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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1902)
Wf I The Allan's H&.rem - B .naneaiuaimiiiiijinianvnngggg a lanansna The number of who,, maintained by tit' sultan of Turkey Is otltnafl n't letwcett 'MO anil loo Tin's.' v,os ato .akon from tho prominent fntnllliM of ho umpire, ami tho position is much .fcught after, as It enables tho htililor . o exorcise a powerful Inllueuce In bo lalf of her relatives ami friends. When L.. 'tX mm 5? " A TnrkUli Girl or (limit l-illj. a rich pasha wants to soeiro uio favor of tho sultan be offers him one of bis daughters with a suitable dowry as a wife, and If she la accepted It is a sign of friendliness at) well as a intuit ol distinction. When the governor of the Circassians' province, which is said to have the most beautiful women in Turkey, wishes to please his Im perial master be will send liliu a ajiandsomu young wife as a gift, or when any of his subordinates discov er a young woman of remarkable at tractions they secure her tor tho royal harem. The ladles of the harem are called sultanas. They cutT n- slacs. and the younger become the seivants of the elder nnd attend upon them until they are promoted. If the sultan takes a fancy to any one of bis wives her fortune Is made, for she is rapidly promoted, her allowance for dresses and Jewels Is increased, and If she becomes a mother she can live apart from the rest, as becomes a princess. Ta1I children born in the harem, wheth er of free women or sIuum, are le gitimate and of equal lineage and may Inherit the throne if they ever be come tho bead of the family, for, ac cording to custom, the succession Is vested In the oldest male of tho royal family, whether be he son. brother or cousin of the reigning soveielgn. Ladles of the Imperial harem almost without exception wear Kuropean dress. Only tho most recent uitIwiIh, girls who come lrom the Interior of the country, retain tli n.Uhe cos tume. The ladles have French maids land order their gowns and bats in Purls, i:cry now and then a French modiste or milliner an Ives In Con stantinople with samples to the In spection of tho sultanas from whom she receives very largo and liberal or- Till: MII.TAN dors. Although they aro seldom seen by men, tho Inmates or th harem have all tho feminine Instincts and thero Is a great deal of rivalry among thorn. We saw one of the sul tan's favorlto wlvos and her daughter driving tho other day. accompanied H by a negro ouniich and a military es cort, writes William K. Curtis in the Chicago Kccord-Ilerald. Thoy wero dressed llko any other ladles, but wero elosoly veiled so that their fea tures could not bo distinguished. Tho uparttnents of the harem arc equipped with European furniture. Meals aro sorvnd in European stylo and tho cooks are French. The French language is spoken generally among the sultanas nnd they read French novels. Turkish customs are almost ' obsolete. Tho traditional harem In which houris sit around upon silk rugs with tholr legs crossed and Play guitars and eat sweetineats ex ists onJy In tho Imagination. Tho womoii i llvo just like any other royal family, except that thoy are not al lowed to rccelvo company or enter so ciety, and when they leave tho palaco tnoy must wear heavy veils. Tho mosque of Omayade Is ono of the largest In tho world Imlnu about ' BOO foot long and 350 foet broad, and opens Into a vast quadrangle with In numerable columns, Snracenlr arches uud curious structures of tho oriental ,XJM , Hi top r aia anoaa:ini)inBinnaani ! a n g Llvos of Luxury Led d by (ho Fivvorilcs of the Present Ruler of Turkey !2 a n unainainnaiial type One. called ' tho Pome of tin-Wat-r Spout." couth th" fountain at which the fnlthr.il perform their ablu tions before cntoilng die sanctuary Another, called "the Dome of the Treasure," is a pei fei t Corinthian structure for llbiary purposes, and it Is said to be occupied with a large col lection of sacred books and records centuries old; but no Chtistlan Is ul lowed to Inspect them. The mostiue Is divided Into three uNlos by rows of columns whiih ex tend the whole of Its vast length. The columns are twenty four feet high, of the choicest tumble, with beautiful ly caied Coilnthhin capitals. The material of the walls Is various col ored marbles from the llnest quarries of the ancient wot Id. and the tipper part of the walls, and the dome are eu rlcbed with tiles and mosaics. It is said that 1.200 artists wore engaged tor thirty years In the decoration. In the center of the mosque lour mas sive pillars suppoit a dome 120 fc"t high and 100 feet In eiicumference, whose surface Is embellished with mo saics and frescoes formed of texts from the Koran In the beautiful call graphy which the Arabs delight to display. The marble Moor Is covered with nigs of the rarest texture. The