NEGRO LYNCHING MUST STOP
Ida B , Wells Agitating in England to Ac
complish This Purpose.
PROMINENT AMERICAN WOMEN CRITICISED
ThoDnrk-Sklmind Orator Kind * Wllllnt ; Knn
Aiming Prejudiced llrltom Hhiiuld
llttvo Apiwnlrfl In Her
Own Country.
LONDON , Juno 15. ( Special Correspond
ence of The IJeo. ) U may hn right In the
eyes oi tin Englishman for a minister of the
gospel to compare Frances E. Wlllard , Ada
Itolmn and Ida 1J. Wells In the columns of a
London dally , but how docs It look ?
One has prayed nnd worked for the suffer
ing of all races for twenty yearn and made
a name excelled by none , by performing her
woman's work In a loyal , womanly way , the
effects of which are found In every civilized
land , no matter how she Is received by Eng
land Into English homes , or whether she la
received at nil by England. The other , a
beautiful , talented , successful woman of
worm , loyal heart for her fellows , n heart
true and womanly that , prompts many kind
ads to the unfortunate and weary , yet whose
example to the world Is no more than
thousands , that of Indefatigable toll and
Industry to achieve her ambition. The other ,
too young to fully appreciate the honors of
our late civil war , being too young , perhaps ,
to have lived during the period that so tried
the souls of our northern men and women
when they were straining every point , every
resource to care for the new-made free men ,
but not too young to carefully read what
history will tell every one , and not too young
td bo loyal , to bo fair , to do as she would
bo done by.
It does not seem right for the English
nnd the English press to discuss ono side
only of a question so grave , so terrible as
lynching.
There must bo a bettor way than to 'laud ,
to praise Ida n. Weds only by detracting
from Frances E. Wlllurd and Lady Henry
Somerset , two brave , noble women who
would be the last on earth to attack a sister
In the newspaper press or anywhere , or to
retort to her In public , especially a weaker
sister.
H docs not seem right to say all these
hard things and bitter against the United
States simply because of your race hatred
being aroused by this comely black woman.
Is It right to forget the fact that when
the United States were In the throes of civil
war to liberate the blacks , when England
was appealed to for sympathy for this cause
of freddom , "that her answer was In guns
and ammunition for the rebels , thus 1'orever '
forfeiting her rights to advise in American
matters ?
Is It right to forgot that while the terri
tory of the United States Is larger than all
Europe , yet under ono government , ono flag ,
and that she has received many of the scum
and toughs of Europe ? Notwithstanding
this her 05,000,000 people are today better
governed nnd better contented than any
country In Europe. She does not spend mil
lions In armaments for war , but allows every
njan n chanceto do for himself. Yet every
tornado , every labor strike , every crime ,
every little local calamity happening there
Is cabled over here as so much against the
United States nnd her people , all seeming
to forget that ns much and worse is daily
happening In Europe , though credited to
some little state or principality which the
United States could easily pigeon-hole iu
, -vrjsomo oilo of her counties.
These things should not bo forgotten. Even
General Booth slurs the Americans , while
his Darkest Engldnd sclieme Is needing his
attention. Permit usto say , certainly the
Americans need no advlco fcom the British.
That they have , not taken this advice and
been moulded and'kncadjd by Britain as she
liked , but have Insisted on becoming an In
dependent American government without
British advice. Is why today the country Is
looked upon In the light of a dcsplsablo
thing , why her people are so hated by 10
ninny top-lofty English.
With all regard for fairness , and I bellevs
that Is every Englishman's cry , It would
bo better to look a little farther , to at least
scan both sides of the matter.
It Is like Frederick Douglass to send a
woman to you , because ho knows your fall
ings , but Jt Is not Jlko Frederick Douglass
to send a woman to you who would attack
the best known workers for women and
for humanity , the organized work of which
woman has and will.do moro for his cause ,
that of downtrodden humanity , than all the
men living today. Would It not bo better
for tha press to ask Ida II. Wells why she
came to England for moral sympathy when
she know her speeches could only arouse
race hatred against her country ? Would It
not be better to ask her If 'sho had tried
ovcry-means In the United States and failed ?
Hotter ask her why Frederick Douglass lids
not been speaking and writing on the subject
of negro lynching during these several years
alnco his return from Haytl ? Ask her If
people anywhere have refused to give au
dience' to her , to Frederick Douglass , to
Blanch K. Bruce , to the negro orator , John
C. , Fremont , to John II. Lynch , Amanda B.
Smith , anyone of whom could draw an audl-
cnco In tha north ? Finally , why , among
the thousands of negroes In Boston , New
York , 8t. Louis , Chicago , Denver , ns well
as In the far south , who are educated , who
are , rich , arc there none who will speak for
or work In the ranks , none to whom she
could appeal to help tholr poor suffering
people ?
Ah ! lor ono who wllf look on both sides of
the matter It Is easy to see the cunning of
the Indian In this little woman will lead you
nil on the wrong trail.
Far bo It from mo to detract from Miss
Wells. I am glad It Is a woman who can
make herself so heard In a cause for the
betterment of the suffering ; a woman who
can gain the world's sympathy for any good
cause. Hut more could ho achlovcd and
lasting honor could be obtained for her ef
fort did she utter the purest truth , and had
she not commenced by personal attacks.
