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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1900)
Nt-w Summer T.lnccrlo. It (s by tho cbolco of her umlcrllncn and tho taBto nnd care expended on tho details of the toilet that a really elegant woman Is distinguished. This elegance need not necessarily assert Itself by a profusion of fluffy lace flounces or extravagant embroideries. When ono knows how to select Ju diciously one can have pretty fine linen, well cut out and very simple, and easily Ironed, at prices within a moderate Income. Of course, If there Is no necessity to "count tho pennies," there s practically no limit to tho lovely things ono can buy, linens and laces so exquisitely dainty and flno that they can almost, like tho princess magic free!:, nlip through a wedding ring. Certainly tho new undergar ments shown In the shops arc, as a whole, beautiful to look upon, and an lrreslstlblo temptation; for all women who aro truly feminine find this de partment fascinating at all times, and never more so than now. Flno laces, embroideries, dainty headings, cam brics, linen lawns, anC. nainsooks as flno and sheer as a dainty handkor chief, tllustrato the cleganco in mate rials employed, which Is only a begin ning when you really appreciate tho skillful handiwork which adorns them. The special point in tho now lingerie is tho fit. Tho set of a gown depends largely upon tho accurato shapes of tho llngerlo over which it is worn, espe cially now in this much beplalted era of fashion. Skirts, both long and short, aro cut to fit the hips quite smoothly, and although fanclfulness is ' indulged in sometimes to an almost exaggerated degree, tho flaro and the fluff aro all confined to tho lower part of tho skirt. It is tho day of tho white petticoat, this summer, now that dainty and diaphanous fabrics play so conspicu ous a rolo in my lady's wardrobe. Never havo these undergarments been moro elaborate nor more lavish In their uso of embroideries and laco. Almost any trimming is admissible for petticoats nowadays, but slashed flounces aro. ono of tho latest modes. Tho slashes aro cut qulto deep, form ing a block from six to ten Inches in VERY STYLISH. "With low neck and cltow aleoves.' width, edged with inserting, and then trimmed with a laco or embroidery rufllo that extends around each corner and up tho slash. The slashes may form Vandykes, or square blocks, as preferred. Tho slashed rufllo falls about six Inches nbovo tho bottom of tho ekirt, over one or moro r.ullles.only with ono plain protcctlvo frill on tho extreme edge. Something novel Is a petticoat, com bined with corset cover, called tho Ma rio Antoinette. It Is of the very finest French muslin, of gossamer-llko del icacy. Tho bodlco fits closely except in iront, where it U slightly fulled.and tho upper part Is trimmed with a se-, rlcn of delightful llttlo ruffles of real Valenciennes, and Is tied with pale pink silk ribbon. Tho waistband Is of Valenciennes Insertion, through which a wider band of palo pink ribbon Is run, thus serving to define the. waist STYLISH PETTICOAT AND CORSET COVER. and hold both sections of petticoat and bodice In their rcspectivo places. Somo of the prettiest new chemises havo shoulder straps of ribbon instead of sleeves, and this design, you may bo sure, is vastly admired and appre ciated by a girl who possesses a well moulded arm and a pretty, white, dim pled shoulder. Tho garment Is cored, Jlounced and frilled with lace, tho up per part being a mass of insertion and lace. Tho top Is cut square, and is gathered and drawn up to fit tho fig ure Just under tho arms, tho pretty silk shoulder straps keeping it In place. Corset covers aro also provided with ribbons. Something new Is tho bolero cc-sot cover, which Is Illustrated to dvy. It 13 also to bo noted that many of tho new corset covers end at tho waist, thus doing away with all unnec essary fullness about the hips. Night gowns, with low neck and elbow Hooves, aro tho fancy for tho moment far theso garments. It Is certainly a Very comfortable fashion for summer. Somo of tho newest designs nro posl tl ely dccolctte. Cambric nightgowns aro relegated to tho placo occupied by muslin nightgowns n few years ago, but tho nainsook night robes nro fa vored most of all by fashlonablo wom en. They are very dainty, elegant and comfortable. A woman never roallzcs tho amount of solid comfort which can bo gotten