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BEREFT , BUT NOT OF BEAUTY
Charming Young Widows Sousing Their
8obs in the Surf
THElft "WEEDS" FRINGED WITH BULLION
Jlinr Ilio IIu lmmllrm I.Dole nnil Act nt ilio
Hummer Ituturt * Coquetry of the
llnlr l.uto rnOilnii frills
Notes null Uontlp.
Widows nro credited with charms ox-
trcmcly dangerous to single masculinity.
Tears nnd Metis for the defunct attract tbo
ympathntlc. Callous or heart indeed would
bn the man who could resist condoling with
youth nnd beauty In nHliullon , or tendering
his services in subduing sobs. Hut this Is
not the chief mneiiot In widowhood. They
pDisoss certain churim which the li i-
) > orlonccd in matrimony know not , of. They
' 'hnvo been through the mill , " have
partaken of the Jova of wedded llfo , and uro ,
when ruthlessly robhcd of husbands , &o
trained In the affairs of the hourt as to makn
thorn all hut Invincible In trapping a second
partner.
\Vhon to the charms of youth and beauty
and soul-stirring sighs is nducd a liberal
supply of the world's goods , It must bo ad
mitted that they are Irrjslstibto. Tboy uro
to bo seen at Uio seashore resorts in moderate
number , not exactly "in the swim. " but
rattier observing llfo calmly as becomes their
"weeds. " The Now Yorlt World recently
published n list of the IrrosUtlbles , and bow
they hour up under a weight of sorrow.
The youngest widow of prominence at At
lantic City , with beauty of lorm and face ,
vivacity of manimr nnd , last but not least ,
proal wealth. Is Mrs. Uohross Fish of Now
York city , who Is-the undisputed belle and
leader of the social sot nl Congress Halt.
Bbo is only 10 years old ana she is worth at
least a round half million. Mrs. FUtubas
bean a widow loss lliun i > year , Her huiband
wr.s killed In a woslorn railroad accident.
Apparently the murmuring waters of the
b'ue ' ola ocean havn effai'cd the bitter blow
from the sands of her mcmorv. Mrs. Fish
Is besieged by a throng of admirers , who are
unselfish In their efforts to belp her to forgot
her sorrow. Mrs. Fish inherited most of
her husband's wealth , which at the time or
his death was invested in gllt-odgoU railroad
securities. It is there yet , but the income
does not accumulate rust. Thoroughbred
horses , a steam yacht , n rotlnuo of servants
nnd a most extensive wardrobe cost a front
deal of money , an4 besides Mrs. Fish gives
to the needy with a generous hand. Mrs.
Kish Is a potlto blonde , with a wealth of
HuiTy hIr.
Another widow whoso wealth is great but
not equal to her beauty und Kraciousness of
tr.unnor is Mrs. Johnson Llndloy , over whoso
brunette head only thirty years have passed.
MM. LinUley urn been u wldoxv for about
Jive yours , nnd Is , therefore , long past the
ordinary pnrlod of mournln ? . Jlowov.r , this
docs not prevent the charming widow rrom
paying tribute to her late husband's memory
In u pretty and oricitml manner. Every bun-
aay mornlne , rain or shine. Mrs. Llndloy
goes to church in Atlantic City dressed In
the deepest mourning , and , In the afternoon ,
Visits the Seashore Ilomo for slcic children
nnd distributes gifte with a princely luvlih-
ncss.
*
Mrs. Gcorgo Adams , wbo owns and lives
In an elaborate collage on Kentucky avenue ,
Atlantic City , is a young widow with n bank
account , away above ) the quarter-million
murit. Mrs. Adams Is a leader of society in
Philadelphia , and sha passes tbo time nt
the snashoro most delightfully. Stio has n
yaclit , horses ana many servants ; but , above
all , she has a handsome brother , who Is do-
Votcd to bar und acts as her protector and
escort at all times. Mrs , Adams is abuut 35
, yeara old. ,4
I'rovidonco , II. I. . Is represented in the col
ony of nri'tty widows nt Atlantic City by
Mrs * Albert Hess , & young woman of wealth ,
tact and beauty. Tbo lamented Mr. Ross
died about throe years ngo und left bis wlfo
burdened with an Immense fortune. In
truth , she Is kept qulto busy spending her
Income.
' Mrs. Arthur Sherman , from Chlllicotho.
O , , a pretty widow whoso fortune Is proat
enough to yield her on income of $100,000 n
year , Is at Atlantic City. Mrs. Sherman Is a
blonde who dresses in perfect tusto und is
always surrounded by congenial friends. Ten
years ago she tnarriou a rich manufacturer.
Bho was then but'JO years old and hod an In
come of her own amounting to about $10,000
u year. Ho died two years ago.
Mrs. William Nltson is a charming young
widow from ICansus City , whoso husband
Bmassed a fortune in real estate. The story
ol how Colonel NlUou inndo his money is
Unown to all western "Boomers , " who love
I to tell It. Well , his sweot-faced widow und
her two pretty chlldron are hiving a glor
ious tlmo by the bounding sea.
While not so wealthy as some of her bo-
reavrd sisters , Mrs. John Uunno of Unlll-
moio is move brnulifulUiun any of thorn. She
Is n brunette , about -I years old , and she yet
wrnrs her becoming willow's weeds.
The mistress of u lot-tune variously esti
mated nt from SJJU.OOO to 100,000 is always
an Important personnel ) at n entering pliioj ,
especially If her band Is free. Such is Mrs.
Lewis' Waters , a very pretty blonde , who
bus but recently passed the quarter century
mark in llfo. fc-lio lives on Spring Garden
.itrcet , Philadelphia , nnd Is at Atlantic City
ruth tier sister , Mrs. J. L. . Slnor. Mrs.
