THE OMAHA DAILY HBI3 : SUNDAY , JANUARY UJ , 1SW ) .
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Olnmon-TlpiiiMl riow T Dominate *
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NEW YORK , Jan. 20. The reign of the
rosebud Ins already commenced. Small as
thin crimson-tipped flower IB , It successfully
ilomlnatis every now fabric for spring wear-
Ing. Challles , organdlc-H , Swiss muslins ,
ginghams and silks are- wreathed and speck
led , Hpottcd and dotted with coquettish baby
roacH from the romantic moss bud to the
close shouthed tiny button rose. All this
of course goes only to prove that wo arc Infer
for a pink spring Instead of a lilac , violet
or corn ( lower blue one. There Is Indeed
matter for a prolonged and undeniably thrill
ing teacup talk of coming modes already
spread forth on the counters. Abridged In
formation must make. Ht known that the
favorite organdlo pattern la that of a fine
rcso vlue In bud , find creeping over a trellis
pattern In faint green or palo yellow. In
dimity and a beautiful new starchless muslin
called PhHIplno the prim baby rose Is placed
formally Insldo a tiny check square or regu
lar narrow bands of green run In bayadere
or perpendicular stripes between straight
narrow * trails of roses.
The cloud-llko tillk muslins that promise
to be the most fashionable summer ball
gowns have full blown ( pses In two shades
of pink or In yellow and red on their faint
blue , deep cream or lemon tinted back-
gro'unds , and for the Easter bridesmaids
these are going to bo the most fashionable
possible habits.
Zephyr glughams and piques , with damask
slrlpes or flower patterns , arc going to
have the first choice In wash goods , while
all th colored cotton goods from Scotland
how small plaids In two colors , with shirred
etrlpVs. Most Interesting for the moment ,
though , than these vernal temptations Is the
Croat variety of light weight wools that
hops are showing. Emphatically from I'arl
cornea the law that less silk and moro woe
la to bo typical of the opening and the ver
moot lovely spring calling , driving , theater
goWig and reception toilotd , garden party ant
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RBDINGOTE F OR SHOPPING.
even walking suits must touch a high key
lu color.
Already no see how the leading dress
makers have Ihelr work rooms full of palo
gray suits , elaborately garnished with white
panels , facings , vests nnd embroidery. At
opera matinees in New York the box holders
appear In pure whlto cloth suits trimmed
with silver and white lace , aud flashing
sequins. That Is Just the beginning ot a
revolution In dress.
Krrncli Ileiirlettnu.
If 3011 nsk In the chops for the new
spring things they will show you first ot
nil French Henrietta cloth. Ttiat is guaran
teed to usurp the place of challle to a great
extent. It Is Just us light and cool and
graceful as challto ; It Is no more expensive
and It wears very much better. Its lightness
epablea one to Indulge In a draped skirt
without fear of weight , and Its cleanliness
proves 11 ail excellent goods for travel use.
Women who uro buying It push aside the
navy blue , ollvo green and wood brown for
French , blue , ash gray , willow green , biscuit
pink and pile tans , they know what the
future is going to bring fortli.
All the genuine vitality of the shoppers
at present la concentrated about the shirt
waist counter. If forerunning signals mean
anything , wo are sure to wear many white
cambric nnd lawn shirt wnlsta after Easter ,
rather giving them the preference over the
colored gingham variety. Crisp white
French rambrlu blouses , having the whole
leevee and body laid In vvliat are called
lingerie tucks , Is one popular figure , and the
fronts of all shirts blouse Just a little. An
other favorite urecles turns back small
revors over the bust from a dickey that Is
flnrly tucked or Is ot plain white laundered
linen and these whlto shirts are allowed
considerable eccentricity ot sleeves. The
fitlff cuff is replaced by ono shaped to fall
over the hand and tucked shoulder capes are
not uncommon.
In the colored goods the most expensive
elilrta have their white collars made of a
piece with the neckband and the collar rolls
over In a continuous narrow round , or a
series ot pretty leaf-like scallops as often as
not. Lota expensive gingham waists are
tnado wisely with as many as three de
tachable collars. One a high whlto choker ,
another with small broken points of linen
In a solid tone that echoes the predom
inating color In tlio shirt , while the third
la a rolling band In white.