out of a lounging gown so fully as sho does In summer. When sho returns from a business or a pleasure expedi tion, which has taken her out beneath the rays of tho broiling sun, it Is an Inexpressible comfort and relief to don a light, dainty negligee. Tho Japan ese Ideal still prevails In tho construc tion of tho fashionable lounging gown. You may spend fifty dollars on a ki mono of peach bloom silk crepe, with silver traceries upon it. or you may expend a dollar upon blue and whlto cotton crepe, and a llttlo moro for plain blue material for trimming, and, if your needlo is sufficiently dextrous, you can convert them into n very dainty and becoming negligee. Be tween theso two extremes tho kimono may bo constructed of every conceiv able fnbrlc.no matter how far removed from tho Japanese. Thero aro foul ards, India weaves, Liberty silk, nun's veilings, figured lawns, organdies and batistes, mado up in tho loose, flowing stylo. Then there aro whlto mull ki monos nnd pink gingham klmonos.nnd kimonos of waBh silk and of outing flannel. Some aro mado of figured or of striped materials, with a border of a plain color; others aro of tho plain fabrlc.wlth a border of tho fancy. Per hnps tho prettiest effects aro secured In kimonos by introducing yokes and bands of plain color with skirt nnd sleeves of fancy material. A quaint and very dainty llttlo affair Is "tho Geisha," which may bo described as a short kimono, which has tho wldo sleeves and loose, flowing front, but which reaches Just below tho waist. Then there are, too, a lavish array of looso Jackets to bo worn with tho splendiferous petticoat of satin or bro- "Wlth low neck and elbow sleeves." caded silk elaborately frilled and be rlbboncd, n fashion so elegant nnd ex travagant that It appeals very seduc tively to the frou-frou woman who has leisure to wrlto her notes or sip tea In her own bijou boudoir in the afternoon. Her Jet Illack Cot Glass Howl. A New York woman lias an addition to her stock of curios sinco her up town home was burned out last win ter. A beautiful cut glass roso bowl survived the fire, but was stained by tho smoke, which was particularly thick and denso on the dining room floor. Tho bowl Is now perfectly black, tho pattern of the glass brought out In Iridescent relief. Scouring has had no effect on tho new coloring, which seems to have burnt Is way Into tho glass. A china pitcher, which also stood on tho sideboard, had its dcli cato color flred to a reddish black so evenly that no one would suspect that It was not done In a professional kiln. Tho two pieces were brought out by tho owner at a recent luncheon, nnd her guests were asked If any of them had seen specimens of what tho host ess explained was a very rare ware; all tho company fell Into tho trap, nnd most learned opinions wcro given around tho table In an effort at deci sion before the Joko was explained. New York Commercial Advertiser. Leather Jewel Cmn, Dainty llttlo leather Jewel cases to carry In one's trunk represent a now nnd practical Idea. They have various compartments for rings, stick plns.cuff buttons and other accessories, and tho larger sizes aro fitted up with trays like miniature trunks. A good lock Is attached and they aro decidedly a con venient and safe receptable In which to carry Jewelry. OUR COOKING SCHOOL. Rplnurli. Splnnch is ono of tho vegetables particularly recommended for its med icinal qualities. As a departure from tho usunl way of preparing it, spinach fritters may provo agreeable. IJoll tho vegetablo until thoroughly cooked, drain and mlnco well, and add somo grated bread, a llttlo grated nutmeg, dessertspoonful of butter and a piece of loaf sugar. Add as much cream or yolks and whites of eggs as will mako a preparation of tho consistency of batter. Drop this batter by spoonfuls into boiling fat and cook until brown; serve at once. HerliiR I'niltn. Serve all fruits as fresh and cold as possible, and with granulated, rather than powdered BUgar. Servo largo trawberrles with tho hulls on them s.o that they may bo dipped in sugar and eaten from the fingers. Servo currants and raspberries to gether with a llttlo sugar, or, when it Is necessary to use the currants alone, mash them slightly with plenty of sugar. Always wlpo peaches carefully to remove the fuzz when placed on tho table whole. Serve cut fruit and berries In glass dishes, and pleaso both eye and palate. It costs more to