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ROT AND CORINE KLEIN.
N'EENAH WHIDDEN.
IDA DARLOW.
MONA COWEL8.
FOBWHT TfrOMPSOW.
. RUTH ANDEKSUN. CLAIRE PATTERSON.
VIRGINIA CROJJK. ELEANOR MACKATV
RALPn WILSON.
kP alt the riiontlui of the year. Feb
ruary la richest in themes that
can be worked out and expressed
in the fancy dress party. St.
.Valentine's day ond .Washing
ton's birthday afford occasion for some of
the daintiest of the novelty parties, and
this year these have been worked out more
elaborately than usual. With Valentine's
day Just past and Washington's birthday
Just ahead, the season for fancy costuming
is at its height. There have been some
truly charming assemblies within the fort
night, and the coming week will see a great
many more. Of the hundreds who have
and will participate there are none who
lend themselves to fancy dressing as do
the children, for their careless abandon,
the unconsciousness of all surroundings as
they lose themselves in the occasion, lends
a charm that nothing else can approach.
Disciples lFroeble tell us thut the child
is never more natural than when lost in
his, play. Perhaps this' accounts for the
paradox that he is never so entirely him
self as' when playing at being somebody
else; certainly there nre no w"'" 'h.it af
ford him more unalloyed delight than
those In which he Is allowed tu "ui'cis up,
, and so It would seem that so engaged the
observed should see him at his beot as he
really Is. And Just in proportion as he en
Joys masquerading In the garments allowed
torthe everyday romp, so he finds delight
ln the rarer occasion when some effort nnd
Ingenuity besides his own have been em
ployed to dress him In fancy costume.
Wholesome In the artlessness and Innocence
of childhood, the fancy dresa contributes a
daintiness and air'ness that makes him
well nigh Irresistible.
Where the Little Girl Shines:
Rut referring to the child as "he" In this
connection emphasizes the. inadequacy of
that common pronoun for, for some reason,
the term "fancy drees" suggests the little
mlsa In her dainty frock, her curls and rib
bon bows, rather than her young brother.
In fact, poor little chap, the fancy dress
party Is one of the occasions when he is
likely to find himself at a disadvantage
and among the ranks of the admlilng rather
than the admired, for th tarletonti and
Swisses and ribbons, with their advantage
of being Inexpensive, are much more
adaptlble to the frocks of the little girls,
and as materials correspondingly dainty
and effective ore expensive, and so scarcely
practical for boys, It happens oftener than
not th.tt the costumes of the little men
tend to the grotesque rather than to the
many really handsome suits that might
otherwise rival the dantlness of feminine
frocks. But then, handsome costuming has
its penalty, and here the small boy has the
advantage.
There is little ot self-consciousness about
the child so dressed, for there are no frills
to be remembered and little that will soli,
and In the course of an afternoon's frolic
this relief compensates In large measure for
any envy th.it might have been created by
finer or fancier costumes. This Is one of
the reasons, perhaps, why the Indian cos
tume Is so popular. There Is something In
the dress of the American Indian that
seems to appeal peculiarly to the small boy
and there Is wonderful spontaneity and
naturalness In the savagery that he exhibits
when so dressed. Of course this does not
apply to all small boys nor to boys at all
stnges of the period during which they are
deslgnnted ns "small," but it does apply In
variably to that wholesome, normal little
chap who is a type among youngsters
known as "the small boy" and to his coun
terpart among girls! the "tomboy."
Some Hecent Omaha Parties.
Some of the largest and prettiest chil
dren's fancy dress parties of the winter
have been given by the dancing Bchool
classes. Drawing the children as they do
from some of the wealthiest homes of the
city, neither time nor expense have been
spared In creating nnd working out designs
for the costumes. The realms of the real
and the unreal have contributed ' their
favorites to these charming' Juvenile as
semblies nnd out of It all, besides an after
noon or an evening of enjoyment, the chil
dren have gotten many a substantial and
lasting lesson.
At a recent masquerade party given In
one of the south side homes a list of the
characters desired to be represented was
sent the mother of each, little guest, with
the Invitation nnd the request that Inex
pensive materials be used; also that the
child be Instructed regarding the character
ho or she represented. The result was de
lightful. It was an ideal party and each
little guest was given a chance during the
nfternoon to tell her or his story. The re
cital was wonderfully entertaining, not only
to the grown-ups present, but to the chil
dren themselves,, particularly when there
chanced to be a difference of opinion re
garding characters that had been dupli
cated, as there had been In the case of the
knight, the American Indian and, George
nnd Martha Washington. Having entered
into the spirit of the occasion, and with all
confidence In mother's version of the char
acter, there was nothing .conceded but a
great deal of additional Information ac
quired. And this Is always the case, for an In
quiring mind Is a characteristic of the nor
mal child, and the fancy dress party is rich
In suggestions as well as In attractiveness.
