0HE ? OlttAHA I : SUNDAY , .DECEMBER 2. 188&---SIXTEEN" PAGES , . Never let up giving the people of Omaha While the Mills of the Gods grind fine , Barr's have ground the price o f goods still lower and their mill grinds out something new and cheap every day , People who visit Barr's are surprised every time they come to find something new. A kaleidoscope of bargains meet them at every turn. Aside from the many i Now found in every department , tlie most attractive are' ill the BASEMENT , , which presents a Fairyland scene of Christmas Novelties. "We want the children to visit our BASEMENT , where And has oil exhibition all the good things intended for good- boys and girls next Christinas. constant attention to- - our mail order department we have made it complete , and p rfect confidence can be placed in onr selection of goods , We deliver free of charge 48 miles from this city , Samples sent on application , Send for ( Catalogue. 1 J U Iff rfc A THl Y"T& ' l " " V"fc 1 J fJ * \ y * * * * % ( T * * WM. BARR DRY GOODS i SIXTEENTH . &NB DOTJGXrAS STBSSTS , OMAHA * . WOMEN OUGHT TO PROPOSE , It Would Settle the Marriage and ) Divorce Question. SOME GOOD REASONS GIVEN- JIow Joseph Chamberlain "Wooed Miss1 Emlloott A Ijovo Talc That is True Oiiplfl'tt AVorli by Mull. Tlio' yellowGmvii. Kate Carter In Maoaslnrof Art. Buttercup color was her print gown , Hbw strnncoly rare , how1 quaintly fair ; She walked tlio woods thut skirt tlio town , And I mot her tlioro. At eve , ns I loitered up and down , At eve and n llttlo forlorn- Anil lot ns she passed her yellow gown Was- caught by : i thorn TTnmnnnorly sweet of the old crooked bough 1 1 passed mid b ( > ut It to lot hur go. 'I'lio gown was torn can yon wonder how ( When my heart beat so ! For what could I do near a check so fair , Near eyes assuring so true a soul , Near tlio dear gown's qiialntncss , but tlien and tliero Love the perfect whole ) II was so. The lit st of love's line content , The llist half smile , the Ihst hlilf frown , ! The meeting , of hands o'er the little rent. . In the yellow gown. SixDiil Not Dnnoc , Louisville Courier-Journal : The soe- I'otapy of Httito gave a diniioi' to the commission , anil these invited to moot thoin wore Mr. .1 uf > tieo-oloct Lamar , Mr. Justice Urudlov anil Mr. JtiBlieo * Fluid. The British minister nnd Miss West ibsxiod invitations to moot simply * "Mr. Clmniborlain. " Vour correspondent - ont was standing near wlion Mr. C'liam- borlain , arriving from the dinner at II1 p. in.vaa introduced to Miss ICndieott , nbo being the llrbt lady Miss West pro- honied. It was Saturday night , and the invitations rend for ! > o'clock. As all who enjoyed dancing in the beautiful ball room of the legation Iniuw that tlio innsio would cease at midnight they were prompt in arriving , and quickly deported the drawing room for tlio ball. Mibs West Icopt her position nour the door of the middle drawing room to wel- roiuo lady guests us they entered. For1 tills rcu&on only Miss Kndicott iind a few others who did not dance \\uro with Miss West when the gentlemen , in com pany with Secretary Haynrd , nrrivod. Miss Endlcott is rcmly in conversation , and as soon as Mr. Chumliorlnin was in troduced a lively conversation ensued. The young lauy has a brilliant color , light brown hair , and large blue oyos. fiho looked haudpomo in blue tulle over Bill : , and bo the Britisher seemed to think , for ho was in no hurry to ininglo with tlio guests nndoillurgo his circle of now acquaintances. Everyone reinombors what n social tinid there was during December , Jan uary and February. It was observed that the secretary of war was always among the Invited guests to ( tinners' given to Mr , Cluunberliiin , and whom ladies were included his daughter- was invited. Toward the closa of February IIrsIlitt \ gave a lunch to young ladies. Wliilo the party were waiting in the > drawing-room for a tardy girl Mr. Chamberlain accidontly called. When bhe did not arrive1 Mr. Chamberlain * was1 iuvitod by the hostess to tuko the" " vacant place. Ho glailly accepted , and \vtiB given the seat next to Wib9 Hudicotf. Ho was brilliant , , and' , being , tha only mail nmoiigi moro than a dozen girls , he made him self so numerous that the mnlo element appeared to be largely in the majority. Nor oven after thai notable occasion1 could tlioso present determine whotlior the fair Pnseilla had said yea or nay. But when the other members of the fishery commission noted that their .honorable chairman lingered in Washington - , ington diiy after day , when their worlr , wus conoluded and the treaty submitted to the state department , they attributed- his