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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1887)
| AlDEnSTO'ES AND WIDOWS bw The Average Female Paoto a Trunk for the Summer Rtnort. * _ _ _ i--- -i NOBLE WOMAN'S EXPLOIT. IrH nt ttio Ball Gaino nila Wheeler [ Wllcoxf lines a Woninn Can't Jo Oollejto Widows \Voinon , Worthy and Uinvorthy , Compensation. All Hit year Hn mil lOne woman , In furs and velvets ; I Anothorln squalid ratfs : Oni' , rolled by in hur statu.lv carruo ; Tuo utliur , utood on iliu llajjs. Ono woman , alone In her carriage : 13y tliootticr a llttlu child Who , watching tin1 prancing horses , Looked up ID hur face and smiled. She idooped to her hey and klsiod him , And KIWO htm a hoarded trust ; Tlio othur had just led costly blooms Whuru hur onu bon lay In ttiu dust. Ono , back to her darkened mansion , | Wealth cannot hold death at bay 1 1 One , back to the hut where labor llroiik'lit bread for the coming day. I'erhat3 ] , as over the sands of Ilfo Time's great tide ebbs and Hews , More fates timon us are equal Than tholr outward soomliit ; shows. Heal and False .Modesty , \Vonimi's Juurnal : It would bo well if ronng women were taught early in hfo Lhiit thorn IH false shiuuo nnd un nfl'ectu- lion of modesty us unlovinijly tis for- rtinirfuss nnd wliieli repels us oU'eetively 0 bru/.uuucss. To bu on the qui vivo for iiiondoes , to have u smart faculty ex tracting thu bittnrs of evil from any good , p nil wrong and nil immodest. To S'jo aura where harm is not intended , it im modest. The young woman who thought elio would die of shame because some gen tlemen canio into the gallery where siio [ was alone with thu slatuu ot thu Venus > ( Milo , who full into confusion nnd ilushcd mightily advertised u modesty that was possibly only skin deep. A blush asomuthmg saurud to pure womanhood , kind it is a sad spectacle for thoughtful eyes to Jiotu a joiing woman so Wurgonuin the improprieties that slio pretends to be shocked at things which simple , unaffected candor is far irom thinking on nt all. There aru otherwise modest and virtuous young ladies who manage to convey by subtle insinuations [ that they aru deeply conscious of bcc.ncs which a really modest woman would ig nore. It is truu , indeedas a gruat writer as said , that a modest woman must bo it all times both deaf and blind. Dis- ngrceablu happenings , oll'ensivo to eyes and carsaru at times incidental to almost ovcry one's life. The most sheltered poung lady cannot bo entirely protected. She may find horsulf in places where pro fane languags reaches hur ears , where objoctionnblu sights greet her uyes. It is then limo for hur modesty to take on an armor of diirnity ; it is the tlmu for hur to bo both deaf and blind. Thnru arn many things in life that young women ought to know of , and which if they did know , they would regard as ; reat , solemn truths , too snored to bo itfglod ovur and simuercd at ; which are ot proper subjects lor convirsation , but winch none the lu s exist and should bo wnll comprehended. For a young wo man or a young man , either , there is no safuty in Ignorance. The mothur assumes unwarranted responsibility who leaves her innocent growing boys and girls to bo educated in the mysteries of life by unthinking outsiders. Constant rubbing cannot wear oil the delicate hue of the Bcaserll , nor can the real purity of the mind , the real modesty of re lined wo manhood , be more easily worn away. Mock modesty is twin sister to that can cer-hearted virtue which consists in not being foiimd out. Persons who all'ect it ore social "suspects. " Howare of it , young women , because it deceives no one , and qecause it you do not young men who are in search of lovely wives will beware of you. Women on the Whncl. Ono of the things noticeable in the rise and progress of the wheel in Washington Is the great increase within two or three years of the number of women who ride tricycles. A few years ago Mrs. Uelva Lockwood attracted much notice by ap pearing on the streets on a tricycle. She was the lirst woman to try it at the capi tal. The machine she usedthough u new pattern at thu timo.is old-fashioned now. The tricycle of the day is rnado * with crank and pedals , and a graceful woman who rides properly seems to auquiro now grace upon it. After Mrs. Lockwood ap peared on the street some othur venture- OHIO women tried tlio machine , and used to ride for pleasure , chicily at night. Borne months ago , however , u number of ladies , who were enthusiastic riders , banded together in a club , with several gentlemen , and every pleasant evening a long train of trioyeleiovith their twinkling lamps , could bo soon sweeping along on icmo of the wide avenues of the city. The woman's trioycln club was out. Gradually , however , ladies began to ap pear singly on the streel in broad day , and now a woman on u tricycle attracts no more attention than a woman on a borso. Probably five hundred of the "very best" women residing in the city now take their exorcise upon thesn vehi cles , many of thorn owniujr their own wheels. \ Noble Woman's Exploit. And here is an account of another noble woman's exploit , not an Italian this timeto bo snrc.but of the race which has given us nihilism while emancipat ing the serfs. A band of highway robbers - " bers was the other day brought before the high court of Potalva , at the head of which stood a noble lady of the name of Uustanovitch. Thu band was exception ally well organized and Mine. Uustano- vltch was in the widest sense of the word the head of her people , who blindly obeyed all her orders. She distributed the work , had her ngents who sold the results of thu work , and diviaed the apoils equally between them , keeping , howevor.thu lion's share for herself. The headquarters of the band wore on the banks of the Dnieper , in the department of Potalva. and the police had for some years tried unsuccessfully to capture the bandits , tlui efforts of the most skillful detectives being frustrated by the splen did organization. As usual the final capture was due to the treachery of a member. All the members , as well as the daring lady chief , presented a bold front to the authorities and received their sentences of imprisonment without a murmur. Glrlu Who Go lo See Ball Games. 