Witters is rather tall and vivacious In con
versation ana devoted to music , having a
cultivated vole ; with which she frequently
eiitertuiiiB.parlor audiences.
Mrs. Ida Armstrong Is another pretty At
lantic City widow , Intellectual , and so , of
course , entertaining. She is tbo widow of a
well known and prosperous manufacturer of
Lock Haven , ! ' . , -.sholoft hnr n snug for
tune besides the oig paper mill which Is still
grinding out inonpy for bor. Of medium
boigbt , having an oxiiulslto llguro und pos
sessing some of the prettiest gowns of Iho
loiibon , Mrs. Armstrong Is always attractive ,
wbolher in morning ur oviming nttlro.
Mrs. Jonas Kehn of Troy , N , V. , is not
only rich , but frco to venture again upon the
sea of matrimony. Her futhoris also wealthy
nnd sbo is his tavorllo. Mrs. ICebn Is u
stylish and graceful brunette. Shu owns
tame diamonds that are worth a small for-
tunu In Ihonisolvos. Mrs. ICohn is fond of
dancing , and attends two or throe of the
Insblonablo affairs every woeic at Atlantic
City.
City.Hright. . full of spirit and love of living Is
Mrs. S. C. nionm , one of lha wealthiest nnd
most attractive of the widowed sisterhood at
the Kiiatcrsklll , N. Y. She Is a Now
Yorker unit tins boon a widow for sovcr.il
yours. She has no children with whom to
tliaro the imnicntj fortunesbo inherited'
from her father.
MM. Aloloa Hnlloy , widow of Lieutenant
J. li. liuiluy , who died ilvu years ago in
Jupun , Is another most interesting widow
tolourning nl the Knatorsklll. Her present
homo \f \ In Philadelphia. She U of that dis
tinctively womanly typo that instantly
claims tbo homage of the majority of the
men , She Is tall and graceful. Her fuco Is
more beautiful when animated than when In
repose , for then a slmdo of sadness tamper *
Its brightness.
"I'm n giddy widow , " says Mrs. Kandull
White , a lull blonde , whom an udmlnir , re
cording her golden head , sprightly ways und
little gurgling laugh , compared to a bottle of
otmnipjgnci. Mrs. Whlto has traveled ex
tensively. Her hnsuand was an Ungltshmati
nnd loft her un ample fortune. She Is sum
mering at the KtuitorslUII , In the same- col
ony of widows urn Mrs. A , nierbnuin and
Mrs. Keith , both of Now York. Mrs. iller-
butiin Is tall , has un olegunt phvslcjuo , and Is
n most graceful dancer und charming singer.
Bho Is n brunette. Mrs. Keith is also a bru-
tietto. She is iho Ideal brilliant widow ,
icudyof wit and chocr.r. Bho U Immensely
wealthy , having a largo fortune In her urn-
mouds alotio ,
*
Hlchllold Springs , N.V. , has on attractive
'i colony of widows , Mrs. George Anderson of
New Yorjf ' U disposing of a portion of an In
come left b'y'hor late lamented amounting to
11.500 a day , Sbo is a handsome woman
.lull . , with a lull , well rounded llguro , clour
olive ililn and an Intellectual lace. Hero
also U Vftbrlcotto , a beauty of the Italian
tyno. Mrs. Fubrlrotto Is a line woman , with
coul black hair. soft , oxpratiiva eye * nnd a
tlelicata ollvo skin. Mr * . Van Sloto of Now
York Is another widow whoso distinguished
appearance has assigned her a placu among
the attractive wbnion at Ulchtlold. She U
Hi haOltuo and Is , lu fuot , a pan of the sum-
rnor llfo at the Spring homo. She dresses
faultlessly at.U has n perfect flituro. MM ,
Porter of Philadelphia , whoso husband was
the son ol General Horace Porter , li an ox'
trcmcly pretty woman. Pho 1 dmnty anO
rellned , with a pcrfeotly clear , colorless com'
ploxlon and lovclv soft brown hair and eyes ,
Mrs. Potter Is very quiet , tailing no part In
any of the calottes , .vot there Is no one nt the
Spring hou o moro popular tb n Is sho.
Mrs. Helen N , Hannoy , whoso husband was
n bromlnonl physician In Now YorK , is an.
ether widow whoso beauty has madu hot
conspicuous , She is , In fact , a plcturo with
her young , fresh face , her beautifully shapca
boat ] , surmounted bv a luxuriant mass ol
snow-whlto hair. Mrs. Utiinoy has nn ox-
quislto flijure. Hero too are MM. J. Corwln
of New York , a blcndo of the purest tvpo ,
with blue cyan nnd a daintily tinted skin ;
Mrs. Annlo Yoamniis , who was so vastly
popular In "Kollly nnd the 4tM , " nnd Mrs. M.
Fisher of Now York , a young and most
fascinating widow.
*
Thcru arc a few of the IrrosUtlhlos nt Capo
May. Hero Is Mrs. Llzzio Fisher tbo fair
and plump not to Know whom is to acknowl
edge yourself a stranger within the gates.
In iho billroom , o'i the promenade , la the
surf , Mts. Fisher Is always a center of at-
traction. Bho confesses without a blush that
bor itOth blrlhday will never coma attain nnd
says plaintively she wishes she won ) Just a
llttlo bit wealthy. Then hero Is Mrs.
Mecrody reminding onaofa mlnlaluro edi
tion do luxe of the summer girl. Sbo Is n
pelito brunella with block hair and eyes ,
which , bo It said to her crodlt , she knows
how to use most olToetlvoly. On iho beach
in bathing cuitumo she looks moro like a bud
of lust winter than ono who has stood hoforo
iho matrimonial altar. Few parsons ven
ture a guess nt either her years or dollars ,
but the conclusion la inevitable that the
former uro few nnd tbo latter many.
