The Jersey City news., 1892-02-23
Inter esting Paragraphs Of
Prominent Ones in So
Ciety and the Pro-
feSSionS.
How SADIEMARTINOTB BEAT WARD WALLIS7ER.
A Marchioness's lnordinate Love
OF Dogs-The Average Woman
Study VS.. H0usewOrk.

ton, writes that the sufferer is allowed to
eat any Kind of food he doesn't like.
While Mrs. Cleveland was in the White
House a college society held reunion in
Washington and the Presidents wife con-
sented to receive the members. Among
them was a young man from Vermont
and one from Georgia who passed down
the line together. The grasp of Mrs.
Clevelard's hand was so cordial that the
pair were anxious to secure another hand
shake, and after watching the crowd a
reached Mrs. Cleveland. The pair looked
uucon cerned, but as Mrs. Cleveland
looked at the striking faces she seemed
puzzled but said nothing. Then the
couple got out in the corridor, but were
not satisfied even then. Accordingly they
changed coats and hats. ruff ed their hair
and worked into the line again. When
the lady found them again i'll line re dy
to shake hands she looked for second
and then laughed heartily. but shook
hands, suggesting that three times WAS
quite sufficient. The grasping pair were
forced to agree with her.
How many who use the term "ayera9e
woman" know what iC implies? Physi-
cally 1t means that she weighs about III
pOuuuSs Auu LHdJ IL Au xAUleflCHu she Is
somewhat taller than feet / inca. Oh.
servations taken by the French Academy
aaG quoted in the Buffalo Commercial.
relative TO the height of 1l07 French
women without shoes, shows it to be- that
much. DR.. Sergeant from 1.S35 obServa-
tions. concludes that the American wo-
man is nearly two inches taller than the
average daughter of France. and DR..
Galton, an Englishman, III ITO measure
ments, found that the women OF Great
Britain are the tallest of the three, thev
exceeding Miss Columbia by fully hale
an inch. In the matter OF weight,
though, American femipinity is slightly
ahead, though the figures are not given.
Kate Field Very sensibly observes that,
while 1T is all well enough for women to
be appropriately clad, it is of pre-eminent
importance that they should continue TO
be pretty.
Mrs. Frances Courtenay Baylor, the
charming writer of children's short stories
anu of novels for grown people, has been
the recipient Uf many sad letters from
men who claim that their domestic hap
piness is being undermined by the fact
that women are studying instead of doing
house work.
The famous Russian woman bandit,
VINO has for the last ten years been the
terror of Servia, has been captured in
cave on the Rounianian frontier, whers
she was nursing her sick lover. Young.
handsome aud a perfect markswoman,
she went about in mans dress, with her
belt full of Weapons and her rifle slung
on her saddle, at the head of band of de-
voted Haiducks, with whom she commit
ted her robberies. Her people warned err
that she was in danger OF capture, but
she refused to abandon her lover, and
only surrendered after she had killed two
geudarmes.
Ward McAllister once attended an
mt fr1r fat,
Of the actresses who presided over the
booths succeeded In selling him anything
until he reached Sadie Martinot's station.
She held out cigarette holder
mo. thank you," said McAllister Il
never smoke. Then she offered some
bonbons. mo, thank you," said Nc
Allister, II never eat candy" A pen
holder was then selected by the pretty
saleswoman. mo. thank you," said
McAllister, II never write" For a mo-
meut Miss Martinez was puzzled. Then
she smiled knowingly and picked up
something wrapped i'll paper. Really"
she seid as she held it toward him. II am
afraid that if | offer you this cake of soap
you VIII declare that you never wash %
McAliister WAS beaten at his own game.
The Colonial girl who wears her hair
ana dresses i'll tho Colonial style and fos-
ters love for relics of thai period, is the
latest. The new fashioned girl is very
A female beggar, rather stylish in her
dress, was the other day taken before
police judge. She claimed TO be IL mar
chione5s and her claim was found right
She had small income. but not enough
to iced dogs besides. She was, however.
suffering from canine madness, not hy-
r0phobia, but an inordinate love of dogs.
She had half dozen of her howiing
loves at home, and was compelled. she
said, to go begging in order to procure
tood for them.
The Chinese Minister'S RaII,
The Chinese minister's ball was SEN
satlon from the moment his cards ap-
peared. As he had declared against the
social policy of his predecessors and
shown himself averse to the Occidental
ways, not half the world had troubled TO
leave cards upon him. But when the
large squares appeared with 1.-The
Chinese Minister and Madame Tsui at
Home' craven at the top, the negiectful
half of the world rushed to call aud to
E1anRuvre for Invitations. Cards were
demanded at the door as vigorously as at
a church wedding. but even then a few
notorious ones braZened their way in, one
well dressed pest OF entertainers giving
the attendant Il card of invitation TO
dressmaker's opening, and answering his
protest by saying that it was at least
large enough to admit her. as she swept
by.
Madame Tsui, who was not supposed to
exist socially, put aside all her traditions
that night, and received her guests with
conventional hand shakes and English
phrases. She was pure Celestial from the
tips OF her three-iDcn slippers to the but
terfiy-l ornaments of iiligree, jade and
pearls that covered her hair; amt with tine
Secretary's wife MS a companion piece,
these two Chinese ladies might nave
stepped from some jar or fan. Madame
Tsui tottered out TO supper on the arm of
Secretary Blaine. and then her tired little
feet carried her up stairs, ont of and away
from the Western world, and back 10 the
narrow restricted life of old. Her nurse
maid and baby daughter attracted rs
much attention as the ladies In line be-
low stairs, and the infant hlinked it's little
black eyes at the fine scene until mid
night--the very antipodes of what babies
are permitted To do on this side of the
globe. DESPITE prophecies. Madame Tsui
has not again emerged from her Oriental
ism. She still has not been presented at
any state function at the White House
which ladies of the diplomatic corps are
expected TO attend. Sne is in aud not in
society, and while she has broken through
the rigorous Celestial etiquette, she has
not consistently followed ours.
How to Bone IL Bodice.
Said one woman to another:-"How is
it that your gowns never drag and