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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1895)
1p1iL ! . . , . . . . . . _ _ . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . : ; - - - - - : : - - j - - - - - - ; . . - - - - - - : - : - . . - - - - - - - - - - TIlE OIAllA DAILY nEE : _ _ _ RlTNn.\Y _ _ _ _ , _ _ Fl _ _ BRUARY 2,1 , 189G. _ _ 11 " . -WT Olnan'S Darn am . - JlClUSCI101,1 z)1CURATIONI4. - "luy : I'1fttr ClltR" ' In11 Ich"ln Ii. Ilnlh- flt1tl"lfII l'nt VI' JlnIRh : , " HIaatrntIon. " NEW : YORK , Feb. 23.-Spcctai- ( ) The w1j3 of Edwin n. I3Inhf1eld' .ludlo hung with tapestry or laden lth ! ! d armor arc 10t exacUy : > ' object leuon In the art "f Inexpenllve d3- , ration , but Mr. Dt1hfell ha pracUctl IdenB on the subject , born of the ( long experience that tins helped to male him a national authority on the benutfylng of housel "It I a capital Idea , " said Mr IJInslifleld , "to make some of this Inl' ' 01 houeliold dee.rtton lult the needs of the dweller In the apartment that rents for ay ' 25 or ' 30 a month , They are the ons who perhaps can put I to het use , for II Is certainly a mistaken notion that beauty In household decornton Is necessarily expenstve Now If I were to move into nn apartment ali were requited to furnish It on the very smnfest poslblo sum , I would , In t\e \ fnt 1.luce , buy furniture oE the sln,1ct Iatern and of Inexpen\ r"ierlal , I Is really wonderf't " hol 1.ch prettier 1 plain pine c'alr Hn be m.\o at a total expense of pCrl'T9 11,50 than 6rno or these hideous stan1et1 , plush thlng8 cmo which moderately sjI.to.do 11eol11e pay from $5 to $1. I the \vls were "lhln my province , 1 ttuli m\ch Prefer a quiet tnt put on at smll eSM1 o than any orate desins , : , As for other decorations , I should exercise [ rl.abneralon untl I could find things that tulell my apartment and , lY pochothOok. how very much better the average low.prlcell New York lat would look Ilt were 11rly bare Instead of being stuffed with the goads people buy In Job lot when they go to houscltcepln As a wrier descrlheR them , those things dhplnye,1 , on the 111'wRI . and advertised . as 'chasto and . ( - "Spenllng of wal I1PtS , though , I IB In- terestng to 10tce that fO11 of the most attractive are cheap while others nl.1 hideous cites nro costly. Quiet , conventional designs anti tints that do not stare nt you are always preferable , of course , to these red leaves nlli grel'n apples nml loud flowers ' Ihiuls. Among the decorations . that ole frequently 1I1Is , flat I would be rations of lY Inexpensive fat ' sure to Include Fore f the 111nster casts 'I that ole cal buy In any large , ; city of the 5 perhaps even less. coultry for $5 , or Naturally I clon't refer to smug girls stand- hag under umbrellas or unInterestIng fe- 1 males preparing to , lire from little round 11ede5nls , I mean the xact repr"luctoul of famous works at art. Hcaly , I Inow of 10 better decorations for the price Imu thcse. They elevate the apartment nnd the taste of the IJerSOn who lives II them. I ole docs not like the staring whieness of the 1las. ter , I Is well to treat the cast with oh-hit. seed 01 ! Is good. That tOies It down and gives It the appearance of marhle "I belIeve that the most attractive pictures for a wall to which 10 very expensive works of , art could flint their way are good photographs . graphs of famous paintngs , They arc quiet . company , but one cemcs to enjoy them II' ' t time more than It they were bright bits of color. color.Tltis question ot color Is one of thc hard- cst to deal wIth The tendency Is toward arlsh hucs. The cruder the taste of the -L decorator , the rawer his colors wilt be You wIll find , his dwelling place ful of vIolent rets and greens and blucs that fight each other ant make a sort of commotion that wears on ono's nerves , whether the victim knows It or 10t , "One ot the hardest lessons to lear Is that one must avoid showy thlnls , I don't like bunching up everythIng with rags-bIg , bright scarfs over every chair back and picture frame and every other place avail- able. These sofa pillows stuffed tnt they book like bombshels about to explode and r adorned with huge pink satin bows are a frequent abomination. Perhaps the best rule to applY In this matter Is to put nothing Into a room which , as one artist of my acQuaintance - Quaintance expressed It , 'comes out and bucks you In the eye ' The Impression that one Is to get upon entering a room for the first time ought to bo one of general harmony - - mony In line and color and not or tnde- penient objects whIch seem to quarrel with one arother for your attention and have no ' relation with each other. relaton wih otlr. "Cheeso cloth , some ot the new crepes In delicate colors , the mattIng that ono finds In some of the Jnpanese stores and what are ' . called Japanese rugs , are very well worth - : fr keeping In mind If one proposes to furnish a house cheaply , although tt Is said that the Japanese rugs 10 not wear very well. An- tiquo Persian and Turkisht rugs could bo a more Important factor In cheap but tasteful bouBohold turlshlng that many suppcle , They last longer than carpets They add greatly to the general effect of a room , anti most important or all , In connection wih our particular object , they nro cheaper ; Uan the cheapest carpets , provided ypu take into consideration the fact that they wi outwear ba1 a dozen carpets. "Tho average low-priced fat In New York I halperell by mantels-generally ot Iml- tnton black marble , which lay have bl en eut hy nn overruling providence as a pun. Ishment for sins They are Irred d'nably ugly. The only way I can suggest for lessening - sening the burden Is to put a board un top of the mantel-I'leco anti cover It with trapuy that hnngs iown In front nine htieltes or a 4 foot. concealing Just so much ullness , What a blessing tt would be I the builders could only bo induced to put up mantels tn , plain , simple lutes , and made of materials which would not bo In violent contrast with the colors ot the rest of the room. " Frank Vcr Beck , an artist whose