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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
ROYAL GOWNS.
Some Costumes Recently Ordered by Prin-
cesses and Ladies' of the Court.

Some Costumes Recently Ordered by Prin-
cesses and Ladies of the Court.
The Princess of Wales, during her
stay in Paris, ordered some beautiful
dresses and mantles. Two specially
becoming cloth costumes deserve de-
scription, because of their simplicity
and elegance. One was in Henri III.
style, almost severe in its lines. The
skirt, of navy blue cloth, had panels
braided in fine black %soutache; the
tablier was dull chaudron velvet. The
bodice, molding the figure, vas trimmed
with black braid, which formed loops
at the waist, arranged like the ribbon
loops to be seen on costumes worn in
the reign of Henri III. The sleeves
also were extremely close fitting. The
second dress was in slate vigogne, the
soft draperies on the skirt being grace
fully arranged. The bodice was in en-
bossed velvet of three shades-slatc.
old silver and pale silver; rosettes of
slate satin were placed at each side of
short basque. One small mantle Or
dered by Her Royal Highness was in
seal-brown plush, its long wide sleeves
trimmed with fur; it fitted the figure
very closely at the back of the waist
where it was short.
One millinery house has been max
ing some rich dresses for the Spanish
Court, notably in the new shade OF
red, called "tison d'enfer,' and In
several shades of green. For the
Comtesse de Guaqui, who is attached
to the Spanish Court, there was a short
visiting costume in sapphire-blue vel
vet, bordered and trimmed in front with
a wide Oriental gallon in cashmere de-
signs. embroidered all over in gold
and fine silks. This is q new fabric,
and sometimes measures a yard and a
quarter in width, and costs as much
at twelve pounds sterling the meter.
For the same g1undc dame there was q
maize crepe evening dress, made up
with spotted net MORE, satin and lace,
all of the same color, and yet the eff
feet was simple. Another Spanish
lady had ordered a shot velvet visiting
costume-dark blue. shot with cerise
and made up with cerise faille Fran
caise; the draperies were on the cross;
there was a panel on one side Of the
skirt and a bow on the other. The
velvet bodice had a drapery on the
cross.
The mutfs in the newest French
fashion plates are eccentricity itself.
Some are gathered at the ends, ST that
they look like musk-mclons; some APP
pear to be drawn together in the cen
ter, and flare open so as to seem like
two fans fastened together under a
ribbon; some are hoped like a barrel;
and one, otherwise simple, is orna-
mented by a bow of ribbon from which
depends q shield with armorial bear
ings.-PariS Cor. London Queen.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
A GOOD REPUTATION.

When Once Lost. n Difficult Thing 10 Re
sain-A Few Thoughts for the Young
People.
Folly has hardly another form so OBJ
i]ectionablc as that of cartlcSSneSS, real
or apparent. about ones reputation.
When a Young man behaves as if he
were willing to be believed fast, he
may be guiitless of any real disposition
towards dissipation, but he can not
complain if the more desirable of his
associates gradually withdraw them
selves from intimacy with him. When
a young lady. ne matter how innocent
of ANYTHING worse than q determine
ton to amusc herself at all hazards,
condescends to flirt with gentlemen, OF
to indulge in b~oisterous behavior in
public places with other girls, She
must not be surprised if, before long.
she become aware of less heartiness in
the greetings of the acquaintances
hose society she prizes most, receive
n invitations from anybody, and at
erceive, with painful olearnesS,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
THE CHILD AND THE YEAR.

Said the Child to the youthful Year:
what hast thou III store for me,
o giver of beautiful gifts, what cheer,
what 10 } dost thou bring with thee?'
" My seasons four shall bring
Their treasures: the winters snows,
The autumn's store, and the flowers Of
spring.
And the summers perfect rose.
' All these ana more small be thine,
Dear Child-but the last and best
Thyself must earn by a strife divine,
II thou wOuldst he truly bIest.
" Wouldst know this last. best gift?
IT'S q conscience clear and bright,
A peace of mind which the sou! can lift
To an infinite delight,
Truth, patience. courage and love
If thou unto me can-t bring,
Will set thee all eartA's ills above.
OChiId, and crown thee q King,"'
celia ThGrter, IN 81. Nicholas.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
THE OLD YEAR TO THE NEW.


