The National tribune., 1889-01-03
FOR THE LADIES.

- There appears 20 have been no Iact, Of humor-
ons incidents attending the registration of the
women voters here in Boston The latest story
from the headquarters of tile registrars, and
may be accepted as entirely authentic. 4 large
number OF the women seem to have been exceed
inSiy annoyed ut being obliged give their age %
the registrars, and IN number OF cases they for
feited their right to vote rather than 60 state how
old they were. ia one instance spiuster gave her
age as u plus. - W has do yOu mean by : Il
pius3' inquired the registrar. Il mean, sir, that
am over 2In ~ Nyas the tart reply. " We cannot al
low any of that nonsense here said the official;
you must give your exact age il YOU desire to be
registered" This she persi-lenly declined to do,
and conseqnentIy her name Is not on the voting
list.-Bos'1n Herald
club
- Mrs. NJ. Thomas is a practical shoemaker Iiv-
ing in Kansas.
There are II 465 female commercial travellers
IN this country.
- More than co percent of adult Eaglish women,
married and unmarried, are working for daily
= Gentlemen said an indignant passenger on
South side cable car yesterday, will none Of you
get up aud give this old lady seat?" "III thank
you, sir snapped the lady, 10 attend 70 yonr
own affairs. am not rs old rs youaTe by % years,
1t am any Judge of a person. age" The indig-
naat passenger got of at the next crossing
c6gJ Tribune.
An Illinois notion for making church soeiables
pleasant is to give each person "a card which
dozen names are written, and tine recipient OF the
card must take five minutes 10 each one whose
name D. on the card. At the end OF euch I've MN
Hrw partners be found. The scheme = SAID TO De
death TO wall-aowers and ciiqucs and of great ad
vantage to the social success Of tle entertainment
/ - III IS hard Tor woman to see now any oCdy IN
this world can be blue aud diagUusOiatc when she
/ has just got new seHlskin jaclzct.-Jo'Unat Of
| EdUCTtiOR
! = IWo very pretty young women who are noted
IN trymIres Pa as being hrst-c}ass housekeepcrs,
| members of church, and of good character and
manners have consented, with desire OF making
sons OF America iaIF, shortly TO be heid, as
! profitable possible, to be chosen in public
| to be the wives of any two young men who
| may prove acceptable TO them and their parents.
I evening and will have charge of booths Any
young man who Is serious and honest in his inten-
LOUD voice III the hail where the fair is held. i am
! here" To this the young lady who is nearest will
| promptly answer: IS So am l. The wooiug is TO
Jake place III the sight OF all spectators and u an
agreement to marry IS arrived a 10 is to be publicly
| signed the Witnesses thereto to be selected from
! a French Canadian woman has Il children, 113
/ grandchildren, i55 eat-gTaEdchiidren, and 20
! great great grandchildren. Persons who are
alarmed ut this apparent increase Of French Cana
/ dian population may console themselves by trying
/ TO calculate how many ancestors their children
/ had.-IOTORfO G'Oje.
"A Western taSirIs selling an adjustable engage
mcnt ring that be made TO fit any finger. This
Is something that young men have been wanting
Tor q long time
| Princess Maria Theresa, of Bavaria, combines
an uncommon taste for travelling with passion Tor
domestic pets, ana as she insists taking quite
iiiGlitscIie OF tHeLl ABOUT Win le
| 90 not go very well together She is unmarried
and is attended in ali her wanderiugs By maid Oi
honor and chamberlain. The care of the Prin-
cess cherished animals devolyes the latter fUnc-
tionary, whose position is no sineeure, IS he has
80 fever than I4 Of them to look afer. including
several dogs, two nagpies, an enormous rat and a
! di8inutive bear
! -MaTriGgeablG young ladies are respectfully re-
Quested to notice that tile of Cleveland mill
liouaire has married his fathers cook. In this day
Of musical and artistic education for girls young
men still have passionate yearning for good
things TO Cat.-ChicdgO Nous.
Its said that when girl gets to be 35 she j;
fond of being called Daisy, if that happens to be
her first name. At l6 she insists Oh being called
Miss Smith.-Tdc Herald.
| A lady has been appointed professor OF wOoC
! carving in Western college. Her first iabort
should he to teach the young ladies to sharpen
| lead pencil Baltimore american.