LADIES GOSSIP. NO DRESS REFORM.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 210, 9 July 1887, Page 8

LADIES GOSSIP. NO DRESS REFORM.

Hi i:i:k \ deprecated dre— reform 2.">0 yt\u\s a^o in the following pvetty vei>e^ : — A tweet disorder in the dregs Krid os »:i clothes a wantonness ; A lawn .0 out tho shoukler-j throws Into a lino dis iaction : An erring lace, which here and there MUhr.ih the crimson stomacher ; A cuft" neglect fill, and thereby Kibbom lv flow confusedly ; A w innint,' wai c, deserving note, In the tempestuous petticoat; A carder shoestring, in whose tio Ineea wild ciMiily; Po mo c bew itch me than w hen art Is too prcc tsa m every part.

The strongest kind of a hint.—A lady fi-king- ;' gentleman to >ec if one of her i-in^s'will go on hi^ little linger.

Tl\e Sultan o c iMoroccO ha« one thoiu-.md v»i\c=-. It i~ will thoieUone man in the wo-Id who h.i<- made bine of having his button- -euud on.

A woman alway- caiiie- her ptu.-ein her h-ndsothaL othei women willhccit; > ;iwn cm lie- hi.-, in hi-< inside pocket SO that hi-, wite won t te it.

A Pi.v tied Wooing.—He wa=> practical, av\ liad how. irinkin<( lo\c on that ba.MS. SUcwa-^so little that way herself. "Can yon cook i" he inquiicd. *" Cm you supply o\i>r\tiling to ho cooked?" she leplied. It wa-< a match.

CJoimm Counte— • t( Baron, ill you rr'w cmc a photo^rajih of youixjlf ?' Baton : '"•('eitainly, mjdair.e ; you ilatter mo by ,i-kni^ toi'it." Counte-s, ;ifter the baton'?, depaiture, to hei waiting-maid: "HeiO, CUiie, put thii piotiue in your album, whfte >(.ucan tho fentities closely. h^n the oiigimil of it call-, tell him I am out."

" i)o«- > our wife ever pay jou any com()hmoMt-> '.' arked Fiedriick Jimson of hi. Ifnend Benderlj. '' NoAev," replied Bendol>. "Well, mine doe-. She fiatteto me " ct Often '" " Oh, ye-, frequently ; p.n!.iuul.>.ily in winter," replied JTrodetiok. 'c Why doe^ she ilatter you so much in v, inlet" ?"' " Whenever the coal fire needs lopleni-hincj, j^oint- to the fireplace and .st}-, 'Fiederick, the «?rare.' it ?"

Xiece (>liowiucr the wedding presents to Undo George) :" '• I w.-vnt you to see them ;i\\, dear Uncle (leoi^e, .«o that you won't send a duplicate ; duplicate wedding presents are so annoying, jou know." Uncle (Jeoj>o: "B']n whatV thi.- ?" Niece: " TlfdV ]>apa'.< cheque for £100. Isn't it loAoly?' Uncle (Jooi%& : " Veiy. I intended to send the same thing', but lather thnn annoy you with a duplicate pic-jent I'll juffc make it £30."