1 Now York Sun : More girls have the base ball craze this beasou than ever be fore. At some of the games on the Polo grounds there have been upward of 1,500 In attendance. They make the grand stand picturesque with their colored , , sunshades und bright gowns , and nearly all of them display an active interest in the game. Of course there are hero and there in the crowd ladies who do not un derstand the game ; they are wives , sis ters , or sweethearts of men who sacrifice business and the privileges of vacation to the sport. In one case at least an enthu siast had brought his mother to the grounds to see tlio game ho so much ad mired , and witli splendid patience ho explained - . plained the various points in the play as | they occurred , informed her when she f ought to bo ploased.taught her to despise the umpire , and actually came near mak ing thu old lady believe that she was on.- ' Joying herself. Mow m. Womin l > aki Her Trunk. New Orleans Picayune : Man and wife C we going away. Man throws his own clothes Into his own trunk about a week before goinj time , and Is ready to go. All seems simple enough. Wife loaves her trunk packing almost until the last trump sounds , liicn comes the tug of war nnd the help of man. Ho takes elF liis coat , rolls back his sleeves , kneels down before the yawning sarcophagus of a Saratoga and tolls her to como on with her things. She places thcni around him on the Moor and chairs In ne.it piles. Uaby's tilings are here , perhaps. The tilings she will want most when she ar rives are there. The tilings slio will not want until she trots settled are yonder. The things she will want before she comes homo are in another place , Near by are the things she takes in rase she will want them. In another pile are tlio things she will not want , will have no use for , but takes along anyhow. The last pile is a big one. a Woman Cnn't Do. Chicago Journal : "Havo yon over re marked , " said a friend to mo yesterday , "that there are three things a woman can't do carry an umbrella or parasol without poking the point into sonio one's cyo knocking people's hats elF ; throw a stone without , like nudity's gun , hitting something round the the corner , or run unless site sees a moUse nnd then she can distance a professional sprinter , al though her gait can not bo said to bo praceful. Especially are the fair sex awkward in iho management of an urn- brulla. Sometimes thuy will attempt to use it as a walking rano , but instead of allowing tlio point to touch the ground they carry at about two inches above it , and slope it at such an angle from them that they must inevitably bark the shins of or trip up every unlucky pedestrian that happens to bu behind them , and they do all this with a sweet composure which renders it all the more exasperat ing to the sull'urorrf. I think tliuro ought to be a school toteacli our ladies tins art. With a hair-pin a woman can do any thing and everything with surprising deftness and ingenuity , uut f > ho can't and never could carry an umbrella. Collrco Willow * . Lippinoott's Maga/ineDTIiat : class of young ladies known as "college widows , " and commonly supposed to have the acquaintance of several gener ations of collegians , is not larger in Now Haven than olsuwhoro. Lot a girl once get such a reputation , however , whether justly or unjustly acquired , she can bid gooa-by to all hopes of wedding a college man. A fellow may utijoy her company ; hu may call on her ; ho may pay hur siillieiont attention to ordinarily justify a popular suspicion of an cngagcmunt ; but hu raruly or never marries her. Ella Wheelrr Wilcnx's Pcciilinrltloa. San Francisco Post : Ella Wheeler Wilcox , who wrote that little book , "Poems of Passion , " which set thu ideal world on flro a couple of years ago , could scarcely bo called "cold. " Her draperies are spoken of as "poems in fabric , " her figure called perfect , and her manners are certainly charming enough. I have seen her sit down busidu a railroad presi dent quite close to him , in fact and chatter away at him for half an hour , at the end of which time lie filled out a year's pass in her name and presented it to her. She charms every one ( all men and nearly all women ) wlio como in con tact with nor , and has a special faculty for darning stockings. She has almost uyes , like the Cubans , brown and bright , and though she is thirty-eight years old nnd a witc of three years' standing , looks like a girl fresh from the village school house. HOXEiT FOK THE LADIES The princess of Wales is fond of tandem driving , and Is an admirable whip. It Is thought that L < idy liandolph Churchill lias too much brains to over * pose as a pro fessional beauty. White pilot cloth combined with white or sea-green moire , with wide sash to match , Is a favorite stvlo of dress at Newport and Tuxedo , In SyracusoK n. , whnre they have elected a city council entirely of women , the Hide- walks aru always kept in repairs , > and the streets are swept clean. Dresses of white Irish linen ate made up with belted blouse waists and trimmed with dark blue dungaree bands , on which are rows of white linen braid , A lady In Lexington , Ua. , has a ball of yarn tiiat was spun and woven during the revolutionary war , over one hundied years ago , and yet the thread Is decmingly sound and whole. How you can always tell about a girl's lips : "A suio rule on the gum matter Is this : If the mouth is kept open , or opens at every other chew , It Is gum. If kept closed , It Is c.umels. " Uoston Post : According to Vassar col lege statistics the girls In that Institution of learning last year ate 10,000 buckwheat cakes with maple syuip. That accounts lor the "sweut girl graduates. " Irish linen dresses are used for yachting and tennis , nnd are