The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-08


came from extensive travelling he chosea woman
who added to her good looks wit and wisdom.
That's very clever dog. BY the by, he's not
for sale; and this is not told to boom him, but
only to show how advantageous it is for men,
women, and dogs to absorb the English Ian
guage straight early in life.
THE oooUETT1sH APRON.
The sewing classes have made more positive
a well-known fact, and that is the charm pos
sessed by the apron for a man. He knows he
likes it, and yet he can't tell just why He says
very vaguely, "Well, you know, it's white, and
has such cunning pockets, and the strings tie so
prettily about the waist; and then, don't you
know, it's so essentially womanly. The fellow
who looks at it always thinks to himself that
girl knows something about making home,
and he can imagine her with an apron on walk
ing around in the morning and seeing that her
household is in order" The apron is the very
essence of coquetry. 1t shows off the girlish
lines of figure well, and if to its fancy skirt
is added tiny full bib pinned carefully and
smoothly on the bodice, then the wearer is GER
tain that her admirers will grow rapturous.
Silk? Certainly not Silk aprons, unless they
are white ones, are considered extremely bad
form-the proper one to wear being hne
white nainsook, with decoration of hand work
in the shape of hemstitching. So the girl who
wishes to gain the heart of a young man sue
ceeds best when she is at the sewing circle,
armed with a needle, and prepared to put the
heart in the pocket of her apron.
THE BRUNETTE AND THE BLONDE.
The brunette is going to have her innings.
My reason for stating this is that most of the
new bonnets are decorated with white ribbon
and have white ribbon strings. These are alb
soutely impossible to any blonde, except the
natural one, with a skin like peaches and cream.
The woman who has had dark hair and has been
idiot enough to bleach it usually has to make
up to suit her hair, or else her skin is of a
leaden hue. Now, white ribbons will bring out
every particle of powder and rouge on her face,
and make shocking spectacle of the fool and
her folly. The brunette will wear the white
ribbons, and triumph in this way over the blonde,
who will not dare to assume them. In the way of
fashion her blondeship has triumphed for long
time, and it is only just that the brunette
should at last have some rights. The bleached
blonde will undoubtedly try the white ties-for
any woman who has been silly enough to be-
lieve that nobody knows that the Lord did not
make her hair color out of harmony with her
skin, her lashes, and her brows is idiot enough
to try anything-for she believes that every
body in the world is blind. / regard the
glistening white ribbon as judgment come
upon the lady with the bleached locks.
Pm a great believer in iudgments-aren't
you? l think if one waits long enough,
and watches the people who have done
wrong one sees them suffer for it, though if
one has mean enemy it's just as well to put
the stone in ones pocket, ready for use, and
then when you throw it throw so that it strikes
home.
SOME ENEMIES WE ALL PREFER.
There are some enemies to be PREFER to
some friends.
| prefer the open enemy to the friend who
considers it a jest to discuss my weaknesses be-
fore people who are strangers to me.
Iprefer the open enemy to the friend who,
because believe in friendship, uses me as long
as it is convenient, and then laughs to other
| people about how easily am fooled
prefer the open enemy to the friend who
| comes to me when I'm in my sorrow, hears of
my woes, and recounts them to lot of idle
| listeners.
prefer the open enemy to the friend who
makes friendship worry and trouble rather
| than rest and refreshment.
| | prefer the open enemy to the friend who
exploits i'll temper, ugly words, and dissatisfac-
ton upon me, counting that friendship gives
these privileges.
Iprefer an open enemy always. Then there
| is honest warfare, not innuendoes, not back
biting, not lying or sandering, but clear, honest
war, where you strike out from the shoulder,
either mentally or physically, straight Like
you, good friend or a good enemy may be
| found in BAB.