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ERIN'S FPAIR DAUGHTLRS. Described by a Dublin Correspondent of the tan Francitco Chronicle. The congregation takes some time to filter tbhrugh the doors, and as we maove in a b dy down the Chthegiral I tatrn horn c(hutchly to fl-sby things--t he sei'ice being over-and notice that, like "Buuthirv," I .m su rounud with a b, vy of beauteous tut i .eus-psi ive ly beaulitul. 1 had heard it said that `8. Patrick's on Sunday atternoon was the best place to see Erin's fair daughters,and its rel utation on that day at least, is well sustained. Every young woman that I see as 1 glance across the chairs, or peep around the eno: - mons pillars, or notice as I turn and pretend to be admiring tWe vista of nave and choir,its of course not handsome; a few are plain, and here and there I espy a positively home ly face, but the great majority of the girls present-and their name is legion-are strikingly good looking. I note here, too, as I had noticed elsewhere in Dublin, that this prettiness is of two distinct and well de fined types. The first is the brunette, u nal. loyed. She is (and it is a sketch from life), of the average height, with a full, plump fig. u e, rather square-shouldered, well rounded ln ck, t o short to be .laasical, but long enough to look comfortable and 8soft, in a circle of whiwbe lace, gtrnerous bust and swel ling hips. Her face is a short and rather bro2d oval, with quite enough fort-head, sha dea above with heavy lacks of dull bLack hair, with a rebellious twist in it, and dividedi fron, the other features by dense eyebrows that cannot be said to be "div n ly arched,' and that almost meet over the bridge of a short, stra ght and solid little nose. At each side of this ~ isa big li otn e)e that looks nimetily and clearly t you from utºder.glori ous I lack lashes, and below it is the ripest, ie Iieat, most provok-n4 mouth in the H orld. ' he chin is round and leads with a dimpled curve down to the throat, the cheeks are lull, and ruddy with color, carmine running into a rich umber and thence into a white that is just tinged with russet, there is a peachy down upon the cheek just in front of the ears ShBict are not small, but well proportioned, and a suspicion of shadow on the upper lip, completes the picture of one who is the very impersonation of a bright vivacious, impul sive and ardent temperament. The second type of Irish prettiness among girls is the brunette mezzo-tinted. She is tall or above medium height, and iscut in a more delicate mold than her buxom sister. The undulation of her body follows a line of beauty in which the hollows are not so ab rupt, and the convexities are longer in their outward sweep. The sloping shoulders, the small hands and wrsts, the shapely waist and dainty throat, the graceful movement of the arms and the untrammeled use of the low er limbs in walking. all indicate a rarer, freer nature. The face is in keeping with the figure. The hair is smooth and dark brown, with a glint of gold in it, and the c~nplexion is clear but neatly co!orlels, the skin smooth as ivory, and I' oking very like it hbe, the sim but round neck iises out o' a black fur lihb t.. The eyerrowa are lic'bhly drawn antd correctly arched, the ey. lsehes long and silky, and the e) es-beautiful in foau--ot that peculiar shade of gray that seems blue in as me lights and black in others. Tey louk as it they might he good tiueeyes, as though they could fearlessly gaze back into s our own it'occasion required and as th.,ugh they culd he very tender at certain me m nats. They can be haughty and fitrce eyes also, and in ithltir h auhabineus would be avsistetl by a staight, flue ntse, witb flexible nosutrils1 and a clear-cut mouth, short and curved in the upper lip, j-st cherry like en ,ugh in the under, and with a line at 'the corner tbha hesitates between a dimple and a danger signal. The chin is exqtisitely modeled, and the face a pure oval, uubr(,ken by the ears which are tiny shells. If physique is worth anything as an indt'ation of char acter, this glorious creatulre should be devot ed in love, danger us in her