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OMAJTA SI'S DAY , 31 < VY 21 , 1899. liMU < -S SsS * © > < Sx&@vvS XS > ( ir < | Ni II IN THE DOMAIN Of'WOMAN. * ra Y aJiss I S3SHSKS5\g : s © < i < § x ' = * . * . C - " - "i".i. < Jl J IW JI eyjl (2'M\lS ( ' | \ Jt 5yjlIJlU \ ) * r FASHIONS roil S Snllnr Unix In l 'nvnr Iinvoly C'rcn- ( liiiin In Klein rrcil KnnlioiiMclx ; NRW YORK , May ID. The time Is rlpo fern n rtlsaioJiIon cf the bailer hat that Is already capping ihc majority of heads of both sexes. Tlicro In nothing now to toll of the shape of It. Medium crown nnd brim arc emphatically preferred , and cream white flat or pineapple braid Is what the nicest Is made of. 1/ist year wo suffered from an Invasion of straws of mixed colors ; thin summer , If you must have variety and color , take It out In your crown band Dark Rrecn Bros grain ribbon looks cool and tidy on a white straw , bolter red nnd cornflower blue for than the ruby velvet bands that claim n very respectable following. The dark blu6 and green and enough with their crown red sailors are gay bands of gold ribbon , or their braided gold or silver cords that , like those on a som brero , tlo In a bowknot at ono side , with tall or tassel ends lying out on the brim. that these , pretty as Ono can hardly agreethat for they are , have any recommendations practical uses , for fancy the result to the at the seashore bullion braid on a foggy day shore where a sailor hat should be of serv , ice , If anywhere. Something of undeniable charm has the band that fastens pink , blue or plaid gingham ens In place by a couple of pearl buttons or a small silver buckle. There Is down right reason In that , for then you can put laundered crown band to match on o crisply every frock and the novelty of the thing la la the Inevitable pleasing , Dcaldo this newcomer evitable , that Is to say , a sailor trimmed with tulle. A couple of big ponpons on the loft slile of the crown , ono a little nbivo the other and on stems of wire wrapped with ribbon , Is the thing. It Is not n very stable trimming , of courto , still It Is a trim- mine and the outlines of a sailor , sevcro and untemporeil , are often lee hard for even pretty fa"cs. Ilottcvr. it Is lint commendable , this ti irking ° lt | ° t ll simple sailor as if it were a poke bonnet , and women are running be- yoml the control of the wise milliner by A BRAIDED BOATING DRESS. ordering wlde-ibrlmmed sailors with a vast bunch of taffeta ribbon and a quill llko a lancn thrust through II , else a clump nf short ostrich feathers ami a brilliant button at their base. This is all about as reasonable as hanging a lambrequin around a coal sciittlo. It Is useless , and the humble little pallor looks awkward enough with Its un deserved flnory. Mow tit Wonr Your lint. Of course all the readers of this column know enough to pin their sailors well down over the eyes , for that position Is a fashion able law Just now , sorely as the writer re- sento even the recording of It. Even the Ionna ) Gonzalcs , that queen among tarreador turbans , has learned the art of holding on to a woman's head nt the perilous angle of forty-flvo degrees. If you have not yet been Introduced to the Donna Gonzales It Is high tlmo you \\oro familiarizing yourself with her amazing pro portions , for In popularity as well as el/.o she truly 1ms no rivals. She Is nothing but a genuine torrcador's hat , doubled In cir cumference and In depth of brim. The brim turns up all around , to bring Its cdgo to a level with the three or four inch tall crown , and then over this tulle and llowers ara piled In tropical but graceful abundance and con tusion. It Is perfectly permissible not ony ! to pin Donna Oonzalea far down over t'.ie eyes , but to tilt her a trlllu to the right side of the head , and then help bar to maintain her hold by a veil sprinkled with big , little and medium sized dots. That Is the nuwtut net nf the season , und probably the last novelty In this line to record until autumn. The Sllliliolinrt. iSunbonnctn were given a trial last sum mer , and It Is almost dlfllcult to supply tlu present demand for them. The garden sunbonnets - bonnets are lovely creations of flowered or gandie , with very deep stiffened hoods , ful gathered backs , garnished with frills am' ' lace , shoulder Iloweio to accord and wide fringed and flowered ribbons to