delay to unwillingness to leave until ho had rocelvcd cither a dismissal from the daughter of the secretary of 'war ' or air intimation that ho-raight re-1 , turn to claim her an his wifo. Iict Wonton Propose. Mrs ; Lock wood answered the question ' "Should Women Propose ? " put to hen by a New York reporter in the foliow- 'ing letter : , "Why not ? fn the ages past men have married their preferences women , theii opportunities. ' The man may choose , the woman refuse , bub she refuses uti her peril , as Her decision may condemn her to a life of celibacy , especially in our thickly populated Now England or Middle states , whore- the womoii out number the men. The man she acoppts1 may bo in no wise the man of hei * choice ; but it may bo a mnrrlugo of complaisance , of convenience , or of ne cessity under our present system , while the woman looks calmly on to see another fill the place that she has coveted , without any intimation in the male br'onstof her desire , when a little moro frankness on the part of the woman might have added to tlio huppl- ni'BH of both. A woman would bo slow to make application for divorce from the man who had married her on her oivn culm deliberation and request ; while tlio positive privilege of nml.nig an other selection should ho refuse and the man would have the sumo right of refusal as the woman would give her coniidonpo to approach the man whom she dcoitied best suited to her condition atld happiness. Matches would bo more carefully made when considered from both standpoints , anil the glamour and indellnitoness that usually hedged around a proposal would bo wiped iiwiiy in the cool consideration of a mutual business contract. And why should the woman not have a voice and a choice in the man who is > to bo her life partner , the father of her children and who ifl most likely to give tlio tone and color toall of her after lifoV The majority of women never rise above the character jjivon to them by tiio man whom they chance to wed. for chance In the past lias usually had moro to do with marringo than reason. The Catholics make marriage n canon of the churoh and indihbolublo , but it is cotibidored in most of the states as a civil contract. It should undoubtedly bo n civil contract with the utmost mutuality , with both of the contracting parties at liberty to propose and to reject proposals without olTanso and without any violation of any of tlio ordinary rules of propriety. Tlio contract should also bo construed to con tain equal property rights for the man and the woman , and an equal control over the children of the marriage. Why bhould the woman have moro dilll- doaco in selecting the man who is to wed her than in the selection of the house she is to live in and its intricate furnishings when the former has infi nitely so muah more to do with her hap piness umtyrosperityV To propose has always boon consid ered the prerogative of queens , but in this respect every American woman should consider herself n quoen. It wan not until Queen Victoria Had sig- nillod to Prince Albert that a proposal from him would bo favorably rooeived that heivonturod to make advances toi that' ' honored' lady. Queen Elizabeth 'years before had claimed the right of proposal as England's sovereign queen. The incident recited in Scripture be tween Ruth and Boa/ , after the day of' ' gleaning in , the field , was virtually a proposal by Ruth. After the formulating of the Greg orian calendar in 158'Jj giving to every fourth year 300 days , it was accounted proper for women to propose every fourth or leap year , but so mUch fucctiousnogs and ridicule has attached to it that tho' custom has been moro honored in tlio breach than in the observance. At this ti'mowhenwo concede to woman equal educational facilities : have arrived - ' rived at a proximate equality in prop erty rights ; have given to her , to a lim ited extenttho ballot and the privilege * of holding office ; when the , trades and' ' the professions , are HO far thrown open to her that she may compete with man in money-making and money-getting , I can bee no good reason why she may not , under suitable circumstances' , pro pose ; but the proposal on her part would always carry with it the taeit agree ment to perform her part in the domes tic economy of the household. The right of proposal vouchsafed to woman would undoubtedly have a moral ton- donov. BnrVA A. Lot'KWoOU , Washington , D. C. , Nov. III. A Ijovo-Talo That In True. Philadelphia Record : A remarkable love alTair has just como to light at Fort U.ivis.Tox. , in which a conductor on tlio Snntji Fo railroad is the hero. Some time ago one of the si-tors of