Helpful In Many Ways.
In adidtlon to the advantages suggested,
remains the Indelible Impression of the
character assumed, the child carrying al
ways a better notion of the celebrity under
question for having at one time had oc
casion fo appear even for so short a tlma
as the prototpye of greatness. It may
not be apparent, but it is a recognized fact
that the Impressions gathered at this tlma
of life are Ineffaceable. For this reason,
the Well ordered fancy dress party Is
really of educational value In a higher
way probably than Is generally conceded.
The further fact is evident that the chil
dren receive In this way as they can In
no other a training in polite usages. No
matter what one's station in life, society
requires conformity to certain well defined,
conventions that are becoming more and
moro rigid, and therefore the child
can not be too early schooled in
their application. Address and manners
go fur in life as a substitute for
deeper culture, and no degree of Intellectual
attainment short of absolute genius can
atone for boorlshness. That is why th3
children who have had the advantage o
this early association with each other ara
better fitted to enter on the amenities of
existence as ndults. They must have train
ing In other directions to be able to enter
into the tierce competition of life, but they
are started with a decided advantage if
they have been thoroughly schooled In good
manners, and this schooling is not possible
alone in the home. Home training supplies
the theory, but the application can only be
had in association with others. The assist
ance to the imagination of the child at a
time when It Is most plastic Is another fac
tor of Interest In favor of the fancy dress
party or other form of entertainment that
partakes of the same general nature. Ideas
are thus generated that may lead to efforts
of distinct service and habits of thought
are stimulated that cannot fail to be help
ful. So In the provision of an unusual de
gree of pleasure of a thoroughly wholesome
sort, the fancy drew party for children is
also helpful in a great many ways.
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Chat with Senator Francis Cockrell About Himself and Public Matters
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(Copyrighted, 1906, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
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Ail clal Correspondence of The Beo.)
I This is the story of a farmer's
boy who became United States
pnotnr: the story a United
States senator who understood j. "Job well
enough to hold the place for thin, years
and who now, about to leave it, lias so
alned the respect and love of his fellows
that the president gives him the choice of
two of the highest positions In his adminis
tration. Both places carry big salaries.
One Is that of Interstate commerce com
missioner, the other Is as commissioner of
the Panama canal, the latter position bring
ing In $12,500 a year.
The man I refer to Is Francis Marlon
Cockrell, tho senator from Missouri, who,
like his great predecessor, Thomas H. Ben
ton, has served that state continuously, as
Its senator, for thirty years. I believe the
story will be helpful to the young men and
boys of the country, who, by reading be
tween Its lines, may find suggestions to
ward their own success.
I give the story throigh the mouth of the
senutor. It has been drawn out by many
questions. Senator Cockroll is modest to a
degree unknown to the average public man.
Ills biography Is one of tho shortest In the
Congressional Directory. It Is told In seven
lines, and it stands out In strong cuntruit to
the long drawn out biographies of smaller
men written by themselves..
My first questions were us to the senator's
bovhood. He replied:
My boyhood was like that of most boys
of the west. My father was a farm. , who
had been engaged In stock farming In Ken
turky. He came to Missouri before . I was
born and too', up a large tract of la .d
sway out there on the frontier. We had no
railroad within nunc d-i of miles of us, and
our education was gotten in the common
svhoo'.s of the neighborhood. The school
terms were shot I remember I moved
about from uncle to unel to keep neHr the
schools which were held at different seasons
in different parts of the country. After I
had p is ed through these schools I went to
Chapel Hill ci-llege nearby und remained
there until I graduated.
we4eri olleg Life In IKO.
"What kind of a tolUj. was It. sena-
lr?" 1
"It was a good country college as col
leges wi'iit then. Ths boys lived in dorml-tr-'-s.
They came to school to get an
edu-.tlon and they wurked p.etty hard.
Our trailing was chiefly In the fund
mentals. We studied Lutln. Greek, math
ematics, botany rhetc.lc, physics,- etc.
After I graduated I remained one year
a professor of languages. I taught I-a'!n
and Oreek, and also French translations,
Th experience was an excellent one. N hen
I vHV V ta-sJ'' .ouml cut how tittle J
really knew, and I had to study some things
all over again. One has to know a thing
In order to teach it."