The really sensible pique stock Is coming
back again , with the difference that Ita
long glngbam euds are not ihapcd and iuter-
lined to fold Into a four-ln-hand or Ascot
knot , but are hemmed on the edge nnd tto
In a big breezy bow knot with ends falling
nearly to the waist. One itiarm of this
fashion Is that whoever make ? her own
shirt waists at liome can easily whip to
gether her own neckties and the laundress
will have no dllllculty with peculiarities ot
Hhapc. Wldcspotted tlbhons , lengths of soft
silk and white lawn are all material for the
new ties , nnd nothing will be considered
more fitting with a pink striped shirt waist
than a tie made of white or cream point
d'csprlt knotted In a very liberal front bow.
Linen and gingham waists all show small
yokes cut In three points. The middle one
is long nnd narrow , to cither side of It are
smaller , blunter ones , and a line of orna
mental machine stitching or Turrcn boning
follows the gothlc points of the yoke that
still comes forward on the shoulder a good
deal. Sleeves are very much what they
were last summer and fit closer than ever ,
when they are cut on the straight mascu
line plan. When the season arrives we are
going to have our quota of plquo shirts , but
lu the Intermediate season blouses of pretty
pale cloth decorated with ribbon braid and
fitted , even whaleboncd , to the figure , are
adopted Indoors. Pink , blue , green nnd yel
low shirts are picked out in dots of a con
trasting color and worn with tucked lawn
dickeys and any dark suitable skirt.
Trai clliiK mill Mlioiipliii ; < ; < MVMI > .
After all , women seem to have had enough
of silk. They are showing a preference for
cloth all along the line ot spring purchases.
One novelty Is a light tan goods with a nar
row black silk moire stripe In It. Another
spring suiting is a check In dark blue and
yellow. The- check Is small and , while the
blue square is of wool , the yellow one Is
silk and the waist to go with It Is a blouse
of soft plain yellow ellk , under a coat of
solid dark blue cloth. Thcro you have one
of the conquering combinations ot the mo-
'ncnt , among these who are so lucky as to
cck Florida , California , Bermuda or the
south ot Franco at the moment.
A feature ot the traveling dress ns It la
cow in its perfection is Its long coal. Tailors
turn out cloth gowns In three pieces skirt ,
shirt nnd highwayman coat. The skirt In
this Instance Is Just one of the close-fitting
affairs popular. The shirt Is silk or wool ,
as you please , but the peat is the thing. It
drops well-nigh < to the heel , fits the body
snugly clear up to ihe chin , lakes Iho hips
without a wrinkle , but
below It falls In a
sort of unconsclout drapery. Somellmes It
closes with a fly front and concealed but
tons , all scama strapped , nnd the hem turned
up a little above the skirt's foot and straight
around. In other cases It closes with a
series of handsome braid ornaments from
shoulder down , and Is artisllcnlly shaped
Irregularly at the bottom , shorter In fronl
than behind. Any way you please to have
It , the long coat Is predominant nnd a neces
sary part not only of the spring Iraveler's
wardrobe , but belongs In that of the stay-at-
homes. Under the chin such a coat comes
within two buttons of the neck , turns back
liny notched revers nnd shows a tie of a
gay color or a rlpplo of cream lace beloken-
Ing Iho stock and shirt beneath.
MARY DEAN.
WOMAVS ODD BUSINESS.
Making n Fortune li > - llrnnlrlnir Old
11 u 11 run il Tim.
The recent agllatlon In the west as to
ousting women from the business world
seems rather farcical In view of the posi
tions that women by sheer force of their
own intelligent efforts are making for
themselves all along ibe line. A fine ex
ample of what '
ono woman's Ingenuity and
business acumen has accomplished came to
my ears only the other day.
Upon the death , some years ago , of Mrs.
Clara Morley's father ono of the many
manufacturers of Grand Rapids hU affairs
were found to bo in such a slale that Iho
concern had lo go Into the hands of a re
ceiver. Mrs. Morley , who up to this time
hod had no connecllon with the business ,
enlered Iho factory with the delermlnallon
of mastering every delall from "glued-slock"
to double entry. It was not long before she
had the buslnew in her own hands , and
but a little longer before she began to win
the respect of every business man In her
especial line Iho counlry over.