charity in the railroad hospital at Las Cruces , N M. , aged twenty years , captivated tlio heart of II. J. Savage , one of the most competent conductors on the division. Ho was h ing sick in the hospital , and Sister Alice tended him. The romantic allair soon got abroad , and the mother superior had Sistoi * Alice removed to La Junta. From there she was sent to Pcoria , 111. , Kcokuk , la. , and finally to Davenport. Two weeks ago Snvago got leave of absence , and stinted to find his lady lovo. They met and were married without delay. Ciiplu'fl Work IJy Mail. Now York Journal : Hundreds' girls and young man employed in the hat fuelorich of Newark are gossiping at a great rate ever the elopement hibt week of Miss Amelia ICollogor , u pretty hat trimmer , with Mr. Croshv Young , who , although ho comes from Salt Lake City , Utah , is bald to bo against Mormonism. Until two or three weeks ago the elopers had never seen each other , although they had been corresponding for nearly live months. Tlioir elopement Is the result of a ramantio courtship by letter. Miss Kollogor was a trimmer fn a hat factory where nearly fifty girls are em ployed , She is about eighteen years old , of good figure , and lias always been counted the belle of the shop. Her al most constant companion was "Mis chievous Bertha , " or Bertie Hafill , who is employed in the same shop. It was the habit of the two girls to write their names on the bands of the hats they trimmed , but about six months ago Miss llallli , in a spirit of fun , wrote the fol lowing note and fastened Inside the band of 11 Derby hat : \'My name Is Amelia Kollogor. I trimmed this hat , and I would like to correspond with the man who goto it , if ho is young , good looking and not mar ried. Address cure of the iituuu on the hat tip , " Mist : Haflll Itopt the matter to herself until the CAEO .containing the hat had been shipped from the factory . Than she told Miss Kollogor' what she had done. Five weeks later Miss Kol logor received a nieoly written letter from Salt Luke City , signed A. Crosby Young. The writer told how he Uud accidentally discovered the note and declared that he would correspond with the fair trimmer if she would exchange pictures with him. Miss Kellogor bhowed the letter to hershopmatcs , and all urged her to reply and keep up the joko. At length she wrote a loiter and sent her picture with it to Salt Lake City. . In duo time she received tlio picture- of a handsome- , manly looking fellow , about thirty years old , together with a , long loiter , which contained a few words of love , but was in the main very scumble. Thus the letter acquaintance was begun , and it was kept up until five wookb ago , when Miss Kollogor's par ents and other relatives urged her to break oil the correspondence on the ground that Mr. Young was a Mormoli. Mibs Kolleger urged that he had ropeal- odly denied this in his letters , but finally , at the earnest solicitation of her mother , she wrote what was to bo her final letter to the man whom she had never seen , but had learned to love. She told him that his talk of marriage was useless , ns she could not be con vinced that he was not a Mormon. Twonty-four hours earlier lhan usual shu had a reply to her letter. Mr. Young plondud his cause gallantly and said that ho , too. would die rather than bo a Mormon. Ho closed by saying that ho would start immediately for Newark and by a personal interview endeavor to prove to her that he was a business man of good standing , in comfortable circumstances nnd a be liever in not nloro than one wife for ono man. About the middle of October Miss Kollogor received a nntu by messenger at the factory , asking bar to meet Air. A. Crosby Young in the parlors of the United States hotel , where lie was stopping thai night. Taking Miss llalui with her , Mibs Kollogor Icopt the appointment , aud when she mot Mr. Young both were delighted beyond ex pression. Other interviews followed. Miss Kollogor was at length persuaded that- her lover was not a Mormon and , furth ermore , was persuaded to consent to an olopcinent. It was arranged that Mr. Young and Miss Kollogor should go to New York on the night before election and there bt > married and , after sending a telegram of explanation to Non-ark , start for Salt Lake City on Tuesday morning. This was the plan as told to a Journal reporter by Miss Hallll , "and it was car ried out to the lottot , " she added , "bo- cause f was with them until they left Now York. When Miss Kolleger did not return homo on Monday night her parents were greatly nlarmod , but on Tuesday morning the anxiety concerning her fate was somewhat relieved