name has been made famous by the humor that fills the fountain of his pen did always flows freely , tolls mo ho believes a recrln bonfire would be 1 valuable lent In the decoration of the moderate-prlcell hloSG or fat , Ho would not bring tim flames ' 0 the parlOr , but would take several features ot the average parlor to the fro anti burn ' them therein till they worn reduced to the quIet , restful , gray tone of ashes. "Vhat ! blessing It would be , " Mr Ver Beck went on , "If thIs bnfre could be fed with tile ugly chromes anti other old.tnsh- toned cheap pictures which abound In the houses of well-to-do people who haven't yet caught on to the modern \len or color harmony - mony and general goo taste , How much better their walls would look I thcy were decorated Instead with illustratIons from the modern magazines-illustrations that are genuine works of art ami yet can b bought In quantities , with good stories thrown In , for 15 ceitts Lacking color ? Well , what of I 7 'rhere Is no crying demand ! for a lot of color on the wails . I Is an art chestnut to say that fondness for , bright colors Is bar- barb ! and that the less heathenish wo be- come the cJuleter1'0 want OUr colors , Our bonored friend Father 'rhine ' ' stand. , I 'rme , Is always lag around ready to give us a lesson In colors. As soon lS he gets hol : of a thing he lathes the loudest colors out ot I , 1111 nler ho ha had a chance at It the IJrobahlltes are that I wIll look better than It dIll before lie keells his choicest goods In the second hand Another artIst , who IB so wel known anti , prosperous that he could not bo Included as a beneficiary ot his own Ideas , make In interesting . terestng suggestion , lie said : "People In very moderate circumstances have In Idea that artists arc a great luxury and that only the wealthy can malte use ot their training In household decoraton , That Isn't so at all . There are talented oung artIsts In every large city who could give valuable Idea for the decoraton of houses anti who would bo not only wilng but clad to spend an evening or so In arranging parlors , assorting - sorting colors , suggestIng the ne ,1 of this corner anti that , bringIng thIngs from peo- pIe ' a garrets Into their I'arlors and banishing ether things tram drawing room to lumber room. Thtlr services would bo empeclahi' especlall' vslulblQ In selecting the InterIor colors for flew 'houses . ' XI'tchiii Uutier. An Englsh housewife wi tel you that the American kItchen does not contain enough "cuters. " They are cheap luxuries In other countries but In the Unle States they seem to shine only by their absence. Cutlet cut- tera. for tnltZnce , are very useful for sha\l. \ lug lobster or salmon , thereby avoiding the 1andlug otherwise necuary. and which , tf done by I Inexperienced ! cook , renders the entree lB tough lS shoe leather. Who does not al'preclate the difference b- tween the awkward , unattractive sandwIch of daily life and those dainty Ito circles , triangles Or hexagons , which appear a a delicate hors d'oeuvre , or 1 pretty Ito ati- junet to t & 6 o'clock tea tray of a wel ap. pointed establIshment r V Vegetable cutters Ire also treat helps , a . , f' _ .4. . . . - . , , , - with them you canary orlllnnry consomme ad infinitum , and render a commonpllC 8 Up I really high-class one. WhIle on the subject , there Is something to bo said about the " 'bordermnoid. " As the French ones are very expensIve , why not have ole malhto % order ? The best way II to cut otlt of stiff paper I moll ot the rIght proportions ! and sew tie paris together so lB to represen lie shape of the mQll porfecl ! . Then give lie molel to a tnsmih , who can readily 11uIJcato It In metal. Two Inches high and two Inches wide are the proper dimensIons . for a border mold. There are two WI'I ot cooking rIce In a border 101d , each worth dascribimig. hJ one method It should ho boiled fifteen or twenty minutes longer than for ordinary serving After greasIng the mold thoroughly the rice houh be presseti In nt.1 . allowed to ' 01 for fifteen Ilnutes , I can then 10 turned out oroun,1 , the platter , anti , tj t . fricassee or other dish of meat helle' ' in the &nter . The second mtcoil : I 10 cook 1 up 01 rice In water ( flt hour , ( lien , haln , al1 ( a lable- 8110nul [ tf butter awl a ( tablesoonul [ of sail- , and mash thl ( whole well , adding two eggs Rul bettng them thoroughly In with the rice Press this mIxture frmly Into a bitt- tered mold and fifteen mlnutcs after turn I out. out.A border 101 can be also utIlized for aspic Jelly , which Is sen'Cl around boned turltcy. , \nl ! curries , blanluetes of veal and stews cn each hu celrhtuly cooked In a tin mold lUUI1 NLIt'lS. An AIlment tnl ot bl Too 1uch So- eltisluti. Energetic , care.free Individuals laugh nt the suggestion of such an ailment ns house lerve and say It Is only Imaginary But Ulmands of women will testIfy otherwise , antI admit that oC all COllllalnts this Is the 10st trying. Peolllu ot sedentary habis who spend all their ( hue Inle-rs frequently become morbid , brooding and irritable. ' 1ho failure of any one member of the famIly to reach hOle lt' ' the usual hour brings forth gloomy forebod- lags of disaster ; the absence oC aity one at nIght causes floor-walking anti tears , even though such ieraon be of mature years , Found health and IbUulant \cron ubiity to care for 1dm- seU. A projected Jourey Is o\'ercasled by recitals oC all the horrible accIdents that have haPl1ened since the year 1. Meals are unsatisfactory - satisfactory , clothes never fit , no one syin- \atMes or condoles wIth the sufferer , nld the result Is n hnman wet blanket that can ganty. effectually blight the slightest approach to TIme .reasons of house nerves arc legion Introspection Is enc hot I woman sIt at home day after day , week In anti weelt out , atI analysis of cver'thlng anti perlon within her ken naturally follows . hersel Incuded , A woman who stllies herself . her .wants and desires , her ailments and loneliness , Is on the fair road to an asylum , dil she but know l It. I Is all right for poets