commended tor their coolness. The dungaree with which they are trimmed Is an English fabric ol twitted cotton very finely woven. Some silly gossip says that many New lorkandUrooklyn girls consider It quite reglii to smoke cigarettes alter dinner. We hiivn no hesitation In branding the statement as a base libel on our lovely girls. An Mechanize tells of a girl who Is too poor to own moio than onu chair , so that when nor lover comes ho has to bring a chair with ini. This Item must come trom some other planet. It doesn't smack of human ua- turn. turn.A A pretty wrap to throw about the shoulders whlluon the vallery In the evening la a three cornered piece ot China crape , embroidered with a light running vine pattern and deeply fringed. These come In lovely shades of bum , inso , cream , pale croon , poppy red and corn color. Some very pretty hats worn at the seashore call to mind the coquettish headdresses of the Normandy Usher girls. They have veiy high , narrow , round crowns which are cov- uiud with shlrruu cream colored mull. Tlio brim Is covered with lace ruflles and a big ribbon bow 1s placed upon the trout. Jeweller's Weekly : The latest In com bination jewelry Is In the shape of a sun , with sixteen jagged rays or flames sprouting from a cluster ot eight largo stones forming the body of the jewel. Tlio ornament has a buautltul appnunnce and can b utilized as a pendant , brooch or hair ornament. lllack stockings are being somewhat super seded oy those which match the color of the costume. A new Idea , but not a very pretty one , nor deserving of popularity , Is of stock ings with front and back of different color. Some are shown with the front of black and thu back of red ; others are blue behind and olive In front. Mrs. Florence M. Adkmson , a well known western writer , says a very hopeful Indica tion of the times U that women are less dis posed to go In droyes. The brightest and bravest strike out into unbeaten paths. They study the laws of supply aud demand and seek to do the work tlio world wants and Is willing to pay tor. Low-throated dresses are very much In vogue at tuo various watering places ; these showing lapped burpllee fronts , or those tin- Ihhod with wide velvet roverswhich diminish to a sharp point as they reach the waist. 'Ihese rovers join a wide sailor cloth , which sometimes quite covers the upper portion of the shoulders In the back. The now firm but soft corded silks , made Into Klovo-liulDK bodices In jersey fashion , are stylish aud pretty accompaniments for dressy skirts of other materials. Tliey lit far better than any jersey ot plain stockinet , and have all the elegant appearance of the regular silk-web Jerseys , wfille costing very much less tiian these In price. The bolted waist , or "banded bodice , " as sailors call It , Is In great favor for summer tolli'ts. 'Ihese have a full straight skirt gathered to a belt and are without drapery. 'Iho sash is passed around the waist and tied In lone loops and ends. The loops may bo llally folded or there mar be loose open loops that swings aud form the drapery. White , cream-tinted and yellow sashes are most used , though shades of tllleul and let tuce cresu aru still liked for black and white lace dresses. Watered ribbons , with plcot edges , are the general choice ot these bashes , 'ihe pompadour sashes are a novelty , with bands of satin strewed with small llowers of natural colors , alternating with watered-silk stripes. Lace 'dresses , made of foriy-luch laces , either black or whites are worn With belted waists of China crape and wide sashes. Sometimes the sasher are of the new Koman nmlre , which comes In such wide widths that the bolted waist can also bo mndo of them , and with thu lace skirts have a very bright and pri'lty effect. The broadest flashes worn with ( host ) dresses are fourteen Inches wide , but these from tcu to eleven In width are much more popular. The crocheted whtto laces and Irish point cmbioldory are very effectively used as a wide border at thn front or side band on the silrt , and as a voko or vest on the waist of cotton sateen dresses. In shades of pale gray , heliotrope , or the dull pink known as old ros . These bordered skirts are always plain around , not plaited , and fur many the velvet border Is stilllcleut without the lace. The same methods of tiimmlnc are used with good cifect on cotton crepes and other cotton fabrics. The now sashes are vcrv olosrant , very wide , and very expensive. Five yards is of ten used whnre thn wearer Is tall and elects fora houls Quinzo sash , the enus of which reach quite to the foot of the dress skirt. Some of the Husslan biases are made of the superb Koman sash ribbons , with very fre quently u panel or apron drapery of the same on the Irnntof the skirt , with sash at the bank , These oversklrts ot lace surah or tallio arn worn at the races , at tannls and garden parties. Full-gathered corsages are seen In dia phanous materials , both tor basques and pol onaises , and there ate also tucked V-shaped pieces let In the front and back , fastened to tlio dog-collar of velvet or the one belonging to thu bodice. Thu now belted bodices of China silk , embroidered muslin , China crape , or surah are all worn with skirts of lace or tancy ctamlnc , mounted on founda tions of silk or batiste. The skirts are very generally made of one deep llounco when of lane , this siilrrcd to a belt , abovu which the huge sash Is tied. 11UL1GIOUS. The Kov. Kobnrt Collyer has been ' 'doing" the 1'oscmlte valley. Morris Cobb. the first convert of Miller , the Second Adventlst , Is lying in poverty at C.ipe Kllzabeth , Mu. , aged ninety. Mrs. Clara Krslclne Waters , It Is reported , proposes to build a chapel In the rear of her residence on Nowberrv street , Boston , for the use ut tlio celebrated Urahmtn , Mohlnl. The sum of S50X000 Is wanted for the monument ment to the Knv. Thomas Starr King In ( jolden ( Jato park , San Franclwjo. Senator Stanford and Professor K. S. llolden aio at the linad of thu committee in