pulpit Is of alabaster and tne fictwork of Its sides represents the highest skill of oriental artists. Tho "mu l:am" or shrlno In tho center Is an I'nwirllii of tho Kiill-tn' Hirom. o.xcpiisltc pleeo of brass and tile work, lloth the metal and poicelnlu are said to be iiiiBiirpahsed. i:iuiriii'iiM Imuranr" l'lj;iirf-. Few p"ople have any Idea of the rn.irnilt of the insurance business of the I'nlted .States. It not only exceeds that of any other country, but is twice as great as that of all the test of the world combined. At the prebPtit time there Is in the I'lilted .S:ite; about 112,000.000.000 of II. e 'li: inilU'o III force. Ini hiding as'-osnvr.t business This means over $100 foi ery man. woman and child in the (Oiintry, or AT TIIK MOMjUl- $S00 for even family The annual risk? wiltten by tho tire Insurance compa nies aro estimated at $20,000,000,000. which is $2."i0 per capita, or $1,250 per family. Thus it will be seen that ev ery family In tho country, on an aver age, has Insurance assets of over 52, 000. Opt (leutluniiin ICnair Muukltiil, Attoiney-General Knox says that when bo left college and went home with his diploma he was tho proudest young man In the land. 1Mb lather, a country banker, looked over the di ploma and said: "Young man, If you know half as much when you are CO vmn olil aa von tntnk you know now you will be the brainiest man this world has ever produced." rnwilc Hiircrnt' Rlao. Frntid Sargent, who has been ap. pointed commissioner general of Im migration by the president, hold, as bis first position with a railroad company, that of enclno wiper at Phoonlx, Ariz. A great many men who express n willingness to dio for tho old Hag nl ways let their wives carry In the coal. Figures aro naturally truthful, but unscrupulous statisticians often lead them astray. HOME AND Jb'ASHLONS. SOME OF THE LATEST DECREES OF SOCIETY LEADERS. Vnr nnil t.o'iiliui Driiwii on fur Snj; guttlon iM to Mjlcd- -I'mrli llroulni; In t'opiiturltr tllntn on (MiniMlng Colon for llfiian nnl Mllltnnry. 1 melon Moilr. Magnolia, gardenia, lotus and or chid hues ate among the modish color Inge, and gray and lettuce green prom ise to be a fashionable combination this spring. The old-fashioned long cartings are being utilized ;u ornaments on the front of the bodice. I'ur stokM aie being replaced by btoles of feathers, uoipie'ii feathers, brilliant peacock bteants or soft, tiny ostrich plumes. Certain well-known society women have a pirtty conceit of always wear lug some pattlcular blossom througb out the j ear. AdiUd to this. It Is a pat fancy to loop In ribbons or silver cords with the (lowers. (Jray suede kid forms vests and plas trons, trimmed with silver braid and buttons. Silver buttons, both dull and pollsh fd. are gieall lu vogue, and are used on every sort of garment, from velvet to serge. Kloral decoiatlons have been stead ily gaining lu favor for dinner and ball frocks. The tops of tortoise shell combs are fanned of a ttellls work of llowers, the blossoms composed of Irregularly shaped peat Is, while the leaves are of gold tinted with green. Ilaroiiue pearls are used to form the petals of chrysanthemums, roses and daisies which ornament Urn tops of bal-plns. Foliage Is very popular for the trim ming of evening bodices and dance frocks. A garniture of silvered red and brown leaxcs appears on a white satin and chiffon blouse. Tbero Is un Inclination to abandon veils on very dressy occasions. U'blxHM on I.lnerrlis No dainty piece of llngcrlo Is com plete these dajs without Its ribbon llu- Ish at the neck and s.-covcif and here nnd there for trimming, whether in rosettes or rows of rlbbon-rlm bead ing. This season will be no cxccptlou. Model for Hprlnfir Ciown. Gown of lightweight cloth trimmed with stitched straps of tbo samo ma terial. The front of the bodice Is cut out, showing underneath tho straps a blouse chemisette of panno. Tho gir dle Is of taffeta to match tho cloth. Chic Parlslen. 1 lio h'uahlun In Coranta , There Is only ono thing which has a tendency toward following strictly a set fashion of tho moment ami this Is tho corset. Women aro still elongat ing tholr waists in front and short ening their backs out of all proportion. To go to oxtremea of this sort Is very foolish, but out of evil comes tlila much good, that never wero corsets leas Injurious or more hygienic; tlwy LATEST FROM PARIS. fM (If pt ji.V.t.4 . somewhat resemble a very vld belt, with enormous gores on the hips, it 1.4 wise to enroiiruge a lissome move ment and to give freedom lo the lilpi so Ionic confined by whalebone. The corset should not be a tlff aimor lu which to Incase one. but ti protection against the hundred and one strings which aie consldeied mmsnry In the comenllonnl f.'inlnlne garb of to-day. A pel feet cot set, for a good llgure. Is ns small iu possible. Chicago Dally