Where there Is so much ability on one line
there must be some In another direction.
Ida B. Wells should not detract from Abra
ham Lincoln , the om Incorruptnblo man of
brnliu and Heart whoso steadfastness saved
to the world a nation and made It possible
Jor Ida H. Wells to speak today as a
woman. She should not assail Frances E.
WHIanl , because she Is the ono woman ,
white-handed and loving , who , with untold
courage , went to the south to try to make
the women and men on either tldo of
Mason and Dlxon'a line friends and fellow
countrymen , She should not cnll the north
ern men cowards when she knows It was
northern men who faced shot and shell
and suffered In prison hells and every evil
of ono of the fiercest WBM over waged , for
four long years , to net free a race whose very
j.xlstcnco oir American soil she owes to the
England to which she now appeals fc-r
moral sympathy.
If the mime power and effort that Ida n.
Wells ban uied In England lo gain moral
sympathy were used among the negroes In
thn south , teaching them how to bo men ,
haw to ho strong and brave citizens , how
to vote and how to ba loyal , or to prevent
the numbers of Idlers of her rice from
drifting to the great cities , where BO ninny
thousands of them live Idle , dl'soluto lives ,
her 6nds would ho attained. Everywhera
she "would have moral sympathy. The
negroes , poor fellow ? , ncnd n few m'sslon-
arjea , and n tew friends of their own blood ,
frlemls who know them und understand
them , who will teach them how to become
loyal anil useful cltlxcin. The negroes
need not coma to ICngUnd for n chance to
make them men. Every mnn ha * a rlionc
" * "lff the United Slates. Individual effort
jqynU. and untied cffirt also. Yet It
wuld be. a blessing | f every one of them ,
noun ) men nnd women , could go. nnd would ,
to ft country by themselves. They have
e&st the United States very much In blood
and sorrow.
Kvciry platform adopted by the republican
narty In national convention the e patt many
Wars ha * had a plank pledging to u free
bsllot nnd fair count In the south or else *
\vhVre. Hut the negroes of the south vote
VUU UIP democrats and are counted. \ \ hit
! 8 Ihera to ho done ? H U'ev ' woull > VDltJ
"tay > i ' ' ? HRut for their rights.
Hill foil' ' wing of thflr old master * U what
tin tied thu Imnds of the northern men.
national republican conven-
In 18D2 the
ton was held In Mlnncupolli , Governor
McKlnley of Ohio In the chair. There
were several , perhaps nevcnLeen , colored
delegates in that convention. Kour or then
seconded nomination * . Two from Texas
sncondcd the nomination of Jamoi 0
Ulalne , All of them , whether two or sev
enteen of them , were elected by the people
and they were respectfully lUtoncd to am
vociferously chevred. Thcro , too , Fred
erick Douglas , who rmvcr misses a natlona
convention was called upon for nsiwoch
He wan warmly received hy the 12,000 audi
tors. He spoke with all hit old-time vigor
and fire , but no words were said about negro
lynching nor pUa for moral sympathy
made. Nor was thcro hy the black dele-
Kntca , who rharc/1 every courtesy shown to
their whlto brothers. In that north coun
try neither race nor.color make men un
kind , unbrothcrly. That wns a tlmo anil
place for retpectablo negroes to cry oul
ngalhst wrongs to their people , because
with Governor McKlnley In the chair a\\ \ \
would hnvo been heard. In proof of which
lot It he stated that Mrs. J. Kllen Foster
of Iowa was given the Iloor a few moments
to apeak on the subject of women and the
ballot and their work for party organization ,
the first time such a thing has ever been
done. It may be that owing to the fact
of their being In the convention two women
delegates from the state of Wyoming , that
state which wnn the Drit by constitutional
act to enfranchise women , thus becoming
the first republic after 6,000 years. It was
truly n representative convention , nnd any
nppcnl made there would have been heard
and given moral force.
No ono denies the lynching * , hut the
United States will surely bo able to stop
them. She lias once conquered the toutli ;
she has liberated 4,000,000 slaves ; she has
sucessfully contended with all kinds of for
eigners , and many" them the mojt un
desirable on earth ; she has had to hang a
half dozen anarchists , shot eight or nine
Mafia , net H.OOO undesirable Chinamen
right about face , she has fed hundreds of
thousands of Indians , and protected at the
same tlmo her white sons nnd daughters
from their deadly treachery ; she has paid
her war debt , developed her country from
gate to gate by building railways and tele
graphs ncross several thousand inllo ? of
territory ; has had to settle labor dldlcultlcs ,
many aggravated by Kuropean elements of
the worst order , nnd yet hns not lost her
head nor her credit. If not Interfered with
there Is no doubt that she will yet fatls-
factorlly adjust the lynching question as
becomes a humane nation , and that without
outside Interest or assistance. The United
States has justice and doe ; not need to be
taught how to admlnlHtqr It by other pow
ers not one of wjiom Is without some In
justice In ltd Clements. She will bo strong
ns she Is bravo and Ju < t as she Is great.
ALUB C. WILLARD.
