THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 1S96. TWELVE PAGES. 0
A PECUNIARY ATROCITY.
Limiting tie Pin. Money of R Goigcous
Gotham Widow to $100,000 , a Year ,
MONEY COUNTS IN SOCIETY.
& Great AVcek For tlio .lewctses of
New York The Snnrcs of.a Great
City How tlio Crow Trncks
of Age arc Concealed.
YOIIK , Dec. 10. [ Correspondence
of the HEK. ] It is a shame to treat ft
beautiful woman so. Her sufferings
would be acute and cruel enough if she
were commonplace in looks , and they
would oven bo lamentable for a positively
ngly person , but when 1 tell j-ou that
they are inllletcd upon the widow Ham-
mcrsley , whom 1 described only n few
weeks ago as the acknowledged loveliest
hello In Astor society , you can realize
their abhorrent atroolousncss. From
what do they arise ? From the fact that
out of an income of three hundred thou
sand a year she is permitted to spend
only $ K > 0,000. Her estate is
somehow in the hands of horrid men
trustees who do not sympathetically feel
for a lady just emerged brilliantly Into
the most pretentious sections of Ameri
can wealth and fashion , and they there
fore delay the lull payment of her annu
al allowance. Considering that she has
already enthroned herself successfully as
Qi'nr.x OP nr.Ai'TY '
at the opera , and is just about to enter
upon the additional domain of swell
balls , it is ridiculous 10 restrict her to a
paltry hundred thousand a year !
And money does count in society at thu
npcxl Idleness is thu next icqulsite in
the case of anybody who pretends to im
itation aristocracy. Of course , wo can't
countenance a woman who works for a
llvingand ; now the idea prevails consider
ably that a man must be leisurely or ho is
no gentleman. Marks of toil on his hands
nre disgraceful , quite.
"How soft your hands arc , " whispered
the bright maid servant of a girl friend
of mine to a swell who coddled her in a
dark corner.
"Ah , yes. " he jocularly exclaimed ; "I
pin a gambler , yon sec. "
' Not a bitof it,1' she naively responded ,
rind she rubbed his palm critically across
her cheek ; "you are a barber. 1 could
tell that right away. "
mi : MONTKnoin : PAIII.
This has been a great week for thn
Jewesses. 1 mean it sincerely and ad
miringly. The Moiitelioro fair , for char
ity , has centered the wealth , refinement
and beauty of Now York Israelites
under one enormous roof. The most
lovely exhibit is not to bo sought in the
art gallery , or among the booths , where
silk attire and jewels anil bric-a-brac arc
displayed. It is in thu centre of the hall ,
and sits in a great satin shoe in the midst ,
of a colony of dolls. The little old
woman who lives in the shoe , and liasso
many wax and porcelain children that
she doesn't known what to do , is a
Jewish maiden. A erowil is always
around her , watching and admir
ing. Men , women and children
Kton to gaze upon her beautiful face ,
and so winsome is her loveliness that no
shadow of envy , no thought of jealous
disparagement , comes across tlio mind of
any woman who looks at her. Her peer-
lessness is acknowledged , and all do her
homage , Shu sits thorn all unconscious
of the murmurs of admiration , her long
golden hair llotUing in wavy masses over
her shoulders , and her largo blue eyes ,
rich in color as peonies , meeting thoga/.o
of her worshippers with grave , frank in-
noconco. For her beauty is not that of
the Semitic race. The typical Jewess is
dark , aquiline and has a neb olive com
plexion , with full red lips and Hashing
mack eyes. Many such may bo scon at
the fair , hut none of thum is comparable
to the golden-haired daughter of Rebecca
who sits among the dolls , sometimes smil
ing si ml chatting with visitors , and again
-If ga/.lng seriously far away and talk
- ing to herself , all unconeurned
ami careless of the throng. There is not
BO much as a suggestion of coquetry in
her smile , or word or action ; not a trace
of self-conseiousness about her. She is
there because of her rare beauty , but she
does not know that she has the most
winsome face , perfect features and sweet
est rose-bud mouth in tlio world. Her
name is Mabel Merts , and she will bo
fourj'cars old next Juno.
It is almost an universal hallucination
that , tact is something peculiarly feminine ,
and that all women possess it. Tact ami
intuition are supposed to work out , for
the gentler sex , without conscious mental
ell'ort , the results that unfortunate man
must reach through laborious wear and
tear of gray cerebral matter. Tact
smooths away the rough places , and
makes social intercourse easy and pleas
ant ; puts the awkward at ease , and
dispels the painful spit-consciousness of
the embarrassed novice. Tact is a great
tiling. At the Hebrew fair , one day , was
A J.ITTI.I : sri'.NK
in winch the average amount of fcmin-
iuu tact was displayed. Three or four
girls met in the middle of the hall ,
greeted each other oli'usively and kissed
all Hroiihd. One of them , after thu oscu-
liltlon looked critically at a rather pretty
.Jewess , ami said , "Kmma , what makes
you wear that bang ? I declare , it makes
you look like your oldest sister. "
When little Johnny said : "Girls is just
uias boys , only long hair and mi
Ho must have been a recent
witness to a striking display of feminine
tact.
