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' Vl THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 11 , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. 11
"TALES OF- THE GENTLE SEX ,
Woman from Woman's Point cf Vitw Mrs
John A. Logan.
PROMINENT AMERICAN WIVES.
The Khcdlvc'i Wife Mrs. Corporal
Tanner The Olrl and thn Type-
mltor A Georgia Fcmmlo
Politician.
Ambition nnd Motherhood ,
Alice ] \'iUtiimt \ Jtrvthcrt'iii , in lite. CVntury.
I thought to win me a name
That should rlne in the ear of the world-
How can 1 work with small pink lists
About my liners curled ?
Ihen adieu tn name and to fame !
They itrarco are worth at the best
Ono touch of this wet little , warm little mouth ,
With Us lips against my breast.
Woman from a Woman'tt Point of View
"Only a Girl" contributes to the Louisville -
villo Courier-Journal this argument for
tier BOX'S superiority over men : In the
llrst place , wo are told.that woman's
brain weighs , on an average , five ounces
lai than man's , nnd that "wo should bo
prepared on ssstomicnl grounds , to ac
cept her inferiority as n foregone conclu
sion. " Hut wo ate not prepared , and
though woman's brain may weigh live
ounces less than man's , I insist that it is
a higher , a finer and a far more dellcato
organ. And I insist also that woman is
not only man's equal but his superior.
For , in the order1 of creation , wo have
llrst , the "the heavens nnd the earth , "
the things without life ; then the lowest
form of life plant lifo ; then the n-jxt
highest form animal life ; then man is
created animal and spiritual ; then
comes woman , in whom the spiritual
nature" is creator than in man. And it is
this predominance of Qspiritual
nature which constitutes her su
periority over man. As to accept
ing woman's inferiority on anatomical
grounds , they are the very grounds on
which rests one of the strongest proofs
of the higher nature. Has a Creator ,
full of wisdom ana consistency , made
two caskets for his jewels , ana placed
the most precious gam in the coarser and
lew delicate casket ? Nay , verily. God
who created all things , is a God of wis
dom and consistency , and for the higher
and most godlike nature has fashioned
the most beautiful form.
To whom has the all-wise. Creator in
trusted the chief responsibility In the
formation of the minds of the genera
tions of men ? To women ; and it is she
who llrst teaches the baby oycs to look
upwardfor health and strength ; she who
teaches the innocent lips of embryo'man
to offer up prayers ot praise am * thanks
giving to the God who made and keeps
him.
him.To man the Lord has given bodily
strength that ho may supply the mater
ial wants of man in his helpless infancy ,
and courage that ho may defend him. To
woman Ho has given strength of soul
nnd a loving , sympathetic heart that she
m.iy minister to the immortal spirit.
Which , say you , has the noblest , the
most important task ?
Prominent American Wives.
Now York Journal ; Prominence ha ;
been recently given to the possible presidential
idential candidacy of Chuuncey M. Do
pew , as the banner bearer of the repub
lican party. His wlfo was never sc
happy as when ho was in active political
life , and she was watching over his inter
cats and aiming to advance thorn. A
good judge of human nature , with a
pleasant and hopeful disposition and ar
extensive acquaintance with men ol
affairs she did much to bring under tin
influence of her husband politicians o :
nil ranks. When the late Commodore
Yandorbllt offered Mr. Dopew an im
portnnt office with a largo salary , con
ditional upon his retiring absolute ! ]
from politics , no one regretted the linan
cial necessity which compelled the ac
ceptance of the office so much ns Mrs
Dopow did. No doubt the frequent ref
erences to the oxpccted reappearance ir
political lifo of Mr. Dopow gratify hoi
very much. She has always been of thi
opinion that ho should bo prominent it
politics , and possibly she is bringing hm
to her way of thinking.
Lady Randolph Churchill's succcssfu
handling of her husband's electoral cam
paign has not boon forgotten in England
She introduced there some of the methods
ods which have been effectively employee
in this country , and created a furor o
excitement among Woodstock. Babie
were kissed , bashful country yokels wor
smiled upon , beer was distributed ai
lib. , carriages were provided to convo ;
voters to polling stations , and all th
features of a vigorous personal canvas
were employed. Her action produced
revolution , and now candidates for pat
liument and for local ollices are accom
panted by their wives when they go t
make their appeals to the voters.
Mrs. John G. Carlisle , wife of the Ken
tucky congressman and speaker , did cor
sidorablo electioneering for him , bet
when he was a candidate for congrcs
nnd when he aspired to the speaker'
chair.
The wife of Secretary of the Nav ;
'Whitney has encouraged her mild-mar
ncrcd husband to strive for high politico
honors. She is ambitious and energetic
with an aptitude for politics , a largo pn
vuto fortune and almost inoxhaustibl
sources of revenue , nnd she wants to b
moro than the wife ot a member of th
president's cabinet
The Hhedtre'a Wir > .
The khodive's wife is described by
ladv who was admitted to her prescnci
ns still young , at most twenty-six yeai
old and has an extremely charming faci
Her whole appearance would bo bowitcl
ing wore she not an Oriental , and then
fore , young as she Is , already too stout t
bo perfectly beautiful , according to Ei
ropcan notions. She has largo dar
eyes , with long , heavy eyelashes , a da :
y.ling complexion to which art has coi
tributod nothing and the loveliest litt
mouth and tcotu. Her neck and arm
as well as her small fat hands glitterc
with diamonds , and her dark , f.xslnoi
ably arranged hair was onoirclod wil
wreaths of precious stones , and ye
somehow , her toilet seemed not eve
laden. On the loft side of nor whi
mirah dross whose long trail was cor
plotoly covered with rich lace , she woi
a broche of fresh orange loaves , an
with white roses , and below It a mini
turo of the khodlvo set in diamonds ; on
little table lay her golden tabatioro wil
the signature of Abuul Aziz In diamoni
and a largo tiy-llap of ostrich feather
whose handle glittered and sparkled wi
the slightest motion.
She Will Not be Outdone.
