The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-09
FOR IL LADIES.

One OF our religious exchanges boasts Of a GER
tain church possessing lady who saves the con-
gregation where she worships SO, 600 year. A
woman Of wealth and Of high social culture and
position, she makes It her rule and the fashion to
dress for church in plain and inexpensive man
TO throw the whole social influence Of the
gregation against extravaganza in dress If she
can overthrow the cssitsts Of dress IN modern
churches and replace it with the worship OF God,
che has mission greater than that Of kimball
OF Moody and Saakey.-HoT9ord Religious Hsr-
aid.
- Two ladies who ara not particularly enthusi-
astic about each other. but who move in the same
social circle have been thrown together at series
of receptions, iuncheOns afternoon teas, and TaTl
Gus jamborees In pretty lively fashion OF late
Finally one OF the twain could stand il no longer
and the next time they met she said after polite
| recognition: Aren't you tired meeting me? Be
cause I am heartily tired of seeing you. Suppose
we play we are somebody else ?" And where this
happened was not the Palace Of Truth either
Boston Herald.
- Mothers who want 70 marry of their daughters
sdyantageously should go TO China The pa
rents Of the bride OF the young Emperor to
receive leo ounces of gold, one gold tea-set 1900
taeIs OF silver one silver tea-set one silver wash
basin, 5000 pieces Of silk, 1000 pieces Of cotton
material, six horses completely harnessed helmet
1 and cuiras5es, bow and quiver with arrows also
each parent viii be given court dress for sum
/ mer and one for Winter, one everyday dress and
q sable coat Who would not be a Chinese mother
/ in-iaw2
During the past few days many graduates Of q
prominent Institution Of learning who resident
in this city have received circulars asking for a
/ statement OF their accomplishments since gradua-
ton. Please write" is the request, the Official
! positions held by you, name the books which you
have written etc One OF the circulars was re-
! ceived by young matron who cleverly supplied
the desired information as follows: AT graduation
/ 1 received the degree OF A. NJ. Since graduation
| have transpOsed the letters. Buffalo ErpTess.
! A California widow had plans for hfty-thOu-
| sand-dollar monument for her late departed, bat
when the lawyers got through fighting over the
estate the widow doing housework a. s. pei
I week for the who draughted the monument
/ Detroit Free Press.
M de Candolls, a French investigator, has
come to the conclusion from his researches thai
women have q larger proportion OF brown eyes than
! men. He also finds that, when both parents have
eyes of a ike color, the chances s. to II tha
| their children who arrive at the age Of 10 year
(vghen the color Of the eye IA ixedl VIII have eye
of the same color.
The Empress of japan has become the otjeo
of consideration from several dress reform socie
/ ties. She ordered an entire wardrobe from Paris
1 whereupon letter of Temonstranee from the Ion
don Dress Reform Society was Immediately sent.
There is "A woman in WatkInsyiile, Ga, Wit
within the last II months has given birth to fv,
children. Her husband is about discouraged.
"A PaTsEe girl, named SorGbJi, has just beeI
graduated in the University Of Bombay in th
first class distinction at the time b!
I Dut Eve me-