1t is the rightful title of any
woman who governs a home, and is properly
applied by courtesy to all women, married or
single Miss is the diminutive of mistress, and
is applied properly only to little girls under ten
years old Girls over that age are Mrs. by
courtesy, if not by right Mr. means master,
Mrs means mistress. AS young gentleman is
Mr.. by courtesy, even If not master of a house,
so the young lady is Mrs. by courtesy, if not by
right. In the present case, the woman, having
been the mistress Of house, and being over ten
years old, cannot shed her title of Mrs. All
this may be very true in theory, but in usage it
has become obsolete. Misses of from fifteen
to forty will hardly adopt Mrs. without the as
sistance Of minister and the accompaniment of
husband
THAT was wise woman who presided over
the woman's national relief corps of the G. A.
r., at Portland. Several hundred delegates
were present from all the Northern States, and
secret session was in order. 1t was found how
ever, that after the usual business-like methods
of the sex many of the delegates had left their
credentials at home. Instead of taking the short
sighted course, which nine out of ten men or
women would have followed, and withdrawing
with duly accredited members to discuss their
secrets by themselves the president, with great
discrimination, announced that an open session
would be held, and all delegates admitted. She
realized if no one else did, the disturbance that
would have resulted from the shutting out of
the military sisters for the trifing reason that
they had no vouchers; and as for the secrets"
to be discussed-well, every one would know
about them as soon as the meeting was dismissed
anyway
A CURRENT paragraph says that Charles A.
Dana, of the New York Sun, is "a devoted and
active Swedenborgian." AS Mr.. Lincoln used to
say, This reminds" an old editor of the
city ''of little story" Dana was cred
tied, or discredited, when managing editor of the
New York Tribune, with much the same religious
opinions as those of Colonel Ingersoll. One day
he and William H. Fry, author Of the opera Of
''Leonora,' Mr.. Greeley and the Hoosier, went
over to Brooklyn to see the operation of Berdan's
afterwards Colonel of the noted "Sharp-
shooters'-mechanical, automatic bake oven.
On the way couple of ladies, who knew Mr.
Dana, but not his religious notions got into
the streetcar, and, after few moments
of the customary talk one of them said ''Mr.
Dana. what church do you attends" He looked
a little angered and little puzzled, and Mr.
Greeley remarked to the Hooier in low tone,
''She might as well ask Cough what liquor
he used most" Dana said he was not very
close attendant of any at that time. He has
improved since.
SOMEWHERE near fifty years age cyclone
passed over the southern part Of this State,
thrashing about with especial destructiveness at
the little college town of Hanover, near Mad-
son. The recent cyclone in Illinois, that carried
little child from some unknown place and
dropped it dead near village that was nearly
destroyed. recalls the early catastrophe.