Iho slight air of mystery which
surrounds bor makes her the most plquanlly
attractive woman nt the resort. An Interest
ing widow who would perhaps marry if
Prluco Charming should I'.omo cither In a
coat of mail or an unromantio bathing suit
and big straw hat , Is MM. Sparks of Phila
delphia , a lo ular visitor ut the Capo , ( lor
husband , wbo was n prominent Journalist ,
has been dead anumberot yours , and despite
tbo fact that she has two robust boys' , eho
would tnako a most deslrabto helpmeet. Her
wealth , if not great in dollars and cents , is
untold In health and good humor. An ex-
cerdlngly attractive woman is Airs. Smith-
Fuller , a young widow from Utilontown.Pa. ,
now at the .Lafayette. Sbo fairly bubbles
over with mischief , and her eyas hnvo a
wondrous power of fascination. On the
boucn she is as skittish as a schoolgirl.
Should siio bo pursimded to put on orange
blossoms again sbo would raako a lively and
lovely llfo partner. It Is whispered that she
Is rich.
There is a certain feminine coquetry about
ornamenting the hair , and Ihcro may bo just
as much character displayed In the use of
the trifles and baubles as in the rest of ono's
personal adornment ; their bccomlncncss lies
very much In iho degree of artistic taste
shown In their selection.
Long , t\\isted and odd-shaped shell combs
and the finely traced und llligroo gold ones
are the fashion uow. Both styles are pro
duced In many shapes and In the cheaper
IralUlion.material , llko French cllt , onnmol ,
silver plating and born , lu some cases quite
dllilcult to distinguish from iho genuine.
Both are reproductions of the Louis XVI.
styles , and us shell In Its various sbapos has
been worn verv much longer thau metal ,
preference Is glvcu to the latter.
As bonnet supports in cnrriago and visit
ing use nothing al present is more Jaunty and
rich than the gold combs. They may have
shell teeth or they may ho of gold. Some are
jowclcd and olhers are of English sterlir.tr
silver , but they nro not very largo. The
moro fashionable sbapos uro irregular. On
thoslroot shell combs are appropriate nml
useful In securing bonnets and hats. Tbo
newest shapes uro the long , twisted , irregu
lar triangles of plain solid shell or ocaillo , or
those with ono or both rims and teeth of
solid shell and the rest the most laccllka
open patterns of shell carving.
Jeweled hairpins nro loss in vogue than
heretofore , and in their place mav bo scon
jeweled quills in gold , bronze and silver ,
with Jeweled eyes , nnd they are emphatic
ally not for street but for evening coltluros.
The very newest thing for evening adorn
ment are tbo gold and Jeweled Marguerite ,
Dcsdcmona nnd Juliet fillets , with tiny
fringes that spread out liku a hair tint , and
nro worn across Iho back of eho coiffure , or
nt an anglo on the crown of tbo head , wbito
G roclnn bandeaux or chains of pearls or beads
form the decoration at front and sides.
Finally , bowknots and loops in molal are
perched on long hairpins. They como in all
shades , nnd for young people are coquettish.
and feminine.
Near the town of Wtitto Oaks , N. M. , lives
one of the most romarkublo women oven of
this most remarkable ago. The house in
which she lives , a low whlto-walled adobe
building covered with green vines nnd lilted
out with rich carpets , artistic hangings ,
boons and pictures , oxquUllo china uud sil
ver , aim nil tbo dainty belongings with which
u rcllnod woman loves to surround herself ,
was built with her own hands. The hugo
ranch on which It Is located , with its 8.009
cattle. Is managed entirely by her. It is she
who buvs or takes up the land , .selects and
controls the men , buys , sells and transfers
the cattle. She is also a sullful and intelli
gent prospector , and found iho valuable sil
ver mlno on her lerrllory ic which s > ho now
owns u hulf interest. She sings charmingly ,
nccompan > ing hcroelf on Iho plann or guitar ,
and handles a cambric net-die or a water
color brush as dexterously as she uses an
ad/o or a Jack pi a MO. She entertains de
lightfully , at her home , whist parties , lltllo
dunces and even un occasional gcrman. Her
nnmi is Mrs. Barber , nnd sbo has been twlco
n widow. A woman who can run a ranch ,
build u house , mannga a mlno and engineer
a successful gormun deserves a prominent
place in iho ranks of women of gouius.
The host docoratlvo houses nnd wall paper
stores It eon paper und cretonne in anils ,
uud toilet ware can also bo had to match ,
says the Decorator and Furnisher.
A yellow poppy paper on a satin ground ,
with a cretonne dude to harmonize , makes a
pretty arrangement. Tb cr'itonno dado
should bo run around the room in order to
make a break in the wall. All the paint
should bo cream colored. The curtains und
bedspread should bo of cretonne. Tno cell
ing paper should bo of yellow und white. All
the furnltura should bo covered with the
cretonne nnd a palo blue "lllv" carpet makes
un appropriate llnlsh to-tho decoration.
Another bedroom might nuvu a wild rose
paperwith the wild ro o cretonne , and a dull
groun "Illy" carpot.
There are beautiful roao paper ; , with ere-
lonno to match , In yoltous , pinks und rods.
A yellow and whlto colling paper goes with
cither of Iho uuovo schemes.
Other schemes nro blue und whlto poppies ,
sweet ooas und forget-ino-nntsln nil of which
oases cretonnes , pa pur , carpel and chlnawuro
may bo obtained. To mutru iho room com-
pliUo.fitmill embroidered llowcrb in washing
silks should be in the oirnor of all sheols ,
pillow cases , towels nnd toilet covers.