"Er great big vretldln' , " said Undo Eben ,
"am er mighty fine t'lng. Dut 'tain' n'cces-
sarlly gwlneter nick homo happy. "
Ethel Then you think he wants to marry
mo for my money ? Clarissa What else
would ho want to marry you for ?
"I'm married , but I think marriage Is a
failure. " "I'm married , but I don't. " "Dif
ference of opinion , eh ? " "No ; difference-
wives , I fancy. "
Prof. Charles Orchardson , the Chicago
spiritualist , did well , financially speaking ,
when he married his 84-year-old wlfo at
Qulncy. The venerable lady died last week
leaving him a fortune estimated at over
$300,000.
Mrs. Madeline Tasker Polk , who. It Is an
nounced In Washington , Is to marry C. II.
Cramp of the great shipbuilding company , Is
described as a charming woman of about 30 ,
member of one of the oldest colonial families ,
and descended directly from a line of Scot
tish kings of the family name of Stewart.
"I think you have such a pretty name.
Miss Leroy , " said the cheerful Idiot.
"Do you ? Thank you. "
"I do , Indeed. Edith Lorena Leroy ! Why ,
It Is absolutely musical ! I don't wonder
that you have not changed It In all these
years. "
A Michigan girl had the day set for her
wedding. She told the Menomlnee fellow
who was to marry her that ho must deed
his farm to her first. He respectfully de
clined. The marriage feast was ready , nnd
so was the groom. The brldo did not ap
pear. Next day It was discovered that she
had begun an action for breach of promise.
The young woman and her lawyer will come
l ifor _ _ simultaneous treatment.
Sheridan K. Stout of Cincinnati , a brother
of C. K. Stout of the United States sub-
treasury In that city , told an extraordinary
story to Judge Kumler last week In support
of his application for divorce. Stout is 30
years old. Last December ho went to Sa
vannah , Ga. , to establish a grain business ,
In which ho and. his brother were partners.
Ho had a friend In Savannah named Haw-
son , a dentist. While In Dr. Ilawson'a odlce
he was Introduced to Dr. Kate Carrldls ,
about CO years old. The second tlmo Mr.
Stout met her , he says , she Induced him to
drink some brandy. That evening he ac
companied her to a suburb known as Thun
derbolt , and he says that when ho recovered
consciousness ho was in the woman's room
nt tlio Hnrnett house and waa told by her
that they had been married by Rev. Dr.
Blink. Ho remembers nothing of the cere
mony , and did not bellevo It until ho called
on Dr. Ullnk , who assured him that It was
true. On Stout's left arm was found twenty-
ono punctures made by a hypodermic sy-
rlngs. The syringe , needles nnd a vial of
morphine were found In tlio room. The
woman supposed that Stout's family was
wealthy. Judge Kumler granted the di
vorce.
"Many men have been taken for some
body else of prominence , but I doubt If anyone
ono but myself can boast of having been
mistaken for the Angel Gabriel , " said Sena
tor Palmer to a reporter. "It was this way :
Whllo I was military governor of Kentucky
a disturbance occurred In some town In the
Interior. I was In another. There was
no train , no saddle lior o , no buggy or car
riage. The only sort of vehicle available
was n big gilded circus chariot left by some
stranded show company. I didn't llko It ,
hut there was nothing else , nnd In I got.
I cut a great ilusli as I drove through the
small town. People turned out In droves
to see me pass. When I left the town be
hind and reached the plantations the negroes
saw me and bUireil with open mouths. They
followed me , keeping at some distance , for
they had never seen such a splendid vehicle.
They kept on till after a while they were
joined by mi old white haired preacher , who ,
on seeing me and my gilded chariot , raised
his arms on high and his eyes , too , and with
a voice that stirred all within hearing cried :
" 'Bresn do Lord , do day ob judgment am
cum , an' dls gen'l'mnn am dc Angel Gabriel
hlssclf. lirofren , down on yo' knees an *
pray , fo' yo' hour am hyar. ' "
Many people living In the uptown districts ,
says the New York Sun , have been approached
preached lately by suave and well spoken
colored men , usually of middle age , wearing
gold eyeglasses , and exhibiting tlio dignified
demeanor which goes naturally with persons
who are dencons of a church. The deacons
arc soliciting contributions to Important
charity warkx , undertaken by the colored
churches In this city , and they are provided
with little books tilled with checks , made
by n prominent bank unto company , nnd al
leged to be as dltllcult to counterfeit as a
dollar greenback. The checks are marked
L'5 cents , CO cents and $1 , and for a con
tribution for any of these amounts which
a citizen gives the collector hands him n
check by way of receipt , The contributor
may s nd the check to the pastor , or put It
away In his pocket , ns u reminder ol the
good he muy Imvo done. It Is. not unlike
the bell punch lOoa. Rvcry Saturday night
thu dcaiions .ire rounded up by the pastor ,
the books are examined and they pass In the
amount of money called for by the checkc
torn from the hook * . The Idea appeals to
the business men , and tlfo collections have
bcc.i unusually largo clnco the new scheme
was put Into operation.