charge. Itev. William N. Cleveland , the brother with whom the president has visited at For- estport , Is a I'lesbytcrian preacher that preaches at thrro ditlerent churches , alter nating between thorn and preaching three times every S.iubath. Ills charges aio six miles apart , Kov. 1C. 11. Smith , a Methodist minister who has charge of the Ktowali ( da. ) district , is too poor to own a hotse , and consequently ho has to walk his circuit , over fifteen miles In extent , to meet his appointments. Ills balary Is f'XH ) a year. The Atlanta Constitu tion Is raising money to buy the reverend gentleman a horse. Tlio TczUiU am the Kurdish "devil wor shippers. " They have no ceremonial ablu tions , or attach no Impoitanco to them , and are allowed to use nothing colored bluo. They will not sit down on a seta having a blue tassel or enter a room containing an ar ticle of furniture covered with blue cloth. Tiii-ir religion prohibits them from bcrvlng as .soldiers , though there appears to bo noth- ItiL' to prevent them irom cutting throats on their own account. The priest of C.uilcattl , a large town In the province of Ulrgontl , Slcilly , recently caused to appear beside him In the pulpit a young man whoso face was blacked , whoso head was furnished with two largo horns , and who had a long tail from the end of which crackers wont off. The priest lu- foimedhls Hock that this ligiiio wns the devil , and a great panic ensued. Women and children present at this unseemly com edy were Iniured in the crush. The Living Church says : "Wo road In a religious paper an aitlclo which begins thus : The pulpit Is a sacred place. It Is the altar of God. ' Wo presume not one ot our readers but will bo struck at once , as wo were , with the Incongruity of the expiesslon. Evidently the writer falls to apprehend a distinction as fundamental as Christianity Is old. Ho might have said : The altar Is a sacred place ; It Is tlio pulpit ot God , for at the altar God teaches us the profoundest wisdom , But to call the pulpit the altar Is about as reason able as to Crtll the sail of a ship its compass. " The Presbyterian Banner says : "The St. Louis Presbyterian ( southern ) dojs not be lieve that the color-lino question Is the great ob tacle to reunion between the Southern Presbyterian church and our own. Ita dllll- culty Is In another direction , and Is declared to be ' . , ' In 'Insuper.ible its reply to our monthly , which said : "So far as wo are concerned - corned wo sno but one difficulty In the way , and that Is the different views thu two chinches hold In regard to the African Pres byterian ; ' It declares : 'Here Is another ques tion a question that does not take counsel of our antipathies a question that docs not ntfect our social tastes and com toils a ques tion that Involves the honor of our Lord , the purity ot his chinch , the power of her testi mony , the salvation of souls , viz. , whether the church shall meddle with civil affairs. Wo say no. The northern church says yes , . And 'so far as we are concerned , we see but this one [ insuperable ] difficulty In the way' of organic union. " EOUCATIONAU President Oilman , of John Hopkins unl- \cisltVj has been Invited to resume the presi dency of the university of California. Minnesota Is to bo congratulated in that she has within her borders several excellent military schools , notably the Shattuok sutiool. President 1) . C. Oilman , of John Hopkins university , has joined Colonel Elliot F. Shepard and his p.uty. and will make with them a tour of Alaska. The death Is recorded of Professor August Frederick Pott , of Hallo , of thu ago of 85 years. Ho was one of the greatest linguists of Germany , and was the author of numer ous Important treatises. There are 107,81,1 pupils in the public schools of Philadelphia. The number ad mitted to thu high school this year is 1 ) , and to the girls' normal school : l. Thu latter Is maintained for the purpose ot educating teachers. Professor A. K. Vorrll , of Yale univer sity , has joined the deep-sea surveying party on board the United States steamer Alba- tioss. At present the vessel Is cruising oif the New England coast , but In September she will go to the Pacltic ocean by the way oil Capo Horn. The Chinese government Is about to em ploy ado/on bright young men as reporters of civilization. They wilt be chosen by com petitive examination and will bo sent abroad tor two years to study foreign countries. Each will take a specialty to work up and will send a monthly icport to 1'ukln. Alter two years the government will use tlio ber- vlces ot each In the department in which he has done best.and thn more promising youug men will bo ennobled. 'She Chicago Tribune says of the Infamous Glenn educational bill , making It a crime to teach a white child In a colored .school or a colored child m a white school , which passed the lower house ot the Georgia legislature : It goes without saying that It will pass the senate and be signed oy the governor. Prac tically the law will only operatu against the Atlanta university , which has seven white scholars on Its rolltho children of professors in the Institution who cannot be educated elsewhere in the state without Insult or ostracism because they are the children of "nigger teachers. " The university , which Is supported by the north , will fight the case In the courts. The school of methods , which has just closed at Saratoga , originated with C. F. Jilng , a Boston teacner , three years ao. His method for teaching geography Jmvlng become - come well Known , a request came to him from teachers In so many quarters to give them lessona that his plan for a summer school was conceived and moat successfully carried out. The school has grown In favor and the attendance Increases yearly : there were morn than 250 teachers present as pupils this Rummer , from a number of states , from Massachusetts to Colorado. The faculty con sisted of twenty-five professors , all of them teachers and some prominent in tholr pro fession. Mr. Klug docs not believe lu