. Virginia ( Nov. ) Enterprise ; A man
Wells , Eastern Nevada , is on the wti
path. A married lady stopped at 1
douse over night and became a moth
before morning. This considarably e
cited the clti/.ens of Wells , but ho hi
hardly done Hying about on behalf of ti
visiting lady before his own wife beg :
to make demands on him in the san
line. Again ho rushed forth among deters
tors and old dames , and in an hour
two it was announced to him that ho w
the father of twins. His wife had ,
gambler's parlance "seen" the la <
visitor and had "gone her ono better
The husband swears that hereafter i
married woman shall enter his hou
unless she shall como armed with a wr
ten guarantee from some reputable ph
( sloinn. ] lo says that his wlfo is
ambitious that should any lady stop
his house nnd give birth to twins s
would forthwith call upon him to futti
triplets.
Kir Maoilunilcl'n Wife.
Sir John A. Macdpnald , the promt
ot Canada , has been encouraged iu his
successful political career by a charming
and skillful wifo. She is on terms ot
friendship with alt of the members of the
Canadian legislature and with all the
prominent public raon of the dominion.
Frequently while the legislature is in
session she is to bo scon in the gallery
chatting pleasantly with the members
whom she summons to her scat. Politi
cal opponents of Sir John have been
known to make extensive preparations
for the delivery of n speech in the legis
lature , which should bo the medium of a
savage personal attack upon the veteran
politician , nnd then to omit the sovcro
passages because they know that Lady
Alncdonald wns sitting where she could
not'but hcr.r thstiii aud they estconfbd
her too highly to make remark which
would distress her.
Blm. Corpor IT nner.
There resides a quiet street in Brooklyn
a woman through whoso Influence a com-
parntivoly unknown soldier in the union
army , who returned disheartened from
the battlefield some twenty years ago
with not oven a remnant of his lugs , was
mndo a succocsful politician and one of
the popular orators of his time. *
Corporal Tnnncr Is quito well known ,
but vary few o ! the thousands who hnvo
heard him Know of the patient devotion
of the wife who showed him how to secure -
cure success as an orator and also us n
politician.
The Olrl and tbe Typewriter ,
The following extract from Bryant &
Strattou's Commoicial Journal will illus
trate the rapid progress that the "Yankee
Cirl" is making with the typo-writer :
"Shorthand and typewriting arc creating
.revolutions in methods of correspond
ence , and filling the country with nntivo
nnd competent young ladies who are es
tablishing a distinct profession , nnd
bringing into our business and lawofliccs
and editorial sanctums an element of
method which is working a perceptible
change. The field is rapidly widening ,
not from crowding young men out of
their places , but in creating absolutely
now positions. This revolution has come
through the discovery by business-men
of a fact of which they were unaware
until thn great convenience and excellent
work of the typewriter was thrust upon
their notice. The art of dictation is al
most a new art , but it is-spreading
rapidly , and business-men arc beginning
to understand that much of their valua
ble time has boon wasted in the mechani
cal work of letter-writing , and that it
competent amanuensis will cnablo thorn
to answer their correspondence witli the
least possible exertion , and with the ex
penditure of a very small amount of time.
Five years ago , the typewriter was sim
ply u mechanical curiosity ; to-day , its
monotonous click can be heard in nlmost
every well regulated business establish
ment in the country. "
Girlish Figures Spoiled By Athlutics.
Savannah News : It is the athletic girl ,
the new typo of girl who goes in for
pretty nearly nil the sports her brother
takes up , who is , if she has previously
cultivated her figure , the worst deformed
girl. There is nothing liku athlectics
and corsets , mixed or in alternate doses ,
to bring out the possibility of curves ,
twists and abnormal developments in a
modern girl. All British femininity is al
present engaged in screaming contradic
tious at Labouchcro because ho had the
hardihood to declare that tennis-playing
girls were crooked. In n half dozen
croups at the Central park yesterday 1
picked out four players whoso righl
shoulders were noticeably of diflcrcnl
shape from tlio loft , and six or seven in
whom the sumo thing , though less
obvious , had begun to manifest itself ,
the summer exertion enlarging tbo mus
cles and light clothing thrusting their
out of place and accentuating the unevcr
development ot the body. Girls who row
in corsets are a curious sight , the oxtn
muscular development all taking plac <
high up where the blood has a cnanco U
circulate and making the shoulders towei
above the rest of the body.
Prosaic Cure for Lmvoalck Girls.
When a young girl gets lovesick and
"spooney" and despondent let her go U
work and forget her troubles in the du
ties of everyday life. It she cannot bo :
music toucher , or a cashier , or an authoress
thoross , lot her do chambcrwork or coot
m the kitchen , and if she cannot dross ir
satin and diamonds lot her wear calico
She will lind a euro in ono as soon as
in another , and cither is infinitely su
perior to suicide.
How Mrs. CSovHand Mot Grover.
Washington Letter : There never wa :
a moro all'ectionuto meeting , never t
moro demonstrative wife. As soon as thi
train stopped Mrs. Folsom dcscentlei
welcomed her son-in-law
and was by - -
with a kiss. She was followed bv he
daughter , who fell into the arms of thi
big American citizen who calls her wife
She literally fell into his arms , am
kissed him long and loud , then dignl
liedly walked to the awaiting carnag
with him. Mrs. Cleveland believes , n
all good wives should , that she has draw
the first prize and gotten a chromo wit
it. She fairly idolizes her husband. Sh
and her mother nro now busy makin ,
preparations for the coming trip to tli
west , northwest and south.
The Georgia Female Politician.
New York Journal : Ono of tlio mos
prominent public men in the south n
present is Dr. William U. Foilon , wh
represents Bartow county in thn lowc
house of the general assembly of ( Jcoi
. Years ngo bn was a minister in th
Sla.
aptist church. Possessed of great nut
ural uowors as an orator , his effective
ness as a speaker on matters of gouori
interest was soon recognized and ho ws
induced to enter the tield of politici
His public career has been full of sui
cess. The most prominent member t
the Felton family , however , is Mrs. Fel
ton. She has a genious for politics , nn
is said to bo the best politician in Ucoi
gia.
gia.Ono who knows her quite well thus di
scribes her :
"A woman of excellent education an
remarkable intellect , she has for yeai
mudo a study of politics nnd nobod
cbuld Do bettor informed upon the poj
tics of Georgia , and in fnct of thu who
count ay , than she is. She knows the hi
tory , personal and political , of every mu
in public lifo and has for many yen ;
kept a series of scrap books which coi
tain n fund of information calculated I
bo of great service to her husband ,
through her induencothat the doctor w :
brought into harmonious relations wil
bonator Joe Brown and it was really :
her direction that ho took up the subje
of reform in the management of tl
state penal institutions and brought it'
the attention of the legislature.