'In the way of young ladies who arc
strangers in town , 1 know a guileless
girl from the Western reserve whoso
IN.VOC'KNT WII.UNK S
surpa"tk. ' 'thu assurance of thu most pro
nonneed adventuress. Shu left hoi
country home , inspired with an ambitior
to make her own way in tlio world bj
joining the innunuirablo army of emo
tional t-tagu heroines and came to Ne\\ \
at York to study , She never had beer
fill it- away froiu the farm beforo.aud her men
tal condition was n curious mixture o :
self-eoullilenco ami timidity when slu
found hersulf in a great city , Having
no acquaintances in Now York she wai
iihllgcd to seek a hoiirding-houso , and IM
good tortuno found a good one , Itif
after a week she left it and wont to i
plat'o where they had no other boarders
She frankly'told mo that her reason foi
changing was that she was over eon
rcious that her table manners were no
correct and she sullbrod the greatest em
barrasMiicnt when eating in tin
presence ) of the oily-bred boarders
Yet she was so hopelessly st g <
ttruck that she would stride up iuu
down the halls , spouting her olocMitioi
lessons after tlio reason-iiethroning fash
ion of elocutionists , and confront the as
touiidcd boarders with outstretched urn
and stony Ftaro , utterly unconscious o
the absurdity ot thu thing. Hut licrmos
astonishing achievement was in a ver ;
fashionable np-town church. On Sun
day , after services , she sent word to tin
minister that she wanted to sco him. Tin
dlguilicd clergyman came down to tin
pew where she sat , and she said to him
" 1 am Miss Da. hio llliiuk , of tlm Western
orn reserve , and I've como hero to stud ;
for the stage. I haven't ' any iriends hcru
and 1 know New York is lull of tcnipta
lions and snares for .young givJs , parttc
nlarly on the slago. Tim ways "of th
city are strange to me , and
might fall into some snar
through Ignorance. Now 1 want you t
look after mo , watch over mo and hoi1
me every wayyou can , so that I may not b
K'd aside from the pulh of Christina dut >
LINWOOD PARK
Consisting of 147 lots within six blocks of the postoffice in South Omaha and 7 blocks from the
depot and packing houses , was platted and placed on sale Thursday evening , and up to Satur
day noon ,
This addition immediately adjoins the syndicate lands on the east and streets are all opened for
travel. You can have your choice of what is left at from
$200 to 5
OlsTEl ZB L IfcTOIEJ
The wonderful growth and consequent boom in South Omaha property are leading investors
in that direction as the one place to double the money invested in a very short time. All the lots
in Linwood Park are beautifully situated with fine shade trees on every lot , and being east of the
packing houses , no smell of any kind is found. Now don't delay- minute , for if you want a lot
you must comequickas they only need to be shown to be sold. You can buy them at
nntli
VJU.UX1
I live at No. West street , and I hope
you will call upon mo often and give me
your counsel and ad vice. " The astounded
.lastor stammered "certainly , " or some
thing of the kind , nnd the stage-struck
'assie marched primly out of the big
ihurch. 1 don't know what visions of
In-each of promise suit troubles the shcp-
! > crd of that fashionable llock , but the
little innocent has waited in vain for the
pastoral call and the fatherly voice.
I10AV TO LOOK YOUXG.
"How young she IOOKS ! How does
she manage to conceal the marks of
ago ? " "Who has not heard these phrases
Hitting about the auditorium of a theatre
when some long popular actress is on the
boajds ? The questioners are not always
ladies , but as a rule the ladies arc most
vitally interested in the problem sug
gested. How can one prevent ago from
showing itself in tlio face , and what is
the secret of the actress's long enduring
youth ? As to the latter it is hardly worth
while to pay much atttcntion to it , 1 think ,
for the art of making up for the stage is
quite a dill'crent matter from that of
making up for the drawing room. In the
one case the artist can make use of
broad , suggestive touches ; in tlio other
everything must bear an elaborate
finish. .So there are two styles
ot painting in vqguo in facial embellish
ment as well as in pictorial art. Hut L
know something much better than paint
ing for preserving a youthful appear-
ancu in tlio face. It is very simple and
was suggested by the massage treatment
of removing superfluous llesli. In this
case the object is in a measure to restore
wastecUlcsh or rather to prevent waste.
