BEST TO HAVE HIGH IDEALS.
is not always -
HE polishing process
ways fortunate for the object experimented -
perimented upon. Pure silver
can be worn tlfsn as paper , ; nd show
true metal all the way through : but
the plated article must be b.-ightened
carefully , and so must coarse souls , for
their basis is brass. Nothing destroys
freshness and purity of heart like daily
contact with a sordid nature , says the
especially if this be
Buffalo Enquirer ,
ties of affection.
one to whom bound by
continually together
Between those who are
gether there can be no compromise in
relation. There must either be contempt
and how rare to
tempt for sympathy ,
llnd sympathy !
Art is the one idol whom the lover
never charges with his own imperfec
intimacy between man
tions. Every
and woman has its disillusions and hu
miliations : upon the shoulders of the
other each lays the burden of the fault
But he who is ei.amored of an art suf
fers only from self-betrayals. Un-
clmusriuiriy perfect , it commands eter
nal devotion. Selfish persons do not
begin their career by le-olviug to p'ease
only themselves , hut by finding some
apparently valid excuse for ignoring
the welfare of others. False premises ,
like earthworms , attract the gaze
which is lowered from heights of beau
ty and generally to the mire upturned
by the wanderer's own feet : and to the
mind which once gives itself over to
specious reasoning there will obtrude
a thousand proofs of the baseness of
associates to one suggestion of personal
reproof.
\Vomeii
In refusing to enroll the name of Miss
Sobraji , a distinguished English law
graduate , upon the list of lawyers ad-
, i
mitten to practice , uie
High Court of India
is behind other En
glish colonies. In
New South Wales ,
and eveii in Cape
Colony , there are
several women bar
risters. The idea that
women as lawyers is
a new notion is an er-
ror. As long ago as
n. A. LOCK-WOOD. Brent
1G4S Margaret ,
of Maryland , was duly licensed to
practice in the courts of her State. An
other instance to prove that the woman
lawyer is not a product of the nine
teenth century is that in 1-iST Cassan
dra Fidelis , then only 22 years of age ,
was a professor of law in the Univer
sity of Padua. She is supposed to have
suggested Portia to Shakspeare. The
first woman admitted to practice by
the Supreme Court of the United States
was Belva A. Lockwood.
Decree Acninst Corsets.
The Minister of Education in Saxony j
has just issued an order that all girls' '
and young women attending the public-
schools and colleges shall discard cor
sets and stays. The preponderance of
public opinion in Saxony favors the de
cree , but the girls affected and their
mothers are protesting vigorously.
Recent and vigorous agitation of the
subject in the press and in the lectures
given by professors in medical schools
is responsible for the Minister's order.
Tight lacing has been denounced unani
mously by the physicians of Dresden
and other large towns because of its
effect on the health and of its increas
ing prevalence , even little girls indulg
ing in the practice.
"Women's Paces ' > y Men.
Mrs. William A. While , of Eiuporia ,
Kaur made a great hit at the State
meeting of clubs recently by an amus-
ing paper on woman's
11 pages written by men ,
and which invariably
contain references to
"a bright and cheery
smile. " The smile is
the only help the writ
ing man gives when
the jell won't jell , the
roast burns , and cream
sours and the ice MRS. WHITE.
melts. Then there is the economical-
minded man , who tells how to make a
$20 hat out of 33 cents' worth of chiffon
fen , seven cents' worth of violets and
a silver buckle from grandfather's old
shoe. He has no help for the woman
whose grandfather wore cowhide
boots.
Culture Best Ai quired at Home.
There is a mistaken idea of culture
prevalent. Cultmi ? does not mean
merely committina1 to memory a great
number of facts out of text-books , hut
it does mean a careful and thoughtful
assimilation of every bit of knowledge
that comes our way for the purpose of
making ourselves more intelligent ,
more noble , more helpful human be
ings , and where can be found a better
school for the development of these
attributes than in a wisely and proper
ly conducted houiit ? Ladies' Home
Journal.
Economizing Nnrvous Force.
