THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , .TUNG 9 , 1895.
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NEW VOIUC , June 8. Summer dress , with
611 Its elusive Hubtllltlcs , being at last an
established fact , the trail of the bargain
hunter U now over the land.
There are always women to whom bargains
are the chief Joy of this earthly life , and
without them the short-pursed contingency
would never know happiness at all ; so no
looncr is the flower of the stock picked
over than season by season goods are re-
fluccd In price and tabled "bargains. " .
The prole-istonal bargain hunter Is a
creature of Iron nerve with the philosophy of
the gambler. The sweets of life she knows
must always have some drops of bitter , HO
she takes her disappointments like a man.
This Eeauon the bargain counters xeem to
be In bloom a shade earlier than Is com
mon , and , ns usual , the good things are
liberally molanged with the bad , . Shirt
waists In dainty lawns , linens nnd cambrics ,
without which no woman's summer wardrobe
is complete nowadays , were never seen In
nuch piles or known to be sold at such low
figures before.
One great store Is having a run In shop
worn French corsets and hand made under
wear ; another makes a specialty of gloves
that are slightly defective ; and a third has
nil the gcntlo fol-dc-rols of millinery spread
out seductively In traya , and s > o cheap , so
Dlicap !
Certain fragments of jeweled and spangled
ribbon In the millinery trays are worthy of
attention.
DECORATIVE FRONTS.
Dicky fronts are the order of the day
now , and these bits of stuff will prove valu-
nble as collars and belts ; when narrow
enough It" may be used as a decoration to the
entire front , which may be of white mousse
line du spte or ecru batiste , kilted.
Ono Very elegant front In the market , and
that could be copied at comparatively small
cost. Is ot the kilted batiste with stripes of
white spangled ribbon running up and down.
Another charming front Is of white mous-
sellnc do sole with a single- great plait down
the middle ot black Hp.mglcd ribbon , and
with this there was a vast spreading cellar
of the. muslin , cut sailor shape at the back
and vtlth n front In two square panels , the
Avhole being outlined with the spangled rib
lion In a narrower wlillli. This comblnu
tlon collar and dicky was ono of the swellest
models of the season.
SIMPLE , EFFECTIVE MlI.UNnHY.
It was worn with a vi'ntto chine taffeta
cown , patterned with black In a dcllcato
fitrlpvd and flowered dojlgn , and the hat that
accompanied It was a black sailor shape
uniquely trimmed. A great white satin
rosette with loops massed like ( lowers was
stuck straight In front , and from this , the
oolo other trimmings , sprang two long slen
der black wings that projected far over the
crown. The clfect was bolii curious ani
delightful. These long , daggcrllke wings
by the way , are a feature of the newest
French millinery. Thry have not yet be
come popular enongh to , be undesirable , but
since they may also be found on the bar-
Ealn counters at from 35 to 50 cents the
l > alr they are worth considering. They are
In black , white and parrot green , the las
being the rarest nnd most fas'nlonable color.
One very cocky little toque of brown straw
lately seen on Fifth avenue had two of the
parrot green wings thrust In a rosette o
wood brown velvet. A rough straw sailor
of mottled green and red had black wings
In clumps of violet leaves likewise massed ei
rosette , and the fao similes of which , I
may be useful to know , can bo found In any
, of the Sixth avcnuo shops at 19 cents
bunch. The leaves are In that new tendc
green that Is so much worn and that Is s <
unbecoming to any but Hie most faultles
coloring.
DAROAIN GOWNS.
A trim little outing frock Is another o
the season's bargains. Imitation wlilpcon
i t in an agreeable trown Is the material , and
at the price of It complete , lined throughout
and cut with an astonishing dash , is $13.25.
Another little gown sold at the same prlc
Is a blue and white checked wool wltl
square jacket fronts to the Eton , and th
largo cloth-covered button molds worn twenty
years or mOro ago ;
In this model , , as well as In the other
there arc also trim suits In plain duck , ycl
low and white , that sell at from J4.00 up.
Figured and striped piques compose other
at t\6 the suit , and for the prlco the jacke
shape 1s a short , trim box coat , with a tight
Ish black and loose front.
MARKED DOWN UNDERWEAR.
There are enticing bargains In pttlcoats.
Never were silk skirts chtaper , and those
that seem to the speculative eye to have
the most enduring qualities are madeof
a heavy striped taffeta and trimmed with a
corded flounce.
Moreen , In black , blue or griy , Is sold
cheaply by tha yard , and Is much advised as
DLAC1C AND WHITE TAFFETA SILK.
ft useful petticoat stuff fur hard wear. Readymade -
made skirts lu It are smartly gored and have
nodet backs ; they can bo had as low as J1.5U.
Dainty plain little under petticoats in blue
and white , and pink and white striped per
cale , are marked O cents , ami give hints to
the frugal mind that has still a taste for
dalntlnosi. With a flounce ot white Persian
latyn headed by lace beading , through \\hlch
is run daisy ribbon tied hero and there In
fujl baws , ono of thcio little tlclrts can be
made to look ns If it had cost dollars Instead -
stead of cents. Ontlng- flannel short pettl-
coatl , tint nra always useful for cool summer
days , sell for 29 cents each , nd though the
colors are the most delicate pinks and blues
they wash admirably.
