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Princess Marie of
PRETTY was taken to Ber
lin in 1S92 when she was just
17 and there met the handsome crown
prince of Roumania who very quickly
recognized her charms Trine ess Marie
was equally attracted to him for he
-as well as being handsome is possessed
of great charm of manner and upright
ness of character a prince fitted in
way to be a hero of romance The
betrothal took place not long after
their meeting with the cordial assent of
all the relatives of both prince and
princess and on Jan 11 1S93 their
marriage was celebrated at Sigmarin
gen The beauty and youth of Princess
Marie touched all hearts and her win
ning manner soon made her as beloved
by King Charles as if she was actually
bis own daughter The Queen of
is as charmed witli her new niece
4is the king s and looks on her and
treats her as a daughter finding in her
-companionship a relief from her sad
memories and fits of melancholy
The costume worn by the Grown
Princess Marie of Roumania in the por
trait which accompanies this article
was worn by her at a recent festivity
in Bucharest The petticoat was of
plain silk the overdress being of rich
est brocade the design of bunches of
feathers tied together with true lovers
knots being very dainty and effective
The fichu of Brussels lace was draped
in exact imitation of that worn by a
dead and gone beauty in a portrait
from which the costume was copied
Since Princess Maries advent in
Bucharest the leaders of society there
have done their best to devise novel
-and brilliant entertainments to amuse
her royal highness and she and her
handsome young husband are untiring
in attending festivities and other func
tions in aid of charities when the pres
ence of the royalty is desired in order
to secure the success of the undertak
ing Now that Queen Carmen Sylvas
jhealth does not permit her to exert her-
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3CAME FUTURE QUEEDT OF BOUMAXIA
elf the burden of acting as her ma
jestys representative generally falls
on Princess Maries shoulders
Nourishment for the Skin
A dry scaly skin is a sure indication
of a blood disturbance and frequently
-accompanies dyspepsia The best treat
ment for it is a careful diet an avoid
ance of all highly seasoned food coffee
tea and alcoholic stimulants Some
times a dry skin is the result of a long
illness wjiere fever has literally burned
the cuticle so that it is parchment The
skin food which nourishes and builds
up the skin tissues and supplies the oils
that have been exhausted by heat is
most efficacious if applied at night
ter a warm bath It is well to rub it
thoroughly into the skin Massage is
excellent in connection with this treat
ment Melt in a water bath three
ounces of spermaceti eight ounces of
oil of almonds four of landoline and
two ounces of cocoanut oil Stir briskly
until cold then add drop by drop one
ounce of orange flower water and ten
drops of oil of jasmin Keep sealed
except when using
Timely and Untimely Calls
The only objection to having a recep
tion day engraved on your cards is that
sometimes as the Irishman said it was
moighty onconvenient It is the un
expected that alwaj s happens For
tunate the lady who has grown up
daughters or an unmarried sister who
can fill her place temporarily It re
quires more unselfishness than most of
us possess to give up one day every
week to the claims of society so we
only have the name on our cards and
go on year after year missing friends
we long to see and being at home to
numerous acquaintances whom we
wish had not been quite so fortunate
in timing their calls
Novel Matrimonial Bureau
It is reported that the ladies of the
W C T U of Portsmouth Va are
about to organize a unique movement
under the name of the Naples Matri
monial Society In Naples girls 14 and
over assemble once every year in one
of the churches of that city and the
unmarried men who so desire go there
and choose wives The Portsmouth la
dies propose to work on the same prin
ciple but both the girls and the men
must register three months before
making choice in order that investiga
tion of character may be made
Monogram Fans for Young Women
Seal and laonogram fans are a notion
of the moment among young women
still in theiv teens A plain white or
delicately tinted fan Is selected and
tae gay seals are arranged upon it with
what taste may be If monograms ai
hoarded it is these that decorate in
stead of the wax impressions A trip
fan means the record of a winter jour
ney and it holds on its sticks the pretty
imprints with which all first class ho
tels now stamp their stationery If a
European trip has been undertaken
so much the better as that insures
steamship and other effective insignia
Sweater for Women
For a long time girls and even wo
men have felt that they would be hap
pier if they could wear sweaters It
was tried by some adventurous spirits
and while found perfectly satisfactory
about the throat lacked the symmetry
women have learned to prize about the
waist This had led to the manufacture
of womens sweaters These lack that