TrltU ol Kimlitiiii.
London tailors prophesy the disappearance
of the train with the oponlng of tbo winter
season.
Nona of tha models of autumn walking
jackets bnvo Moore * that nro very high or
more than moderately full ,
In ladles' slippers iho newest things are In
blucK in olio , the heels covered with Iho
onnio and a imall paslo buckle on the too.
Glittering holts and braces of two-lnch-
\\idogold galleon aru worn with tbo oos-
tumus of whlto duck nnd llnon now in favor.
Now feather fans are made of long nnd
beautiful ostrich plumes mounted on tortolso
bholl sticks , with u ( light pf diamond swal
lows sot transparently lu iho shell.
Fawii-colorod cropou trlmmod with guin-
uro lace ot the same shade , with a girdle of
black satin ribbon , Is u style of dross soon nt
nearly ull of our fashionable nummcr resorts.
A pretty autumn sohool gown for a llttlo
miss is ot rod cropou oloth with bands ot
black volvijt ribbon itud rows of feuthor
stitching In black sllK. A pleated sailor
collar llnlshos iho nock of iho full blouse ,
Cropou has reached a point of elaborate
ness beyond which the Ingenuity of design
ers cannot cany it. It Is brocaded , striped ,
lined , spotted , uud sparkled with sllK , ana li
oxtrsmoly oxoonslvons well as rich in effect ,
In hnlr dressing a wlso woman usually fol
lows her own knowledge ! of the becoming
anil abides by it. With small concessions
now and then to passing modes in bonnets ,
KxiiRgerutloni and styles of coiffures which
uppoar to Increase the size of iho head are
always to bo avoided. A small head Is
always beautiful. The so-culled Psyche knot
has long tlncu lost IU prestige. Many women
whom It suits well still wear It , but the most
| distinguished women uro wcarlug the hair
In soft twist * nnd puffs , either high or low
nl the bacK of the head ns suits the faco.
Among the autumnal novelties nro to bo
llttlo scnilot bonnets with Alsatian bows of
black laco. The winter will show many
handsome hats of felt In ull colors nnd many
novel kinds. Block plumes on light colors
will bo much worn.
Thcro Is a well authenticated rumor that
buttons are once moro to bo used , not merely
as u means ot fastening , but ns ornaments.
ThU Is to bo rcgrottod if Iruo , for the vulgar
excess to which this fashion was carried
some years ngo was most ridiculous ,
A pretty fancy Is that of dressing the hair
in a long , loose cell from the crown of the
head nearly to the nock , the heavier part of
the mass being twisted In the center and
lighter curly strands being massed at the
top. A frlniro of curls , falls in the neck.
The now colffuro for young ladles is copied
from the clnssio simplicity of the Civile
busts , mid Is formed by waving the front
hair In long regular waves on each sldo of
Ihu parting , leaving a few short hairs to
break out carelessly from iho roit und fall on
the forehead.
"Adiim , " snld live ono nftornooti a few
days after they wpro evicted , "I wish you
would go out and pick mo some fresh tig
loaves. " "That's U , " growled the fa-her of
the nice , "a woman doesn't got through tryIng -
Ing on a now gown before she tires of It and
wants another. "
Tha ICtou jacket with bbuso front Is uni
versally popular. It has qulto taken the
place of the open-fronloil summer jockol.
The Klon jacket proper Is cut In ono width
in the back , with no seams. The skirt worn
with It is In prlncosso form , and It is looso-
frouted from iho darts only.
The latest brooch Is called the "rocket
brooch. " There Is a gold slick from which
emaiihtos n number of gold wlros , each endIng -
Ing In a colored jowcl , ruby , sapphire , em-
oritld , etc. , to imltato tha bursting sky
searcher. It is a very clover reproduction
and makes a beautiful lace pin.
Nothing is so pretty under a light dross as
the thin , laco-hofrillcd cambric skirl , and it
is poorly replaced by the handsome whlto
silk substitute. In handsome wardrobes the
corset nnd silk sitlrt should match in color
and toxturo. This U particularly effective
when the skirt is of lloworod brocade or
tnnlro.
For fetes and summer teas Pompadour
muslins are exceedingly popular with young
girls , the grounds tlgurcd with pink roses
and pale preen loaves. Pretty loco berthas
with Hupping Leghorn hats ornamented with
roses and follago accompany thcso gowns.
The hats worn lots summer n're exceptionally
pretty und picturesque.
Some practical and stylish traveling
dresses for summer jonrnoys are made of
brown Holland in reefer tailor-niado coats
and skirts with wblto shirts und black satin
facings on Iho coal. For children there Is anew
now green linen which comes in u variety of
shades of the color and Is combined with
white , making the coolest and sweetest little
frocks in tha world.
It seems an almost universal custom to
dross little boys in wbita sailor suits this
summer , long trousers of white duck llarlu ?
nt the feet , a blousowlth , deep sailor collar of
blue or wulto linen , and a broad brimmed
straw hal or a sa'.br's whtto cap. Occasion
ally short trousers are substituted , but the
sailor blouse still remains. Patent leather
pumps are considered very chic with iho
long duck trousors.
Watches of every style and design nro
worn pinned to the bodice In n most reckless
manner , tempting oven an honest man to try
If It Is securely fastened. The most beauti
ful deslcns In enamel with diamond selling
have brooches to match , and a valuable
specimen with the back In \Vatloau pas
toral bcona enameled in lanascepa colors ,
bud a bow knot also representing a liny
landscape in Us narrow linos.