neglect our Jutla tkan to perform them, Asia's lre.it Kluk-llnles. While Asia has tho loftiest mount ains In tho world, It also possesses the deepest and most extensive land de pressions, sovcrnl of them, as is well known, sinking below sea-level, so that If tho ocean could flow Into them they would bo filled to tho brim. In tho deepest parts of most of them water now stands, forming small seas. Others aro destitute of water. Among theso Is tho Lukchum depression In Central Asia, concerning which Gen eral Tlllo writes, in tho "Proceedings of the Russian Geographical Society," that in plnccs it sinks ns much as 400 feet below sea-level. This slnk-ltolo In tho middle of the Inrgcst of the continents- Is also remarkable for Its mc tcoroglcal features, tho yearly ampli tudes of tho barometer being greater than aro recorded anywhero clso on earth. In summer tho temperature rises to Saharan heat, a record of 118 degrees Fahrenheit hnvlng been ob tained In July, whllo tho nlr is of des ert dryness. A Itixllmm for I'olnr Exploration. Among tho equipments of tho Ger man Antarctic expedition, tho details of which aro now being worked out, will bo n captlvo balloon to bo employ ed for reconnaissance. It will havo sufficient lifting power to ralso an ob server about 1.C00 feet Into the air. It is probablo that tho exploring ship, tho building of which has been begun at Kiel, will carry n supply of com pressed hydrogen for Inflating tho bal loon, and It Is intended that thero shall bo enough of tho gns to enablo tho balloon to mnko ten ascensions. Tho expedition will cndcaVor to estab lish a station on the west sldo of Vic toria Land, ns It Is thought that an ex tensive land surface exists there, if Drltlsh expedition is simultaneously to attack Victoria Land from tho east side. lion- Silk Kquiillses Temperature. It is known to everybody that silk Is electrified by friction. Acting upon tho suggestion thus furnished, a French savant, Monsieur Henry, has made experiments which show that tho electrification of tho air enclosed In a tissue of silk produces a circula tion of its particles, which tends to equalize tho temperature. A similar effect is observablo in wool, and henco tho superiority of silk and wool for garments intended to protect tho body against tho vicissitudes of climate IMPROVED EASY CHAIR. Among tho many easy chairs on tho markot few approach in solid comfort tho chair with tho hinged back, which can bo adjusted at various angles, to suit tho lounger. In order to facilitate the movement of tho back and adjust it readily In Its sovoral positions many dovlccs havo been tried, and tho mechanism hero shown is ono of the newest inventions to accomplish this purpose. Tho back may bo either hing ed td tho scat or pivoted on a rod to tilt freely, with tho supporting brnco pivoted In lino with tho hinges or on tho rod. A colled spring Is attached to the chair scat, and to tho forward end of the notched horizontal rod, serving to draw tho rod toward tho rear. A glanco at tho cut will show that this would tilt tho back of tho chair for ward as soon ns tho person sitting In tho chair leaned forward. Tho notch ed bar is held rigidly in placo by a spring bar set at right angles to It, ono end being hinged to tho scat and tho other end provided with a rod-extending upward in position to bo easily de pressed by tho hand, which action HANDY ADJUSTMENT FOR EASY CHAIRS. frees tho back and nllows It to bo ad Justed without rising from tho chair. A New California Industry. The growing of Ilelglan hares for tho market In southern California Is described by Mr. O. P. Wolcott In tho Scientific American, as having recent ly become nn extensive Industry. Tho hnrcs aro imported for breeding pur poses from England and Belgium. A high-bred buck or doe hare, Mr. Wol cott says, will bring $50 to $250. In tho markets the price Is about 2G cents per pound, live weight. From Los An geles shipments nro now mado to all parts of the United States. A wnrm climate is not essential for tho anl- mats, nnd It Is said they could ho grown for tho markot In almost all parts of tho Union. California' Trcnsurrs. Tho California Miners' Association lias recently published n treatise on tho mineral wealth of that stato which brings out somo facts that aro not gen erally known. Gold, of course, holds tho lent!, but it will probably surprlBo many to learn that the value of tho quicksilver