Almost from the start she left little of tha
management to assistants , but made a point
of personally eeelng the business men with
whom she had dealing * . During oue of her
tuauy trip * she chanced lo see lying by Ui *
roadside a pile ot worn-out railroad lies.
Her natural Interest In wood prompted her
to go over and examine them. She found
that Ihey were perfectly sound and whole
except these portions where spikes had
been driven. This sol her to thinking. She
Interviewed fonic railroad companies and
found that they were obliged to constantly
renew these ties for no other reason than
that they became worn around the spikes
and vvcro thus loosened. They were Ihen
tegnrded as useless and burned. Mrs.
Morley had a wagon load of Ihese discarded
lies sent up to her factory , and proceeded
to have some hard wood plugs made of a
size to bo driven Into these holes , By
then driving a spike through the plug she
found that the Ho held exactly as well as
when new.
She called the attenllon ot n railroad com
pany to the fact , and persuaded It to
make a Irlal use of the repaired ties. The
results vvcro entirely satisfactory , and the
rend , quick to see what a tremendous sav
ing this would be , began ordering plugs In
large quantities. Other roads followed their
example , and Mrs. Morley Is now manu
facturing hard wood plugs by the millions ,
and Is utlcrly unable , to keep up with her
orders. It goes without sa > lng that the
business pays her a fine dividend.
II1S1IOI1 I'OTTIMfS MHSSACSH.
I'oiuteil Vlett * on Ilio True MlnNlini
of Women.
"Wlfehood , motherhood , slsterhool , the
mlnlstiy of sympathy and love , these are
woman's sphere , " said Bishop Potter In
answer to a quesllon concerning his con
victions with regard to woman's highest
calling.
JTho details of the problem as It affects
the various duties of life , " he went on ,
"embrace every possible subject , and alone
would nil volumes , but the heart of the
matter can be given In a word , the main
spring can be felt at a touch.
"I am glad that a great multitude of
callings , foimcrly exercised only by men , are
now open to women. Indeed , It would In
these davs bo a solemn Impertinence to bid
women teach and sc\v only , when there are
fifty teachers and fifty seanwlresses for
every vacancy In these professions. The
modern conditions of life demand that she
shall follow other callings , nnd she can dose
so with dignity and nobility. If she forget
not that her sphere Is ever the ministry of
fcympathy and love.
In this tlmo of mechanical genius a
mechanic might be contrived whereby In
the sick room the regular services of the
night nurse would be fulfilled b > a
mannlkln. dressed to look like a woman ,
constructed and wound up to act as n nurB
and destined to perform each day with
faultless accuracy. The cure could not be
perfestcd , for the essentials would be lackIng -
Ing- the ministration of womanly love and
tenderness. This , whatever profession she
' dlvlncst calling.
may follow , Is woman's
"Tho position of woman todpy throughout
the civilized world Is the result of a reaction
ot her asa
tion from the oriental conception
. With the beginning of
a chattel or a toy.
the Christian era the first step was taken
toward the emancipation of women. Christ
and his apostles recognlzpd their gifts and
emancipated them. The Deaconess Phoebe
of cenchrcao was a tjpe. All women have
gifts which may ho useful and should he
exorcised outsldo of the home. Here enters
a danger : As Christian civilization has wid
ened. and as It has been touched by Anglo-
Saxon Idcns which involve the essential
equality of all human beings before God ,
woman has stepped out of her old and nar
rower si here. The peril Is lest she should
forsake It- too largely , for her sphere Is
wlfehood , motherhood , sisterhood , the mln-
l.stiy of sjmpathy and love.
"To souio women these ministries lu their
moro sacred form are denied by molern
conditions , and there Is a tendency which
o-ight to bo frankly owned to dlsestocm do-
menlc caies and duties. It Is on tbit side
that ve need watchfulness. I hope that
woman will never forget that the dlvlnest
calling for her is the life and ministry of
the home. In the sanctlly of the home rests
the building of character , the safety of the
state , the triumph of righteousness. Many
vvompn prize and exercise their highest callIng -
Ing ! "
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1IA1IHlirA AVUKItS CAI.irOIlMA.