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THE FEMIXIXE SWEATER
style which made the manly sweater
so desirable in womens eyes But on
the other hand they gather in at the
waist and are entered after a manner
more familiar to women than is the
male sweater At first they were only
used in gymnasiums but now they are
considered a necessary part of almost
every womans wardrobe The up-to-date
sweater is not only a sensible gar
ment but an exceedingly stylish one
as well The coming summer girl will
be devoted to the sweater She can
wear it when wheeling riding or sail
ing and in fact they are sure to be the
fastest friends for there will be dozens
of times when the little knit arrange
ments will just fit the occasion
The modernized sweater is far re
moved from awkwardness It fits like
a glove and the sleeves are generally
the long full bishopy sort with a tight
webbed cuff which clings to the arm
snugly from elbow to wrist and over
which the full upper part falls with
all gracefulness that fashion demands
One can find all colors and styles in
sweaters Sailor collars and neatly
rolled over small ones are the kinds
most generally seen and they give a
very jaunty effect The act of getting
into one of these garments looks to be
a heart breaking operation but in real
ity it is simplicity itself They either
button on the shoulder or lace in front
and it is no more trouble to get into
one of them than an ordinary waist
Beauties of Olden Days
Sappho is said by the Greek writers
to have been a blonde
Jezebel the Queen of Ahab according
to one of the rabbis had black eyes
that were set on fire bj hell
The Empress Anna of Russia was
very portly and the fleshiness of hei
face greatly detracted from its good
looks
Margaret of Anjou had the typical
face of a French beauty She was
black haired black eyed and vivacious
Her features were indicative of hei
strength of character
Pocahontas is described as having
features as regular as those of a Euro
pean woman She is also said to have
had a lighter complexion than usual
among Indian women
Theodora the wife of the famous Jus
tinian was beautiful crafty and un-
scrupulous She is said to have been
tall dark and with powers of conver
sation superior to any woman in the
empire
Catherine of Braganza queen of
Charles II was singularly gifted both
in person and in intellect but in spite
of her beauty and her good sense she
was never able to win the love of her
dissolute husband
Cleopatra was not an Egyptian but a
Greek beauty with perfectly white
skin tawny hair and blue eyes Iler
chief fascination was her voice which
is described as low well modulated and
singularly sweet in tone
The Empress Catharine I had a
coarse red face generally broken out
with pimples from the constant use of
strong drink She was a slave to brandy
and died of a disease brought on by in-
temperance In youth she had been
famous for her beauty
Tame Fish in Irrigating Reservoirs
The uses of the artificial reservoirs
are not limited to irrigation they are
usually stocked with fish which mul
tiply with surprising rapidity and en
able the farmer to include this item
of home produce in his bill of fare
every day in the year These fish are
very tame and in some cases are actu
ally trained to respond to the ringing of
the dinner bell coming in scurrying
shoals to fight for crumbs of bread
thrown upon the water The reser
voirs also yield a profitable crop of ice
In winter Century
GOWNS AND GOWNING
WOMEN GIVE MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THEY WEAR
Brief Glances at Fancies Femininef
Frivolous Mayhap and Yet Offered
in the Hope that the Reading PrOTe
Restful to Wearied Womankind
Gossip from Gay Gotham
New York correspondence
Jiffn
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ORE than half of
the items of inter
est that the spring
fashions display
for dressmakers
concern coat bod
ices so women
should not tire of
hearing about
them Fashion
has reduced itself
to a coat of an
other color and re
fused to do more
A 1 1 tailormade
gowns are being
modeled with
coats though
truth to tell most
of them have silk bodices to go be
neath summer gowns are being made
with lace coats over fronts and foun
dations of silk and little coats of chif
fon and of net so dainty that they
would seem too frail to survive more
than one wear are really planned for
being adjusted over varying waists
If your bodice is a coat in no other
way at least it will have a little pair
of tails perhaps no more than the
extension below the waist of the back
breadth of the bodice or there will be
something in the way of hip pieces set
on at the sides Perhaps coat edges
will be simulated by braid above the
wraist or just because the skirts of
the bodice that were carefully hidden
under the dress skirt last year are al
lowed to show below the belt this
season you say its a coat and fashion
backs up the statement
But theres no need of doing the
trick on the whole-effect-at-small-out-
ilk
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lay principle There are a plenty of
ways to make the bodice unmistakably
a coat and a handsome model of this