With hands full Of gifts and cheeks like .
There you wait
At my gate
While my winter wind blows,
And you laugh as you stand there, a laugh
full Of scorn,
At the sight
OF the flight
OF the gray beard forlorn.
And the stories he tells of the mouths that
have sped;-
"what IL"
You Cry,
"When my twelve months have fed,
TIE bend and to totter, to sigh and to shake.
And like you
There to rue
The VOWS that l break?
mot !, oh, not l." you scornfuily say;
81 shall stand
Where you stand,
As blithe as to-day,
When one after one, my twelve months have
sped.
Not a fear,
Not q tear, ,
Shall I murmur or she'd"
So, my youngster. you laugh. a. you stand
there untried,
As you wait
At my gate
In your ignorant pride.
So 1boasted and laughed when Istood in your
place,
But to-day,
All, to-day,
At the end of my race
Icount up the gifts that I sold for = song,
In that time
OF my prime,
When lusty and strong.
My plans were so easy. my promises rife,
And pleasure.
The measure
And limit OF life.
But my easy.laid plans, not 60 easily sped.
And alas,
And alas,
Ere the twelve month"; had fed,
/ found what ny fine boosted wisdom was
And that haste
Had made waste
On my kingdom of earth.
nut what use for me here to counsel and pray,
When you heed
Not indeed
A word that l say,
When impatient you wait for my gate to IN.
close,
With that air,
Debonair,
And that cheek like a rose!
Well, well, enter in-The gates are flung wide,
There or here,
God is near,
Whatsoever betide.
MORO PERM, in Youths Companion.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
FULL OF FUN.

Don't dress too much to receive q
young man. Many a beau has been
frightened away because q woman was
too rufflcd.
-''Beans Regarded as Food" is the
headline in an exchange. That is the
way beans should be regarded. Any
II who wOuld regard beans as a bever-
age would be away of,-N y. Graphic.
Eyes, said old Mrs. Badger, Il
have met Colonel lngersoil, and /
thought he was Il very pleasant gentle
man; but | have heard that he is q
regular amethyst" - chicago Into,
Occln.
The accompanying report of an in.
2ident that occurred recently tells its
own story: Clerk in a large dry-goods
store-This is a very disagreeable day.
Lady waiting for changc-Yes, very.
Clerk-Fery bad for trade; no Iudis<
come out such days.-Chicago J0urnai.
Perhaps for concentrated inaccura-
cy of statement nothing can surpass
the following sentence, which occurred
in an account Of a burglary given a
short time back in a Dublin neWspa-
per: AFTER a fruitles5 search. all the
money was recovered, except one pair
OF boots"
Don't you think Miss Blanc uses
rouge to a disgraceful extent?' ''WcN.
| never noticed particularly, but |
think she is a very nice woman Il
don't see how you can say that" My
dear boy, you should always remember
that few women are as bad as they are
painted. '-Boston Budget.
This is what ran through the audi.
enc when Nanki.Poo kissed Yum.
Yum: 20. what a beautiful scene; and
how they are enjoying their heaven Of
Bliss This is what Yum-Yum said to
Nanki-Poo; Onion, and beer again.
Kiss mt on the ear, OF III have yVu
fined. you brute. TN. Juig-.
-''No,' said Mr.. Parvcnu to a
friend, speaking OF the christening Of
her baby boy the Sunday Previous,
mo, Rhadamanthus is not a pretty
name, but We think he'll be q great
.awyer and Judge. You know his
grrat-grandfather was the most notori.
Gus judge in New England, and these
things are inherited. ~ J. NqI.
Sold Again.
The night was cold and mourntul;
The moon was up on high;
He stood beneath her window,
And breathtd forth many a sigh.
For there lay alI-tn sumter
He priced on earth below;
So thought he-bul the truth =.
She'd moved a week ago.
-BastJn G1.s',.
A couple stood before q Court
street jewvler the othcr rvcninr. when
the young lady remarked: "GawGle,
don't You think there is something per.
frctly lovely about those c,och>,'
"What do you admire 50 much about
them?' he asked. "Why. don't YOU
see-they name the day" The future
will tell if Gaw-ie tumblvd.-Duy-
hdmt0n RcpUb'icQn.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
COMMON ERRoRs.
6iuhders in Speech Frequently Made BY
Educated People,

