TIIE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANFATCY 8 , 1800.
IN THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN.
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M3\V YIMIl FASHIONS.
Somnolent Splendor * , Coiinr-tf lh Hnl * ,
Comfort .skirl * nnd KIrtIc * .
NEW YORK , Jan. C. This Is the day and
this Is the hour when every woman , whose
puriie having recovered from the Chrtstnus
stock , Is busy with the special rales anl dls-
pla > s In undergarments. It Is pT/cctly evi
dent at the underwear counters that Ameri
can women enjoy the broadest riarkct In
lingerie In the world. Tor less than a dollar
lar a woman can buy a nlsht dross of cam
bric garnlihcd with tucks and embroidery
that a princess would not dlsiiln to deep
In , while at the other end of the same whltu
goods counter can be purchased n somnolent
splendor that Is worthy of a sultana's
dreams , and that costs nearly the month's
Income of a prosperous worklngman. The
rich American women like to wear hanl-
made Imported undergarments , and they pre
fer lace arid rufllw galore.
The most fashionable achievement of the
Parisian needlewoman Is In night dresses ,
made of white linen lawn , the sl.vvei largo
and perforated with zigzags of flno Valen
ciennes running from shoulder to wrist. At
the wrist a deep lace barred cavalier cuff
t turns back , whllo falling from tl'ls to the
very finger tips Is a full tlounco of lace.
Wide lace edged revers turn back over the
bust and shoulders and a broad scarf of
lace encircles the neck and ties In a vast
bow with ends falling far below the waist
line. Such was the stvle of dollcata nl&ht
dress Included In the trousseau ot the young
heiress who , In December , was married to
the Baroness do Sclllero's son. One and all
the gowns , as Is now the prevailing ruli' ,
were made with extensive trains falling full
from the shoulders and bordered with lace.
ZVotcltlv * 111 MKht II oil on.
Another charming elaboration in this
A SULTANA'S DREAM OF BEAUTY.
species of garment is a huge lace frilled
fichu that , like Martha Washington's ker
chief , passes about the neck , across the
bust , and the ends meet at the small of the
back with a flat rosette of whiter ribbon.
This leaves the throat prettily exposed In a
small V In front and the sleeve with this
Is a baggy affair , Its circumference fritted
with lace nnd the Inside seam not wholly
closc-d. The two lips of the seam are edged
with Ince and at the wrist and elbow white
satin bows catch them together.
Oddest among the chic Importations are
the costly night gowns and chemise that
button up behind. As a matter of fact they
do not button , but by a eerlee of narrow
white ribbons they tlo up in the rear , and to
wear colored undergarments la not counte
nanced by the seekers after great refinement
In dresi.
A new French mixture of silk and linen ,
called Diana cloth , is what these special
pieces are made of , which. In things less
expensive , English nainsook , ranging in
price from 20 to CO cents a yard , Is the fa
vorite goods. For cooling influence next
summer the dealers In underclothing are
already tempting with pure linen lawn gowns
nnd chemise trimmed and brightened only
with edgings ot pole-tinted fine dimity.
Lace plumage Is proven stuffy and hot on
summer nights and this sheer chaste ap
parel does not fall In allurement.
Cloie Cut CliciiiUc.
Chemise are cut shorter than usual , are
finished nt the bottom with a hem only and
have no gathers at the shoulder band. With
the present mode In dressmaking underwear
must bo reduced to the slightest possible
bulk. Drawers are cut knlckerbocker
fashion , with a small frill of lace over the
knee , and they close with a buttoned band
just over the curve of the knee. It Is the
Parisian idea to embroider the owncr'a
Initials lu white right around the button
hole , letting the work on the lips ot the
hole form part of the letter , and a plain
gold ball or email jew el-set stud Is used bj
the exquisite to fasten this band , in place
of the usual bullet-pearl button.
Comfort Skirt * .
For a whllo It seemed as If the prestige
of the white petticoat was established , and
women do still wear them n great deal In
doors , but the silken beauties are more
K Insolently predominant than ever before.
1 The preference seems to bo for the mosl
glaring primary colors In the stlffcst taf
feta , made up perfectly straight , scanl
Bklrts , nnd the rigidity further Increased
by a wide , deeply accordion-pleated fool
flounce.
Short comfort skirts , as they are called
for wear under a silk petticoat In the coli
weather , are the prettiest little klrtlcs tha
don't come down so far ns the knee and on
not more than a jard wide. They are woo
nnd many are knitted by hand of a Scold
yarn , with a bright silk thread worked In a
Intervals. They are scalloped about the bet
torn , completed with a narrow silk frltigi
and are hung on silk yokes that fit the hip :
inugly.