Hrntrlrc Drims Some Clinrnrtem Too
Ill both Miss Hanadcn's previous Cali
fornia stories "The Remittance Man" and
"Hilda Straffoid" the ehaiactcrs were bo ,
faithfully portrayed from actual life that the
persons concerned Instantly recognized them
selves and were as easily recognized by
others. I
In the former short story the nceno was
laid at a place called Witch Creek , an
English colony about fifty miles back from
San Diego , and of which the hero , If such
he may be called , was a certain jouug ,
rancher , John Lane by name , who wrathfully - I I
fully declared that of whatever villainies I
Mies Harradcn might Inve though him guilty
she had published the worst when she | I i
prompted "The Remittance Man , " In spite , , I
to shoot a neighbor's dog. Indeed , so Indlg- | I
nant was ho that for a time he seriously i
contemplated bringing an action for libel
agalnit the famous author ot "ships. " j | I
Wllh "Hilda Strafford" the scene was
laid in the Immediate neighborhood of the
friend's ranch where Miss. Hariaden spends
her winters a desolate , arid spot , In Iho
midst of a really beautiful country , vvllhln
sixteen mllce of San Diego. This was per
haps the reason why the local pcencry and
general llfo on a California ranch were
painted In such gloomy colors
Among the characters in this story the old
ranchwoman who was portrayed ns spjlng
out her workmen through n telescope was
at once recognized a distinction which was
not appreciated , for the woman In question
threatened to lake personal vengeance vvllh
her broom upon the author If Ihe latter
ever placed her foot on the ranch again.
Apart from several technical errors In the
book , peculiar to the locality , Iho llluslra-
llons were evidently the work of an nrtlsjt
unfamiliar with the ciislonis of California ,
otherwise ho would not have depleted the
unhcrolc hero seated at his fireside booted
ind spurred. Spurs are Invariably left on
the porch" In California. It Is a surviving
custom of old Mexican davs.
It U ) well known that Miss Harradcn Is a.
'cellls of some ability , but not so well known ,
perhapti , that she Is subject to what she
terms "spells" of the muse , and which she
Is EO under the neceslty ot Immediately
gratifying , that upon ono occasion when
spending the day with a lady friend In San
Diego , being seized by one of these "spells , "
nothing would sudlce but that they at once
set out and drive round the town lo pro
cure ono of her beloved Instruments At
last , succeeding In their quest , Miss Harra-
deti returned lo His house and spenl Iwo or
Ihteo hours Indulging her humor to Its full
extent.
It would seem that In one Instance nt
least Miss Hnrradcn'B love for music was
extended into a personal admiration for the
muslclin , as during a certain visit of the late
Edouard Remen > l , whose tiaglc death on the
A SPRING TRAVELING TOILET.
boards of one of the San Francl'co theaters
is still In the public memory , the authoi and
musician were observed so fiequcntly m
iMch other's ? oclet > that a lumor of their
engagement wastprsad abroad In the town.
nossis : TIH ; .ion.
MrVMIilrr'N HlK Cot Ion IMnnlntloii
\\hloli SuiiorliitiMiilN Hfi-Nflf.
Leila Seton Wilder Is the name of an Ala
bama woman cotton planter who lias added
liiater to the fame of the women of the
south , and seems destined to add still more.
Between crops Mrs. Wilder frequently vis
its New York. She Is a wealthy widow of
Decatur , and Is the largest woman landed
proprietor In the state , If not below the
Mason and Dixon line. Instead of conlld- '
ing the direction of her estate to supcrln- |
tendents and o\ei seers , aud living a life of
ease , Mrs. Wilder Is her own fcupcrlntendrnt
and overseer , and has made such a success
of It that the men of the state recognize her
as a very ttireud business woman. Mrs.
Wilder U a unique figure. She belongs to
one of the oldest famlllcb in the country , of
which Mgr. Seton of New Jersey Is a con-
nectlon , and on the distaff side descends
from Roger Williams. She is a descendant
of the famous Seton family , bcvcral inem-
bers of which had their heads chopped off
and their estates confiscated for their loy
alty to Mary Queen of Scots. In the New
York branch of this family Is now held a
painting of herself , given by the unhappy
queen to David Seton , who was controller
of the- revenue lu 15 ! > 3.