tlo on tlu qimlnt headgear. Small 'White pique and brown linen ones are mudo for golfers. Tin ibaunu U tied rather loosely round the necl aiU Is pushed off the head when n shot 1 ; made and pulled back when the player goes in search ct her ball. Some cf these are pretty nnd appropriate ! ) embroidered In colors , and the women an far more ready to use them when driving about to plcnlw , to the market town ant " 1 liuvo u ccl your valuable OASCA ' * IIF.TS aqd find them poi'cct. Couldn't do without tliitm , 1 ha\o used them ( or some tlmo for indignation and biliousness und am now com. cured Uccommeiu ! them , to every ono , ace tried , vou will never bo without them In the family. " Kmv. A. M AUX , Albany , N , Y. I'lca ant. Palatable. I'otent. Tosto flood , pc Good , tiovcr kilcl.cu , W rakon.gr Orlpo. lOc.ZJc.Wo CURE CONSTIPATION. . , , , . , Bl rll r lUnnl ; Coupnj , > Mn o. M lr.il. tw toil. 8 { | Mtt TH nifi Soldnml Bimrnntucd by all drug- HU"TU-UAll Tobacco UablU when boating and yachting than when playIng - Ing the popular game. Mcnrlrt fur Yiiclitlnir. iNoVcr has nlquo known as many wor shippers as this season. Ever * ' cown for outdoor pleasure Is made of It and the ono ( law on its pc/fcctlon Is Its proncncss to fade when the whiteIs adorned with em broidered dots or stamped flowers. There seems to be a fondness for high , rather glaring color In yachting and boating suits of pique and many nro the gowns alt of scarlet plquo or of white touched with scarlet and further emphasized with black braid. A very brave little suit , made for Miss Morton lately , was all of scarlet pique , thu eklrt bottom shaped In scallops llko the form of clubs on playing cards to show n dark blue undcnlress and the waist a skirt of scarlet with ono of the now French yokes1 In blue linen , the yoke coming from the back over the shoulders and running In a point clear down to the waist lino. A white plquo country club houses gown , for Mrs. 'Havemcycr ' , was cut up In a series of fifteen wedge points to the knees , over an under hem of scarlet plquo treated with an application of narrow black braid. A vest of scarlet and black was worn under the short white Eton coat or on hot days a shirt waist of the finest scarlet dimity could bo assumed. Perhaps not the least Interest ing nnd gluncc-compclllng feature of these dresses are the shoes of brown or black patent leather , with their uppers of whlto duck or suede , laced with scarlet ribbons. Tlicro Is another pretty tlo for yachting of whlto leather strapped with black varnished bands and laced with colored or black ilb- bens , nnd all envy must bo felt for the woman who feels secure enough of the beauty of her extremities to display them In such clothing. Prom novelties In outdoor costumes let us turn to now arrangements for Indoor bablts , and give first tribute of admiration to the sensible , inexpensive and very pretty whlto cotton point esprit dresses. They are good enough , when properly made , to appear nt the grandest summer balls , and yet cotton point esprit submits to the stern offices of suds nnd 'water like n Iamb , whlto and more wearable for Its baptism. The trimming for It Is narrow while ribbon that Is woven with a gathering string , for lace and velvet and satin completely nullify Its gauzy simple charm. Now In muslins there is that same Inexplicable tendency ns shown In pique , for bright , hot , hard red softened very often by black or whlto lace , yet not as often lace as simple footing. So many attractive thin gowns arc now made from neck to hem of bands of footing and muslin alternating , and Inexpensive , 'washable ' notion a very good , MARY DEAN. tbls Is. \VdMI5N IN I.IVISK I US. Itoliellloii'AKnliiNt < lic Iniolencrnnd IiiilllTcriMicr of Mt'ii ScrvuutM. A year ago n number of titled English housekeepers took 'wrnthycounsel ' together with regard to the 'best measures for cir cumventing the evil ways of the typical man oarvant. The result was that an im pressive number of wealthy women declared that they would employ male butlers , etc. , no longer , but substitute liveried women In their places. Thoddea was at first cheer fully laughed at , but these sorely tried housekeepers had their way , consulted a capaiblo Regent street tailor , and the re sult was a goodly showing of liveried women In many smart homes. Very recently an enterprising