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SOME THINGS ABOUT WOMEN
A Woman's Song The Rape- for
Talismans.
NEW FEMININE CRAZE.
yg How AV'oineii Buy 81i i" ) Sli-H. Gcoi'K
, Gould's Toilette The Wives
ol' Ijllernry
Men.
A Wntnan'H Song.
Clement Senlt ,
She took her song to beauty's side ,
Where riches are , nnd pomp and pi Me.
There in the world , amidst the crowd ,
She found our hearts by sorrow bowed ;
And midst 11 dreurn of lights and dress
She saw the pain of loneliness.
Her voice's magic held u tear ,
She mnilo the weary ones draw near ;
And nil the passions of the throng
Were melted into peace by song.
She took her SOUR along the street ,
And hushed the heat of passing feet ;
And tired toilers stopped to lill
Their hearts with music at her will.
She sang of rest for weary feet ,
Of sea-moth and of meadow sweet ;
Her voice's pleading stilled the stir ,
And little children wept with her ;
So all their soriow , grief , and pain
She softened into love again.
She took her song to those who rest
Safe in the clasp of nature's breast.
Amid the graves , along the shore ,
Washed with salt tears forevcrmore : -
And then she sang How Long ! How Long !
Hcforo wo hear that perfect song
That angel hymn ! Thut tnystie strain.
When those who loved shall love again ,
When life's long struggle shall be blest
With musio of Eternal Hestl
A Now Feminine Crnzo.
Now York Correspondent Philadel
phia North American. ' Women with
pretty hands and wrists have found a
n now way of preserving their charms
for the delight of coming generations.
They go the photographer and have
their hands photographed. Some New
York photographers uro beginning to
make a specialty of reproducing hand
some hands.
It is hard to say where the idea came
from. In all probability it is a modifi
cation of the custom that the English
woman has got into of having her feet
and ankles reproduced in marble. The
American woman lias not reached the
mublo fashion yet. and it is hoped that
Bho never will.
It is quite natural thatayoung woman
with handsome. hands should wish to
preserve a semblance of their charm by
means of the phothgraphor's art. for
hands and wrists , like cheeks and lips ,
lose their beauty as the years go by. In
( line wrists bccomo too plump , and
wrinkles gather about joints auk
knuckles. The shin becomes dry and
brown , and the palm loses its delicate
"
lingo of now-blown rose. There are "few
things more handsome than a young and
perfect hand.
Hands tire photographed on glass
negatives in the same manner as ordi
nary pictures are nmdo. The hand ,
wrist and forearm are placed against a
dark background in a strong light in
front of the cuinora. The ordinary ex-
posuo of a plate is then made. Black
velvet makes an excellent background.
All the beautiful curves and dimples of
the hand are cloary shown. The
wrinkles , however , are loft out.
"It is tv very pretty custom , " said n
photograpor who has some pictures of
pretty hands displayed in nis show
case. "Why shouldn't a young lady
have a picture of her hands as well as
her facoV A picture of that kind is a
nice thing for a young lady to send to
her female friends and her near rela
tives. Sometimes those pictures are
Bent elsewhere. A young lady came inhere
hero a short time ago in a great hurry
for a picture of her hand. She wanted
It for a particular day for n particular
purpose. Wo dropped a lot of other
ivorlc und pushed that picture through
with n , rush. I learned afterwards
that she bent that picture of her hand
In reply to a proposal of marriage.
What is still bettor , her heart wont
with it. "
_
The Rngo fur Talismans.
Chicago Mail : It is the fanhion now
to have a fetich something to love , to
chide , to bear , to swear by , to dream on ,
to talk to , to reason with and to worship
us nothing mortal or material is wor
shipped. It may bo a button without tv
shank , -picked up from the marble Blab
iu a Turkish bath ; a bangle found in a
etrcot car with an indecipherable mon
ogram on one faldo nnd a date on the
other , in which case there will be fatal
ity in the letters and luck in the num
bers , combine them as one may. Such
things as daggers , old coins , madstoncs ,
oyster pearls , ocean pebbles , nuggets ,
l > otritled stones , opals , amethysts and
cornelians are dearly prized , and in
jewels old designs , such as wlngs.clnws ,
bpurs , foils , cubes , and the like , ob
tained or purchased under strange cir
cumstances.
Mrs. Langtry wears on one of hoi
long , tapering fingers a turquoise as
big and bcautjful as the gem Shylocli
mourned for. The gift \viis bc.itowei
by royalty.
Mmo. Cnvnlnzzl hna a Email ivo.rj
crucifix , the gift of her dying mother
who bade her chealsh it with rovorene <
nnd burn a taperboforo it whenever tin
way seemed dark and dreary. In hei
Btatoroom on ( ho ocean mad winds am
vrlUl waves have no terror for her vhll <
burns' the sacred taper at the foot of tin
Ivorv cross , and in the theatre in
earthly .power could induce her to tfi
before the footlights until her devo
tions had bi'un made.
