Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
FEMININE ODDITIES.


 THE use of tobacco among women is on the increase in France, and even in London it is not unusual to see a lady produce her silver or enameIed cigar case ta the dsasgin ss-r.e.Ra. Cigarettes ara giving place to cigars in Paris, and some fears are entortaincd of the smoking habit among women becoming unc0n- trOllable,
 TuE female hookmaker Is the latest departure. She made her first appear ance at Kcmptou Park. clad in a flash costume, and gave or took the odds as noncbalantly as a man, shouting iE mu- sicaI tones what her prices were, and sashing up promptly when each race was STTc=. G1e :"St :a c=1c= =ill he, =c doubt, the woman horse jockey, and with them in the pool room and on the horse. racing will have more fascination than ever.
 A MOST peculiar will made by a de- ceased duchess in Paris sets forth her desire to be buried without any floral decorations about her coffin but to have at the funeral ceremony some good mu- sic. for lit eleyates the soul and in- spires one to pray better" and concludes with the strange request that her body may be buried by the side of her hus- band, and her heart t!keu out and con- veyed in an urn to be buried in the cof- Gn with her mother.
 THEII is great flutter among the Ger man girls on account cf recent order which excludes candidates from being confirmed if not dressed entirely in black. From time immemOrial white has been the colcT for confirmation, as well as for wedding gowns. The new regulation cmanates partly from Ger man thrift which considers that poor people can not afford the expense of white confirmation dresses for which they have no other use, and partly ec- Clesiastical authority based upon his torical suPposition that true Protestant ism is always connected with black. Some girls who presented themselves in white and Rcre refused have aroused a great deal Of bitter feeling between the clergy and the people.
 LONDON women do not seem to be what Jennie June calls 'clubable" women, for. notwithstanding the in crcasingly prominent place they occupy in sport and recreation, their amuse- ments are as a rule uuorEaaizcd. The Row is each season crowded with eques- trienncs, and in the winter, too, when the riding is something besides gen tecl canteriug." All manner Of smart ponies and carts and jaunting cars go the pace continually, and last season a lady footed" fOur-in-hand each day around the drive, her horses held splen- lidly in hand The prejudice against the cycle for ladies Is fast dying out, and though at present not so general in London as among the provinces, one may expect soon to see it command the .tuatiou in London streets.
 LADIES fire bFigades have been or yanized at Girton College, St. Michaefs House, and other large institutions for women in England. They are said to understand and perform the ir duties well, and to find their greatest difficult ties come from lack Of suitable dress. The new ladies fire drill dress is to con sist in the future of a waterproof over skirt, with belt three inches vide and two buttons, just tight enough 70 keep 1t from slipping down over the hips. This oyerskirt will reach just below the knees, and cover an all-woOl divided underskiTt, fastening around each leg at the top of the boots, which it overhangs n little to carry the water outside. A Norfolk jacket of fine waterproof cloth and a fFeman's hat complete the dress, beneath which corsets must not be worn.