The DO.
Milliners have made a very successful in <
troduction with a new t > po of hat they hav <
named the 09 , whether In honor ot the yount
year or because It Is the nlnct-ninth moai
inaugurated so far , Is not known. The 99 li
email Mack silk hat with brim and crovvi
somewhat on the Pickwick shape. Abou
the black beaver crown goes a fold of brlgh
Ilk or velvet , or a scarf of ipangled laci
nd A handsome bouquet ot ostrich plumei
Is fastened with a bow and an ornament 01
( ha left. This shining black bat on a blondi
head la an addition to the winter landscape
and blondes , by the way , whether the credl
la duo to art or nature , are on the Incrcaie
The deslro of every woman's life just noi
ls to boast possession of marigold blondi
Jiulr , which tint nature has truly given U
such women as Mrs. Cornelius Vandorbllt ,
jr. , young Mrs. Whitney , Silss EUlo French
anil few others.
Women continue to find a great outlet for
their love at pretty things In collections ot
hatpins and neck chains. Dying ttmo has
brought to light a charming enterprise In
hatpins with heads ot blonde , perfectly
dark , or richly mottled shell powdered with
diamonds or rubles , various shapes , and eot
with colored jewels.
The neck chain that Is a newcomer con
sists of a black velvet cord strung at Inter
vals with coral beads. The use of coral , by
the way , Is sun-Iy Infectious. Heavy cream
nml gray lace , studded with rosy beads , Is
the sort of striking decoration they arc using
on the mahogany brown velvet coats and
gowns. Outside the high satin and lace col
lar of her calling dress a fashionable woman
will wear as many aa six string * of coral
beads , l > lng flat , at the base of the throat.
The dressmakers seem to think that coral IB
a perfect offset to 'black ' satin orehet , or
even the rich cloths and revers , panels , cuffs ,
etc. , are encrusted with coral chips cut as
fine as the smallest Jets , while no smarter
dancing dress has been seen this winter than
one made for Miss Dclaflcrd , a debutante , of
pare blue silk muslin , worn over white and
crystallized with coral chtpa , In the design
of such fairy flora as Is seen down under the
MARY DEAN.
8ea
MI3X AM ) WOMIJX AS
The rormer Excelled l y the Gutter
In Three Occupation * Onl ) .
In the way of practical professional work
there are only two things a woman can
do better than a man. She la unquestion
ably a bolter sick nurse and also a better
irlmary teacher , and , I forgot "to " add , that
10 man , living can equal a woman when It
comes to trimming a hat. In everything
else he leaves her miles behind.
I got home about ten minutes ago from a
meeting of the Artmlto Woman's club ,
where the subject under discussion was
The Uniform Superiority of Woman. " A
printed announcement ot the debate failed
o state to what or whom the sex Is su-
icrlor , but from the speeches I gathered
hat It imust bo man.
All the speakers dilated , of course , upon
her moral and spiritual supremacy , and de-
ilored the long , cruel bondage she had en
dured ; bondage that very naturally had
crippled her genius , and thereby prevented
an earlier competition with man In In-
lustrlol fields.
Mrs. Henrietta Bateman , as president ot
he club , concluded the remarks by saying
hat all woman asked was an equal chnnce
o write her name large In the world's hls-
ory beside that of an Edison or a Lincoln.
Vlth faculties cramped by Ignorance , and
her fleld of action confined to the kitchen
or sewing chair , what wonder If she Is slow
oday lu proving her capacities In science.
tatesmanshlp , commerce , etc.
Being a guest of the club , I was obliged
o alt by dumbly , bottling up all my sound
arguments to prove what stuff the best
of women will talk on such occasions.
It la the sort of twaddle that Is respon
sible for the feverish , conceited restless
ness we have all seen working like yeast
n the mass of womankind lately.
It Is as false as hurtful , and as Incendiary
as to tell a worklngman that the reason he
s not a millionaire or a president Is bccauso
somebody has oppressed and cheated him
out of his rights.
Extol by all means the freedom that has
made It possible to develop his best capacl-
: les , but for heaven's sake don't suggest
[ hat capital and society alone are respon
sible for the Insignificant place he occupies.
Mo more should you ferment trouble In my
sex by telling us that we are the intellectual
equals of man.
Mrs. Bateman said we had ages ot oppres
sion and Ignorance to overcome , and that
wo are too awkward as yet In using our tools
to expect anything like ripe results. Tha
technicalities and traditions of law , medi
cine , politics and commerce must not only
be mastered by one generation of women ,
but several generations following must absorb
serb It with their mother's milk , ns It were ,
before we can look for a Thomas Jefferson
or n A. T. Stewart.
