Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-04-14

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Among the japanese one divorce
takes place in every four marriages.
Mrs. Polly Gard. of Vernon. Mo-. is
renewing her youth. At IS years Of
age she is cutting her second set Of
milk teeth, She has had no natural
teeth for thirty years.
In the sweat shops of London
women make blouses at sc cents
morning until midnight they can make
a dozen. Others make plain shirts at
g cents a dozen.
Really good paste diamonds are al
ways valuable. A Miss Geraldine Fitz-
gerald has parure of fine old Spanish
paste of which the value is very con
siderable 1t once belonged to Lady
Morgan, the novelist.
In Siam some Of the women intrust
their children to the care OF elephant
nurses, and 1t said that the trust il
never betrayed. The babies play about
the huge feet Of the elephants, which
are very careful never to hurt their lit
tie charges.
One of the most unique gifts ever re-
ceived by bride-to-be are the sables
which Baron de Forest has given Miss
Ethel Gerard. They are Of wanderful
softness and are black as coal. with
out any suggestion Of brown. They
are said to be the finest in England.
Miss Elizabeth Cogley, telegraph ST.
perintendent of the Union station In
Harrisburg, Pa. has been an operator
there for thirty-five years and has been
In the continuous service Of the Penn
sylvania for forty-three years. Miss
Cogley received President Lincoln's
message calling for volunteers in
Pennsylvania. She IL 66 years old.
There Is an exquisite charm about
a neatly dressed woman. She does not
wear her hair twisted up carelessly.
as IL just about to fall over her Shout
ders. Her gloves are not ripped at the
seams, nor are any buttons missing
from her boots. Her veil does not re-
veal hole over her chin, nor does
the binding Of her skirt show ragged
in places.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison recently
visited the reform school for boys in
Plainf1eld. Ind, and became interested
In colored lad named Alexander
Baker. who had been sent there as an
incOrrtgible. Mrs. Harrison was con-
vinced that he would respond to kindly
influence. and when he was paroled
| fnrty IN 1,np
trained as house servant.
All In White.
Great minds seem in favor Of white
when worn by lovely women The
late Mr.. Gladstone used to say that a
woman. however old. always looked
her best In white satin. And Oui(a,
the novelist. also declares that all wo-
men should wear white. BY the way,
Russian mondaines seem to be Of Mr..
Gladstone's opinion. for the court la
dies Mt ST. Petersburg constantly APP
pear in white and wear it even Mt an
advanced old age.
White has certainly way Of suit
ing itself to different faces. cha IRA cters.
and circumstances. THE babe. the
bride. the quiet dend"-these, We
know, are each dressed in snowy
white.
In every day life, the brunette with
bright eyes the fair girl with golden
hair. the pretty poudree In her WHIT
tenu costume. or the older woman with
her soft waves Of silver halr-one
and all look their best In the white
samltc. mystic. WONDERFUL" that has
gained the approval Of poets. novel;
lists and statesmen. Rut the study of
white is science In itself
Affinities.
When first we met 1t seemed to me
I'd known her all my life. aud She
Well. she declared, twas Fntc's Own
hand
That had our happy meeting planned.
Onr inspirations double came
Her thought and mine were just the
same.
In every wish Of mind and heart
Each was the others counterpart.
or all my dreams Of love or hate
She owned the perfect duplicate.
The gods had sought 10 lntertwino
The purpose of her life and mine.
Each Of MS felt. within the heart,
We could not live our lives apart
And So it scarcely need he said
That shortly she and were wed.
The years drag past; find that
Am tired of clOudless sky.
I'd like my wife much better If
Just now and then a little tiff
OF storm our calm would disarrangs
And alter things ] sigh for change;
And she-she feels the same, of courss-
In fact, she's sued for divorce.