News. riirjr r.K'nlns XVnlal, 1'venlng blouse of ellow panne, tilmmcd with black clot and stitched bands of tho panne. It fastens lu front under a band or guipure In sertion, In which black vehet rlhlmu Is run. The shoulder collnr Is of gui pure, bordered with a plaiting of moussellne do sole. Neucste Hlouaen. lllnln on Vlioojlnc Colnra. The color of the eyes should deter mine the choice of the dress and mll Inery. The blonde may wear pure white with advantage, but the biunetto near ly always looks better In cream colored fabrics. This ought to be moie generally recognized. Drown eyes and a blown dress go well together. Dluc-eyed girls should wear blue as often as possible. Tbo tan shades nre not suitable for ellm figures. Hlack satin Intensifies lound shoul ders, sayn Homo Chat. A small toque Is excessively unbe coming above n large, round face. Dull black Is the best choice for a falr-halred woman, while n brunctta must order something brilliantly black If she really wishes to look her best. Tucks nnd stripes running down ward become tho Juno type of woman; but tho thin, angular beauty should have tho stripes and tucks running lound bpr dress, and she will be surprised to find how much her ap pearance will bo Improved. Irlali Crochet. The crazo for Irish crochet nhates not one jot. It Is now used with the greatest effect on tbo softest crepe de chine evening dresses. A mixture of this gulpurc-llko lace with fine fab rics sounds Incongruous, but Incongru ity Is often effective when treated with skill and worn with discretion. The woman who possesses a certain amount of Individual style can wear practi cally anything nnd yet not look outre. An Arllitlc Iilrii. It Is quite tho fashion now to havo photographs of the various apartments lu one's home, and tho shops arc showing nlhums mado simply of dark paper tied together with a silken cord and hacked by chamois leaves. One of theso sent abroad recently for an Has ter gift had the first bars of "Homo, Sweet Home," etched on tho brown chamois cover. l'lnlU on Crroa Cluirin. Shingles, deep circular plaits, iro having a certnln vogue. It Is a pretty way of making up a crepo or mousse lino do sole. A gown of thin material In palo yellow, mnde up In this way with the rows of shingles forming the bodlm and entire skirt, hns tho bottom of tho skirt trimmed with set-In dia monds of ecru laco !'. j Sill 41- 11. PUBLIC EYE iAVAUEMY IN THE PHILIPPINES i Jloro HUM unit ll" ,or ll' Kfl sI.hm lUlli'f. There Is a fpecles of Individual mong the Motos of the Sulu Islanils ailed .lurainentado (sworn) that can ItMiMiint an Ap.u-be. These Moron be lieve that one who kills a Christian ncrcascs bis chance of a good time In ,1m world lo come. The more Chtlst miiH be has killed, the brighter his nospect for the future; and If one Is "ortunale enough to be himself killed v;hllo killing Cluistlans. he Is nt once transported to the seuuith heaven. From time to time one of lliotu wea ries of this life, and being desirous of taking the shortest and unrest road to glory, be bathes in a sacred spring, iiinvou off bis fvebrowH. tlrcsfics In white, and presents himself beforo n pnudltii to take a solemn oath (Jura mental) that ho will die killing the nemles of the faithful. Hiding u lulu or barong about his person, or In Hiuiethlng that be canlcs, be weeks the nearest Christian town, and, It be can gain udmlsslon, imatchos bis weapon fiom Its concealment, and runs unuiik. slaying every living be ing In bis path, until he Is llnally des patched bltmeir. So long un tho breath of life remains In him be tights on. Often when being bayoneted be will seize the baircl of u rlllo and push Mora Chtfiftitlnt. the bayonet anther Into himself. In order to luing the soldier at tho other end of the piece within striking dis tance, and cut hi in down. The num ber of lives taken by somo of theso mad fanatics Is sometimes almost In credible. Ho Is eventually killed liltn soir, and his relatives havo a celebra tion when the news of bis death teaches them. They always Insist that liibt as night is coming on they nco him riding by on a white horse, bound 'or the abode of the blessed. Hiiliirrlntlnn I'ulil to Mnri-li 2003. The HuntsvUlc (Mo.) Herald, whose plant was burned the other day, saya: 'And old subscriber to the Herald, and 11 dear friend of ours who Is all wool and a yard wide, baa handed us $100 on subscription to the Herald, saying; 'Tako It; 1 glvo It freely. It will ns slst you In paying for your new plant.' Well, it filled our heart so full of joy that it was several minutes, It seemed, beforo we could suy, 'Thank you.' This $100 pays our good friend's subscrip tion to March 14, 2002. We do not ex pect to live that long, of course, neither does our friend, but tho Her ald may." Kuann II. Anthony Writing u UKIory. For many years Susan D. Anthony has been