Imagine the vexation of listening to such
statements and not being able to ask the
speaker why , then , If tradition and familiar
ity are essential to achievement , are men to
day the best cooks , the host dressmakers
and the best housekeepers on earth.
In the sorry past , she pictured , men never
denied to woman complete familiarity with
needles and frying pans. All the long years
of our bondage we were made to earn our
board and keep by cooking his porridge and
sewing his shirts. Yet today who brings
the highest prices In the market , and is
quoted as authority on food and clothes ,
but Worth and Joseph , the first a dress
maker , the second a cook.
Men , not women , have made records aa
housekeepers of the big hotels. Having ap
plied otllco and business principles to mar
keting and jnanaglng servants , behold the
results are peace and profit. It would only
have been naitural to suppose that when the
Auditorium In Chicago and the Waldorf-
Astoria of New York were built that a
woman would Instantly be put at the bead
of affairs. Her long domestic training
seemed to fit her peculiarly to make money
and fame , when the chance came to shine
along the old humble path her patient feet
had trod for so many dark centuries.
Not at all. She Is congenital/ ! deficient
In the kind of brain necessary for all and
i every sort of constructive and administra
tive work.
She Is full of earnest desire to do right ,
but nature failed to endow her with ca
pacity. Certainly no one pretends today
that It Is prejudice or lack of opportunity
that drags at a woman's petticoat holding
| her back from .her best development.
Then why , I would like to know , do
these walking delegates of society love to
stir us up with such Incendiary doctrines.
They only tend to make us dissatisfied.
And , moreover , It dliects our attention
from the great sphere ln which we are supreme
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premo ; that superior height from which wo
can afford to anllo encouragingly upon men
struggling in the arena below.
If man controls affairs , woman controls
man. She can truthfully say , I nm the tree ,
yo ore the branches. She Is the underly
ing , fundamental force In the world. Her
hands hold the power ot life or death for
society. In comparison with her sphere
and work , all that men accomplish looks
feeble and petty.
Compare the construction of an electric
dynamo or the building of an ocean flyer
wild bringing a healthy , rosy child Into the
world , and then fetching him or her up
with a sound stomach , a sweet heart and
clear brain ,
And It Is women , not men , who rear chil
dren. Those first ten years , when character
and constitution are formed , the father Is a
very unimportant , secondary consideration.
Ho supplies food and clothing , but the
mother lays the foundation for nn upright
citizen , who will help carry the world a
step forward in the next generation.
As teachers of children and thereby mold-
crs of character , women do the very noblest
work the world offers to human enterprise.
The little kindergarten teacher far over In
an unfashionable district , who day after day
trains the tiny moral and mental tendrils
ot tier childish scholars , is a momentous
force in the political futureot our country.
While men are making railroads and steam
engines she is making law givers , soldiers
and sailors.
Philosophers and philanthropists who deal
with great moral questions agree that nil
advancement In stamping oijt crlmo and
furthering vlrtuo must begin with the little
child , the next generation. Wo women , then ,
hold In our hands the weal or woe of the
future. It Is to go forward or fall back ,
as wo will It. Isn't that honor and responsi
bility enough for one sex to carry success
fully ? It ought to be. One would think we
could afford to let men have first place In
other things , and not scold and cackle so
noisily over Insignificant details.
GLOVE SIA.MJKACTCUB.
rifteen Million * of Dollar * Invented In
ThU Imlnxtry > ot lot Centurj Olil.
"The art of glove-making , once followed
exclusively by women , Is now pursued
largely by men , " writes Frank H. Vlzetclly
lu the Woman's Home Companion.
"Thlslsduechlcllyto the Introduction of ma
chinery , used today for sewing and pressing
the seams , and to Improved moans for draft-
A CLOSE FIT DEMANDED BY THE NEW
STYLES.
ing patterns which were formerly of paper
or wood. Then the glover , laying his pat
tern on the feather , would mark ft In outline
with a lead pencil and cut It out with shears.
The glove , which was sown by hand and the
seams poundsd , then went through the pro
cess of pressing. This was done by placing
It bctowen two boards , on which the glove-
maker sat while making another pair. In
the manufacture of the modern glove the
operator , having cut the leather , folds It
over so that the back la larger than the
front. Then ho makes three cuts through
the doubled pieces , eo that It may produce
the back and front for the four fingers.