Sarah Hcrnhardt ha ? an antique girdle -
dlo made of medallions , on which arc
the signs of the /.odiac in supcrq chas
ing. The zone was a gift from Napoleon
leon , who received it from Abdullah
Iloti , of Egypt. She is never without it ;
sometimes it is worn about her dress
and sometimes around her neck. It
holds tin ) gathers of house and stitgo
dresses and always encircles her night-
robe. Aside from the worship of the
girdle , she loves a knife , "becauseit
cuts and is true cruelly true. " Tn all
great undertakings she keep ? a blade in
her hand or before her eyes as a remin
der that failure may bo mended but
never made perfect.
Mary Anderson loves a pearl because
it is pure nnd cold. Campanini pins his
faith to a prune , and there is no time in
the year when the fitone or fruit of the
black , sticky confection may not bo
found in his vest pocket. Ellen Terry's
fetich is a bottle with a patent stopper
which is never empty , because the cork
remains. Mine. Patti likes the ivy be
cause it clings and id poisonous , and the
leaf is a favorite dooign with her.
Digby Uoll has u horror of open
drawers or open doors , and no nmttor
where ho is , the temptation to "shut
up" is irrchistiblo. On his way to the
stage he positively will not pass an open
door.
There is a little lady in Chirngo , the
wife of u popular singer , who is never
without her dagger. The blade is as
true a bit of steel as ever was tempered ,
and the weapon is worn with every style
of costume. One night it came near
trailing blood. Her husband was on
the stage , singing and playing the part
of lover to n beautiful soprano. There
\VIH : a little more fervor in the work
than the wife liked , and , leaving hoi-
box , she ran oround on , the stage and
waited for the couple in the o. p. en
trance. Fortunately the husband was
the llrot to meet the jealous little wretch ,
but the third act was more than a triilo
late.
How Women Buy Slioes.
Now York Telegram : "Fitting on
boots or slices is an art in itself , " said
the superintendent of an extensive shoe
store to a Telegram reporter to-day ,
"and there is not a salesman in a hun
dred who can sell boots or shoes to some
ladies. "
"What is the difficulty ? " said the re
porter.
"Tho principal difficulty is the idea
ivhieh seems never to lose ground among
ndies that a very small foot is one of
, he beauties of the female form divine ,
w , every Indy's foot is proportioned
o her si/o and figure ; a tall , Blini lady
vill have a long , slender foot , and a
ihort , plump lady will have a short ,
dump foot ; but nearly every lady in-
Ists that her foot is very smail and that
iho can wear a shoo that is at least two
izcs too small for hor. If you
hint even in the gentlest
ay that the boot she is trying
n is too small she will at once bridle
up and Hop out of the shore nnd you
will never see her again. It is as bad
as if you asked her ago. I have lost
.ovcrnl . good customers in this way by
ndiscrcot salesmen telling them that it
.ook larger sizes to fit them than the
boots or shoes they were trying on. "
"How do you manage to get a lady
ivho thinks sno has and really has not a
small foot to take thesize that tltshcrV"
aid the reporter.
"Oh , that Is easily managed , " was the
reply ; "when wo find a customer whom
wo know will not bo easily litted wo
quietly mark the boots or shoes down a
sb.o or so smaller than they really tire
and the lady , when she gets litted , goes
nwny happy. There are some ladies ,
however , who really buy what fits thorn ,
knowing that the foot should bo propor-
: loncd to the body , but most of them
itivo the binall foot craze. "
How Mrs. George Could Drosses.
Pittsburg Post : But if Gould is care-
ess in his dress his son George's wife ,
the ex-actress , is the reverse. Her
toilets are marvels of tasteful expendi
ture. She is above the average in uret-
tincss , she has a distinguished style of
her own , and she is ambitious to bo ad
mirable. Her air is essentially that of
an actress whenever she appears In pub
lic , although it is tempered by reline-
inont and controlled by exquisite judg
ment. Even before she married into
great wealth and was on n moderate
salary in Daly's Theater company , she
managed to bo a charming dresser. One
of her achievements , over which she
smiles retrospectively , was a dress that
could bo used in both mimic und actual
life.
life.Sho
She enacted in the current play n
lady at a ball , and there wore a gown
with no sleeves and little bodice. But
the material was dark , and the bhaposc
far as it went , was undemonstrative ,
Mrs. Gould ( nee Kingdon ) had sleeves
and a section of cortago made to attach
to the dross , and these turned it into ti
suitable thing for afternoon calling ot
Sunday church. Thus she gained sub
stantially two robes in ono. She docsn'l
have to scheme iu that way now.
Literary Men's Wives.
