St. Paul daily globe., 1890-03-17


After he was taught that it was not DO
lite 10 snatch at things; that his mis-
tress was perfectly well satisfied with
being kissed once day. and that fruit
cake was not a suitable diet for
small puppies, he was educated, by
means OF a whip trimmed with yellow
ribbons. not to tear up bit OF paper.
The chief and original sin in foX-ter-
rer is the liking for tearing up any
thing, but especially paper, so that TINS
Young gentleman was taken through
what the darkieS call "a course OF
sprouts before he realized fully that
ANYTHING in the shape of an envelope or
a bit of paper of any kind must be IeC
alone.
One night his mistress counted out
roll OF bills and put them in her purse.
Then she undressed and went to bed.
Billy stood by during the performance,
but was not noticed. The next morn
ing, wanting some money, the purse was
gotten. the bills unfOlded and S5-note
was missing. The owner of ii had never
been out OF the room since the night be-
fore. The maid had seen her put the
money awav and then left the room.
Where had it gone? 1t Was talked
over. it was looked for, still
no s.. During the discussion Billy
stood by staring his mistress in
the face, as If he were trying hard to
understand what it was all about. Sud
denly he made rush, dived under the
desk where he kept his favorite bones,
and came cut with tive-dollar note in
his mouth. He had picked it up where
ii had dropped on the floor, knew he
must not tear it, and yet hid it away
among his own belongings. L ask no
one 10 believe this; l only know it is
true myself, and that William BlllykinS
to-day is adorned with collar Oh which
hang two silver bells as reward of
merit for being a good dog.
The favOrite valentine used to be
buckle-a long buckle, narrow buckle
that is really bent in to fit my lady'S
finger, but which looks as If it were of
such soft silver that it simply gave in as
she bent. Few people consider how
much Nine. Bernhardt has had TO do
with the wearing of buckles. She it
has been who in this decade of fashion
resurrected the giTdle and made the
buckle not only a decoration, but a suit
able part of ones attire. Her silver or
gold buckles or belts never look stiff
ana hard. They are always shaped so
that they either encompass the hips,
are loose about the waist, or, in the case
OF a buckle, hold ribbon, belt or part
OF the drapery in position. She makes
noSuch mistakes as to have WiSh-bone
Oh a set of rOSetteS or chatelalne for
buckle. Instead it is buckle-shaped
and usually suggests the work of some
silyersmith of the olden days. The
chateaine should always be worn on
the side, not only because that is where
the lady of the Olden time wore hers,
but also because it is never beautiful
diately in front. They will most GER
tainly increase the size Of the stomach.
and take away from the grace
of the figure. Buckles set with
precious stones are in bad
taste, except for full dress. A very
smart set of buckles. to be worn with
black tuIle costume, is formed of good
sized diamonds, and consists Of one long
one that is worn with the sash ribbon at
the waist; two small ones that go on
the velvet slippers, and one very small
one that clasps the velvet band at the
throat. The long, narrow, perfectly
plain silver buckle is fancied for the
gray or green gowns for the early
spring; but remember. unless your
waist is small, you should not look at a
buckle with an eye of envy, for it will
certainly make a large waist look
larger.
just at this time of year the neWSpa
pers are having no end of articles about
What women can do and no end of hints
about women in literature. l think
there are very few things that women
cannot 90. and do well, it they want to;
but | think there are great many
things that they do that had much bet
ter be left undOne. | am told that
woman has invented a stepladder. l
would prefer that she should go up Oh it
instead of myself. | am told that women
are learned lawyers. Nevertheless, if |
have any law business to do it will be
given tOa man. 1t is impressed upOn
my mind that they are very scientific
doctors. Still when l ache all over and
feel sure that the day of Judgment is
coming | prefer man to prescribe for
me and convince me that what l want
is black draught, because that is a
provocative of an easy conscience.
have read of papers written by them
on every subject in the world, and,
oddly enough, while [ appreciate the
advantages of knowledge, they have
never had any effect on me; they have
never made ME feel a bit gooder or
more anxious to make somebody happy.
than if they had been left unwritten.
But there are women who write who
make you glad that you are a woman: !:
there are women who invent thugs
who make you proud OF your sex, and
there are lawyers and doctors
who are women who make you
feel as if you would like to
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brass, 50 they will stand forever. But
the women who write-write the words
that touch the heart are not those who
write on divorce, or the emancipation of
women, or the undesirability of the
marriage state, but women who write
books or stores like Mrs. Ewing's
'StUry of Short Life" books like
"John Halifax" CHEEKY stories with
no harm in them, such as Miss BraddOn
gave the world. Delightful poems like
Adelaide PrUctor's, and you feel
like bOWing your head when you
say like Mrs. Browning's. Then | am
proud of the inventive woman, if she is
woman who inVents something to
comfort the sick, to make the little
lame leg more at ease; to shade the
light from the little tired ewes. or TO
loosen the nair tangled with the tossing
about of the poor head. These are in
ventionS to be praised-feminine inven-
tions. AS for the women lawyers, let
them make the law of the wife and the
mother a sweet, just and an honest
one. For the women doctors, let them
cater to a mind diseased; let them
make life seem worth living; let them
know how to stop the insidious diseases
and make unbelief so rampant.
tell you this is the sort of women we
want We want women who are going
to make the home better, the husband
better, and whose name will be written
In brass in the great Life Book by Him
who knows the heart and who Judges
not severely, but justly. You think there
are no women like this? Plenty OF
them, my friend. But they hang ou