, 1889-12-26

The empty birds nest in the tree,
The need of fires in the house,
Are signs of winter sure to me.
Another sign that never fails,
And one u wise man always notes,
Is that which now your nose assails-
The smell of camphor on oyercoats.
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Samarcand.
John James Meehan.
At Samarcand the plane trees throw
Dark shadows on the pools below
And drowsy camels STIR the sand,
That blows and whirls at Samurcand.
perchance these sluggish pools have fed
The flowers that bloomed for Timurs
head;
And whittier camels may have seen
And borne the throne of Timur's queen.
Still rising in the morning bright
Looms Talli Kuris gilded height;
A memory of days afar
A monitor OF days that are.
And all the things that can be seen
Give forth sign of what has been;
Trees, moon and sky, and pillars grand,
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| Philadelphia Inquirer: In q Mar
ket street furniture store Is exhib-
tied parlor suite that is said to be
unique, with one exception, in this
country. 1t is upholstered with PALM
leaf fans, single fan forming the seat
| and another the back of the chair The
framework is of gilded bent wood. Two
fans make pretty substitute Tor the
cushioned bottom of u tete-a-tetc, ana
even the table top is of fans. IL was
made to order for a West Philadelphia
residence, and the only other suite like
| 1t is in New York. Both were modeled
after designs shown at the Paris exposi-
tion.
"Yellow teas" at which the hostess
and all her social apparatus and equip
mcnt, down to the very doiles them
selves, are yellow, and progressive din
ner parties" are fashionable fads nova
days among some people about town.
At the progressive dinner party n num-
Der of courses arc served to tue guests,
two couples of whom sit at each of many
tables. After each course one OF me
couples moves to the next table, ii the
man isn't too unsteady on hs pins in
consequence of the rapid succession Of
talkables, edibles and drinkables.
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Chicago dispatch to N. Y. World: The
closing scenes of sad welded life will
take place in few days in the courts
when Mrs. G. b. Shaw will apply for Il
second time for divorce. She was
married two years ago. Mrs. Shaw was
the daughter of William Caldwell, a
prominent citizen OF wealth, and her
husband was an Ashland avenue aristo-
crat The first marriage ended in Shaw 5
clipping with May Yohe, who personated
PrinCePrettiwitz n"TheCrystalSlippe
A divorce WAS promptly granted the de-
serted wife and everybody supposed that
that ended all relations between the
couple. About three months ago, how
ever, young Shaw and his wife were re
married, without the consent and against
the wishes of her father. Shaw proved
as tickle and improvident as before, and a
week ago his wife, with her child, again
sought her fathers house for shelter.
May Yohe is now playing leading part
in "The City Directory" but she is no
longer the general favorite among Chi
cago taeater-goers she was during The
Crystal slipper engagement here when
she outshonc the stur-prctty little Ida
Mule. All the young bloods OF the
town came to see May lohc. ON the
stage, and many fingered at the stage
door after the performance. The favored
one was C.. b. Shaw, but after her esca-
pade theater- goers lost their ardent ad-
miration.
FADS, FANCIES AND FoIBLES
Words of Women Bits of Bric-a-Brac
Fashion Notes.
Mrs. Ellis: Those who live on vanit )
must not unres,aonably expect to die o
modification.
, u, r. Browning: Books are men o
higher stature, aud the only men who
speak loud for future times to hear.
George Eliot: Some people you woult
always know were in the room, though
= they stood around the corner and other
you might never see till you ran into
them.
: Lydia Maria Child: Man is at wa
, with natures laws when he seeks to ar
, range opinions into classf under tin
name of sects; or employment int,
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dition.
Gail Hamilton: No woman shoul,
$ think of being writer unless she /
7 willing and able to give her life to it, dc
. voting as much time as the clergyman
doctor or lawyer gives to preparation 10
his profession.
Kate Field: Having iourneycd up ant
down the land to the extent of 1000
miles, am persuaded that woman
can go anywhere, and do Anything, pro
vided she conducts herself properly. u
course it would be absurd 10 deny tina
it is not infinitely more agreeable to b
accompanied by the tyrant man; but
no tyrant comes to her rescue, 1t is as
tonishing how lovely woman can rescu
herself, If she eXerts her brain an
C muscle, ii not entirely annihilated b.
@ long disuse.
Calenders for the coming year are q
:, varied MS fans, but not so expensive.
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Those who profess to know say dia
= monds and India shawls are gowing u
n in price.
l. An Alpine hat is adopted by som
:, young men who consider the derby to
:, common. h.
l. 1t does not necessarily follow that tn
'. - young ladies in Scot ch suits must es
l. oatmeal.
" Everybody is supposed to have
their bric-a-brac collection somethin
''from the Paris eXpOsition.p