anger, unse fisht to Cthe verge of self-sacrifice, and unforgiv ing when her jealousy was with reason once ao std ; the stt of a girl who would follow her lover to thle wars in the guse of a mi,. str I, and cI ote him with her harp..tri g it she found him flrting with the vivandtere. Besides tllhese two type representative of the upper Ilish lase, there are two others equally well defined that are representative of the commoner orders and that are found all wver the country. The first, and, perhaps, the most fr, quently mt with, is said by those Wiho pretend to know, to be the aboriginal in its antiquity. Goveo a good-sized head, a heavy r ,p of black hair, a flat face, low, square fareheud, the lines along the cheek· to the chin being akin to that of a shield, bright, kindly, dark gray eye., a rather dull complexion; a short and pletlan nose, gen et.,ns mouth, and figure incltainig to the mas sive, and you have this type. 8hobjected thus to analysis the face and figure do not seemn to be those of a beau y, and yet, taken as a whole, there is a decided cbaram about the girl who o'ertope a luxurant arowth of -btulders and limbs with a face that tbeams in good temper, good nature and good spir. It,. The fourth and last type is the pby sica) antithesis to the one jbts describhed. To ber tis given a Phort., lithe ure, with_ bt the prmise oft a fwuure, abundancu, red, rebe-. litis lhair, a sleek face, light blue eyes that are firever on the dinte, a pei ky nose, for ever turned up and mi te s.cent for some thingr that does concern it, saUd . nest iuttle mouth forever on the stretch at her own or her companion's qu tzing. She is a chipp. r little body, -unweighted above and inclined to mike tie best of everything here below, and to tsnap off the head of him who does not act so too. Finally all tl e Dublin girls in their tight fitting jacktt are seen to have excellent fig ures Iromi where the tippet lies to where ,he j .cket falls, but there their dainty sleekness ends, and trom underneath their skirts two feet are seen that, in their long flatness, prove that they have much that is ugly to stand "n or that they are shod by shoemakers who should be brained with their own lap-stones. Lake side lauslitaa. Up from the meadows where the freshly m .an hay lay in long witrows, and down t y she mossy-banked lake where the sweet smel ling sedges grew in riotous abundance and the lily plessed its white face against the cool clear surface of the blue waters, the soft breezes of a June evening came stealing o'er cot and palace-o'er simple hamlet and moat ed castle. Standing idly, almostlistlessly, by the postern gate that marked the entrance of ter father's broad demesne, Owendolen Ri orden looked down the broad avenue that skirted the anct stral acres of her sire with a wistful, pleading expression in her County Antrim features that told more plain. ly than words, more eleoquently than a three sheet poster, the hopes and fears that were harassing her young Archer avenue soul. "Will he come ?" she said softly to herself even blushing as she spoke, "Is the fruition of my hopes to be a glad one, or must I again throw the Ilack pall of disappoit - ment over my cherished plans ? Heaven forefend that I should for the thi;:d time drain to diegs the bitter cup that a cruel Fate h- s twice held to my lips-lips that were dry and parched for the kies.t of one whom I shall ever love, and who will not see my mad passion for him. Do not drive me too far Menelaus McGuire, or you will rue the day when Superintendent Holmes gave you an Archer Avenue car to drive-that day when be felt so cot ky over his joke about the cable car being like a Grecian King, because it was Agrippa"- and with these words the girl kicked the family goat off the sidewalk and turned to enter the house. As she did so the rustle of a patrician polonaise was beard, and a fair-haired maiden of nineteen summers and a wet spring came around the corner with her starboards tacked aboard. Girofle Mahaffy was the daughter of a Surst -proud aristuc at who owned a milk route, and she was not slow to make use of the social postion to which, as