Nebraska Newspapers

    | AlDEnSTO'ES AND WIDOWS
bw The Average Female Paoto a
Trunk for the Summer Rtnort.
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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
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"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.
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