by the receipt - coipt of the following telegram , signed "Mrs. A. Crosby Voung , " by her par- oats : "Married in Now York lust night. Have gene to future homo in Suit Lake City. Will write. " "So all mairlago IB u failure , " says the old muid with usmllo ; "I'm glnu folk * beRln to sen It , for I've ' known it a long while ; How I wish I could got married , Just to lot the pooplcsep How supremely great the failure marriage uUvuys proves to be I'1 ' A HaUlmoro bride's dress wns designed by1 the bridegroom. vYlml n dear man lie must be 1 Another courtship , conducted exclusively through the mails , has ondcd In murrlano. The groom resides in California , whither uio brlilo , an eastern girl , jouruoyou to have the knot tied. The couple mot , on the wedding day , for the Urstthno. David Mondooa , ngod twcnty-ono , a Cuban clgarmukcr , was before Police Justice Walsh , of Urooklyu , cm a ctiurge of abandoning luai wife. Anna , who is over sixtv ycais oldi 'I'hoy were married twelve weeks ago. and the youiijj hiisbimd says that the chainfs his bride possessed weio cluelly bank books showing deposits of ยง 10,000. A young man of Bueiui Vista , Oa. . , went by appointment to hii best girl's chamber window a night or two ago , there to await until she should put in appe.ir.Uicc and clopu with him. The night being \\.irm , he fell asleep , and "gave no sign. " 'The elopement did not come off , but the old folks have since "given in" and everybody is happy. Joseph Chamberlain , who has wed Secre tary Kmlfcott's only'daughter , is said by the Now York Tribune to have an estimated Jncomo of $150,000 n vear , derived piineipally fiomtho control of patents for the maim- facturo of wood screws. He is about llfty years old , but does not look to bo moro than thirty-five , and is a most nprooablo com * pilnion. Ho is the possessor of n handsome house near Uiriiifnc-hiun , and another in the fashionable quai tor of London. Mr. Cham berlain has been twice married , and has u son of about the same a o as Miss Kndicottj A Russian nobleman by tlio name of Carl von Jurficnssou ha * written to the New York health department , evidently suppos ing that institution to bo some sort of a matrnnoni U bureau. Ho di'snos n wife not ever twenty-live ; she must f > 3 < Nes a for tune of 150,000 rouble * , spat cash , must know the German and Hiissjin languages , and must bo pohsasBod ot good looks uud good manners. On hu part ho offers ono of the oldest titles in Hussia , an introduction into the be-,1 Itnsslmi society , etc. Here Is a chance lor a rich Chicago girl. Conceal your contempt for the person who putt ) a incagro dmiu in the collection plnie. No gentleman will interrupt a olorsym in in the midst of his discourse to ask for the text Do not Rlaro lit the stranKcr In your pew who has made the mistake of reading fioiu your favorite hymn book , The morning paper should bo loft at home , and never under any circumstance bo tnlton to church to bo read while- the collection Is bc'ing takeiii At a western church fair n dovlco lor getting - ting up a testimonial to the pastor bole the following legend : "Drop a dollar in the slot and HUD the pastor smile. " "There uio Christian people In the house who are vtrv near heaven to-night , " re marked Mr. Talnwgo In his last Sunday's sermon. And every woman who was pies- cnt In u now sealskin saciiuo ngiced with him. him.A A clergyman of this city is said to have made light of what is called Sunday-school kissing. Nevertheless , good sir , there is A suggestion of danger In the Sunday- school kiss ; n warning of dnngor In the church vcstlbulu kiss , and downright danger in the kiss mlinstoiial. "Do you think , llttlo reader , that Jesus hung up bis stocking Christmas eve to bo filled by Santa ClausJ If you do , you are much mistaken Aud why did ho noU Ono reason was that ho hail noao. And why hnd ho none ) Because ho waa born in the torrid /one , wlioio stockings ura never used , npr are they to tills duy " Pastor Urothor Smlthors wo are taking up our usual charity collections for Thanks giving , Can wo count on you /or souiuthbiRl Hrolher Smithers ( who Is somowbut close- listed ) I always give something Thanks- giving. Pastor ( preparing to Jot down amount ) Well , llroUier fimlthers , what will you glvo this jearl Urotucr Htnithers Thanks. Careful JjICc , A great deal of talk about JamoH G. Elaine's health is going forward. In ono place whore ho was entertained during the campaign it was noted thnti ho ate but little at any meal , A llttlo oatmeal and toast formed his breakfast nnd lie drunk no cotToo. At a handsome dinner given in his honor he ate butt sparingly