Possibly pome of Mm. WlMrr's lo\o of
politics comes from the old adherents of
Queen Mary , for her homo on the Decatur
plantation Is a rendezvous , and Mrs. Wilder
a favorite house party hoites * of national
and state politicians , and the woman planter
Is not without that political Influence so
dear to the soul of the true southern
woman as she wields It In drawing room
and across the dinner table. Mrs. Wilder
pci-hlBtently declines to enter clubdom or
champion woman suffrage. "AH the politi
cal power 1 want , " the often says , "Is that
which my men friends will exercise for me ,
and It's a heap more fun than those western
women ha\o who run for olllco and go to
legislatures. I can nlwajs find two or thrco
men to vote my way for me. "
Mrs. Wilder has Just now a big scheme on
her mind to Increase the coast line of her
state. She has written u resolution , which
will be Introduced In the legislature , now
In session , advocating the purchase from
Florida of that part of the state now sep
arating Alabama from the gulf , Including
Pcnsacola.
Among Mrs. Wlldcr's possessions Is the old
bank In Decatur , under which she hopes
eorao tlmo to discover a burled treasure. The
bank was built In 1S32 for a state bank.
During the civil war It was used both as a
j hospital and fort , and was one of the live
buildings left standing at the close of the
struggle. Several jonrH ago an old soldier
wrote to Mrs. Wilder sajlng that he know
of a largo sum of money being hidden In
, < ho bank hut ( IP was too poor to come to
show where It was unless his faiu was paid.
It was too impiobablo a story to notice , but
Inter Mrs. Wllder's brother-in-law , who
was In the war , said that while camped at
Decitur he heard money was burled In the
Lank , and was suppotird to bo thn proceeds
of the robbery of a government pay car
r.car Detain r.
STATI i : roi : A vv s\ii cnii , .
Monument < < > a 'NortliiTiiVoinmi IN
llri-elrcl li > Wimicii.
Them nro very fov. ' monuments In the
United States , cr even In the world , erected
to commemorate the virtues and gifts of a
woman. New Orleans las its beloved statuu
of Margaret , tl o jeer woman who helped
peeler women 'to ' buy their dclly necctsaiy
In cad. There is row on foot n project In
the north to erect a monument to another
woman , Miss lieubaun Walworth. a Vnssar
htudent who lost her life last > tar at Mon-
tauk Point. The statue will commemorate
a womau and Is ito be erected by women.
The project has been started by the Col-
Icglato aluninao and will be proposed to the
continental congress of thn DaufMi'ris of the
American Revolution , which meets In Wash
ington on Tebruary L'2.
Miss Walworth was herself a daughter and
went to Camp WIKolf as a nurse Her motlicr
worked nssUuously for the comfort of the
elck soldiers theie , overseeing the dttt
kitchen and lending a hand wherever she
found ncod. Worn out with musing and
exposure to unaccustomed hardships , her
daughter took tjpholl fever and In spite of
the best care did not lecovcr fiom It.
Miss Mogee , ono of HIP beard of the Phil
adelphia chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution , told a pretty stoiy In
connection with Mies Walworth's death.
The vlco prcsHent general of the Daugh-
NE\V SPRING SHIRT WAISTS.
Pretty Girls & \ncl \ J3GnutiFul Women
Ladle" , have > on observed how ninny ptclty girls and beautiful women tluro ar
to bo seen everywhere todny" ' And shall we tell : -ou
THE SECRET ? Or perhaps j on l.imw , for It Istio longer asocrot.
Mttie. Yale's Beauty Secrets
are simply revolutionizing woman's looks B ad complexions , vvtinkles , faded look * , and
ugliness , are Kltnpl } un Impossibility when Jlme Yulo's celebrated remedies an * used.
Wo know this to bo O fact. "uU our only resrut M that o very woman mid girl In the land
rannot enjoy the benefits to be derived from their use Vv'o bellow whore Mme.
Yale's nitem Is cntcfully followed , any woman can mold her face and form Into
exquisite beauty , and Increase UB growth dally unlimited. '
Our Experience 1'romcareful observation wo feel Justified In nmklng'this statement , for
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secliuls liullOMiig.
