Omaha Illustrated Bee.
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Pen and Picture Pointers
Tho frontispiece of this number of Tho
Illustrated Dee Is a striking portrait of
Ht. Hcv. Klchurd Hcnnnell, bishop of tho
Catholic dloceHo of Nebraska and thus tho
recognized head of tho church for this din
trlct. Tho particular timeliness of the
sketch and portrait of tho bishop arises from
tho fact that ho Is directly In lino for pro
motion to tho position of nrchblshop should
tho present Illness of Archbishop Hcnncssy
continue ho us to prevent his recovery. As
a churchman Hlshop Scannoll devotes him
self exclusively to tho work appertaining to
his olllco and Is not greatly In evlilonco out
side of theso lines, but within tho church
his Inlluence and power as a minister are
recognized by nil.
Several Interesting"' group pictures nro
presented representing recent convontl'jn i.
One of these shows tho executive commit
tee and olllcers of the organization of Ne
braska retail lumber dealers, which hold
Us hchhIohh In Omaha, anil another the at
tendance nt the national convention of
buttermakers nt Lincoln a weok ago. Tho
others show conspicuous figures nt tho moot
lug -if tho populist national cotninlttco nt
Lincoln that decided upon tho tlmo and place
of their national convention or rnthor two
national conventions putting In nomination
tho presidential ticket for the Impending
campaign.
Tho late I). 0, Hloomor, who wns burled nt
Council I tin (Th this week, was one of the
oldest and brut known residents of that city.
Ho wns 8.1 years of ago nt tho tlmo of his
death, having been horn nt Cayuga, In
Cayuga county, New York, where ho was
TIII3 LATE 1). C. BLOOMER, PIONEER OF
COUNCIL BLUFFS, In.
educated In tho common ttchools, and later
became editor of a newspaper at Seneca
Palls. Ho entered politics early In life,
holding u iiumbor of local olllccs. He was
appointed postmaster under PrcHlilont Tay
lor, Ho Btarted west in 1853, locating II rut
nt Mount Vernon, O., but remained there
only two years, after which ho camo to
Council ltluffs. Ho wns appointed receiver of
public moneys by Lincoln In 1801, a posltl u
which lie held through Grant's two terms
nnd until tho olllco wns nbollshed. Ho also
served on the school board and ns mayor.
It wan bin wife who, ns n pioneer In dress
reform, gnvo tho natno of "bloomers" to the
garment which has slnco been adopted, In
various modlllcntlotis, by modem women,
nnd nt tho celebration of their golden wed
ding In 1800 congratulatory telegrams were
received from many of the nirst prominent
lenders In tho suffrnge movement. Ills
death removed n notable llgure from the
public life of Council Dluffa.
Tho accompanying picture Is a photograph
of Eltsnbcth . PranzlBkn, Franz Karl Salva
tor, Hubert Kalvatnr nnd Hedwlg Maria Iin
innculnta, the four children of Archduke
Franz Salvntor nnd Archduchess Mario
Vnlorlo of Austria, Archduchess Marie
Valorlo Is tho youngest nnd favorite daugh
ter of Emperor Frnncls Joseph I, who, ill
though she could have married almost nay
of tho Catholic princes of the world, In 1S0O
fell In lovo with nnd gnvo her linnd nnd
enormous wenlth to a poor second cousin
of bers, tho third son of tho grand duko of
Toscann, belonging to tho non-rolgnlng
branch of tho bouso of Hapsburg. Slnco tho
sudden nnd horrlblo death of hU only
son (Crown I'rlnco Hudolph) and his wlfo
(Empress Elisabeth) Emperor Francis Joseph
seeks frequently solace In tho company of
his favortto dnughtcr and finds his chief
pleasure In playing with theso four little
children.
An entertainment given in Omaha last
week, under tho auspices of a number of
society women, directed by Miss Daisy
Doano nnd Miss Iilnnchc McKennn, fur
nishes tho subjects for us for a number of
clover pictures. Tho entertainment con
sisted beslilfH musical numbers of ,
minuet dnnced by juvenile performers,
children of lending peoplo of tho city, nnd
somo comic mummery, by well known so
ciety men nnd women, who wcro dressed
In costumo with caricature masks on thu
backs of their heads nnd went through
nmustng antics with their faces turned)
townrd ttio wnll. Wo are sure that wcro
It not for tho unities with which tho pictures
nro labeled none of their friends would
recognize theso now stnrs of the local dra
matic firmament.