re quiring pupils to commit to memory a multi tude of dry facts aud names of places In which they haven't the slightest Interest ; but at his first step , proceeds to awaken In the children a great Interest in the places , and then the places will tix themselves In the memory without any trouble. In order to do this he brings Into the school romn many line books of travel , pictures gathered from all sortM of papers , magazines , books , adver tisements , etc. , aud the solar camera , which projects pictures on a screen , lie also uses muuy charts and otlwr devices of his own manufacture. SOME MATRIMONIAL STORIES , The Commendable Energy of Leonard Swell's Brick HOW ENGAGED COUPLES ACT. The niftlno County .Style Mnrrleil tea a Count Snvngo Marrlnjtcs rtcgulutlnc ix Mistake Tlio Ma by. The Ilnby ; liittilettc. Thfl little tot'rlnp Oaby feet , With falteriiK' steps and slow , With pattering echoes sott and sweet Into my heart they go ; They also po , In erlmy plays , In mudily pools anil ( fusty ways , rn te Then through the house In trackful ways , They wander to and fro. The baby hands that clasp my neck with touches dear to me , Are the same bauds that smash and wreck The Inkstand foul to see ; They pound the mirror with a cane , They rend the manuscript In twain , Widespread destruction they ordain In wasteful jubilee. The dreamy imirm'rlng baby voice That coos Its little tune , That tnakoi my listening heart rejoice Like birds In leafy June , Can wake at midnight dark and still , And all the air with howling lilt. That splits the car with echoes shrill , Like cornets out of tune. Tieonnrcl Swell's Bride. Chicago Herald : The ruarrlago of Leonard Swott , thn famous Chicago law yer and friend of President Lincoln , to Miss Marie Decker , a member of the bridegroom's law linn , wns a strictly pri vate iiiTtilr , fewer thnn a do/.en persons wltnessinu the ceremony. The bride was born in Cologne , on the Rhine , thirty yours ago. She came to Chicago with her parents in 1809. Her father had been well to do in Germany , and when ho came to this country brought consider able means which ho invested In biibi- ness and property in Chicago. All was swept away in the irrcat lire and the family was loft almost without moans of support. Fortunately , Miss Decker had been well educated nt Catholic convents in Germany and Belgium while yet but little more tlrm a child , so that she possessed the ability to write and speak fluently tlio Gorman , French and English languages , besides many other accomplishments , especially nitisio. VVhon tlio crash came in 1871 and Mr. and Mrs. Decker worn loft without home or money , their oldest daughter , Marie , at once became the support of the family. She throw aside her much-loved music and struck out into thn world of business. Her knowledge of ' and mathematics edge bool'-kucping , her familiarity with foreign languages and her onorgntic spirit were irrcsistiblo. From tlio humble beginning of book keeper in a small firm , she rose , stop by step , tirst to an important position in the postollico under Postmaster Palmer , then to the chief clerkship of Mr. Swutt's law firm , later to a partnership interest in the linn , and finally to become the bride of Iho great lawyer at whoso hands she sought a modest clorkshio seven years ago. For fifteen years she has served either in tlio capacity of clerk , cashier or manager , and during that time has turned over to her parents to assist in the support of tlio family , in addition to clothing herself , the handsome sum of $10,000. How HnenRecl Couples Act. The Kansas City Star pivos n number of confessions and experiences relating to engagements. The first to take the witness stand was a pretty girl with many admirers. "I have boon ongajrod'twice. " A sur prised murmur rose from thn parly. "And the truth of tlio saying that there is * no accounting for woman's taste was fullyverilicd in my case , for the two gen tlemen could not have boon more unlike. The lirst proposal came from ono some years my senior. Ho told his tale with dllliciiHy , and the hesitation with which ho talked imparted to me something akin to it , for I did not accept him as quickly as 1 intended. Hownvor , wo be came encaged and remained so for four months. And do you know that during the whole time lie never as much as touched my hand. " 'Never kissed you ? " asked a petite brunette , in a tone of wondering indig nation. "Never. " "Tho other man was an ardent wooer , and was a great stickler for what ho called his 'rights. ' Having been edu cated , so to sneak , in the Puritanical system characteristic of my first engage ment , I was disposed to resent the seem ing liberties he took , but I was told that an engaged couple wore expected to bo more demonstrative to each other tiiau ordinary acquaintances. " "How do " you moan ? "Well , there is certainly no harm in a woman permitting a man to whom she has plighted her troth occasionally kiss ing her. It is very frequently done , I know , and when no such understanding exists an exception to the rule is found. " "I don't know about that , " was tlio dreamy observation of a young follow who was said to bo engaged. "I am dis posed to think the Puritanical system is yet very extensively practiced. " "What is the conduct toward each other of engaged couples ? " asked ono of the party. "In honest , serious entanglements ? " quired a lady. "ircs. " "When a woman is truly and honestly in love with a man she is very careful , indeed , more so than she ordinarily N in her conduct toward him. She is afraid of doing something that will injure her in his estimation. The more ardently slio loves him the more reserved , fre quently , is she with her caresses and en- uoarmonts. I speak of tlio engaged per iod , of course ; marriage it is dilTbront. Hu perhaps kisses her a few times before they are married. I am told un north , and even in parts of the south , it is dif ferent. An engagement becomes a pub lic affair , is announced , and the be havior of thn couple