CHEAP WASH COODS.
Other good bargains In wnih materials may
be recognlzsd by the generally dmly and
tumbled air that dlstlnmllsliej them , In
fact , it la Dili very dirt ind tumble that
marks the genuineness et the true wash
bargain. When , then , the dollghu offernl
or ? In the nature of a hand-made petticoat
that Is much shop-uorn , and machine made
article tlmt U as frcih , it li wrll to
make a u lcV. choice of the formur. When
both conic to tha wash tub It will be the
black iK'tll'-oat and not the white unc tlu (
reappears with the best Inoks.
A good nay to rejuvenate a thcpworn cor-
Bct. or any oth r , for that matter , is to
scrub it with a bruth illppod in a strong
notation of ammonia inl water. All the
ateoli thniild be flrxt removed , au.5 the cor
set then tackrd to a board , on which it
should bo both icruMicd nnd drlinl. For
washing .slilrt uaUta In dolU-it-3 cotton * it is
best to uohltn canlllo. soap and dry them
{ rom the nun.
NINA FITCH.
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: SMAUT NOV : t.TIK8.
Swell TV ! < ll' , Mlrrup * . Miiileitl Oonji Hml
fliKdur UUboj. 0
I ( one rl < le * . drives or hunt * , of ceune ons
muit luvn a collection of whips anJ crors.
To arrang * tnl collection epos one ot the
doors ot your marulng room U truly English
and rolliwelU Mrs. Van Rofisiclaer
CVuger ha lor ctmfen collection of whip * ,
wme wltti J w * e4i 4 sewe with luUld
mndles , hung from a door In her hall , bc-
wcon that or a door ot the morning room In
lily a matter of , choice. The very latest
ovlco for suspending the whips Is really
unique. It consists of two lengths ot very
hick , handsome leather , two inches wide
and between three and a half and four feet
eng , Mulshed at the top with a loop for at-
aching It to the door , and at the bottom
with a nickel-plated or silver stirrup.
Each strap Is provided with three or four
iook , also of nickel or silver , arranged at
omc distance apart , across which the whips
are laid as many hooks as you ha\o whips ,
or vice versa. The straps. It must be under
stood , hang lengthwise , one , for Instance ,
on the left panel of the doer , the other en
ho right , and the whips arc laid across as
on a rack. The effect Is very stunning , plr-
Ic'ilarly ' if you have handsome whips.
Another novelty , which the housewife Is
lurchaalng to make her home attractive , Is
musical gong. This Is espsclally appropri
ate , Indeed Intended for the country hcuse ,
the large , rambling country house , where It
t not always easy to collect the ' ( amity for
ircakfatt , say , or dlnnor. The very formal
announcement by a grand high functionary
"Dinner Is served , " Is fine and proper of
course , when one Is in town , but In the
country lets ceremony and more freedom Is
necessary. On this account the mistress of
.lie mansion has bought a musical gong. It
s "Just too sweet for anything" and musical
to a degree. Flvo small brass gongs are
mispcndcd from a bamboo frame abaut clgh-
ccn Inches high and not moro than two feet
eng : with a leather-covered mallet the
nuslc In made , like chimes on a small scale ,
Hit the sound , although "sweet nnd low , "
I dresses made with pleated skirt and Trllbj
I Jacket are trimmed with heavy open em
broideries or black velvet ribbon , very nar
row and In rows , or else exceedingly , .wide ,
a single band forming the trimming- , this
overlaid with a narrower band ot heavy
lace Insertion ,
Fawn color and golden-brown whipcords
and covert suitings are very popularly used
for Jacket and skirt traveling costumes.
The Jackets are all short cither In Norfolk
style or open fronted to wear over slilrt
walstfl for youthful llgurcs , or else with a
single or double-breasted plquo waistcoat for
those who are older and larger.
Very charming are the open-fronted Dl-
rcctolro tea gowns made of flowered nnd
striped taffeta silk and worn over petticoats
and full drooping blouse fronts of canary-
ye-llow or rose-pink China silk banded with
rows of lace and insertion. The sleeves are
In bishop's style , with full deep frills of
lace as a finish , and the graceful back portion
tion is en 'prlncesso with a Watteau fold
falling from the neck.
Dotted Swiss' will be moro common than
plain this summer , and will b ? converted
Into a variety of different powns. Street
dresses will be made of It , with the addition
ot a stock nnd belt of some pretty shade of
ribbon. The dress will be characterized
by the'shade ot ribbon which Is used. For
this , pale pinks and lavenders in satin rib
bon will be very common. Plaid and
striped grosgraln ribbon will bo used for
this purpose to some extent , but the satin Is
preferred , while the grosgraln Is more In
favor for other uses.
The craze for waists unlike tbo skirts Is
said to bo on the wane , now that the women
BROWN WHIPCORD FRONT OF SPANGLED WHITE SATIN RIBBON AND
KILTED BATISTE.