AHo4eeththy NAhuc W
Educated People.
a few out of many mistakes in speech
made frequently by educated people as
well as by those from whom one ex-
poets little in the way of grammatical
accuracy are the following taken from
Matthews words: Their Uses and
Abuses"
Directly" for as soon as. Directly
he came, l went away with him."
Equally as WELL for equally we'll.
Example: 1T will do equally as we'll"
Looks beautifully In spite of
the frequency with which this impro-
priety has been censured, one hears it
almost daily from the lips of educated
men and women. The error arises
from c%onfounding 'look' in the sense
Of to direct the eye, and look in the
of to seem, to appear. We quail
ify what a person does by the adverb:
what a person is, or seems to be, by an
adjective. Example--"She looks cold
ly on him. "she looks cold"
Myself" for 81" Mrs. Jones and
myself will be happy TO dine with you
"Quantity' for number. Example
"A quantity of books" In speak
of a collection or mass, it is
proper to use quantity; but in
speaking of individual objects,
however many, W e must use the
word number. IA quantity Of meat
or "a quantity of iron," is good En-
glish, but not "a quantity of bank
notes.
"Stopping,"f for staying. THE Hon.
John Jones is stopping at the Sher-
man House" In reading such
a statement as this we are
tempted to ask: When will Mr..
Jones stop stopping? The true mean
ing of the word ''stop'' was well UNI
derstood by a man who did not invite
his professed friend to visit him: If
you come at any time within ten miles
of my house, just stop"
Rendition" for rendering, Exam
pie: "Mr Booths rendition of Ham
let was admirable" Rendition"
leans surrender, giving up, %relinquish-
ing to another; as when we speak of
the rendition of a beleaguered town to
the besieger, or Of a pledge upon the
satisfaction of a debt.
Except for unless. Example: mo
one, except he has served an appren-
ticeship, need apply"
TRY and for try to. Example:
TRY and do it."
people, for persons. MANY peo-
pie think so.' Better, persons; people
means a body of persons regarded col
~lectively-a nation.
Raising the rent for increasing the
rent. A landlord notified his tenant
that he would raise the rent. THANK
you," was the reply; Il find it very
hard to raise it myself
Was for is. 1.-TWO young men,
says Swift, "have made a discovery
that there was a God" That there
"was" a God? When? This year, or
last year, or ages ago? All general
truths should be expressed by the use
Of verbs in the present tense.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02

I'll dreamt a strange. strange dream
Of bliss; l thought that some one came
and held my soul in one long kiss and
softly spoke my name" The above
narrowing tale is written by a latter
day poet, and is false. Unless his name
is Pstswlpft she " could have ut
tered it while holding his soul Gin m
long kiss" W. are reliably informed
that no names are mentioned during
paroxysms Of the kind the poet de.
scribes. Trot out another poet,--Min-
neapolis Tribune.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
4 GLORIOUS IDEA.
why Mrs. Gidaker Would Like to Spend
Forty Years In . Wilderness.