In responso to tho Interest taken In the
municipal cnmpnlgn now being wnged In
Omaha The llco prints somo more portraits
of tho two candidates for mayor, Mr.
Moores faco presents tho same smiling,
Jovial coiintennnco with which ho greets
every ono who comes to see him on private
or olllclnl business, while that of Candidate
Popploton showH him to bo a stcrn-vlsaged
man, apparently feeling tho responsibility
of tho grent burden resting upon him. One
of tho pictures, which Is reprinted frcm Tho
Christmas llco, discloses Mayor Moeres In
tho roll of Santa Clans lenvlng tho city hall
In company with a messenger hoy nnd vari
ous packages representing his Christmas
shopping. Tho mayor In known to bo ono of
tho most oxtcnslvo distributors of Christmas
gifts, nmnng 'his Intlmnto friends, of any In
tho city, and with the children ho has tho
reputation of being Santa Clans himself.
Tho election, which occurs next Tuesday,
will dcclilo which of theso two men Is to
occupy tho chief executive position of
Omaha's municipal government for the next
three years.
About Noted People
When Dan Itlce was at tho Walnut Strcot
theater, Philadelphia, In 1860 ho sent pnsHca
ono night to 300 young men, nnd when they
arrived to see tho show ho appeared without
his mako-up and road thorn a lecture con
demning tho outbursts which had been mado
In favor of tho south and secession nt n time
when tho fate of tho nation hung In tho
balance,
Ilov, Dr. 11. Heber Newton of New
York, In n lecture on "Kuskln as a Social
Reformer," recalls .tho fact that the groat
critic nnd philosopher, nfter giving nway
most of the fortune of $1,000,000 left to
him by his father, as well as most of tho
big royalties on his books, finally let It nil
go, reserving for himself only a enmpctonce
of $l,fi00 a year for his old ago.
Mark Twain related in a recent address
that ho onco sot out to rldo from Hartford
to Ilostou on a bicycle, got tired of It after
live miles and took nu express train.
"What tlmo did you loavo Hartford?" nsked
a frlond In tloston. "About seven." "What!"
And you don't menu you'vo ridden nil tho
way on your bicycle." "Enough of It," said
Twain, "to provo It could bo done."
Ex-Spenkor Reed wns n guest at the re
cent banquet In Now York of tho Amorlcan
Paper nnd Pulp association. In tho courso
of his romnrks ho nrcd this shot at Me
Klnley's administration: "Pew peoplo, T
fnncy, ronllzo tho growth of tho dinner hnblt
among us. You will notice that 1 uso tho
words '1 fancy' Instead of 'i guess' out of
respect for tho English nlllanco, which does
us so much credit and honor." This wns
greeted with a hearty round of applause.
It Is not generally known that tho late
marquis of Quccnsborry, nlthnugh an
agnostic himself, had a brothor at tho op
posite polo of belief, a priest of tho Itoman
Catholic church. Itov. Iord Archi
bald Douglas Is well known In Southwnrk,
whero ho wnB nttnehed to St. Qcorgo's ca
thedral for sovcral years, and whoro ho
devoted htmsolf In particular to tho rescue
nnd redemption of Catholic boys from tho
dangers of tho slums nnd tho streots. Ho
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OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OFFICERS NEBRASKA RETAIL LUMBERMEN, RE
CENTLY IN SESSION IN OMAHA Photo by Louis R. Uostwlck.
sent scores to situations In Canada, and ho
bus crossed tho Atlantic sovernl times In
charge of them.
A fow years ago n largo party, headed by
tho duke of Norfolk, went on a tour through
tho continent. Tho duko buslod hlmsolf very
iiii'ch on the Journey In a klnd-honrtcd way
about tho welfare of ovcry ono In tho party.
At ovcry station ho used to get out nnd go
round to seo If he could, do nnythlng f r
nny one. Ono old womnn, who did not know
hi in, when sho nrrlved at last In Homo,
tired and hot, found great dllllculty In get
ting a porter. So sho seized on tho duke.