The la < 3y principal ? f a normal school
gave excellent advice to a class of
young women who wlire receiving their
-diplomas , when she recommended them
strongly to room alono. Nervous pros
tration is not common , in England , and
there is a good reason for it. Ameri
cans are apt to smile at the well-known
reserve of the English ; hut our cousins
over the sea are wiser in their genera
tion than we take them to be , for in
"shutting themselves up" they save
themselves from many of the indis
criminate filchings of vitality whicll
we pay so dearly for exposing our
selves to. A celebrated physician
ascribes much of the waste of nervous
force which is characteristic of Ameri
cans to our over-sociability. We respond
spend so quickly to any sort of com'
pauionship that only by occasionally
isolating ourselves can we shut off the
nervous drain. No occupation absorbs
more vitality than that of a teacher ,
and it is imperative that she should
have perfectly quiet hours in which to
recuperate.
She Admires Uewey.
This is a picture of Miss Marie Pow
ers , Decatur , 111. , school girl. Her pho
tograph stands on Admiral Dewey's
dressing case in
the Admiral's cab
in on board the
Olympia. "Every
morning when I
shave I look at the
picture , instead of
in the mirror , " the
Admiral told E. W.
Ilardin , the St.
Louis Post-Ds- :
patch correspond-
cut. "I have already
MISS
ready cut myself
three times while looking at her , and
expect she will be the death of me yet. "
The Admiral sent Miss Powers a big
brass button from his uniform coat.
She wears it constantly attached to a
long gold chain. They knew nothing
of each other until after the battle of
Manila , when she wrote a school girl's
letter of congratulation to the nation's
hero. She sent her photograph and
won the great , silent , fighting man's
warm admiration and a photograph
with his autograph.
Rules for Beautifying Complexion.
Here are a few rules given by the
celebrated French dermatologist , M.
Felix Chaleux. for a clear , beautiful
complexion and perfect health :
Don't drink tea or coffee.
Drink pure water.
Eat grapes , apples , raisins and figs.
Eat a few salted almonds daily.
Don't eat much animal food.
An egg or two a day , soft boiled , in
stead of meat.
Eat an orange every day or so.
Walk two or three miles a day.
Bathe the whole body daily in tepid
water.
Don't fret , don't worry ; be calm and
quiet.
Follow the abovQ. you will be perfect
ly strong , healthy. " beautiful and live to
great age.
Symptoms of Over Exertion.
An eminent German physician de
clares that as long as a bicyclist , after
a long tour , has a good appetite , does
not feel a desire to go to sleep at once ,
and is not annoyed by heavy dreams
on the night following , he may consid
er that he has not made too great a de
mand on his physical resources.
It begins to look as if the shirt waist
had settled down into an inseparable
part of our national dress. Fortunate
ly , it is becoming to the majority of
women the degree depending largely
on the fit of the waist. It is usually
supposed that a shirt waist is a very
difficult thing to make , but it is a fact
that many women .that look the best in
them are wearing waists that they
themselves have made. It is a "fussy"
job , but the reward is worth the pains
taking trouble. Some of the handsom
est waists are made with a round yoki
that is finished with a half-inch insert
ing. Small pearl buttons are largely
supplanting studs for the front. Pique
stocks with ties to match are the latest
in neck dressings.
A pinkish white organdie is sprigged
with sprays of bright pink blossoms ,
buds and leaves. Satin striped organ
dies prevail in these first exhibits , with
single flowers scattered over the
striped surface. A pale blue ground ,
with bright blue stripes , is sprigged
with rod. These goods illustrate fairly
well the new spring shades and their
great variety of tones. There are six
tones in gendarme blue , from a pretty
gobelin tint to a deep dark one. Then
there are the forget-me-not blues and
several turquoise shades with greenish
tints. Orient j-ellow is a smart color ,
as well as two or three other yellows
under different names , though but
slightly different in shade. A deep
orange with a reddish tinge is known
as Klondike. Reddish yellows and
orange yellows bid fair to be popular.
Some persons are so perverse that
they do not enjoy strawberries when
they come within their purse range.
HEAVY ON THE PUESE
SUMMER COSTUMING CALLS
FOR LARGE OUTLAY.
Insistent Demand for Novelty ami
Variety Js the Cause Little Uni
formity in Making : Up at Present-
Up-to-Date Summer Girls.