Wrinkles , tlio surest mark of advancing
ago , anil the hardest to eradicate or con
ceal , are duo to the gradual wearing
away of llesh underneath the cuticle.
Why < locs it , wear away ? Heeause the
facial muscles have either too little or
the wrong kind of oxorcise. ft will ho
observed that wrinkles usually take a
downward course , This is duo to the
wrong kind of exercise. AVhat oxercisoV
Whythe washing and wiping of the face
to bo sure. Not that I am going to ailvo-
cato the discontinuance of this salutary
and wholesome cxcrciso ; I simply suggest
a change In the method. Instead of rub
bing the face down in washing and wip
ing , always rub upwards. This will
have the ell'eet of counteracting the in
fluence of the llesh to depart from under
cuticle and will keep thu llesh free from
wrinkles. It is rather an awkward habit
to acquire at lirst , but perseverance will
make it second nature , and the result is
worth many pains. This exercise is de
signed particularly for the eyes and
upper portion of the checks.
For the lower and middle portion ,
where hollowness is often noted rather
than wrinkles , but sometimes both , there
is another plan. Thu facial muscles are
subjected to very slight activity in the
ordlnary'o.'reFtions ' of eating and talking.
To ( ill the cheeks olit-pljnup and round
it is necessary to develop "ttnr-mi'seles '
there. These npiscles aru very sligTTTst :
the best , and any'Speeiiil otTbrt well di
rected will increase them In capacity ami
si/.o. An excellent exercise tor this pur-
nose Is this : Take a piece of soft leather ,
kid , or chamois skin , will do , and put the
end of it between the teeth ;
then chew gently upon it for
several minutes taking cnro not
to raise tint teeth from the leather. If the
teeth are raised it will bring into play
only the ordinary muscles of mastication ,
whereas the purpose is to develop these
that are seldom used Una who tries
this method will lind thu cheek going
through a queer action that is anything
but graceful and pretty ; nevertheless it
is immensely elVective and will restore
to its youthful plumpness even the most
hollow cheeks of the decrepit sexage
narian. These in middle lift ! or those
who aru nist beg/muma to feel the approach
preach of ago , will lind this plan es
pecially valuablo. Its beauty does not
reeommeiul it , but its simplicity docs. '
it occurs to uio to enquire why talking
should not bo ctlbetivo in keeping thu
facial muscles fully developed. There
are women who talk incussantly and it
might seem that uninterrupted activity of
the mouth -in conversation would bo
enough to ufVoctall thu enlarging of mus
cles desirable to uttiiin a , youthful ap
pearance. So it would if talking exer
cised the right muscles. It will bo ob
served that the most talkative women
| iavo the most hollow cheeks , so there
js no encouragement in this for cultivat
ing conversational powers. The reason
why excessive talking brings with it a
premature decay of facial beauty is that
talking exercises almost exclusively tlio
orbicularis ons , the muscle that serves
as a mouth opener. The tongue
and throat muscles are brought into play ,
of course , but they are not to bo consid
ered in discussing what may bayo an
cll'oct upon the external faco. When the
obicularis ons , therefore , is exercised to
the exclusion of the more distant portions
of the cheeks , it will bo developed ab
normally iii strength ; ami when advanc
ing ago brings about tlio decay of the
tender checks , thu sinewy orbicularis
oris remains in its full vigor and sizeand
the cheeks appear correspondingly so
much the more hollow and wasted ,
There is no danger to anyone who in
dulges moderately in conversation , but ,
if anyone has any fears on the matter ,
they may bo sot at rest by a timely pnfo-
tico with the strip of leather/ And
don't forget to rub np when you wash
and wipe. CLAUAl5iLiK. :
IIONKV FOll THE LiADIUS.
The fashionable evening Icrcen shades are
li/.unl , serpent , frof , ' and cabbage.
White velvet and white plash bonnets are
again in vaiiiio for evening wear.
HI nek liico boas are worn at the opera and
theatre and for dressy reception toilet.
Ostrich tips nnd marabouts are thu only
feathers correctly worn in the evening.
Ilollcotrojie plush trims and covers many
very handsome high turbans or caftans.
This world Is but a lloetiiiK snow , and to
most of us nil the Kood seats are taken.
It Is usually uiinmrrled women who write
on the subject of "Jlow to Muimcu a Husb
and.1
Short walsted artistic frowns in art colors
and art dcsimis aie still worn by women In
London.
Many of the newest Molicrc waistcoats urn
bolted , the rich baud held by : i costly buckle
of 1 Ionian Kolil.
Hlack llrussol nets are Ifashloiiiibly used ,
trimmed with French and Sp.inislilaccs , for
lacu costumes.
A heliotrope caftan with a brim of Illllirrpo
let Is very becoming hat for a pretty rosy
blonde young irirl.
