Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28

in the county of Sligo, and which
fitted HEREAFTER the fashion of meal
bag. She carried two white aprons ana
sponge which she had picked up in
the hall. After her came my maternal
parent. WON'T describe her dress, but
| may say that she clutched the keys
with great valor and brought with her
for future use bottle OF cough syrup
The lady on the floor above us endeaY-
ored to dress herself; she got as far as
her flannel peticoat, and then she pun
on a jersey and a sailor hat, and had
for ornaments a bird cage on her LETT
arm and three new towels on her right.
Her oldest daughter made no effort
whatever at changing her night toilette
but she kept everybody waiting, that Is
everybody who wished TO be carried
down by a fireman, while she took her
hair out of crimps. But the funniest
sight OF all was to see a girl coolly ar
rayed and busily occupied in polishing
her nails. / felt very brave. for after
l landed on re street l yelled fire in
three languages and In all the keys Pc
culiar to high soprano for at least a
quarter of an hour.
The boys had nice time They ran
up and down the ladders like cats, pre-
tended TO rescue people. frightened
children and scared old ladies long af-
ter the fire had been put out and every
body had returned to his or her bed,
furious because nothing had BEEN burns
ed. There was really no fire, but the
wind blew window garden out Of its
mornings and some fool screamed fra
and another fool turned ON the Alarm
and in less time than it takes me 10
tell It. we were all being rescued at a
great rate. There was a touch OF tho
undue later on, however in break
fasting at O'clock in the morning with
various friends, who had rushed around
to see if one had been cremated, on
champagne and sardines. MOdesty and
fires are incompatible. | can quite UNI
derstand how the lady next door didn't
mind being rescued from the bath tub.
In the excitement one doesn't think OF
the gallant fireman as a nan, but as
rescuer, and he becomes seXless.
VARIETY IN NIGHTGOWNS.
There were more kinds OF night dress
es in that fire which wasn't a fire than
| ever believed existed. There were
low-cut nightgowns; there were high
cut nightgowns there were ndghtgowns
frivolous with lace, and there were
nightgowns covered with Hamburg edg-
ing. There were virtuous nghtgowns
without any trimming at all, and there
were depraved nightg0wns that giggled
with lace and screamed with ribbons.
But there wasn't one like unto that
which was assumed by Annie Boleyn.
and which must have been the reason
for her killing. Hers was made OF
black satin. with a two-inch border OF
black velvet. and decorated with black
taffeta ribbon. Just fancy sleeping
with that Queen Elizabeth's was US
ually Of back velvet, lined with fur and
trimmed with red ribbon. But Queen
Elizabeth was a virgin Queen. I'M
doubleday repeat it, there is morality
in clothes. 1t is easy to understand
that hoopskirts and farthingales and
high rufus were all encouraged by tho
clergy. as It was believed that these
special garments protected the lovely
maidens Of the days gone by. There
IS dredful story somewhere about
Marguerite de Valois, the lady who was
descended from kings and who married
a king. who was a little inclined to be
rose-colored and who wrote book thai
shouldn't be put into the hands of a
young person. A gentleman from the
country told her that he couldn't UNI
derst~~h how immortality could exist
- the prevailing fashions. Ht
Meant the prevailing fashions Of thoA
immoral days At that time the lady
wore a huge hoopskirt and a ruff that
reached to her ears. She sent for some
soup, and then for an extra long spoon,
and ate al that was In the dish without
smiling a drop on her ruff History
goes on to say that he said he could
understand about eating soup, but il
doesn't tell anymore. History Is very
unsatisfactory
Bah DISCOUNTS HISTORY.
Personally. when I read about any 81
the people who lived long time ago,
| want to know what they ate and
drank ard what they wore, and what
they said to gheir most intimate friends.
| wouldn't give straw to know what
they said i'm Parliament, or when they
we're seated on their thrones. On, no,
what | want are the little stories told
on the strict q. t. When they were hui
man beings and not royalties. Lately
there have been a lot. Of books come
out that. while they are historical, are
also satisfactory to the lover or Cos
sin. Lives Of pretty ladies like Jeanne
Dubarry and Nine de MOntespan. and
a history OF Austria. and OH what
bad lot some OF its kings werel and
pleasing little book about Nine. de
Maintenon. and another Interesting
book about some Of the peculiarities OF
Louis XIV. He was a nasty old king,
as morbid as morbid could be- and
never so happy as when he was hear
ing details OF funerals, and peoples
deathbels. and the expression on the
face OF the corpse. But that ignorant
King Of Naples was the most dreadful.
His betrothed wife died of the small
pox. Etiquette demanded that he
should stay in the house az least one
day. This he found very hard. Tho
English ambassador mlling to express
his sympathy with the bereaved
found him, playing funeral
that is to say. he had sent out
for coffin, and had It put in the
state apartment. In it reposed the most
eirlish looking Of the courtiers dressed
up as a woman and with chocolate
drops on his face to represent the marks
e., small pox Around this coffin, Fer
dinand and hisfriends marched singing
first religious songs and thlh the most
vulgar songs known to thG Neapolitan