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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1895)
te ; W to- ) fc c CIGARETTES ARE BAD. EVIL EFFECTS OF THESE TLB PAPER CIGARS. L1T- Sonse Definite Figures and Facts Show Ins Exact Effects of the "Deadly" Have mt Last Been Obtained Re taarkable Experiments. O M B DEFINITE facta and figures showing tho exact effects of smoking cigarettes have at last been obtalnod by a scientist, who has experimented upon young college students. This sci entist Ib Prof. H. 0. IA Vl "ESSSftBeill Wvsr h IlZuPi lj snSBSSl Bumpus, professor of comparative anatomy at Brown unl Terslty. Tho student to be experimented upon, first lay down on a couch, and his right arm, which waB bare to tho ftp shoulder was extended upon a low table, with the palm of the hand upwards. Prof. Bumpus then took up a narrow strip of bamboo about three feet In length and very light. Upon one part of the wrist, over a bone and in a place where It would be SteariV. n nnrlr voi fnntonorl Tn thin the bamboo strip was affixed. Another cork was placed on the wrist directly oyer the vein where the pulse-beat is most easily felt The end of the bamboo strip rested on this second cork, and it rose and fell with each pulsation. This motion was plainly visible to all of tho class of Brown university students who sur rounded Prof. Bumpus during his expe riments. The first record taken was the normal pulse of tho student on the sofa. This fluctuated from 62 to 67 per minute, ris ing in one Instance to 71. The total beats of the normal pulse for five min utes was 332, or an average of 66 2-3. The Brown student on the sofa then began to smoke a cigarette, "Inhaling" the smoke ns do nearly all cigarette smokers. His pulse Immediately jumped up. Tho flrBt minute It reached 75, which was a higher record than any normal pulsation could show for a single min ute. During the first five minutes tho pulse fluctuated from 71 to 77 per min ute. Tho total for the whole five minutes was 376. This showed that cigarette smoking made a normal pulse which averaged 66 2-3 per minute Jump to an average of 75 1-5 beats per minute. Upon a second frial, and after wait ing three minutes, his puIbo went up to 83, making a total of 396, or an average of over 79 for five minutes. A third trial was then taken after the student had smoked two cigarettes. His pulse by this time remained steadily over 80. In one Instance It reached the extra ordinary height of 89 beats per minute. The total for five minutes was 420 beats, an average of exactly 84 beats per min ute. It will thus be seen that the normal pulse of tho student, lying upon a lounge and unaffected by cigarettes, averaged 66 2-3 beats per minute, and that after Bmoklng two cigarettes It reached an average of 84 beats per min ute. The cigarette smoking had added more than 17 beats per minute to tho normal pulse, an acceleration of almost 25 per cent. Each beat of the pulse could be easily counted by means of the rising and fall ing of the bamboo strip, and Prof. Bum pus held a watch in his hand while one of tho Brown university students made the record. After this practical exhibi tion of the exact physical effects of cigarette smoking tho popularity of cigarettes has rapidly declined at Brown university nnd should every where. HOUSE THAT ANN BUILT. She Was Hound to nave n Domicile of Her Own. That Ann Casler Is unconsciously a new woman Is assorted by tho San Fran cisco Examiner, Inasmuch as she built a house for herself on Vashon island, Washington, Necessity, which 1b the mother of invention, was the maternal ancestor of her new womanhood. She needed a log bouse on her claim In tho Vashon Island 'forest, there were no gal lant "men folVJ" around to build It for her, and 6o one "Just spunked up" and built It herself. Ann foiled the trees on her claim, lopped off the limbs, hewed the logs Into shape, sawed them, and "skidded" them to the site of her proposed house. She finished the struc ture In two weeks and plastered it, throwing the plaster Into the chinks with her hands and then smoothing It down with a case knife. She has made considerable money out of her ranch on Vashon Island. Matrimonial Makeshift. It appeirs from Labor Commissioner Wright's figures, showing the wages paid to women in employments where they compete with men, that what ap pears to be a discrimination against them is mainly due to the fact that a great many of them use these occupa tions as makeshifts, intending to aban don them as soon as