The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-08
FOR THE LADIES.

A late fashion in Paris and one of which the
Audubon Society Will grieve to hear, Is that Of
wearing small birds wings in the hair at the opera.
Brunets them dyed scarlet gilded while
the blondes wear white, blue or pink.
There is an effort being made just now to re-
turn TO the OLD how-knoi method OF dressing ths
hair such sees in pictures of the fashions Of
1871. It is rather trying fashion and only young,
fresh faces can stand it,
"A novel demonstration of home rule came uu-
der my observation n day two since A gentle
man inquiring for something which was not then
Thursday isit notP" mo was the replv only
Wednesday" THAT is what 1 thought" he
swered, but my wife said it was Thursday, and
have been acting upon her Standardization
Times.
If you want to drive any particular abomna-
ton out OF fashion, just convince the that
u IS really of some earthly yuss.-BaTltngton Free
Press.
The had just stopped at the Priests Of Pallss
Hall and large, geniai-aced tovisl kind Of man
assisted n lady to alight AS the started again
he rather earnestly remarked: " Now, there goes
my wife to hear Sam Jones tell her OF her faults.
Then after an impressive pause: " Yet when try
to tell her of them there is terrible racket.
can't understand women. '-RdRsds City Tiaaes
AT dancing parties IN Paris this Winter the
ladies' have been arranged in the cOtillions accord
ing to the coors of their dresses Harmonious
tints are thus evolved and unexpected vassares Of
color become manifest to the eye Of the artist.
Why, what woman you are, Mrs. Slavery;
always st work. Don't you have anybody to help
you?"
well, TO tell you the truth. I'm almost tired to
DEATH but what is going do? Ny daughter
Kate used TO help me some, but since she expert
enced religion her time is 80 taken up with meet
Ings and the Sunday-school and the social gather
ings that, really. she hasn't any time to help me-"
Boston Transcript.
= There are $1,000 more women than men In
Berlin, and more than half of the citizens of that
city were born outside of the city.
When we look on lovely woman,
And the style in which she's dressed,
We think of far Arabia.
Of Araby the Blest,"
And for the simple reason
That fashion bids her wear
A dromedary hustle
And suit of cames hair.
Boston Courier.
- When woman loses anything she cries. Even
is this when 1t Is her temper which she has lost.
-YoHkeTs Statesman.
"A young lady in Geneva was heard TO say, /
think Mr.. - is very forward "Why?" asked
a friend. " Why. he had the impudence to propose
to me in leap year, '-GeneUa Courier.
- Leap year is not likely 70 bring about many
marriage engagements. OF course it is all folly to
suppose that girls will propose-that is a libelous
little fiction invented by certain class of writers
and they won't dare to accept the proposals of the
men for fear the world will think they really did
propose. It's trying situation and we don't Won
der the girls hail its coming with dread.-BinghGBI-
ton Republican.
= Miss Van Wart. granddaughter Of the late
Marshall o. Roberts, is believed to be the wealth.
est young woman in America She inheriss some
thing near g, 600 900.