is. . expected to bo that of an engaged couple. Hero with us it has not yet reached that point. It will some day , 1 am confident , and I do not know that it is not the best plan by far. It is certainly far more attractive to the parties themselves , and it is a ser ious drawback to flirting and coquetry , which too often characterizes young girls. With us a girl likes to bo with her linnco but the moment the public becomes - comes aware of the fact'that he is her in tended husband she rather avoids public appearances in his com pany. Just why it is I do not know , but it is frequently tlio case. I know a lady a staid matron , who wax engaged fora year before marriage , who requested her fiance six mouths before the time to re frain from visiting her. And for six months previous to the wedding she did not see him , though they lived within twelve miles of each other. " The nialfio County Style. A young couple from the back country worn married at Urowster , Neb. , last week and the following Is the account of the affair , us given by the Browster News : After obtaining a license and settling all fees in advance the couple announced themselves as ready to bo yoked. The judge squared himself around , and in a tone llrm yet exceedingly solemn , said : "Stand up ! " They stood. "Cross right bauds , " said the knottier. They obeyed. "Now , Hugh Kidser , do jou swear bo- fore thcao witnesses that you will sup port thu constitution of the United States and the state of Nebraska , and faithfully and Impartially perform the duties of husband in tlio case now pending ? Will you provide food , shelter and clothing for this woman , her heirs and assigns for ever , through sickness or in health , also run thirty mllus and back after a doctor when the baby falls into the slop bucket nnd gcu choked on potato skins , also get up and pour out paragoric In n teaspoon by tlio moonlight , nndothorwisu assist in the trials and tribulations that wife and children are subject to ? " "Y-n-a-s , I guess so , " said the poor mortal , who was shukiiig all over to think that hu had to bo father ot a family. "And you , Mary Kcstcrson , do you likewise solemnly swear that the evi dence you shall gtvo in the case now pending , wherein Hugh Klnsor nnd Mary Kcstorson are plaintill's and tlio state of matrimony is defendant , shall be the truth , the whole trath , and nothing but the truth so long as you both shall live ? Do you covenant and ngrco by these presents to stay with the senior partner in tins case through thick and thin , poverty and sickness , health and prosperity , live or tile , survive or Perish , sink'or swim , so long as you shall live , unless tlio contract is sooner dissolved by mutual consent ? " "I do , " was the emphatic response. "Ihon , 'by the powers that bo , ' ' said the judge , ' 'ami in accordance with my constitutional prerogatives and the right of a few American citizens , 1 pronounce you man and wife , and if any one linn might to say let him stand forth aud say it. Marriott to n Count. Count Fronfauclli Cibo , with his bride , arrived in Kucino , Wis. , Wednesday evening , July 20 , direct from Foliguo , Italy. The Countess was the wife of the late Reuben Doud , a wealthy lumberman and at onu time the ma.yoi of Racine. Ho was a popular citi/en , 'known for his no- bio generosity and kind dccdH to the poor. Mr. nnd Mrs. Doud were mar ried at Oshkosli twenty-live years ago. HIT maiden name was Kathcrino 11. Rey nolds , and her residence Cortland. N. Y. She has a sister m St. Paul. The late Houbcn Doud died live years ago of brain trouble at the Oslikosh Asylum , leaving a palatial residence in tills citv and a tortuuo of over ? 200,000. In 1880 , the young widow , with her blooming daughter Mamie , her mothur , Mrs. Rey nolds of Now YorK.nnd Mrs. McCltirg , of Racine , sailed for Europe for a tour of several years. In October they went , to Munich , and attended a passion play at Obor Ammorgau. Hero Mrs. bond's mother died of apoplexy and was buried in tlio Mintch Comotury. The party then went to Italy , making their homo at Florence. It was here that her young daughter of 10 , remarkable for her beau ty , lileutsnnl ; , iccoinilishnientsdecided , although possessed of ample foitune , to study for the concert .stage under n famous moastro of Florence , ami until a year ago gave her entire attention to the study of her violin. At that time , it being - ing July , they determined to go to Foil- gno for the summer in order to sec the composer , Sig. Sa so , and have Ins guid ance and counsel in Miss Doud's debut. The following year while at Foliguo this young g'rl ' met in society Antonio Spiii- ola Majolica , the only sou and heir of that family , famous and distinguished in' the history of Italy. They wore engaged to bo married uud she guvo up nor idea then of going upon the concert stage. This was in August. They were to bo married in the early fall , when slio was taken suddenly iil/dicd , and was buried in Foligno. It was feared that hur lover would die from the shock , nnd since then his family have feared for his reason. Ho has renounced the world and all fear his life is ruined forever. Before the illness of Miss Doud , Signor Antonio Spinola introduced to their little circle in the beautiful town of Foligno the Count Frenfanelli Cibo. Some time after tiio death of Miss Doud her mother was engaged to the count and their mar riage took place nt Naples April 27 of this year , and since then they have visited friends and nt last arrived safely in Ra cine , whore they will remain for two months , returning to Italy in November. The count's brother married a Miss Wilkes of Now York , a member of an aristocratic family of New York , and his niece is the wife of the Marquis Stro.i of Florence. The count not only belongs to ono of the great families of Italy , but has also made a name for himself in tlio literary and political world. His homo is a beautiful ono o which to take his American wife. Ho is of middle ago. In several visits to this country