Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-16

! cept an ugly old coachman and the
! kings fool in his pointed little green
cap, hung with tinkling brass bells-for,
thought he, princess will never admire
a coachman or n fool. But, alas for
| excess OF caution, the pretty princess
found n brass door knob, and polishing
IL to high state of rejecting brilliancy
gazed with delight upon her broad and
smiling face, and to end all fell in love
| ana eloped with the-colchman2 No,
she was not so modern and preferred
! the cunning little fool. And then you
know how the romantic Indian maiden
| braids her long, black tresses by the
| aid OF the deep pool in the wild wood.
| How wretched she must be in the win.
ter when her looking glass Is frozen
| over.
In conclusion | will say that the re.
| Election which is returned BY your own
faithful mirror is the best one to rely
upon. So do not allow your peace OF
mind to be disturbed by the opinions of
different people who look at you
through spectacles OF varied shapes
and colors. GRACE II.
What we nave got TO do, girls, says
a pretty young woman in the New York
| Times, "is to make war on these delight.
ful batchelor apartment houses A man
called on me last night who went to live
in one last spring. He is full of en-
thusiasm yet, and don't wonder. The
| one he lives in is u big house on Fifth
avenue that was the former residence
! of Mrs. -. When her husband died
she dlsliked to live there alone, and had
| 1T made over into batchelor suites.
Ihen she put her butler, who had mar
| rled her maid, in charge. and the place
| Is flled with mon who live altogether
| too delightfully."-.
My friend says nobody ever leaves
| unless he dies or gets married, and they
| evidently take the greatest pains to
| avoid either misfortune. Mr.. l., has. he
says, n pretty parlor. with open fire,
rugs and all that sort of Thing, and
| bedroom and large bath and dressing
room, and he hasn't care in the world.
He never knows anything about his
laundry. for instance. His drawers aud
/ presses are always filed with fresh
linen, of whose gathering and washing
ne mas been quite ignorant. A
| stitch is never needed, for it is
| always taken before he discovers the me-
| cessity. His clothes are looked after
by the butler, who sends them away to
be pressed or sponged whenever it seems
| to him proper. His hats are always
brushed, and even his umbrellas are
| kept trim and taut ready to be grabbed
up hastily. If he is going away, he
| wires up from the Office, and his bag or
trunk is packed and sent off to the sta
tion; when he comes back, his luggage
| goes to the house and he goes down
| town; when he reaches his room again,
| the trunk has vanished and his belong
ings are all IN place
''Everything he sends to the house is
paid Tor on arrival, and once II month
an itemized bill is presented to him and
that is the end of it. He gets up when
| he pleases, touching his bell when he
does SO, and when he is ready tempt.
| ing little breakfast is spread in his par
lor. He dimes when he chooses. 4 am
looking forward to the winter nights, )
he remarked last evening. when, with
the couch drawn up to the fire, my book
and my pipe, shall forget the cold and
storm without in the cheer and comfort
within What do think of that senti-
ment from man who is a good dancer?
lsn'tit all too ideal and dreadful?n And
the other girls looked very solemn and
| said that 1t was.
Quite the correct thing just now is the
| betrothal souvenir, writes Dorothy Mad
| dox.
1t is sent to the fair fiancee by girl
| friends. relatives and relatives-to-p be as
| soon as the engagement cards are re-
celved. Where the family connections
are far reaching the lucky damsel
| stands an excellent chance OF securing n
| very valuable collection.
While unique fans, silver comfit boxes
bearing the entwined monogram of bride
and groom, antique shoe and belt
| buckles, lucky coins threaded with
delicate strands of gold, horseshoe mir
rors and artistic girdles are all in order,
| yet the articles most priced are specl-
mems of old family plate and china.
The more ancient the Offering the more
certain does it appear that you come
from blue-blooded stock. These souve.
Mrs are indeed held as reliable evidence
of good lineage, Il patent of birth.
| At a recent souvenir exhibit the
choicest pieces of ware displayed q de-
| sign which commemorated the landing
| of Lafayette at Castle Garden. Not very
! long ago collector offered to the Viz
| ginian dame owning the set $40 a plate,
but she refused to part with her historic
art treasures until the betrothal of a fa-
vorite niece enticed from their seclusion
some OF the handsomest specimens.
Rare bits of Delft, Derby, Worcester.
Sevres and Lowestoft are brought from
the china closet of grandmother, sister
aunt and cousin in honor of these occa.
sions. Cups rs fragile rs an eggshell and
looking as if they must have graced
the table of some ancestress long before
the Boston tea party play the part of
souvenirs with a charm all their own.
With each gift is sent history, which
the painStating recipient quickly trans
fers to the parchment leaves of Il
daintily bound souvenir book, while the
heirloom, along with others of it's kind
is set upon the velvet-covered shelves of
an exquisite plate-glass cabinet.
| Nv
Washington society has valuable ac.
QUESTION in Nine. de Lone, wife of the
new Spanish minister, Henry Dupuy de
LONE. She not only possesses IN rare
measure the beauty of her country
women, but, with n husband whose
social and literary qualifications are SO
notable, her home is likely to prove the
center of very brilliant circle this win
ter. Senior de LONE is man of pro
found sympathy with all charitable en-
terprises, and while at Montevideo
founded the Spanish hospital, raising in
IL single year $4,000 in its behalf. His
wife is distinguished for charitable i'm.
pulses, and, although woman
of fashion and beauty, loses no
opportunity to promote enterprises
/ tf