The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-15
Special Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD. .

other petty sins are concerned nobody has ever
missed her, but this time clothed in her right
garb she is most conspicuous on the street
The costume that she affects is a full skirt of |
black CLOTH shirt of white pique, jacket of
black cloth, and about her waist sash of white |
silk that, knotted on one side, falls III long |
wide ends making a conspicuous spot of white
against the black. The hat is all black, but |
below the collar black tie is arranged. In Ire
land it is considered very bad luck to kill
magpie and small boys, with the usual procliv-
ity to kill anything, have known what 1t was to
find standing up much more comfortable than
sitting down, after they had, with great glee,
finished the earthly career OF one OF these chat
tering birds
THE MAGP1E WOMAN.
The magpie in the shape of woman first
made her appearance at the Grand PIX some
years ago; the idea was fully carried out by
lady of the half world who sacrificed one of her
raven locks that the black and white idea might
be fully shown in her coiffure and the whole
get-up might be harmonious. The fashion has
been slow in reaching America, but now that it
is here there is no telling to what extent the
American woman, who is nothing il not enthu-
siastic, will carry it. Already stockings half
white and half black are shown, few gloves
white, and the delight in handkerchief was
achieved by young woman who paid thirty dol
lars for square of black mousseline de sole
that had in three corners magpie painted in
white, and in the fourth the young woman's
monogram with tiny magpie surmountng it,
l wonder if it is because of its stealing propen-
sites that womankind fancies the magpie? He
is a bird with absolutely nothing to commend
him but this. He steals in the most audacious
and generous way. When it comes to ques-
ton of transmigration, one would think that in
stead of becoming lovely woman he would
have entered the body of the boss of some politi-
cal party. suppose he thought his special tai
ents were not required there.
woMAN's LOVE FOR POCKETS.
Have YOU noticed that women generally have
more independent and assertive air than be-
longed to them formerly? Do you know the
reason why? It's because they are at last happy
in regard to pockets. Those in their coats are
real ones in which they can put their hands and
swagger, and the best dressmakers now show
their bestness by putting those in the skirts
where they can be reached. woman has just
as many things to carry about with her as
man, and there is no reason in the world why
she should be robbed of her legitimate right
the place to put them. She always has purse,
handkerchief, watch, memorandum book,
two or three letters, some newspaper clippings,
some postage stamps, and some samples. Ii
she is advanced she has penkn1e NO matter
how advanced I should ever get should never
carry penknife for am deadly afraid of them
whether they are dull or sharp. That, of course
is question of personal taste, or rather per
sonal cowardice. There are women who do no
finch before a penknife, and who sharpen
pencil with correctness and taste, but thes
women are like white blackbirds, few and ia
between.
WHERE WOMEN HIDE THINGS.
There was always certain amount OF respec
attached to the ancient Hebrew who carried
pouch while everybody knows that the Roma
matron had a sort of reticule, first of nettin
and later on of leather. When she wasn't occu
pied in showing the world her jewels of chi
dren she probably collected her belongings an
deposited them therein. The gentlemsnly Re
man fixed pocket in his toga in the most re
markable way. He tied it in knot at the lei
side that made sort of protuberance which
divided into many folds, was called Sinus, an
answered the purpose of side pocket. But
he thought the Roman matron didn't have
place to hide prescriptions for hair dye, or II
letter she got from an old friend OF hers, whiC
was something she didn't want him to see,
the money she had saved out of the weekly e.
peuses and with which she expected to land Il
winner at the chariot races he was mistake
for she wore a kind of a corset, unpleasant
called the strophiun, which fitted her qui
tight about the waist, but was loose enough
the top to be Just as much use as a corset
to-day when il comes to the question OF co
cealng things This makes the Roman matr
seem nearer and more human than any OF Il
pictures shown of her, or the histories WRIT
about her. / suppose after ALL women OF
generations have been pretty much OF a Kin
and if Cornelias Haunting her babies In t
face OF the assembled visitors hadn't been
markable exception history wouldn't have
ported her doings
THE FRIVOLOUS WOMAN.
There was an article the other day IN one
the papers headed, "Let us get rid of the friY
Gus woman / feel sure that this article
written by a woman who had never been trlV
Gus, whose backbone was probably OF cast-irt
and who didn't know the joys OF pure friVoh
The frivolous woman is much more necessary
the nation than President. She is as delig
full as fresh soda and as easily shut of. She
a rest after the cares of the day, and her friyol
becomes charming if she couples prettiness WI
IT, Frivolous women seldom do the mischief
this world Women who affect friyolity 4
ouently do Everybody would lose by the
appearance Of the frivolous woman. Busin'
-,1,a for al ION