English housemaid , hearing of the discontent and despair that has oalzed on the American housekeeper with regard to her masculine employes , packed a trunk of nice liveries , Imported herself and sought a place In aNew Now York mansion. She had not the least difficulty In persuading the head of a fine house to give her n pceltlon ns a butler , and a butler In livery at that. Further more , she made so smart an appearance that her mistress was easily induced to put her other first floor maids In livery , and from this Initiative the liveried woman eor- vant In Now York Is becoming a recognized Institution. So far , tall , slender , rosy English and Scotch girls monopolize this branch of the business , und ono woman who has tried the liveried maid warmly advocates them for three -distinct reasons. First , because they nro much moro bldablo and faithful and respectful than the men ; secondly , because - cause they are vastly cleaner nnd moro hon est and less expensive ; and thirdly , be cause their tidy liveries lend a distinction to. their appearance that the regulation cap and apron can never give to domestics serv- Vng In dlnln ? room and hall. In the Now York homes , where women In these special costumes serve , the butlur wears a black coat and skirt made of fine French face cloth , escaping the ground all about , measuring aibout three and a halt yardn In circumference nt the hem , and with n strap of black silk running from hip to foot on cither side. This Is all the trim ming. Her coat Is nn Eton , cut In a point 'behind ' and turning back with medium sized silk fared rovers In front , from nn Immacu late white linen shirt front and low cut whlto linen waistcoat , < A 'Whlto collar , white tlo and a glimpse o v hlto cuff at the wrist complete the smart costume. With thU dress no cap Is worn , and the hair Is brushed smoothly back from the face , braided and pinned neatly to the back of the head. During the day the hutlcresa assumes a very fetching livery consisting of a dark blue or brown eklrt , with a band of red or yellow material lot In about a foot nbovo the hem , a waistcoat , buttoning to the chin , of striped rod nnd white or yellow nnd whlto vesting , and upon this nn Eton of goods to match the skirt , ornamented with six gilt buttons nnd cuffs nnd collar , to accord with the skirt's band. The foolwomau , who assists In serving meals , tends the drawing room and answers the bell , wears n less decorative but quite iia smart a costume. It Is brown , bltio or green cloth , having a plain round eklrt with two lines of color above the hem , a short closo-flttlng basque resplendent with gilt or silver buttons , n whlto turn-down collar , whlto cuffs and scrupulously tidy hair. For reception afternoons and for dinners she gets Into 011 fair and crisp a shirt as the butleress , with a low striped waletcoat and a little Eton jacket ndorncd with bright cuffs , collar and buttons. These women are required to wear low shoes of pump shape In the evening , they are always ad dressed iby their surnames , and they are like to prove trosurcs of comfort to the mistress who has been forced to relinquish the employment of grasping , Incompetent male servauta save In her stables. COXVUXTIOX OK WOM13.V. Coining McrUiiK of tlin Intorltutloiiiil Council | Iiiiiilon , The International Council of Women , most- Ing In London during the week ot Juno 20- July 4 , Is not n suffrage movement , i\s BO many seem to think , It grew out ol a suff rage meeting , but Its very ralson d olre Is to supply a platform on which "a difference of opinion on ono question should not prevent our working unitedly for those on which wo agree. " In short. It Is ( a ) to provide a means of communication between women's organizations In all countries ; ( b ) to provide opportunities for women to meet together from all parti of the world to confer upon questions relating to the welfare ot the com * monwcalth nnd the family. The International council Itself Is not large , being composed of the president nnd two delegates from each national council of Great Hrllaln and Ireland , Canada , Ucrmnny , Sweden , New Zealand , New South Wales. Italy nnd the United States. A rtll call of perhaps a hundred women , but thlu roll call Is only proxy for 3GOO,000 of the mofet cul tured women In the world. Franco , Holland , Belgium , Denmark , Fin land nnd Switzerland will bo admitted during this 1S09 meeting , nnd this will glvo a total of 5,000,000 women mothers who meet "to confer upon questions relating to the welfare of the commonwealth and of the fimlly. Under the auspices of this council a con gress will bo held. Ten thousand women have signified their Intention to bo present , The schedule ot subjects for discussion Includes an educational section , professional section , legislative nnd Industrial sections and social section. 