they get married. This overstocks the market and natur ally lowers tho price. Extremely Realistic. Writer Can you tell me where I can go to suffer excruciating agony for a brief season? I'm writing a torture chapter in my novel and want to get it as near to nature as I can. Critic Urn umer oh, yes, I know Just the place. Come up to my house this evening. The young lady next floor is going to have on amateur musi cale. Detroit Free Press HOW TO CLEAN LACE. Some Useful Information alven by One Who Knows. As lace has novcr been more fashion able than at present a few hints in re gard to cleansing it may not come amiss. Many persons find after wash ing it once that it has lost its beauty. Probably tho principal reason why their lace does not look well after their clean ing process Is that they have rubbed It, and tho ono thing to remember in cleaning laco Is to avoid rubbing It The best way to do Is to obtain a bottle or round stick or some other round, smooth article, and nround it roll the lace, dampening It slightly as you do so. This will stretch It nnd make it smooth. Leave it on tho bottle, or whatever you may use, until it Is quite dry, then take It off and lay it in folds of five or six inches long. Tho best plan la to tack tho loco so as to bo quite suro that the edges are even. Fill a basin a with cold water and add a uiti. am. I lime am- monla or borax. In this put tho laco and let it soak, squeezing it gently every now and then until all the dirt ; 1b out. If the lace Is very much soiled i it may be necessary to change the water. When It seems quite clean take it out of the water, press It so as to get rid of some of the water and put it to dry in the sun. Thon lay It flat on the palm of one hand and slap it hard with the other several times. The stitches may then bo cut out and the lace re folded in different creases and the slap ping process repeated. With the ex ception of torchon It is a mistake to iron lace, but by treating It in tho man ner already described It will look aa good as now and retain the soft appear ance which is ono of its chief beauties. WOMAN DIVER. Makes Her Living by Trips Into the Deep Hen. From Palm Beach, Fla., comes the story of a woman 38 years of ago, a native of Jamaica, who has for ton years been engaged ns a submarine diver. Her husband, Pedro Gomez, came from a Spanish family of sponge divers. Whllo at Funchal, Madeira, in the Canaries, ho becamo acquainted with an English diver, who gave him some Ideas as to submarine exploration under scientific auspices. He wont to Central America and met hlB lovo and hlB business partner of to-day at Colon, on the Isthmus. She fell Into his line of life easily, and for ton years has done tho better part of tho hazardous work which he as a manager contracts for. She carries less armor than he does, and haB invented a helmet with a sys tem of alrplpcs that she and her huB band alone hold the secret of. It is claimed that with this helmet securing her breathing connection with tho up per world she can wander almost at will through a sunken wreck. In a recent interview with the editor of a Jackson ville newspaper she says that in tho course of a thousand descents to the ocean's bed within tho ten years that she has been in tho business she has never met a sea monster or any other fish that would not fly from tho merest wave of her arm. Opposed to Deadly Weapons. That law against carrying concealed weapons is a little puzzling to woman kind. It would seem to her moro na tural to forbid tho carrying of them openly. Her theory would bo that tho man who carries a pistol in his Insldo pocket Is at least showing some respect for custom, is at least looking the part of a civilized man. But tho man who goes about carrying weapons In his hands, is certainly scaring everybody to death, however peaceable his Inten tions may be. Woman, of course, would bo glad to havo deadly weapons entirely prohibited, to havo tho sale of them forbidden, for the theory of them is that they arc Intended to kill something sometime. She has no confidence in them. As protectors, or implements of self-defense, she regards them with quite as much suspicion as when In the hands of an enemy. Sho feels that thoy aro wholly without sense or reason, and aro not to bo "influenced.'' They are perverse and untrustworthy; cannot distinguish between friend and foe, and are as liable to go oft by spontaneous combustion ns in answer to a directing hand. Thoy aro relentless, purposeless, cruel and possessed of power