New York correspondence :
iEW standards that ]
I bring an insistent
[ demand for variety
are putting stylish
women to big out
lay for summer
dresses. Naturally ,
too , women who are
forevc-r imitating
fashionables to the
limit of their purses
15nd that sort of
copying more diffi
cult and costly than
usual. As summer
approaches the de
mand for variety is
strongest in wash
dresses of tailor fin
ish. One heruftied
and gnuzy dress will
serve far better
than will only one
tailor rig. Consequently
quently even the
women who have to
govern their plans
closely according to their means are re-
enforcing their stocks of tailor suits.
Denim , crash or linen , and duck or pique
constitute the usual range of goods ,
though wh'ite linen runs duck and pique
hard.
As to the method of making , there is as
little uniformity as possible. Because of
the high value put on novelties , there is a
fine showing of them , most of them ingen
ious , and what is more , tasteful. The
accompanying pictures are eloquent of
faithful endeavor on the part of designers ,
and are fairly representative of the best
that is new in simple summer gowns.
Each is described in the goods in which it
was sketched , but mo = ; t of them may be
silk all season. Iiavmjj it renovated at the
cleanser's for the following summer. Then
they aiv pool , pretty and do not "muss"
and wrinkle as cottons do.
Copyright. 3tfl : > .
Why Ccrvera Del ivccl His Rush ,
Hear Admiral Schley , at a reception
recently , in commenting on the great
sea-fight off Santiago , called attention
to a singular coincidence that marked
the Saturday night before Cervera's
fatal sortie , and that sealed the doom
of his fleet. It was Cervera's intention
to attempt an escape in the darkness
of night. When almost ready to give
the starting order , the black sky at the
entrance to the harbor was suddenly
lit up by the burning of a Spanish
blockhouse by some adventurous Cu
bans. As the light of this died down ,
that of another loomed up , and the rise
and fall of light was continued till six
blockhouses had been burned. The un
usual spectacle attracted the attention
of every man on the American fleet ,
but no one knew its import.
To Admiral Cervera the successive
flames had a startling meaning , for he
interpreted them to be a signal from
the Cubans to the American fleet that
the Spaniards had six vessels in the
harbor. Acting on this , he decided to
*
postpone the attempt to escape till the
next morning. Had he not changed his
mind , he would have found the Ameri
can fleet as fully prepared for him on
Saturday night as it was on Sunday
morning , owing to the mysterious
lights beyond the Morro.
Mr. Gregory's "Wit.
Isaac M. Gregory is the only one of
the famous newspaper humorists of a
quarter of a century ago who is in ac
tive harness. lie is and has been for
many years the editor of Judge. One
of Mr. Gregory's most brilliant jests
was written twenty odd years ago in
reply to a statement made by Mr. Le
Due , who was our last Commissioner
of Agriculture. Le Due had quarreled
with the press , and some one asked him
why he didn't reply in kind. "Xon-
FOR THE UP-TO-DATE SUMMER GIRL.
reproduced in any of the mentioned stuffs.
Tl e first model was in white linen. The
material was carefully shrunk first , and
then the gown was sponged after makhm
so that the last shrinking was part of the
fit. This is a trick long practiced by hiirh
priced dressmakers and tailors for their
fine cloth gowns. Thy gown was finished
by stitching in white silk. The jacket
went over a fitted waistcoat , under which
was worn a loose white silk shirt.
Cotton qoverts are much used for the
wasli tailormades , and small wonder , so
attractive are they in appearance and
prcie. The new name sounds a little bet
ter than the old one of denim , though the
two mean practically the same thing , the
new weave being , perhaps , a bit finer.
The second of these gowns was in heavy
blue cotton covert. It was stitched with
white and was made with all the care and
exactness that would be bestowed on
cloth. Its jacket was especially clever as
a compromise with the sheath back. Such
a jacket may be made to go with every
propriety over a white duck skirt and
bodice. In this case the jacket was a bodice
ice , which was proved by the close sleeves.
Away with economy I A front of white
was set in.