1. The Child , life nnd training. 2. School. 3. Universities. 4. Modern Educational experiments. C. Technical education. C. Co-education. 7. Training of teachers. 8. Examinations nnd examination systems. 0. Women as educators. From this schedule the reader will readily sco that the council has prepared for nil emergencies nnd lias catered to nil tastes. After all , how-ever , perhaps the most Inter esting feature ( to Americans at any rate ) will bo the glimpse 4nto the homo life of the aristocratic circle of English society. Be sides many smaller functions , the duke and duchess of Sutherland will receive nt Slat- ford House Juno 26 , Lady Battorsea at Sur- ruy House Juno 28 , the bishop of London and Mrs. Crclghton at Fulham palace July 1 , Lady Rothschild and Mrs. Leopold do Hoths- chlld on July 4. The reception at Fulham palace takes the form of a garden party. This Is particularly opportune , for the English garden party Is n component part of English homo life. Another garden paity will be given nt Swanley. Dean Hole will bo host and Miss SloveklnK will show how rose gardening Is n successful occupation for women. The hostesses for tlio International Coun cil are : The countess of Aberdeen , president ; Mrs. May Wright Sowall , United States , vice president ; provy , Mrs. Fisher Unwln ; Bar oness Alexandra Grlpcnberg , Finland , treas urer ; proxy , Mrs. Bedford Fcnwick , treas urer of the international congress fund ; Miss Teresa F. Wilson , corresponding secretary ; Mmc. Maria Martin , France , recording sec retary ; proxy , Mrs. Dora , Oreat Britain ; countess ot Warwick , Lady Battersca , Mrs. Torcy Bunting , Mrs. Crclgh ton , Mrs. Uawlinson , Lady Laura Kidding , Lady Roberts-Austen , Miss Margaret Bate- son , Mrs. Broadlcy Held , Miss Faithful , Mrs. Bedford Fcnwick , Mrs. J. U. Macdonald , Hon. iMrs. A. T. Lyttleton , Mrs. Benson , Mrs. Fannie Humphreys Gaffney. The president , Lady Aberdeen , Is too well known In the United States to gain any fresh luster from the reiteration of her good deeds , yet ono stands out In bold relief from all the rest , that Is the traveling libraries that she sends to outposts of civilization in the Brit ish empire. During her husband's adminis tration as governor general of Canada she found that the new settlers were homesick for the want of the homo papers and maga zines. She began the sending of these Into the wilderness , and so Important has this grown that the great Imperial Institute of London has taken the project under Its wing In perpetuity. And since her Tcturn to Great Britain she gives a certain amount of personal super vision to the hampers that are to bear the mental focd to the far-away land. Mrs. J. U. Macdonald is perhaps the most Interesting woman on the list , for she has done moro than any one else to alleviate the bad conditions surrounding the working women of Great Britain. The legislation that has taken effect through her efforts forms a commentary on labor conditions In England for the last hundred years. The beautiful countess of Warwick has a successful experiment to relate. Her agri cultural school at Heading for the training of gentlewomen Is n worthy object lesson , which ought to have a hearing throughout the world. Women with an Income of 10 per annum ( ? 