The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

The beginning of letter is infinitely
harder to indite than its ending,
1t is so easy to make faults appear
like virtues in the persons we love.
Men are very apt to drink to others
heath to the detriment Of their own.
1t is easy enough to be philosophical
until it is our own tooth that aches.
Tbs old time Roman scarf is essenti-
ally the up-to-date form of adornment.
If the downfall of the new woman
eyer occurs it will be on account of the
collar button.
The poster girl sofa cushion is the
latest freak seen in the taddish room Of
up-te-date women.
A man often gets wife with more
sense than he has because he has more
dollars than she has.
Brown and violet are being employed
in most effective harmony in some Of
the new spring costumes.
1t is relief to see q woman who
locks as though she really had Combed
her hair when she arose.
Velvet ruching is much seen on smart
gowns used as an outline for seems
and the edge of the skirt
How many persons seen to take &
sudden dislike to your society after they
have borrowed money from you.
Physical beauty doesn't hold candle
to the sort that stands up to the rack
when moral force is necessary.
When woman has long evening
ahead Of her and no expectation of
company she generally puts in the time
washing her head.
The very swell visiting card resem
bles the efforts at printing made by the
young hopeful of the family in. the
first days of press possession.
The woman of decided style mus
make her maid an infinite amount o.
trouble, judging by the way the lady'l
skilts drag along the dusty streets.
An individual burning withra desire
to be strictly original in decorative
matters has adorned the walls of ent
room with four different kinds of pa
per.
What distressing thing it is to con
template being in love with the
wrong person, but how few individual'
bestow their affections in the righ
place.
The most elaborate white petticoat il
not to be compared in beauty and ap
propriateness with the plainest darl
one on rainy day.
The person who desires to be consid
cred absolutely good form will NO
even glance at the address on a lette
he or she is requested to post.
It is a certain indication of age whel
! you say to yourself "Did 1 eyer &C
as silly as that?" referring to the con
duct of some more youthful individuals
1t is very narrowing to the feminin
mind to have two or three pretty even
ing frocks lying idle because nee
bones have started on an explorin
pilgrimage through the skin.
There are two occasions when ma
thinks he can with impunity call
young woman acquaintance "dear"
= when he is too old to be considere
dangerous or she is too ill to resent it.
j, It is pleasant for woman to conten
. plate the advent of white hairs in he
: dark locks when her husband frank
/ announces that he loses all interest
= woman who is gray-headed.
There is decidedly a great lull in I'll
y fashion world at present, but befo
many days spring and summer frocl
will demand the attention and the hon
dressmaker will once more put on aire
The author of "HOme, Sweet Home
F" must have composed that popular eff
u sion some evening after a dinner
% which his wife let him dip his beard
} the dish of gravy without any commel
10 on his table manners.
,f De not think necessarily that mu
Z der is in progress in house fro
/ which most awful yells proceed.
il may be that the brave, noble head
the establishment is having apOro
1s plaster removed, that's ALL
D. 1t is pity women should ever
5, tempted to run where any one can s
N them. The one who has the reputati,
TO of being grace itself ina drawing roor
W will dash all ideals to pieces if 81
le sprints after car in the way of {
re average feminine.
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Pgerybody Says so.