Is fur-reaching , and from one end of the
house to the other , even though the dis
tances be .magnificent , and the family nu
merous , life 'musical gong Is equal to the
task of collecting the household for any oc
casion. Ono very expert in Its use and
provided with two mallets can make chords
that are simply heavenly.
It is doubtful If half a dozen people have
yet supplied themselves with the latest
chtiflng dish Invention , so much ol a novelty
Is It ; It la nothing moro nor less. In appear
ance , tban.,0 very dainty silver tube , with
a small trumpet at one end. It Is not qulto
FO simple , however , as appears at first night ;
there Is a little slide , which , unless you are
a person of keen observation , you uould
overlook ; press this slide and a wee waxen
taper appears , with this you light the lamp
of your dialing dslh ; through the trumpetlike -
like arrangement you finally blow out this
light , which otherwise requires a vast out
lay of breath.
Speaking of novelties for the table re
calls another , which Is really unique a pot
for red pepper. Why not black , you may
ask ; lor the reason that the top of the pep
per pot la fashioned in likeness to his
satanlc majesty a little red devil.
rnshloii Note * .
Skirts remain straight and round , with
godet and organ pipe backs.
The newest materials for costumes are
alpaca and bareges of the old kind revived.
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A ( etching cotton fabric showing fancy
strlpex on dark and light blue grounds is
known as marluo twill.
Patent leather shoes with black stockings
and tan shoes with stockings to match are
the reigning styles of the season.
The general revival of wash material for
gowns will be an Interesting phase of the
summer world of fashion.
All bouffant effects should bo left entirely
tn the thin woman , who needs them and can
wear them with good results.
Tall women may wear long capes with good
results , but those who are short or ot
medium height should wear them much
shorter.
Hats of combination straw and satin braid
are trimmed , with bands and rosettes or
standing bows ot the same pliable fancy
braid.
New silk waists of Rob Roy plalded taffeta
silk are made with pleated fronts , bias yoke
backs , full elbow sleeves , and velvet slock
collar.
Among silks taffeta has the preference for
spring and summer wear , as It Is of light
weave and Is produced In a great variety of
effects.
Crepe ribbons are made with satin rdges
that often contrast in hue with crepe , which
ti very spft and is particularly effective In
stock collars.
Corsets made especially for cycling are
fitted out with elastic on the hips and In the
fastenings Daclc and front , so that they give
perfect freedom to the figure.
niouso walsti of finely striped washing
silks , with turn-over collars of lawn or white
silk edged with lace , are the. cooleat thing *
possible and dainty to look upon.
Morning cults are made ot plain or fancy
linen , duck or Tevlot nulling with flaring
but not godoted Hklrt , pleated Norfolk
basque , and iniiurniia sloovcu aaid sailor col
lar.
lar.A
A stunning boating enstumo Is made ol
blue and white striped canves , with n box
platted nlouso waist open In trout to show a
shirt of locked lawn ttlmmed with narrow
luce.
luce.Fluo
Flue laces v. Ill bo used for trimming gouns
nf India muslin. It Is a navel decree of
fashion that coarss luces are mont suitable
for Ufa on brocaded taffetas and similar
RlacV > llk inuslln and chiffon Cowered in
Foft color * and Urge patterns make lovely
summer xawni for matrons. They are
made ui ; ov < r Watk tafttlE. acd require very
little trimming.
Nftlntocks. Utlrtcs and linens ro much
lUtsl far little f elks' druset. The tiny tots
look vjry charming tn colon , but they are
sweetest vrbeu dressed in pure wbito from
top to toe ,
While parasols ot plain allk and no trim *
mint are the pravailiug fashion for general
n ii with llgtit gnwnt. and in addition to
Ihno ur * th * cbiBEMble si Iks for ( rroatsr
service , an4 Ecrat that are covered with Urgj
Scotch plaid * , rerr connplrcoui , but rare lit
tha proceisJen
Palo . .WuX'mw aaiJ _ f e raU _ 4
who lead the fashions are becoming weary
of a mode so universally followed and seek
another which will distinguish their attlro
from that ot tlio mass of womankind. 60
waists of the same material as the skirts
are seen ampng some of the latest gowns.
An illustration of this is a gown of silky
) lack crcpon , with waist , sleeves and skirt
all alike , afid trimmed on the waist only
with bands ot sequlned Jet and a wldo collar
of very sheer ecru linen , made with a tiny
open Insertion of cream embroidery bptwfpn
the hem and upper part , and cut so that It
Forms thre plaits on either side of the
front and back , while it is shaped like a
yoke over the shoulders.
rrminlno Notes.
The death of Mrs. Henry C. Lewis of Cold-
water , Mich. , leaves the art collection pos
sessed by her late husband , valued at $300,000 ,
at the disposal of the University ot Michigan.
Mrs. Emmons Blalnc has presented to the
First Presbyterian church of Richfield Springs
a now plpo organ and an addition to the
church building as a memorial to her hus
band. It was In this church that they were
married.
Clio Hlnton Huncker , who has been awar'ed
the $10,000 prize for her statue of Fremont ,
says of St. Gaudens , whose pupil ehe is : "He
believes In the future ot women , especially
as sculptors. I have frequently heard him
say that the truest artists In his class arc
women , and that his principal object In tak
ing the cla s Is to afford women an oppor
tunity to prove their genius. "
Miss Agneo Brlggs , daughter of Prof.
