Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

~ prettily enough called by her friends
the Mouse, and tbs tiny, innoaent
little creature-innocent OF all good
lie said to have been intanded for Lady
Brooke, just as her husband is reputud
to represent tho late Duke OF Mari.
borough, while tho parvsnues who
bought their way into London aociety
are we'll known family of English
birth who made their fortune in the
Nevada mines.
1t is funny how many women own
tho getting of their Easter bonneis to
the very last thing and .hen are dis
satisfied with them. As natural
sequence comes a bad temper. That
doesn't give a pretty look, for it makes
the wrinkles come, shrivels the skin
about the eyes. changes tho mouth
into hideous shape and draws the lips
together after the fashion OF steel
purse. Every busaed woman had plenty
Of tins to get her Easter gown and
bonnet. but the general ono only do
cided just what sha wanted week ha.
fore, and the most obliging dressmaker
in the world has not learned yet how,
when she has 500 frocks on hand to
make each of the 400 first, each hecum-
Ing ana each well fitting. The smartest
milliner you ever talked to can't toss
up bonnet like an omslet, and the
consequence is lot of disappointed
women who complain of dressmHkerH
and milliners and call them evsrytbing
diHagreeable, covering the entire alpha
bet nf unpleasant words from alpha to
omega.
disappointed woman is always a
great mistake that is, the one who
shows her disappointment. She will
cry-ergo her nose will be red. She
will be oross--ergo her digestion will
be out Of order. She will sulk-ergo
the man unto whom her heart goeth out
will desert her for another woman
whose face 10 wreathed in smiles. even
if it should be franell in an old bonnet.
Men like woman to he prettily dressed,
but above all things thsy prefer that
she should be pleasant, So that when
1T comes to sulky woman and now
clothes and pleasant woman and old
clothes they are certain to choose the
latter. Men hate sulkiness in n woman.
They count it as their own prerogatiye.
Personally the conclusion | have come
to is that what a man really likes ia
thoroughly good, healthy, violent fem
per that wears itself out in words and
is ready 10 be dreadfully sorry after.
ward. There is type of man that likes
dishes thrown at him, but he is special
rather than general. There is another
kind that is best governed ny violent
attack of hyHtoria, but with that sort
of man the game is not worth the
candle. But anything, either plates or
hysteria. rather than Hulkiness
You know what mania there has
been for Scotch books. Tho mania has
not taken me, for the Scotch language
is something beyond me. The other
night ] was told story by Scotch
man which requires translation to go
with it, but which shows the poHsibili-
ties OF the Scotch language. 1t is said
that the famous Duchess OF Gordon went
into a shop to buy some cloth, and the
following was her conversation with tina
Scotch Hhopkeeper as she looked at the
fabric she LIKED:
"0o?" (Wool?)
Gay, 90" tYes, wool
"a oor' tAll woul?(
"Ay, a. co.. Yes, all wool.
"a ae oo2' IAN one wool?)
Gay, a. ae 90. (Yes. all one wool
What do you think of thatP I no
longer wonder that the Scotch are sue
Oossiut III hio, ior huy pbUpib bnht are
so economical in their language, chop.
ping off their words in the fashion that
the average Scotchman does, must
understand the noble art of saving to
the last degree. Yet | have liked some
Scotchmen. Haven't you? Alb, my
friend, you know as we'll as tio that
there are charming men Of all nationali.
ties, and you and I would be very poor
types of women if We did not recognizes
their value when we met them. How?
Oh, by their general niceness--u usually,
though, by the fact that they are in
tensely appreciative of your charms and
of the charms of Bah.
ALL OLD OFFIDERS RE- EL ECTED.
Meeting and Organization of the City
Council.
Spocial CorrespOnuence OF Gazette and Journal
New Castle, April 16. City Council
met last evening III the Office of NJ ayor
Boyd, for the purpose of organizing for
tho coming year. Francis Pagan was
called to the chair.
Elk President John r. Lambson was
nominated for president by Charles II.
Clewell and unanimously elected.
On motion of Mr.. Pagan, g, Edwin
Eckles WAS unanimously re-elected