50) ) are taught how to make a living on an allotment of five acres. The name of each hostess stands for some great and good deed , and this "gathering of the clans" deserves moro than passing men tion. Many notable women will go from America but our Interest centers In Mrs. Fannie Htiniphrejs Oaffney , president ot the Na tional Council of Women of the United States. ( UHI.S AVIIO i rr ii' sunns. Hellenic Work ItruulrltiK ( Jrcnt Cure mill OlrrlO' . Unless It bo a lightning speed stenographer or a bicyclist pedalling for a wager , no human beings In New York town work faster than the girls putting up seed pack ets In the wholesale flower houses at this time of year. "How many of those cnn you fill a day ? " was asked ot a girl manipulating ounce nnd quarter-ounce and quarter-pound packages of seed In n downtow'n ' store. "Fifty-eight a minute , " came the prompt answer , with never a pause In the dipping and measuring and pouring In , and before the visitor could even take In the Idea ot how many this might mean In an hour the llttlo flowered paper squares , nil sealed and ready for shipment , had mounted up In sufll- clent quantities to make a newly emptied basket necessary to hold them. "I have ibeen filling seed packages hero for six years , " said the export later , when a momentary lull made conversation possible. "Oh , of course , when I first came I couldn't begin to do what 1 can now. My fingers couldn't move fast enough , and these llttlo measures seemed too small to take hold of readily , but with a llttlo practice 1 got on better , and after a lime , In a season or two , I could turn round sharp and bo of use. By three of us working together , one opening the bag , one filling and ono sealing , \\o ran turn out a quantity. A llttlo cold April llko this makes all of the rush work come at once , and the firm takes on now girls to help , but experience and practice are needed in the seed business , and In working with high grade seeds or with the mixed papers a filler has to bo exact and trustworthy or she would do damage. "What are the most expensive seeds we work with ? Petunias , the fancy , newly- grafted kind , and calceolaria. The very Einallcst measures are used for these seeds , and It's something llko working with a fine cambric needlu of picking up very small beads for passementerie. You see , this Is the dipper used , " and she Tield up a little , long-bandied metal ladle , the spoon part or which would not hold more than a good- sized drop of water or a part of a small pea. "The finest petunia seed Is worth $25 enounce ounce , " the seed measurer went on , "and part ot un ounce would furnish ever so many plants , so we put up very small quantities , and the seed Is as light and fine as chaffer or down , so It must be worked with very carefully to avoid wahtc. Certain oxtr > grades of calceolaria and petunia seeds come as hlgti as $120 nn ounce. I know that flOe a pound for petunias sounds like a fairy talt > , but the greatest pains are taken to reoi- those plants. Of course nobody ever buys a whole pound , so the proportionate value Is great. In vegetable seeds the most ex pensive that wo have to consider Is the cauli flower. That Is worth $40 a pound , and Is put up In very small measurements. Thu most of the vegetable needs , however , are easy to work with , being only 5 and 10 cents an ounce. Corn and peas nnd bcana are particularly behindhand Itils year. " There are hundreds of girls employed In the wholesale seed houses. Most ot them are taken on In November nnd work steadily until February , but the spring season , along about May , Invariably calls for a fresh relay o workers , nnd after the first stock of nil- rea'dy-to-sell seed packets has been at. THE DONNA GONJ5ALES , pleted , the girls and all hands have to work to tbo utmost to get ready ft now supply. People who liavo planted their seeds nnd have had them fsll to come up and send tor duplicate assortments , nnd those who had perhaps no Idea of planting at nil are moved to experiment with flowers nnd vegetables when the first warm days came nnd there Is n feeling for out-door occupation. For nlthou&ti the regulation seed orders this veason , & ders are all filled and provided for during the winter season , the demand Is never to bo calculated definitely , and every largo firm has to turn In nnd put up a new supply when the planting season Is actually on. .Most of the girl seed woikers work under supervision and aio valtud only because they are small-fingered and alert and can do'the delicate work m&ro cxpcdltloualy than men. Those who , llkt the fifty-eight- packagcs-n-mlnuto expert , have learned the business , and are not only quick , but exact and reliable , are kept on the pay roll nil the year and regarded as valuable ad juncts to the business. A leading seed house lakes on frnm sixty to 100 girls In the spring ( rush season ) imd keeps two dozen or so employed regularly. The girl flower need