Charles A. Brlggs of the Union Theological
seminary , will enicr St. Luke's hospital ,
Now York , in. the capacity ofnurse , and will
remain there during the coming summer.
She will thus complete the course of Instruc
tion in the practical care of the sick , pre
paratory to taking the vows of a deaconess
In the Protestant Episcopal church.
Lady Mary Hamilton , the youngest daughter
of the late duke of Hamilton , will be the
rlchc.it peeress In England and probably the
world. She Is only about 10 years old and
has Inherited the bulk of the late duke's es
tate. Including the Isle of Arran , which alone
Is worth $5,000,000. The whole of the duke
of Hamilton's property was at his own dis
posal , and the rentaU already amount to
$1.000,000 per year.
All the world loves a lovert even a soul
less Board of Education. That stolid body In
Atlanta has reinstated Miss Laura Morgan
ono of the principals of the Girls' High
school in that city , whoso position was for
feited by marrying her sick lover to nunse
him. In addition , tha brldo has been
granted one month's leave of absence with
full pay to snjoy her honeymoon.
The Duchess d'Uzes Is evidently not dis
couraged by the rejection of her work at tbe
Salon. She Is now at work upon a colossal
statue of the Virgin Mary , fifty-one feet high ,
which she intends to erect on a high cliff on
one of her own estates in the Department ol
the Aveyron. The statue , if 10 placed ,
could bo seen for miles around , and the
duchess Is thinking ot lighting up the crown
by electricity. ,
As a recognition ot the services which she
rendered to the republican party last fall
Miss Helen Varlck Boswell will be sent as a
delegate to the Republican National league
to bo held ai Cleveland on June 16. This la
the flrst honor of the kind ever conferred upon
an eastern woman. Miss Boawell U one
of the 148 delegates which the Empire state
icndi to the convention , being among the
six delegates-at-Iarge , and , of course , the
only woman.
"MU Fly Rod" Is the fetching name by
which Miss Cordelia Crosby ot Maine la
kr.cwn. She Is the pride and boast of the
Rangley Lake region , where her fishing feats
have won for her her quaint pseudonym. She
began life In a quiet enough way as postmistress -
mistress , but the physicians told her that
she would not live long unless she took to
tha open nlr. Now there isn't a camp In the
whole Rangley district where she. her rod
and her gun are not known and welcome.
Ono of the first women lighthouse keepers
In this country was Kathaleen Andre Moore ,
a descendant of Major Andre. She had
charge cf tha llgbtnouno at Black Rock , on
tha coast of Massachusetts , and tended the
lamp.i there for more than fifty years , aa net
fatter had done before her. In later yearn
ber only companion * In her lonely vigil were
two largo Newfoundland dogs and a p at l
lamb. Her library lu tha lighthouse can-
taincd Home of the best books of the day.
It Is a significant sign of the times when t
grandmotherly llttlo old lady boaxti ot being
* feminine n 1mrod. That it , however , woil
j
ger.tlo little woman , well past mlddlo.llfo , can
claim to be. She Is a deer slayer ot renown.
TMrty-two deers have fallen before her fire
and she enjoys deer stalking with her hus
band as much as the ordinary white-haired
old lady cnjoya sitting before the fire with
her consort and ' reading the religious
weekly.
Mrs , Henry Ward Bcechcr Is a monument
to the beneficial Influence of early rising and
late retiring. At 82 she Is a charming , alsrt ,
straight , little woman , Interested In current
ovcnts , active and energetic. She lias Just
moved back Into the house in which she and
Mr. Beecher used to live In Brookyn , and
she superintended the packing and unpacking
of furniture herself. Since her early youth
11 or 12 hai been her bed lime , and 5:30 : her"
hour for rising !
Miss Ann L' Richards of Michigan uni
versity , who wjfl wake the presentation ad
dress for the 35 literary class nt the un
veiling of the bUsLlif President Angell , Is a
gifted young wni n , who has won many
honors. She Is now , " 22 years of age and has
lived nearly allLcrlife In Michigan. She Is
a fine speaker , nuil has made an enviable
record as a student and writer. She Is
manager of the Student's Chrlotlan associa
tion , managing t/dlto'r of the Castlllr-n and ha ;
held nearly evUry honor a student could
take.
Miss Jane E.I Harrison , who Is a member of
the Council of tbe Society for the Promotion
of Hellenic Studies , ! presided over by Prof.
Jcbb ot Cambriilgcjt England , and Is nn ac
cepted authority pn Greek archaeology ,
notably vases. Is about to receive the honorary
degree ot LL. D. from Aberdeen university.
Columbian coll"ge , at its centenary In 1SS7 ,
conferred the honorary degree of L. H. D.
on Miss Amelia B. Edwards , In recognition
of her studies in Egyptology , but Miss Harri
son will be the flrst. woman to receive- such
degree from any British university.
Co ! Mi | Ahtut Women ,
A woman drummer , representing a Boston ,
Mass. , wholesale drug house bar Invade 1
Kentucky and Is taking tn the larger towns.