kind is shown above It is in Louis XV
style but that signifies little to most
of us What is more to the point is
the material of it That was royal blue
cloth encrusted with lace applique
The deep godets in back were border
tcl with narrow lace insertion and
the fitted cloth vest had large revers
of white faille and bands of thesame
in the waist each fastened with large
fancy buttons in different sizes A
profusion of lace applique showed on
the sleeve puffs and a white chiffon
ruche and jabot finished the neck
With this came a plain skirt of gray
ish blue cloth
The presence of handsome buttons
on this rich bodice shows the way the
wind blows Buttons are still a fea
ture on elegant gowns indeed unless
buttons are made a feature they are
ikely not to appear at all and the
gown fastens invisibly The ruche
about the neck too is another re-
spouse to current demands These
neck fixings are becoming more and
more pronounced Capes and coats
are made with wired battlements
standing up to the ears inside these
battlements two or three rows of fine
ly pleated mull are set the mull tulle
or net standing well above the battle
ments The face is literally shrouded
about with these soft billows of ruf
fling Stock and ribbon collars are
A 2TEW IiEVEK EFFECT
generally mounted with frills of some
kind even if they do cot extend all
around them at the back The long
discarded white and yellow ruching
that comes by the yard appears again
for this use In some cases the frill
is of material and color to match the
ribbon of which the collar is made
but is faced with velvet on the side
next the face then the frill stands out
flat putting the face so to speak on
a platter All sorts of variations are
rung on this effect anj many of them
are very becoming But the close
stock collar is no longer to be con
sidered Indeed why should it be
when the required alteration is so
easily made
It is attention to just such little things
as these collar tricks that makes a
woman seem well dressed and prompt
copying can in this instance be ef
fected at small outlay Another meth
od of attaining the concealment of the
neck that is deemed essential is by the
wired medici collars These are much
worn as may be judged from a glance
at the remaining illustrations In the
first of these the collar is in one with
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an ingenious cape like finish to the
bodice The stuff here is bronze brown
cloth a narrow white satin vest show
ing in front Each side of the vest has
a tiny pocket and the tops of both
fronts and vest show brown silk em
broidery In the second model the
collar is in one with odd revers the
stuff being old rose bengaline The
same fabric is gathered for the bodice
while on the revers it is richly embroid
ered with red and pink silk and span
gles Triangular pieces of garnet vel
vet appear on the shoulders and stock
collar and belt are white taffeta rib
bon Skirt and sleeves are garnet silk
crepon though the latter may be of
the bengaline if that is preferred
Not less elaborate and dressy are
some of the gowns for early spring
that are trimmed in cape effect the or
namentation in many cases taking not
only the shape of a cape but supplying
so much of the capes protection against
chilliness that the dress may be safely
worn without an outside garment to
conceal its beauties A type of this
sort is next pictured its combination
of cape and jacket effect being quite
unique The material is gray cloth
white satin being used for pointed vest
and as facing to the ripple basque
revers and wired collar Inside the
latter there is a white satin collar end
ing in a lace jabot and the cape like
coverings to the sleeves are in two
parts one of lace the other of cloth
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A COMPROMISE IX STRAPS
All the edges are bordered with gold
and steel galloon and white satin bows
are put on the cloth cape pieces
Strap garnitures that make a great
show of fastening parts of a dress to
gether and that really have no pur
pose beyond that of ornamentation are
still in vogue but on them buckles have
given way to buttons and it is more
often the plan to have the straps serve
as fasteners The final gown to re
ceive the artists attention is a com
promise in this matter the straps upon
bodice being practicable while on the
skirt and sleeves they are solely for
effect The stuff from which they are
cut is tan cloth the other goods being
brocaded green satin Panels of the
latter appear on the skirt and it gives
the whole bodice the collarette being
from the cloth
The blaze of color in spring and sum
raer will rival the tulips Flats too
are almost garish in their abundance
of bright hues Turquoise blue prom
ises to be the most popular summer
color but geranium scarlet and briglit
grass green are not far behind That
means that the brunettes will have the
best of it but they need not be over
confident lest some sudden shift of
favor turn the tide against them
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In man the sense of smell is less de
veloped than that of sight as it is much
less needed