worker Is seldom a wage earner from compulsion , 'because ' Ihero Is no help for It , ns Is the case with the factory girl , the girl seamstress or the larger proportion of shop girls. The seed business Is too Ir regular to bo considered n legitimate trade to bo depended upon for living wages , and so the seed glrln are drawn from those hav ing homes nnd parents to support them , but who work for pin money and because the 'bUGlncEa ' Is light , clean aiul pleasant , nnd the pay In fair proportion to the work. Working among the seeds MH ! becoming fa miliar with the nature and needs of plants nnd flowers generally leads the workers to experiment on their own account with grow ing things In their homo plots , and this makce * them additionally valuable to the business. I-'rllln of Knnliloii. Sashes of dotted net , lace or chiffon nro the thing to wear with simple muslin gowns. Lace stoles nro the latest touch to the now summer gowns ami whether they nro high or low necked does not matter. Evening gowns of whlto China silk nro embroidered with sprays ot roses and leaves made In colored chiffon. Among the now fitted blouses for evening wear Is a model formed of white moussellno brllllante over prlmrose-yeU'ow silk. Very fine batlslo embroidery trims many of the new gowns , and while the price Is high , the quality la beyond reproach. A new process for rendering any material waterproof has been discovered recently. It Is call'ed the PIrlo and promises to pre vent "shrinking , spotting" and every other consequence of rnln. The prevailing style of collarband Is made with points in the side , rather high in the bark and trimmed with lace , tiny ruches of chiffon and narrow bands of velvet or silk. Tiny bands of stitched silk are pretty over a lace or chiffon band. Dull finished crepe do chine , lustcrloss Hcrnanl , Indian crepe cloth , Henrietta cloth , drap loyal , nuns' veiling nnd Carmel ite are the fabrics most fnshlonabl'y used this season in preparing mourning outfits. A pretty costume for morning wear Is a gray alpaca coat and skirt , worn with a cream lace waist , n bltio crepe do chlno sailor knot at the throat and a black ship bnt , trimmed with black tulle and black os trich feathers. Debutantes' afternoon reception dresses are a compromise between the very ornate full dress evening toilet and a dcml-dress tailor gown. There Is a train , but the bodice Is cut high In the neck , with the con cession of a gulmpo or yoke of shirred tulle , chiffon net or other transparent textile. Very beautiful tints In yellow , gray and pink are prominent among summer toirets , but pure white fabrics of transparent tex ture like voile , grenadine , barege , etc. , nnd the opaque white goods for day uses , In cluding duck , Marseilles , pique and like ma terials , hold the supremacy over colors of every description. In choosing a transparent black dress for best wear for the summer black net and black lace ore equally fashionable , but un less ono can afford very handsome laces , net Is the better choice Indeed , many fashion able women consider a net gown newer and smarter in effect , especially when decorated with ruches nnd plaltlngs of blace mousse- line de sole and elaborate skirt and corsage ornaments. Gowns for the graduating girls are notably chic , graceful 'and dainty this season , as a rule ; there are , besides , French models in lace and chiffon , over sheath slips of cling ing silk , that nro artistic and beautiful. For the greater part , however , there Is less of exaggeration than there was last year , while at the same tlmo there are in all n daintiness and simple el'aboratlon which good taste alone can bestow. Helen Gould's Income Is the largest of any unmarried woman In the country. She does not spend much on herself. On churches and charities she spends $100,000 a year. Mrnc.'Llll Lehman , the grand opera singer has cntcrod Into an agreement with ihi.100 girls attending 'the- ' New Brunswick , N. J. , public schools under which she con&ents to sing In that city next season at popular prices , the girls agreeing on their part to refrain from wearing birds on their hats. Belle Fallen , a pretty 16-year-old girl nf Flushing , L. I. , is driving her grandfather's public cab. At first she only went out occa sionally when the old man was indisposed , but lately she takes ths vehicle out all the tlmo