Mm. John A. Logan.
Much of the success which the la
John A. Lo < ran met with as a public mr
was duo to the aid and intluenco of b.
loving wife. She was his confidant at
his advisor. Matters of detail , whii
were sure to annoy him , were attend *
to by her , aud she looked up'nuthoritt
and reforonccs and carofullv corupih
the data for many of tbo lengthy speech
which General Logan delivered m coir
gress and on the stump
She was a mother , a daughter , a wi
and a nurse to him , and the charm
her presence wns so great that men wl
were opposed to the general political )
andcvnn personally , were proud to I
considered her friends. Her life was
busy nnd a wearing ono. S !
attended to tbo extensive corn
pondeuce of her husband , ai
maintained a personal corresponden
with iniluentinl people all over too Unit
States. Persons who culled upon t
general had first to meet her unless t
call was by special invitation. Routi
Hocial duties wore tilled , and whenever
ir important ( air or charllublu orgauizatt
"
meeting wan held , Mrs. Logan was sura
to bo an attendant. It was her ambition
to sco her husband installed as president ,
and had he lived until tbe next repub
lican national convention meets , ho
would undoubtedly have made a vigorous
effort to obtain the nomination.
Ida Lewis Growing Old.
Correspondence Doston Glebe : Ida
Lewis is alone now. llor mother , who
hnd kept the Ugh before her. tile : ! six
weeks ngo and her brother Kudolph.who
came homo to do everything ho could to
help about the nnrsery , has gone away
constlng again. The Captain Wilson
ono ot her medals in inscribed "Ida
Lewis Wilson who was married to Miss
Lewis long ngo. has never , I bcliovo ,
lived with his wife fornny length of time
for some reason. If it were not that she
enjoyed books and housoworknnd found
companionship even in the breaking
spray , she might indeed bo lonely.
"I like housework so much , " this remarkable -
markablo woman said to me the day I
called , "mother used to nsk mo what I
did this or that for about the house. I
never could give any reason except that
I enjoyed it.R
I climbed up the ladder to the little
stone pier as gracefully us possible and
started up the walk townrds the house.
A big Newfoundland dog greeted mn and
looked for n minute ns if ho would make
it hot : but ho was really too fat to bo
very ferocious , and at a most opportune
time the light-keeper stopped further
hostilities , whereupon "Rover , " for that
was the big dog's name , lay down and
rolled up playfully , and looked a little
nshnnicu. The small black nnd tan that
dkd so much scampering itround , sho.
said , used to belong to her sister , who
had died of consumption four years ngo ,
ono of the prcttii'st and best girls tlint
over walked in Newport. Its name wns
Monlo.
Wo sat doTTii in the kitchen. Ida
Lewis is a little gray now , and the
wrinkles come now nnd then on her
bravo face , but the eyes are bright , nnd
the nrms seem muscular cnau h to pull
n boat in anp kind of weather. It wns r.
plain calico dross that she wore , nnd
there were traces that she hud been bu v
with the housuwoiik. The kitchen wa's
neat and convenient. Ono evidently it
who cured for home.
"I should bo lonesome , " she snid , "if I
hadn't lived hero nil my lifo. I miss
mother , and Rudolph , our baby is awny ;
but I keep busy , if I can , and that kncps
me from being melancholy. Father wns
the first to keep the light. Then mother
wns appointed. I always helped them ,
nnd shouldn't bo nt home anywhere clso.
There are nlmost no visitors now. They
know my mother is dead , nnd don't like
to como Tlioy stopped coming nt the
time Hattie died , four years ago , too.
She was a beautyand as good us she was
pretty. In the summer of 1870 that was
just after my first rescue-10,000 people
came tc the island in thrco months. A
great many came every year after thai
nnd there were a great many noted poo-
Die among them from all over thn country.
But it wns nn old story. I suppose , and
after Hnttlo tlioil very few camo. Mosl
of them used to sail OVIT from Newport ,
but once in n while I would row out tc
the pier , iust opposite the rock , and gel
thorn if I know them well. "
Confession of a Fair Editor.
Douglasvillo ( Ga. ) Industrial : Sinci
the iirst issue of my journr.l sixty foui
.offers of marringo hnvo boon made to ini
by parties I never saw. From such n hs
I could undoubtedly select a curiosity
worthy mummifying , lint the plain
naked truth is that a few years inco '
actually met n crank face to face wh <
had the courage to vocalize his offering
I at first positively refused , dirootly ro
Irntly , shortly acquiesced. The fnct is '
am married and have three youthfu
daughters and n husband.
HONEY FOR THIS LADIES'
Basque * are Invariably pointeitln front.
Mrs. Mackcy allows herself 104 new gown
a ) ear.
It Is said there are 07,153 widows In Mas
sachusotts.
The chrysatheiuum Is now utilized li
"lloral jewelry. "
"What can 1 use to clean carpets ? " Us
your husband.
Epaulets of jet will ba favorite adjuncts o
fall and winter drosses.
Almost anything expensive In wraps wil
be fashlomtblu next winter.
For combination housn dresses the wld
bias half pirdlo will bo used.
- Tli e majority of the fall bonnets and hat
are neat , trim and stylish.
Steel uray alpaca or uiohalr Is the correc
fabric for a fall travelinc suit.
Petticoats of jer-ey wobbltif are the lates
garments In this popular fabric.
Children's dressy frocks are again tnad
with low necks aud short sleeves.
Gray berries , known as 'Job's tears ,
which come from the West Indies , are bo in
used In garnitures threaded witli jet.