The shirt waist costume appeared a sea
son or so ago and scored an instant suc
cess. Such are to be much worn this sea
son , and the newest ones are considerably
elaborated when compared with the orig
inals. Of course , the perfectly severe
shirt waist , with linen stock and scarf to
match the waist , is to be worn with a
severe skirt to match , but some of these
suits go away beyond such simplicity. One
of the up-to-date sort is sketched. It was
in polka dot pique , white ground and red
dots. This was made up with an over
dress of heavy white lawn , and the shirt
waist of lawn with finishings of the dot
ted stuff. A linen collar and scarlet tie
completed the rig. It . eems an odd com
bination of materials , but dressmakers are
using cloth bands for trimming taffeta
dresses , and odd combinations are the
rule.
rule.By
By the latter combination dresses of
summer silk are made to look a bit as if
the tailor had'his hand in them. The last
of these three dresses was of this sort ,
the goods being an India silk of ragged-
robin blue ground figured with lilac , a
very recent combination of color. It was
trimmed elaborately with bands of lilac
cloth stitched with black. One may not
.like the idea , but if slip carry it out she
J may be sure that no one will suspect her
of n last year's gown. In this bodice there
was a very elaborate management of the
shield or straight front idea. It is much
more difficult to accomplish this flat front
in wash goods than in elastic cloth , but
makers are trying to compromise. A wash
silk dress is a wise provision. It will not
soil as quickly as do cotton and linen
goods indeed , one can wear a dress of
sense , " he returned ; "I shall wear iio
jackass' scalp at my belt. " To this Mr.
Gregory promptly retorted : "Oh , no ,
old fellow. You'll wear it where it
grew ! ' , ' This ended the controversy.
The Quern Her Guest.
Madame Albani-Gye is one of the few
American women whom Queen Vic
toria occasionally visits. Mar Lodge is
her home in the Scottish Highlands ,
and there she entertained the Queen
last year. Madame Albaui was born
near Montreal , and adopted her name
in honor of the city of Albany , whose
people had been kind to her in the
early days of her career. The Queen is
so fond of Albani's singing that on one
occasion in Mar Lodge she compelled
the artist to repeat her favorite song
( Tennyson's ode on the opening of the
Colonial Exhibition in 1SJG ( ) five times.
31r. Harriiiian's Boys' Club.
The new President of the Chicago
and Alton Railway system is a slender ,
thoughtful , retiring man of less than
medium height and the softest imagin
able speech. He is E. H. Harrimau ,
one of the most successful of New
York's millionaire railway financiers.
He has one fad of which the public at
large knows little. lie is the President
of the Boys' Club , the oldest institution
of the sort , and the largest , in the
world. It is in the heart of the East
Side , and is designed to make it pleas
ant for street waifs. It is expected
that a splendid new building will be
erected for its use this year.
Mrs. McKinley's Correspondence.
It is not all pleasure to be tfie wife
of a President of the United States.
Mrs. MoKinley receives about 200 let
ters a day. all of which she feels bound
to glance at , if not read entirely , and
very many of which she is compelled
by circumstances to answer.
Justice Field as a Collector.
The late Justice Stephen J. Freld is
said to have possessed one of the finest
collections of old prints in this country.
His taste ran in the line of pictures of
places. His portfolios were a liberal
education in the history of Washington
and California.
Well Grounded Dislike.
Mrs. Slimdiet You don't seem to like
rice very well , Mr. Peck.
Henry Peck It is associated with one
of the most distressing mistakes I was
ever guilty of.
THE ITELD OF BATTLE
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OP
THE WAR.
The Veterans of the Rebellion Tell of
\Yhistlinc Bnllcts , Bright Bayonets ,
Bursting Bombs , Bloody Battles ,
Camp Firet Festive Buss lite. , Htc.
When the war began Belle Boyd , of
" " Shenaudoah
"Stonewall" Jackson and
Valley fame , better known as "the
rebel spy , " was "sweet 10. " She was
born in Martinsburg , Va. , in May , 1S44 ,
and is descended from revolutionary
ancestors. Being on the frontier that
divided the two opposing armies and
sentiments , the latent tires of her na-
fure were awakened by the fierce storm
that raged around her. She was edu
cated at Mount Washington female col
lege , near Baltimore. While at home
on a vacation in the fall of lSo9 the
John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry
took place , and on account of the ex
citement caused by this , the country
around her home was filled with sol
diers during the entire winter. Shortly
after this she spent her first winter in
Washington society and spent hour
after hour listening to the debates in
the capitol. As a result of these she
left Washington a full-fledged seces
sionist. After this quickly followed
the massing of troops at Charleston ,
the secession of the States , the bom
bardment of Fort Sumter and then
Virginia went out of the Union. Lin
coln's call for troops followed , and then
came the concentration of troops in the
valley of Virginia and the appearance
on the scene of Jackson and Johnson.