unlimited, nnd, she reasons, if law and order and civilization mean anything at all, suroly we havo come to a point where peace and safety are more likely to bo secured without tho help of dendly weapons than with so dangerous an ally. Clerical Half lUt After January 1st next the eastern railroads will again Issue half-rate tickets to clergymen and members of religious orders. This will undoubtedly be good news to many ministers who hnve been compelled to pay full fare. About a year ago theso roads were forced to take steps to abolish this privilege on account of tho wholesale abuse of tho courtesy, and tho many Im positions practiced upon them. Now, however, the eastern presidents aro drawing up a new agreement to be dis cussed at their conference next week. The half-rate system will be adopted again, but under the most careful re strictions. Under tho new plan, It is the purpose to establish bureaus In all the principal cities, which shall receive all applications, Investigate carefully, and approve or veto tho request before Bending it to the main office. This sys tem has been in successful operation among the western railroads for somo time. The Scented Court. At the court of LouIb XIV. tho use of perfumes was so genoraj amongboth gentlemen and ladles that'throughout Europe It was known as the "scented court." PAMPAS PLUMBS. The Yield, the rrospects and the Tries This Trar. "What's tho prospect for the pampas plumes this year?" was asked a well known growler who Is credited with knowing about all there 1b on tho sub ject, says tho Santa Barbara Nowb. "Why, sir, there ain't no prospect at all, for wo haven't got nny great store of plumes, and next year there'll bo fewer yeL" "How's tho price?" "It's way down, and It looks ns If It would be no better. Plumes are ex cellent this year better, In fact, than tho average but tho quantity Is small and the growers are discouraged and will not set out any moro plants to take tho placo of those that havo grown too old to be productive." "You say the quantity is small. What do you call small?' "Why, there aro not irfhny more than 1.000.000 nlnmea crown In the valley i. m it " this vear. an vnu ran nee from tho es- tlmate I make, and It's nrottv fair. too. and rathcr moro than the harvest will Bhow-. Now, hcro ,8 tho way t. CBtl- , mate: sexton will have 250.000 plumos; Spence, 200,000; Clark, 100,000; George WllllamB, 75.000; Tinker, 100,000; Short & Hamcr, 150,000; Carpcnterla, about 50,000; scattering, about 100,000. Total plumes, 1,025,000. "Now, that Is a very good estimate of the plumes that will bo cured for market this year. It Is more than half , M? "T.8 the qUalUy ,0Jb, ..utaSU. 11 IUUU VVUB u guuu uqui.uu and tho old prices it would not be so bad. But the domand Is comparatively small and tho price is small, so I can see no money in the business and I guess this Ib the last year I shall have any amount to offer. "When wo used to get from $25 to $35 a 1,000, with double the quantity of plumes, there was some money In the business nnd an Incentive to raise tho finest plumes possible. The bottom has dropped out of tho whole business and it is no longer profltablo to use land for any Buch purpose." "What aro tho plumes used for?" "Well, there are a number of uses that call for tho beautiful California plumes. Thousands nro used for vases and mantel ornaments. Tho Germans used to bo great customers, they using the delicate, fleecy bits In making fun eral wreathes and bouquets of Immor telles. Then thousands aro tinted with dyes and sold all over tho world.though I don't care much for tho colors my self. Tho decorators used a great many in arches for streets and Interiors of halls. Tho uses, in fact, are beyond computation, and every decorator counts the plumes as he counts bunt ings as so much stock in trade. They make lovely combinations with all col ors, aro cheap, durable and the soft cream- colors and fleecy fineness makes them desirable and artistic adjuncts to almost any materials. "They aro natives of tho great pam- pas or plains of the Argentine Republic, but cultivation has so improved them that they are Incomparably finer than the native product There aro few more beautiful objects even in Callfor nia than a bunch of tho pampas grass with tho plumes full grown." Another w Woman ' "I don't take much stock in these now woman ideas," remarked a man from south Georgia yesterday, "but I saw ono to-day I would like to have in my corn Hold in fodder senson to pull --. a w ,mo ,, tL oi, Z' oo ,. i,7t o Mv D. Sho Baw a street car about a block and a half away and made up her mind to catch It, and she did, begosb. She made a plunge for it and whistled for , the conductor to stop tho concern. The conductor didn't think eho would over reach the car nnd consequently did not stop. But that womnn was one of the up-to-daters and sho had different no tions from those of the conductor. She ran like a rabbit and it wasn't long be fore she hnd planted her tiny foot upon the step of retreating car. "I felt disposed to applaud her for , this feat, but about that time she reached up and pulled the bell-cord and stopped the car herself. "The conductor nnd motorman looked up In astonishment. 'I simply want to wait for my dog to catch up,' she re plied, to their inquisitive glances. I "Now, all I havo to say is this that if that woman Ib a new woman we need more of them to run this country. We need them particularly in the corn fields." Atlanta Constitution. ! RANDOM NOTES. Sanitary paper Is now used to cover the walls of bathrooms and kitchens. If is non-absorbent and can be washed. A silver filigree pencil holder is a decided novelty. By means of a hid den springs an eraser is brought to light The Moravian church sends out Into the foreign field one in sixty of its members, while the Protestant bodies average only one In 5,000. The newest and most chic chatelaine attachment Is a large pearl heart in the center of which Ib an ivory miniature surrounded by a fine gold beading. The newest things in 5-cent savings banks are in the form of very natural looking peaches and red-cheeked ap ples, made from common brown earth enware. Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, de clares that Mgr. Satolll will be given much larger authority In the United States since he has been raised to tho cardlnalate, and is much pleased at the honor bestowed. "Royal Teck" is tho name applied to a very rich new pottery production, so called because tho Duchcs3 of Teck and a few royal princesses have admired it. It shows a rich groundwork of shades of brown, melting into Boft yellow, and decorated with yellow designs. TRIO OF TRICKSTERS. OAMES WITH WITH WHICH THEY DECEIVE THE UNWARY. Tha Han Who .Mail a Make on Alnm Tha Farmers Purchased Plenty of Reap The Greatest of All Swindler Is the Philanthropic Kdoraton. HREB reports come Co us from different parts of tho coun try, of tho opera tions of swindlers whoso aim Is to got something for noth ing. Ono appeared In a good-slzod country town, bought some pow- ilAfArt nlnm ? ft . .. M .. . ..-.v.,.. and hv " .V? ... .' :..' i ' moans oi ms giiD longuo ana pcruBi ... l. . .. ma noV .w,a B 'Rrg0 "u ",0" ",. a? ""w?" ".. " m .a Flr J that. these might receive tho boneflt of nia great wisdom and powaereo. mum ho changed the labels, and dealt thorn out aa cures for any other Ills with which the peoplo might happen to be afflicted. After all were cured (?) he began selling a powder guaranteed to prevent the explosion of kerosene lamps, and thus disposed of a goodly ntinttrlltf Vtlea ttrttntnt 111 11 Til. ftS h , b necessitated change of climate for tho benefit of his own health, he silently took his do parturo without loaving behind his fu ture address, and Is probably still do ing his lovol best to decrcaso tho stock of powdered alum in tho country. Philanthropist No. 2, remembering tho adage that cleanliness Is next to godliness, engaged in tho praiseworthy effort to sell soap. Making his head quarters at the county scat, ho en gaged a team to tako himself and his oleaginous wares Into tho country roundabout. For $5 ho offered a box containing 10 enkos of soap, and each customer was to receive a prize from a long list of marblo clocks, lace cur tains, etc But, for advertising pur poses, It wns desired to exhibit these articles at tho county fnlr soon to bo hold, after which thoy wcro to bo deliv ered to the fortunate customers. The soap was delivered on tho spot, and, of course, tho bagatelle of a price collect ed. The fair came and went, but the soap dealer and his magnificent collec tion of prizes differed in that, while they went, they didn't come; at least, no one has seen any of them. But the buyers have several hundred dollars worth of soap among theml Yes, and the soap Is probably worth less than the boxes in which it is packed. No. 3 had an Itching to educate the people and ho did, some of them. Coming to a good-Bizcd village, he pro claimed abroad his desire to found thero a great business college, which nhnnld