Stanley , Congo nnd Africalne are now red
which Imvo yellow sliadlngs. Alsace an
Maiyolsleare purplish-garnet hues.
New felt hats nnd bonnets have plnke
cdirca of the felt in lapping rows on the brli
and down the sides of the crown.
Jerseys are rapidly going out. They ai
no longer worn byvoimu who can atlord t
pay for really well-fitting corsages.
It Is absolutely improper , so says fa&hlor
to appear on tlio street without n wrap <
some sort , whether the weather justllirs it c
not.
not.A
A mixed wool material Is much used fc
travelling dresses for instance , a thread c
red or blue in a "pepper and salt" bad
ground.
It Is the fashion at present to wear man
brilliant-headed pins Iu the hair , real di
mends being preferred when they can bo a
forded.
It a young man wishes to know all aboi
i n girl lie must .see her in evening dress nt
winter ball and In a batliinesuit at the beac
In summer.
( tlrls who play " "
can "ttospct Hymns" o
the piano , with the windows open Mundr
afternoons , are greatly wanted in tbo westei
mining towns.
"Monk's" cloth Is a new material. Tl
name U utterly inappropriate , as It is a till
light stutr , especially adapted for teunis an
boating costumes.
Mho same latitude In details Is soon th
fall In fashionable garments , hats , bonnet
frocks and wraps that has prevailed in b
gone seasons.
A big bow of ribbon , with long loop
placed on the too nf tho'crown , with the looi
tailing downward In front , is the latest fane
in hat Ulmmlng.
White wool dresses will probably be woi
until late in the fall. Dresses now inakit
have polonaises of thick , while woolen mi
terial and colored cloth.
An Kngllsh girl says that she has sec
men whom she might have consented
marry , but she has never met one whom si
would care to propose to.
A liar Harbor girl , whn'was told by an o
boatman to bo sure to have her boat wi
trimmed , wont to work and sowed two ai
flounces around the gun wale.
Ella Wheeler Wllcox professes to 1
creatly shocked at the decolletto style
bathintj suits. Klla ought to go and p
clothes on her decolletto poetry.
The bAt woman mathematician In Amc
lea. has just married a Columbia profess
and Is now devoting her unrivaled talent
fixing the proportions of dinner Ingredient
Vests do not fall off In popularity , b
form a part of nlmost all the new dressi
The white ones * of the summer have dvi
way to silk and other materials more guiiat
to autumn.
A Syracuse woman does not like to 11
with her husband and yet does not wan
divorce , pays him 81 a dav for all the tli
hn can spend In jail , lie Is therefore alwa
up for 00 or UO days.
Gray is likely to remain a favorite col
during the fall. The now shades are cle
and lUht , and Include steel gray , Iron grt
cendres or ash gray , acler and verdigris , t
latter being decidedly greenish.
Among revivals In medieval styles
dress , those for children , reproducing the gi
ments worn by little people in tbe sixteen
and seventenntn centuries , are very picti
esque and also vary comfortable. .
According toOllvo Loean Miss Draddon
the queen of tbuEDgllau literary , world
rrspoct of fortiffe. . "Lady Audtoy's Secret"
lone brouiht her In Its first run no Irss than
noooo. That-was twenty years ngo , and
the booic still sells.
The sooner lomier-hcartcd , pink-cheeked
girls find out that life Is not an * sentiment ,
and that unrequited lovn Is not half as bad
an evil as nothing to c ttho better It will b
for the world tt-l&rgc and for the sweet girls
In particular.
Patent-leathrr lo'w shoes arc still the helcht
of fashion. The vamps are entirety of the
patent-leather nd the uppers of soft French
kid , finlsJied with the shining leather. These
am worn tftl aocn-vrork stockings of black
silk , and fastened with a broad piece of silk
lacing.
Short face veils offina silk illusion , pcka !
dotted and edged with point lace are tha
most fashionable. Block , pearl gray nnd
white are the colors worn and the lace cdco
must fall just over the top nf the nose , while
the ends are gathered tightly and pinned
under tin brim of the hat or bonnet.
New underskirts called the "Jubllco" ro
much affected by En cllsh ladles and are be
ing Introduced hero by returning European
travelers. They are made of brUot scarlet
merino and are finished about tlio cdgo with
very pointed scallops and scarlet Bilk. These
are worn with the travelling and street
drcstcs and are Intended to show a trifle bo-
ncath the dress skirt.
A sensation wan caused at Asburv Parl : ,
N. J. , when the discovery was mi\do that a
Very pretty and attractive ulrl had been
posing M a widow. She had discovered last
nenson It Reoms , that the gentlemen always
paid assiduous attention to the wldo < vs at
watering places where .slin stopped , and she
concluded that she would draw a few of tl'O
gallants about her this season and she did.
Undressed kid gloves still hold the llrst
place for early fait wear. Palo grav and dark
tan are the two favorlt * shades , and tlio
backs are heavily stitched with silk of the
samn color as the kid and also of a shade or
two lighter. DrHsaed black kids nru wom
with black uatln or .silk , but are no longer
consldeipil proper for , deep mourning , the
undressed being used.
New handkerchiefs nro square plrc s of
linen lawn , hemstitched ratfiot ! e s than nn
inch from the edge , except nt the corners ,
where , Instead of bi lng sqtwo like the outer
edgp , thor are rounded , and have n space nn
tlio edge Israe cnoueh for n monogram.
Other pretty handkerchief * have white cen
ters , dottiul with small poikf. . ° ! 'Qts or other
inliUHo designs , nnd narrow borders of a
color corresponding to the spots.
Jackets for thn present season to bo worn
on cool nights throughout the autumn , anil
until late In November , nro made of queen's
tweed , Irish blarneys , pilot cloth , camel's
hair , fancv Meltons , and Lincolnshire suit-
lues. Tlio jacket of this yenr is not of nny
lixed shappfor them are jackets nnd jackets ,
worn nt all times , nnd In all countries
Turkish , Spanish , Russian. IVi.sInn nnd
Moorish , plain and severe , In tailor style , or
displaying many coquetries.
