The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-14
LOYAL W0MAN'S WORK
Slang - Fashions 80 The House
hold, etc.
no MORE SLANG.

late themselves that again the conclusion
reached by the CREST majority is just and right.
1t has been well said that slang words are the
weeds of language and are invariably to be
avoided. The exception in this case proves the
rule
There are weeds which, by cultivation, de-
velop into fine garden flowers but the most of
them, do what you may, are weeds still. SO 1t
is with language. While words are invented
TO meet want of some new discovery or i'm
pToyement, or TO express more tersely and forci-
bly, some new idea, and SO in time pass into
our dictionaries and become part of standard
speech, yet these instances are very rare. The
four years of a great and terrible war, when,
If at any time. the'thoughts of Nation, kin
died TO white heat, would have taken new and
strange forms, added but very few words to the
popular speech. Popular sports and games and
the ups and downs of business few more; and
so have financial panics labor strikes, aud
political crises. There are legitimate changes
in the language of progressive people, and it
is not strange that they are very readily adopt
ed by speakers and writers who would keep
abreast with the times.
But this is something very different from
slang, according TO the generally accepted
meaning OF the word, which has been truth
fully styled the language of the dives and
slums of the great cities, aud which, through
the fundamentally Of vulgar prints, negro
Ministries and the saloons, works its way up the
social grade until it is found in the mouths
of innocent young girls, and is banded about
in circles which would revolt with shame did
they know in what vile hauntS the phrase first
originated.
In this country, where intellect rules, and
the humblest born may by diligence and per-
severance preside over the destinies of myriadS
of his fellow men, it becomes extremely i'm
porJant that careful study be given to correct
and refined speech. The boy or girl who talks
slang at home and in his or her school days,
will find it very hard to find fluent and decor
Gus expression for maturcr thoughts Habit is
everything, and no habit is so tyrannicaf as the
Use of slang. Avoid it, shun 1t yOu would
any other deadly thing. Cultivate pure SIM
plicity of speech. correct young man, or a
sweet. pretty girl. talking slang is sight to
make the angels weep. The language of the
prize-ring and the bsgnio Oh their lips. o, for
shamei
Let yOur speech be aloays Nth grace seasoned
Gith SAT-.
SPRING FASHIONS.
Face walls are worn with dressy street toilets.
Mask walls are short and almost invisible.
Some prefer the colorcd walls, others like gilt
and rinsel frosting en black.
Zouave jackets are worn by young misses.
Red yellow, gold brown, and tan are favor
lite colors.
Old-fashioned tortoise-shell combs are worn
again.
Colored yak laees are worn on worsted suits.
The modern hat is ludicrous exaggeration.
Hats tower up like Chinese pagodas.
The fashionable bonnet is lunatic asylum
gone mad.
The popular Summer dress skirt is plain,
with side pleats and gathered very full at the
back.
Sixteen yards of silk, instead of 20, as last
season, makes fashionable dress.
Bonnet scarfS of black, blue, green, gray,
beige. white, tan, and brown barege. striped or
harr uf
in the style of Roman scarf with gold lines
between those of color, trim many pretty bon
nets, and are also used for neckwear and va
nous toilet and decorative purposes.
Flower weddings are all the rage in London
AT these the bride and her bridesmaids wear
dresses representing Spring flowers, lilies white
roses, orange blossoms other white flowers
being the representative blossoms of the bride
while her maids wear ddtiodii, buttercup, jon
gull. hyacinth, red or pale rose or violet
ored fTocks trimmed with the color to be per-
sonated.
DOMESTIC RECIPES
BsrftfTqailk Htsias-These have but TO be tried
to become standing breakfast dish. Beat hard
two eggs into Iar OF butterniill; stir III our
make thick batter about a quart. and lastly "A
teaspoontui OF salt and the same of soda. Bake in
hot well CREASED inns Mullins of all kinds
should only be cut just around The edge, then pulled
open with tive fingers
Cherry F0,idlHS.-Ihis can be made from canned
cherries, and Is quite nice fresh ones. Two
eggs, cullfHi sweet milk, two teaspoonfils of
baking powder, -four enough to make stiff batter,
and many cherries be stirred in. Bake
half an hour and serve with sugar and cream it
may be steamed III The steamer.
Editors Chat.
No attention 10 anonymous writers. This is
not masquerade club.
Upwards of 5000 different ways" means
about that mary. a little more. Dakota friends
will take notice
l.. B.. faiuSYille, o., would have headed the
Best Letter List had she seat her own name.
The discussion of the subject of Slang" is
concluded with this number. Skating Kinks I"
follow very soon. These with the topics
:" Education Better Than Riches" and Popu-
lar Education" have proved very wholesome
topics and the conversation has been bott,
pleasant and profitable. Now. suppose we reach
out a little aud talk of CUR foreign relations
awhile. Ia view OF a probable war between Great
Britain and Russia. The Editor will state a
distinct question for discussion, and the Club in
taking sizes Will please write briefly and to the
point: ReSo9ged. That in between Eng
land and Russia our sympathies would be with
England.
Conversation Climb.
Rules Of the Cub.-I. Write briefly 2 Write
on one side OF the paper. B. Write TO the point l.
Write on one subject. 5. Write your hest. 6.
Send answers 10 all puzzles for of Editor. Each
week tine names of those writing the best letters
Sly composition spelling. peninanslip and gen
erai merit couss,iercd-wiil be named at the head
of this column the Honor Roll. First honor will
include all OF these requirements. Second honor
will include deficiency In some one point. No
others viii bs l.amcd. .
HONOR RoLL-BFST LETTERS.
Second HOnor-John IL Pierce Hoiiey. n. "
Ellen and Louisa, WISCONSIN giris): Hannah Rice
Verona Wis; Ernest l.. Gates. Cameron Mo-. and
Sadie Kern. Pembroke, \. Y.
WANTS TO START SUNDAY SCHOOL.
FRIENDS OF TIE CLUB: 4 beginner liz Sunday
scooi work would cOnsiiaer II eat favor IL
would tell ier how To conduct her work sue
eessiuily. lie exp icit. The following are some of
the questions would ask L. What the duty Of
the SuJeTIItlfGCnIZ = What il te duty of the
Assistant Superintendent; g. What IL the duty of
the Secretary T. Shat = the duty the Librarian?
-Hebecea Hliburn. Morrison Station. Mo.
WHERE ARE OUR GEAIMARIANs?
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: j agree with Efie A.
Decker that Il Is proper To say Of lady she
looked nice and oil gentleman ie looked we'll
may be wrong ia thinking 1 should like very
much Ia have sonIe one point out my mistake TO
me. so.-satie IS eicii. Breezy, Ehnss.s-
Sadie Cawood, Mi1ler. OAK. says the same
HOW LINCOLN CAME To WEAR WHISPERS
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: The question Of Ed.
Mcdaniel, Who Tie Ran Splitter" reyives Il
little incident te life OF President Lincoln which
VIII be Interesting Ia the young people of the Con-
versatlon Club. And all the more think as the
writeI acquainted with the little girl mentioned
and related IA the family 10y marriage and knows
il To be story. During the very exciting can
vas wbcn Abraham Lincoln was elected President
OF the Cni ed States, popular iyle of stationery
bore the likeness of iis clvaniy-rlnyed face encir
cled by rai;-!eDce. significant of his occupation
rsIi-spter ia early lac. young girl ia Western