Concerning the f leaks of the late Custcr
county tornado , the C.illaway Courier gays :
"After the blow was over n rooster belong
ing lo John Bonjmm was missing. The lost
bird wns found Inter contentedly roosting on
the pulpit of the MethodlHt church , very
creditably filling the position lately vacated
by Hev. ( ? ) I.uce. "
Cook's Imperial. World's Kulr "highest
award , excellent champagne ; good efferves
cence , agreeable boquet. delicious flavor. "
Mrs. Chatters Dear me , the young curate
U such nn Interesting young man. Mrs.
Nuxtdoor What did he talk about when he
called ? Mrs. Chatters-He listened pa
tiently while I told him all about baby'i new
tooth.
WON THE WOODFORD PRIZE
Achievement of a Brilliant Woman at the
Last Cornell Commencement.
SHE IS A GIRL FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE
Mcillrnl Authorities Dcclnro Agnlmt Dune-
Ing In Clone niul Crowded Itnll Itootnft
Kentucky' * No\r law llcgiirdlni ;
1'ropcrty IllfiliU orVoinnii. .
A woman for the nrat time won tlio Bold
medal In tlio Woodford prlzo oratorical con
test at Cornell at the recent commencement
Tlio medal Is worth $100 and was estab
lished In 1870 , two years after the founding
of Cornell , by General Stownrt L. Woodford
then lieutenant governor of the state of New
the York. The prlzo contest has given to
the country some of Us finest orators. Mlsa
Harriet Chedlo Connor , the 1894 winner ,
lives In Ourllngton , la. Her college record
has been of the most brilliant character.
She was the first woman ever elected to the
editorial board of the Era , the college
weekly. She won the first prize two years
In succession for the best literary work In
the Cornelllan , the college annual , and she
has contributed frequently to the programs
of Inter-collcglato press associations , etc.
She won election to the I'hl Beta , Kappa
society by her brilliant scholarship. In
college and class politics she always took an
cctlvo part and her Influence was always for
the best. She was class essayist of ' 94 and
was otherwises honored by her classmates.
Miss Connor Is very attractive In person and
Is ono of the most charming conversation
ists In college. Her warm sympathy with
every good cause , no less than her excep
tional talents , has won for her the admira
tion nnd esteem of college men In an ex
traordinary degree.
He had nursed the hope tenderly that
some day ho might win her , says the Do-
trolt Free Press , but In these later days
hope hud almost retired from active life.
True , she still permitted his attentions ,
but there was that In her manner which
told him far moro plainly than words that
ho was losing his grip at the rate of thlrty-
Bcvcn miles a minute.
If , Irdeed , he over had a grip.
On this point even ho had doubts at
times.
Yet , In It nil there were often gleams of
sunshine through the rifts In the clouds ,
and ho depended on them to revivify the
fading buds of his hopo.
Ho knew that nobody knows what a
wmr.an will do when nobody Is expecting It.
She doesn't even know herself.
So It was that ono day his utter devotion
to her asserted Itself and he asked her to be
his wife.
"Henry , " she answered In a calm , sisterly
manner , "I had scarcely expected this at
this time. I had thought you would under
stand without my speaking. Now I see I
must bo very plain "
"Don't say that , " ho Interrupted earnestly
anil lovingly ; "don't say that , dearest. You
cannot bo very plain you are too beautiful.
Say It some other way , dearest. "
Her face filled with astonishment , which
faded away as a dissolving view , and In Its
stead came that look which makes a lover
swear lie's looking In an angel's faca come
down from heaven to greet him with a
smllo.
The absurd practice of tossing , shak'ng '
and tickling babies In order to make them
laugh Is not only silly , but often dangerous.
Who of us adults would not rebel If every
timea friend meets us wo were poked In
our ribs or tickled In our stomachs until we
laughed ? And If wo were so frail nnd
tender as a young Infant how much more
difficult It would be tobear , It ? People do
not seem to realize that they are thus
lowering the tone of the nervous system
and ultimately bringing about something
which may end In an Incurable disease.
American Infants , 'says - the Philadelphia
Times , owing largely to our rushing "ways
of living , are nervous enough without having
their needed rest Invaded by tickling.
"I have never forgotten how I once re
ceived a sharp lesson , " said a young mother
recently , "by having1 my Infant son bandltd
about by several enthusiastic friends as
Igcorant on the subject as myself , each ono
In turn trying to see who could make him
laugh the most. Later , when left alone , I
was surprised to find the baby lying limp
and with wide open eyes , and covered with a
cold sweat. Hours passed and ho would not
nurse or move. Becoming alarmed medical
advlco was sought , and the verdict , very
plainly given , was 'utter nervous exhaus
tion. ' It was a long time before my baby
fully recovered from that shock , and I
have learned a lesson that I have never for
gotten. "
Mothers cannot be too careful' about this
matter. Any excitement , of whatever kind ,
Is bad for Infants , not excepting that of
"showing them off" to admiring friends.