A favorite hlsmie lisuin amouc holiday
troods represents Miss Lillian JEussell us a
iJrKon peasant girl ,
Jabots of Incoaru main worn nn the final
of the corsniic , beliiK an n | > ] n iulago to thu
do ? collar or velvet.
Jet bonnets are particularly stylish when
trimmed with neail gray feathers and jet and
steel plus ami combs.
The I'npnto ' is the married woman's bonnet -
net , the small pointed biim poUo beliiK rele-
Rated to yoimt ; I.iilles ,
5IIr.s Liberty can hold thhty-slx men In
her head , widen brings her about up to the
average ? irl of the period.
An Imllau girl has been born without a
mouth. ( She will soon bocln to realize that
. hp has forgotten something.
ji'Sri'A-tiirty yards of lruo for n lace bn.i.
Ho tays llioTT'.trj 'F'fi .Uaw.-xJii.cli Is tlio best
authority In the mutter ui tuts * . . "
Corsages nie timmeit , cat and decoTfttcit In
every style imaginable , so that it does not
destroy the lonu woisted elTect.
The velvet pockets which now adorn the
fronts of dainty ten gowns aru umtlo in thu
slmpe of the moon In its lirst tpmrter.
UlncK Jnce , imitation Clmiitllly and real
SpaiiUb are maiio up for the evening wear as
much this winter as In the summer.
Plush stripes , with a winding design upon
a satin cronnd , are bordered nn either bldo
by a fallln stripe on a vehet ground ,
A in one mechanical toys comes a walkinc
Santa Sinus , who stops nimbly around thu
room with a i k full of toys on his back ,
"Pii , why I M sirl called a belle ? " asked
Clara. "Ob , I KUUSS It's because of her
tongue , " unfeelingly replied the old man.
This Is the happy season when tlio aver-
: ieu ynmii : lady collects Hie Chrlntmas cants
she received last year and cots them ready to
mail to her dear trlends ,
bnowflnkd iihish has plaited stripes nnd is
used in combination with plain MiowllaKe
plush , or with velvet in coriespondlng color.
It is to bo had in all the day colors.
A Junlata woman oi > cnc < l bureau drawer
ami found a lariro blacksuako coiled tlie.rein.
It Is-.supjiosed her Imebamt kept his Jlsh-balt
in that drawer and the cork came loot e.
"Hello , BlobbsJ 1 saw your mother-in-law
rtown at the art gallery this morning , In oil. "
"Good I I'mplfulor It ; the old lady has had
me In hot water for fjio last ton y-cars. "
The sultnn of Morocco keeps his 0,000 wives
In Fez. That sliowi the advantages of being
a heathen , ff ho were a Christian Kcntle-
uiaii he'd have to keep'thcm In bonnets' . - -
Women who have a habit of turnlnc round
in tlio street to Inspect other women's Uiesses
willlearn with envy'that a lish hns been
found which has eyed in the back ot its head.
It Is said that few Jadles continue their
piano playing long after marriage. lint It is
believed that this announcement is made in
order to encouragc.yoimg men to enter mat
rimony.
Striped and plaid curled plush is used with
plain velvet or plush iu three combinations.
Klchand ell'ectlvo combinations are eoldou
brown on dark brown ground and serpent on
a darker ground.
Short KnsIIsh hoiufrjaekets made double-
breasted , and trimmed with Astrakhan , vel
vet or biaullne in soutache.are used by many
In lieu of Jerseys , as an extra waist to wear
with various suirts. .
The fashion of wciirlng ornaments In the
high culls of hair arranged a la Japonalse , is
by no means decreasing In popularity. Or
namental pins of various devices take the
place of ordinary hair-pins.
"She did wrong to look back , didn't she ,
IlessloV"'Yes , mamma. " ' 'And what do
you think Lot thoug it when ho saw his poor
wife turned Into a p liar of saltV" " 1 don't
know , mamma ; I'si ect ho wondered where
he could get a fresh one. "
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says in a recent
poem : "Mlno'oyes arc quick to catch the
lirst dim radiance of the dawn. " This seems
to Indicate that Mr , Wileox won't kindle the
tire In the morniir , ' unless ho is spoken to.
The new caftan Is a tuiban , the medium
high crown of which Is made to look higher
In fiont by the aiTanueiiient of the fold of
nlusli or velvet covering the frame , while the
high loops of plush or velvet in front In
crease this efl'ect.
The now evening bonnets of whlto nlusli
and white velvet are enriched with exqulsllo
embroidery and frequently net work of pearls
and other mnclc jewels. Few feathers arc
used In triiiunlnir , loons of plush and jow-
clcd-plu and comb-llliu ornaments taking
their place.
