Year: 1870

made the latest time ever known on the
road. The record is, twenty-seven miles in
tWenty-three minutes over one stretch.


Dunno play Of forfeits, at Mississin.
newa, Indiana, young lady was condemn
ed to kiss Lero, but she refused. Being
pressed to pay her forfeit like little woman,
she exclaimed: No, IN never kiss any
man who smells like still house"


WE learn from o reliable source that in
stead Of one ehignon, two are now frequently
worn In Paris; and furthermore that there
rs prospect that triple chignOns will be
introduced. Sufficient for the day is the
evil thereof" 1--WE don't intend to con-
template the horrible prospect Of three
chlgnans. That two are already worn ex-
cates our amazement to Utmost capacity.
THnx never was more truth embodied
in . whole volume than Is contained in the
following sentence "To be Queen Of
Hearts. woman need only Be sympathetic,
tender. soft-voiced, with faith, hope and
charity tempted in her soul. Men zee
eDougk kcf the dark ard tcmpestseus eide ce
life In their daily existence their homes
should be shrines wherein to gather new
strength and reeognize holier types; their
wives should be in the world, not of It'll"
IL is not necessary for q woman to stand
alone, defying the world. There are sufi-
Gent strong arms to fight the battle for her
Her strength lies In the very weakness Of
sighter nature and more delicate frame,
and the charm, subtle and sure, Of a fe-
minnie manner is more potent spell than
enchanter wove


THE SHREwDNEss OF WoMEN.-Women
are adopts in turning all the weakness Of
masculine humanity to their own account.
They suit themselves to the different tastes
OF the men they meet, flatter their vanity
and fascinate them without the unfortunate
victims Of their wiles having the slightest
suspicion of what is being done. They
never exhibit the knowledge they have gain
cd, but always allow the subject of their in
vestgations to suppose that be is producing
the very impression be is trying to produce,
invariably, to all appearances, taking him
at his own valuation, but secretly marking
him down at exactly what he is worth. They
know who likes spirited woman, and who is
pleased with extreme meekness and sweet
ness. They know how to be appreciative,
but carefully avoid any exhibition of learn
ing as highly indiscreet. They know who
likes to do all the talking himself, and who
likes to be talked to. They know who ad-
mire stateliness and dignity, and who is at
tracted BY animation and wiz. In short,
they know how to do all things to all men
for the sake Of their own advantage.


YOUNG MArRoNs.-The presence Of
young married ladies at entertainments adds
charm to the evening Of peculiar dignity.
The cOurtesies extended to them by their
gentlemen friends do not clash with the st-
tentions paid to the unmarried ones. A
young person OF either sex cannot have q
better " guide, philosopher and friend" in
any social emergency, than a married lady.
Their interest in one being purely platOnic
and not obsecured or blasted by the gla-
mour Of the tender passion, they are always
able 10 give advice upon delicate questions
involving the use Of cOnsummate tact and
discretion, and without which, blundering
man would simply make dreadful mess Of
bis affairs. Then, again there is repose
and serenity about the manner Of the young
matrOn which renders conversation with ber
at once free from possible embarrassment
The giddiness frivolity and loquacity Of
sweet sixteen" which although tenn
porsrily charming, is apt to become
fatiguing, lacking the culture and sGvior
tasrs years bring. Marriage, however, has
the effect of settling All these sentiments in
the female character. more or less, and as
the current Of life runs smoother with them,
at least for a time, they can talk upon
some subject than the everlasting one Of the
sweet-hearts. beaux and matrimony. There
is subdued softness Of demeanor, too, in
the young matron which the belle Of the
season does not have. The full career as a
young girl, which eliminates in what is
called the insolence of beauty" is not
visible in the manner of the belle retired
from business-the young matron. The
more charming married ladies' dispel the
gloom incident to dreary wilderness of un-
married ones, BY going out, the more de-
lightful society will be.


A WORD ON PERNIcIoUs FAsHIoNs-
The Laos Of Life has the following sensible
words Of advice to American ladies, which
is cordially commended to their considera-
ton:


Few ladies know how to appreciate an
easy, healthful dress. They think their
dresses are loose, when man or boy put in
one Of them would grasp for breath, and
be incapable Of putting forth any effort, ex-
cept to break the bands. Ladies are SO
accustomed to the tight fit of dressmakers
that they fall all to pieces" when relieved
Of them. They associate the loose dress
with the bed or lounge. To be up, they
must be stayed up, and to recommend
comfortable dress to them is not to meet q
conscious want Of theirs. II is great pity
none the less. If they could once know
what luxury it is to breathe deep and full
at each respiration, to feel the refreshment
which the system takes on by having the
blood enlivened and sent bounding through
the arteries and veins, to have the aids to
digestion which such process gives to have
their own strong, elastic muscles keep every
organ in place and themselves erect; if they
for good while know this blessed luxury,
and then be sent back into the old, stiff,
strait jackets, they would fume, and fret,
and rave in every desperation if they could
not get rid Of them. As it is, they prefer
to languish and suffer dreadfully, and die
young, and leave all their friends and their
husbands, and their little children; and
do not see any other way but 10 let them be
sick and die till they are satisfied. If only
the sinner was the sufferer, il would not be
so worth while to make great ado about
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