All moths produce some form of silk
NOTES OS EDUCATION
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PU
PIL AND TEACHER
Scolding Nasrginjj and Punishing
Are the Poorest Tools a Teacher
Can Use How to Treat Dull Pupils
Object of Discipline
Routine of First Weeks
If at one time more than another pa
tience is required in the schoolroom it
is during these first two or three weeks
of the term There is so much to be
done before everything gets in the
smooth running orderly state we de
sire so many things to explain and
teach
The beginning of the term was a
great trial to me when I commenced
teaching but after a few sessions I
began to see how useless it was to ex
pect the whole machinery to be in
working order in two or three days I
learned not to despair even when at
the end of two or three weeks the
general orderliness of the room was not
satisfactory
Be patient Remember that the chil
dren are unaccustomed to your ways
perhaps are strangers to the school and
district They may be trying to their
ability to please you and yet fail ut
terly to reach your standard
Be cheerful Scolding nagging and
punishing are the poorest tools you
can use Inspire the children with a
desire to be orderly in every detail
quiet courteous helpful thoughtful
for the comfort of others trustworthy
in short to do their best in all things
In addition to the inspiration of a love
of order drill of different kinds is nec
essary taking slates standing up com
ing to and going from class position
of attention position when asking or
answering questions in regular ques
tions when the pupil should always
stand and that without lolling on desk
or seat when addressing the teacher
lining marching etc All these move
ments should be automatic A com
mand should be divided into two parts
the first consisting- of a cautionary
word the second the action word For
instance Quick march Stand
up Right about turn No motion
is made until the second or action
word is heard and then all move to
gether
Like many other good things this
schoolroom drill has been carried to
great and foolish extremes which have
been injurious to the children and of
no possible benefit to the work but a
moderate amount especially with little
children is necessary if we would avoid
jnuch confusion and disorder Without
aoubt quiet steady orderly habits re
flect positively on character I believe
disorder would be impossible in a class
In which pupils had been trained to
stand march pass and take books
slates etc with uniformity and pre
cision The habit of prompt and exact
obedience is the cornerstone of the tem
ple of order
It pays one to derote considerable
ime during the first week or two to
hese external matters Thorough
irill should be given in standing
marching dismissing distributing and
collecting books etc This done there
will not be the same necessity for fre
quent reminders such as Stand
straight up Quietly In step
-Softly
During the term if the children be
come careless have a ten minute prac
tice after 4 oclock
A word or two regarding the general
work of the term Try the experiment
of making a specialty of one subject
this session It may be Composition
Vertical Writing Geography or any
other subject Make special effort in
It all branches of the school work will
profit by the hobby if it be a good
one
Do not think that you have no time
for anything beside teaching You will
do much better work if you are improv
ing your mind in some other direction
Make time for reading and give edu
cational works their just share Dont
lose interest in your work You may
be sure that the children will meet you
half way in any whole hearted plans
for improvement or reform The Edu
cational Journal
Object of Discipline
School discipline is not for punish
ment but for moral effect The teach
ers authority is not the thing to be
vindicated but the pupils character
is to be formed The moral effect upon
the pupil upon the school as a whole
upon the community and upon the
future through the pupils are the ends
to be sought The school has a work
to do that cannot be done by the teach
ing be it never so efficient There is
an influence to be exerted upon the
character that can only come through
habitual discipline of the school in the
true sense Not through a system of
punishments not through a system of
rewards or checks but through the
direction of the conduct the choices
and activities of the pupils are teach
ers to accomplish this character work
Journal of Education
The Dull Pupil
Do we not make serious mistakes in
that we are always ready to censure
the slow pupil Here is little Olga
naturally timid and seemingly dull
She is constantly failing The teacher
takes great pains to notice it and when
she calls her arithmetic class she keeps
before her mind the too oft repeated
failures of the child On calling for
4x5 all hands are raised save one
the child notices her teacher looking
at her and immediately becomes con
fused Sarcasm and disgust are plain
ly written on the teachers face With
Of course Olga you dont know
you never do she passed on Is not
this a cruel thrust Do we consider
what we are doing Do not let us