An effort Is being made among the stu
dents of Hiram college , Warren , O. , to bring
dress reform Into favor. A number of stu
dents have thrown asldo corsets and are
laboring to convert the remainder of the
young women.
August Strlndberg , the famous Swedish
novelist , Is said to be hopelessly 111 In Paris.
Dosplto his former large Income ho Is also
reported to be poverty stricken and dependent
upon his relatives In Copenhagen.
Mrs. E. D. N. Southworth. the novelist ,
llvrs In a quaint llttlo cottage In the quiet
little town of Georgetown , one of Washing
ton's suburb. ' . She Is quite advanced In
years , but has not \yholly abanJoned literary ,
work.
Mrs. Llncolnt an authority on cookery , de
clares that Americans can learn much from
German housriwlves In the way of seasoning-
For Instance , in preparing vegetables they al
most always add a little grating of nutmeg.
Tills Id not-noticeable and distinct , but It Im
parts an unusual and most pleasing flavor. '
Miss Powderly. tlio' American secretary to
Lady Henry Somerset , Is not relatel to the
labor agitator. She .Is a New England woman
with a college education , whose talents and
abilities are many. She Is a linguist , musi
cian , stenographer and typewriter , besides
being a very beautiful penman.
Postmaster General Wilson's wife has
never taken , any Interest In her husband's
public career. She has not been strong for
i = ome time and she dlsllkca socloty in all
forms , has lived year In and year out at
Charleston n , W. Va. , never appearing In
Washington for more than a week at the
longest , and then not going out at all.
Mrs. Stanford fools very bitter toward the
people of California for their attitude toward
the big Stanford estate , upon which the pros
perity of Stanford university Is dependent.
She declares that | f the doors of the Insti
tution are once closed they will never be re
opened In California. She saya she. will then
rebuild the university In some other state
where It will be more appreciated.
Mrs. Phil Sheridan Is said to bo one ot the
prettiest of the numerous young widows In
Washington. She was married Nvhen only 19 ,
and she is still of slender and youthful ap
pearance. Mr. ? . Sheridan has four children ,
the eldest of whom ; his father's namesake. Is
fine bov of 14.
The earnest rflvd ( belles , of at church in
Pdrt ? JeffsrsoprvLTvho'J'8ometnro'ago ; ! -
pledged themswvei'1to earn enough money
to'-supply tlielr'A'linlcli with pfws. have made
a report upon HID ways and means to which
they resorted.Ui Tnp Misses Platt blacked
boots upon the'hlgtjway for 25 cents a shine.
Another lady , ared a nickel by sawing
wood ; she fouritj "trip work too laborious , and
changed off to jbaknlg at 25 cents a loaf , and
still another e.-yrnast ; worker turned lots of
honest pennies by selling home made lip
salve.
salve.When
When Mrs. Julia C. II. Dorr reached her
70th birthday , not long ago , the whole town
ot Rutland , Vt. , where she lives , made a
holiday to do her , honor. The president of
the local Shakesrpeire chib made a s > peech. in
which he called her "the first citizen o !
Rutland. " Mrs ; Dorr lives In a beautiful
home , "The Maples , " which Is full of odd
corners , and of'oM furniture Inherited from
a long line of ancestors. She was a Miss
Rlpley , but she never wrote until after she
was married. Her husband sent tome of
her flrst verses to the old Union Magazine
They were published , and she has held a pen
ever since.
The position known as confidential man In
the Chicago firm of Franklin McVeagh & Co
has been filled for some years by Miss L-ydla
W. Ragatz , who receives a large salary for
her services. There are a number of other
business women In Chicago who receive largt
Incomes , among thsm Miss Sara Steenberg
fire Insurance ; Miss Sara Johnson , head of a
department In a big'business house ; Miss
Bertha Eppsteln , real estate * , who says she
Is a "self-made man ; " Miss Emma S. Blood ,
business , manager , secretary and treasurer
of the Central Music Hall company , and Miss
Mabel liabcock , paying cashier In a whole
sale grocery house.
The world-famed animal painter , Rosa Bon-
heur , wears her hair short and curly , and Is
very manly tn appearanc ? . She dons the
conventional blouse d'ateller when at work
In her studio. The first picture Rosa Bon-
heur ever exhibited was shown in the year
1840 , and represented come rabbits munching
carrots. It was readily sold , being the prom
ising precursor of priceless works to follow ,
but Mme , Peyrol , the painter's sister , re
purchased It In order to preserve it in re
membrance of Rosa's early proficiency and
assiduity. Rosa Bonheur Is surrounded by
animals , all of which have been trained to
perform tricks. She has several dogs of dif
ferent breeds , a talking parrot , and a par
ticularly learned owl , who takes the deepest
Interest in Us mistress's movements. Her
benevolence and charity are well known
, throughout her district , and the peasants
who live In the vicinity treat her with affec
tionate respect and call her La benne dame
du chateau.
TUB 1'JUimSTHNT J.OTBR ,
Unknown Author ,
Sweethearts ? Of course. 1 had a dozen.
I was a pretty girl , you know.
Don't look at my gray hair and wrinkles ;
Remember , this waa years ago.
