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New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 3644, 16 July 1873, Page 3

At an evening party a country girl declined frosted, cake because she thought it might give her cold.

A Good Disguise.—A well-known and easily-to-be-recognised Communist having escaped from France, "How on earth," asked one Parisian detective of a colleague, " did he manage to reach the frontier ? What disguise did he adopt?" "Oh," replied the latter, " he put on gloves!" A Musical Wani.—A lady writes that she wants music " willi sentimental words that almost silently flow from the depth of concealed sorrow, revealing a sad heart's emotion in a tone that would melt an iceberg and crumble adamant to dust."

The Knave! —"You hare played the deuce with ray heart," said a gentleman to a lady, who was his partner in a social game of whist at au evening party. " Well," replied the lady with an arch smile, "it was because you played the knave." The Yesotbes op the Set. —A young lady said she should lite to go up in a balloon. She wished very much to get up above the clouds, and look down. It must be bo pretty. She had heard that even the darkest cloud hud \ silver lining. u Gallaxt Captain.—A lady with an un-

■ucal voice insisted upon singing »t a party. \at does she call that ?" inquired a guest. "* Th ' Tempest,* I think," answered another. "Da % alarmed," said an old sea-captain 5 <i That's no tempest; its only a present. , >7 II -I will soon be over. 't & Morton will sell a large parcel Of Messrs. Grai. hiuar. at their mart, to-dav. at 11 a.m. drapery and clot —[Advt.] . {For (ontinuat\>°S* m ' s set SuppUmmU)