A notable feat urn on all the Imported fall
dresses Is the absence of plaits or ilounccs
on the sKirts. Although not \\hnt may bo
termed plainall skirts hung straight in 'olds ,
or plaits from thn waist to tlio liPin , nnd are
not ornamented with evnn n narrow ( rillltm
about the edges. The draperies are made
full and long , and are not caught back ns
much as last season , basques nro shorter than
over , and nil kinds of fancy sleeves are to be
seen on them. Vcrv few cowns are made ol
ono material , some fancy stripe or check be
ing used as trimming.
New autumn mantled and other small
wraps display many attractive fancies. The
visile Is mill a popular demi-seasnn garment.
and Is made to appear almost n novelty by Iu
Iresh materials and number of pretty detail ? .
Out ) model Is made of golden olive plush , shot
\\lth pale bronze. It is cut to til the hgurc
very closely , .nnd glistens with a supcrl
passementerie-of gold and olive bcids ,
Another visito is1 made of pansy-colored
corded silk brocaded with dark violet leaves ,
touched with soldThn sling sleeves nrn ol
plain violet velvet , lined with gold and hello
trope-shot surah. The sleeves are untrimmed
but down the front.are set some very hand
some pendants ot'cold and heliotrope beads
which slitter like real gems , so linn are thoj
cut ,
The chemise'Is now made cut round ovci
the shoulders at. tlio back nnd inn heart-
shape In frontl The top Is bordered with i
row of eyelet holes surmounted with narrov
Valenciennes i lace ; through these cycle
holes Is drawn a narrow ribbon of the saun
color as the design printed on- the cambrli
of which the * garment is composed , Tin
latest of these designs are oval-snaped ring
In scarlet or In marine blue. If plain whit
cambric bo used thu ribbon must be In som
dellcatn color , such as palo blue or lilac , o
straw color. Thu trimming Is contlnuei
around the arm. There are literally n
slews , those rather useless adjuncts Lelm
strictly prohibited by La Mode. A band
half nn inch in width , exclusive of th
trimming , passes over each shoulder nnd re
places the suppressed sleeve. Very olegan
undergarments are made in line white cam
brie , cut round overthe shoulders , both at th
back and in iront , and trimmed with a nar
row open-work embroidery , edged with Va !
cncienncs lace.
IlULilGIOUS.
Some French Catholics want to canonlz
Mary Queen of Scots.
Yankton has been selected as the See alt
for the lloman Catholic diocese of sout
Dakota.
liy the rocunt death of Kev. David Stedh
Sr. . D. D. , at Philadelphia , the sect calle
"Original Covenanters" became extinct.
London has 2.000,000 people unable to gi
Into a place of worship. In Central Londoi
with 2,000,000 , there is only accommodatlo
for 600,000.
Thn Society of Christian Endeavor ha
concluded the suvonth year of its exlstenci
The number of siicietms Is ? ,3U..with 14).oi
memhtus. These societies nro found all ovt
the United States , in Great Brltiau , Cain
nnd Japan. - V-r. ' ,
Two important letters were discovered I
nu old desk by the rector of the HcUbron
Gymnasium , recently. Both of thu luttei
were written by Luther and addressed to tl
Suablan reformer Dranz , and were date
respectively 1555 and 1557.
The opposition of thu Turkish govornmp
to mission schools in Palestine , so far us t
education in them of Mohammedan childrc
Is concerned , has culminated In an ordi
from ConsUntlnaple forbidding the nttoi
dance of Moslems altogether.
The Gospel according to St. Mark.ln raise
Chinese characters , has been published ti
the use of the blind In China. This Is tli
twohundredthand fiftieth language 1
which portions of the bible have been prlnl
ed for blindscripture readers.
Haltlmoro'has 300 churches , chapels an
synagogues. As to cniiimiiiiicunts.tho Uoma
Chatliolic church stands first , the Mcthodls
second , ( ho Lutheran third , the Itaptl
fourth , the Piosbyterlanlifth.nnd thelewis
sixth. The population Is About 410,000. (
this 120,000 Is Itnuun Catholic , 210,0
Protestant , and 60,000 uncvangelized.
SINGULARITIES.
There Is n rooster In Kwntncdy with thn
throats.
The other day a calf belonging to M
.losepli lj. Garrett , of West Fallowfic
Mass. , ate t < au lyoung t\nktyn.
A woman ln > Mans , France , gave birth
five children In one year. She was dollveri
of triplets clevonr months alter the birth
twins. ,
George Grubb , of Homer , Mich. , caught
pickerel In a lauo near his to\\n whlc
weighed ten pounds , It pulled him out i
tbe boat onco. ,
Edward Davpnpnrt , of Atlanta , G\ . , saw
large snake with a' ' little king snake wrappi
about it just back of the head. It h ;
choked the lar o suake to death.
A farmer near Kenton , Tenn. , " put nji
barrel ot vinegar , about a year ago and sto
pcd It tight. Last.week ho opened the barr
and round a swarm of yellow jackets Insld
When Farmer El B. Illgby , of Tocsin , II
went to hia well to draw a patl of water tl
other uiornlnr , lie found where the \vat
had been nothing but n black hole , which ute
to date had been unfathomed.
Mr. U. 11. Freeman , of Toombsboro , Gi
has a moccasin snake that ho caught win
young , placed It In a bottle , corked it up pe
fectly air-tight and for two years It has h
nothing to eat or drink aud Is yet alive.
C. llaberland , llrlnz at 1201 Dougl
avenue , lUclnoYls. . , has a black cat ui
white rat that are great friends. Wlion t
rat Is lot out of his cage be and the cat w
have a rough-and-tumble scufllo aba
the room.
One evening last week a flock of hundro
ot swallows Invaded the house ot Mr. J. M
Itussell , ot Brunswick , Me. , luaklng tin
way down the chimney Hue and throu
open windows. They perched ou the fun
turo and numbers of them fastened thi
claws Into Mr. Kusieil's clothing. Th
seemed to bo perfectly tame. By mornl
. . .
.1 I 1 -11 1 VT.
they .had disappeared. No
plained tlio phenomenon.
DESCRIPTION OF YOKAHflMA ,
The Qreateit Commercial Fort of the Japan
Empire.