Mrs. Converse ( to neighbor's nurse girl )
"I wish I had such n polite , well behaved
Klrl for my children. 1 notlcu that you always
address your charges as 'Miss ' and Master.1 "
Ts'ursu "YtM , ma'am. I gets paid extra for
that ; ( lie missus thinks It looks big to have
me use such terms hi companv. "
Now that old jiilno diamonds tuo the
favorites of royalty , there will bo a demand
for these stones.that aroto distlnirne. They ,
are to many persons inoro attractive than
the a worn in lecent yeius. A prominent
up-town jewellnr has some line specimens
that weiu originally the property ot the
kheillvc.
A beige felt hat Is trimmed with a fold of
brown velvet around the crown. A great
fold of brown velvl't fastens up the brim on
the leftside and Is carried Iu loose folds over
the side , where there Is a Ian of cashmere
embroidery. A frill ot this Is drawn around
thu top of the crown , On thu right slduund
In front uio two gray feather pennons.
Little .Mnbel , livo'ye.irs old Is not so voting
but that she has nicked uu smmt knowledge
of the ways of t lie * \vurlu. She said to her
mother the other tlav , alter a tit of deep
musing. "Say , mamma , who was papa bctoie
ho married us , anyway'.1" "Who was papaV
Why IIP was the samn man that he Is now. "
"Yes ; but what was ho to you. Was ho just
ti man that you uineliedV"
"lid ! vou kno\\\ Charlie , that Itusslnn sol
diers were not allowed to marry ? " remarked
a young lieutenant's wife to her husband ,
looking sin from her book. "I have heard so.
darllnir. " " ' Vl.'v id U. Charl.oV" "I can't
say , lovo. positively , L'J't 1 presume the au
thorities desire to Inuiress it"i ; with the fact
that they might hive | allotted is them a
worse fate than being1 killed in battle. " 'i "JCJ.1
the wictch liueged her.
The nigh princess collar , named after the
Princess of Wales , It ; a fashionable linish to
the hodices of dinner towns , The corsage
has a triangular opening , with a point at tlio
throat , and above this thu broad collar meets ,
which Is made of velvet and lace with the
lace In a high fill ! or.turned over its entire
width nil around the neck. A jewelled pin
or dainty spray ot flowers rests on the left
side of the collar.
A rich costume > of nltim-colored velvet has
panels of mauve t-ltln richly embrojdeiea
with bead1 * . The front Is of satin and vel
vet , laid in ileewplaits , the velvet just dis
closing the satin. A Vide jabots ol white
lama lace are draped on either side. The
dointed velvet bodice has embroidered levers
and opens over a'lull lacu vest. Thu high
collar Is llnlshcd on either side by an em
broidered ornament ,
A dinner dress of eerpcut velvet and bro
cade has the front of the skirt veiled with
serpent gauze coveied with carnet and ser
pent Iridescent pendants. The side panels
nre ot striped brocaded faille Francalsc al
ternating with plush. The back drapery Is
very full over the tniirmirc. The pointed
velvet bodice Is filled in with brocade over
which tulle Is Hrapctl. The slecvcj are of
brocade , drancd with tulle coneHnonillng to
that on the front of the skirt and bodice.
Sealskin Is this year made Into French pa
letots which are very rich and handsome
looking , and wonderfully warm , though
somewhat weighty. Tlio disadvantage of a
garment of this description is that It Is al
most Impossible to vary the toilet , since any
lighter wrap feels cold after It. Paletots aru
also made in seal plush , which are certainly
very elegant looking and , of coarse , far less
expensive. Wraps made of this fabric have ,
however , one advantage over.stialskin. They
never fade and turn yellow at the edges , ami
they wear for years without the least percep
tible change in their npncarance that Is , seal
plushes of the best quality woven and uycd
In London.
Dresses for midwinter wear arc being made
ot heavy rough-surfaced serge , delightfully
warm and clinging Iu Us nature , and made
up with velvet of a deeper shade. Very
comfortable and protective are these heavy
suits , but they must , llko heavy furs , bo
coiitlously bo put off for the lighter gowns
which this season are BO generally adopted
for full dress. The daiurcr to health caused
by wearing a heavy dress during the day
time , and then changing It for one totally in
adequate In respect ( if warmth Is declared by
many physicians to be the most hazardous
trilling with life and health existing since
thn general and hearty abandonment of thin-
soled shoes , and the habit of tl.ht lacing
once practiced by our grand-mothers.
SMOKING AND HEART DISEASE.
Influence of tlio Wood In Producing
the Fatal Trouble.