hn n means of ercat education to the attendants thereof, and bring much fame to that village. Would-be students were to receive a membership , wlth all accruing rights and privileges, for a certain specified number of dol lars paid in hnnd. A goodly number availed themselves of this "opportunity of a lifetime" Unfortunately, tho plans of this college founder were uncere moniously Interfered with by tho ap pearance of an unfeeling minion of tho law, from nnothcr town where this great educator had founded a similar , " ,, . u,i i, mn I college and collected tho small mem I bershlp fees and had forgotten to leave j " ":,. , . , oKo ,, ,,. an explanation of his absence. He had, also, Incidentally forgotten to pay his board bill. Fortunately for him he didn't personally meet this minion of the law, hence was nblo to leave for some other town where ho might found another college and collect moro fees and where tho peoplo may not attach so much Importance to tho matter of a man leaving town between two days. Thus may virtue bo Its own reward Rural Now Yorker, BLOOMERS WILL NOT LAST. So Bays an Itivmitor of a lllcyele Cos I tume. "Bloomers may, perhnps, bo worn by a certain class of women cyclists, but . they will not prevail," says Mrs. Alice ' Nash, a well-known wheelwoman of Minneapolis, according to an exchange. "They are for the most part ungainly In appearance," continued Mrs. Nash, "and for that reason, ns well as for the ' question of their alrict propriety, they t will not conio Into universal use. Tho ! Ideal costume la that which combines i the convenlenco of the bloomer with the modesty of the skirt, and this, I think, will bo the future aim of dress j reformers." Mrs. Nash has put her ideas into practice and has contrived a costume which combines bloomers and skirt. Several Minneapolis women have adopted It and wenr it not only for bicycling, but also for skating and other outdoor sports. Tho costume consists of a short skirt, to the hem of which beneath is attached a short pair of bloomers extending Just bolow the knee. The attachment of the bloomera to tho skirt prevents the latter from blowing up, and the combination affords perfect freedom of limp. Leggings aro worn over the stockings. Tho costumo Is put on like an ordinary pair of men's trousers, Is made of tweed or similar strong material, and is fashioned with side pockets. Waists and Jackets of the prevailing styles may bo worn and the same of the hat. That worn by Mrs. Nash has tho shape of a fried egg, but Is very neat and dainiy wkhal. One. Wifey Do you think there is a man that could conscientiously say to his wife: "You aro tho only woman I ever loved?" Hubby Only one that I can think of. Wifey Who? You. dearest! Hubby Oh, no; Adam. Loul.iville Truth, WILL NOT DB BURIED AL1VK. Guards Watch a Vault for Thirty Days and Thirty Nights. For thirty dnys and thirty nights, counting from yesterday afternoon, the time of the funeral, tho lid of tho cos- i kct in which lies tho body of John G. Robo, will not be screwed on, says the Now York Herald. Mr. Rose was a wealthy brick man ufacturer and died at his homo at Rcseton, N. Y., four miles north of Nowburg Wednesday. The casket la In a receiving vault In Cednr Hill com otory, half a mlfo from tho late resi dence of tho dead man. Mr. Rose hnd, It is said, of late years boon haunted by an acuto fear that ho might bo burled alive and it is in ac cordance with his oft-repented wlBh that the precaution mentioned is being taken. Tho door of the vault is to re main unlocked, so that in caso Mr. Rose awakens from a trance he can give an alarm, if not mako his way out of the resting place of tho dead. Two guards are to stand at the en trance of the vault, ono at night and tho other in tho day time, until the body gives positive evidence of decomposi tion or the specified time has elapsed, Tho fear of burial alive is generally accepted n furnishing tho reason for this course, but ono theory offered by disinterested person in regard to tho proceeding Is that Mr. Rose was appre hensive that body snatchors might seize the body and hold it for ransom. One of th'o guards employed at the vault Is Mr. Garrison, of Roseton, and tho other hnd long been a trusted em ploye of tho decoased manufacturer. Tho spot in tho cemotcry whore tho body lies is really the confer of three vaults. Ono was built by Henry Ball, of the firm of Ball & Black, Now York, Jewelers; tho second la that of Mr. Rose and the third Ib the George Gordon vault. ORIM MARRIAGE. A Strange