On many of the delicate silky fabrics of
Iho summer appear sprigs of iris , honey
suckle , dewborrV blossoms , oglanline , rose
mary. Jasmine and many other of the de
signs which our grandmother delighted in on
their bot-wcathor gowns of muslin , lawn
and barcgo ; and at the same time , as iu
other days , appear the changeable bilks
which resemble crushed rainbows among
surahs , foulards and dainty China fabrics.
Extremely slim women with a tendency to
Hat chests affect a ribbon girdle which
passes twice around the waist , and , crossing
at tbo back , is brought forward to tie in a
largo Hat empire bow on the bust , the loops
extending well out to the arms , and women
of more rotundity of flguro select instead a
narrow rib Don puislng smoothly about the
waist line once , arranged in the form of a
pointed girdle at tbo back and front und tied
in a Hat bow , with long upstanding and
hanging loops on one sldo.
An early autumn model for a street cos
tume , bleudlntr green and blue , has a Rus
sian coal ot navy-blue storm serge , with a
jabot rout , collar and full sleeves of change
able surah blue and grooii dotted with cold.
Tbo coat differs from tbo familiar Russian
bloueo In having no fullnois gathered at the
waistline. The back Is slmplv laid In two
folds from shoulder to bolt each side of the
center. The fronts witboul darts do not
quite mcel the silk juoot and are edged with
line gold galloon. The boll-skirt of the blue
serge U without trimming.
The sailor frock is always popular for gen
eral wear cud iho make is exceedingly sim
ple. Made of good serge , It is useful in nil
weathers and stands both sun und shower.
The skirt is pleated or gathered lo a long-
wulslod bodice lining , cul in Ihroo parts
only. The fronl is faood lo form A singlet ,
or separate singlets to button on are moro
useful , a * thoj quickly soli. Where thera Is
a fuir sized oponinir ibo bloiuo is usually
joined up and Iho wearer slips iho bea'J
through iho nock oponinir , but most of the
blouses have a box pleat down the front and
hooKs or buttons concealed beneath. Too
collar is cut lu ono piece and attached to the
blouse.
Wlmt Women are Doing- .
Miss Dora Miller , a toucher in New Or
leans , has patented a blackboard eraser , for
tbo right of which she has had an offer of
$5,000.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer of Cambridge ,
who Is sojourning at West Chop , Martha's
Vineyard , has accented the position of advis
ory doan of the woman's department In tbo
University college and graduate bcbools at
Chicago , 111.
The wife of tbo now secretary of state ,
Mrs. John Foster , is a woman eminently
quullllod lo 1111 her now place wilh dignity.
She has had much experience in the most
distinguished circles of Washington society ,
and also in tbo most formal nnd brilliant
courts of Europe during tier long residence
abroad. *
A young girl , said 10 bo of treed family ,
has been distracting the authorities of Ocean
Grove for a week past by appearing on the
streets dally In a decidedly decollate and
gaudy dress , In revenge for her removal
from the b.'aeh on account of a bathing suit
she wore. Tbo censorship extends only 10
bulbing suits , It appears , at Ocean Grove.
It Is said that Hose Terry Cooke , with all
her ability und recognition as a wnlor , was
not able to make much moro than her pin
money out of her literary work. And Louisa
M. Alcott's fortllo pen , too , was not able lo
earn enough money to pay the expenses of
her sister's last Illness until the sweet
henrtod . "Bctb , " beloved -of all readers of
"Little Women , " bad noon dead a score of
years.
Another woman , Mrs. Farrar of England ,
has ascended the Malterborn , the uscout oc
cupying seventeen houra and being rendered
particularly dangerous by a terrific snow
storm. Among other women of courage and
endurance whose exploits have rivaled this
ara Mrs , Jackson , who with a Gorman
climber discovered a now route up Mount
Blanc , ono of the most awkward ascents
In Switzerland ; Mrs. Main , who ascended
the Jungfrau In midwinter , and a lady who
last summer raced iwo ether travelers men
up Monte Rosa lu n gale of wind und
reached the summit Hrsi ,
Hi it l Mix Chllil'N Mff.
A. N. UllforboUKh , York , Neb , , says ;
"Tho other day I ciimo homo und found my
llttlo boy down with cholera morbun , my
wlfo scared , not knowing what to do. I weni
straight way and got a " 5-cont bottle of
ChmnborUln's Colic , Cholera and Dlarrhuiu
Remedy and gave it according to directions.
You never saw such a change lu a child ,
His limbs and body wore cold. I rubbed his
limbs and body with my bunds , and aflor I
had eiven him the second dose ho went lo
sloop , and , as my wife lays , 'from a death *
bed ho was up playing In three hours. ' It
luved mo a doctor"bill of about 13 , and what
Is batter , It saved my child , I can recommend
'
mend It with a clear'contuloucc. "
Seven counties lu Toxa * have re/used to
Issue a marriage license to a bor of 15 and a
widow of W with a brood or 1'J children ,
HOW TEACHERS ARE TRAINED
Work Thnt tlio Qrisihn Training Sohool i
Can Do.
ADVANTAGES OF THE CADET SYSTEH
History of Iho I.ocnLSchool nnd ttio ItrMiU'
Tlmt llavn llaoaiiio .Miinlfrst Opin
ions or School Olllrluls un the
.Sellout's Merits.
Two years ago the Board of Education ol
this clly docldoj .to cstibllstia teachers' '
training school at which graduates of the
Onuhii High school might rocolvo a special
training to 111 them for the work of leech'
Ing , frco of cost , thus enabling mauy worthy
young people to gain a start in the honorable
proicsslon of the pedagogue an.l at Iho same
time supply u corps of cjinpotont tcnchew
for the city schools.