Philadelphia Record ; Curiosity abou
the wives of literary men or the bus
bands of literary women never dies out
so deep-reeled is the impression tha
genius or oven moderate talant is unco
herd to live with. The wife of Charlc
Dudley Warner is an attractive- woman
handsomoltitorcstcdin the best though
ofihotimo. Tha couple nro childless
byt thoroughly happy in their homo
Anna Katherlno Green , the writer o
the "Lcnvunworth Case , " " and other
amen the the best known dctcetiv
stories of the time , is the mother of
family of little children , handsome ,
sturdy younsters , devoted to their pretty
mamma. Bronson Howard and his wife
are always seen together , and nro a devoted -
voted pair. Mrs. Kuto Upton Clarke is
as cosily domestic in her tastes as if she
had never touched a pen. Mrs. Laura
Holloway has made herself a homo
by her literary work , and keeps
it a cheery place for her grown
son , who looks1 too big to call her
mother. Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis ,
whose short stories arc apt to have a
melancholy turn , is a vivacious body , a
thorough optomist to all appearance ,
with a son who has reached man's es
tate. She and her husband , L. Clark
Davis , of the Philadelphia Inquirer , are
a home-loving couple , and there house
is full of sunshine. Julian Hawthorne
is the best of husbands , and there are
seven children in the homo. Cable has
half a dozen young folks and a serene
homo life. Marion Harland is as nota
ble a housewife in fact as on paper , und
paints and embroiders with considerable
skill. Mrs. Burnett'bent her husband
abroad with her earnings to finish his
studies as an oculist and the pair arc
ono in the devotion to old armor and
various antique brio-a-bracand to their
two line looking sons. Frank Stock
ton's wife is a clever woman , nnd
Stevenson's wife has something of a
literary reputation of her own. How-
ells makes a fresh study of his wife
for every one of his heroines , and it is
putting the severest test to their do
mestic happiness to say that she doesn't
resent it. Louise Chandler Moulton
has a very charming daughter , and she
and her husband , W. C. Moulton , of
the Boston True Flag , arc an entirely
united couple.
1IONT.Y roil THE LAUItiS.
Sea otter will be one of the favorite furs
this winter.
Gauntlctcd gloves arc again fashionable for
riding wear.
In dress stuffs the demand for stripes is
still on the increase.
Malmsey is a now and most delicious shade
of Madeira wine color.
Silver is the metal with which to brighten
blue toilets for evening wear.
Draped fronts are popular , although be
coming only to slender women.
If colors could only speak what a babel
some ladles bonnets bonnets would be.
A diamond sun , instead of star or crcscont ,
is the now-cst corsage brooch for a bride.
Hand painting in lieu of embroidery on
black satin tea gowns Is the latest "fad. "
Miss Nellie King Is a crack detective in
Minneapolis. She is only twenty years old.
Miss Elizabeth Gardner , the American art
ist , was awarded a medal at this year's Paris
salon.
A novelty in fall dressing Is the use of
dark-blue or dork-red passementeries on
cream color.
Surah moire Is the name of a raw silk ma
terial designed for millinery uses und dress-
trimmings.
Fashion item Bonnet strings are worn
very short this season , but boimct bills coino
ns long as usual.
The girl of the period wears top gaiters
with soap-yellow or steel-gray cloth buttoned
over her autumn boots.
French women of means affect the study
of astronomy and arc having observatories
erected in their gardens.
Gray Is the color of fully half of the French
dresses imported this fcason , and it is invari
ably combined with white.
There are more than 500 women exhibitors
at the Paris salon this year. Of. these about
twenty-five arc Americans.
Mrs. Holmes , of Cincinnati , has lust com
pleted a 8,000-mlle yacht cruise on the great
lakes' She managed her ow.n yacht.
Nets of gold , silver and steel , jet beads and
other beads nre rot infrequently drawn over
the crowns of dressy bonnets and huts.
Pink , pale , gold , terra cotta , mauvo. nnd
clel-bluo velvets are to bo in especial favor
this winter for ball and reception gowns.
Big loops of colored straw , looking partly
like lace , partly like satin ribbon , are used
to trim the coarse straw hats , fashionable
at present.
Miss Hattie Brinkof Union county.Dakota ,
received a cloak us a present from her
father , and committed suicide because it did
not tit her.
A Philadelphia girl says "really ! " New
York Journal. That depends upon the inics-
tion asked. If it is Ice-cream or fried oysters
she says "yes. "
Veils are coining back into favor again as
the autumn winds begin to play huvoo with
bangs , and are worn so as to cover the entire
face and chin.
Silk Astrakhan borders many of the new
tailor-made gowns and Jackets. The latter
are made much longer than \\w \ Astrakhan-
tiimmcd Jackets of last year.
A recent work on physical beauty nsscits
that the tondcncn In women of the present
day is toward smalluess of stature. Uijj
women , in fact , nro going out of fashion.
