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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

The afternoon reception Of Mrs. Geo.
Dodge which occurred upon Thursday,
the 18th of February, was one Of the hand
soonest ofthc season.
Mrs. Dodge, assisted by Mrs. Beidel-
man, and Mrs. Kendell, received the
gnests in the parlors, which were taste
fully decorated with flowers, and lighted
with inmrable colorcd candles. The
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

The Shakespearean Club held most
enjoyable meeting on Friday evening at
the residence Of Maj. and Mrs. P. X.
Roots The programme was very en-
tertaining, and Maj. and Mrs. Roots did
all IN their power to render the evening
an ENJOYABLE one to their guests,
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

staircase was enwreathed with flowers.
the most conspicuous being pond lilies.
Both hall and staircase were aglow with
the soft light from colored candles. The
entire house, indeed, presenting a very
bright and beautiful appearance.
The refreshment room was arranged
with very thoughtful and elegant regard
for guests groups of ladies being invited
in at intervals by the hostess and the la
dies receiving with her. The table was
arranged in the Russian style, present
ieg perfect bank of flowers, wherein
delicate glass and china sparkled, The
dishes and entries were choice and
served without the least confusion, the
whole affair being quiet and elegant,
indeed.
The Hsthetic Club met at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. ID. L. Gray.
There was quite large attendance
and more guests than usual.
Miss Minnie Dodge played with spir-
it, Chopin Waltz.
Mus. Cantrell read dream Child
rem, BY Charles Lamb.
Mrs. Chas. Martin played delightfully."-
''Biue Alsation Mountains.
Mrs. Cockrll read Tennyson's Go
diva, elieiting hearty applause.
As many readers were detained BY
circumstances, the programme was soon
finished.
Miss DeVeiling being pressed 10
speak to the ladies, kindly consented,
and she gave a brilliant and instructive
talk upon the influence of woman, wom-
an in all spheres of life; the aristocracy
of money; the aristocracv of brain: the
arlstocracy of moral Wo.'th and blessed
thrice is she who yields the three scept-
ers, and what / blessed reign. Ten
male convicts to one woman, five christ
ian women to one man. How great the
odds, and how great the power for good
can woman WELD.
The entertainment rendered the ''ger-
man clubs last Thursday night, by Mr..
and Mrs. as. r. Miller, in honor of
their guest, Miss Apperson, of Memphis,
was IN every way, a complete success.
The original german" club has been
composed OF some Of our best society
people While the Bachelors club.
InOlIUh a ,,I
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

Rose G. Kingsley, a d'u s1nine prH
IN IN the March uide 4y' .,,i.,. HI !
a Mountain, J" which 0ot'''''''
Joy.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

Mr.. ia: skipwiths one Of the young
gentlemenof Fort .Smith, passed through
the city this weeks on his WAY to Searcy.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

Punch has a clever little , sketch no .s,i
led lit is an il wind tna' D'' nnnber
good" and representing rsI.a dogs Vi
cats contemplating m''1AIs' (Jcfsh
unconcealed manifestations 2 ''''
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

The cotiliion Club Was delightfully."-
entertained. on Friday. evening, BY DR..
and Mrs. Breysacher ana their charming
daughter, Miss Hattie Square dancing
was the order of the evening, and de-
lightful supper was served.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

The dance at the boat-house, on Fri
day evening, was well attended, and
scored another success for the energetic
gentlemen who had charge of the pro-
gramme.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06

Miss Mamie Mayors, of Fort Smith,
who has been the guest Of Mrs James
Llwson for.the past week, returned to
her home on Granddaughter a very de-
lightful visit in Little Rock.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-06
Society Items.
MISS JEW LOUGHBOR0UGH.