and has become a regular hackwomnn. The other hack drivers are complaining that she gets most of the trade. Mrs. John Jacob Astor spends $30,000 a year. A great part of the money icefl ; for diamonds , of which she Is fond , nnd she often spends $2,000 In an afternoon's shop ping tour. Mrs. Oliver II. P. Belmont , for merly Mrs. W. K. Vnnderbilt , Is said to bo the most extravagant woman in society. She spends quite $100,000 each year on trifles and knlckknacks. While on a shopping tour In Now York the other day Mary Anderson Navarro gave other shoppers an opportunity to compare her present appearance with that of her stage days , She Is more matronly than ot yore , but her manner la still gentle nnd un affected. All outward Indications lead to iho belief that she Is happily married , as baa always been believed to bo the ea&a. Swell circles In Now York ore much exer cised over the fact that Hetty Green , prob ably the richest woman in America , has taken a cottngo at Newport for the season a most unheard-of thing for Hetty to do. Some persons account for the extraordinary circumstance by saying she has determined to glvo her daughter a chanoa to pick n hus band , Miss Green Is a good-looking girl , possessed of a charming disposition , Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague , whoso unfortu nate circumstances are constantly appealing to her friends , has recently had reason to 1-earn something of the good-hcartcdncss of Secretary Gage. Her eabo was brought before - fore him and ho gave her a place In the Treasury department. Mrs. Sprague still holds possession of Edgewood , which was her father's home. This place Is only a few miles out of Washington , but all her efforts to make It profitable ) have been unavailing. She has tried farming , raising cows nnd chickens and gardening , without success , the- outlay In wages for this sort of thing beliiR fur in excess of the profits. Her eldest daughter , Ethel , who married a physician In Baltimore , has returned to vaudovllle , as her husband U not able to support her. Mrs. Sprague has their child with hei , an addi tional caro. Her estate la now free from debt , and with the Income from the placu she will hold It la hoped Mrs. Sprague will bo nblo to live In comfort. I.ahor anil Jinlunlry. Baltimore's canning Industry employs 50,000 people. Wisconsin produces annually nn average of 10,000,000 pounds ot choree. Canada fcella us farm products valued nt $5,320,000 , but buys of us Other good * worth $78,000,000. Final arrangements have been made for the Depow. N. Y. , strikers to return to work. The settlement of this trouble is on the basis of $1,40 per day as thu minimum scale at the Gould coupler works and $1 00 nt the Union car shops. Furniture workers at Hockford , III , have beeu promised an Increase In wagea to to BEFORE DURING AFTER SPRING FEVER , MALARIA , WASTING DISEASES USE MARIANrjUVlN.E JONIC Braces body { incl bruin and soothes , strengthens and sustains the system. YIN MARIANI lias been endorsed by the medical profession and press since 18(53 ( , on both con tinents. Write to MA1UANI & CO. , 52 W. 15th St. , Now York , for book of endorsements , portraits , etc. , free. Sold by Druggists Everywhere. Avoid Substitutes , lluwiire of Imitations ONE TRIAL BOTTLE This OlEer Almost Surpasses Belief. An External Tonic Applied to the Skin Beautifies it as by Magic. THE DISCOVERY OF THE AGE A Woman Was tbo Inventor. I " * l Thousands have tried from time Imme morial to discover some efficacious remedy for wrinkles and other Imperfections of the complexion , but none had yet succeeded un til the MlBaes'Belf , the now famous Com plexion Specialists , of 73 Fifth avenue. New York City , offered the public their wonder ful Complexion Tonic. The reason so many failed to make this discovery before Is plain , because they have not followed the right principle. Balms , Creams , Lotions , etc. , never have a tonic effect upon the skin , hence the failure. The MISSES BELL'S COMPLEXION TONIC has a most cxhlllaratlng effect upon the cuticle , absorbing and carrying off all Impurities which the blood by its natural action Is constancy forcing to the surface of the skin. It is to the skin what a vitaliz ing tonic Is to the blood and nerves , a kind > f new life that Immediately exhilarates and itrengthens wherever applied. Its tonic ef fect Is