to speak of "know thyself. " The woman , or mal eIther , does not live to whom daily contem- platen at her own acts and Impulses Is not tetrhnental , unless tempered by contact with Ito great outside worM Some women , It Is true , are ted down by chllren and household cares to a ceaseless indoor life , but thy are not generally the ones who slccnmu to house nerves , one reason being that , forced out of contact with others , they ) 'ear always for the IsrIvi- lege of minglIng tn soma sort of society , embracing - bracing every chance thrown In their way toward that . end. Dut the woman who stays at htomno because she might get sick ! by venturing out In the colt , 01 became her neighbor can entertain better than she cnn , or dress better-or perhaps the habIt has become fixed by degrees to that extent that It Is like parting wih a tooth to get out of the routncthls Is the woman who broods and fancies and cries over mental pIctures cr catastrophes that never happen and meets troubles which never come Many a woman who tales the trouble to look nt the reason w1 acknowledge to these flights of fancy , fairly diseased by seclusIon One touch wIth the outsdo ! world , and away thy ago , these dreams leaving her the better for It. Any parent who owns a highly Imoglnalvo child owes It to society at large to throw It In with healthy , merry companions , who always effect a complete cure , for mirth Is Infectous , Hut Ir the unhappy owner Is re- premed ant kept indoors , soma famiy In the future will feel the elects , The cure Is simple , but few follow I Throwaway your medicIne and go visItng , Patronize all the gayeties that your pocket- book alords , Take long walks In the sun- o1lne , ant whenever a morb'd thought comes think up I necesssry errand , and It will dlssolvo hike mIst h fore the sun House nerves can bl cured , but only by natural laws Medicines dull , but 110 nol cure HUNs OR t'tJ.jric. ; IU'1 Of l'WC 1 Extremely EtlgIiallFdshILnml 1 110110" , Mylrs for Ire.tiig tilt ) llliI , Jnot : o\ I shall never forget with what dismay I regarded the coIfures of the woman I snot 01 Oxford street the Irst morning I arrived In London , Time frightful knots or waterfalls at the back of the head ; or hacking that , great quantities of puffs that stood out fully four incites from the head I concluded I was time style of an ordinary class of shoppers - pers ; but no ; that afternoon in Hyde park mondanies who lolled hack In victorIas mOllantes loled arranged - ranged their shining hocks after that fashion , and the climax came when I fO\n < that par- ticular coiffure on the heath of every fashionably . ably gowned woman nt the opera that night The only consolation came with the fact that In the evenIng had they abandoned the 11e hideous invisible ( ( ) net that kept Ito knot In place Would the fashion take passage over the Atlantic ? the American womel asked them. selves In consternnton , Their questIon has been answered , I don't know by what liner lner the style came , but It 15 here The hair dresser's windows display dummies with " ( Ito English knot l , " leading actresses have adopted It , and It has crept Into the avcnue time last battement an extreme fashion opens fro upon. Miss Netherole , Mrs. Iangtry , Miss Han- bury of Heebohm 'ree's company , and even Miss Clssy I"zgcrahl , the dancer , are exponents - ponents or the new head fashion , a 11 the t--- . . ' ) r _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ J I , , ThhI NIW MODF. I - outlook I thnt whoever attaches a Dutch bonnet to herself must wear the "hlathi Bun , " The archiecture of this knot Is simple , but It takes many hairpins to'malntaln It , and I would advise these made of tortoise shel rather than wire "How do you do It ? " I asked of one whom It bE'oles , " 1 ' asten the hair tightly as I beginning I J'relch twist very low down on the neck Divide the hair Into two parts , Tale the upper one and form 11 Into a fgrue 8. Do the under strand the sane way bnlllng one coil almost over the other Place the hands top and bottom of the knot pushing I out In the center , This gives the desired promtnclce and shape , which to be correct should 'bulge' tar out In the middle , " 'hll Is Its fashioning , and the larger the knot Uo morQ correct . Of courr , women to whom nature and hair tonics have not been generous , must resort to a 'switch' , In Leaden - don ono can buy the wbolo knot , built up most artistically and the women who indulge In these luxuries have only to pin them on nt the back of the head . "This last defined Is the genuine 'Datb Dnn' , but Another formation obtains that has the same effect. I Is a coiffure of purs , J o ] bs fuf l . hair \ \ arrange I the re- suIt Is , accomplished by fastening one's locks In Ito mnnner I mentioned before. hIvido the ends , roll each one over the fingers , pull It out to n graceful length and pin the puts down , one beneath Ito other , until the back of the head Is ornamented from parting to napa of neck . "This Is the ( style worn by the princess of Wales anti I especially becoming to nil slender faces . . ' . " . . . . . w , , - OLD L\Ul S' l"A"UI0NS , . . , . a _ ; . ; . _ _ , , " . . CII\llol FIbrl ' , alt UOSIIM Suitable ' for . . ' m".rl ) IRIR ) , NEW YORK , Feb. 23-SpccIal.