Watch the growth of the children. See
that they are not forming bad habits In
position. If they have defects , do not speak
lightly about them. They are not responsi
ble for a largo nose or mouth , but you can
make them understand that they are respon
sible It they are stooped or round-shouldered ,
If they do not walk nicely. If they do not sit
straight , or If they form any of the bad
habits which are noticed BO constantly In
children. Dad habits are acquired early , and
It Is Important to teach children right meth
ods from the first. Said a young mother the
other day :
"My baby wont on tiptoe when first learn
ing to walk , but soon learned what I meant
by : 'Put heels down , baby dear ! ' and now ,
though only two and a half years old , she Is
particular about turning out her toes and
walking quietly. "
California will soon have another boom , a
discovery Just revealed being bound ere long ,
to make this state the Mecca of bald-headed
lieadcd men , whoso number Is legion. The
supposition that the climate of California Is
conducive to the growth of hair becomes
a selfevldent truth In the hands of an en
thusiastic writer for a San Francisco paper ,
who declares that 10 per cent of the San-
Franclsco women are blessed with a tre
mendous abundance of hair , resembling that
of the seven Sutherland sisters In quantity.
There Is nothing that bountiful nature can
Jestow on a woman which can give her more
complete satisfaction than u beautiful head
of hair , and.California women seem to bo
highly favored In this direction. The old
saying that whore ( lowers grow In abund
ance and perfection the women have beautl-
tul hair seems to apply to California. Yet It
Is frankly stated that It Is the younger gen
eration which has the most abundant supply.
So , with all the virtues of the wonderful
climate of our Pacific coast , It does not glvp
eternal youth to Us women or preserve their
beauty beyond the allotted time.
The finest head of hair In San Francisco Is
laid to bo In the possession of Mrs. Swltzer ,
It Is dark , glossy , and fine , and reaches al-
nest to the bottom of her dress , while a few
years ago It trailed a yard on the floor. She
wears It high on her head , nnd no one sus-
lects her of such an overabundance until shoots
ots It fall around her. She Is obliged to
have It thinned very often , and there Is
enough cut away to make a plentiful amount
for another woman , but she never misses It.
A young lady student at Palu Alto has
nest remarkable hair. Light In color , fine
n texture , nnd naturally curly , like the hair
of poetical fancy. It falls In great undulating
\vnvos below the waist llko a veritableman -
lo of golden silk.
Ono woman of German extraction hai
quantities of yellow-brown hair which
reaches below her knees , nnd yet she can
cell It high on her head and fasten It with
one pin.
Three other women are on record as hav-
ng long , dark hair , which Is a marvel of
beauty and length , and they attribute Its
growth to climatic effect : ) rather than any
special care , as soap and water are the only
onlcs they use. The color of the hair seems
to make no difference In the quantity , the
Jiirk hair being quite aa abundant as the
luffy blond locks. Llko all other women
vho have plenty of hair they do not value It
very highly , nnd the one great problem yet
involved U how to dispose of It In accord-
ncfl with the rule * of fashionable and ar-
Istlu balrdrcsslng.
Ran Finnclsco boaitn of seven maidens ,
called the "llerltonl ulsters , " whoso hair U
ho envy of all the Indict on the block.
A bright woman of this city has just made
discovery , aya the 'Washington Star. For
tome seasons Mho ha * been In the habit In
summer of carrying a parasol to keep the
sunbeams from Irivjhcad , nnd nho tma been
wondering of rad | why It was that she
seemed to bo Jurt & warm when hc raised
her shade as vrli&ipMie forgot It nnd allowed
It to remain unopened.
The other day she was walking along
Pennsylvania avenue , and , acting upon the
Impulse of her habit , she mined her parasol
as soon as she emerged from a store. Then
she noticed that her breathing was difficult
and that her face wait burning. Suddenly
It dawned upon her that she had noticed tills
before , and set to work lo reason out the
cause. For a time , she pondered , growing
warmer with eacn step , until she moved In
the shade of n tfeoMlnd annppcd licT parasol
Into Its folded stlttet In n moment her face
was bathed with fresh , cool nlr , and she wns
Immensely relieved , U then flashed ncross
her that she had .been unconsciously Impris
oning all the hot air rising from the side
walks and asphalt pavements beneath the
dome-like top of her shade , which , Instead ol
acting as a protector , as Intended , was really
serving as a hood to surround her face with
the hottest atmosphere- the street. Aa
long as she held her parasol up the air
had no chance to circulate , and this was the
more unendurable because she persisted In
holding It quite low. So she experimented ,
and as a result found that she was really
moro comfortable when she walked with her
parasol folded than when she opened It , and
now she has quite tabooed that dainty nr-
tlclo except as a means of defense against
dogs and cows and other wild beasts.
An English woman who Is visiting In this
country writes homo to a newtpaper frlnnd ,
who promptly puts It Into print , that what
surprises her most Is that many American
women wear a ball nttlro while receiving
their guests In the afternoon. She de
scribes the effect as most Incongruous , and
pictures a mother and four daughters wear
ing decollete whlto satin gowns , loaded with
flowers and Jewels , standing at the head of
a staircase , shaking hands with n large con
tingent of friends In hats and coats. U
docs' seem odd when you think of It ,
but , after all , It Is merely a matter of cus
tom. A low corsage and no sleeves to
speak of Is the correct dinner dress , from
the English fashionable standpoint , but
there are many critics who hold that the
dinner board Is not at all the place where
such a generous display of fleshy attractions
should be tolerated. Mrs. Peary did no.t
ndmlro the Esquimau women , and they , In
turn , didn't admire her. They found her
too tall and too lazy because she didn't chew
the bird skins for her dress. And so It
goes.
goes.A
A medical authority says that modern
dancing In close and .crowded parlors and
ball rooms Is very undesirable from a hy
gienic point of view. Physicians are unan
imous In condemning dancing as It Is un
derstood at present , but It might be made
a hygienic exercise If It were executed In
the open nlr and In the daytime , and If the
amount of the exercise was In proportion
to the strength of the , dancers.