felt almost Immediately and it speed ily banishes forever from the skin freckles , pimples , blackheads , moth patches , wrinkles , liver spots , roughness , olllnoss , eruptions and dlscolorallons of any kind. In order that nil may be benefited by their Great Discovery the Misses Beir will , dur ing the present month , give to all callers at Into effect July 1. It Is also said that labor 21' all kinds Is scarce tl'Cre and that com mon labor Is being paid $1.50 to $1.75 per day and no idle men or teams r.re to be found. As n rrnson for combining seven big iron anil steel trusts ( with $ 23,000,000 capital ) auil fuming nn $800,000,000 "affair , " this is given : "Each of the seven big trusts It Is proposeO to absorb has a president who 10- celies $30,000 a year. The new combine 's to dispense vlth six of these presidents , thus sr.vlng nn Immense sum. " A coffee house should make a man rich , says the Now York Press. The finest Santos can bo bought for 19 cents a pound , Mara- calbo for 25 and Mandhollng Java for 33. One pound of bcrru-s- roasted and ground will make easily two gallons of drink , and at 10 cents a cup the profit is anywhere be tween $1'J.47 nnd $12.01 per pound , or about 4.SOO per cent. The first cotton mill In Kansas will Boon commence operations In Independence. The mill building Is 00x60 feet In dimensions and WOE donated by the citizens. The plant will manufacture thread and yarn. Cloth factories ore expected to follow. The erec tion of tills mill means an Impetus to tot- ton raising In thut section , and the cotton acieago this year will bo Increase. ! several times. A consignment of about SOO tons of steel guard rails has just arrived from London to be used by the Boston elevated railroad In Its construction work. The history of this purchase , which was made lost March , shows the passible results nf an abnormal advance In values through the coiibolldatlon of com peting trade Interests , ficneral Bancroft , said that everything manager of the company , thing had been done by him to place the their parlors ono trial bottle of their Com. plcxlon Tonic absolutely free , and In ordef that those who cannot call or live away from New York may bo benefited they will send ono bottle to any address , all charges prepaid , on receipt of 25 cents ( stamps or silver ) to cover cost of packing and deliver ing. The prlco of this wonderful tonlo la $1.00 per bottle and this liberal offer should be embraced by nil. The Misses Bell have just published their NEW BOOK , "SECRETS OF BEAUTY. " This valuable work Is frco to all desiring It. The book treats exhaustively of the Import ance of a good complexion ; tells how 4 woman may acquire beauty and keep. U. Special chapters on the care of the hair ; how to have luxuriant growth ; harmless methods ot making the hair preserve Its natural beauty and color , even to advanced ago. Also Instructions how to binlah superfluous hair from the face , neck and arms without Injury to the skin. This book will bo mailed to any address on request. FREE Trial Bottles of Wonderful Com plexion Tonlo free at parlors or 25 cents ( cost of packing and mailing ) to those at a distance. Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad dress , THE MISSES BELL , 78 Fifth AY-- . , New York City. The Misses Bell's Toilet Propara lions are lor sale In this city by The Reliable Prescription Pharmacists , Sole Agents. 15th and Douglas Streets. A GIRLISH COSTUME OF POINT order with some firm In this country , but when ho went Into the market ho found that competition in thcso particular rails had been eliminated and that ho would have to pay the prlco established by the trust pro ducing them If ho was to use American tnadq goods. This prlco ho considered exorbitant and Invited quotations from English makersT Members of the executive board of tbo \ New Jersey Federation of Trade and Labor Unions a week ago visited Lincoln , N. J. , for the purpose of Inspecting the proposed site for the Focntlon of a home lor aged and In firm union worklngmen , to bo erected by that body. The homo will bo modeled after printers' homo In Colorado , bo three ntoriea high , with all the latest sanitary arrange ments and an electric light plant. It will cost not less than $20,000. GLOHIUS OP TUB SIIIIIT WAiIST. W. J. Lampton In New York Sun. 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