It was believed bv these most onergotlo In
the opening of the school that It could bj so
managed that tbo actual cost of maintain
ing the ichool would bo very trilling. The
intention wus to have the cadets , or pupils
taking the second year's course iu the train
ing school , do the work usually assigned to
several substitute teacners , and In addi
tion to tills It was iho Intuat.on to have some
of tbj cadets f.iko charge of regular work In
tbo schools under the supervision
of experienced teachers , thus saving
the salaries of several substitute und regular
tcuohcrs.nnd balancing the uccountwitu the
training school.
The plan has been pretty closuly followed
nnd has been a success to some extent , but
for.somo reason it has not-come fully up to
the expectations of some of the members of
the board , and a rcsolutlon.was Introduced a
few weeks ago to have the school abolished
nt the close of iho present your , admitting no
moru pupils but graduating the class thai
will complete the work this year uud tluu
close lha schuol.
This action ot iho board has awakened a
good deal of discuss on upon the merits of
und the objections lo Ihu training school.
The ; touchers' training school was organ
ized In thn autumn of Ib'JO. Its llrst session
wus hold November 17 of that your.
The outlro number of pupils connected
with Iho school during the llrst year vas
twenty-eight , of which nuraour twenty-one
graduated In Juno , 1801. The organ.zallon
of the school is s.mllar to that of tlio training
schools of Cincinnati und Cleveland. There
are two departments , ono of Instruction or
theory ; the other of practice ; for the
oRlc'oncy of both tin principal of the train
ing school is held responsible.
The course ns extended occupies
fifteen months. Ton monbts nro spent
In the department of theory , nnd
live In tha department , of prac
tice , in the department of theory the cudols ,
as they are called , review arilhmotlo , phy
sical and political geography , English gruin-
mar , history and constitution of the United
States , as well as phvsiogoly and hygiene.
Toe methods of presenting these subjects
aio blao considered. Other studies are psy
chology , the history of education und school
economy. Ins.ruction in music , drawing
nnd calisthenics isgiven by special teachers
of thos > branches lutho employ of the board.
Instruction is dircutoJ not only to the ac
quisition of subjtct mutter , but also very
uartlcularly to tha manner of conducting
spzcial worn iu the grades. The results
snow that calets can go into Iho sohojls and
civo successful Instructions m special
branches.
Cadets also have practlco in the actual
teaching of classes wbilo still In thu depart
ment of inslrucnou. ; Ihoy give regular les
sons to their follow students ( always under
criticism ) In music , drawing , uonaianshlp ,
calisthenics'nhonics , etc. ; Vhoy also instruct
classes of children brought into the training
school ( rom the Ploasunt schocl , thus up-
plying their theoretical knowledge of the
muundr in which primary language , reading
and numbers shouldbe ) presented lo classes.
Upon completing any branch-otstudy , ibo
cadets nro examined therein in writing by
ibo superintendent of schoolsby some or
member of the committee 02 the examina
tion of teachers. The pacers are preserved
for reference und are at , any time accessible.
The work of the department of theory is
under tbo immediate direction of tbo princi
pal.
pal.Thn practice department consists of eight
rooms , two in each of four different schools ,
the Furnum , the Lake , the Ifark and the
Mason , The chlldion in thcso rooms are
regular pupils of the school , belonging to thu
grades for which tbo practice school Is main
talnud. First and Second grades are at
the Mason and the Lake , Third and Fourth
at Park and Furnam. Each of the
four practice schools is under the charge of a
training teacher selected nliko for nor
knowledge of Iho Omaha schools ana of Iho
requirements of its system and for her par
ticular illness lo direct iho work of Iho
cadets. To each practice school Iwo cadets
are assigned. These cadets , unless removed
for cause , remain ten weeks. The training
leacnor , with Ibe assistance of the two
cadets , conducts the work of the two rooms.
At the end of her lirsl lorm of practice each
cuaot takes a second term of leu weeks In
another grade and with a different training
teacher. Al Ibo cloio of each day Iho work
of the next day is planned by the cadets in
consultation with the training toucher. The
work of the day just finished is considered
and the young toucher led to discover her
own fault ; and to devise remedies. She is
led to see wburo she has failed and why and
whore sbo bus succeeded. Mere empirical
criticism Is discouraged ic both departments
of the training school ; ills the effort lo make
all crltlcUm rational , lo furnish us far as
possible a psychological basis for all instruc
tion and government.
Thcro has been no comulalnt whatever as
lo Iho manner in which ibo training ecnool
hai been conducted. The objections uro
wholly upon olhcr grounds. A large major
ity of Iho momoers of iho board appear to bo
convinced at present that the training school
lo mnlnlaln.
is not a desirable department
Dr. W. S. Glbbs Is and hai boon u stanch
supporter of the teachers' training school
and ho holds that it will bo u great mistake
to discontinue ii.
' Hero is Ihe whole thing in a nutshell , "
Bald Ur. Glbbs in lulling about the mutter.
"The salaries of Ibo four iriiinlng leachcrs
who superintend ibo work of Ihu cuJets and
ot Mrs , Sudborougb , who has charge of the
training school , amount lo tr ,5'JJ a year.
Allowing > 00 moro for Ihu running expenses
of the school wo have $ ! ) ,00us > thy total
cost per annum. Now what do wo save !
Wo save the salaries of eight toucbors at
fTOO pcranr.um , or&.UUO , and in addition lo
Ibis wo might save the salaries ot the iwo
subsliiulo teachers that now got $700 u your ;
this would bn a saving of the salaries of ton
teachers. The cadets could do the work and
do it well. By.maintaining this training
school wo will lietpu worthy class of young
ladles and gentleman and at Ihe biimo lime
supply iho schools-of Ihu clly with trained
teachers and It willaiot cost the clly a , cent
In. the end to do.IU The principals in tbo
schools where lha aiadols laughl lust year
hnvo told mo that the work ol the cudots
wus llrst class. The talk about the pupils
suffering on account of having the cadets
Practlco on tlmin.us-thuy say , Is all nonsense.