ho lias made acquaintance with sonio of the most famous poople. Ho lias translated into Italian tlio lifo and poems of William Ctillcn Bryant , having boon n personal friend of the poet. Ho has been for several years a member of parliament in Romo. Ho is n polished gentleman of attractive manners. A brilliant reception to welcome'the pair was given at the residence of Mrs. Me- Cliirg , attended by the society people of the city. Snvagc Marriages. It may interest women to learn that the islanders of Now Guinea are married not according to I heir own inclination , but tiioso of their parents. They are most frequently alllanceil at a very ten der ago , but are afterwards forbidden to associate with each other. Indeed , this is carried so far that the girl may not oven look at her future husband. Both must avoid all contact with tlio members , both masculine aud feminine , of the fam ily into which they are about to enter. Their wedding ceremonies are character ized by a reserve and a modesty very re- nmrkablo in a savage people of thu trop ics. Adorned with the most beautiful ornaments , the bride is conducted nt night in a torchlight proces sion through tlio village. Ono woman carries hur on her back , while another binds hur arms , as though she wore a captive , and loads her by the rope to the house of hur betrothed. This is a symbol of slavery a souvenir of the ancient servitude which tlio aristocratic class has preserved. There is nothing of this in the processions of the poor. On reaching their destination the bridegroom is presented to the bride's relatives , who load him into her cham ber. She awaits him with her back turned , indicating that slio fears to meet his conquering gtii-e. The young man approaches till within two foot of her , turns on his heels , and then they are back to back in the midst of a numerous assembly.tho men on ono sidetho women on the other. After the entertainment the bride is led into her own room , still not daring to moot the terrible glance of her husband , and keeping her buck turned to the door. Seeing this , the husband also turns his back on her. The whole night is spent in this manner ; they sit there motionless , hav ing some ono to brush away the Hies , and without ppeaking a word. If thoygroar sleepy some ono of the assistants , % vho take turns In doing this service , nudges thorn with his elbow , if they keep wide awake they are assured of a lone lifo and green ohf ago. In thu morning they separate , still without looking at each ollier.in order lo refresh themselves after the fatigues of the previous night. This performance is continued for four nights , nnd on the fifth morning , with the first rays of the sun , the young people may look eaeli other In the face. That suf fices ; the marrlrigo is considered accom plished , and the newly-wedded pair receive - coivo the customary congratulations. CONNUHIAMI'IJOS. An American irlrl , who Is an helrc.ss re cently married a liul.'Ian nobleman , who Is both wealthy and good. ' An Indlanacirl n ho hail been Jilted bft elf the thumb of her t'altlilc.ss lover. She wanted to secure'as much of his hand as possible. Kuv. Ur. Tor ey btates that lie can uiurry a WE WILL "SELLY.OTT CHAMBER SUIT Complete with. Spring and Mattress , for * , . $25 , $30. $35 , $4 ° , $45 UP to $1.50- In Nice Antique Oak Finish , HOWE & KERR 1510 DOUGLAS STREET. ! Opposite Falconer's. 11 1 ; All IN MIND W12 ARK SULLI.MG f * Furniture , Carpets , Stoves and Household Goods. Of every Description , on Credit at Cash Prices. PEOPLES' INSTALLMENT HOUSE 613 N. 16th St. , Between California and Webster , ROSEN THAL &CO. , Proprietors. RILEYfiMcMAHON , - Real Estate and Loan Brokers , 310 South Fifteenth Street. 115 lot In Patrick' mid . , from $1,000 : 1400 cnsli 1 Some desirable trnckneolotl. , . . . down bJlnnuo to Milt. lul..rn fi ncrcs ( food triicltiiBO , chcnp. ATcM . - qoo.1 . bHW..n . . nHpnrtHof thooltr. Nlco ncies in Ilonllcld cheap. Allnoacio In Washington Hill HILL & YOUNG , 121J ami 1218. FABNAM ST. FURNITURE Carpets , Stoves , House Furnishing Goods. Weekly and Monthly Pay ments , couple In eighty seconds , and It Is awful to think so much danmuo can ba crammed into such a brief space of time. "Two souls with but a single thought" are not ant to soon beat as ono In the old North Carolina state , since the legislature has put a practically prohibitory tnritf on marriage licenses by Increasing the price to S.I. The Itlght Kind of a Keepsake "You want akeep-ako that will alwavs remind you of inn ? " shn said. " 1 do , dailincr , " ho said ten derly. "What's the matter with m > sclf'i"'she whispered. Thine will bo a wedding shortly. Cello Forblnjr , of Kenton , O. , was walking through the n w court house at Tiffin with some vnnnp friends. Suddenly she stepped up to the marriage record and dared any young man present to takeout the papers and mnko her his. The challenge was accepted by a young man of the party , and the knot was tied at Fc.storla the same night. Strong-minded woman to a relative , who has called upon her My husband has got a position In the orchestra , lie plays lirst llddle. Uelatlvo Not at home , docs he ? "You bet he doesn't play lirst Middle at homo. " "That's what 1 thought. " Mother 1 declare 1 dread the thought of our boy John gettinor married. Friend Oh , tlmt feellnc Is only natural. You will become reconciled to Ids loss In time. "It Isn't his loss so much : " "What then ? " "Why. rton't you see , that will make mo a mother-in-law , and mothers-in-law are simply dreadful. " There are , writes a Uoston Traveller cor- respondent at Washington , two von i curious looking objects hanging In the i house of Mrs. William McKee Dunn , which have a rather peculiar history. Mrs. Dunn was formerly Miss Morrlll , the dtughter of the late lion. Lot M. Morrlll. Alter Major Dunn had won the heart ot Miss Mm rill ho was inferred to her father. The major sat down land wrote Mr. Merrill a letter , formally requesting the hand of his daughter. .Now the major writes a hand