When n young lady offers to hem a cambric
handkerchief for a rich young bachelor ac
quaintance , you can set It down that she
means to sew iu order that she may reap.
Tailor-gowns and Jackets nro still the
height of fashion , the demand for them con
tinually increasing as the season advances ,
the style of make being naturally bcttci
adapted to heavy goods than to lighter stuffs ,
Two girls recently did a very bravo thing
in carrying two kegs of gunpowder out of r
burning building In New Martinsvillo , W ,
Va. Their names are Belle Burroughs am ]
Virginia Springer.
Fashion writers have united In declaring
that the rape for exceedingly deeollcttt
dresses Is a thing of the past , but the tnosi
fashionable dressmakers aa unanimously as
t sort the coutrury.
Elsie P. Buckingham successfully man
ages n fruit farm of several hundred acre !
in California und urges other women to talti
up the same work , for which she thinks tin
women aio well litted.
Kansas possesses the first woman mayor
Missouri the first United States woman mar
shal and Nebraska the first woman candidnti
forjudgoof the supreme court. Alas , pee :
eflcto cast I Go west young woman I
The deep bands of long fleeced fur that ex
tend from the throat to the feet of somoo
the uew low wraps for midwinter wear or
legal in effect. Narrow collarSi cuffs , and i
muff of the same fur Is used with these
wraps.
A lady's walking or driving suit cnnnot bo
too severely plain and simply , while her af
ternoon and evening toilets at home or for
visiting may bo as claborte sis lace , "rain"
fringers , ribbon bows and Hots , and all the
accessories of the toilet can make it.
In the perennial sailor hat the latest fancy
Is to trim the red ones with a broad band of
black moire ribbon , turning the brim up in
the ba < / ; , a little to the left side and making
four or live largo loops to the ribbon in which
Is set a cluster of black curled cock's ' plumes.
Ella AVhooler Wilcox lives in a very mod
est way in a little Hat on Sixteenth street in
New York , between Central Park and Ninth
Avenue Ulevated road. Her quarters are
quite too snug to permit of the swing of n cat
of any sUe , with safety to the cat or bric-a-
brac.
Ono of the many changes that will bo no
ticeable in the costumes of the ladies this
winter will bo iu the corsage bouquet. In
the place of the sweot-scented and demhre-
looking rose It will bo composed of an old and
almost forgotten favorite , the pale , scentless
eamclia.
The handsome English ncwmarkets , made
of queen's tweed , or any of the fancy striped
or cheeked suitings , are infinitely more be
coming to graceful figures than pelerine ,
visitc , ordollsse , us they display the outlines
of the figure , by their superior cut , to the
best advantage.
Miss Moore , of Cincinnati , who went out
to visit friends in Los Angeles , Cal. , n year
ugo , is now worth 9125,000. She invested a
few hundred dollars Iu southern California
lands , the boom enveloped her holdings , and
she is now rich enough to preclude the possi
bility of dying an old maid.
Three girls of Aroostook , Me. , walked
from Ashland to Portage lake , rowed across
'ho lake , ate their dinner , and returned to
\shland in the afternoon , having traveled
ilghteen miles. The sumo girls can travel
in snow shoes , ride horses , milk , teach
ichool , and play the piano.
Diagonal wools , with a fleecy long pile selv-
ge two or three inches wide , is bold for
.kiits and oversklrits of woollen suics. the
jodice being of the same wool or of velvet ,
lilaiii orplaided. The fleecy selvages foim
the trimming at the bottom of tno skirts und
upper draperies of such gowns.
Very pretty mixtures of color are possible
with the dainty pinked or ftinged ruches. A
kirt trimmed with ono of these ruchings
ooks like a double carnation , head down-
wards. Light , inexpensive silk may be cut
up for this purpose and no better way can bo
'ound of freshening up evening silk dresses
.han this.
A trim-fitting sealskin Jacket is the pret-
.iost and most stylish wear for a young lady
who possesses a slender figure. Upon some
of these more expensive Jackets Is a straight
band of sable fur , silk lined , that is made to
wear close around the throat. The muff
matches this band , which is called the olll-
ccr's collar.
Handkerchief are very sheer , very dainty ,
and very dear. Any tint in chromatics may
bo had in mull , lawn or lincu , ornamented
with needle work or finished with a simple
hem stitch. The delicate web Is carried in
ho corsage , drawn through a loop of the fan
liandle or stuck in the cover of a mctalio
bonbonniore.
Baltimore Girl ( to young Mr. Waldo , of
Boston , ) : "Are you addicted to the habit
of cigarette- smoking , Mr. Waldo 1" Mr.
AValdo ( at a loss for something to say ) :
Well or really , Miss Terrapin , I ah am
ashamed to suy I do occasionally , only occa
sionally you Know , smoke them. " Baltimore
Girl : Well , I wish you would give mo ono.