Forty Years In q Wilderness.
Louise, my dear" said Gidakcr tc
his wife one Sunday, as they were 60
ing home from church, "have you ever
thought much about the Pilgrimage in
the Wilderness"
"Well, no, hubby; not such a great
sight; and still I've thought about it
some, too, and wished it was all to be
done over again. said the good woman,
with a far-away sort of sigh.
Done over again! Why, my love,
what can you mean?' said Gidaker,
quickly, with eyes like exclamation
points on a poster.
II mean that it would be so jolly to
have a chance like that now"
Like what, my dear'"
ITO join the picnic"
"Picnic?'
Eyes, picnic, and one that would last
forty years, too, at that. Wouldn't it
be delightful9'
II fail to grasp your meaning, my
DEAR
II mean that l would like to have a
chance in that sort Of a barbecue my
self. 1t would just suit me to a T, and
if another Moses would only come to
Chicago and give us a chance to 60
through Lake Michigan and camp
around in Canada for forty years, and
have as nice a time Of it all that while
as they did on the other side of Jordan,
/ tell you, hubby, I'd drop into the pro-
cession just too quick, and if l didn't
have a scalskin coat and a stem-wind-
ing watch to take along with me it
would be because l couldn't borrow
them in the block before I started.
Wouldn't it be grandp I'll declare, it
fairly warns my feet to think of it."
What are you saying, LouiseP"
What am l saying? I'm sayin, you
dear old %blockhead, that camping in
the wilderness with no homework to
do would suit me about as well as any
thing l know of. No sweeping and
scrubbing; no house-cleaning, carpet
shaking or wearing out knuckles on a
dashboard; no pinching to make both
ends meets, and worrying about things
you can't afford. II that wouldn't be
nice, hubby, tell me something that
would. No going distracted when you
have company Unexpectedly and your
girl has gone away. No cooking, no
dish.washing or anything to make you
get up early in the morning. Think
how nice it would be to sleep until you
got your nap out, and then find your
breakfast all ready and waiting for you
on a bush when you get up; not only
now and then. but right along for a
thing every morning for forty
years. know I'd like it. 1t would
be nearly as gay as being n gypsy.
Don't you think SO. hubbyp'
You're a person Of queer ideas, my
May be l am; but if you had to
lrag around like I do from morning
ill night, till your feet got at heavy as
cad, you'd long for any kind of q
that would make the work
lighter, | know you would, and that's
he reason why / always thought ]
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
Family Discipline.

Colonel Fzzletop was under the
painful necessity of administering a
severe castigation to his son Johnny.
After he had completed his labors, he
said sternly to the suffering victim;
Now tell me why | punished YOU
THAT'S IT," sobbed Johnny. you
nearly pounded the life out OF me, and
now you don't even know why you Id
IL, "-Ieras Sittings,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
A Sad Ca

Sammy -
his face glow.
good humor;
this Ap OpleXy who hs
way among onr elder
his name ! should say
man, eh?"
"Father," replied
are yon giving mel
better than the prints
'Welsh said! Welsf
old gentleman, turning
his enjoyment OF The boy
p~aronomasia; and then the
man laughed and choked al
and laughed for half an hour.
it is q sad commentary upon
nature when 2 mar almost WI
of the tomb can find pleasuf
q thing as a pun, and suct .
Boston transcript.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
BHUGWAN'S REVENGE.
The Weird Way in Which He
Spent His New Years Eve.