"Womatl'a Wisdom" Mmo. Yaloha * sent us se\oral thousand valuable book , entitled
"WOMAN'S WISDOM" and "HOOK TO H12AUTV , " to bo clvon the Indies an sou
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THE BOSTON STORE DRUG DEFT.
ers of the Ameilcmi Revolution , Mrs. Daniel
I1. Manning , arrived In Albany the night
bcfoie the funeral and heard for the first
tlmp of thp bravo girl's death. She had no
ire to consult about sending a memorial and
the services were to be held In Saratoga thu
ie\t morning , nn bhe took the ic-sponslblllty
ipon herself nnd sent by a special messen
ger a whlto wreath tied with handsome red ,
wliito and liluo ilbboiH , in the name of the
whole Duightcrs of the American Rovolu-
lon.
lon.Miss
Miss Marco E.IJS that when the national
congress met nnd h aid of Mrs. Manning H
act they seconded it with their heartiest ap-
iroval nnd responded In warm appreciation
of her quickness and thoughtfulncss.
Hut now the daughters want to erect a
nonument moro lasting than llovveis. There
s no doubt that the suggestion of a memo
rial to the college girl who so heroically gave
up her own life for the fever-stricken sol-
dli-is will appeal to everyone. The gift Is to
bo made a national affair.
Frills of PiiNlilon.
There will , before long , bo a distinct gar
ment known as the theater cape. It will not
bo as elaborate as the opera capo and will ho
warmer than many of the latter , moro sub
dued and suitable for street car wear.
The latest thing In hair ornaments Is
bl.nrk lace wings embroidered with pearls.
Wo are coming back to chignons and nets
In the spring , Madam Rumor says , but yet
not really tlie olil-fashloned chignon , for the
hnlf la to be celled in some distinct fashion ,
braided or t'vlstcd up closeto tlio head.
The new cheviots for tailor costumes are
very attractlvo anil BljllBh. The * colois are
mixed , aa usual , but most of the very du-
slrablo patterns nro qtilc-t aud unobtrusive.
There are also very smart checked and
striped effects , Indistinct plaids and finely
woven boucle BUI faces.
Something neu in hats eccms to blossom
out everjenr with the organdies and
lawns In January , but the novelties are
mostly of the dressy sort , for evening wear
and It ) anticipation of bummer for those who
are going south. Tulle anil mouscllno do
sole are the latest fabrics employed for
these hats.
Four-in-hand Ecarfs , with very long ends
that reach the belt , will this spring be worn
v\lth smart tailor-mado shirt waists of fancy
silk , faille. sllk-dotteJ French mohair , etc.
The scarfs are of plain satin , and black ,
white and colors will all be found among the
varieties dlsplajcd.
Bajadoro effects will reappear this spring
and there Is enough diversity shown In these
cross-stripes to render them sultablo for
cither tall or nhort figures. In some In
stances they are severely straight. In others
uneven or undulating , giving the Impression
of a geometrical design rather than a stripe.
Black silk braids and black woven chenille
In patterns like soutache trimmings are
woven anil twisted Into various fanciful and
conventional designs for ftklrt. bo llrct and
Jacket trimmings. > okcs , curving collars and
flaring cuffs , gutmpfa , vest girdle and corse
let pieces am their favor for the spring and
bummer Is already assured
The new coats for jouthful wearers are
notably Jaunly and atlracllve , with llltlo erne
no chin e in the general effect , some double
breasted with turnjown collar and expen
sive buttons , others elnglo breasted with
small , poinlrd lovers , onu deep bias dart
giving a decided curve to the sides and very
close fitting at the back , with not a fold ,
wrlnklo or rlpplo visible.
The boleroo which appear In the prlnccHa
gown , which Is growing In popularity , have
exceedingly pretty llm * . The longeut point ,
which Just reaches the waist line , U at the
two ends In from and from these , which
are In deep scallop or undulation , there are
Blighter undulations around under the arm
and up to a point In the middle of the back ,
Theru is nothing so ugly an a straight line
across the back and a point down docs not
have the graceful effect that Is given by a
little point or cut up.
The new straws for spring are In the silk
and crinoline effects In wide plaits , which
are mounted like velvet on a tulle and wlro
frame. Honors and narrow ruches of chiffon
are. the promised trimming * for Iho loques ,
which are to be somewhat umallcr In nlze
and Irlmmed hl h on ono side. Cream-
colored illk. decorated hero ana Itiorn with
cream lace applique , the Elllc cut out under
neath and all lined with pink silk , Is draped
around the crown of a brimmed hat In bis
cuit colored straws aud another feature In
the new millinery Is the use of largo gilt
buckles. Three are sot with ecmt-precloua
stones on very claborato Inwrought gilt
with no Jewels.