Next an ovoid hole is cut for the Insertion
of the thumb-piece. Before completing the
work on the first and fourth fingers long
strips , or gussets , are newn .on the Inner
side ; ( but in the second and third fingers
eusjets are sown on both side * . Afterward
email dlamond'Chapcd plecta are cut , fitted ,
and ewn at the Interdlgltnl fords or base of
the fingers. The ornamental embroidery la
then stitched on the back , the buttons or
fasteners fitted , and the wrists hemmed ;
then the glove Is finished. In the sewing a
toothed vlso or clamp Is used to regulate the
slzo o ! the stitches. Glove-workers are di
vided Into three classes : Thoao who seam
the fingers and put In the thumb are called
the makers ; those who hem the edges at the
wrist , welters , and those who embroider the
back , pointers. The avcrngo earnings of all
clasees Is only $2 a day. In our own country
no ICEJ than $15,000,000 Is Invested In the
glove Industry , which first settled In arovers-
vllle , N. Y. , in 1S09. At this time the
skins used were those of deer received by
traders In exchange for tin. Rough mlttena
were the first product of this settlement , and
the first load of gloves that went to Boston
was forwarded lu 1823. "
PASSIM ; or IUTU ASIIMOIIU.
I'.ml of the lln y Mfe of n Noted
CorrcMiiitl | < 'iit.
"When some one has gone out of your life
you have every right to grieve , but you have
no right to let the sorrow for the dead
so nil jour life that those who llvo and
love jou are neglected. You have no right
to make an iclol of that one who Is no
longer with you , and to neglect and be
chary of your love to those who are alive
and , like you , suffering. Death , when It
comes , usually makes of a girl a woman ; and
It has long been realized that It Is the duty
of a woman to be the consoler. She must
be the one who makes all life the better
for her being in It , because In the hour of
great desolation she must look forward to
the future. "
So wrote "Ruth Ashmorc. " Yet when
"Kuth Ashmorc , " who In private life was
Mrs Isabel A. Mallon , suffered bereavement
In the loss of her mother , she gave way and
died. "Crip nnd pneumonia , " said the doc
tors , but It was a ciso of heartbreak.
Mrs. Mallon was 36 years old and a mem
ber of the old Sloan family ot Hartford
county , Maryland. For elx generations the
Sloan family bos been prominent In Mary
land , and there , at the family seat In Hart
ford county , the popular writer spent mnny
of her summers when her work did not de
mand her presence elsewhere.
Isabel Sloan was born In Baltimore , In the
city house of her father adjoining the house
of Hess Wlnans. At 16 she eloped with
William T. Mallon , a well-to-do young man
of Baltimore , who had been educated In
Dublin. The couple went to Dublin and
spent several vears In travel. It was a
happy union nnd the experience gained by
the voung brldo while abroad proved of
Inestimable value to her as a writer when ,
In later years , she wan thrown upon her
own resources.
Mr. Mallon died four years after he had
made Isabel Sloan his bride , and , finding
herself In limited circumstances , Mrs. Mal
lon determined to make her own way In llfo
In preference to settling down at home. She
came to New York sixteen years ago and
began her career as a newspaper correspond
ent. She wai a pioneer newspaper woman
and lier "Bab" letters attracted Immediate
attention.
They were widely copied and publishers
throughout the country sought them eagerly.
They had the merit of originality and were
bright and wholesome. Beginning with a
subscription Hat of three papers Mrs. Mal
lon last jcar found hersoff a contributor to
several hundred dallies and weeklies. Her
Income grew from $10 a week to a very snug
sum , approximating $10,000 a jear.
She continued In late years the "Bab" let
ters , but did not confine herself exclusively
to their preparation.
As "Ruth Ashmore" she Is wfdely known
to readers of magazines , whllo her "Side
Talks With Girls" made her known aa Isabel
Aldcrdlce Mallon to the readers of the Lad oa'
Home Journal and other periodicals. She
was one of the editors ot the Homo Journal
at the time of her death , though she had
done little active work for several months.
Mrs. Mallon was unlike the majority of
newspaper women of New York. She was
not a Bohemian and did not cook her food
an an oil stove in the garret ot a tenement
and fancy she was enjoying herself. She
hid a good homo and kept It In good order.
She lived a normal life In which her news
paper work was a mere Incident.
She was a high bred , cultured woman , a
charming hostess , a guide , philosopher and
friend , with eyes onry for the bright side
and the blase portion of humanity. If her
cook quarreled with her husband , Mrs.
Mallon would Invite the husband to dinner
and give him a better Idea of the gem that
had fallen to his lot. She would even cook
the dinner herself If she thought that by so
doing peace could be restored. If she heard
of suffering In the neighborhood she was the
nrst to relieve It.