In .1 report by Dr. Krunl/.cl , of Horlin ,
on immoderate smoking and its eHucts
upon the heart , it is slated that the latter
show themselves chioliy by rapid , irregu
lar palpitation of the heart , disturbances
in tno region of the heart , short breath ,
languor , sleeplessness , etc. Dr. Frant7.el
says that , if the causes of these com
plaints are inquired into , it is generally
found that the patients are great smok
ers. Tliny may not smoke cigars neb in
nicotine , but full flavored cigars
imported from the Havanas. .Smok
ing , as a rule , agrees with persons
for many years , perhaps for twenty years
anil longer , although by degrees cigars of
a liner llavor are chosen. Hut all at once ,
without any assignable cause , troubles
are experienced with the heart , which
rapidly increase anil compel the sull'urer
to call in the help of thu medical man.
It is strange that persons consuming
cigars of ordinary uniility , ovonifthoy
inoko them very largely , rarely are
attacked in that way. The excessive use
of cigarettes has not boon known to give
rise to similar troubles , although it is thu
cause of complaints of a diHerent nature.
The ago at which disturbances of the
heart become pronounced varies very
much. It is hut rare that patients are
under thirty years of ago- , they are mostly
Detweeg forty and sixty years old. I'or-
KOIIS who aru able to smoke full llavorod
Havanas continue to do so up to tholr
death. If wo look around among the
better classes of society , who it is well
Known , are the principal consumers of
such cigars , it is astonishing to find how
many persons with advancing y. irs dis
continue smoking. As a rule , atten
tion of the heart has caused
them to abjure the weed. In such
cases the patient has found thu
ijost euro ' .yjlhout consulting the medical
man. If Ho make.i : : uhis mind todlscon-
tinuo smoking r.t oncu , the comphiint fre
quently ceases at oili-ir , in other instances
it takes somu time before the action of
the heart is restored to its normal state.
In such cases , besides disroiui'uilng
smoking , relief must be sought ul-jo ! > J
regulating the diet , taking only easily
digestible food , abjuring collee , as well
as by' short walks , residence among
mountains of moderate elevation , am !
suitable Interior treatment ,
Uy taking th's ' course all symptoms dis
appear in the. course of a yeur , and do
not appear if the patient does not recom
mence-smoking. Hi u third category of
cases thu more acute disturbances leave
thu. patient ; ho feels well and beaily , but
an irregularity of the heart , moru or less
pronounced , is left behind. It has not yet
been determined what it is that makes
smoking injurious ; buttlus much appears
certain that it does not depend upon the
amount of nicotice which cigars may con
tain.
AT THE CROSS ROADS.
Virginia Gcnilomoii AVlio Act as Store
Keepers.
Ualtimorc Amcrie'an : Not the least _ in
teresting of the varied phases of existence
in the once wealthy .state of Virginia is
what might bo very properly designated
as her cross-roads life. This term seems
very appropriate to tins class , which is as
extended as the boundaries ot the state
itself , and will bo met with in every sec
tion , irrespective of its agricultural ad
vancement or social status. The inevita-
pie little store , the representative of tlio
class , nestles co/.ily and quietly in its
midst. At every corner the contracted
catch - penny storu sits complacently
awaiting the tardy purchaser of its lim
ited slock af wares , consisting of a "littlo
of all , " as the merchant in charge would
say , while in reality limited to a few
everyday articles necessary to the coun
try folk around for whom the ordinary
shopkeeper eaters ,
Those stores are in most instances kept
by Virginia gentlemen whoso property
was swept away by the war , and \ \ ho
have calmly settled into u dormouse state
of slumber within the shadow ot the
ghostly old guide-post at this cross-roads ,
to drone out a bare existence lifu is
shadowy and unsatisfactory as though
absorbed and lost in a Hip Van Winkle
sleep. It is somewhat amusing to see
with what address and elegftiicc of man
ner these Virginia country merchants
preside over their unpretentious establish
ments , while with thu broad a , and other
pccularitics of accent and expression ,
which they decluru to ho purely ICli/.a-
bethan , they trace back for centuries to
an ancestor of "blue-blooded" aristo-
cracv ; later , to a lir.it rank among the
"F. F. V. V ami , latur still , to a colonel-
ship never the rani ; of a private in the
confederate army , or an intimate rela-
tionshin with some leader "ol the lost
cause.1
In many of these stores is located the
country postollice , the once lord of the
manor becoming tlio duly quallicil and
recognized representative of one of the
most extensive nnd moU important de
partments of the American government.
The mails , hi exceptional cases , are re
ceived daily , at other more remote places
semi-weekly , tri-wuekly , ami at others less
frciiueutly still.