SILK ITS PRINCIPAL EXPORT ,
" - " - *
The Peerlcsa Mountain Btrnngo
Sight * and Custom * A Perl-
pntctlo Itcatanrartt China
and Lacquer Ware.
A letter to the Baltimore Sun from on
board the flagship Brooklyn , off Yokohama
hama , says :
The vlow shoreward is not imposing , it
Istruo , but on a fine day no ono can call
it anything but pleasing. The harbor is
llllod with hundreds of stonm and sailinS
crafts , nmone which wo notice a sldo-
wheel stcamor which any old resident of
Now York would recognize us ono of the
Pacific mall steamers ot from twenty to
thirty years ago.
And now as to the city of Yokonuma ,
wliicli is In reality an aggregation of thrco
largo towns a foreign suttloiuout in the
middle , a native town at the eastern end ,
and what Is known as the Bluff at the
western end. The foreign settlement
contains hotels , public and consular
buildings , tine foreign stores of all de
scriptions , and the homed of quito a num
ber of the foreign residents , and is faced
by a sea wall , along which runs a smooth ,
wide street , called the Bund. Of the na
tive town wo will make mention later.
The blutf is a succession of small hills ,
thickly dotted with hanusorao foreign
and native cottages in various pleasing
styles of architecture , and , in most cases ,
nestling in pretty gardens of trecs.shrubs
anil no Worn.
Tito Americans , French and English
each have a hospital on the bluff , and of
course that of our country is the poorest
looking one of the three.
And hack of all this , from the middle
of a range of small surrounding hills ,
there rises to n height of over 113,000 feet
the snow crowned and most gracefully
rounded oil' summit of Mount Fuslynma ,
the peerless mountain of the land of the
rising sun , without a representation of
which no Japanese picture is considered
perfect. Take all the fans and screens
which are yearly sent from Japan to the
United States , and nine out of every ten
of them will bo found to contain a rep
resentation of this to the Japanese-
snored mountain. It. 19 a grand sight ,
though rising , as it does , almost to the
clouds , with not a companion mountain
for hundreds of miles , and wo cannot
blame the Japs for regarding it with n
reverent superstition. It is quiet now ,
but from the frequency of the earthquakes -
quakes with which Japan is troubled wo
may rest assured that the mighty giant
is only slumbering , and may at any time
awake in anger and repeat the terrible
eruption of 1707 , when it laid waste the
entire country round about , and was ac
companied by an earthquake which
shook down the greater part of the city
ot Yodo , now Tokio , burying thousands
of the poor inhabitants under its ruins.
In July , 18. " > 8 , after the diQ'oront foreign
powers had about given up all hope of
peacefully making satisfactory treaties
with this country and their representa
tives had become discouraged , Mr. Har
ris , hearing of the singinc of the Chinese
treaty at Tien-Tain , quietly hastened to
tbo Japanese capital , and succeeded in
coueludiug a commercial , treated of so
excellent a character that it has beer
taken as the basis , of all such treaties
made in the east from that time up tc
the present. By this and succeeding
treaties with Enjrland and Franco the
port Kanagawa , only iiftcen miles
from Yedo , was opened to these nations
Yokohama is the greatest commcrcia
port of the cmnirc , and its importance if
increasing steadily year by year. Fini
steamers enter and leave its harbor ovorj
day , and it in in telegraphic commumca
lion with all parts of the world. Iti
most important export at the prosen
time is silk , the value of that sent to tin
United States and Europe last yeai
amounting to 113,00 ) ,000. Tea comci
next in order of importance , and almos
all of it is sent direct to San Francisci
for American consumption. That sen
to the United States last year was val
ucd ac $3,750,000 , and the amount exported
ported in slowly but steadily increasing
Of 4,000 foreigners in Yokohama noarl ;
COO are British subjects , 250 Americans
100 Germans , 100 French and 2,50
Chinese. The Chinese here are steady
hard-working , and money-getting ani
are counted among the most substantia
people of the place.
And now lot us take a sampan anil C' '
ashoro. Landinu at the junction of tn
foreign and native towns the tint sigh
which presents itself to us is a row o
about thirty or more jinrickishas ( mar
power carriages ) , the owners of whie
crowded around us nt once and intimate
that their carriages were at our ilisposu
The jinrickisha ( originally the inventio
of an American ) , is the carnage of tit
country , and is used by all classes. 1
consists of a light body , similar to that c
a baby carriage , with an adjustable to
and a neat cushion on the scat , unde
which is a rccepticlo for baggage. Th
body is frequently either iincly lacquore
or neatly ornamented witli brass. It ]
mounted on two light , high wheels an
attached to a pair of shafts which ar
connected at the ends by a cross-pioct
Stepping into ono the owner lifted up th
shafts and started off over the wid <
smooth street nl a rapid trot. Many c
these men can keep up a trot , with bi
nn occasional short rest , th ?
will carry thorn over thirt
miles a ( lay for several days i
succession , but wo were informed tin
sueli of them as had steady emnloymon
in this manner wore generally slier
lived , being carried off at an early ay
by heart and lung troubles. In rain
weather the top is put up and a covorin
of oiled silk drawn over the entire Iron
The jinrickishas look very line at nigh
when they nil carry fancy -colored Japai
ese lanterns. The men who draw tliui
are odd looking characters in their bin
tights , loose cloaks , bare feet and cur
oii3 looking hats , shaped like invertc
punch bowls , but not nearly BO much t
as they must have been in the olde
times not so many years ago whe
they were considered to bo almost in fu
dress with nothing on but a narrow lei
cloth.