A woman whose husband had beaten her
once appealed to Mrs. Mallon for advice. She
caused the man's arrest , and Interceded with
the judge to have the extreme penalty given.
Then she visited the recreant husband In the
city prison and , after a series of talks , Ira-
'bued ' him with a better spirit. Today this
rain Is n mourner at the bier of the dead
journalist , and his children call her blessed.
He took a new start In life after those "side
talks , " and became a man.
MARTHA WA > I1ITOX IN CAMP.
At Vulley Porte Slit * Knit Stocking *
for llnrcfootcd Heroc * .
"Martha Washington was then 45 years
of age , and those who went to the camp and
expected to find her arrayed In the gowns
which they had supposed would bo worn liy
the general's wife were disappointed , " writes
William Perrlno In the Ladles' Home Jour
nal. " 'Whilst our husbands and brothers
are examples of patriotism , ' she would say
to her countrywomen , 'we must be patterna
of Industry. ' She did not hesitate to wear a
brown dress and a speckled apron when re
ceiving fastidious and elegant visitors at
Morrlstown. It was said afterward that she
acquired her Inveterate habit of knitting In
her zeal at Valley Forge to relieve the bare
footed men around her. On every fair day
she might be seen walking through the rude
HATS FOR MID-WINTER.
'streets ' of the town of huts with a basket In
her hand. Entering the but of a sergeant
she found him d > lng on n pallet ot strnw ,
his wife beside him In the nngulah of fln.il
separation , She ministered to his comfort
with food prepared by her own hands. Then
kneeling she earnestly pra > cd with her
'sweet and solemn voice' for the stricken
couple. All day long she wns busy with
these errands of grace , or In the kitchen at
the stone house , or In urging other women
to lend a helping hand , And when she
rasscd along the lines of the troops she
would Bomctlincs hoar the fervent cry of
"God bless Lilly Washington I or 'Long live
Lady Washington ! ' Well , Indeed , might the
racn.foel that they could fight to their very
lost drop of blood with a commander whoso
wife , who was formerly the belle and lender
of her set among the dames and damsels of
Virginia , was not ashamed to bo seen darnIng -
Ing his and her own stockings ! "
Trill * of Pnxlilon.
Candle oxtlnguU'l.ors In shapes like horns
are supplied In silver gilt.
A silver Rllt feather clnsp let with precious
stonei or Imitations , for a boa , Is the litest
novelty.
A useful novcltv for the table Is n bone
holder of silver tor use Instead of a fork in
eating poultry or game.
Red mousscllno do solo over red , trimmed
BEAUTY AND COMPORT FOR LES3
THAN ONE DOLLAR.
with cream applique , makes a stunning even
ing gown , with a touch of black , which may
be tulle , in the corsage.
A bolero bodtco with a novel finish shows
llttla straps of velvet caught at each end ,
with a small button fastening the bolero
to the belt all around the waist. This space
Is usually two Inches wide , and some con
trasting color shows underneath between the
Btrans.
Ono novel feature of the season's evening
sleeve Is the open space Just below the point
of the shoulder when a long or elbow length
transparent sleeve is worn. A narrow strap
extends over the shoulder , nnd the top cf the
sleeve is cut away In a sort of half moon
to show the prettiest part of the aim.
Moussollno de sole skirts with shirred
ruffiea put on In the form of a tunic , nnd
worn with a guipure coat made long ot the
back to meet the rufiles. are one of the
variations in evening dress. Incrustations
of silk of the color of the skirt set lu here
nnd there all over the coat glvo a very novel
effect.
Quaint llttlo Grctchen dresses and odd
Wllholmina bonnets for little girls are
brought out at the Importing houses nnd
furnishing stores. The drebses are made
of cashmere , drap d'Alma , Henrietta cloth ,
or novelty goods , and the handsomest are
trimmed with velvet , the bonnets made of
velvet to match.
Brilliant red-cloth coats trimmed with
black Persian lamb are closely covered with
black silk and chenille appliques of unique
pattern. Sleeves of the same rich trimming
cover very close coat sleeves of the red cloth
to within about el lit Inches of the shoulder ,
this portion being perfectly plain , giving the
effect of a small red puff.
A very stylish costume of silk and wool
novelty goods haa the skirt finished with
circular rufllcs. with a coat above It. veiy
IOIIB at the back , and cut away In front to
show a Vandyke wnUtcoat of dark velvet ,
the long points of the gllec. failing six or
eight inches below the belt. The coat Is
finished with rovers of the bame velvet , and
around the threat is a hlKU fur collar.