Long lace sleeves are still worn In evening
gowns , but the elbow sleeve Is more and
more favored as the season advances. House
gownn and theater waists are fitted with this
kort of fileevo and dressy evening gowns as
well. Sometimes It IB a elnglo IOOHO puff
finished with a lace frill ; again It Is thrcu
ciotte-flttlng puff a with narrow bands ofel -
\et between , or made of heavy lace , fitting
the arm closely. A new Idea In sleeves for
your cloth gown Is an absolutely tight-fitting
elec\o of velvet and a short oversleeve of
cloth falling from the shoulder nearly to
the elbow. It Is quite as plain as the ono
) utidereatb , but looser to show that it Is
separate , and trimmed with fur ,
Fe m I ii I lie 1'crnoiinla.
The Sorosls club of Springfield , Mo , was
founded in 1S9C aud now has 100 members.
Mrs. Adelaide H. Tooncr is the president.
Mrs. Fuller , wlfo of the chief Justice , Is
In very poor health and during this season
will take no part in the festivities of Wash
ington.
Mrs. S. J. Atwood , who runs a labor bu
reau In Denver , his hired over 40,000 men
In the last thirteen years for work on west
ern railroads. She Is Bald to bo the only
woman railroad employment ngent in the
country.
Miss Alice Hamilton of Tarrylown , N. V. . ,
who has been adjudged mentally Incompetent
to manaco bcmelf or her $15,000 Income , is
a granddaughter of Alemandor Hamilton ot
revolutionary fame. She Is Cl yearn old and
has been sent to a sanitarium at Plcaaant-
\llle , N. Y. She labors under the delusion
that she and all her relatives and frlcudg
nro dead.
A new club formed In Kansas City Is
_ callcil the Columbia. Thla name does not
j Indicate its object , which Is the study ot
' national history from the time of the mound
builders down to the present day. The mem
bers supply valuable information by sending
in papers which have been carefully pre
pared and certain Items gleaned In their
etudy of comprehensive work * .
It Is not considered likely that Miss I/o-
| I nolr Llndbloom will be granted a member-
I ship lu the Chicago Board of Trade for which
, , EIO ) has applied. She is a full partner In
her father's business nnd ho Hays she would
not co on the floor of the board and indulge
In the rough and tumble work which takes
place there , but there Is , nevertheless , an
overwhelming sentiment against her udmls-
filOIi.
filOIi.Of
Of the two young women who accompanied
the Peace commission to Paris an stenogra
phers and tjpowrltcrs ono Miss McNaugh-
ton acaulred a thorough knowledge of
Spanish whlln connected with schools In
South America , and the other Miss Atkin
son is not lean familiar with the French
language. They recclvo the highest balary
paid br the covornment to women , the gum
of J2.500 o. year.
Mrs. Trance * S. Lee , a member of the
loner house of the Colorado legislature , pre
sided over the houen as acting speaker thn
oilier day. She waa called "Mr. Speaker , "
"Mm. Speaker , " "Madame Speaker , " etc. ,
and if she discovered that the speaker had
less talking to do than any ono else ttio
manifested no aurprUe. When It hccnmi
necops.irv to call members to order she used
the gavel.
The cranna of Russia received a packag
'a few Incurs square H short tlmo ago which ,
when tlio wrappings were removed , proved to
be a little wooden box , with hinges ol
heatcn silver and thn most primitive fasten-
IngH of hoops and buttons , aho of beaten
silver. Inside the box was a ehawl of such
oxqulslto material that , although It fitted
comfortably in Its small receptacle when
folded , v , hen BtioKen out measured ton yards
square. Ttila wonderful shawl was a present
.from enm wnnien weavers In Orenburg ,
Kouthcabtern Russia.
Thn Hot NprliiKN of
The National health and pleasure resort :
owned and controlled by U. H. Government.
Elegant hotels , Arlington Park , and Kast-
man. Golf. For Information and booklets
apply to T. F. Godfrey , Hth and Douglai
Km , . Omaha.