-Brocade ( ) and ray hair have always seemed nn Imposing combination , and now that brocade Is selected - lected as the correct drosull material for elderly women , dignity anti stateliness are likewise the fashion , Both are synonymous In thc mind with rich , rustling texture , nnJ In point of quality , aBel as design , the new brocades leave nothing to be deeircd . , In the black weaves , which are pronounced - i flounced the best taste , the Patterns are es- pecialy handsome ouquets , large and small , and raised with a high utn finish front a dul background ; , predominate over figures ; but though ( sont- herness Is the Prescribed expression for years , It Is not to be a9sUled that the woman who has eaten her cake anti host her roses must always advertise that mournful fact In gloomy blck , ' For her whose heart Is still young , who : to her last day will see the world still i ' green-who even In her slim coma 11crhaps' will have some dainty grave fixing to mark her ns I oweet dead coquetefor this adorable - able and much malngned old g ntcIolnn , there arc brocades whoso black backgrounds bloom like /ower gardens wIth bouquets In natural tints. These are exclulvel for evening and high dress use . and when worn by slight figures , and contrasted w.th plain black satin , they male mRgnfe : u : and becoming - coming toilets. A late model visiting gown of this gayly- flowered sort , and that I just suited to the wOlan who grows old In n gracIous tea rose fashion , Is of black and dull pInk brocale. , The flowered skirt , which opens In front over a petticoat or black satin , ts full and slightly trained , and apparently entIrely - , ' - - ( ' -jUL 'fhMd , . / ' & " . . 7 . . - . I.t # - - ) I- ' - : : , MATRONLY FROCKS. _ without stflenlng , The bodice Is In a short jacket cut with Louis XIV leanings , a vest ot black satin In folds repeating the V.shaped glimpse ot the petticoat front , The sleeves are the glgot model , only moderately large and held lat at the tops with , I number . _ or tiny sIde pleats ; they Ire Intshed at tile wrists with wide cuffs ot black satin and falls of rich lace. This lace , which Is point applque In a mellow white , appears again In a voluminous fchu that comIng from under wIde satin revers at the vest sIdes ties high up at the throat In a vast bow and ( nds , He:1 lace , wo are told , aB well as the mar- velous ImItations that EO nearly counterfeit thtem Is to be the correct throat and wrist mUflng for aU the elderly woman's best gowns Chlron In ruches , or plssC flattened into tiny knIfe blade folds , may appear at tImes , but just as her Mcchln planers marled the gentlewoman of the old school , she of the new will bo known by her bits of cobweb lace In point of cut there Is no absolute rule for the elderly brocade gown Everything depends upon the figure for which It is Intended - tended , slenderess calling for ole treatment and a surplus at flesh another. A black brocade gown for a Ito rely poly granlmamma , ts made with a rigid eye toward - ward 1'slm effect , the first Etrole In this direction being made tn the device of the material , which ts patterned In minute flowered strJpos. The bodice , I short basQue shape wIth two tiny tan pleatngs set In lie tall back , Is made to look small at the- waist by narrow bands ot glistening jet pUt In V'Bhape These outline a vest of b'aclt crepe Isso made tn close fat folds , tumid there are no revers to accentuate too plump shoulders , The rever muton leg sleeves are almost small and hang slink from thl houllers , emphasizing - sizing the UIJ and down prIncipIa of lie coso tunme 'rhe plain skirt , the inevItable godet model , Is only moderately wide and almost entirely without flare . Dronde , one regrets to admit , tends always toward a fatal wtdth giving , but I her best frock Is made In this way , and the design or the silk carefully chosen-big flowers , plalls ( and stiff lgure avoided lS the plagucno little grandmamma need look wider than she to long , Satin and , 'lvet are . like brocade , the right of the ollsh woman , and they arc likewise fashioned with a strong view toward showIng off the qualIty of the materIal , 'ho san frock may have plpllgs of lie santo or trimmllgs of narrow jet , but , the velvet costume Is alway tore splendid when depending mainly Ol the cut for ef. t C . Crepon gowns , which In black seem pos- BlblG for all ages , when trhnmell at ail , have only narrOW In-tUrnIng folds of the same , Most commonly they are made severely plain , and when wor by wilows , turn ovel colars and . cuffs of fume hemmed lawn are sometmts neat and effective accomnpasti. ments In silk , gros graIn nnll pean ee sole are much affected by old ladles , and these stuffs aR wel as the others are In the best taste when made platnty. It the bit of old lace at neck and wrists Is too dear a luxury , white tulle at these points wIll add much to the tone of the black silk gown. A black de sole dinner ot pea gown special - del graciousness has a vest In crossed bertha fells and wrist pleatngs of white tulle , 'fhe shape of the gown borders slightly on lie prlncesse It being made all In one , antI yet wIth a distinct body that has lie lilain back of the youner article ali I skirt that IB fuled on slightly below the waist line In ' the good old way of 18C5 , The body ol'ell In loose folds over the vest , and the waist Is outlined with a narrow bait of the 11ean de sole that fastens simply II front with I square jet buckle , 5 , " ' ( ' e C I' , . . . , In the best known missionary rhyme , good ell Ushop Ueber tolls us "The spicy , breezes mow 80ft , o'er Ceylon's Isle , " but the sweetest' 4dor that hal been watl , I , . un _ to ui from that far-ar country II not thai ot spice or balm , but ot the bright , winstmno ewer whose name bears Ifibuto to its ttlute ttgrancctho sweet pea , Tlls one of the few flowers ( hat never F ouf ot fahon , Our grandmothers Cberlhf ! H , and this generaton vole I the fashtinable blossom , I Is beautiful enough for the queen's palace , ommon enough for the laborer's cottage . Not only are Sweet peas R handsome gar- den flower , but , 18 all knowo : ' re fine for cutting. Every I one does not know , however - ever , that ( the most etectvblway to use yeas 11 to arrange by themselves , Do not use so ninny M 19 ( crowd Into a stiff , tip- right bunch , but drop a fe' ' ng-stemmel1 sprays Into n slender vase , They wIll turn , Some this way , some hOt , some nodding anti some looking at you , but , , p exquisitely lght , airy and graceful thnt the addition ot a single other fewer will sh l"perfecton , Perhaps no other flower Is I grateful to the sick , for its fragrance , . thqugh deep , Is one that lever cloys. For 1ho convnles- cent's roomt tie n half'llozcn sprays loosely toQlh r vlh ) narow ribbon. ( his lovely fewer , .1Uy grown as I Is I , has one peculariy , I simply must ; and will , be planted bariy-In fact , very