My case is quite'empty. "
Women who have soft , curling hair are
wearing it in a little Clytio knot , through
which is thrust a big tortoise shell pin which
Is greatly varied in design , appearing aa dag
gers , swords , and a big ball head , aud some
times of pretty designs in open fret work.
The little stringlcss oonnets are worn with
the hair arranged In this fashion , the sharp
V shape of the back of the bonnet admitting
of it.
The city council of Syracuse is composed
of women. The marshal did not object when
forced to go out and find escorts for the mem
bers when the council adjourned , nor find
particular fault when sent out to drum up the
town for chewing-gum , but ho did rebel when
three of the members brought their babes
with them and ordered him to nurse them.
He resigned , and , having told his grievances ,
no ono iu Syracuse can be found willing to
act as marshal.
Plush is appearing In everything , many
tea-gowns are made of it entirely , and n
handsome visiting dress has u plain skirt of
seal-brown plush. The waist , is of the plush
with a princcsso back , making a few loops for
touruuro. The front has a loose vest of
wood-colored faille Fruncaise , and there is a
long apron front of silk drawn high to ono
side. A little plush bonnet with wood-col
ored plumes completes the costume.
There are at present two popular modes
for arranging the hair , out ! being the smooth ,
compact little braided knot and the neat Uus-
slan bang , and the other consisting of two
large , boft loops , folded jhalf way over each
other on top of the head. When the hair is
worn high n few very short little curls are
pinned Into the smooth hwecp of the hair be
hind , taking the place of the fluted waves
that Mrs. Langtry made popular last year ,
For theatre wear there are many small
bonnets without strings , some of the newest
being made entirely of flowers , such as violets
lets or dark pansles , or of wax currents. The
prettiest are made of plaited gauze or tulle ,
held in place by and trimmed with many little
tlo loops of narrow molro ribbon. These are
worn in black and red , nnd for bridesmaids
nro worn in white. They require to bo ex
tremely well made , for' ' such simplicity re
quires style to carry it off.
A Topeku woman , Miss Mary Abarr , has
taken a claim in western Kansas and holds
It. The rustier of that section has endeav
ored to annoy her and force her to abandon it ,
but she is nu American girl and thus talks to
them In a notice stuck upon her house and In
the Fargo Democrat : "Further depreda
tions in the way of poking and pcerin in at
my windows after night , or carrying off my
provisions or otherwise spooking around mo
lesting mo or mine , will result fatally to you.
There is something about the house loaded
and with further provocation will go off , and
you will most likely hear und feel something
drop. M\uv Aimin , Pro-emptor. P. S. If
you can't read , or don't take the paper , you
had better get your neighbor to read this u&-
tlco to you , for I mean business. "
Thousand of people suffer 'with back
ache , not knowing that in most cabes it
is a sytom of diseased kidneys and liver ,
which plasters and lotions cannot heal.
The bebtand feafobt remedy is Dr , J. U.
McLean's Liver aud Kidney Balm.
SOME TALES OF MATRIMONY ,
Weddings in London She Would
Not Consent.
THE FICKLE SWEETHEART.
A Governor Gives tlio Bride Away
Juno nml October A Hunt
ress Succumbs to Cupid
A Peculiar Marrin c.
Why Ho Loves n Homely Girl.
Carlotta Fti ru.
To careless eyes she is not fair ;
This verdict careless lips declare ,
And wonder why , against the charm ,
Of bcautv. vivid , rich and warm ,
The face they deem so cold and dull ,
To him should be so beautiful.
Are they too dull to BCO nrighU
Hath ho a quicker , keener sight ?
Or Is it that Indifference
Than love hath clearer , truer sense ?
Nor is ho right or wrong ) Oh , say ,
Doth ho behold her face or they !
Her eyes into his own eyes shine
With sttango illuminating ; a sign
Is on her brow ; a palimpsest ,
To his own gazealono confessed ;
On him. in gravely gracious mood ,
She smiles ner soul'o beatitude.
This is the faoo she turns to him.
O say not 'tis a lover's whim
That finds it fair ; nor are they dull
Who suy she is not beautiful.
For , strangest of all mysteries ,
They never see the face ho sees
The face no artist's skill can limn
The love fair face she turns to him.
Weddings in London.
New York Sun : The weddings in
London are certainly totally different
from like festivities in America , nnd a
marriage in high life is a long cere
mony. If there bo any pretension to
"swollness" there is a certain amount
of music and two hymns are invariably
sung. These are printed on gilt-edged
white satin nnd placed in the pews , and
not only the guests but the bridal party
nro nil expected to take part in singing
them. Some time before the ceremony
is to take place the families and honored
guests form in n line on. either side of the
aisle through which the bride is to pass ,
and the bridesmaids stand in the ailso
in couples behind the bride until the
marriage is finished , when immediately
all the wedding party , including the
guests of highest rank , repair to the
vestry and witness the signing of the
parish register by the newly wedded
pair , and themselves sign also.
