Life — August 25, 1887 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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FAT SEIQGORS AT VL TO BE REGRETTED. GUIBOLLARD and his two friends, Cabassol and Mitouflet, agreed to dine together at St. Germain, outside of Pai Guibollard and Cabassol kept the appointment, but Mitouflet turned up missing. The two friends, in consequence, dined alone. After dinner they were enjoying their cigars and feasting their eyes on the delicious view on the terrace. “Ah!” exclaimed Guibollard, in a burst of enthusiasm, “if M touflet were only here how he would regret that he hadn't ‘com Exchange. A FRIEND of mine has a housemaid who is given to asking the meaning of the hard words she meets in her reading. Last week she was told that ‘kismet " meant “fate.” Some time after her mistress found her in the servants’ hall in evident pain, and said: ** Why, Maggie, what can be the matter with you?" “Sure, ma'am," was the answer, ‘I'm almost distracted with the bunions Ihave on both me kismets."— he Tattler, NV. Y. Star. A HALF loaf is better than no vacation.—Chicago /nter-Ocean, A MACHINE has been invented that will '* sew on 3,000 buttons in y." This is too much, No man wants 3,000 buttons sewed on garment he wears. The profusely buttoned dresses worn by the ladies a year ago didn't contain over 2,700 buttons.— Norristown Herald. VISITING AN OLD ACQUAINTAD MILLIONAIRE Mackay, while in Pari: Mrs, Bonanza Mackay.—Omaha World, was the guest of the famous THERE was a family on the train between Birmingham and Annis- ton who had come out of the woods of Mississippi and were on their way to some place in Geor It was their first ride on the cars, but while the wife and children were full of natural curiosity, the husband didn’t propose to give his ignorance away. When the wife asked him what kept the coaches on the track, he looked at her with pity in his eyes and answered— ‘Maria, don’t you know nothin’ ’t all? They put tar on ‘em to make ‘em stick !” She was satisfied until we switched in on a side track to let a passenger train go by, and then she asked— “Gordon, what do they do this for 2" Nother train going by, Maria.” “And do we have to git off the track 2” “Yes; it’s the new way. They used to have one train scramble over the other, but it scart the passengers so that they have adopted another plan. She looked up at the ceiling and then out on the extra track, and replied— Pr You orter buy some peanuts of the boy, Gordon, and show the ilroad that we appreciate this extra expense they have gone to. They must have feelings as well as us." —Detroit Free Press. PUTTING A PREMIUM ON INTEMPERANCE, “TeMPERANCE," says an esteemed contemporary, “puts coal on the fire.” Away with temperance for the next four months, then | What we want now is something that puts ice on it.—Brooklyn Eagle, To Tourists, Travelers and Sportsmen. BSENCE from home always brings its annoy- ‘ances, especially in the matter of insuring a supply of clean linen. The simplest way to secure this, and to feel that fresh and spotless collar or pair of cufls is always failable, is to keep a supply of what are called LINENE™ goods. They are comfortable and genteel, and their many advantages are obvious to the experienced traveler. While it is not our desire to sell the LINENE goods direct to the consu- mer, we shall at any time be most happy to ‘send samples. A sample collar and pair of cufls is sent to any address on receipt of six cents, when goods can- not be obtained elsewhere. Illustrated Catalogue free. Address the REVEXSIBLE COLLAK CO., 27 Kilby Street, - - Boston, Mass, ‘AD. at ae Habit Maker and Hatter, CELEBRATED HATS Ano LADIES’. ROUND HATS, ws ON Ave., 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortland St., | JKRAFKAVER LADIES’ TAILOR, Bellevue Newport Naw york. AND Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestaut St., Phila, THE WINE OF distillati RICH, EXTRA DRY, OR BRUT. ay THE ENGADINE | Bouquet, Atkinson's New Perfume, sweetly recalls fragran Bright jewels in a setting of perpetual sow, wilt NOTINJURE them 19 Bast 24st St., N.Y. This superb | ‘Swiss flowers Riding Habits cut on new safety principles. Braided Gowns, ‘Coats, Jackets and Ulsters in original designs. Riding Hats {rom the lead: ing London Manufacturers. Straight Cut Cigarettes, People of refined taste who desire exceptionally fine cig- larettes should use only our Straight Cut, put up in satin boxes of 108, 208, ind 1008. 14 Prise Medals, packets and 508, ‘WM. 8, KIMBALL & CO. 49 Broao St, New York. CROSBY’S VITALIZED PHOSPHITES. Strengthens the intellect, restores lost functions, builds up worn-ovt nerves, promotes good digestion, cures all weaknesses and nervousness. Branoies xc. 56 West ecru Steger, New York. For Sate sy Davoaists, ox Mart, $1.00. comicbooks.com