that looks like a cro.is between a Vir ginia rail fence and a Chinese laundry bill. Mr. Moirlll sat up with the letter several nights and finally guessed the contents. If anything , Merrill's handwriting was even worse than Dunn's , lie replied , accepting the major as his son-in-law. Neither ot the young people could make out n word of the reply , but they gue od It was favorable. Of all the great number of visitors at Mrs. Dunn's house , no one has jet been abla to decipher the two letters. Q rowt h of thn Suburb * of Paris. Puds American Kcjrii > lor : The move ment of the 1'nris population from within the walls to the suburban communes is shown by thn returns of the suburban census , which complete the results for the whole of the department of the Seine. While with a total of 2,200.000 in Paris proper , the increase was onlyubout 10,000 In live yours , the numbers in the suburbs rose from 522,00 ! ) to 007,712 , un augmenta tion of 85,10a. Thn Now WHSlil 111ton Htnttie. The equestrian stntuo of Washington , which Professor Sicuiorin is modeling in Horlin for the United States , is pro- pressing rapidly. The limiro of Wash ington will bo finished in u few weeks , when tlio model will im pnnt frnm ( Jlnil. DR. OTTERBOURC , C.r..r Illk d D 4t Hit , 11X1111 , M.H. BCl'UH ' CRKUATE III MCDICIKE. tHD SPtCIU P81CT1TICHE9 Aulhorltx ) Co Irut U Chroule. N.rroo , ln-1 "ltp l l Ih - t'1 fvbtlhrr uvu l bj iMprNdraif. f km. wr t < .nUrl < " ) foluhiitl WtabnrM ( ulyM IIMJM [ 8t ult ifetllilr > ! ) of Miutl I > cmrr ) Kinmi Ihlnliljr , UU.J lliurd. tt , . CurM ru r n' pl ommi .fuHjM. Clurr'ikm Ihouutlt cri rurwt AltolnJ r | r bitra rt iiuciunt | AtliufliciiiM e [ .ltl1y | 4 ) > ' ! f' r elnn J vi > tii rc Mi. Voli uri-Hi. ur oni . , viiiMjumlluwU | Xollin U > M fjoin huiturM I Al nt * ! dlUnm I | . IJ lif trllrr ftii < 4 eiltrM klwlirliw Mnl tvrrtnlivic fn * fnm jflMor tnrtkN. l-or a f-cent w mn Mill mall VKt t. "t > iAT UN IUM AnNruNTAkf qi uciuK.i IIK | bYMriOM ll.l | > | > xhlct , la t'l r " M" " * ' " ' diM M but * ynur c i IIM ] iwl hi Mm * ltiil r > WJ frcwjiM ; ficcjflcy u r , 4. eiibvf U | rwm orij \ null. Orncfc llmm. to lit , . . i to ft u < j r u , y. ui. cnbecK's foundry to llauiburc. whcrlca it will bo shipped to Philadelphia. Her. Jehu Jasper Is living at Richmond , Va. Ho Is very old , but halo and vicorouft ; lie hns preached his taiiious " .Sun do move'\ \ set moil 100 time1 ! , aud hn- < had Invitations tq preach it In London and Paris. - 1 ' DR- . POWELL REEVES , 314 South 13th St. , Omaha , Neb. PJtlVATi : I INI > i.YSAKY. : Established foi the Scientific and Soecdj Cure of Chronic , Nervous and Special Diseases. The Old Itellnlib 8iecliill | > .t of many years oj Ix'Honco , treats with wondoiful success nil l.UNTIII ! , ) AT , CANCnit , 1'IUSH , KIBIlfc JA ; , HJ'ITUIU : , cuiod without KNIFU OH CAUbllC. - Treats all foimsof Throat I.iiiitr , Nc-ivo nnil IilooJ < llciisc9 , nil Chronic ilhuimcs nnil Oo- tormltlns fur In iitlvimco of any Institution In tins country. Tlinso u lie cuntumiiliito K < > hiK to Hot HpiliiL'9 lor Iho treatment of any Prlvuto or Illooil UKrnsociiii lie onrcil for onu thud tlio cost nt our I'rlvatn Dispensary , II H h-outli lutli Btroot , Omuliu , Noli. ItUITUIu : cured without pain orlilniloranco roni I ftfllCC " > ' this troiitnicnt a pure txmiljr LHIIIfcO Complexion , free trom , H , blnckhoacls , uruptlons , uto. , llrllllant i ; > os and purl oct health can ho hail. ( * That "llrcd" feollnif anil ah fomnlo woak- nt'SBCB promptly cured. IlIontliiK lluujnclic * , Nervous I'rnMriitlnn , General Debility , Slunp- lo snuss , Depression and IntllKustlun. Ovnrlun troulilnH , Inllmmnation and Ulcuiatlon , I'nlllnir and Displacements , Hplnal ueakncHs , Kidney complalntH unJ Change ot J.lfc. Consult tu old Doctor. EVE HID E1D Acute or Chronic InUam CIC HI1U Cmiiinatloiinf thu Kjtllds or ( ilolio iunl lar or .Near SlKlitednesD , Iu\cralon of the Mile , SerofulouB Uei. IIIcnintloiiB. In- ( laminations , AI > ICOSB , Dimness of VIMonnf ono or both oj OB , nnd Tumors or Md. t'f ' Inflammation of the Kar , IJIcoratlon or Catarrh , Internal or Kxtnrnal Deafness , or 1'aralyslB , Hlnt'lntr ° r Homing imbed , 'llilckcncd Drum , etc. UEDl/nilC Debility , Sponnatorrlm-a , Hom- nCllVUUd hml Ixjsxes , Night Jx > f8 of VitaJ I'owur , Mceplo nos1 ! , oticy , IOM of Memory , Confusion of Ideas , lllurs JlnCnre the Kyei , l.u ltudu , Lunk'uor , C loom luces , Depression ol Rplrltx. A MM skin to hocloty. 1'HSlly Dlbcouragoil , Lack ol Conn- donco , Dull , Listless , Unlit for t-tndy or Must- ne H , nnd finds lltu tiurdon , Safuly , I'orma- nentiy and Privately Cured , Dl fin ! ) 2. eVfil > lac " " > .S > l > hllls--adi- DLUUli tt ORIlifeasu ino i liorrlhlu In Us n Nidts-comjilctoly eradicated without ttio nso or moiciir ) . Hciofuln. Kry-diuil.is , I'tivor Heir iloicluB. ! 1'lmpltR , I'ltoiB , pains In the HeaTand llonos , SyiihllltfuPoru Tin out , Mouth anil Tongue , ( ilatulnl ir i.nlarffcniKnt of the Neck , HIiuiiinatiMii. Cutarili.otu. , I'erummmtly Cured Wliiin Others Have I'alliid. IIDIUIDV Kldnoy ami Illadder troublui , UnlNHnif Weak lluck , llninhix I'rlue , frequency of UrlnatlnK , Urlnu hl h colomlor milky fcdimontonstiindlnulonnrihiua. ( . ( ilcct , t'j stills , cto , promptly and vatoly cured , ruuunahle. PRIVATE DISEASES Klcc t , stricture , tomlniil emUMoiiH , loss ' , l x- ual power , WUHKIIPB ut thu aoxiial orKiins.Ttuit ol iltislro In malu or feniulc , whulhur from Un * prtideut liahlls ol youiiK or sex mil ImhlM In roatiiro > ears , or any causu that debilitates the M'xihil iimulons. Biiifdll ) aud permanent r cured. Consultation Ireo und strictly conllilentul. Mcillelno edit ficu liorn observation to all 1'iirls of Iho l'nlte.1 Htittos. Cocre-'pondciici receives prompt attention. No letters an' ( uorcd unions atonninarilud by four units in I Him pi. tioiiil stamp fur pmnu'ilut and Hit ol ( luestlom. Turin * Mrietlv rnnli. Cull on or 3d. drcus UK , rn\vii.i , itiivi'S. No. HU .South 13th bt , Otnuhu , Neb. ,