early , to do well , and I you intend next slimmer to have long hedgerows of sweat peas , all cut Its tdossomns by the hundreds , you must prepare . pare now for [ I , ordering the seeds anlrcady to \P Into the ground ( ItO very flrgt l day the Inter Is In working condItion after the winter breakup occur The 1t of February to the 1st 'of March for our middle , southern and southwestern states Is none too seen , all thc 1t to the llth of April for our northern states Is nbolt thc right time to plant . Some enthusiasts would have us believe Ito rising oC sweet lIens Is I moit comphi- catell affair . One nuthorly inl'ely alh'lses to prepare the 10werbed by manlrlng heavily ! II the fall and sprinkling wood nshes over I a few times II the winter . Then spade antI 1.lnnt ; as soon ns the little plants are three or four Inches high , apply n dressing of bone dust to the bcd , and lS soon ns buds show , fertilize the earth with handfuls of nItrate of soda dug In I few Inches from the roots , and If this Is not enough , teed a little liquId manlre once or twice n leell The sweet pen Is I heart cater , and needs sol well enriched , but the foregollg prescrIp- ( ion strikes one ns very strong diet for anything ' thing In the vegetable world. All this fuss and precision seems ludicrous enough , when wo rcmember that busy mothers begin theIr ) little gIrls' first gardening lesson by giving them a package each of sweet peas and morning glories , two things that lever fall to come imp , and that will do wel with almost any treatment that falls to theIr lot. Extra care will not be thrown away on SWEet pens , for It means larger flowers , and more of them. The best advice to give for their cultivation - lon Is , 111ant early , plant deep , keep ccan , keep seed pods off , mulch the ground and water copiously twice a week It droutb sets In , For sweet pea hedges , they need to bo planted In double rows , separated ten inches , and less than two Inches apart In the row They always do better to have early bushing There Is really nothing suits thom better than brush five or six feat high , stuck In the gronnd for them to run on They cover every twig and bought In a short tme , but as the brush Is anything but sighty until thts Is nccomplshed , wIre poultry nottng stretched tightly between supports Is preferable , I answers as well , and Is never conspicuous , As the fewer loves moisture and coolness , In hot localities . tt docs bettor If planted where It cal have a few hours' shade each da ) ' , Do not give all shade , for a moderto amount ot sunshine Is liked by everything that has le , LORA S. LA MANCE. . C"SUJrALLTIWi , Maggie Pratt of New York has a record ot three divorces and four marrIages with one husband And she Is only 19 The mikado ot Japan wants a European wife for Ils oldest fan , and 15 Inclined to prefer a daughter of the German nobility. "Hememher , ladles , " says the Mannyunk PhIlosopher , "a man is like an egg , l you keep him In hot watr ho Is bound to become hardenec , " Ethel-She would have married him were , It not for one thing. , Marlc'Vhat was hint ? Ethel-lie ball no bad habits for her t break him of On Tuesday evening of last week , at the bride's New York residence , ' Miss Maud 10ward , the daughter of Joseph Howard , jr , was married to Francis n. Heard of Brooklyn - lyn , The duke of Manchester is to marry Ito daughter ot the Vanderbilt whoso wife has sued for a divorce Time cablegram state wlh brutal franlmess that the duke Is harll up and needs the money GeorgeMy dear Miss Laqra , the highest wish I have In life Is to arry- " Laura ( interrupting hlm-You ) hat better spealt to my mactIter. Georee-Oh , thanks. I never before thought I had any chance Iaura-I know she would like to marry again , A father with eight marrlaleahlC daughters advertised lS a last resort to get them off his hands , lie received \he \ following tele- gram : "Am a bachelor and " \'ealhy , Will gladly marry one ot your dnI rhtors , Send sample at once , ' . A New York dispatch says ' le ante.nuptal agreement Is drawn up rer for signature , whereby Miss Anna Gould' ' ' ties $2,000,000 upon the Count Jean de CasWlano ( of Paris In other words Miss Goult buys a French ' husband and pays $2,000,000uforuhtirn , Bather an expensive luxury , [ I d' A girl In Kansas had Ilrop08al \ from a young man tbl other day , ' and she asked a week In which to think itbei'1 : While she was doing her thinking sh'Tropped ; around to see Just how her four mdrled sisters were doing under the matrhno lal"bonds. One , who used to te a belle , 1611 three children , did all her own work and 'Ii dn't been to the theater or out rIding sInce she was married Another , rldlnJ 'h'usband was a promisIng young man at tl 'tfme ' Bhe mar- ned , was supportng him. A third didn't dare to say her life was her 'wn ' when her husband was around , and the fourth was divorced Yet alto concluded to accept the otter , C John Norton , the 2 ( . Louis theatricl manager . ager , recently killed , In I railroad accident , had a fund of stage reminiscence and unec- dote that was Jestngly said to reach back to Shakespeare's . tme , Gifted with a remarka. blo merory , ho hUll ready for instant exhlbi- ton overythtng he bad over been or heard about the stage , and nB he had passed a lifetime - time back of the footlights and had been on friendly terms with 11 tie grot acton and actresses of the last two decades he was a veritable mine ot theatrIcal Information , lie fled many a reporter'a notebook with Inter- eating gossip , and I Is I pity hD did 10l IftYO I book of lemoll " . , CO-OPERA TIVElOMg BUILDING ; Lesons Taught by Recent Event in Ueihboring StttB , , : IMPORTANCE OF STATE SUPtRVISO : : Ureclnr Out the ! I.trut"tvc nail IlshonAt -Largo Salaries it [ 'rem' ' , " on Es- trnIgnnco and Ilsater- Asoclaton . 