DR.. c. l.. Gray, Of Fayetteville, has
been in the city during the past week.
2-+--s-=sss~--e
The next German will be danced at
the residence of Mrs. Chas. l.. Martin,
on East Ninth street. -
Miss Dora Apperson left for Kansas
City on Friday last, much to the regret
other many friends.
4@
The Bachelors german club will be
entertained on next Thursday evening
by Mr.. and Mrs Holman,
Mr.. J,,A. Skipwith, one Of the young
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New lot summer goods received this week.
White India linens. Persian lawns, l.in"n
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Jim Roots Last Story.

James P. Root tells a story which
Is somewhat ancient, but he makes
a present generation application.
The story, briefly told, and divested
of Roots inimItable drolleries, runs
thus:
Two Irishmen had been hired to
act as mourners at funeral, their
duties being to walk behind the
hearse with bowed heads, and hands
crossed upon their breasts 1t was
expressly stipulated in the contract
that if either raised his head he
should forfeit his pay. They trudg-
ed along for some time easily enough
but at length the unnatural position
became painful to one Of them and
he complained to the other.
Kape shtill, Pat, and howld your
head down, or you'll lose the
shtuff."
Bi'gorra 1 can't PIE neck is
brakin, and besoidss, the corpse
smells as if it had been a month
dead"
He Strengthened himself up, and
was astonished to find that be was
following a swill-cart, having missed
the procession at some turn in the
route. blocks away.
Now" said Root, that's the fix
the mugwumps are in. They pre-
tended to be mourners at the Re-
publican party funeral, and started
with the procession. Just about
now their backs are aching. and they
look up and find themselves failing
on TO the Democratic swill-cart.
Having lost the road, they can't ride
back; they've got to walk"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
George Washington's Caurtship

Near the end of May, 175S. Wash
ington was ordered by the Quarter
master General of the British forces
to leave Winchester and make all
haste to Williamsburg, there to ex-
plain to the Governor and council in
what a desperate condition the Vir-
ginia troops were as regarded cloth
ing and equipments. Accordingly
he set out on horseback, accOmpsn-
led by his servant, Billy Bishop.
The two men had reached VIII
liams Ferry, on the Pamunkey river
and bad crossed on the boat, when
they met Mr.. Chamberlsyne. a Vir-
ginia gentleman, living in the neigh
borhood- The hospitable planter
insisted that Washington should at
once 90 to his horse. It was fore
noon, and dinner would be served
as usual, early, and after that Colo
mel Washington could go forward to
Williamsburg, If 90 he must. Be
sidss all that, there was a charming
young widow at his house-Colonel
Washington must have known her,
the daughter of John cambridge,
and the wife of John Parke Gusts.
Virginia hospitality was hard to re-
sist. Washington would stay to
dinner if his host would let him
hurry of immediately afterward.
Bishop was hidden to bring his
masters horse around after dinner
in good season and Washington sur
rended himself to his host. Dinner
followed. and the afternoon went by,
and Mr.. Chamberlain was in excel
lent humor, as be kept one eye on
the restless horses at the door, and
the other on his guests. the tall, In
dian-like officer and the graceful,
hazel-eyed, animated young widow
Sunset came, aud still Washington
fingered. Then Mr. Chamberlayne
stoutly declared that no guest was
ever permitted to leave his house af-
ter sunset. Mrs. Martha Custis was
not the one to drive the soldier away
and so Bishop was hidden to take
the horses back to the stable. Not
until the next morning did the
young Colonel take his leave. Then
he dispatched bis business promptly
at Williamsburg, and when ever he
could get an hour dashed over to
White House, where Mrs. Custis
lived So prompt was he about this
business, also, that when he return
ed to Winchester he had the prom
ise of the young widow that she
would marry him as soon as the
campaign was over-FrOHl "Ge0rge
Washington" By Hrocee Z. Scudder,
IN ST. NICHOLAS for ApriI.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Buttons. New and Old.