Hiding up the wide street a short di
tanco wo come to the United States coi
sulato for a wonder a really fino-lookiu
1 building beyond which , on oaoh side <
the btrcot , wo notice numerous barabc
poles , from the tops of which are iloatiii
immense many colored paper fishes , t
constructed as to bo Idled by the wini
Thcso illustrate a very curious custom i
vogue all through Japan. Unrni" tl
month of May it Is customary to lloat
paper lisa in front of each house in whh
n man child has been born during tl
year and very unhappy are most your
married couples who- cannot display sue
an emblem. The boy , no mutter ho
ugly or mischievous ho may bo , is tl
ptide of the Japanese household , and c
the nth of each May his parents mu
give a festival in his honor , at wide
time ho is the recipient of al ] sorts <
boys' toys , not only from his own pnrcn
but also from their relatives and friend
It is the greatest social festival of tl
year. On one polo , just above tlie pup
liguro in blue unit . .whiteJapaiu -
mourning colors which we imugim
that a man child hud been boi
i u the adjacent Iiouao during the yea
but that It hnd sin on bcnn carried oflf by
the prim destroyer.
Striking on the right of our consulate ,
wo enter the Iloncho-dorl , better known
to foreign tourists as Curio street. On
one corner was a peripatetic restaurant ,
in two separate parts , connected by n
crosi bar , by moans of which its owner
could carry It from ono plnco to another
on his shoulders. It was clean looking ,
neatly arranged , nnd very complete , con
taining n charcoal steve and cooking
utensils , on ono side and food and dishes
on the other. It was all so small , though
that it looked only tit for USD In a child's
plav hoiiPO. Ambling by us came n
young girl with a bad squint in ono eye.
She had on high wooden clogs , which
added several inches to her short stature ,
and was dressbd in a national costume
what might bo called a dressing gown
of bills , well open at the neck 10 as to
expose considerable o ! the ncok and
breast , and with a very Inrco , wide
sleeves hanging down well below the
Knees and largo enough to hold a' bushel
of potatoes. This garment was conflcd
at the waist by a girdle about a
foot wide and very long , tied
behind in a wonderfully gotton-up
bow , so larco as to need fastening up
to'tho shoulders , and so arranged as to
look like and about twice as largo as the
bustles worn by our ladies at homo n
fashion , by the way , which was origin
ally borrowed from those snmo Japanese
women. This young girl carried a small
reed whistle , which she blow at frequent
intervals to denote her profession , a
massaguor , or , as the Sandwich Island
ers call it , a loml-lomiish , one who
kneads or manipulates the joints and
muscles of another's body in order to
drive away pain and atilTncss. After the
work of the day the Japanesn are fona
of first taking a hot bath and then having
those miissairuers come to their houses
and knead all their muscles. The pro
fession is generally followed by blind or
mained people , and it is sad to sco them
as they grope or limp along the street
blowinc their shrill reed whistles.
Next wo step into a china store , but as
wo hope to visit these at Kobe , Kioto
and Nagasaki , which are said to bo the
best in the empire , wo will not now at
tempt a description of the pretty things
within , but will walk into the next shop ,
which wo find is devoted to the manufac-
: ire and sale of Japoneso cloisonno ware
f the finest description , in
jink , blue and gold bron/.o ;
.nil hero wo feel compelled to
top some time , for the articles for sale
ro too beautiful to pass carelessly by
ascs and plaques of all styles and de
igns.Vo were politely invited upstairs
o visit the manufactory , and there wo
ound the workmen seated a la Turk
ach one engaged on a piece of cloisonne.
The base of the article to be mado.which
jvc will take to bo n vase , is o copper , on
which is delicately cut a tracing of the
osign to be followed. This tracing is
: rst eiven a coating of n light , sickly
iiatenal , and then is llllod in witli thin ,
jarrow pieces of gold , silver , brass or
lopper. When this is finished wo sco a
aised tracing of the design of the vaso.
n and around this tracing are then
jourcd the'dillercnt colored paints which
, ro called for by the design until they
each the level of the top of the metal
-racing. The vase then goes through five
burnings , before the last of which the
clazing material is put on. The prices of
those articles are comparatively low. a
pair of vases of moderate size , which
ook not less than two months of a
skilled workman's time to complete , sel
dom costine more tnan foO to $100. As
we started to leave this story a Japano o
unernl procession was passing the door ,
'irst came three men each carrying nn
.mmcnso stand of new cut flower , who
wore followed by several men carrying
and boating tomtoms. After these came
a procession of men dressed in blue ,
marching two by two anil each wearlnu
a largo straw hat very similar to a lady's
sundown , tied under the chid so as to al
most hide tbn face. Behind this precession
sion came the pallbearers , four men ,
supporting two bamboo poles on theii
shoulders , on which rested what looked
like a largo colVm box entirely covered
with white. In this box was the corpse ,
pressed down to n squatting position ,
Nc. > t came the mourners , men and
women , and after them a number ol
coolies , oaoh carrying a bamboo polo or
hisshouldor , on each end of which was
slung a largo black tea-box containing
food for the dead and his family deities
The demand f * Japanese lacquer wan
is now so great that the manufacturer :
cannot spare the time to do good work
in consequence of which modern lacouoi
ware does not even begin to compare
with that made prior to twenty yean
nso. A really first class piece of lacquoi
ware ought to withstand the contact of :
burning coal. A yarn is spun hero to tin
effect that many years ago a great num
ber of very beautiful articles of lacquc :
ware were sent from hero to the Vionns
exhibition to bo placed on sale , but tin
prices asked were so exorbitant that tin
greater number were not bought
and were packed on shipboard ti
bo brought back hero. The ship wa
wrecked on the east coast of this islam
in shallow water. Several years late
a successful attempt was made to recove
the cargo , and it was found that the ol
lacquer wuro was not injured at all , bu
that the modern ware had all been re
dueed to a state of pulp.
This is not an improbable yarn , for th
Japanese have used lacquer ware fo
centuries in the place of glass and tabl
ware , for cups , saucers , plates an
bowls things which require frcqnen
washing in hot water. In the days of th
old diamios it was customary to mak
some line article of lacquer ware on th
birth of n male child in the family , giv
me it ono coat of lacquer then and u [
plying an additional coat on each sue
cecdinj' birthday until ho reached man1
estate , nut such articles are scarcely ovc
for sale at this late day.
.
PEITKUMINT imopg.
When the school term's dreary bother
Glad vacation time supplants ,
Then the boy sighs forth , "Dear mother ,
Won't you please half-solo my pants ? "
Throw physic to your neighbor's dog.
"Labor dnv" seems to bo misnamed. It
pome other day.