"Now, my good man," sho said, "Pvo noticed
you at nil theso stations lo.illng about. Just
mako yourself usoful for coco In your llfo.
Take my bag nnd find mo a cab." Tho
duko mildly did ac ho wns bid and wns re
warded with a sixpence. "Thank you,
madam," ho said. "I shall prlza this, In
deed! It Is tho first coin I havo over earned
In my life."
On Washington's blrthdny tho Woglums
and tho Wnglums held a family reunion In
Brooklyn. Tho Wogltwns and tho Wnglums
nro not, ns might bo supposed by tho cursory
western reador, new nddltlons to a Jabber
wock menagerie; they nro twin branches of
tho Van Woggolum parent stem, n low Dutch
family of high degree. Tho founder of tho
Iiouho, Jnn Van Woggleum of Weggelum, In
tho land of dykes and voluminous breeches,
wns a man of sterling character, whom his
descendnnts. the Woglums and tho Wnglums
of today, dellglit to Iioiit. They feol bt
strongly on tho subject that tho object of tho
gnthcrlng was to consider the Idea of giving
up tho Woglum nnd Wnglum cognomens nnd
going back to tho original Van Woggelum of
tho Wopgloum f untaln head. No doubt
they realize that thero would bo no grent
loss In either euphony or harmony In mak
ing tho change, and yet you can't tell how
a Wnglum or a Woglum might look upon It.
Of course, femalo Wnglums nnd Woglums enn
bo expected to welcome a chnngo of name,
but tho mnlo Wags nnd Wcgs may provo
stubborn.
Princely Wedding Gifts
Wnshington pnpers glvo detailed ac
counts of tho wedding gifts received by tho
Ilrltlsh ambassador's dnughtcr, Miss Lillian
Patinccfoto, whoso mnrrlngo to Hon. Robert
Ilromley of England took place In Washing
ton nt noon Saturday. Tho gifts received In
advnnco of tho wedding were nrranged In n
room In tho ambassador's residence, guarded
by policemen, A largo cabinet wns filled
with gems that resembled a collection of
crown Jewels far more than tho gifts of
such kinds usually bestowed upon a youth
ful bride. Tho silver occupied ono sldo of the
apartment, with china, glass and brlc-a-brac
on tho opposlto sldo.
Tho Rothschilds sent a princely gift of a
necklace of pearls and dlnmonds, with heart
shaped brooch. Lady Dromloy's gift Is a
necklnco of flvo rows of solltatro diamonds,
with pearl and diamond bracolot to match.
Countess do Llchtervoldo, wlfo of tho Belgian
minister, sent nn ornnto fan. Dnroncss von
Hongelmullcr, wlfo of tho Austrian min
ister, n sliver tea kcttlo; Mr. Carnegie,
n wonderful silver tankard severnl feet high,
EK1
OF BUTTERMAKERS AT LINCOLN, Neb.
MHIIHIFiHHHHRillilllifll
enriched with llncly engraved silver repousse
figures; Mr. Choate, the American am
bassador to England, a pair of ornate silver
cundelnbrn; Secretary Long, a largo silver
pitcher of classic shape; Senator McMillan's
gift Is n dupllcnto of that of tho secretary of
the navy. Mr. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle
sent a repousse silver paper case and port
folio; Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, a largo silver-framed
mirror: Miss Glover, a somewhat
smaller dupllcnto of tho above; Mr. and Mrs.
William Uoardmnn, a pair of silver dishes
In tho newest sbado of gray; Colonel and
Mrs. Arthur Lee, of tho embassy, a large
FOUR CHILDREN OF
silver dish In the same shade; Mlsa Rlggs,
nntlquo silver and glass flower vaso; Mrs.
Frederick McGuIro, a largo flower vaso In
openwork silver; Mrs. Cornelius-Vanderbllt
ami Miss Gladys Vanderbllt, gold repousse
paper caso and portfolio; Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, white vellum nnd ttver portfolio.
General nnd Mrs. Ernst sent a most unlquo
and vnlunblo as well as historic present.
This waB a largo whlto kid caso containing
six rare old books and a collection of cut
glass wlno glnsscs purchnscd 100 years ago
at a Bromley sale by Mrs. Ernst's ancestir,
General Amory. Mrs. and Miss Warder sent
a diamond nnd sapphire crescent brooch;
MrB. Bancroft Davis, a silver fruit dish; the
Misses Patten, a polished silver loving cup
with brldo's monogrnm In ribbon lettering.