"One trade which has seen a deci-
ded change during the last twenty
five years, is the manufacture OF
buttons, said q manufacturer to a
reporter recently. At that time the
buttons used on dresses and cloaks
were made chiefly Of metal, some
times IN imitation of silver, and
sometimes OF gold. They were made
very large; in fact, larger than the
present silver dollar. Agate but
tons were made in all celors, the
puppies and red predominating, and
they were used to adorn calieoes and
ehintzes. After these had a good
run smaller buttons were made, and
q button made of lava became very
popular. At the same time huge
buttons of pearl had a very large
sale. Then there were nickel but
tons, decorated with designs of stars.
Then came the queer brass and glass
buttons. The brass buttons were
made OF open work, at the back of
which was placed q piece of red
lining"
when did small buttons become
fashionable ?"
About ten years ago. The most
popular were small pearl buttons.
They were then called shirt buttons,
and are now used for that article of
dress. They were set very thickly
together on dress and for time
were so small as to be scarcely visi-
bic. The metal and glass buttons
also decreased very materially in
size, until the rage for small buttons
was as great as the mania for large
ones had been"
Were not buttons representing
fruit once popular ?"
Yes, after the craze for small
buttons. The fruit buttons were
made in designs Of gooseberries, cur
rants, raspberries, blackberries, and
grapes. Masses Of little red cur
rants used 70 FL in the front of a
lady's dress, and great blackberries
worn on silk attire used to half tempt
the unwary into taking a bite of the
luscious fruit Solid Jet balls, too,
were used at this time, and formed
trimming for dresses not unlike the
Jets used nowadays. Those now
worn are selected with great care.
The colors of them must harmonic
with those Of the dress, down to the
finest shadings, and the style must
be fashioned according to the style
of goods used and the design of the
toilet followed. Street suits made
of rough goods are now adorned
with buttons OF enormous size,
mostly in bronze. and decorated with
various designs. Some of them are
medallion heads. some in land
scapes. Some in wheat-sheayes
Others are made of shell and many
colored and brilliant others are
limitations Of canoes, and others are
a curious imitation Of gilt and sill.
yer. The old-fashioned button-melds
have been revived in crochet buttons
and will be used soon on black cloth
and silk suits The gaudiest but
tons used are the big gilt ones which
are usually affected by schoolgirls
and very young ladies. ~ Y.
Mail and Express.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

the woods. One man In making the
attempt got lost in the night We
heard his cries and started In search
of him. With the help of our New
feundland dog we were able to res
cue him, but he did not arrive at
our cabin till four O'Clock in the
morning, and the fellow was nearly
dead with cold and fatigue. He
would have perished but for the
doctors and the dog. A more scar
ed man than he was-when we came
upon him | never saw.
They adopted a curious way to
sneak by the Moore river inspector
one day. -Four men concealed them
selves in q load of hay and passed
unnoticed. They crawled out too
soon though. At the forks they
were stopped and sent back to be
vaccinated.
was surprised to see the preiu-
dice these fellows have against vac
cination- 1t exists among the Scotch
ard English as well as the French. "
! Letristo7 He.) Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Little Points O.. Introducuons.

1t was amusing to read lately, ca
bled all over the world, that Mr..
Gladstone kissed the Queens hand.
The custom of Withdrawing the
glove in handshaking is now a thing
Of the past. 1t had It's origin IN the
knight OF the olden time taking OH
his iron gauntlet SO as not 10 hurt
his lady's hand, and has gradually
become an obsolete fashion, though
one vet sees a gentleman who con-
siders it only due lady that ne
should give her his bare hand. A
young lady told me that she incur
red the displeasure OF a provincial
acquaintance because she merely
bowed instead Of shaking hands
with a group OF girls, with some OF
whom she had but a slight acquaint-
ance. when entering a parlor at
country tea They called 1t put
ting on airs" when, in fact, 1t was
their own ignorance Of the social
necessities of the occasion that was
at fault. But the provincial young
ladies evidently believed in hand
shaking as part Of the code OF man
ners. Yet at this same gathering
my friend said the young people did
not seem to see any impollteness IN
whispering or giggling IN the room,
or rudely staring at any dress that
differed from their own style. What
q very trying ordeal, too, is the loud
voiced greeting, where your hand Is
held and inquiry made after yeur
welfare and that OF your family,
so as to be heard all over the
room.
A mistake often made IN social
greetings Is that of introducing
lady to a gentleman, which Is the re-
verse OF correct. When the sex is
the same, introduce the one you
consider inferior in point of social
position or by reason of youth, to
the superior or older. When intro
duced it is etiquette TO bow. but not
to shake hands, and it Is optional
with the lady to recognize the gen.
tleman at the next meeting. | think
| could easily tell firt if saw her
shake hands, for the method of that
character is to linger over every
hand as if that particular hand came
nearest her affections. In TACT, there
is much to be learned of human ma
ture in the methods Of social gath
erings.- Christian at WOrk.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
A Masonic Funeral IN 1902.