"How about athletics in those days, sen
ator? Were the college boys of then as
strenuous as thoso of now?"
"I don't know," replied the senator, a
smile creeping over his face as his soul
slid back to the playgrounds of his boy
hood. "We had some strenuous games and
most strenuously we played them. We did
not have foot ball or base bail, but we
had games somewhat similar. One was
town ball, and another was bull pen. In
bull pen one of the clubs stood Inside a
ring, and its opponents on the corners
outside. The man on the outside, who had
the ball, threw it with all hta might at
the crowd within, trying to hit one of
them. The men within tried to get the
ball, and If one of them could throw It
buck and hit one of the men on the out
side it was a stand-off. The game had Its
regular points and It was closely fought,
although there were seldom physical in
juries, such as arc accompanied with the
foot ball of today. I think games a ood
thing for boys. I believe in athletics. They
holp to make good men."
"What did you do after you left col
lege?" "I studied law. I began to practice, be
fore I came of age, and really before I got
my licence, which was only graatud at 21.
I continued at the law until the war broke
out. Then 1 entered the urmy and
inuined in it until the close."
t'oekrell the soldier.
"You went Into the southern army as
u colonel, did you not?"
"H.ess you, no!" said the senator. "I
enlisted as a private In the old Missouri
blate Guard in 1SC1, and my company
elected me captain. Tin next January I
entered the i-onfeuerate army, and was
elected captalu by my company there. I
was promoted later on to be lieutenant
colonel, then colonel, and then brigadier
general, which rank I held during the lat
ter part of the ,nr. .
"A curious thing occurred as to my
promotion as colonel continued Senator
Cockrell. '". his was that I was made such
over my own colonel, and that my colonel
served ui.. in as lieutenant colonel
with -jut frlct.jn. Inde my colonel
brought the telegram appointing me to my
tent. I told liii.. It tnui' be a mistake,
and that If I was promote. I wanted him
to know I h.td had nothing to do with it.
He replied ll.at he knew that, and then
congratulated me on my appointment. He
said:
" 'You have served well under me, and
have done what you culd tu make my
work kuoiesj'jl. I a' you to know that
I will do the asms for you, and that cheer
fully and lo) Uly.' J' dlii so, and we wars
friends and comrades still, although I be
came his superior officer."
"You were often under fire, general?"-
"Yes, we were fighting all the time. We
had a number of engagements in Missouri
while I was acting In the state guard, and
after that I was In almost constant action
until tho close of the war. The Missouri
troops fought well, and my brigade was
commended again and again. Here, by the
way. is my military record, which General
Alusworth has sent me, copied from the
archives of the War department. You will
notice that we fought all through the war,
and I was captupred by the Union forces
at Blakely in April, 1863."
"Were you ever wounded?"
"Yes, several times. Tho first wound that
drew btood made this." Here the senator
showed me the third finger of his right
hand, which Is a half inch Sorter than the
others. It Is stiff and bends slightly Inward
toward the palm. As I looked at it he con
tinued: "That finger was struck by a bullet at
Wilson's Creek and b. oken and part' of It
carried away. When the surgeon treated
It I told him' I wanted him to set It In the
position It would have when the hand is
used for writing. He asked me why. I
told him I expected to do a great dcal of
writing after the war was over and did not
want a stiff finger to prevent me. He
laughed and set the finger on the curve, as
you see. This makes the Injury almost Im
perceptible. My hind Is In its natural
shape, and when I wear gloves no one can
te'l that there is anything the matter with
It. Had that finger been set straight It
would have stood out stiff whenever I bent
my hand, and would have been a deformity
and obstruction all my life."
"Where else were yoi wounded, senator?"
"I was once shot thro gh the fleshy part
of the forearm, but this was not serious
and I wss able to go on until the hatti was
nver. I was shot through the leg a the
battle of Frnnklin. The ball went through
my right leg near the ankle, breaking the
smnll bone. About the same time a Hall
went through my left War not far from the
ankle, Just grazing the bor. When I got
these wounds I was with my troops, right
at the front and In the thick of the fire. I
tried my leg and found I could manage to
walk upon it, notwithstanding the broken
bone, so I hobbled off the field. HaO I
stayed I should have been riddled with bul
lets." "How does It feel to be shot, senator?"
"It comes like a great blow. The pain la
not Intense until afterward. This second
wound, that of my left lag, I did not know
about until the surgeon began to aet my
broken bone."