the heiress of over $800, a timesserving worhi n uad "raisiid her. Ste bhd met Menelaus MeGuire at a fete champetre given in honor of Aphrodite Johnson's eighteenth birthday, and fallen desperately in love with himt, although aware that he had plighted his troth to Gwendolen. h8be had sought by every art known to a woman tolure him from his rightful love. Was it strange, then, that Gwendolen boih feired an_ hated her, and that once, in a mad frenzy of rage, she had said that Girofl '" b.ck hair was no better than it should be. The girls did not speak, and as Gio fle passed the Riordan goat, which was eating a discarded hoop-skirt, a haughty smile flitted over her face. "Goat's milk is healthy," she said, in low, scornful tones. Gwendolen heard the words and faced the ap'eaker : "Yes, Girefle Mahaffy," she said, speaking slowly and calmly, although in turning she had pinched her corns. "we lare poor, bu' I notice that we are inv ted t, all the wakes antd christenings. When it c.,ues to going wi'h the haut ton we cap ture the contectionery., and don't you forget it." As the two girls stood there that June e, ean, their li'he figtr~s sharply outined against the crinmsn western sky, the bight was a pretty one. Gwendolen with sott, lu-trous, tearful eyes, and a pained express sion in her sweetly pure face; Gir fle smil ing a bitter, cruel, smile. Suddenly Mene laus MaGuire, he whom tbey both loved so well, came around the corner. Girfie start ed towards him, a smile on her face, but he heeded her not. Stepping quickly to Gen'dolezn's side be t'oa her hand in his while a wave of color swept over his face, snid an iLfluite look of tenderness, came into his bright eyes. "Can you forgive me my neglect, dar ling ?" he said; "can you take me again to your heart ?" "A great passionate throb of intense joy tfilled Uwendolen's heart. Looking up to Menelsus with tear-stained eyes, she said in broken toneas: "'Vn I forgive, my own ? Well, 1 should giggle."-F-rom "Grabbed at ie Brinka" by -urat ilaletead. w has a Woman Can Do. As a wife and mother, woman can make the fortune uand happiness of her husband and childrea ; and if she did nothing else, srely thibe abold.be sufflicient destiny. By her thrift, prudence and tact, she cin secure to her partner and herself a competence in olp age, no matter how small their beginning or adivorse a fate may be theirs. By her cheer~flness she tn restore her husban S's spirits, shakentby the anxiety of busaintes By be tender care she cn often restore him ai helthb, 1 disease bas overtaken bhis pow r. BY he coune anis d love she can win h-m frim ba ,eampdny, if temptation in an evilhr ates lBd hlm astray. HBy lirexam e.,tir eptean sil her skex 1n-t2 ant ·. .1;: ·-.,;.,.-,x;. o ..~. .. .,~._-.~ ~ ~ .,. C-~ character, she can mould her chdldren, haw ever adverse their dispositions, into noble men ard woman. Aul, by leading in all thing a true and beautiful life, she can r. file, elevate and sp.ituaIlize Dll who coime within her reach, so that, with others of her sex nm ulating an and assiting her, she can do wore to regenerate the world than all the statesmen or reformers that ever legi-lated. She can do much, alas ! perhaps more, to degrade man it she chooses to do it. Who can estimate the evil that woman ia, trie p wer to do ? As a wife she can ruin rterse f by extravagance, folly or want of a.ffection. She can make a de mon or outcast of a man who might otherwise become a good member of society. She can bring bickering, strife and discord into what has been a happy home. She can change the Innocent babe into vile men and even into vile women. She can lower the moral tone of society it self, and thus pollute legislation at the spring head. She has, indeed, become an instrument of evil, instead of an angel of good. Instead of mak ni fl 'wers of truth, puri ity, beauty and spirituality spring up in her footsteps, till the earth smiles with a loveli ness that is almost celestial, she can trans form it into a black and arid desert, covered with the scorn of all evil passions and swept by the bitter blast of everlasting death. Tnhis is what women can do for