For the benefit of our Masonic
friends we republish the following
from the Oracle Of DauphiH for Au-
gust IS, 1902:
MASONIC BURIAL-Died on tie
Sth inst, at the town of Lisburn, in
Cumberland county, in the 31st year
Of his age, after a short illness, Mr..
Samuel Bunting. whose amiable dis
position left a numerous circle Of
acquaintances and friends to lament
his unexpected end. This young
gentleman belonging to the ancient
and honorable order of free and ac-
cepted masons ell the brethren Of
that and the neighboring towns met.
according to notice. under the war
rant Of lodge No. q, to pay his re-
mains their sincere and last tribute
Of affection and esteem. The con-
course was numerous and rsspecta-
BILE; and with great solemnity, or
der and harmony, peculiar to the
proceedings of that Mystic institu-
ton, the burying took place on the
following day at high noon, when
short, but pertinent, Grafton was de-
livered by brother James Ph. Puglia.
The text was, Blessed are those
who die in the Lord" After Ia
comic review of the happy situation
of our first parent in his primitive
state of innocence, and the miseries
into which be sunk after be had
committed sin, the attention Of the
congregation was pathetieally called
to the weakness OF the human con-
stitutiOn, the shortness and uncer-
tainty of,life, and the Inconsistency Of
worldly affairs. He impressed on
the audience the pious and sound
idea, that all projects and expecta-
tions of man in this transient valley
Of tears, prove by experience to be,
in the end, nothing but vanity and
that the steady practice of virtue
and morality IS the only solid ac-
QUESTION, and consoling credentials
that a soul passing TO Immortality
can bring along, to approach with
confidence the presence Of its Su-
preme maker. After the usual cers-
monies of the Masonic order, the
brethren committed the corpse to its
earthly abode and filed up the
grave. The whole concluded with
a short prayer and the lodge retired
in procession with equal solemnity
to their place of meeting"
The author Of this panegyric was
no doubt Mr.. Puglia He was a
man of ability. but exceedingly
vain. Who was Samuel Bunting /?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

The next morning / left Tore
mouth by the earliest train, stop
ping at the station nearest Ken
neth's retreat, and with some little
difficulty found nv way to the
chapel. All was lonely and deser-
ted, yet | seemed to note hanging
round the room faint traces of that
smoke-like vapor.
returned to Torremouth telling
myself that it was but fancy, and
that Kenneth, with his wife, was in
Westmoreland.
At home to my surprise, found
Frank waiting to see me
Il have seen Kenneth, were his
frst words.
when ?" | cried.
He came TO me last night; /
have seen her, too" lowering his
voice., ''in her true form. | know
now all that he did for me. See-he
gave me this"
1t was a moose made Of a thics
coil of a woman's golden hair.
From that time to this | have
never again seen Kenneth Lambert
nor has any one else.
Now perhaps you may call me q
silly old fool for thinking anything
supernatural lay behind these
circumstances. You may cal
Kenneth mad, as many do, and
find excellent reasons TO account
for everything else.
| have told neither more nor less
than ! saw. Put what interpretation
you please upon it, | can offer nons
Was she Lilith ?
| can not tell. But she cost In,
life (no matter how it ended of one
of the noblest men / ever knew. And
Frank still suffers from having ence
been beneath her influence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
A Maine Doctors Adventures