Patterson's and Cadwalader's armies
from the North invaded Virginia and
swarmed around her home in Martins-
burg. One of the Union soldiers , a
drunken fellow , insulted in the grossest
language her mother , who fainted.
Belle was present and drew her pistol
and shot him. She was arrested and
carried to General Patterson's head
quarters and a court of inquiry was
held. General Patterson said she did
right , and under the same circum
stances he hoped every Southern girl
would do the same. The incident got
into the Northern papers , and "like a
white elephant , " as she express d it ,
She was pointed out as the thousands
of troops came into town as being the
yiost dangerous rebel in the country.
Jackson discovered her merit as a spy
uiid gave her a permit to pass any-
r-'here through his. lines , and she often
mde through the dark lonely hours of
{ tight to carry news to 'Jackson and
Stewart of the movements of the
enemy.
At the battle of Front Royal she ran
o Toss the battlefield under the firing of
both armies with important news to
Jackson. This saved the bridge from
being burned and Jackson from being
hemmed in. This led to her imprison
ment in Washington , from which she
was afterward exchanged , along with
BOO Confederate prisoners , and sent to
Richmond.
She was then made captain in the
regular Confederate army and wore a
riding costume. As captain she was
aid-de-camp on the staff of Stonewall
Jackson on detached service. In the
winter of 1SG3 she was sent to Knox-
villc on secret service , also making a
tour on government business to Mont
gomery , Mobile and Charleston. In
this last place she was a guest for a
we k of General Bcauregard. She
then returned , in the summer of ISfj-l ,
to the valley of Virginia.
On May S , 1SJ4 ( , she sailed on board
Mie Greyhound , flying the British flag
; mder Captain Grorge H. Bters. ex-
captain of the United States navy ,
under the name of Captain Henry.
They had a heavy cargo of cotton , two
large kegs of gold , two other passen
gers , herself and her two servants , one
an Irish girl who was her maid and a
colored maid. On the afternoon of
May 9 they were captured by the Uni
ted States man-of-war Connecticut and
she was carried to Boston and kept a
prisoner for a few days in the Tremont
Hotel. By a court-martial by reason of
her being captured under a British flag
she was not shot but banished. She
was carried to Canada and ordered
never to put her foot on United States
soil again or she would be shot without
trial.
A young lieutenant on the Connecti
cut , Sam Hardinge , fell in love with his
fair captive. She got his signal book ,
which she afterwards gave to the cap
tain of the Greyhound , whom she met
in Canada. She sent the signal book
into the South by way of the blockade
and then sailed for England from Que
bec on board the Damascus and arrived
in London carrying all of her dispatch
es safely through. She was followed
across the ocean by her lover , Lieu
tenant Hardiuge , and they were mar
ried at St. James , in Picadilly. The
Prince of Wales , she says , attended
their wedding. They were afterwards
presented at five different foreign
courts. By him she had one child ,
Grace Hardiuge.
Toombs'Awful Threat.
A good story is told in the Chicago
Times-Herald of how a soft answer
turned a self-confident , aggressive
young man into an exemplary , obedient
soldier. The young man was Robert
Toombs , of Georgia , then in his twen
ties. He had raised a volunteer com
pany and joined General Scott , who
was conducting a campaign against the
Indians in Florida. Toombs was with
out military training , and had never
submitted to rules and discipline , at
college or anywhere else. Naturally ,
when he met General .Scott it was a
case of oil and water they would not
mix. Private James White , who served
in a Georgia company during the war ,
laughs to this day over a tilt between
Captain Toombs and General Scott.
The General knew the character of
his enemies , and was in no hurry to
attack them in the positions which they
had chosen. He waited , day after day ,
determined not to move- until the right
moment.
The delay did not suit the Georgia ,
captain , and he made no effort to con
ceal his contempt for the slow methods
of his commander.
One night Toombs felt that he could
stand it no longer. He paid a visit to
the General's tent , where he found
Scott engaged in a pleasant conversa.-
tion with a dozen officers of high rank.