1 uin stoutly oppoaial lo the discontinuance
ot tuo teachers'training school. "
Dr. S. ICi Spalding Is also a supporter of
Ihu teachers' training school.
"I am vcrv much , opposed to the Idea of
abolishing the leathers' training school , "
Buld President 'fcrpaldlng ' In spo klngof the
matter , "Tho training school is opttn to ibo
young ladles who graduuie ui our High
school and who wish to become teachers.
Many of them cannot , utlord lo luke a course
at u state normal , but by ibis method they
cun scouro u good preparation for the pro
fession they intend to follow , Wo have
adopted a rule that uo teacher ahull bo em
ployed In our clly schools who has not luke n
n course nt a normal training school , and it
wo abolish our city training school wo will
Hbut out all the graduates of our-llltrh sohool
until they attend some otato normal or
teachers' school somewhere uwuy from
homo. It seams to mo this is not righter
or reasonable. I think the course at
the training sobool should bo made two full
years Instead a year and u half , uud I think
uho that a special examination should bo required -
quired of all who enter It aside from tno ( act
that tuny have graduated at thoOmubu High
school. Then I think the graduates of the
training school should be required to pass an
examination before the bcmrU committee be
fore they are eligible to teach. With ihoio
safeguards I am in iavor ot maintaining the
teachers' training school , U can uo con
tinued without costing the clt ; a coul uud
V-
Our new fall stock is coming in very rapidly and is being -
ing stored in the second and third stories of our building. It will be
.ready for sale September 1st. As to the balance of the Hcllman stock ,
we need hardly tell you that we mean to get rid of every article on
hand , as the prices on the display in our windows will amply testify. k
Those who have bought know full well the immense bargains we are
-/w
giving , There is but a small quantity left and the sizes are very mud ?
broken. Those we have the most of arc
,00 suits for $5 , ,50 suits for . . . . $8,25
,50 suits for $6,25 ,00 suits for $9,00
$15,00 suits for $7,50 suits for SIO.OO
This is positively the last week at tho.se HcHman bargains as we
open up on the 1st day of September with all brand new goods.
( Nunc aut nun quam. )
m
( Successors to M. HellmanCo. . )
Oor13th and
the work c&n be conducted in such a wav
that none of the schools will suffer by reason
of the practice teaching of the cadots. "
Mr. C. S. Elguttor said : "I am
not in favor of the teachers' trainIng -
Ing school ns it is now conducted
It is demoralizing to our schools. Tho-
cadets are placed In the schools to practice
on the uupils. I believe this is wrong. Lno
these who wish to prepare themselves tor
the work of teaching go to n slate normal
or a teachers' training school , where there
are ampto facilities for leaching Iho bosi and
mosl approved methods. They will secure
moro actual benelit nt a lirst class normal
school in ono year than they could got in our
city training school In iwo. In addition 10
Ibis I don't believe wo nave any right lo
spend Iho school funds In the maintenance
of a teachers' training school. "
Mr. Euclid Martin said : ' 'From my pres
ent information I am opposed to the contin
uance of the teachers' training school. The
tendency iu to force into the schools a lot of
young touchers who have not hud .sulliolent
training. Whllo I um in favor of patronizing ;
homo talent I do not thlnlc it wUu or right lode
do so nt iho expense of the pupils iu thu
Omaha schools. I have no complaint u
maKe about Ibo management of the training
school. I thliuc it has been conducted by
competent hands , but I am not In favor of
the plan. "
Mr. Smyth summed it up In this wise : "I
was not in favor ot lha training
school from ino very start , for I
have always hold that there was
Borne question us to our having a right to
upend iho school funds for thai purpose.
Ihu maintenance of the teachers' training
school will very soon Ull our schools with
young , inexperienced teachers and lower the
standard of our schools. "
Mr. U. N. Gibson hud this to say : "lam
opposed to tha toachers' training chool. Wo
have no right to spend the public school
funds for the benefit of a few people who
wish to enter Iho profession of teaching.
Wo have as much right to open a law school
or a school lor young doctors as wo huvo to
run a training school for the teachers. "
Mr. Clinton N. Powell said : "I see no
reason to change Iho opinion expressed by
ray vote on the question of abolishing lha
training school some weeks ago.
"However do < trabla it may seem to ho to
such of our young ladies as itasira to loach in
our schools , or lo their parents and friends ,
the llnat outcome can only bo lo lower iho
present high standard of teaching power
and subordinate the interests of all the chil
dren In our schools lo these of the girl gradu
ates of our High school who wish to support
themselves at tbo expense of the taxpayers
of ibis city until something hotter offers
iUolf.
"Leaving out of account tbo quoatlon of
expense and the objection urged by some ,
and very forcibly , too , that wo cannot
legally use the public school fund for Iho
benefit of n special and favored class ,
let us see wtiero wo should bring up If wo
were to contlnuo this training school. We
graduated from the training school last year
twonty-thrqo young ladles. Uvory girl
graduating from our rligh school may lake
the course. We graduate from the Huh
school about fifty girls every year nnd the
number will Increase steadily with our
growth In population. As Iho advantage to
Iho training school graduate becomes moro
apparent the numberof these who uro gradu
ated from it will increase rapidly , \Vo need
in our schools from fifteen to Ihirty now
teachers annually. During the past year wo
have had to replace twenty-four. Thus It
will ho seen thai thu number of girls turned
out by our training school would soon bo
greatly In excess of iho entire number required -
quired lo bo added unnuallv to our force of
loacbors , and In Iho near future wo should
huvo more Omaha girls without oxpnrlonco
demanding positions than wo have places to
till.
till."Tho pressure of these candidates and their
irlends upon members of tbo Hoard of Kdu-
cation would bo too great lo bo withstood und
our schools would bo lilted wilh 'home
talent1 irrespective of merit to tbo Injury of
tbo children for whom the schools were cre
ated.