make the dullard believe he never
knows but help and encourage him
with kind words and gentle ways
Let us cheer him on to quicker ways
encourage him with gentleness and
sympathy How much better for Olga
if her teacher had said What Olga
Dont you know Im sure you can
answer as well as the rest Now
think a little while and let me see
your hand too Thus by encourag
ing we give them faith in themselves
and strength to do what before was
seemingly hard Dear comrades if
we have an Olga do not let us chilL
all that is best in her but help along
a thousand times rather than hinder
once
It is not so much what we say
As the manner in which we say it
Primary Education
The Worlds Rivers
Not all these facts may be found la
your geography
The Tigris is 1150 miles long
The Tiber is only 230 miles long
The world famed Oroutes is only 210
miles long
The Zambesi in South Africa is lS0O
miles in length
Slow rivers run at the rate of three
to seven miles an hour
Twelve creeks in the United States
bear the name of the Rhine
Every ancient city of note was lo
cated on or near the sea or a river
The Gauges is 1570 miles long and
drains an area of 750000 square miles
The Hudson River from its moutli
to the lakes is 4C0 miles in length
The Mississippi and its tributaries
drain an area of 2000000 square miles
The branches of the Mississippi have
an aggregate length of 15000 miles
For over 1200 miles the Nile does
not receive a single tributary stream
The River Jordan had its origin in
one of the largest springs in the world-
In islands of too small size to have
rivers creeks are dignified by that
name
The Connecticut the principal stream
of New England is 450 miles in length
During a single flood of the
in China 600000 persons were
drowned
The most extensive protective river
works in Europe are at the mouth of
the Danube
The Rhine is only 000 miles long but
drains a territory nearly double the
area of Texas
The Irtish in Siberia is 2200 miles in
length and drains 000000 miles of ter
ritory
The Nile from its delta to the great
lakes of Central Africa is over 4000
miles in length
The Thames of England is 220 miles
long The river of the same name in
Canada is 100
There are twenty creeks in this coun
try which have been dignified with the
name of the Tiber
The Columbia River of Canada is
1400 miles in length the stream of the
same name in Oregon is GOO
The Arkansas River is 2170 miles
long but at various points in its course
it is very thin for its length
The Potomac River is only 500 miles
long and in its lower course is rather an
estuary than a stream
The British islands are better pro
vided with rivers than any other coun
try of the same size on the globe
The Mississippi at the point where it
flows out of Lake Itaska is ten feet
wide and eighteen inches deep New
York Commercial Advertiser
Teaching to Think
Good teachings secures good think
ing One with limited capacity can
feed facts to children as he would
swill to swine and then ask questions
to see what they retain as he would
weigh swine to see what they have
gained It requires both tact and tal
ent to lead a child to think keenly
upon a single fact as it does to get
reliable speed even from a blooded
colt It is not enough that the mind
be active when the facts are received
which is the standard with too many
would be education leaders This
merely secures good movement but
neither speed nor endurance A child
must keep up his thinking when he
is out of the teachers hands Who
ever has driven what is known as a-door-yard
horse that prances furi
ously while you are trying to get into
the carriage and is equally ferocious
when you would get out but cares
naught for the urging of voice or whip
when on the road has a good concep
tion of the mental activity of children
who are taught to dance attendance
upon a teacher when she is having
them observe under her eye but
gives them no training in strong or
sustained thinking Thinking is work
ing ones knowledge into something no
one else would produce with the same
facts and conditions The teacher who
plans to have twenty children see the
same thing in an object or event and
think the same things about it has
not the faintest conception of what
thinking really is Iowa Schools
One ol John Randolphs Similes
Much new material is embodied in
the article John Randolph of Roan
oke by Powhatan Bouldin in the Cen
tury The following simile by Ran
dolph is found in a note to a speech
which he delivered in Congress
A caterpillar comes to a fence he
crawls to the bottom of the ditch and
over the fence some of his hundred
feet always in contact with the subject
upon which he moves A gallant horse
man at a flying leap clears both ditch
and fence Stop says the caterpil
lar you are too flighty you want con
nection and continuity it took me an
hour to get over you cant be as sure
as I am who have never quitted the
subject that you have overcome the
difficulty and are fairly over the fence
Thou miserable reptile replies oui
fox hunter if like you I crawled
over the earth slowly and painfully
should I ever catch a fox or be any
thing more than a wretched cater
pillar