The spring will see nearly all skirts made
with side closlnKS , either real or simulated
by buttons and lacing cords The length
ened skirt with Its close sheath effects will
remain In vogue ; open-fronted coats and
basques will continue In great favor , and
everything designed to Impart a look of
slendomess and Kmco will be followed by
the tnodlstn and tailor In the making of
gowns for the new season.
In order to produce the svelte and cling
ing st > lo of dress , skirt linings particularly
for women of full figure are muda of
the softest undressed Bilks and satins ; and
all stiff moires and crlbu taffeta , faille , etc. .
are avoided. Where expansion and bredth
are needed they tire produced by llarlng
skirt-seams , undulating frills and flounces ,
plaited rufllea , ruches and countless other
popular skirt accessories.
Gay-colored nnd black ribbon ruches In
narrow and medium widths are In great de
mand , end are made constant and effective
use of as a single trimming , or In combina
tion with fancy Klinps and tiny bands of fur.
These ruchlURB are sold by the yard In evi-r/
fashionable color , and many pieces are used
to decorate skirts , bodices , collar * nud
Blecves. They make a simple nnd pretty
finish for the edce of n flounce , for the top
of an arched collar or the edses of the liar-
Ing cuffs.
On account of the creat chance In the
Blzo of the dress sleeve It IB no longer
necessary In making up evening wraps to
allow for much extra breadth across the
shoulders , nnd while there Is much elabora
tion about the neck lu the wny of lurgo
picturesque collars , neck ruches and boas
of lace , ribbon and fur. the space below Is
left unadorned , and It Is considered better to
Bhow lonx Bhoulder-llncs than to cover the
wrap on the upper portion with weighty
accessories.
renilnlne Terminal * .
Miss Virginia Cvans , daughter of "right-
Ing Bob" Evans , will make her bow to
society during the present Washington
official season ,
Mrs. John Jacob Astor ls Eatd to bo one of
the prettiest eklrt dancers In the New S'orl ;
400. among whom Bho has many rivals in
that species of amusement.
The first woman has lust received her
degree of doctor from the University of
Berlin. She Is MUs Elsa Neumann , and
gained it "cum laude. "
Miss Salllo Faulkner , daughter of Senator
Faulkner of West Virginia , recently puld
a visit to her brother , a lieutenant in the
army , now stationed in Wjomlng. Whllo
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absorbing and carrjlng off all Impurities
which the blood by Its natural action Is
constantly forcing to the surface of the
skin. It Is to the skin what a vitalizing
tonic Is to the blood and nerves , a kind ot
new life that Immediately exhilarates and
strengthens wherever applied. Its tonls
effect Is felt almost Immediately and It
speedily banishes forever from the skin
freckles , pimples , blackheads , moth patche * .
wrinkles , liver spots , roughness , olllncss ,
eruptions and dUcolorattons of any kind
In order that all may be benefited by their
dreat Discovery the Mls ca Bell will , during
the nresent month , glva to all callers at
THE MISSES BELL , 78 stl > Avenue , New York City.
Tonfc , Complexion Soap , Skin Food nnfl De.
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yllo are ( or ole by nil drangliti.
tihoro she rode a broncho which only one
man at the fort could master.
Mine. 1'nttl , in a recent interview , said
th.it she Intended to write her memoirs as
soon as aho had definitely retired from the
stage and concert room , but declared her
self unable testate when that would be.
Her dream of tlio future Is to utilize her
theatrical experience in giving counsel to
young and aspiring artists.
Mrs. Solomon Gossoon , the managing
partner of a well known Jewish firm In
Bombay and president of several companies
In which the firm takes an Interest , has be u
proposed for a place in the governor gen
eral's council. The proposal comes from a
leading Indian paper , and Is probably due to
two leasons Mrs. Qosboon'e great business
ability and the fact that she has made great
effort to draw together the woiucu of
Bombay.
Mrs. Frona Eunice Walt , member of the
California state board ot agriculture and a
professional wlno taster of national reputa
tion , gava she knows of but three men who
are really competent to judge wine. They
are Qerldo Rossatl of New York. F. D.
