The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-04

Although She trimmed her bonnet to
The congregation side.
And when with Sunday garments on
| She TO the meeting HE'D,
| she wore all ornaments upon
The congEegRilOuside,
At last when done with earthly state
To Heaven She applied,
st Peter mOt her At the gate:
| mo congregation side!'
Lady Burdett Coutts denies the rumo
that she ia coming to this country,
The latest idea in thimb!es Of solid ell
yer is applied roset!es on bright fnishet
background.
1t was little Boston girl who, whel
asked to define faith, said: SIT is bsliev
ing what you EnoW isn't true"
The latest fancy in ball gowns is to trim
tho open Va o. the bodice, back ant
front, with a garland of fine flowers tina
terminate in sharp points ct tho wRis
line.
Friends OF Mrs. Logan intimate that /
that lady dcss not marry within another
twelve mouths II will not bs the fault Of 1
rich Washington widower. Meanwhile
however, ahe says him nay.
Princess Beatrice 10 a woman OF remark
able versatility. She is, artist, author
poet and composer. She has just pub
lIahed The Sunny Month oil May" 1
pretty tenor song. The words are by
Heine.
Jenny Lind disliked hattery. When
the ECulptor Durham made bust OF hel
che was greatly displeassd with it. ~
I'm, she said 10 him, IAN ugly SWede
and you have made me beautiful En-.
Rlish woman" 49,
The largest book bound 10 owned by
Queen ViCtoris, and measures eighteen
inches across the back and weighs thirty
pounds. 1t Con!siRs the jubilee addresses
Of Congratulation irom members Of the
Primrose League.
A lady in Deer Isle, Ga, recently Gro.
chcted an infants pack for the sewing cir.
Gle to sell by the bsg.of.beans system, OF
GONE suCh way, and for her work received
q chance in the game aud drew the eack,
She then offered Ii to the circle again
on the same terms, they to pay for the
yarn and give her one chance, and abe
drew 1t again.
In a large line OF jeWeled bracelets re.
Gently seen one was conspicuous for its
oddly. II consisted Of 20 pearls and din.
monds arranged alternately, and in such a
manner as to entirely conceal the setting.
The connections were made by small gold
threads concealed uuder 8 hsavy coating
OF Eaphires. A handsome flteen.Erain
pearl formed covering for the clasp.
One Of the brightest women in the co.
terie OF female Journalists is Mrs. Julia D.
Pratt, OF Quincy, Ill. For several years
Mrs. Pratt hGs been engaged in newspaper
work, for which che developed great apti.
tude. Two yeara ago she bought the
Sunday Optic, Of which she Is now editor
and proprietor, bright, newsy, gossipy,
society paper, which has steadily i'm.
proved under Mrs, PrRtt's able manage.
ment.
Garnets are very popular since the Bo-
hemiAn Society presented a set to Mra,
Cleveland, which REs made to order in
Bohemia. They arc set as bangles, pom
dants, long clasp pins, buckles, and open
gold bands an inch wide, that clasp
closely around the throat. Some OF them
are very richly colored, they light up we'll
at night and arc extremely effective when
worn with costumes oil black lace or Brus-
sells net.
One OF the many devices for varying
the effect Of simple dresses is 10 wear
ribbon bretelles. These are made with
many yards OF MORE or picot edged Groo
grain ribbons OF an inch and o half in
width, which are tied in on elaborate knot
at the waist in the back, brought over the
shoulders, where a number Of loops are
tied and drawn in again to the waist In
front, where the rest Is tied into many and
elaborate loops and ends.
The following from a reader may inter
est somebody: 1.-THE ridiculous Ovlngton.
Smith affair reminds people OF what very
beautiful perEou is this samo Nicholas
Smith, and Of how he values his own per.
sonnl charms. When Monsignor Camel
gave his art lectures in San Francisco,
Colonel Smith was one night seated beBide
q very beautiful girl who Is one Of the
acknowledged bOlles Of that city. MY
evening WAS disturbsd.' said he. 'hy my