the wrong as well as for the right. Ib her mission a little one ? Hast she no worthy viork, as has been the cry of late ? Man may have a harder task to perform, a rougher road to travel, but he has none loftier or more it fluential tb-n woman. Absent is aslud-du a. -- r It is related of an absent minded young lady, that, having been ciuly n arritd, she started , ff qu her tridal tour. Tuey stopped at a hotel in a Western city. S) t.ar, s) g od. S 'me time in the night there canme a succes sion of terrifird shrieks from the room 'c. cupied by the bride and groom, and the clerks, porters and employees gWnerall)3, rushed up staits, only to mett a frantic te male, clad in white, fleeing in desperate haste from her apartment, crying: "Oh, there's a man in my room !" The clerk rushed in, and found the groom half disrobed, standing in the middle of the flior, one boot on and the other in the hand, the picture of amaz*toent. He explained that be had just come up stairs, and was in the act of undressing, (his wife had previous ly retired) when she suddenly awoke with a shriek and fled. "What was the mystery ?" asked the clerk. "Damiflno," said the husband. i .~ hthenbt tier. ttaid r0as.itºr a ltýtttate, bedspread, procured for her by a chamber maid, came back, looking very red and fool. ish, and ii. half a minute she explained the mystery by saying: "Oh, Fred, I forgot I was married, and when I uwoke I was so friurhtned." 1 F. J. GAUGLER, Dealer in a line of General Merchandise I ARKTIND t L0E, 1li. ir I always have on hand a full supply of goods demand td by the trade, aud -ell tuem at reas.nable prices. A good hotel, under the maragema.nt of Mrs. Bar row-; a sa oon ant new stabe, II der the ruana e me 't of ,,ersrs. Shields & Land. and a co ,plete black mith shop, atre run in co In.ection with the I store. Come to "Brooklyn" anrt .e m • before buy inmr. FRANK J. GAUGLBt, 52-lv Mar in dAl . M. T. 28-MILE SPRINGS, The undersigned has lersed th's well known and 1 popu ar station n the Helena & Benton Stage Road Recer tly kept by A. J Vance, ard will spare no pains to make it the bestL add most c mf,,rtable of all the atoppina pl,.e- betwveen Be-yon abd Li, lena. Wi 1 always h.ve the VERY BEST ACCOIIIHODATIONS ' For stage passengers. travelers and ireighters. 17 IH. C. CRoW DER. GUY'S RESTAURANT, The under igred desired to inform the people of Ben ton that he has opened a fir t.laas Res taurant on the Vorner of Main and Bond Streets, and respectfully sol~cits a share of the public patron age. Am specially prepared t accommodate day bqardera. Gire me a calL C. iE. GUY. I Meals or Lunch Served at any Hour, Day or Night. BENTON SALOON! ' DANIEL KELLY, Leasee. The andersinned has leased this wi)! known buuanese placeromJ C .arr an, d wt, keep on hand the beast brand of anes, Liquors & Cigars dad bespeaks from the people of Benton a ontlna aflon of the Ilbera pat: onge heret for- ex tended t "DrIxIa" No ntns will be spared Inservtittbe paubit. Mana Streat. oppoan ts Ite uefa d Hail, TOM J. TODD & CO. Wb.oleale a.d Ret II Dealer ian WINES, LIQUORS, CICARS And Tobacco. FRONT STREET, . - , - - - - - . FORT BP.NTO1N Fine Old Sour Mash Bourbon and Mellwood Rye Whiskeys CONSTANTLY ON HAND. ALSO Imported and Domestic Brandies and Wines, Mt. Louis and Milwaukee Beers, Booker's, Hostetter's, Angastora and East India Bitters. Cigars and' Tobaccos to suit all clas-es of trade. OUR MOTTO--"GOOD QUALITY AND HONEIT QUANTITY." 4~'ORDERS FILLED P D. Q. W. H. BURGESS, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. The finest and Most Complete Stock of Fancy Groceries ever brought to Eenton. FINE CIGARS a SPECIALTY W. H. BURCESS, Murphy, Neel & Co 's old stand, cor. Front and Benton Sts. $18. $18. $18. 18. AiAmerican Watch in a 4-oz Silver Case, for $18 (Fully Warranted.) 'litiafl181eev BItttons as IM errom1untana Agents For White's sewing Machine. Watches, and orders sent by mail, will receive orompt attention, and satisfaction guaran teed in every inst.ance. W. (. BAILEY, Helena, M. T. H. J. WACKERLIN T. C POWER & BRO. H. J. Wackerlin & Co. 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