They came until I often wondered
How I could ever pick and choose ;
But there was ono among the number
I vowed 1'U certainly refuse.
For Joe was short , and dark , nnd quiet.
And those three faults I couldn't bear ;
The man 1 dreamed of for a husband
Was always gay and tall and fair.
But Joe kept coming with the others ,
Although I tried to make It plain
That he'd no chance ; somehow it hurt meTe
To nee his look of silent pain.
Then Harry spoke , and Jim , and Charley ,
I liked them , every one und still
( "Twos that Joe's doing ) I refused them
I did , but 'twos apalnst my will !
Well , time went Jce ) made his offer.
Which I , with many thanks , declined.
Would you believe ? He kppt on coming ,
Said only , "I might change my mind ! "
Bald "he could , waft" so aggravating
Such coolness' drove me almost wild ;
Hut when 1 ntftrmt * ! he'd sigh and answer
As If I were a fractious child.
i
But wait ho did live years and over.
It's comforting rtt tlilM lute day
To think how lon he dangled round me , ,
, And how 1 made him beg and pray !
Sometimes I think that Joe bewitched me ,
For It was strange that when I tried
To aay "Yea" to some other suitor
I'd always doabf | , nor Oare decide.
,
Wall , ao I finally Consented :
Resistance woe In vain , you see ;
Somehow I dldn'towant the others
And Joseph anfcd me.
Its delicious bouquet and purity Is what
cell * Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne ,
It U tbe standard American wine.
IN BERMUDA , THE BLEST
Scenes nnd Eentlment in the Fairyland
of the Tropics.
OBSERVATIONS OF AN OMAHA ViSITOR
(110 nml lilj-lllo Life Amid Luxuriant
l-'ollnfn nml rionnrs , Co.-ill t'Hxtloi
&ml Lofty llntghu The People
Who I : n Joy It.
The beginning of my story was In January
all storms and snow and rain" and winds ,
nd the scornful sojourners in our fair city
itirmured among themselves : "The sunny
outh oh , yes ! "
Even I oould hot endure it and concluded
0 take my first oc'an voyage. 1 naked one
f my friends about my preparations. She
aid : "Never take any clothes you are not
bilged to have , that's all. "
"Seasickness ! seasickness. Only weak-
ilnded people are seasick. Don't you know
Is only an affection of the head and not
f the stomach , as so many people suppose ,
ust make up your mind you won't be sick
nd you won't. "
All this seemed so simple that I tried It
ml sallsd out of New York harbor the gay-
st ot. the gay but alas !
The Quebsc Steamship company claims
orty-elght hours for the trip. After sixty
ours of rough weather and dclaye , during
vhlch I was not the only ' 'weak-minded"
issenger , wa hailed with delight the shores
f our haven , Bermuda , the ueautlful.
I was really ashamed of myself to feel
uch a rush of Joy at setting foot on land ,
n alien soli. It was an affront to * my patriot-
sm nnd my Plymouth Rock blood. But in
he Interest of truth , concerning which I am
old that newspapers are always painfully
xact , I must confess that 1 was awfully
lad. My excuse must be what rose before
le , and when I say "rose" before me , that
s what I mean. So many people seem ta
we the Idea that Bermuda Is Hat , but on
lie contrary It Is crdwneil by heavenly hills
overed with the dark foliage of the red
iiiar , and gleaming against this background
1 the white town of Hamilton , built wholly
f the white coral rock which Is quarried or.
he Islands , and the streets all white , the
each white , and over all of the unutterable
lue of the southern sky and redundant sun-
hlne. The terraces of the Hamilton house ,
-which most of the tourists are going , are
Hied with roses , violets , hibiscus , lilies ,
weet alyssum and narcissus , and the air
s heavy with.their fragrance. Inside the
lotel the human nature was quite as diver-
Ifled. There were the "Philadelphia law-
'ers , " whom , tradition says , cannot b ? puz-
leJ. Btjt these were so altogether delightful
hat nobody could resent their superiority ,
nd 1 mention them flrst because they be-
eng at the head , like Abon ben Atlhem.
They were kin to him , I know , for they
vere always doing something kind nnd
hotiglitful for some of their poor , less happy
and lesa gifted fellow creatures. Then there
was what we disrespectfully dubbed , behind
'heir backs the " "
, "Franco-American" party.
Their name was plain Morris , or something
3f that sort , and they were natives
if our plain American soil , but they registered
Torn "Paris , Kr.mcc , " and dressed and be-
mved Frenchliy. The ever present widow
vlth her two marriageable daughters was as
nuch In evidence here ns In Washington or
New York during the season. Tlio girls
wore the regulation Worth costumes and
namma did up the usual diplomatic proceed-
ngs. En passant , Bermuda Is not half a bad
leld for this kind of maneuvering , as the
; arrlson contains a choice assortment of
English sprigs , who frequent the hotel hops
and take very kindly to the "hunting girls , "
even if they are Ameileans.