After a ball It Is quite common to find
that many delicate young women show
signs of disturbed heart action , of laryn
gitis , colds , bronchitis and sometimes pneu
monia nnd pleurisy. In all cases of con-
bumptlon dancing should bo rigidly forbid
den , as It may cause Mm disease to resume
a rapid form of 'fatal development. In
cardiac troubles also Indulgence In dancing
Is likely to prove very dangerous. The
medical correspondence says :
"It Is scarcely necessary to refer to the
dust of all klndsrto , the Innumerable mi
crobes that tho.ganders send flying Into
the air , nor needJwcspeak of the untimely
strain Imposed on the organization , which ,
at a time when it ought to be at rest , is ,
on the contrary , overexerted. What greater
mistake than the mlijnlght supper , at which
the most unwholesome things are eaten and
drunk ? The guestd bolt In a very short
tlmo food that Is generally heavy , and
washed down with- siring wine , and this Is
scarcely over bd/iorA / the dancing Is re
sumed against 189 most elementary rules
of common sense and hygiene. Nor Is
this all ; It Is ng.t the body alone that Is
concerned , ns the mind has Its share In the
fatigue by the vlv.ld | emotions produced by
the conversatloii.anualp and flowers.
A new law that'll ! s Just gone Into ef-
feet In Kentucky mi kes an advancement
In the _ _ _ , " _ .sof _ women In that
state. Under Itsiup iratlon a woman can
sue and be suedfmako contracts and wills
and accept gifts of property without her
husband's acquiescence. A husband mar
ries neither her property nor her debts , ex
cept Insofar as ho Is liable for her pur
chases of what Is necessary for herself.
She can dispose of her personal property
without considering him at all , and the hus
band can neither rent out any of her es
tate nor collect the rents. Instead of hav
ing a life estate In all his wife's lands the
husband will have only a dower right.
She takes a half Interest In her personality
regardless of will or children. At her
death the husband gets only half of her
personality after the payment of her debts.
The wife does not forfeit her dower unless
she abandons her husband and lives In adul
tery. Ono hold , however , has been left
the husband. The wife cannot deed away
her real estate without his signature. All
real estate deeds must be signed by both.
Kentucky women can now do everything but
vote , which being a right that carries with
It the duty to bear arms , they do not ask
for nor want. In the matter of property
she stands on absolute equality with the
husband.
"What a comfort It is nowadays that one
need not be afraid to own one's big feet , "
remarked Mrs. M. , as the shopwomon fitted
on a shapely pair of No. 7s. "I remember
twenty years ago , when I was a girl , I used
to wear my shoes so tight that llfo was a
burden and I suffered actual misery because
I would insist upon wearing a slzo smaller
than I really required. No ono does that
now. If a woman has a big foot she dresses
It well nnd thinks no more about It. "
"Law , ma'am , I don't call your feet big ! "
Interpolated the saleswoman. "Somo of our
ladles wear nines. "
"What would you call a really small
foot ? " Inquired Mrs. M.'s companion.
"Three and a half or fours are smaller
than most , " answered the employe , "and
three Is about the smallest. You see , It
Isn't the fashion to wear shoes tight and
they must bo long. So that makes the sizes
larger. "
"Yes , If women would only be as sensible
about their waists as they are about their
feet In these latter days , " concluded Mrs.
M. , "they would bo truly emancipated. "
In buying shoes , by the way. It Is well to
remember that the feet are one-third of an
nch longer when the body Is standing than
when seated , and the elongation Is further
ncreased when walking , for the weight Is
: hen thrown entirely on ono foot at each nl-
.ernato step ; so that In choosing one's boots
It ls absolutely necessary that an allowance
should bo made for this. The shortness may
lot bo felt at once , but after a few weeks
t becomes very manifest ; and moreover , by
forcing the great too back It Is opt to pro
duce a bunion on the Joint.
A woman's perlojllcaj has been having n
irize competition In dop'ts In dress. One of
lie "honorable mentions" Is rather clover :
Don't adopt the latent mode ,
A story Is being ted ( on a well known
joulsvlllo couple , who , .went to Washington
on their bridal tour a few days ago , which Is
causing no end of laughter. The groom reg-
stered at a swell Washington hotel llko this :
'John Smith nndylte. . " Ho remained ono
day , and when he stepped up nnd asked the
amount of his bill. ,1)10. , ) clerk said $8 ,
"Eight dollars ! " iiiMr. Smith exclaimed ,
'why your rates 8are rather high , aren't
hey ? "
"No , I guess not ; that's $4 a day. "
"Hut I have been here only ono day. "
"I know It , but It U 8 , " the clerk replied.
"How do you figure that ; " the newly
veilileil man asked , as ho loaned over the
counter with a trown of perplexity on his
otherwise blissful features.