After a very smart wedding the other
day I went into the vestry room and ,
through the courtesy of the curate I
saw the recently signed register with
"Albert Edward , " "Victor" and a host
of other swollsas witnesses. The curate
who had evidently a very keen sense of
the ridiculous , called my attention to
the ago of the various brides ns regis
tered for years past. The oldest proved
to bo twcnty-sovon and the majority
nineteen.
"I assure you , " said the good looking
curate , "plenty of them are much over
forty , but where is the woman , oven
oa a solemn occasion , who will toll the
truth about her own ago. "
It is a pretty and usual custom to have
a page and maid of honor , generally
children , strew flowers before the bride
upon her entrance and distribute marri
age favors among the guests , such as
orange blossoms tied up with white
satin ribbons. An immense number of
weddings take place each year before 3
o'clock in the day at St. George's , since
this is the last hour fixed by the law as
proper and legal and this Fs the Pariah
church of Belgravia and , in fact , of the
dwellers of the court end of aristocratic
London.
Slic Would not Sny , " 1 Will. "
A correspondent for Decatur , 111. ,
writes : An attempted forced marriage
cume to a honbutionnl termination this
evening before Ira B. Curtis , a magis
trate , and in the presence of a do/.on
people. Philip Davis brought his eigh
teen-year-old daughter , Barbara. Davis ,
from Mount Xion , on this afternoon's
train to marry James Fair , a young man
aged 24 , employed by Dr. A. S. Waltz
of Decatur. The license was procured
in duo form , nnd the couple stood up in
the ofllco to respond to the usual Interro
gations. Fair did so quite readily , but
when it came Barbara's turn she calmly
replied that she did not love James and
would not marry him. The surpribo
was too much for Curtis , who tossed the
certificate over to the rejected groom
and baid that ended the business for
him.
him.Tho father of thp young lady stepped
forward and had a low talk with hia
daughter , but she was immovable , and ,
giving no reasons , left the room and
blurted for homo in a wagon with a
neighbor. It was learned that Barbara's
parents have boon trying to force the
marriage for some months. She told a
woman that her father .had whipped her
a week ago for saying she would not
marry Fair. The groom walked off up
the btreot , badly disappointed. The
father was onrugcd , but ho could do
nothing.
A Flcklo Sweetheart.
San Diego dispatch to the San Fran-
cibco Chronicle : Stephen Niclas , an
Italian , is proprietor of a restaurant on
the corner of Fifth and K streets and
jubt at present is mourning the loss of
about Bovon hundred ol his good Ameri
can dollars and the young lady whom ho
was to marry. About six weeks ago a
young woman , named Ellen Turner , ar
rived in San Diego from Oa ! . ! andwhoro
her father is said to be quite well olf.
She wont to a friend's houboand boarded
thcro until Monday afternoon , BUc baft
been hero two or three weeks before she
succeeded in obtaining any means of
livelihood , but dually blio was engaged
as cashier in the restaurant of Niclas.
As she was po&bes-c'd of a comely
face and llguro it didn't take
the Italian long to full in love with
the fair girl. IIo then neglected
his business while ho paid attention to
the girl. From appearances bho rceip-
located his affections and the happy
day was fixed. In the meantime it oc
curred to Stephen that his Ella needed
' omolhing moro than the scanty .salary
which ho was paying her. Ho'nccoul -
ingly opened his poekctbook , and Ella
helped herself.
She procured numerous silk dros-es
which wore made by n local inedible ;
blio bought a diamond , a gold watch
and chain , nnd tome other articles of
greater or less value. On Monday the
prospective bridegroom secured a li-
cenbo , and that afternoon they bid each
other farewell "for an hour or two , " as
Ella said. The latter went directly to
the house , and telling her friends 'that
&ho was going to move to a room down
town where she could be nearer her
work , had her trunkb carried away and
followed herself. She has not'been
seen since and Nielab is disconsolate.
Governor Tico Gives n Bride Awny.
Richmond ( Va. ) Correspondence :
Governor Fits-.hugh Lee appeared this
month in the role of giving away a
bride on the occasion of the marriage
which took plnco at the slate fair
grounds on the UGlh. The couple came
from Prince Edward , and expect to get
a good start in life from the presents
they received on the occasion of their
marriage on a platform in the presence
of thousands. The young lady is rather
tall and very fine looking. Her father
was a bravo confederate soldier , aud
died from a wound which ho received
whjlo in ono of the hottest fights in
which General Fitzliugh Leo's brigade
participated. The young lady asked
Maier Vonablo to withhold her name
and the name of her intended husband
from the public until the day of the
marriage took place. It was the wish
of the bride-elect that she bo given
riway by Governor Loowhom her father
worshipped as a soldier aud honored us
a citizen.