There wns a judge all the wny ftom Denver
with his wife and little s > on , nti Invalid , from
Saglnaw , sightseers from Europe , pleasure
seekers from all over , broken down mer
chants , overworked clergymen ; In fact. If you
ran't find your afflnlty In the "land of the
Illy and rose , " you haven't one , your mate
" &l ln Infaneyr for-no typo Is unrepresented.
Dr. Patton , the noted divine and president
of Princeton university , has a cottage In
Bermuda and I understand now why it is
that whenever he comes to 'Washington to
preach the people crowd the church until It
overflows and they are turned from the door.
It Is because his giant Intellect has been re
freshed by those sea breezes and his always
warm heart warmed anew by Bermuda sun
shine.
But all this time I nm forgetting the
"really , truly" Island. On the morning of
the flrst day we hired a carriage and I am
practical enough to mark that ( hl luxury
for an entire week , during which time you
own driver and equipage , only costs $21.
Our Jehu was the perfection of a driver am ]
guide. He was aptly named Solomon , for he
knew every shrub , fowl , road , bird , bay or
stream , was an epitome of the history of
the Island , all Its facts , fictions and legends ,
always polite and respectful , and with all his
wisdom never intrusive. When I add to this
that ho was black and spoke like
a well bred Englishman I think
1 have covered Solomon's case. The Ber
muda darky has a good opinion of himself
generally , as the old gardener at the Hamil
ton house said : "Yes , ma'am , we's a !
Christianized and civilized here. " And the
unction with which ho remarked It and his
pleased expression would have made him a
first class Pharisee anywhere. >
Under Solomon's directions we explored the
whole Island , the "Cedar avcnuo" drive be
ing our favorite. A clump of bamboos
stood sentinel at the beginning. Then
there was the roadway leading to the gov
ernor's mansion cut through the solid rock
which was covered with gorgeous drapery
of some rich , flowing vine , and again to
"Spanish Point , " euroute to which you drive
through the grounds of "Fairyland , " the res
Idenco of General Hastings , who fought
through the civil war and later retired to this
Idyllic home , which lie seems never temple ;
to leave. Mrs. Allen , the widow of the
United States consul there for twenty years
Is another American who became so cnamorci
of the blessed Island tlmt she has also con
tinned to reside there In her on bcautlfu
home. Her hutbaud studied the statistics
of Iho death rate all over the civilized globe
and ho confidently bellnvcd.lt to bo lower
In Bermuda than anywhere cUc In the world
A marvelous feature of the Island Is Its
caves. Not quite as wonderful , perhaps , as
Flngal's cave of the Blue Grotto , but wltl
the clear sea water thirty or forty feet In
depths below you and the gleaming stalactites
above , It all seemed so far away from the
work-a-day world that It Is Ilko enchant
ment. One of the caves bears the fajclnat
Ing name of "Devil's Hole. " in the beauti
ful water "angel" and "parrot" fish disport
themselves , and the only suggestion of any
sort of appropriateness in the name came
from the "gropeM , " that unlike
their kinsmen the " " "
, "angels" and "par
rots , " have huge mouthi and plunged
hither and thither like greedy
monsters after the bits of bread thrown In
by the visitors. This Is one cf the regulation
rights on the way to the former home of
the poet , Moore , to whom n gracious English
sovereign gave a lucrative potltlon of some
sort here In ISOi. It was what we latter-
day Americans call "a rfood snap , " but It
wasn't gay enough for the poet. Ho liked
to be In easy call when Byron sent one of
these nlco little notes of his laying : "Let's
leave the women at home and go down to
London , " so he didn't stay very Ions Just
long enough to make liiu home n shrjnc for
future pllgrma | und do up come \VIKH senti
mental verses und leave. Ho generally rat
his dreamy soul down under a calabash tree
when tbe Inspiration was on him and the
said calabash Isuow the piece de resUtanca
of the landscape. In plain English , the cala-
baih U a sort of green gourd that grows on
a tree , and even the seed Is polnor.ous. But
the charming. Imaginative Irishman thus
sweetly expreises lilnmlf :
'Twas thus In the shade cf the cnlubadi
tree ,
With a few who cauld fuel am ) rcinornl > or
like me ,
Tlio charm tlmt , to nweMon , myoblut , I
threw ,
Wns a sigh to the pant nnd a l > leslntj on
you.
And so , I too. omitting tha tears , only waft
a blessing to that sweetest lule of the ocean
at Us llghtbouae fadti from my view and I
turn my faca * K ln to my own l n < l.
CAROLINE GUILDS.
llnthlni ; in Jpan.
According to a writer In the Gentleman'
Magazine taking a bath In Jspsn l a very
public function. "At U t the water \va
ready , " be says , "in/t w i rrcr * told that wi
oar Itflh. . 'Bat what ahon J
hcs"o people ? ' wo asked , pointing to the
irowd of women and children assembled In
ho yanl. 'Oh , they've como to sec , ' was
he reply. Now , Englishmen , as a rule , are
ntxlost beings , and I fancy that mc.it men
foulil feel a certain amount ot bashfulncss If
'ailed ' niton to stand up nnJ Jiatlio In the
presence of fifty women and children , so M.
vhlspprcd to rue : 'I'm goln to bed dirty
onlght unleso the people clear out. " I told
Im that ho mut not think of such base
onduct and I reminded him ot the story In
ho Pink Wedding 9f thp gentleman who ro
ii'o.l his bitli In the * presence of the moozml
ttuTidant ; how shu went out and told her
rlcnds that the pdor man was possossoJ of
caudal appendage , and how ho had to ( Ice
ho village to prevent maltreatment as an
Kent of tve devil. My friend was pcr-
uaded and we 'striped to the buff. " As each
arment cime off the crowd closed In , nnd
lie women strove among themselves tor the
Icjsurc of tiourlng water down our backs. "
TriiiiiliiB fur it 1'lnito.