annually produced In Cali fornia Is tlfty per cent grcntcr than tho vnluo of tho sliver found there, nnd that oven tho petroleum output of tho stato exceeds tho silver production in value. Copper and borax rank among tho Important minerals of Cali fornia. DRIES CLOTHES, RAISES BREAD It will not take a womnn who docs housework and makes her own broad long to npprectato tho advantages and n A WOMAN'S INVENTION, utility of tho devlco shown In tho pic ture, and It Is almost needless to say that it is a woman's iden, tho inventor being Annlo Dennett of Mnlno. In families whero tho bread Is mado at homo It Is n common custom to set tho dough to rlso In n warm placo at night, nnd it Is dllllcult to And n placo wher tho temporaturo is even on all sides, tho sldos nearest tho flro receiving tho greatest amount of heat nnd caus ing tho loaf to rlso unevenly. With this devlco suspended nbovo tho stovo tho hent rises and surrounds all sides of the tin with nn equal' temperature Tho arrangement Is constructed of a number of gratings suspended In a horizontal position over tho rnngo, with ndjustnblo sholves which aro adapted to bo extended on either Bide, to Increase the avnlluhlo space Tho dovlco Is also well adapted for drying clothes, and has a sufficient number of rods to hold n fair-sized washing. Potailitm's Twin Telescope,. Tho now double telescope of tho Potsdam Observatory was recently dedicated. It consists of two very largo telescopes arranged sido by sldo on ono mounting. Tho larger, of thirty-two inches aporturo and 30.4 feet focal length, is for photographic uso; tho other, of twenty inches aper ture, and 41.2 feet focal length, 1b for visual observations. Tho primary ob ject of this telescopo la to measure, with all posslblo accuracy, tho velocity of stars that aro approaching or reced ing from tho earth. Our Loftiest Mountain. Tho records of tho Geological Survey in Washington cstnbllsh tho fact that tho loftiest known mountain In North America Is Mount McKlnley in Alaska, ubout 200 miles from tho shoro of Cook Inlet. Tho nborlglnal namo of tho peak is Tralcga. It is 20,404 feet high. This Is not far from tho elevation of Mount Chlmborazo, tho highest penk of tho Andes, and Is 2,440 feet greater than that of Mount St. Ellas, which was at ono tlmo belloved to bo our loftiest mountain. Hugur vs. Starvation. Experiments by Professor Mosso In the University of Genoa havo shown that sugar ifdmlnistercd after a period of starvation, or n long fast, restorca vitality much more rnpluiy than broad does. Tho temperature of tho body quickly increases with tho administra tion of sugur. Iteceut Inventions, For automatically throwing tho rails of switches a now englno attachment has a beam extending out in front, with tnckle for swinging tho frco ond to cither rail, with a small wheel at tho outer end, which engngos tho switch rail and forces' It Into position as tho englno moves forward. For preventing hol3tlng engines from lifting the cngo too far tho der rick Is provided with a tilting block set In lino with ono sldo of tho cngo, a rod running from tho block to tho cut-off on tho englno, to stop tho lattor when the cage rises high enough to turn tho block. To indicate when tho contonts of n bottle havo been partially romovod and replnced with an adulterant n con tra! rod is placed in tho bottlo, with u float mounted on tho rod to fall as tho contents nro poured out, intornal pawls engaging notches on tho rod to hold tho float down when tho bottlo Is refilled. Rainbows In the eyes Indicate love In tho heart HANDWRITING EVIDENCE. rheft fastened Upon n Young Woman if Hit Own Ifuntl. Of Into Dntcctlvo Dlcaklcy lifts been reading about Shorlock Holmes nn.l hns picked vp many valuable tips, ono of which was recently of great uso to him, says tho Hamilton Spectator. Lnst week n young woman, who Is em ployed In nn uptown hotel, lost her gold watch and reported to tho dn tcctlvo department. Inspector Mc Mnhon lined up his men In front of him, questioned them on ways and means of recovering tho stolen prop erty, nnd then nllotted tho task of finding tho missing timepiece to Bleak ley. Tho officer went to tho hotel, sized up tho situation and looked over tho employes. It did not tnko him long to select tho young lady whom ho thought know most about tho where abouts of tho watch. Tho dotectlvo hnB an cyo for beauty, and this par ticular young lady was both young nntl