Six years ago a company of old
bachelor Anglo-Indian friends had just
finished their New Years Day dinner,
and were sitting out on the broad
veranda slipping black coffee and smok-
ing the powerful Trichinapoly cheroots
of the country. The bungalow was
situated in Kirkee environments. near
Poona, in a pretty position over
looking the Merta-Moolah, that glided
with unrufied tranquility as it re-
Elected the shining stars that glorified
the clear blue heavens. The converse
ton turned upon "reminiscences of the
past, some amusing, some instructive,
and some very sad. The Colonel re-
called the sanguinary days of the ter
rible mutiny of 1857, and graphically
told of his excitement and sufferings as
he lay with the gallant little Ghoorkhas
upon the ridge upon which the rebel
fire from the brown walls of Delhi was
murderously concentrated morning,
noon and night. The Assistant Collector
told of extraordinary crimes he had
tracked down in the Southern NAH
rata country. The wealthy repre-
sentative Of a great cotton firm in
Bombay humorously related how he
had won his pretty bride one season on
the Nilgherries, merely by being lucky
enough to drive out of her way a poor
pariah dog which in the half darkness
Of the evening she had imagined, and
still believed, to be q panther. Sud-
denly the Judge, who had been very
quiet as he sat watching the curling
smoke that rose from his cheroot and
tloated down into the garden among
the oleanders and the roses, asked US II
we had ever heard of the narrow es-
cape he had made precisely that day
three years ago.
'Tell us the story, Judge" we cried
in chorus, and while the white-clothed
servants were bringing in the 'pegs"
(Anglice, brandy and soda), which
were the almost invariable c~orollaries
of an Anglo-Indian dinner, the Judge
half sat upin his long bamboo chair, and
told the tale Of Bhugwan's perfdy.
1T so happens" he said, THAT a
case was brought before me in my cut
cherry O. courthouse in Peepulgaum, /
about a mile from the Taptee River,
which involved intricate peculisrities
of Hindoo family law. I will not weary
you with the details, but only give you
the facts that bear directly upon my
adventure. One of the suitors in the
case was d tall, sullen-faood Suratoe,
who claimed the family jewels that
were in dispute. He employed the best
vakeels in the district to plead his case,
and he tried TO bride me through my
servants by sending me curious ivory
boxes of silver-inlaid work and q daily
present Of a large tray full Of fruit and
flowers. Bhugwan Bhugwandass was
the mans name. He thrust himself in
my way whenever he could get an OPP
p~ortunity to do 8 o II went out for
my morning ride l was sure to see him
emerging from the jungle on the road
side and salaam me almost to the dust.
II ! moved about the courthouse l was
sure to see him cycling me with his deep
hlack eyes from the corner of the va
Il had a badminton party
y pound before dinner 1t
one that l would see his
peering over the cactus
tally ! decided the case
y. igwsn and awarded the !
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
that she IL actually, eve

that she Is actually, eve
stratively, avoided, et
whom she does not visit
Parents often are to
guarding their children
from undesirable com
from forming careless q
social habits, but in me-
circumstances are vain,
the grief Of witnessing
they can not help. Yc
women must be allow
many things for them:
they choose wrongly. l.
heed good advice, they mu
by bitter experience; ard
fact connected with the subject 81
it is 50 hard to recover Dies Cd
even after one has seen the great
der,which has been made, and ish
~ in earnest to correct it. ID
easy matter for a young man t
down a bad reputation, and it
more difficult for = young VI
Time and patience and earneS& I
dcayor usually will do it, howevet
though memories of it and allusiot
it may rise up to plague one occat
ally for many years.
1t needs to be impressed very str
ly upon many young people that
lessness and notoriety can no
confer happiness. They d
temporary excitement,
mistake for happiness. . 1t
ter to the taste before Il
True modesty and d.
consistent with q thoroug lyf'
life. Those who lack thael'
something Of the respect IT,
and, when that is gonG, MISE
can supply its place, Tt5'e~
young men and womn1 "
whose lives actually oyefd luh
and trolic, and Of whom tleho'
hardly can think without
smlles-are th0s- who %
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
A PRETTY GOOD BEGINNING.
Teddy's Little Deeds of Kindness on New
Years Day.