"You were one of those who accepted ths
Inevitable when the war closed''
"Tea; whoa I was Id prison toward and at
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about the end of the war I settled my fu
ture. I saw that we must lose, and debated
where the lines of my life should be laid
after the war waa over. , I canvassed the
other countries of the world as places for
life work. I thought of Mexico, but I did
not like Maxlmilllan, who was then trying
to be king, and told my friends in prison
that I hoped the United States would send
100,000 men there to drive him out of the
country. I thought of Brazil, but that
waa under Dom Pedro and had also a mon
archical government. After careful con
sideration I came to the conclusion that
the United States was the only country
for me. It was my country, and In' most
respects It had what I regarded the Ideal
government I wanted , to stay with It and
be a part of It. I thereupon decided that
I would go home as soon as I got out of
prison and take my punishment, what
ever It might be, and then become a sup
porter of my new country. This I did
and have never regretted it.
"I applied to the president for pardon, and
here, by the way,. Is my pardon paper."
With this the senator took an official docu
ment, a copy of hia request for pardon,
which had been furnished him from the
War department, from one of the pigeon
holes of his desk and read It to ine.
The letter was addressed to President
Andrew Johnson and In It General t'oek
rell stated that ho had gone Into the con
federate army from a feeling of duty, be
lieving that the principles of tho confed
erate government were right, nnd that he
had tried to do his whole duty as a soldier,
faithfully and fearlessly, until tho time of
his capture. He said that he had done all
he could since the surrender to restore
peace, quiet and order throughout the
land; Inasmuch as he felt that the prin
ciples Contended for by him had been
finally aeitled by the decision of arms In
whli'h it was his duty to acquiesce he
asked to be restored to the full rights of
citizenship and said that if he was so
restored he would feel the l'lilted States
to be his government and that he would
support and defend it as lie had tried to
support and defend I he confederate states.
The petition requested that executive
clemency be extended to him with a full
amnesty and pardon and rest oral Ion of the
rights of property, and II was dosed with
the signature of F. M. 'ockrell, brigadier
general, late provisional Hrmy of the con
federals states.
"My pardon was granted," sulii the sen
ator as he folded up the paper, "and slnco
that I have done all I could to fulfill the
rights and duties of my United States citl
senalUp." "How did you come to go to the senate,
Sir Cockrell?"
'I had refused to be a candidate for sev
eral offices, and In 1874 was brought forth!
by my friends as a candidate for tho nom
ination as governor of Missouri. The con
test was a close one, although perfectly
friendly. There were but two candidates
before tiie convention and my opponent
beat me by one-third of a vote. Each
county has a certain number of votes al
lotted to It, but In the polling the whole
county counted as one, so you sea how ths
fractional part came In. I am not aura
whether It was a sixth or a third of a vote'
which constituted the majority against ms.
As' the result was announced I arose In ths
convention and mudo a speech asking that
the nomination be made unanimous. I
congratulated the delegates upon their se
lection of a candidate who was a better
man than I was, and who; I know, wmriil;
run well before the people. I said I wlsbaaX
to repeat what I had said beforehand, that
if he were nominated I would be glad to 'do'
all I could to aid In his election, and closed
my speech with saying that I, for one. was
glad to throw up my hat and shout, "Threa
cheers for our candidate, tho next gov
ernor of Missouri!" I had my slouch hat
In my hand at the time, and, In the en
thusiasm of tho moment It somehow left
it and flow up to the roof, and with that
the convention broke out In cheers. You
must remember that half of the men wer
my friends who had been fighting for me,
and that our campaign had been so con
ducted that the remainder, although they
preferred their own candidate did not ob
ject to me. As It was, I captured the con
vention. My friends were still enthusisatl-
cally for me ami my opponents were sorry
that I hail to be defeated In order that
their candidate might succeed. They gath
ered around mo and said: 'Well, Cockrell,
we'll take rare of you; we'll muko you sen
ator.' This they did, and I havo been in
the senate from then until now."
Some Klenieiitu of "access,
"Mow did you get along In the senate, Mr.
Cockrell? "
"I was green at first, but I look up ths
work that came to inn and did It as well as
I could, Ht the. satin; time trying to fit my
self for that which might come. This has
lieen one of the principles of my life. I
have tried to do the duty which lies nearest
ine and lit myself for the future. When I
was made captain I ludiel the .tactics
necessary for that position ami at the
same limn those needed should I beeoms
colonel. While colonel I studied what was
necessary to govern a brigade, nnd 1I10 re
sult was that whi n the hotter pluces cam
or were thrust upon nie I was Ohio to fill '
them."'
"I suppose that has been on of ths
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