Mrs. Cowlos, wlfo of Commander Cowles,
nnd sister of Governor Roosevelt, n Dutch
repouaso silver box; Mrs. and Miss Kohl of
California, nn openwork net gold purso and
chntolntno; tho secretaries and attaches of
the British embassy sent a half dozen silver
dishes with openwork edges.
Mr. and Miss Curzon of England, who
wero of tho wedding party, brought with
- Photo by U. O, Cornell.
March 4, 11)00.
them a present, tho duplicate of that al
ways bestowed by royalty on such happy
occasions, a heavlly-mouuted silver dressing
case, completoly equipped with Jeweled
bottles,
A Princess' Cast-Off Hats '
The collecting of laco Is not the only
hobby of tho princess of Wales. She has a
remarkable lot of hats uud bonnets, con
sisting of all those she has worn during the
thirty years sho has led London fashions.
Each hat or bonnet, carefully put away,,,,
bears tho date of tho season of Its use.
Perfumery bottles of all kinds and de
scriptions of stiver, gold, cut glass, uncut
Jewelry, gold encrusted with Jewels and the
like are collected by the Crown Princess
Mario of Rcumanln. The grandmother tf
tho present czar of Russia had a similar
collection which was valued at $20,000.
Immenso sums nro spent hi adding to
his vast assortment of watches by tho nawnh
of Bahawalpur, a high and mighty East
Indian potentate. He has about 1,800 and Is
constantly acquiring more. Ho usually
wears thrco or four watches and repeaters',"
changing them from day to day. Ills set
of fifteen uncut rubles Is historic; they
measure about ono and one-half Inches In
diameter and nro engraved with tho names
of tho Mogul emperors. This royal per
sonage's crown Is a mass of diamonds set
In Oliver, and his sword of state Is valued
at $500,000.
Tho mikado of Japan's hobby takes tho
form of palaces, of which ho owns acres
a vast establishment In tho heart of Toklo.
His estate, In tho center of tho city, Is
made up of hill and valley, containing lakes
and woods nnd enormous one-story palaces.
The placo Is surrounded by moats, crossed
ARCHDUCHESS VALERIE.
by marble bridges. The palaces cost a
fabulous sum. Tho walls of many are of
Immenso plato glass doors In lacquered
frames, so arranged that a great number of
rooms can bo thrown Into one. Somo of the
sliding doors nre covered with gold loaf
and the ceilings with magnificent embrcld
orles. King Menellk's hobby Ib thrones, nnd he
has Just ordered a new one. It was mnde
nt the studio of a French artist In Pals
and is a truly gorgeous affair of heavily
carved and glided wood, decorated In shades
of red and green, tho colors of Ethbpla.
Thero is tho royal crown surmouutlng the
throne, which Is fourteen feet high, and the
monogram of his majesty in Ethiopian
characters.
A gruesomo collection Is that of Toffa,
tho king of Dahomey the skulls of his
enomles, which decorato tho walls of the
royal palace and pavo the floor of his bed
room. If any king dares to oppose him and
b elnln his skuii Is mado Into a cup, cut of
which Toffa drinks to the gods.
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News: A clear conscience makes
a good pillow.
A full moment Is Just as small as a spar?
moment.
Gold dust has ruined tho eyesight of many
n good man.
Always toko sufficient tlmo to consider;
then decide quickly, t
Tho best way to fill your cup of Joy Is by
making others happy.
You can't alwoys mensuro a widow's grief
by the length of her veil.
Tho latest thing In drees goods Is tho girl
who lies In bod tho longest.
Gratitude Is a sublime passion, but Ilko a
other sublime things It Is rnro.
Many a man gives a promlso simply be
cnuso ho doesn't want to keep It.
A mnd dog never tnkes n drink. Some
mon get mnd if thoy nro refused a drink.
U'b unwlso to Judgo a man by tho um
brella ho carries until you find out who
owns It.
You havo doubtless observed that when a
Loy renehes tho age of Indiscretion he
tackles clgnrettos.
A man's Idea of truo politeness Is to re
frain from consulting his watch during a
tedious sermon.