| A Maine doctor, who weighs two
hundred pounds, and was stationed
as an inspector near the border, re-
Gently told me in an interesting way
some of the adventures which he
had during his official stay in the
wilderness during the late smallpox
scare.
/" was sent, said he, Ito Lowell
township, through which the Cana
dian Pacific railroad will pass. Ny
station was near Gordon's camp.
where about eighty men employed
on that railroad were encamped.
The nearest railroad station was at
Lake Magnetic, twenty miles away.
l built a log cabin and constructed
a gate acress the road. 70 man
went through that gate without be-
ing vaccinated. | had to deal with
a rough class Of men. and had some
scrapes that would read like a dime
novel. NV two assistants, rife, a
revelver, a Newfoundland dog and
suit of clothes, with brass buttons,
which l procured after I'd been out
while, helped me out. You see,
nobody lived near, and l had no
moral support. had to rely solely
on nv display Of physical force.
Soon after we were established We
went down to Gordonis camp, and
in oGe day vaceinated every one of
the eighty employed there. They
rsbelled against it. but We made no
talk with them, going through them
like a flock OF sheep. Several days
afterward word came to me that a
crew was coming from the camp TO
burn nv cabin and send me home.
Some of the mems arms had swollen
and become exceedingly sore. /
went down to the camp at once, and
found a mutiny impending. Many
of the men were sick and angry.
Several of them were laid up and
suffering severely. / explained the
nature OF their trouble TO them and
told them if they kept calm | would
relieve them of their pain. With
the help of morphine | was able to
prevent the rumpus- / tell you it
was an excited crowd. They were
afraid that all ofthem would be tax
en- down.
A burly Scotchman swore he
would pass my station without be-
ing vaecinated, one day. He was
one of a dozen desperate fellows
had a pitched battle with him at
last, and actually vaccinated him
with my foot on bis windpipe. In 1
the meantime my assistant kept the
1thers of with his gun. We stuck
the quill into every one of them
"Often the Canadians tried TO get
by me by stealing around through
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
A Story by a Brickiayer-

Do We ever stop TO think about
the people who are compelled to
pass under Us? ?" asked bricklayer ;
yes, we do, and often. too. People
don't seem to understand how care
full We are not to drop bricks sr
pieces when working over side
walks. I've been working on the
Rialto, and the folks going to and
from the Rock Island station have
persisted in walking under the scat
folding, though Mr. Griffith has
kept Danger-keep Out : signs up
all the time. Guess I'll have to tell
you the story of the man who came
along under me one day just as l let
brick fall II is story Of such
presence of mind as you don't often
End in this world, | tell ysu. and as
TO the other world l don't know
nothing about il. What | mean is
that it was the kind OF presence of
mind you read about and rarely or
never see. Well, | let q brick fall,
and it went sailing down | call
ed out as loud as could, Look cut
belowl" Then | got a look On
the ground below was a man, and
the brick was going so straight for
him that if he had stepped back
few feet it would have hit him, sure
l knew the man would jump one
way or the other-people always do
when suddenly alarmed-and on the
way be jumped his safety depended.
As the thought flashed through my
mind that people usually jump
backward on such occasions, / felt
as if that mans life could not haye
been insured then for nInety-cents
annual premium on the dollar. But
he didn't jump at all. He threw his
eyes up, sighted the brick, ank walk
ed along as calmly as if there was no
danger near. The brick struck
within eight feet Of him, and made
a hole in board big enough to give
one an idea of the effect it would
have had upon a mans head. This
may seem like little thing to you,
but it struck me as being one of the /
neatest exhibitions of presence OF
mind l ever heard oi-"-Chicago
Herald.