49, 0Go'N'''No'
reddy's Little Deeds of Kindness on Ne"
Years Day.
And So said mamma, concluding
her little twilight talk with Teddy
the last n of the year, because this
was New Year EYe-"l hope my lit
Tie boy will try TO make somebody
happy every day through all the new
year-try to do some good thing,
Teddy.
Teddy looked doubtful
Il don kno" how guess said
ne. i don have much money 10
NV poor toIhs stuff with, mamma,
'Money isn't all Their" is, dear,
Namm" answered with a smile. kind
"9rds ana deeds ar" worth more than
d"l'ar' sometimes. Try 1t and see,
tomorrow. will you. Irddy''
Is M answered Teddy Il will.
Ana We Il talk 1t over tomorrow
hIGnt' AGAIN. dear.
"Yr>m, We will" sand Teddy. 20
mamma I'm going coasting all day
can |; Mt. Ballard hi! Is Just
splendid and >mootn,'
Il suppose So mamma said, smiI-
inc.
But Teddy didn't 90 coasting unit,
afternoon, h"cau>r there were lots Of
errands 10 run III the neutrality-suspicious.
e,tul Of leftover Christmas daintlcs tc
carry to poor Old Mr., Tubbrrman, for
one thing. and 4 glass Of ivlIv to Sick
johnny Bryant, for another And By
'h"'!"'" All TINS was done It was nearly
u"on' and mamma said he'd better cal
ms dinner orforr he Went.
So sitter 4!nn"r ne wa> of; and Al
''a-''m" he wa, back again, as rosy
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02
In England 0 Queens m,

In England 0 Queens messeo
who brings home news Of peace ink
bag receives $500 in cash in acco
ance with immemorial custoras. 7
news may be ~"stale'' having possit
been photographed on and publisr
week or two,
ser's letter is
ment of the IN
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02

-Twenty-tiv
leon |. are 81,
France, despi
revolution.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-02

A new tow
tised for a brass
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-29

Leave Washington 1T 8 90 q. III. and i IS T. NJ
and Alexandria II y 10 g.. III. and 4 % 2. -. Pass
Leesburp, going westward. a: I l % q H. ard
& 30 +. Ia, ard ;rrive ~ Round Hid at ! IL L.
NJ and - p n Leave Round Hill nj ) 81 =
~. and ! 26 i. Pass I.ccsbuig, going c:.si,
ward, At q 20 IL. a.a,! :. IL p. a. and arrive a:
Alexandria 1t s 20 g. and 4 O1 p. Ia, and at
Washington IL = )" III. and 10 p. III.
All trains are daily except the % =. III. train
from Washington, the 8 10 y. III. train from
Alexandria and the % 2. IN. train from Refund
Hill, which are daily except Sunday.
~ Passengers from Washington will take tn
Wash Ohio AID West cars at the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad ststior s. 900 and 4:45 p
m, and go through TO Round HI without change
o: cars
Tho $40 z. II. tram froGl 4 lcZuadriG and 900
pm. train from Washington connect nj Round FL
with Daily Line OF Coaches for Snickcrsville Bc..
rygillc and Winchester: also with Line Of Coaches
which leave Leesburg daily for Aldic and Middle.
burg
Both trains, Westward, make "ns" conGcattor>
at Vienna with Ssson's Line Of Stages for T.irrsx
Court House.
c:le thousand milo concentration tickets so.
Alozandria. Nov 49, S..
l.. BELL, Superintendent.
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OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE MAILS

Northern mails close at 7:3O and $50 a III
1890, 6:3O and $40 p m. Open at $50 a. IL ;
1900 N. and $50 p. M.
Southern mails via Richmond Va, close at o:a3
and HOO a. m, 4:15 p. IN. Open at $50 ans
1890 a. N. ~ -
Southwestern mails via Chsrlottesyille' va
close at T3O and ll:lO a. III. ana o'-o T. -
Open at $50 a. m. and 200 p. m.
Western mails close at 4:3O and S:Zo p. u
Omen at $50 a. NJ, 1900 IN. and G:3O p. IN.
Washington, D. c.. mails close at 7:3o and 9:''U
A. M. 1890, 43O, $50 and $40 p: m. Open at
$50 and 1920 a. M, 1900 ~, 3:oo, o:oo an"
100 p. IN. .o,-
Alexandria to Round Hill mails close at $50 a.
m Open at 4:3O p. N.
Manassas Division mails close at 2:1O and
$50 p. M Open at 1880 a. u.
An additional mail to Lcesburg, Vienna, Hem
don and Fairfax c. Fl. closes at 400 p m Opens
at OILS a. N.