Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11
MIeNoN,s MUSINGS
About the Flood Failure, the Fashions
and Other Fancies.

So the food of SO is base deception. |
4 reminds me of those times IN my
naughty childhood when the powers that
,e proved unexpectedly merciful after | bad
made up my mind to be deservedly pun.
shed; / did not know whether to be glad
Or disappointed. Some Wheeling people
Know their own minds better than that.
One LADY, for instance, who had just moved
over TO the Island, and who actually shed
tears OVER her new parlor carpet, L fancy
there is very little doubt as to her sent.
ments. Then heard of little maiden OF
a dozen years or go, who said, mournfully,
that Wheeling was too stupid and dull even
to get up q food, which she considered
would have been real nice and exciting,
But most of "a are very well satisfied WITH
the state of affairs. ] have even heard sug-
gestions that q day of prayer and thanks,
giving would Inappropriate and 1t seemed
10 me an admirable idea. Thepercentsge
of grateful persons in q community is not
often much above the old rate; ten per
cent. we remember, returned to give glory
TO God" Just after the food of ga, l
heard of thirteen women who had been
sheltered in house, Of whom one only re-
turned afterwards to help the hostess to
"clean up" However, we must remember
that their own houses were not by any
means in apple-pis order at that time.
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Speaking ofthe food, reminds me OF the
expression the river is raising" Almost
every body says it, and almost every body
~ do not presume to dictate, but would
humbly suggest" as the old deacon said in
his ursyer-thst rising is the proper term,
unless the food be Of the genuine Simon
Pure, "a brand; and then it emphaticslly
does rsise;-it raises Cain.
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Some one was bemosning herself, some
time ago, in my hearing, over the changes
in pronunciation that have taken place
since she was young. she said if she were
to meet certain very learned and some,
what pedsntic gentleman-since peace
fully decessed-she should inform him
through an interpreter of the inability to
speak any language but Romanny. Well,
it is trying, after painfully acquiring one
pronunciation to be told that it has gone
ont Of style, but the changes are in the
right direction, which is consoling. One
very good rule to remember is, that II
words derived from the Latin, the modern
tendency is to place the accent on the
syllable which really conveys the meaning
following thus the analogy of the CORES
ponding Latin verb, as compenI cate, eou
sum. mate, etc. Another sign ofthe times
ia the increased importance OF the letter h
which Mr.. Grant White thinks was a.
silent in England hundred years ago, at
1t now is in France. At present we have
arrived at humor, and humorous, and be
fore we are fifty years older, may not have
silent initial h to our names
How eonical to sspirate herb
and heir, for example. However
we shall thus get rid of q number of anti
uusted Jokes; such, for example, as that o
the Enelishmsn who asked: do you NEAR
the air of the ed, or the hair of the hat
mosphere2" But the other story of tn,
young fellow who burned his mouth eating
Irish stew aud said: "Still in our hsshe
live their wonted fires" isn't very bat
one,
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Ofcourse eyerybody-that is, all the girls
the rest of creation don't counts busy get
ting o spring suit, ready for Easter Sun
day, which is obligiDgly postponed to tn
best possible date. If they don't look per
fectly sweet this time-I mean the girls
will be their own fault; for the styles sr,
very too, too, and utterly sweet and pre-
cious. The prevailing colors will be black
grey, and every possible shade of brown
and tan, but WINE color, blue and csrdira
will be freely used Some dress PATTERN
Of brown or tan have border of Olive
green or vine color which makes very
effective trimming. Imported dresses o
embroidered cashmere are still worn though
slightly different in style. Those which
have about half of their square content:
covered with embroidery are considered
the most desirable, aud are certainly leas
sttainable by persons OF modest means
Later in the season those pretty braided
figures ard ginghsns will be worn again
aud thare is no reason why any CIR
should not. have one provided
she braids cit herself. One tina
say had front perfectly plain;
not fold or wrinkle, either On waist o.
skirt; but both were Just one mass of bind
ing 1t was nwfully pretty, and would be be
coming to almost any figure; but fancy
the groGns of the Britons when it was SEN
to the washtubl ss it would bein Wheeling
alter about the third wearing. think, i
| were the pnilty pSrty / should lay thu
dress on chair just inside the Laundry
door, and keep right on down the street.
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The prettiest things out though, are thos,
creps de Chine scarfs, in pure or cream
white, apple blossom blink, baby blue, snC
other delicious shade. Square shawl
shaped fchus in crepe de Chine and EN-
broidered NULL are also worn; they ar,
folded corner.wise, and loosely knottet
upon the breast las ere also the scarfs) IL
fascinating Puritan like manner. Neck
ties of embroidered null, are old friend
which many OF US will rejoice to welcome
back sgsin; as lady said to me the othel
day, They DO make enc feel so clean anc
fresh
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There is q young lady in town who ssyl
she Doesn't care for jewelry unless it hal
some association connected with it. o.
course; none of US do; but should like tc
offer her diamond ring | once had the
privilege Of inspecting, sndeven trying oD
just 10 see what she would say sbou,
it. Il was q circlet of thirteen
large diamonds, with no setting visible
except thread of gold at the top and bot
tom. The owner of the ring was a mem
Der oS the reduced Southern aristocracy,
and the ring wss the last remnant Of the
diamonds Of her ancestress, French
msrchioness. When l met her she was on
ber way to New York to sell it. dor' I
know what it actually brought, bat it was
valued at nearly three thousand dollars
Nov that is the kind Of ring I should
not at all mind having. if any body were
to offer me one think | should be per.
fectly passive. In the meantime, could
pal mp With one Of which l saw q picture
the other day. 1t had three diamonds set
fat in a s1uRra-cut ring. broad at The hack