Tlio mode of carrying the malls Is in
places as quaint and primitive as that of
many other sections a century ago , em
ploying carriages as ancient in appear
ance as thu old chaise of Washington's
time ) in SOIIIQ instances being carried on
horses as dilapidated as the revolutionary
K.iddlu upon which the not less dilapidated
messenger rides , and indeed thu United
Slates mail department is represented on
foot.
foot.A
A favorite expression and one which
seems to have a soothing clleet upon thn
dignified cross-road m'reliant and post
master is "before tho'ar , " what ho dhl
and how he lived , and if when a seller of
wares ami trader In eggs and general
country produce he speaks with a feeling
of romantic pridn , savored with regret ,
of the superior stock and large .sales "bo-
fore I ho war , " but times have changed ,
while , save the linancial , thu merchant
remains thu same.
.Saturday night is the only time that
thn average store throws oil' its quiet ,
sleepy ways of existence , The week's
work is finished and thu colored popula
tion from far and near assemble at the
plaeo of fanciful mime to spend the re
sults of their labors and pass much of
thu night in social dance , songs and
jouCS while the dignilled pcrnotugo of
tlio duller 've.ek day , iu the "rush i > fhiis ]
ness , " becomes-jolly uud sociable , and
waits unyn the colored brotherhood
witli that ease and court y which thii
southern gentlemen possesses so well.
A FHEK AXl ) KASY KXl'KOTOKA-
TION is produced bv * few doses of Dr
1.11. McLean's Tar Wine Lung Halm , in
all cases of iioar.v.'nes-i , sere thro it or
dilh'culty of brcatlu'ng .Ti cents : \ buulu
THE FASHIONS IN FRANCE ,
Magnificent Costumes \7orn on tbc
mid iu Drawing Rooms.
THE LATEST IN HAIR DRESSING *
Fred InuKln < < 9 Introduced liy tlitf
i\j ors oCIJtirope l-'renth
SotnWos nnd Their
1'AUis. Doc. , 3. [ Correspondence ol
tlio Ur.t.1 : The dresses of Mine. Jcnnno
( Jranier , the nctrcs < > , In tlio Ogalo ct la
Fourmi now on tlio boards of the Unite ,
liavu won the mlintratlou of till eoquot-
tlsli women. Unu of her little l.ouls XV ,
costumes ilescrvcs special mention. The
skirt Is of rose colored satin covered with
a pleated erapo skirt of tlio sumo color ,
trimmed with satin nblion set oil * with
gold tags. The tunic is of satin will *
largo dark lloxvor figures , looped up very
high on the sides and gracefully nr *
ranged behind. Nothing is pretties
than thcso short skirts well pulled out
with hoops and petticoats. They are
particularly becoming to younu pretty
faces , and we will have many occasion *
this winter to appreciate their grr.ee , foe
wo are promised on all sides ulmicha
pavans and gavots. f
Till' FASHIONS.
A Sunday or two ago , the minuet was
danced at M. and Mine. UaphaolX m
their magnificent mansion on Aveuuo
Klcbor. The sumptuous rooms vitro
crowded with pretty women , and thu
diamonds fairly wintered. The ilanuerg
were charming young pirls who looked
perfect In their powdered hair , with thcif
beauty-spots ami their hooped skirta.
All eyes were centered on MIlu , Isabella
Katta/7.1 , who iip | > eared more beautiful
than ever that evening , and on iMIle.
Dinah Sourdis , the sister of Mine ,
Raphael. Among the partners ot these )
fair maids were M. Kdmond
and M. Kamou Fernando ; ? , the secon
son of the Mexican minister and a great
favorite in Parisian society all attired la
wigs mid flowing laces with the swonl ub
their side. The oil-lookers were many. (
shall mention only the famous Mine dtf
Rule , the mother of Mile. Kattazzl , whoso
brilliant career is a part of Kuronean
history , in a white satin robocinbroidercq
with pearls of gold ; tlio Countess do
Kessler , who looked excessively pretty in
a rose-colored tulle toilet trimmed witli
beautiful natural roses ; Mine. Cal/ado.
the wife of the Spanish deputy witll
whom Castclar stayed during hit )
visit in L'aris , also dressed in whitp
satin , with a Spanish tortoise-shell comb
and gardenias in her hair ; Mine Sunnily ,
in otter plush ; and Mine. Magnin , wife of
the director of the Hank ot' ' France , in
yellow satin covered with black lace , anil
relieved by bows of yellow satin ribtam
Perhaps the most aristic costume wu $
that of Mine , ( .iautrcau , black velvet in i
thu-btylo of the Kmprcss Josephine. The
skirl , perfect jy straight , swept back in a
majestic train. The only ornament oft ,
tiiis superb robe was a white satin ribbon
fastened about the waist and fallim * '
gracefully on the right. Mine. ( Jautrcatrtf
liair , also arranged like Josephine's , was I
crowned with a diadem of iamomls. 'j
Ladies are now wearing their Jiuir vcrjpi
high leaving the back otthon. _ . . barcyj
while the locks are loosely braided . 'J'ho *
head ornaments are egrottes of llowora <
or diamonds , and feathers skilfully an' '
ranged. V-shaped low-neck dresses are
the favorites , with long pointed waists ,
worn over slender Looty corsets which
.soften down the hips , and bring out tlio
form in the graceful and seductive faib-
ion that characlemcd the beautiful
marchionesses of the eighteenth centuryi
'
Wraps are richer than'over. . They are
trimmed with the most costly and coquet *
tish tiirs , blue fox being especially used.