Oldham of London cod Paul Do Chanellc ,
president of the Trench Chamber of
Deputies. She declares that women are
better wlno tasters than men. "havlos more
delicate perceptions and being more sensitive
to impressions. "
The queen of Roumanla Is perhaps the
only royal pcn > onago who acquits herself as
a public lecturer. For some time pas > t her
majesty has been accustomed to give lectures
privately In her palace to the young women
of the leading families In Koumonia. These
literary assemblies pioved BO attractive that
the demands for admission have grown in
convenient , so that ithe queen has thought
It expedient to lecture In the High school
for all pupils who cared to attend. Before
her majesty could do this , however , she
had to obtain a regular professor's diploma
from the king and the minister of Instruc
tion.
tion.Some
Some prominent Washington women are
raising money with which to turnlsh a room
In the Garfield Memorial hospital at Wash
ington , and endow it to the memory of
Mine. Romero , the vvlfo of the Mexican
minister to Ihe United States. Mme. Honitro
was well known for her charities during her
long residence In Washington , and her
friends have undertaken this work out of
respect to her memory. It Is proposed to
raise $1.000 for this purpose , most of which
has already been subscribed. Another
project has been started to erect a memorial
hall In Alexandria. Va , to the memory of
Mnie. Romero. The hall Is to bo known
as the Lucrctla Allen do Romero Memoilal
hall , and Is to be used exclusively for cut
ting , fitting nnd other purposes of the sow
ing department for girls of the John Hay
Normal and Industrial school.
Miss Ethel , youngest daughter of Charles
D. SlRSbcf , captain of the Ill-fated Maine ,
was Introduced Into Washington society last
week. Owing to her largo circle of friends
and her desire to present the young
debutante to each In turn , Mrs. SIgsbeo sent
out cards for four receptions at her resi
dence on Rlggs Place , during December and
January. The first of the quartet was held
a few days ago. Miss Slgsbco 1 one ot the
decided beauties of the season utid her In
auguration to the social circles of the
capital is a most attractive addition. She
Is n perfect blonde , tall and Blender , and
In her grace and exquisite coloring remind
ing ono of some lovely old-time picture.
Through her grandmother nhu Is of Mary
land descent , being a granddaughter of the
late General Lockwood of that state. In
the refined simplicity of her manner she
shows the traces ot her southern ancestry ,
combined with n breeding end culture only
to bo obtained bv the cosmopolitan training
onjoved by a naval officer's family. She Is
decidedly musical In her tastes and has a
flno voice , which oho will continue to
cultivate.
Clara Clemens , the pretty daughter of
Samuel L. Clemens ( "Mark Twain" ) , Is a
deserved favorite Ui Viennese society , where
the family of Mr. Clemens are spending
their second winter. Miss Clemens Is a
beautiful girl , and Inherits her father's
ready wit and his love of pleasant com
pany. In Florence , when PUB was still a
slender joung miss la short dresses , she
was known along the Arne quays ai "La
Delia Slgnorlnn , " and wns one of the
celebrities of the town almost equally with
lier distinguished looking papa , who was as
great a lion In Italy as ho Is now In Austria.
Miss Cclla Sherman Miles , the only
daughter of Major General and Mrs. Nelson
A. Miles , is ono of the fctrlkUig figures of
Washington's exclusive society this winter ,
bho Is a most i-rcpossesslng woman nnd re
markable In many ways. Shf Is a woman of
divers accomplishments. Besides being ono
of the best horsewotnui In thn capital city ,
Bho rides a wheel , li on enthusiastic golf
devotee , owns several handsome dr > KH. Is a
> lanli t of ability and assists her mother at
all Eoclnl functions. Bho la vervw'here ' re
garded as an exceptionally talented voung
woman. Miss Miles dovelooed her athletic
trait on the western frontier , where she wns
raised whlln her father was on duty there.
their parlor * one trial bottle of their Com
plexion Tonic absolutely free ; nnd In order
that those who cannot call or who live aw y
from New York may be .benefited they will
send one bottle to any addrtti , all chargoi
prepaid , on the receipt of 25 cents ( etampi
or silver ) < o cover cost of packing and de
livering. The price of this wonderful tonlo
Is $100 per bottle nnd this liberal off
should bo embraced by all.
The Misses Dell have just published their
new book , "Secrets of Beauty. " This valu
able work Is free to all desiring It. Tlis
book treats exhaustively of the Importance
of a good complexion ; tells how a woman
may acquire beauty and keep It. Special
chapters on the care of the hair ; how to
have luxuriant growth ; harmless method *
of making the hair preserve Its natural
beauty and color , even to advanced ag .
Also Instructions how to banish nuperfluouc
hair from the face , neck nnd arms without
Injury to the skin. This book will bo raalli-d
to any address on rcqueit.
FREC Trial Bottles of Wonderful Com
plexion Tonlo free at parlors , or 25 centi
( cost of packing and mailing ) to those at
distance.
Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad
dress
It was In that section of the country that
she became Infatuated with equestrianism.
During the spring nnd fall months she is
frequently seen riding a spirited horse In
Washington In company with her father and
her two does , ono a Gordon Better and the
other a fox terrier ,
CONNUHIAL1TIES.
