Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04

ooh. but you ought TO see my feet "
Then, too, although it has been credited
to many. to her belongs that clever re-
mark, 1T dirt were trumps, what
splendid hand I'd havew However, with
all her faults and all her virtues, she is
Of the past, but always to be rcmem-
bered because of vaccination and milk |
punches.
QUEEN vIcToRIA's NOBLE TRAITS.
l wonder if you have the same ad-
miration for the Queen of England that
haves Of course, that clever mot is
applicable to her, that queen is the
best ruler because she is influenced by
men, but she has always been wise
enough TO select great men, and no one
gave greater admiration to Lord Bea-
consfield than did the Empress OF the
Kingdom upon which the sun never
sets, But like her best as woman.
Her love for her grandchildren, her de-
votion to her husband and her affec-
Tomato wisdom To her people seems to
ME most marvellous. never saw her
but once, and then | realized how pos
sible it was for little woman to look
majestic, and that it was the soul and
not the body that gave this impression.
L read q little story not long ago, one
that ought to make all women feel near
to this one good woman. Just before
her marriage, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury went TO her and asked her If she
wished to have the word "obey" left out
in the marriage ceremony. She raised
those beautiful, clear, full eyes to him
and said very quietly, II wish to be
married as a woman, and not as a
queen" Then, too, when it was sug-
gested that her wedding ring be set with
wonderful gems, she said; mo; the
wedding ring all over the world is a
plain band OF gold, and | should not feel
myself married unless | had ring like
all other women" And 1t is on her
finger to-day, thin and worn, but it has
never been removed. The woman was
stronger than the queen, and she would
have the same feeling that you or had
if 1t were taken OFF alter it had been put
on with such sacred words.
now USEFUL HAIR PINS ARE.
Somebody was talking to me the
other day about the certainty OF a
woman bruising her finger when she
used hammer. do not attempt to
deny it, but | said that Il woman had
one weapon with her always that man
knew nothing about, and that was-the
hair pin. She uses it to open letter.
She uses it to button her gloves and
occasionally her shoes.
She twists 1t SO she can hang picture
by it.
She draws a cork with it, and brushes
off the burnt part of lamp wick with
the same weapon.
She picks lock with it, and fastens
the catch Of the window by 1t in such a
way that no burglar could ever get past
it.
She sticks it into women who take her
place in the line when she is buying
tickets for the theatre.
She hangs notice on 1t for the milk
man, and twists the ends around the
door-bell.
She files receipts on it, and, when she
pays a visit and her friend is out and
nobody answers the door and she mas
no card, she twists it to form her initial
and drops it in the letter-box.
In fact, there IS very little she can't
do with hair pin.
II pens are scarce she writes with it
and if baby swallows marble she prizes
1t out of his throat with it, .
IL 1t happens to be studded with dia.
monds, she not only wears it in hel
hair, but hiding its ends in the chiffon
as brooch, and also to fasten feather
in her bonnet
II ever women become Amazons, they
Will not use guns, but enormous hail
pins, and they will knock masculine
army out in the first round.
INGENUITY AND IRISH STEW.
And still, men have no objection what
ever in saying that women lack me
chanical ingenuity. This is untrue
They have both mechanical and mental
This was never better proved than wher
a fool of man brought stranger homt
, to dinner and there wasn't much elst
but an Irish stew, and il was too late t
get anything. The wise little hostes
+, thought of the date; tricked out he
table in its best, served the stew and TIN
rice pudding that followed it, and smil
t ingly told the unexpected that, as it wa
the 18th OF March, she had the specia
, dish in honor Of the day. And, as tn
=, stew was good and so was the pudding
. the unexpected had two helpings Q
! both, and in glass of Irish whisk
f drunk 10 u repetition of the dinner an,
e to the health of st. Patrick. What ma
t would have thought of that? Not one
e such things make me proud of beihg
!, woman, and glad that my name is