The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-02

pleasant evening. there is no reason
why shc should not thank him. and ii
is often cmincntly proper for her to do
SO.
Queen Victoria family circle numbers
fifty; she will havo to order more than
one Thanksgiving turkey.
Thrcc-fourths length cloaks suit wo-
men with fine figures.
CASTELAR,. tho cx-Prcsidcnt of Spain, is
to DO married soon to Madame the
Princess Bonapartc-Wy the step
daughter of Lucicn Bonapartc.
A feather collar tied with ribbon is
very fetching.
Current Literature quotes IA lady as
saying that she has ceased to try to I'M
derstand why anybody married anybody
else. May the many unwise marriages
that we know of be accounted for on
tho theory that marriages, like any
other business, has to be learned?
In looking over our exchanges, we
find that seventeen newspapers contain
articles urging upon wives the impor-
tance of wearing the best gown and
cnncocting favoritc dishes for their hus-
bands; VIC will not repeat this refresh
ing new idea, but wish to be recorded as
the eighteenth
Tcnnyson is reported as saying that
cessor rs Laureate to the Queen. In
view Of the fact that few years ago
Bulwcr and Tcnnyson were bitter enc
mics, the lattcr's present frame of mind
may he taken as an indica ton that he
expects soon to ''cross tho bar. Or does
he wish to he succeeded by one who
could not possibly dim the lustrc of his
own rcnown.
.;;s:s
Brown, cream and ccru arc safe tints
to use i'll furnishing.
;sa!s
The Jcnness- Miller system makes no
attempt to lessen the size of the waist
or to lcngthcn it. In all of the bcauti-
full designs in the October Quarterly
the waist is located as nature intended
it to be, and one illustration represents
n shirred belt
A plain diet improves the complexion.
Is there any music in your home?
Sxis
Some male public school teachers in
New York City have charged our mo-
dest Longfcllow with being immoral, in
1.-The building of the Ship They have
gone so far as to urge the supcrintend-
dent of public instruction to omit this
poem from the literary course in the
high school, 1t is reported that the
superintendent laughed at the commit
tee of protest.
In tho late Cardinal Newman's defini-
ton of a gentleman, the following pas
sage occurs: ''IIc has too much good
sense to be affrontcd at insults: he is
too we'll employed to remember injur-
les"
~!
Our attention was attracted Il short
while ago to the heading OF an article in
the North American Review, "Thc Man
nerless Sex" and, alas upon reading
tho article. we find that it refers TO
those whom VIC have been accustomed
TO call the gcntlcr Sex. The writer vim
Iipa tpS his f.hnirn n tit1n Nv lief of
the sins of women against politcness
First-Thc Indifference with which
women contemplate the fact that the
convenience of others has been sacrificed
to her caprice. Sccond-Hcr needless
delay in making her appearance when
visitors call. Third-lIcr habit of begin
ming to speak before another person has
finished speaking. Fourth-lIer failure
TO recognize the importance of an en-
gagcmcnt, and so on to intinity
The Creole bellies Of New Orleans arc
highly cultivated musicians. az a rule.
49,:
Now that Ward McAlistcr has written
II society book, may we expect one Of
the same kind from his clever enemy
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Crugcr Mrs. Cru
ger wagcd war against the -Four Hun
dred last winter. and made the .'Shcrry
Dances" more attractive than McAlis-
ter's balls.
University cries: University of Nir
ginia, . 'Rah, 'rah. 'rah! Univ! 'rah,
'rah, 'rah! Varsity. Vir-gin-ia"'
Washington and Lee: ''Chic-a-go-