An Item concerning Washington Irving , for
IP truth of which wo cannot vouch , although
contains a deal of goo.1 advlrp for certain
oungstcrs of thp picscnt time , has lately
omo to our notice , says Harper's Hound
"able. It Is to this Intent :
Washington Irving , In lilD youth , had a
origins to go to tea and be a pirate. He
elormlncd to make the attempt , but wisely
pclicd to prepare himself for It by prelim-
lary experience. He began by eating salt
orlc ; that made him sick. He then slept
or a night or eo on hard board's : that made
1m sore. U was enough , Ho had no moro
cslro to go away. Other boya who want
o capture men-of-war or who desire to go
coutlng and scalp Indians would do wall to
mltate young Irving' , ! example.
THE DOCTOR'S COLUMN.
I ) . J . St. Paul I have numb hciuutlons In
lie soles cf in > feet nml thn ends of my llnsi'rs
lion awuUc-nlni : ; what wciulil foe a gooJ remedy ?
Take Cerebrlne , extract of the brain , In
hrcc-drop doses on the tongue , three t mcs
ally.
It T. W. Plrns ( > mention n rcmwly which'
vlll ln'lp In icHtorltiB lii'Hlth In mi overworked
lerKymnu ; my In-art action la not good.
Take Cardlnc , extract of the heart. In
hree-drcp dotes on the tongue , three times
Jally.
Or 1) . What would lie n good remedy for n
lliMttBurforliiK wltli plica ? There Is a con
tested state of the lower bowel.
Natrollthlc SM , In tablespoonful dosea dls-
lolved In one-half tumbler of water after
ncals.
II T. , Kansas City , Mo. I nm In an editorial
nice , nm overworked und feel ncrtous nnd
Irrtl nuwl oT the time. lMen.se suggest treat-
nent.
Cerebrlne , extract of the brain , In five-drop
doses three times dally.
Miss 13. I nm frequently troubled wllli tllzzl-
leus wlii'ii I Blimp ; them In mil'1 or leas con
stipation associated \\ltji the trouble.
Take Natrollthlc Sail , a teaspoonful dis
solved in a half tumbler o ( water after
neals every third or fourth day.
Captain 1) . . Paula 1'e. N. M. I cannot Ret rid
t multulal polHonliiB. Dense suggest u rtuiedy.
Ftbrlcldc Pills , ono morning and evening.
II. W. I have bien n sunenT from n ! vous
xli.iustli n for some time. IMcase suggest a
tieatment.
jUc Cerebrlne , extract of the brain , In
three-drop doses on the tongue , three times
dally.
L. II. For you neuralgia an excellent rem
edy would bo Febrlclde Pills , one , two or
three times dally.
At. I. . I nm n school teacher nnd suffer from
nervous hc.ulnuhc. AVhat would "benelll m < ?
Cerebrlne , extract of the brain , In three-
drop UGJCS three times dally.
W. T. PARKEU. 11. D.
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Company , Washington , D. C. , will be an-
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The most womls-ful therapeutic
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For epilepsy , J.ocqinotor Atnxia , etc.
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For diseases of the heart.
TKSTINIJ , For premature decay.
OVAIJINE , For diseases of Women.
TllYIfOimNI ! , for Kczcma und Impurities of
llio blood.
Dose , 5 Drops. Price. Two Drachms , $1.00.
ALL , DRUGGISTS. > Send for Book.
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For Malarial Affections and nil Inflamma
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For habitual constipation , torpor of the
bowels or inaction of the liver , headache ,
castrlo dyspjpsla , Intestinal dyspepsia ,
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Price , GOc per bottle.
coi.u.niti.v ciii'.mcAi , COHI-ANV ,
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For sale by KUHN & CO. , J5tn and Douglas.
The Sweet
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Clean , pure anil pungent , pleases the
nostrils as tbo cork gomes from a jar ol
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usros , women have sought u safe and cer
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The sun in Biunruor uud the heat ol
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dust that IB always in the ale grinds it
self into the sensitive nldn. Soap and
wutor nro not enough to got it out ami
to soothe and soften the dry chapped
ski u.
Yale's .
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\vlll do it. It cleanses the s'tln nnd its
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coolo the heat of chapping and fever
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outTnrlng nkln.
it Is good for hums nnd for nny
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brinlcly into the skin and you will bu
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Thura huvt been imitations of this wonderful -
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Accept nothing but the roil.
If jronr dmrilit Will not aupply you. send
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\Unufacturerr of nil Hindi of cotton & burbp
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Car loud thlpment * made In our own refrigerator
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