The Georgian was a man of superb
physique , the finest-looking American
of his generation , and when he marched
into the tent with flashing eyes and n.
defiant look , everybody gazed expect
antly in his direction. General Scott
greeted him pleasantly and invited him
to join the circle.
"General Scott , " said Toombs , in a
stern tone. "I desire to know , sir.
whether the army will march against
the enemy within the next few days. "
"I am not ready yet to answer that
question , " replied the General , with a
smile.
"Then , sir , " continued the youthful
captain , "I will notify you that unless
the army marches to-morrow I propose
to go forward with my company into
the very heart of the Indian territory. "
When this astounding declaration
was made , the officers almost fainted ,
and they expected the General to ad
minister a withering rebuke. To their
astonishment Scott never changed his
genial expression. His eye twinkled
with good humor , and lie turned a se
rene and benignant face upon his auda
cious visitor.
"Very well , captain , " was his quiet
answer. "Very well , Captain , use your
own pleasure , by all means. Take yoiu
company to-morrow and march into the
Indian country. We may follow you
a few weeks later. But don't wait for
us. Take your company and go ahead.
Good night , Captain ! "
Private White says that when
Toombs , heard this a look of bewilder
ment , disappointment and anger came
over his face , but not a word fell from
his lips. He saluted the commander
and bowed himself out.
"Did he march his company against
the enemy the next day ? " was my nat
ural question.
"No , " replied White , "he said nothing
more about it. He remained at his post
and was an exemplary officer during
the remainder of the war. And he was
not chaired about the affair , either. He.
was not the man to stand such treat
ment. "
I asked White why Scott overlooked
the Captain's breach of military disci
pline.
"Well , " said the old n sii , reflectively ,
"the General was a good judge of hu
man nature. He knew that young
Toombs was a gallant fellow , who
would some day be an honor to his
country , and he doubtless thought that
it would be sufficient punishment to
answer him as he did. He could not
have done a better thing. The Captain
had lots of sense , and he never again
placed himself in such an embarrass
ing position. "
jj in the Army.
"Who did your washing in tlie
army ? " a veteran of the civil war was
asked.
This made the veteran laugh a little
to himself , because it recalled days
when he took his only woolen shirt
not to the White Cloud or Opera laun
dry , but down to the nearest brook or
water course , and there sat down on
the bank and washed it himself. lie-
explained these things to his ques
tioner as well as he could , and told
how a man always tried to carry in his
knapsack an extra shirt and an extra
suit of underclothing , but how there
were times when a man didn't even
carry his knapsack with him ; when
the only baggage he did carry was his
two blankets his wo. > len blanket.
packed in a long roll inside his rubber
blanket and these slung over his
shoulder like a great , thick sash : when
instead of carrying extra undercloth
ing he carried extra rations in his
haversack , and maybe extra cartridges.
Then , again , he went on to tell , there
were times when they had things to
wear and when somebody could be go-
to do the washing. If the regiment
was settled down somewhere in a
camp for a few weeks , or possibly
months , it might be that somebody in
the neighborhood would do the wash
ing ; in the South in the civil war more
or less washing was done under such
circumstances by the colored people.
Again , aside from the times when
troops were in light marching order ,
with knapsacks left behind , there were
times when supplies were short and
when a. man's clothing wore out before
he could renew it ; when he got down
to his last woolen shirt and underskirt ,
and these , perhaps , not in very good
condition ; and then would come the
time when he would tackle these in
detail and wash them himself on a
favorable day and hang them up to
dry , and put them on again when they
were ready.
Men did their own washing just as
they did their own mending. As a
matter of fact , the man : n the army
became self-helpful in many ways , and
developed , when he was really put to
it , a tine capacity for doing many
things that he might otherwise never
have dreamed of doing , including fight
ing.
" 'Who did your washing ? * Well ,
now , who did , iudeedl" Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Aluminium for Violins.
Aluminium has found still another
use in France. Violins and larger
string instruments are being construct
ed with it , and are said to have a
richer tone than their wooden rivals ,
especially in the higher registers.
Paris actresses wear paper lace ,
which by night looks as beautiful and
delicate as the best of real lace , whila
it costs but a trifle.