Spectacle In a Cemetery at Med ford. Mass. Over tho gravo of hor second hus band, In Oak Grovq comotory, at Mod ford, Mass., a woman was remarried tho other night to her first husband, John H. Jackson, whom nho hnd long thought dead, avers tho Boston Post. A carrlago containing five persons drovo up Main Btrcet n llttlo after 9 o'clock, and on toward the cemetery, on reaching which it drovo quietly through Bovcr.nl roadways that seemed to have interminable turns. Two of tho occupants woro women and throe men, Two of the men wore high hats and three wore dressed in the height of fashion. Tho' other woro a soft black hat and a long capo over coat that rcachod t6 his heels. He was a clergyman. The two women wore heavy long cloaks. The party approached a grave, and ono woman and one man clasped hands over the mound. The .minister, uncovering his head, took out a small volumo and read tho marriage ceremony. Whon the bride lifted her hand sho disclosed the fact sho woro white wedding garments under her heavy black cloak. A ring was passed across the grave. It was over tho gravo of her second husband that tho marriage ceremony was per formed. Tho groom is a lnwyor, John H. Jackson by name. He was tho for mer husband of the brldo about twenty six years ago. The couplo used to live on Rlversldo street at that time. Peo ple now living in Medford remember tho separation of tho couple at the tlmo and how tho husband disappeared, but why thoy never knew. The bride has a son about 23 years of age, a thriving young business man in tho neighboring city. When hor first husband had been missing seven years, by common law ho was regarded as dond, and Bhe married again. The wholo Is one of the most marvelous occurrences within tho memory of tho city recorder, who is authority for the statements In this Btory, ARTIFICIAL TEETH. I'Mlsp-Molar Kmhlunliifi: Is Now an Ks talillshed Science. Within tho past fifteen or twenty years dentistry in all its branches, but particularly as regards artificial teeth, has made rapid professional progress. To-day milady may part with all her grinders, it sho so wills, yet tho special ist in artificial ones will replace in porcelain tho two setB intact, with such perfection that her dearest friend can not detect tho chnnge, says tho Phila delphia Press. The fashioning of false teeth has been reduced to a science; their maker Is become an artist He uses his head as well as his hands. When his charming feminine patient comes to him for a .single tooth he will mako her a duplicate which will deceive herself. This alleviates tho mental stress of tho sufferer. When, in the courso of time, it be comes a case of an entire set, the spe cialist makes a close study of his fair patient's face, as well as of what man ner of teeth nature originally gave her, and works accordingly. It thoy have been straight and white, he makes the new ones so. If, departing from their original plan, they have changed color or been filled, the alteration is copied. If they chanced to be irregular or im perfect, the imperfection is reproduced to the letter. Tho plate no longer fills the mouth to overflowing and crowds out the lips. All is compact and tight fitting. But, in case tho cheeks or lips need holding out, tho artificial gums are more or less enlarged, so that the pro verbial plumbers could not do better. A Sandwich lleclpe. Never was there such a variety of sandwich recipes. The following is one recently obtained; The breast of chicken covered with tho tender heart leaves of lettuce nnd a creamy film of mayonnaise dressing makes a most de licious center when guarded by thin slices of white bread PORTRAITS ON LEATHER, Introduction Into This Country at s Hew Bpecles of Art Work. A fow months ago Miss Christiana Hots arrived in Mllwnukco from Mun ich, nnd introduced in tho cream city a spoclcs of docorntlve work which ha hitherto been practically unknown there. Miss Hots Is an artist from the crowa of her head to tho soles of her foot, a all-around artist, too, knowing how to paint boautiful modern thing Ib oils and water colors ns well as to re produce in many fabrics tho rare an costly relics of early German art work. Sho is na skillful with hor needle as with her brush, as clever with th sharp tools of the woodcarver's outfit as sho Is with the llttlo knives and queer instruments with which she cuts loather into intricate patterns, but most of all does sho do wonderful pyro graphlc work on wood and leather, us ing, In a marvelous way, the red-hot point