collecting material for and planning an exhaustive history of the woman suffrago movement In this country. Sho Is now at her homo In Jlochester. N. Y., writing tho history. She has not appeared on tho public platform for a year nnd seldom goes out. wishing to reserve all her strength for the conclusion of this work, ex pecting to make It a monument to tho cause In which sho has mado such a long and valiant fight. Mnka n ('natty lti'Tiirngr, Congressman Howersock of Kansas urges people to adopt a milk diet, now that all kinds of meat havo gono up In price. "I pasture three or four Jersey cows on my place," ho says, "and one way and another 1 think their milk costs me about ?2 a gallon, but I also think it's worth tho money. 1 went out to Senntor Stewart's dairy farm near Washington a few days ago and It surely Is the finest placo of tho kind I over saw." Ilraln XV n I'll itnjcrapliy. Telepathic photography Is the latest fad of the novelty-seeking elite of Purls. Hy It photographs aro taken of thought, of brain waves, of tho absent and of the dead. Tho high priest of the new photography Is Dr. Daruduc. In order to photograph tho absent or dead it Is necessary for tho subject to concentrato his thought very Intonsoly upon the Individual to bo photograph ed. Tho greater tho Intensity, tho clearer will bo the photograph. Tho I'nprehblon is conveyed to tho pinto not by materialistic means, but by Intense thought, und tho exteriorized idate must bo highly sensitive. THE MMMaHNgHMMHMIMHBnal Brtort'. t PEOPLE m EVENTS DAUGHTER OF THE CONFEDERACY If Is ti Honor li t'nanlniiHiftlr Arronlait to SIli I.'irjr llllt. The Rreiit riicccbs of the leunlon of the Confederate VeteraitB at Dallas, Texas, was due lu no small degree to the active work of MIjs Lucy Hill, spoiifcor-in chief of tbo reunion. Mis f USA bwi 2 m-, Mint I.ury ! Illll. Hill received marked attention from the veterans, many of whom had fought under hnr father, Gen. A. 1 HIM. and under her uncles, Gen. Har.il W. Duke of Louisville, and Gen. John II. Morgnn. Miss Hill, who Is considered ono ot tbo handHomest women In the south, has been called tho Daughter ot the Confederacy since the death ot Wlnnlo Davis, tho daughter of President Jef ferson Davis. Her friends clalmcl that as Miss Hill Is tho only living daughter of a general born within the Confederate Hues, while tho war was In progress, she should benr the dis tinction so long held by Mls3 Davis. The old veterans made much of her during tho reunion and she received their homage with ull tho grace of a princess. ; Miss Hill's father was killed in a charge on the last day of the war. She was born at the front, her mother having left the battlelleld two hours beforo her birth, returning a fortnight later only to find her husband bad been killed. Gen. Robert K. Leo per sonally recovered tho body of Gen. Hill, had It laid In an ambulance, and sat beside It with Mrs. Hill and her little baby daughter. ' REOOVERED AN IMMENSE FORTUNE HoiT Tlicoilnrn 11, I'rlca I'liUnl ntiuielf Out of llm Mirn of Debt. Two years ago the brokerage firm of Price, McCormlck & Co., ot Now Theodora If. I'rlo. Yotk, failed with liabilities ot $12,000. 000. Tho firm speculated In cotton and for ten years Theodore Price, tho senior member, had been regarded as nu expert, but in the winter of 1000 his judgment proved disastrous, and after tho assignee had succeeded lu making satisfactory bottlcments all around, Price had an Indebtedness ot $.'1,000,000 staling him lu tho face. That would havo crushed some, men; not so Price. In a quiet way ho resumed operations. Last September bo began to figure what tho cotton crop would be. Ho secured complete reports from all the counties of tho I'nlted States In which cotton is grown nnd his estimate at the time was that tho crop would not exceed 10,000,000 bales. Then ho formed a syndicate to buy cotton and slnco Sep tember the syndicate has mado sonm big purchases. Tho prlco hns steadily advanced, tho ofllclul report from the Agricultural Department at Washing ton has conllrmcd Price's estimates and tho syndicate has mado enormous profits. Mr. Prlco himself Is said to have realized from $1,000,000 to $3, 000,000, nearly all of which ho has do voted to tho' settlement of his old firm's claims. A Ilojal Itftuy Story. Tho king or Italy has a kindly hu mor, accotdlng to the Court Ulcular and Court News. An old, superannuated servant sont In u petition for a pension, and ad dressed It to tho Princess Yolando an Infant still in hor cradle. Hy hla majesty's command tho paper was placed in tho cot with tho baby. "What did hor royal highness say?" asked Victor I3mmanuol. "Nothing, sire," replied tho oquorry. "Vory well, then, sllenco gives consent," waa tha king's comment, and fie old wotuuu got her penslou, -iTtnc&.'TLs. -JiaT. mp2i MiWf&ZaSXZzM M i f' a m m