beautiful, and had previously homo a good character. This mado tho of ficer's task oven moro dllllcult, and ho left tho hotel, feeling sad at heart. Tho moro ho thought over tho casa tho moro convinced ho beennio that tho young womnn ho suspected knew Eomethlng, nnd while trying to go to, sloop Sunday night ho decided that he would Intervlow her tho next tiny. When ho got to tho offlco on Mondny morning Illcnkley found a noto wait ing for him, informing hi in that tho watch had been returned by mall. This, however, did not satisfy hlin, and ho determined to bring tho thief to justice. Ho went over to tho hotel yesterday afternoon, secured tho pa per which tho watch had been wrap ped in nnd on which wns written mo nnmo nnd nddrcss of tho owner, nnd then proceeded to interview his siib pect. Of course sho protested her In nocence, but to mnko hor r.tntcmcnt stronger tho dotectlvo suggested that sho sign n declaration of her Inno cence. Tho girl bit easily; tho dotec tlvo procured a note book, and tho girl wrote: "I , do solemnly dcclaro that I did not sco or toucn Miss watch. (Signed) ." Aftor thnt tho detcctlvo's work was easy. Ho compared tho writing of tha young lady with that on tho paper, which was on tho watch when it was returned. Thoy wcro exactly the same, and the guilt was fastened upon the pretty domestic. Mormon Exploring Party. Dispatches from Salt Lako City ro port a very unusual development of Mormon enterprise. A Mormon scien tific exploring expedition recently set out for a fifteen months' exploring trip to Mexico nnd Central and South America. Tho company Is made up of twenty studcntB of Brighnni Young Academy, in chnrgo of President Clnff of tho academy and two members of tho faculty. Tho goneral purposo of tho expedition Is to search for ruined cities, photograph tholr romnlns, nnd to collect botanical, archaeological nnd anthropological specimens. Besides this It hns a spcclnl religious errand. Tho Book of Mormon, it scorns, clnlnm to bo a record of tho ancient inhabi tants of America, from tho tlmo of the Towor of Babel to tho fifth century of tho Christian era. The Mormon story is that tho Nephltes of tho tribe of Mn nasseh camo from Jerusalem to Amer ica about COO B. C. Tlio Mormon ox plorere hopo to get on to tho trnll of tho Nephltes nnd perhaps to find tho romnlns of their cnpltal In tho vnllcy of tho Mngdalona. Tholr proposed courso Is through Moxlco and Central America into Ecuador and Peru. Tho country is n rich field for oxplorera who nro fover proof. Thoy proposo to return by sen from Vulparalso to San Francisco. Ills First Concurrence. An cx-presldont of tho United States recently had occasion to attend hla wifo to tho rnllwny station, prepara tory to her sotting out upon a Ion Journey nlone. "If you should hnppon to need ndvlco or assistance of any klnd,"tho ex-prcsldont advised his wlfo at parting, "don't hcsltnto to cnll upon this gcntlcmnn ncross tho nlslo; I llko his looks," Indicating a porfect strang or.but ono whoso appearance and man ner were such as to lnsplro trust. Tho Journey was accomplished safely, and tho wlfo had no occasion to follow hor husband'B advlco. But at an evening reception, shortly after her arrival In tho city of her destination, n man waa presented to her whom sho nt onco recognized ns hor follow traveler. Sho related tho Incident. "Will you pleaso toll your husbnnd," said tho man, "that that Is tho first speech I over heard of his that meets with my hear ty approval? I belong to tho opposlto party." Now York Evening Sun. High Prices for Kuro hherrlcs. At an auction salo of old wines bo longing to tho cstnto of Eugeno Ko teltas, yesterday, thirty-two bottles ol Ferdinand sherry, said to bo the last of n celebrated Montlllo wine, brought f 5 a bottle Eleven bottles or Mndelrn of the vlntngo of 1828 went for $5 n bottlo. Moro than 100 bottle ot "South Sido Wedding Wine" wore sold at from $2. GO to 5 a bottle Tli live liest bidding was done for eleven bot tles of old blue seal "Rain-Water" Ma deira. This wlno waa described ns "of tho old stylo of tho last century, having been mndo probably in 1740 or 17C0." It wns sold for JS.50 a bottlo. Now York Post. Hklll of Polisher Necessary. I coutildcr a humnn soul without edu cation llko marble In the quarry, which shows none of its Inherent beauties un til tho skill of tho polUhor fetches out tho colors nnd make tho uvrtuca shine. Addison.