The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09
PARAGRAPHIC.
Many Women Who Preach.

Mthy women WIZ fTcucus
From The Providence Telegram.
There are 200 women preachers in the
United States and many timess 200 women
who preach.
A Facetious Lover.
She sat on his knee, with blush on her
And he said to the charming sprite:
The fairs to be held in the church next week,
But I'm holding the fair tonight.
A Musical BustIc.
From Me Dallas Nei0s.
An FL Paso lady, in an effort to snug
gle over music box, applied the instru-
ment to herself after the manner of q
hustle. The officer had propounded to
her his last question and was about TO
leave when the car stopped suddenly and
set the music box a-going. And the so
called hustle played annie LAUREL"
At the Carmencita Ball.
Fi0ns ne Neo York Telegram.
About midnight Freddie Gebhard came
in and, approaching Detective Hayes.
said:
Haven't I met you somewhere be-
fore?"
"Yes," replied Hayes; ''the last time
you met me ! had you by the coot collar
and was running you out of the front
door, That was the night of the French
ball"
Robert Louis Stevenson's Letters.
From the Waterbury Dditv Republican,.
The writings of no contemporary author
are awaited by English-speaking people
with keener anticipation than the pen
products of Robert Louis Stevenson. The
witchery of his Imagination, the brilliancy
of hiQ aYpraeSiOn and tho k NON ., oco nf bfo
observation impart the charm of genius
to what he writes. In securing the right
to publish Stevenson's letters descriptive
of his romantic tour among the South Sea
Islands, the Sunday Sun has shown char
acteristic enterprise.
Ye Fable.
From The San francisco EraD,iner.
Two Frogs in the belly of snake were
considering their altered circumstances.
"This is pretty hard luck" said one.
"Don't jump to conclusions" the other
said; "we are out Of the wet and provided
with board and lodging"
with lodging, certainly" said the first
Frog "but don't see the board"
"You are croaker," the other ex-
planned. 1--WE are ourselves the board"
Beauty's Last Fad.
From the Nep York Truth.
The newest fad among the lucky femi-
nine portion of the Four Hundred is that
of taking the new hot pine bath. The
majority Of the ladies of the upper crust
indulge in them about three times week.
They lie in the tank and have the tepid
extract of the pine poured in upon them.
They find it very exhiliarating, and you
will hear the expression often in Huyler's,
Taken your pine this week."
Badly Mixed.
From he 50. James Gazette.
Miss Marie Correlli sends us the follow
ing list of English novels as they appear
printed in the circulating library catalogue
at Vevey, Switzerland:
Kayanagh's "Leven years and other
thales.'
Two strange not to be Two"
Dickens "Skatches."
Mrs. Hoey's "Golde Sorron.'
Blacks "She adventures Of O Play
thon.n
Trollope's "He kne he was Rigt."
Mrs. Craik's "His littl mother and
other Skethes.n
Mrs. Marshall's "Life's Aftermatch. :"
Forbes Soldering and Seribbing."
Motley's "Gance ut the Pabst of Eng
lish Literatur."
Bret Harte's Thankful BOSOM"
Notes from the pockit-booh of an
opium-eeter.
Confessions"
"Aho creaks'pays' CHE Who Breaks,
Pays'O.
How to be Lappy Ahough marrier''
C'How to be Happy though Married D.