Nearly nil the wealthy milkmen are retun
ing liom the watering-places.
A man can't bite the bottom out ot a fr
Ing-pan without smutting his nose.
Judpo The prisoner U discharged. 1'rl
oner Well , bcgorra , 1 didn't know Ol wa
loaded.
The man who thinks it Is an easy job I
edit a new baby nnd a newspaper at the sail
time ought to trv U once.
A young ladyMng vexed with her levi
treated him so coolly that lie requested pe
mission to wear his uUter In the parlor.
U Is said that Diogenes slept In a tub. An
man who would start out In this world 1
search of an lionost man would bo craii
enough to sleep In a tub.
After a Kentucky colonel had been i
Coney Island half an hour or so n Ian
number of mosquitoes were found In a lie !
less Rtato of Intoxication.
A lot of people who sigh and croan ar
tali : about "the dreary outlook" only need i
have their windows washed with a bit i
soap and dried witli a Manuel rag.
Young lady ( on the beach ) How luvel
tlm BOI foam Is , Count Spaghetti ! Italln
count ( forgcttlii1. ; himself ) Vera loatly.
ees zee i > nr excellence for dandruff.
A scientist declares that rocklng-chal
make people iloir ; anil near-sighted. \ \
have noticed this , especially when tv
you n 2 people urn in the rocking-chair.
* A Chicago man has maiUi a bat with
stake ot gvutliat Shakespeare and not lae ! <
wrote the Immortal plays. This stake im
be rash , but a Bacon stake would bu raslit
"Klla , " said Ulara , as they weto siuteil o
the veranda of their country ho.irdln
home. " 1 went fHhlng with Charley th
morning. " "Did you ? What did yi
catch ? " " 1 caught C'lmrley. "
"Your papa and mamma know what Is be
for you , Tommy , " said his mother. Tomii
rolled ub'jat a uood dual ou the rug and tUt
"Ma , do you know , somellmw I fwl
like being an orphan ? "
John Lemon of O.sccola county , Mich. , feH
into trance recently and when ho recover * * ,
hn found himself tn ncoflln with about a t A
of Mowers spread around him. Pretty clOM
Bfiiee7o ) for Lemon.
Hrst Tramp I hoar that some ot thlm
Chinee bastes in Mott street are wearing dia
monds. Second Tratnp-Yls , bad ees w >
'em. Before they como here my wlfo WM
able to support mo and take In washtn * .
"Say , " said the editor's smart little * on , M
ho entered a store , "do you keep kmvwiF'
"Oh , yo.s. " said the storekeeper , "we've keM
them lor yearn. " "Well , " returned the bojr
fitartlng for the door , "just advertise fekd
then you wouldn't keep thorn so long.1'
Dr. Talmago says n great deal of Insanity
Is duo to "early rising , " nnd he blames tM
Puritan forefathers tor the habit. TalntMf *
foriiets that the forefathers Insisted OR
"early to bed" also. As the man Mid wn *
missed the train , "I ran fast enough , but 1
didn't e'sftgoon enough. "
A man In a western town lunged hlmwtt
to n bed post by his suspenders , The core
ner's jury were some time < n coining tojl
decision Iu thu case , but the foreman , who
was a native ot Erin , dually announced ttitt
the "deceased came to his death by comln *
homo drunk and mistaking himself for hw
pants. "
The principal of an academy In Now Jer *
soy advertises In the city tiaoers that lie "pre-
parrs boys for bus or col. Backward bow
taught prl. " If you have a boy who Is ft lit
tle slow in his gram. , or dilatory In his rith. ,
or weak In his Lat , that you want to run for
a bus. poslsh. or a piofe.sh. . you should writ * . ,
a let , to the prlnc of this acad. for aclrc. an * '
a cat. containing terms and currlc. The
prof.'s head Is level.
COOK'S
OLD
Reliable !
First-Class
Buy Your Shoes Where You have the
Largest Stock to Select From.
We sell FINE SHOES cheap and cheap
Shoes CHEAPER than any bankrupt
Store in Omaha. No Shoddy goods
sold here
v * . W. COOK
1306 Faruam St.
HODGSON & SON ,
Architects and
Superintendents
26 Iron Bank.
M Uil Till. ! ! > U C
lull ) * ef Corwl.
YIELDS TO EVERY MOVEMENT OF THE WEARER.
Owing to the DUIHHUL IUSTII ITT at Ilio cloth ( wlilrh
our patent ! cover exvliulTeljT ) will fit perfectly flrnt
time worn Require ! no break luff In. HOIlf RRTI/MKB /
by Keller aftr bntnc worn ten tl y If not fnnnil th molt
FKKFKCT 1MTTINO , HKALTHFUI *
nnd romfortuble Corset oTerworn. Sold by * n
tiCBt-ClttBll UttHluri.
CKOTTY BUO . , Cblcaco , III.
WILL
NEVER
BREAK
FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING WHOLESALE
I AND DETAIL CSTABLISHMEHT3.
WANAMAKER & BROWN'S
IffII Uouuliu Street ,
Hal the larRost line of piece ifoods In Oinnlta ,
to bo mu'lu Into suit ! ) fo onlur at prlcos that
oiinnnt lie dupllcntuj In Omnlm. Satisfaction
tfuiirutitcod
LEAKY ROOFING ,
Tin or Iron , Repaired.
Anil I'liliUnd , nnd Kuarnmcotl tlylit for number
of > ours. I'uliits never lillstor.
GRAVEL ROOFING
Mamifflcturcd unit rupulioil. KIro Proof 1'ulnt
uppllod to Hhln glu , 115 < ' rs uxnorlonco.
\\M. II. CUItUAN &KON ,
Sill S.nt bt. llet. Arbor utid Vlntoa.
c. WUKOII TniiKiio Support
Thu lioit gullliiK Invunllon of tlin uffo , 1'ut.
I''el ) . 13.18SI1. Kin-lMforniinloM rqinmllnirsprlniM
inn ) territory , cull on or nililioM , J. J. HKIN *
MkUtUmuliit , N b. Oitiott , 1J1U Ilaruuy SUM !