The governor hesitated. The plea
was great , in that the girl asked this in
her father's name , and her father would
have died for Fil/.hugh Leo. "All
right , " said the govcrnorand not being
able to get around buck un appeal , he
consented.
Juno and October.
New York Journal : "Juno and Oc
tober. " This is the rather pleasing
way in which Miss Cornelia Van Auken
nnd Judge Tromahcero are designated
by many poodle who have received in
vitations to the wedding. The invita
tions were sent out by mail. 8,000 white
missives , engraved in Tiffany's bebt
fashion , nnd stating that Mrs. B. H.
Van Aukiln would bo charmed to see
guests ou the 18th at her homo on Fifth
avenuo. About half of these white
cards went to friends in England , on
the Continent , and in India , where by
the way , the judge will tuko his bride
to live , but it is expected that the other
1,500 will bo present at the ceremony
und the reception to follow.
Miss Van Aukcn , who is about twen
ty-four , is noted for her intellectual at
tainments , and this may account for her
bclection of a learned judge for her fu
ture partner , rather than any ono of the
youth about town , who in past seasons
paid her marked attentions. She is
not exactly a beauty , but is a very
graceful girl with clear cut features ,
and is quite an accomplished elocu
tion ibt as well as a musician.
* A. Peculiar Marriage.
SAN JOSE , Oct. 20. Last Monday af
ternoon a rather verdant appearing
couple presented themselves at the
olllce of the county clerk and procured
a license to marry. The man gave his
name as John K. Williamsago thirty-
four yours , residence Santa Clnra , and
the woman her name us lane Dorson ,
ago twonly-nino years. They called at
the ofliees of several magistrates , but it
being late in the afternoon fount ! none
in , and they finally got. on a street car
and went to Santa Clara , where they
were married by Justice Harrington.
Their actions caused Bomo umubcinont
to the court houbo deputies and idlers
who obborvcd thorn , but nothing inoro
was thought of the matter until to-day ,
whoa the woman reappeared alone and
nmdo anxious inquiries to ascertain
whether a marriage license had been
ibsuod for herself and Williams. On
being informed that such a document
liad been duly issued , she bun > t into
tears and related a remarkable story.
She said : "lama widow , my husband
having died about five years ago. Lust
Monday 1 visited Santa Clara , return
ing a little before noon. On a street
car I was accosted by a mun who
sat opposite mo with eomo
trivial remark about the weather and
sulTorcd mybolf to bo drawn into con
versation with him. IIo said ho was n
widower and flnall proposed marriage.
I was somewhat blurtlcu at his proposal
and told him I had been a widow for
five years and had no inclination to
again enter the matrimonial stato. IIo
kept talking pleasantly , and when near
the fair grounds ho took a package of
candy from hifl pocket and commenced
eating somo. IIo offered the pacUnga
to mo , saying it was taffy loscnges. I
ate homo , and that is all I rcmombor
until Tuesday morning , when I awoke
nt an enrl v hour. I was at homo in my
own bed , " I looked around and was horrified
rified to find a man lying bebido mo.
For n few momontu I was paralyzed
with fear. The xuaa was bleeping
heavily. I crept from the bed. M
clothi'h were in the room. 1 took thoi
and .slipped quietly into another room ,
lookingmyM'lf in. 1 dressed ns quickly
an po-Mblo and went , to the room where
the man was .stooping. 1 nil led to him
and demanded to know \\hnt ho wnw
doing there. 'I have a right lien ; t
am jour husband , ' said ho.
" 'You nro a M'ounilivl , ' uald T ,
'Leave this homo at once or I'll call a
policeman. ' 1 then rocognt/.ctl liim as
the man 1 had hoon on the street ear
coming from Santa Olnrn. He left the
houbo at < ! " < ! and started down the
stioet towni the narrow gauge depot ,
and I hnvo not boon him Hineo. "
"Whoro have j on been since thenV"
was nbKcd.
"I have been ill homo. Evervtliing
pccms so Htrango. I thought it must
have been u horrible dream , biiLnnally
I thought I would come to the court
house and see if I had really been mar
ried to that man , as ho stated. "
Williams is said to bo employed in a
winery west of Santa Clnra , but little is
known hero concerning him. The
insiti came to Rantti Clara a few \\ocktf
ngo from New York and for a fortnight
past has worked at the Jan is winery.
Ho is well spoken of by his associates.
Ho has not boon Peon sinceWcdncbtlny
morning and is believed to have gone
away. Thoowho have known thojmiticfi
bclioyo that the woman look adMintUKO
of William- * while he was in a befuddled
condition and inveighed him into mnr-
ringuith the purpo o of gotting'pos-
session of the money ho was supposed to
havo.
A iriintreHsHiiec'umbK o Cupid.