4otes . Recent developments nt Des Moines , la. , emphasize anew the fact that institutions which resist amid resent tht light of Public scrutiny arc these which need tt most. ' In every state time inception of measures calcu- holed to protect the ublc provokes indigna' ton tn certain Quarters amid Is denounced ! as impertinent Interference with Individual' r corporate rights. In many Instances the movement Is denounced ns the offspring of [ Jealousy , designed Injure anti harass nll impose I "needless" expense on the inslu- tions Involved tons As a rule these indignant protests agaInst state regulations are a hlnll to cover UI' transactons which would not appear henlhy under a searchlight . Examination amid re- strlcton are essential to the growth and popularity . ularity of build4iig unll loan associatons , anti In every state where they have Itnlnell their rentest useulness It Is a slgnlfcnnt fact that they are hedged , In with wholesome rc- strlctons anti vigilant olcial sl\erlslon. An attempt WIS lade nt the last pcsslon of the Iowa legislature to cnact n law governing building and loan assoclaUons. Several bills wcro Introduced for that 11utlose , but all failed. The o\\oslton was too strong to he overcome , Intersted atI disinterested sup. porters oC state supervision were accused of [ mercenary Ir otivcs. atl at the same ( hue the accusers were placing mOley where It would do the most good , Those who were consilicuous In opposition to the \ro\oselt I lensure inanageti for a ( line to stave off the , , Ineviable , The recent collapse of tie Union of [ Des lolnes end the reorganization of the Iowa De\osl null Loan association throws a few rays of light on the means omllloyed to de. feat acton by the lelslaturc. or the deficIt of $ IG'C : discovered In the accounts of the later assocnton , something over $ ,000 dls- appeared during the closing days of the legis- lature. The books do not show where I went , bit the fact that Ito ( manager oC Ito Iowa was the leader ot the oPlloslton lobby gives much force to tInt charge that lie money vent to sheep with the bills , THE ROOT OF TIlE EVIL The , crookedness developed by the official exnmlnnton of the Union and the Iowa has been detailed in these columns , all I Is needless to advert to it . except so far rs demonstrntng the necessity for state super- vIsion. The experience Is but a , epetton of the disasters sure to follow reckless 1111 cx- tr.vagant management. Rchllnd 1'11 Spinney - ney waxed rIch on I luxuriant expense fUld amountng to 10 per cent ot the monthly re- Ceipts And the amazing part of I , Is that thousands were Induced tea ) ' 10 per cent for the privilege or their prlvle/o havIng money Invested - vested by ) / Moines NalJoleons The ) ' swallowed luring promises or great returns , and are now diligently holding the ( snck. There are several reputable associations In Des Moines , 111 their affairs should not ho confounded with the Union and the Iowa nnt They have been investigated by lie commlt- tee which discovered the crooked trnsactols at Richmond and Spinney , and are reported In excelent condition and entirely worthy ot Imbue confidence. NECESSITY - OF SUPERVISION. In submitting their report to the state omcers the members ot the committee say : "Your oxamlners would most respectfully submit , In view of the large agrgegato fnan- cial transactons enjoyed by the Iowa building and loan companies and the almost - most limitless extent to which thIs lne of business may be carried , as wel as the op. portunltes afforded desIgnIng dishonest men to prey upon a confiding public , that the t state bo clothed .wlth power to demand state meats ot condition made under oath of omfl- of. cers and directors , ot all such companies , the same as now required by our state and say- lags banks "The further fact that the absence ot capl- ! tai at the time of organization , as wIth banking institutions 01 other legitimate wih jects 13 not to any great extent required , nit incentive is given a certain class of comifi. In nf. dence men to prey upon and trfc In the names of reputable citizens , would scorn t < urge the necessity for state superisIon , Thl business that encourages , collects and prudently - denty Invests the savings ot one class or citizens and makes It possible for the homc less to possess tomes , Is I laudable one and should meet with state encouragement to the extent of state protection , " SALARIES AND EXPENSES. The genuine co-operative principle Is lost sight of by concerns which reach out In all directions . Instead ot being purely mutual , they become the mean of enriching a clique of ofcers , The labor Involved In managIng an association of the local variety Is largely gratuitous , and lie few officers receivIng salaries do not usually receive what their talents desorv The maIn Idea Is to make the assosaton a home builder-an aid to the bermont of its members and a contributor to the general good at the community. To the meter rustier this Idea Is absurdly antqu ! lie goes In to enrich mankind wIth promises , taking tallng precIous care of himself mucamowhtlie . A specimen of this lofty regard for number one illumines the case of time manager of the Iowa. Ho made I contract with himself as manager ot the concern by which he would have netted this neted year a salary of $25,00 had not the state authorities cut short his philanthropic career , authorites I I The first thing an Intending Investor should ' do to determine the character of an assocla- ton Is to examine the amount paid In salaries and the rate of expenses to receipts , In a wel managed assocIation with $100,000 in loans lie rate rarely exceeds 2 per cent , The rte Increases as the loans decrease , and as the loans mount Into the hundreds ot tousnnlls time rate decreases The average cost of Ohio associations handling mlons is a fraction less than 1 per cent or the re- celpta. celptl.WEEDNG OUT TIE ROTTEN Invcstgaton and regulatIon Is playing havoc with national assoclntons , Desldes the two Des lolnes concerns mentioned above , time state auditor ot Illinois reports the wind- Ing up of eleven associations of that bramid The aggregate losses ot stocleholders amounted to $928,050 , A list of eighteen Chicago associations Is also published , whose exlstenco the' auditor says ts "a mater of douht. " While thousands have been duped by