of a llttlo iron needle te bring out light and shade. So far Miss Hotr. has not put much of hor work on exhibition, although sho had several water .colors hung at the exposition art gallery and a few pieces of burnt wood and leather work have been shown in art Btores, but many havo had a private insf ectloa of hor work. Notable among the pieces which she ha la a head of Rembrandt dono In wood and framed, la a flat wooden frame, the picture aad the docoratloa of the frame belag doae wit tho red-hot needle, the whole being la soft delicate shades of brown like am otehlng by tho master himself. An other larger piece of work Is a woodea chest covered with pyrographio orna montatlon, with the top of leather simi larly treated. Combining the Illumi nated and pyrographio work, Miss Heti has made some beautiful cushion cov ers, chair backs and smaller pieces, the brilliant gliding and bright colors showing effectively on the rich browa back ground of tho decorated leather. This particular form of work Is having a great run in Now York and Miss Heta hns roceivod a number of commissions. Tho old Swedish work on wood and leather consists of geometrical designs in colore combined with scroll work la pyrogravuro, Tho effect eeemB stiff at first, but grows upon tho eye and pleases by Its simplicity of color and form, Tho cut leather work consists of raised pntterns in dark leather, and Is especially suited for book bindings, chair backs and cushions. Tho work Is Imitated by machinery to a consider able extent In these degonerate days, but there Ib not tho grace nor beauty In tho machlno work that la found la tho labor by hand. Miss Hetz received her training in nil these branches el decorative art work In the Munich schools and she has studied in the gal leries and museums abroad, many ot her patterns being exact copies of rare) old articles In tho national museum at Munich and the Germanic museum la Nuremberg. Antique French tapes tries also furnish her with suggestions, while many of hor patterns are origi nal. FLOATERS. There aro in Wales about 610,2s Welsh speakers, nnd about 236,000 out sido the principality. Governesses able to cycle will sooa bo in demand in Paris, such is ths rage for cycling among girls. Calceolarias, fuchsias, musk, creep ing Jenny and tall nasturtiums do best in shady window boxes. An antarctic Iceberg has been seen that was twenty miles wide, forty miles In length and 400 feet in height For the first tlmo In history cran berry pickings on Cape Cod had to bs suspended last week becauso of a snow storm. In tho famouB cellars of tho Hotel de Vlllo, at Bremen, there aro a dozea cases of holy wlfle, which has been pre served for 250 years. Christmas trees by tho hundreds are being marked for harvest In Maine. In a few weeks the crop will be started toward New York and other big cities. The first fossil insect ever found la the southern coal field of Pennsylvania, according to Naturalist W. Victor Leh man, of Tremont, Pa., was sent by him to the Smithsonian institution last week. FASHION NOTES. The latest sleeve is molded to ths arm from tho wrist to two Inches above the elbow, and the puff at the top is full, short and drooping. Russian collars with broad 'rovers and high Medici collars, or fur, with narrow capes, are more fashionable than boas for those, who can afford the luxury of such a trifle. One of the useful makeshifts of fash ion Is a wide collar and revcrs of satin, embroidered all over with Jet and steel or gold and Jet, which can be worn with, any evening dress. Leather for dress waists is something unique in the winter fashions. It Is taa In color, thin enough to be pliable, and Is decorated with applique lace as it it were satin or velvet. Black satin ribbon, four or five inches wide and elaborately Jetted, is used for trimming silk and velvet capes. It Is Bown lengthwise at Intervals all around, and the upper ends fold over in loops and are gathered in to partially form the ruche. Necklets made of a band of fur four or five inches wide, finished in front with little bends and at the back with n big bow of velvet, are among the nov eltlof in nock protectors, while others have laco ends of velvet tabs with vel vet rosettes nt the sides. Tho newest models in "capes ars shaped to show the outline of ths shoulder, which is not completely dis guised by fluffy frills as it was In the spring, nnd the very daintiest ihlngs on the list are short capes for eyenlng made of white velvet patterned all over with shadowy roses. -,. .