We noticed one in ( Jenoa velvet with a
golden ground aitorncd with beautiful
carnation llowcrs , lined with red satin
and trimmed with blue fox. Another
was of sapldr plush trimmed with grcbo.
It is said hero that powdered hair will
be very fashionable Ibis winter , and Hint
the Duchess do Mouehy , the "ConnteSB do
I'ourtales , the Princess do Sagau and
others of our grand ladies mean to bring
in again ear-rings with long pcndanta.
Mine , do Mouehy possesses sonic very
costly turquoises , which she wishes to
lake out of their cases , and there is tulk
of an approaching dinner at tlio ducht
css's. where these line queens of fashion
will dismiss their jewels of former year.s.
Hut it is also stated that some of the very
young ladies will refuse to follow thcic
elders in this new departure in car rings ,
for they don't like thu idea of hiding over'
so little the beauties of t-heir neck. ' The
charming lobe of their little ears , witll
those adorable lines to which youth adds
so much grace , are far lovlier , ( hey
think , than jeweled ornaments of what *
ever price.
HHKI DOUGLASS IN HUIIOIM' .
When in London last October , I' redoriek
Douglass was interviewed by tlio London
Daily News. In November , the l'arl
Temps saw the long article of its Kuglish
contemporary and made many tracts
from it. A few days later , the Petit
I'arisiun , a one cent daily , devoted its
whole froiiLpagu to an account of Mr.
Douglass1 checkered existence. The In-
dependanco Helgo copied the Htcrry from
tliu Tumps , mid by this time it hu.i prob
ably been reprinted in half of the jour *
nalson the F.uropoiin continent. So Mr.
Douglass may now consider that he has ; i
newspaper introduction to the old world.
To many , howoverlio was already known
through his autobiography , which hag
been translated into rroncji , if not into
other foreign languages , and IK elton
seen on sale tit the Paris bookstore- ; .
intKviTiis. ;
' ] he celebrated shop called the lion
Mareho , in Paris has a "band * ' or
orchestra composed of two hundred and
fifty of thu men and women connected
with the establishment. The other evening -
ing , they gave a concert , in the huge halls
of the store , and eminent artists like M.
1'Uiiru , of the grand opera , went among
the singers. There worn no Jc > s than
seven thousand people in the audience.
The city of Paris has received an im
portant legacy from Mine. Liiboris , n
widow I uuy who IK generous enough to
invest $ KIi,00 ) ( ) tor the bonelilof the " ( 'on-
valescoiit Hospital1 emi of thu 11104 1
touching and inlcrontiiig charities of the
capital. The object ot the legacy is to
provide twenty-livo francs for oau'h pur-
son who leaves thu hospital to face tlio
world again , alter the convalescence.
Mplion.su Diiudut is now In perfect
health , after having b < ; ou ill nearly all the
.summer , and has promised to the director
of the Odeou in Paris that ho will give
him thu complete manuscript of .North
and South u now pbiy-so that tin * llrst
representation can take place on the 'Vith
of rVbrimry. Tl.o piece is in live nets ,
two of which M. Daudet has quite lin-
Miod ; and tin : subject is taken from
Numu Uoumestan. A drama very like
the Niiiob may bo expected.
Sardou is strongly against allowing the
tout-Paris admittance to the pm-s re-
heursaU of hi.i piece. All ho is willing to
conci'ilo is that a tew of tlio tending IT tics
aiwl a do/.un or more theatrical frloudw ,
whose advice is worth heeding , .shall bo
present , lie , saya that ninny a piece had
been ruined by the idle gossippcrx who
miinagu to get into press rehearsals and
then go out and disparage the piece be
fore the real public Inn. had a r-hftpro to
tuo It.
M. Pastour'n journey to HordighiTu , on
the Julian Uivluru , in thu precursor of
hisdiilinKo r. tiremcnt froin uctivo wurk.
TUc. great MIX mil hu ei.tiri'ly worn h in.-
si-H t ; < < i in giving such closu attention to
lita iNH'iini ] < uitb lor the past ten or twtlvo
\unr- , and w tUn-.itened with naralyns if
lii-i'diitiiiiied to work , P.uirnA.v.