these concerns . there Is some consolaton In thu fact that state supervision , though scarcely two years old , his checked ' ! their mad career of rIotous extravagance antI dis- honesty. The official overhlulng has served time good 11rposo of xposlng the crooked and strengthenIng the honest and reputable , "In this report , " says the auditor ! , "we are able to speak more Intelligently of lie state supervision ot building anti loan asoclatonB titan before , as It has now passed the experimental - perimental stage and has become thoroughly systematized and established , The work of the second year has ollenel ! auspiciously , and we find that by many officers who before . fore regarded Inspection as aim Imposition and wholly useless , It Is now looked upon with favor Each association throuh its management . mont , when Ito second inspection Is undertaken - taken , endeavors to secure every possible benefit from the experience and training of the examiner , and , as I consequence , methods ot bookkeeping are becoming unIform , while many improvements are being made that accord wIth the progress made In the business since its first introduction Into OUr state . some twentY.fv& years ago , "Perhaps the most popular feature of state inspection Is to be found In the success with which dishonest and fraudulent methods are located and exposed , hut , while popular , this feature Is , In OUr opInion , not the most valuable , Public attention his been called to such cases lS these and the benefclent effect of the law been praised , but by tar Ito greatest benefit that bas accrued to the publo his resulted from the dlBeovery of defalcatons by secretaries and the restoration by them ot the amounts stolen and from the discovery of methods of profit distribution that must eventually have resulted In great loss ID shareholders had they not been required - quired to be repaired. " The aggregate assets of Illinois associations Imount to $8179C.3fOj ; receIpts for th& your , 40,131,743. There are 2,408,510 shares In 4 A Potlndation . Stone- ' _ _ _ - . r - This Underwear sate wi be one in the great busines we expect to build up in Omaha An . - - : I' ' Unusual . . S , Sale 73c Of Gowns , Corset Covers . . , . \ ' $1 09 Skii'ts Drawers Etc. Muq\n Gown , : tucks Skl.ts , , mind hiemiistitchiimmg , : iltthimi Gown ( , 'oko 111 tlchlng ' 'ht tlltetlnls Iselllt unusual fOlthe tl ot cl.h'r . . tucks 111Ice 01 :13 gI'melt : "ln\l , thl' cui anti healhn : . tOI bell better 111 the elbt'h1el ' . j- . , the leWeSl111110s1 11lllh' 11111'111. : - 'he gnrlclt8 nre CII1stltl % ' full- ' - ill ) sldlll ' gowl 01 ! ldlts , 10 sinai ! ' . sleeres. -1/i 0 The deslgits mire unuslnhnnt1solc 88e fI1 1nle with tefelelct : to being en- $ . 28 , shy lnuttdored , Cambric Gownlucks lhlln : Gown , yoke nlllllwn rufle , 'j'he tIuitiStiRhl3' hov. \Vt lumenof insert itnii amid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 111les nreHsnnl lo'I 101. 110 ' dgo of ( l'llb'rv nli tel this fueL last hut It will ht thc cJo ' Ilsl ole to 11111e88 ) 'Ol w\el 'Ol see , . : ' I" " i/ / Uw gom1s. . . i. , . Catalogue utuallet ? on applIcation. Orders I ; . ' , , ! ! 1nlel tllllcntol. OlltI'1 . 11e11 1)t'OttllIY. ) ( . : : . > 89c . OeK01w : I $1,45 ( : I. OAKSSIIIIS. , FURS . : . , , . MtmIimi ' Oovii ' , tn"1 j .f Ctumiisrlc : ' lowii , eq'ro " round yoke , Flch Car , 16th and aram Sis ' 0 M A IJ A ) " .Iw of 50lcl tucks , . . ' oath : trini toed 'AXrOS lLOCK.1 elhrlt fine - cmh ry. force , or which 19 ,215 have been pledged I I for loans. loans.ASfiOflATIO.N ASfiOflATIO.N NOTES. An investigation Into the records of Missouri associatons discloses the very inter- estn 1 fact Ihat while two or three local associations failed during 1894 In consequence of 1100r management , no less than nine associations - elatons matured during the year , realizing an average 11crccentnge of prof or nearly 10 per cent per nnnum Onc of these associa- tons wound up mora than a year nhea,1 of the promIsed period , and mull amply justified the confidence reposed In them by memhcrs Time total receipts of these associations cx- ceeded $1,000,000. and t Is estimated lint more than 1,000 houses were acquired free of Incumbrance by the niemubers In n very large number or instances the ( members buIlt wih their ad\'ances. The tax of 1 mi on the value of stock or building and loan associations , which the Pennsylvania state tax conference proposes to incorporate In the new revenue bill , has aroused a storm of opposition from those imi- tereted , and they will endeavor to have the provision strIcken out. The ground taken by the confereuco Is flint there are IC51,814 shares ot stock Issued by 1OGO building antI , loan associations In the state , or whIch hut 439.018 are borrowed on , SI that more than 1,200,000 shares are simply Investments on which It Is claimed 8 or 10 per cent Interest Is realized per aunum The conference also claims that 1 mill on 1 dollar on such Investments - vestments , when other Investments that pay hut G per cent Interest are axed .1 mis , Is moderate The tax , It Is estimated , would yield , Including foreign associations at least $100,000. Governor Plttson of Pennsylvania In his message to the legislature to that state says : "Tho building and len associations of this state , where , wo believe , they first origl- nated , are almost universally on I sound basis , conscrvatvely and economically managed - aged , They are useful In effecting savings on the part of workingmen and persons of moderate means to the amount at many millions of dollars , and thousands 11\ secured homes through their membership tn these institutIons , nut the state Is now overrun with associations of the sort , wih headquarters nobody knows where , nail re- ! 