Louis Philippe Nebot , a young lieutenant
In the Spanish army in Havana undt *
Wcyler , has just married Miss May France *
Croniii of Willlamsburgh , N. Y. , and will
settle down in this country. The engage
ment was made three years ago , and though
Nebot fought the Cubans frequently ho had
the luck never to bo pitted against the
countrymen of his bride.
Miss Ida G. Brattrud of Madison. Wis ,
has started for San Ju/m. Porto Rico , in
order to marry Hobart S. Bird , the editor
of the San Juan NCWB. the first American
paper In Porto Rico. Mr. Bird is a ion
of Colonel and Mrs. O. W. Bird of Madison
and a graduate of the University of Wis
consin. The brldo-to-be ia a daughter of
Mrs. Carrie Brattrud of Madison and Is also
a graduate of < ho university.
The Philadelphia Press prints the follow-
It la definitely announced that William
K. Vanderbilt. jr. . and Mls Virginia Fair
are to bo married early this year. The mar
riage of a cadet of the house of Vanderbilt
and a maid of the house of Fair will unlta
ono of the lar fortunes of the Pacific
coast with a larger and older fortune of the
Atlantic Bcabord. William K. Vanderbllt ,
Jr. , Is only 21 years old. Miss Fair has t
fortune of somothlnK like $5.000,000. She In
herited what was practically a one-third
share of the estate of her father , the late
Senator James G. Fair.
W. K. Carson , nn old cottier and a
prominent resident of Nashville , 111. , and
Mrs. Robert Carson , the widow of his de
ceased brother , were married last Wednes
day. The brldo Is 61 years old. while the
groom is in his 70th year. A host of chil
dren and grandchildren were In attendance.
Mr. Carson has been married three times
prior to the event and his third wife died
i but a few weeks axo. The wives precedliiB
his last love were slstera and children were
born to each. With Mr. Carson's marriage
! to his sister-in-law a mdst entangling re-
, latlonshlp was established ,
lug dispatch from Chicago : "Friends ot
Richard Harding Davis , the well known
novelist and newepaper correspondent , are
dlbcussliiK with Interest the rurnora of his
engagement to a Chicago girl. Mr. Davis
IB the guest of John M. Clark , a millionaire ,
residing In Prairie avenue. The darks
have a summer home at Morton. Mass. ,
whore Mr. Davis has often visited them.
Thcro Is ono daughter in the family. Miss
Ceclle , a tall , Kraceful and pretty young
woman of twentv-one. She has shown
marked talent , both in muslo and art , and
has written nnd drawn magazine sketches
that ( have bem highly praised.
| It Is announced that Mme. Adcllna Pattl'
nnd Baron Rolf Cederstrom's wedding will
take place on February 1 at Cralg-y-Noa
castle , where eho has a private Roman
Catholic chauel , The double religious cere
mony will bo preceded by a declaration before -
fore a registrar. In English law , of course ,
the civil formality la sufficient to tie the
knot. As to the Swedish law. the chaplain
of the Swedish nnd NorweRlan It-Ration has
written to the archbishop of Upsala to auk
that the question may bo discussed In the
Conalstorlum Kccleslastlcum , and formal
permission bo given to him to perform th
ceremony. In most cases A Lutheran wed
ding ceremony In Scandinavia taken place
In a drawlnic room : so probably ono of the
drawing rooms of Cralg-y-Nos caitle will
bo held to servo ns well for the Lutheran
ceremony as a Swansea church.
Hitter nml Nnret.
Detroit Journal- Seizing her hand , h
raised It to ! IH | lips ; that belns the correct
level for the ultra fnahlonable shako.
"And you will bo mine , In sorrow as In
Joy ? " bn exclaimed.
"WllllBton , " she answered , "I'm going the
whole hog nnd no hog Is all siusaKo ! "
It scorns almost to bo doubted sometimes
If a woman , In order to have a happy mar
riage , might not better know llfo OB It really
Is than to have property In her own right ,
I.iitt-m * * * ,
Detroit Journal"Too "
late ! ho cried ,
and pressed the fatal potion to her lips
It was In thlo hour that the woman's lofty
spirit revealed Itself
"I'd rather bo too Into than not late
enough , I tell you the el" she remarked , for
in her happier da > H nho hail known whit It
vvas to wear the swellest bat In the con-
grogntlon.
The man , however was too angry to listen
to reason.
The Hot Hprlnu * of Arlian n .
The National health and pleasure resort ,
owned and controlled by U. 8 Government.
Klogant hotels. Arlington Park , and Bast-
man. Golf. For Information and tooklds
apply to T. F. Godfrey , UtU and Douslas
Hta. , Omaha.