"Tho salaries now paid to our teachers are *
higher thuii In most cities , They are sutll-
clent to command the best teaching talent of
the country. Then why should wo burden
our school system wilh a department of
doubtful expediency and legality , iho certain
result of which would be to forcu upon us
many touchers of no experience , whatever ,
when It untramoled wo could secure all lha
teacher * we might need of rlpo experience
and known efllclency.
"It will not be contended that our training
school does or can turn out teachers as thor
oughly qualified for work as separate and
distinct normal and training schools well
equipped wttn toachon uud appliances.
' I cheerfully concede a high order of ox-
cetleoco to these teachers who have boon
conducting .our training school. Their work
has , DO doubt , been highly bonollctul to their
pupils , but this In no way lessens objections
lo the nliui.
"It won't do to ! > ay that wo need not employ
tbcio local graduatoi unless ihoir work in
Ihe training school has shown them 'apt lo
teach' nor that wo uuod not retain them un
less ihclr work is satisfactory. Experience
has demonstrated thai local graduates ot
training schools will bo employed and re
tained whether the schools suffer for it or not.
Of the twenty-four leachors who resigned
hero last , year tweniy-ono wnro teach
ers of successful experience. Of those
elected lo till Ihclr nluces eighteen
were graduates of our training school and
wholly without experience. How long can
this process continue without being fell In-
juilouslvi
' I believe in glvliig preference always to
Omaha teachers and Omaha graduates of
equal qualification and cxpericii'c , not other
wise.
"The oxpenenco of other cities under llko
conditions with our own uous not nlTord eu-
cauragemcnl lo the advocates of this plan.
A number of older cities of Iho east have u
department for training teachers something
like our own. In most of these cities the
salaries p-iid are nolcufnciont to enable them
lo obtain successful to.ichors outsldo. They
niMst adopt , this plat , or take teachers with no
theoretical training whatever. Should
they otter the salaries paid In
Omaha it would be unnecessary , it wus
tried In Chicago nnd abandoned. It wus
tried In Minneapolis und abandoned thero.
St. Louis was ono of the llrst to try It and
porhapj most successful. An educator of
rare qunlillcuiions was placed In charge of It
and tor u time Ihu rusulls were pleasinc ;
bul.soon Ihe number of graduates lur ex
ceeded Ihu demand for loachcrs. Firal Iho
Gorman leachcrs had lo bo dlscharged lo
make places for them ; Ihon tlio married
women , und now tno training school bus
boon abolished as u separate school , incor
porated us a department in Iho High school
and placed In charge of Ihu principal of the
High school. And surely Omaha teachers
huvo no cause for complaint.
"Outside of the high school we employ 'Jd
loachors. Of this number more limn alxly
are Omaha girls uud graduates of ojr High
school.
"Tho kernel of this question is simply this :
Shall wo tumpor with Ibe wollbclng of our
schools to make places for a few Hia'h school
graduates )
"Wo employ altogether iXtt teachers. Wo
have IIfiOO pupils enrolled. Aril wo to con
sult llr.t thu interests of those who want the
- ' . > " , ) positions with good salaries nttncliou , or
of the ll.fiOO childroh whom personal well-
being and whoso relations lo tbo state depend -
pond lartrely on the training they shall re-
celvo In our public schools I
"You will notice that those who nro agitat
ing ibis quoBlton uro almost without excep
tion these who havu iv direct per > emi ! Inter
im In retaining or obtaining positions in our
schools either for themselves or tliolr
friends. Stripped of all dhynlso it is those
who wunt Iho 'M > salaried positions against
the 14,500 children who ought to Imve tin best
education wo can glvu Ihoiu. Which shall It
lie ( And furthermore , to maintain a teachers'
training school In Omaha amounts to double
taxation. The taxpayers of Omah'i help to
jupport asluto normal at Peru , where tuition
is frco. Why should they support another
training t-chool for iho special benelll of u
a few ! "
Superintendent Fitzpntrlck has something
to say about the teachers'training school In
his forthcoming annual report. Among other
things ho frays : "In the main tha woric of
the training school graduates has been very
snUfaotory. Thnro Is un Irrepressible con-
Ilicl between the pooplu who have chlldron
to cdiunlo and people whoso friends uro
seeking places In the schools. A training
school to bo most effective in a clly nhmild be
it school for the education and training of
teacher * for iho city schools exclusively.
Acting on thai plan no ono should bo pur-
milled lo talto tbo untiro course In iho I rain
ing school who Is not naturally calculated to
bo a good loachur. Hut such 11 course would
noon kill a teachers' training school. iCxpo-
rlnnco shows that everyone who graduates
from iho clly training sohool h almost
iuro to got employment In thu
city schools. The mnru incompetent
the applicant the greater tbo pressure
brought too hoar. In iho language of Prof.
James , my crodocossor m this olllco , 1 will
say , 'that li must be berne in mind that a
training school U not an un mixed goon.
Very far from It if all who graduutu from the
training school sooura positions In the clly
schools. ' It reams to me thai Ilia pcoplu of
Omaha have doni their part by furnishing
lUo means in draw thu buit toaobors o [ Ihu
countrv lo thl cily. The problem is a
iliflloult ono , It remains to be seen
whether tbo teachers' training ctiool will
solve It. "
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