"Well , there's yourself , one day , Jl. and
hero's your wife , one day , { 4 ; four and four
nake eight. "
Then the fellow slammed his fist down on
ho register , while a crimson flush of blood
uffused his cheeks. "Well , I'll swear. " ho
rlcd , "If I didn't forget all about her I'll cat
uy hat. Hero , take this 110. keep the change
anil say nothing about It. please. "
Hut the clerk didn't keep the change , so
didn't think there was any reason why he
houldo't tell the story , which ho did , and
hus It's told by" a Louisville man , who re-
urned recently from Washington.
A sensational marriage that Is causing
considerable talk In PlttsburR Is that o
Henry Decker do In. Mclllalo. a French pro
fcssor of languages , nnd Miss IJInncho An
gusta House , nn heiress , Tlio ceremony wai
performed In the rectory of Calvary Eplsco-
pal church. The bride's family refused tc
nttnnd or to have anything to do with It
The brldo wns the daughter of the late Ed' '
ward House , who died a few months ago am' '
left , his daughter $200,000. She had been r
student nt the Frenchman's school nnd fol
In love with her teacher. Around the Inttei
clung the flavor of royalty. Thinking he
was n bogus nobleman , the brldo'n parent !
refused to have anything to do with him
and tried to make her give him up. She
refused , after ho had assured her ho wni
of royal birth. Ho claims to hnvo been n
lieutenant In the French nrrny , and was
compelled to leave Franco to avoid disgrace
over his failure to pay 6,000 francs lost nl
the gambling tables. The bride Is a niece ol
United States Senator J. Donald Cameron.
ranliloil Notes.
Plquo , In blue , pink , green and yellow , Is
to bo had for ladles' vests.
Dust cloaks are made of glace surah In
red , brown or violet shades ,
Alsatian bows of wide satin ribbon have
knots of velvet In the center.
For morning and general wear bayadere
striped silk Is considered chic.
Midsummer gowns are made handsome
with accessories of w'.lte moire.
The newest linen .ilrts are embroidered
all over In sprays o' tvhlto or color.
Tiny bolero Jackets of cream embroidered
mull are worn over delicate silk blouses.
Black Ifico Insertion , In crosswise strips ,
makes nn effective trimming on pink or blue
lawn waists.
Four and flvo shades are noted In single
patterns of checked silks , designed for fancy
blouse waists.
Mutter/lies / In Russian enamel are popular
ornaments for holding fluffy laces and
gauzes In position. '
Skirts of summer silks nro trimmed with
panels of heavy loco or with vines and festoons
teens of lighter laces.
It Is said that Jetted black wings and tips
will bo Important features In millinery garni
ture during next fall.
Among the numerous accessories of dress
are the "Fallstaft" and "Cromwell" collars
of point do Venlse lace.
A pretty gown of white and yellow figured
mull Is niado over yellow taffeta and trimmed
with point do Paris lace.
Sashes of varying widths of ribbon and
those of soft silk and chiffon are an especial
feature of summer gowns.
An accordion-plaited blouse of cherry-
colored chiffon has deep cuffs and wide
collar of yellow gulpuro lace.
Shaded wallflowers are now seen In milli
nery departments. White and the forget-
me-nots are lovely on black hats.
Lovely little collets to be worn on cool
evenings are made of ribbon and lace In
sertion , with a narrow yoke of piece moire.
Very little Jewelry Is worn with outdoor
dress , but the shirt waists and neckties afford
an excuse for pretty scarfplns and sleeve
buttons.
There are many beautiful new Importa
tions of Vandyke laces , which are becoming
very popular for corsage , sieevo and skirt
decoration.
White silk lace , pale blue satin ribbon
loops and sprays of pink and yellow honey
suckle constltuto the trimming on a lovely
now Leghorn.
Largo mcslied net , called Greek net , Is
much In vogue as a garniture for hats and
frocks. Vests of this fabric wear well and
prove becoming.
The lighter weights of summer fabrics ,
such as organdies , dimities , lawns , etc. , arc
being trimmed with Oriental and other kinds
of net top laces.
When duck gowns are made by the dress
maker and trimmed with embroidered mull
they assume an air of elegance quite foreign
to the tailor made coat and skirt.
I'amlllhui Notes.
GIrton college girls have a bicycle club.
Women In New Jersey now vote on school
matters.
The number of women teachers In New
York schools Is estimated at 20,809.
*
Out of the 1,887 artists represented at the
Paris Salon this year 28G are women.
There nro moro than 2,000 girl students
In the London Guildhall School of Music ; of
this number 300 are studying the violin.
The countess of Aberdeen made about
$100,000 from the Irish village at the World's
fair. It will bo used to promote domestic
Industry among Irish peasants.
Women have flacked In such numbers to
hear Prof. Froudo's lectures on "Erasmus
at Oxford" that the men graduates and
undergraduates were fairly crowded out.
In New York there are now twenty or
moro "trained Janltresses. " who earn $400 a
year and upward. The first woman Janitor
began her work about two years ago. She
took core of an apartment house.
The first woman to be admitted to the
Now York bar Is Miss Melles Titus. An
nouncement In court that she with other
applicants had successfully passed the ex
amination was received- with cheers.