'ponslble to nobody. " Governor Patton calls for state supervIsion end for legislation whIch will require a satisfactory deposit from thest mushroom companies or compel them to QuIt huslnes , Cincinnati associations are gradually tils- pensing with the premium. Four assocla- tions have adopted a straight 6,4 per cent interest rate. Governor Mathews of Indiana In lila annual - nual message says In regard to the taxing of paid-up building and loan stock : "I be- hievo ( lie bonn lids subscriptions of stock to be paid for lit weekly or monhmiy install- mnents should not ho taxed , But ( here is no just reason why all other interest of profit- sharing paid-imp stocks or certificates simoumid be ( axed , as is mnoney loaned by time mdi- vldual banks. " The new officers of tIme Saline County ( Neb. ) association are : A. N. IJodson , presi- den ( ; F. Cluaioupka , vice vresitlent ; J , III. Jonista , secretary ; F. N. Shiabata , treas. urer. I'JM TTLl 01" TIIJI 10 XG'Rif. . Misa Jones Is really quito a little angel , for sue is harthly 4 years old , anti tltereforo bias no man's blighted affections on bier hands anti no jealous sister's tears upon hter con- sciciuce. Miss Jones Is not fond of saying her prayers at iilghtt , anti ( lie other night during ( lie cold spell site compromised the mimatter by saying them In bed to the horror Cf her nurse , vluo remonstrated with her and finally compelled bier to get out of her cot. and say ( item on ( lie cold floor , You remember , ( lie cold spell lasted for tWQ days and over , On tbme second night Miss Jones was dIscovered by tue nurse sayjng her prayero ) iii hid again , The nurse ordered her out upon the floor , Miss Joiues refused to budge an Inch frcin her warm bad , TIto nurse tried all of her arguments in vaIn , ( lien played her trump card , " ' ' said sliD "If don't "See here , mniemy , , you say yo' pray'rs on do fioue do Lord won't like it. ' ' "IluinpIt , " grimncd M'sa Jones , curling up prepared for slumber. "I done asked Iiimmm last night after you had left me. I tth hlim it was too cold anti that I as 'fraltl of ( ito cold , anti lie i-aid , 'Tita ( ' nil rIght , Miss Jones , don't iusenticn it , don't itiention it , ' The little son of a well knowum pltyslcait ! of Butte , Mont , , was entertaining a playmate at his fatlter's ltoumse. As cli Itlren will , they raiisaclced every muook and corner of time buIld- ing. Their curiosity lcd thiemmi to explore ( Ito recesses of a closet iii whIch the doctor keepo hIs instruments and other pereomial effects , among which is a conipleto skeleton. The strammge boy was friglttened when Ito first beheld the grinning remimamit of what ommco haul been a human being anti started to rua away. The doctor's son , however , had seen tlt skeleton e'o often ( hint lie entertained for it only that fechng of contempt begotten by familiarity , and In a hitthum while mcumcceaded in so allaying time fears at his companion ( lint ( lie youmngster began (0 luandlo the thing amid rattle Its dry bones. "Whiere did your father get It ? " lie finally asked. "I don't know , " was the reply ; "but I guess it was ItIs first patient , for lie's haul It an awful Icag time . " "There 'was quito a fight in front of the store today , " raId a Rockland miman to the Tribune. "Two macn got into a row , one oruck the other , and ( lien ( lie crowd gathered. ' 1 Thio nman who 'was struck ran amith grabbed a cart stake and rushed back , hula eyes blazing. I tltoughit sure he'd knock ( hue other man's brains out , and I stepped right In betweerm ( lioni , " Thm youmig heir lied giverf' over eating lila his tart as ( lie narrative irocecd l , and hmici eyes leaned right out of huis head , lie was proud of lila ( athuer's valor , and lue cried : "lie couldn't knock any brains out of you , could lie , father ? " Thi& old man looked long and earnestly at ( Ito heir , but ( ho lad's countenance 'as IronIc and innocent and'opcim. When It closed , wIth time tart aim tIme inside , tIme father gasped alighitly and resunmeti his supper. There are two or three anecdotes of German chmiidren : It was at a large party , A gentleman - man luad ( lie mmiisforune to break a glass. Little Lena , who was standing near her mnamnitma , raised herself on t'ptce and whiis. . pored , loud enough for all the company to hear : "Anti one of ( hue borrowed ones , tool" Later in ( lie evening thte hostess gave one of her little daughttersa nice apple. "NGw , give youir mamma a kiss , there's a door , " said the child's uncle. "I'm not allowed to wbten she's painted her face , " Little Paul ras aent witle a bunch of flowcm to tlto manager's wife on her birthday , and waited In sIlence after he had been dismissed , Lady-Well , may young mann , what are you waitimmg for imow ? Paul- Mamma said I was not to asIc for a piece ot birthday cake , but wait till I gt it , "I was sorry , \Vlhlie , " said his Smmnda school teacher , "to see you keep yoimr seat when the superintendent asked all tltos vhio wanted to go to heaven to rise , Don't you waist to go to hmeaverf ? " " ' " "Yes'rn. 'Then why uiithn't yeti riBe' ? " "Cos hue didn't have no right to tell me to rise , mna'nm , " answered \VIlhie , "lIe almm't no angel Gabriel. " S it lirItIluuuut liic , The life of a street car contluctor is such m prosaic ono timat one seldom expects front him any brihilamut flash of' genIus , There its one conductor on one of the trctciomt lines vho has a grnhiu of genius In 1dm , says ( ito PhiladelphIa Record , as was ahtowim recenthy by time manner in whIch ito proved hmiinself equal to an emnergency , TIme car vaa crowiled as usual , but although there vats rooni at ( lie front , passengers were barely , ohio to obtain a foothold on ( ho rear pint. forum , Fretjument requests to "iiiOve furtimer front , pheasu' " hail no effect , and tltoso lit the car steadily refuaed to imiove. Fmnahiy a bright. Idea struck the conductor , and the iiext nmornent Ito cried out : "Gentlc'mnon , ( litre is a register In ( he front of the car ; I titlnk you itIll Ibid 1(1 ( warmer up froph" Wlten ( Ito car hmad gone hut a few squares further mionmo degree of consfort was c'xperl. ommeeul by those on the rear , aiid tIme con. ductor with a knowliug smmmilo rang up an. other faro on the "register. " - I Quakri t OATS. . . A Delicious Breakfast I ' -1 To begin with , Qtjaker Oats r' ' \ and cream : then i ; Sold only in 2 lb. Packages.