Now York Telegram : Cupid lias en
snared our prettiest Diana , in the per
son of Miss Hildogiirdo OelricliH , who
has juht become engaged to Mr. ISicliaid
Henderson , of the Anchor line of
steamers , Miss Oeli-ichs' brother being
connected with the North ( .ionium Him.
Miss Oelriehs is n lull , slender girl.
with the blue oycs und sunny liiiir ol
the Noith German people , and the
vivacious manners of u true American.
She has been noted as u very daring
equestrienne , and it is said will taKu
anything in cross country riding to a
six-foot gate und a ditch , but she has
recently bccomo known as1 a murks-
womun of the llr&t order.
Last winter , while at her brother's
ranch in the west she brought down a
fierce Rooky Mountain gri//ly at the
first shot , and two years ago while ab
Balmacaun , the estate of Mr. Bradley
Martin , in Scotland , she astonishcu
every ono , oven the crack English shots ,
by her proficiency with the ride. &ho
sallied out every morning in her hunt
ing rig of dark green and gold , the
skirt just reaching to the top of snug
little leather boots , anil on her Jir. t
hunting expedition she brought doun a
mighty stag. Mr. Martin hud the
antlers mounted in silver , and they will
doubtless servo as a hat-rack in the
future homo of the young couple.
CON'N U UIAMTJ K S.
There were 300 marriages In Comilcn , N. J , ,
last month. i
Susie , sister of Lillian Russell , nnd Owen ,
Westford , both of Charles T. Pursloo'b company - .
pany , were lately married in Albany. !
Archibald Foster , formerly connnectc < >
with a Milwaukee newspaper , and now an' '
actor , will , according to a loiter to his family ,
shortly marry the actress , Emma \Veatli- '
crsby.
A well-known Gardiner ( Mo ) young lady
will soon start OH a Journey of 27)00 ) miles to
bo man led. to which the Auguta Journal retorts -
torts : "There are some ( rlrlti that would tea
a great deal farther than that. "
[ I : Colonel Carson Lake , n well-known new1-
paper writer , Is engaged to marry a French
lountcss , who is wealthy , and expects to
take her husband to la belle Franco to p.isn
the remainder of his days.
A Miss Aikcii , of Hecves , Oa. , eloprd last
week with the man of her choice. She wm
followed by the watchdog , und after tlio
nmrrliigo ceremony she sent the dog hriino
with a note attached to his collar Imploi iiiff
Iho parental forgiveness.
Four couples are living In Kllllngworth ,
Conn. , who wcio married in 181)7 ) , und three
other couples uro living in other jiluccs who
worn living In Killingworth In the same year.
Twelve of the fourteen Individuals are na
tives of the town. Tlio ceremony in each In
stance WUH performed bo Kev , K. O. Swift.
Country fair weddings still rago. The last
reported was In Lancaster county , Pa. ,
where ncorgo llyaii , a young milkman , was
married to nineteen-year-old Mary Stroimin ,
in the presence of 10XX ( ) pernons. They
were driven to the grand stand in un open
carriage drawn by four blade horHCs , and
their wedding presents Included a IIUKKV , K
c-ook stove , and sums of money amounting ' 9
A daughter of the sultan and three daugh
ters of the late sultan tire to bo married
shortly the first to a son of Ghazl Gsmnn ,
the hero of Plevna ; one of the othera to Gen
eral Mahomed P.islm , aide-de-camp of tha
htiltiui ; ( mother to u son of Marslul DcrvisU
I'asliii , and the last to Attit Hey , formerly
prncr.il secretary to Abdul Aziz , und at pres
ent governor gcncial of the province of Kurt
asset ,
A Kusslan young lady has been condemned
to life-long prison for marrying sixteen hus
bands. She U a curiosity and ought to have
been let off. When her lawyer went to M-O
her In prison after the trial she assured liiin
of her gratitude and asked him to u < x'cjt us
a souvenir a gold watch mid cliaiti , whlcti
shu placed on the table before liim. He as
once iccognizcd it us his own. hho linil
picked his i > ockct and presented him wltli
his own watch ,
Mr. "Pen" Hrowiilnjr , the tirtist , Roberto
Urownlng's only Ron , was married on 'lues- ,
dav last to Miss Fanny f toddliigton at IVin-
bury church , un ancient little ruillco dating
A. 0. 1,000 , which was prettily df eked ciub
with autumnal ( lowers for the occasion. 'Ilia
wedding was very quiet , the guests being en
tertained by the hrfdo's cousin , Mrs. bchlosi
Ingcr , of Ilawkwcli Place , and after the euro.
mon.v the hupj > y pair left for Dover , en route
for M.ilno and Venice for u shoit honey moon.
The huly being an American they will pay a
Visit to the states to settle her affairs , with
View to ncrinanent residence in J -