Mrs. Henry Irving Is an Irish woman , whose
maiden name , O'Callahan , effectually proves
It. She lives very quietly In London with her
two sons on the $5,000 a year which her dis
tinguished actor-husband allows her.
Miss Emily James Smith , who has won n
fellowship In Greek at the University of
Chicago , at which Institution she will re
ceive the degrco of Ph. D. In July , will enter
upon her duties as dean of Barnard college
In October.
A marble portrait bust of Mrs. Harriet
needier Stowo from the hand of Miss Annie
Whitney of Boston has been purchased by
subscription by Connecticut women , and
ilaced In Wadsworth Athenaeum at Hart-
lord , Conn.
What would that doughtj old monarch ,
Henry VIII. , say to this era of women's clubs ?
In 1547 ho issued an edict commanding that
'women should not meet together to babble
and talk , and that all men should keep their
wives In their houses. "
The Stuttgart "Neuo Muslk Zeltung" takes
a' discouraging view of musical culture In
England. It says that the professors' role In
high schools consists simply In teaching the
girls to play two or three showy pieces as
fast as possible to please their parents.
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor wore at the
recent drawing room the historic diamond
coronet comb , of which she has lately be
come possessed. It Is the one that Louis
XIV. gave to Mine , do Montespan , and our
wealthy countrywoman , It Is said , paid $100-
000 for It. . ,
Twcnty-flvo Italian deputies have presented
a proposal to the Chamber In Home for the
enfranchisement of women over 25 years old.
commercial establishments
who own Industrial or
ments and can read and write. It Is said the
government wilt not oppose the proposition.
Mrs. Charles Henrotln of Chicago has re
ceived from the sultan of Turkey the decora
tion of the Order .of Chefakat. because of her
services to Turkey as vice president ol the
Woman's Branch of the World's Congress
Auxiliary. This Is Mrs. Henrotln's second
recognition by a foreign sovereign.
S1IK DID . .I.Vr.SIIKm T.
clipping from nn old newspaper :
Hero Is a
'
' Ways.1' uml
.
It Is entitled 'Their Different
there Is wisdom In It :
She Bought her "rights , " ,
llobbed by aomo cruel chunco of llfo a do-
' ' nnd restlesi soul.
With n half logic which she counted
Hnrnest' ' iio doubt , nnd honest , not unsexed ,
Hut huiiKcrlnir nd querulous mm vexed ,
With HtnrvInK : Instlncta In fruitless frame.
And Itching for the sort of fomo
Which comes from the mere prlntlnir of a
3ho"Uc"lamored for her "rights , " showed
Nolemn cruft ,
And men ,
Unite men ,
They only laughed.
Bhc did not seek'lier "rights , "
3he dmuncd not of some path to mannish
Out 'followed ' nature's way , nnd deemed It
Xnd'"doomed from Mower to fruit of woman-
Iho'iove'l ' the "tyrnnt ; " bore her noble part
in life with him. und thought with nil her
She had her rights.
3ho held that Bomethlni ; men nnd women
To bo unlike , but each n supplement
; into the other ; 'twim her genllu whim
llo was not more to her than she to him
Xnd llttla children gathered at her knee ,
Aim men ,
Ilrulo men ,
Would die for such as she.
E. i IE
A Woman
Destined ( o Lead.ct >
Beauty is a Liv'itg
Tribvte to Her ( / / ;
Discoveries.
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Htiituca on n Kprrr ,
The new Grcoley statue , at Thirty-third
street and Droadway , and the KarriKUt
statue , opposite Dclnmnleo's on Fifth
avenue , presented a rather dlsrepnlnbld | > -
ptnranco yesterday morning , jays the New
York Sun. Somebody h.id placed a
wreath upon Forragut's head which vat nt
largo that It full completely nor Va ty *
and rented on the Up of his n mo. Ono
Bldo of the wreath had b-on tlnl with rlh-
hons. which fell over ti ! back of thu lutuo
In dreary fashion after tie rain which Itll
during the night. A hnmi'irtt. vilch | eome
ono had placed over the admiral' * Hold
glasses , had been buffeted by the Htorm ,
and a front view of the great hero during
the early hours ol yesterday morning was
decidedly ludicrous. Ho lookud as though
ho had been nut all night which , perhaps ,
was natural enough and was Btrue llng
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home with n load of ( lowers , considerably
the worxu for wear.
Mr. arccloy'x statue was also decorated
with a wreath , but It * maker had miscalcu
lated tha Blzo of the head to such an extent
that It made the OKUTO appear llko a carl *
cat n re. It was about as MK around aa a
cocoanut nnd It hum ; suapimdod halt way
ever the eyes , while the rnln dripped from
tlio withered leaves over the face of tils ,
great Journalist. An aesthetic pollcuman sue- .
cccMlocl In dlulodKlim tha wreath utter ho tu < t
been Impreaied by the Krlnu of the men who.
were hurrying to the elevated station near
by , but It woa not put In ihlpahiipa until
well along In the aUornoon. '
Wo could not Improve the quality 11tv
paid double the price. UeWltt'a Witch
Hazel Salve la the bait salve that oxperlenci
can nroduce , or money can buy.