of the fancy dishoa and did not indulge In even a tnsia of wine. At night he Bleeps with every window In his room open. Four yours ago he fol lowed uo tmch plan of life. ! To says playfully that in hiscafco "constant vig- llauco li the uricu ol hoa 1th. " ABOUT WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE , Some Bonutifbl Gowns Worn by the Female Vaudorbilts. GEN. GARFIELD'S CARELESSNESS. Ho Hud No AHlllly to Take Care of Sirs. Cleveland as nil EvptM-r "With a. Killo IJIalne'h I.Iff. VnmlorlliH TollolH. Now Yoik World : Hero are two o ; Mrs. Fred Vandorbilt's now gowns The ( list is a dress to bo worn at otic ol the Delmonico b.dls and is a beauty. It is a palo &ilvory green Kitin with a vorj long court train * lined with old KHO satin. All the edge ol it is bordorei' with the richest Alaska , bablo , am' above these doc ) ) nrabeboucs of needle work in gold , hilvor and white. The front of the skirt is very nearly golkl with tliifa rich gold and 'silver needle work wrought p ittorns on white satin. The long pointed corsage is of uliito Mttin , stiir with the hnmo needlework , and draped about the shouldorh anil down the front with a t > cnrf of old rose crepe , which is embroidered in gold and silver and euhhmoro colors. An other ono of these Iwoly toilets ih a tea gown of dull old- rohO crepe ( Mrs. Vamlorblll'ei fu- v or i to color ) , the whole omhroidorcd with efjiiisitc garlands of roius nud leaves in natural colors. This opens over a petticoat of plain rose-colored crepe , and from the opening at the wniht to the bottom thorn are loops and ends of croon and rose moire ribbon. The back is fitted tightly and the fronts linng half looioly. The sleeves are flowing , with lace undorslooves. The maker of these is a now discovery of Mrs. Vanderbilt , he having built up ills fume on hit ravishing combinations of ro'c and greon. Ho hub just made another - ether of thubo eombinations for Sarah DurnliariU , which is a dross of salmon- colored satin , trlniiiHid with silver pas- - bumcntoric , Thorn is a plain skirt front , with three half circles of the pas- somentorlo , then a long redingote opening to show the fi'oiiw of the fcumo material , with oiiiiiiiiuntH of the same iwbbumuntorio on each sido. A tight- lilting , puuKod bodice with plastrons , trimmed with bows of nnlo green satin , light ilucvob with small pulfings on the shouldur , and bimilar bows and loops of the green ribbon to Uo worn in thuhair. How tlio l'mporoiIjoolrml I hoar from Homo that tlio German emperor only looks to advantage on foot , writes a London corrcspondont. Ho "Hitb low , " the baokboiio being short. With this the logs are long. His llg- uro , thoroforu , IB an ungrneoful ono for riding , Uio Ictiorm advancing far lo- wards the horse's hcnd , nnd the logs and thighs forming an acute angle , uo has given up wlno and boar-drinking , does not oat much and niworbs quanti ties of tea. His face was drawn , nnd bliowed fatlguolion ho was in Italy. Every morning and evening packet * of papers were placed on a deslc in his sit ting-room. Uo glanced ever all thut was about himself , and , when ho had done go , paragraphs of wluoh ho was the subject were cut out by a socroinry and pasted In a scrap-book. Gonorul Gnrlluld'w CarcldSHiu-fiH. "I think I never know a man who was moro improvident , or who had loss ability to take oaro of his money than General Gurflold , " said a gentleman who was on very Intlmuto terms witln the kto president to a Washington Star reporter the othcrliight. "His frionda all know the general's weakness in that respect , " he continued , "and woro- al ways willing to nwibt him when ho got into a tight.plncc , which , I must say , was. quite often. He was such a genial , eompanionablo man that every ono who knew him lilted him , and those Who were his intmntt ! < s positively loved him. Gurllold know Hint ho had no head for business ; that ho could not keep money , and ho oflon johml about It. Somo- timostho&oof hib friends who had pulled him out of clo'-o iliianciul quarters fre quently would got a little irritated , but tney niwuys ondcd by giving him what ho wanted. I'll tell you a little stoi'y , which is as true as gospel. In 1677 there was a hirgo parly going to make tile trip across to San Francisco , and GiV- liold wauled very much to go. Ho had boon invited , and hnd his railroad passes there and back. But sucii a trip costs money , e\on if you don't nay rail road faro , and Onrliold was hard up. He was talking about the trip ono ( lay with a banker hero and m.VHolf , and ex pressed regret that ho i-ould not go. Tlio banker asked him why , nnd ho con fessed that ho hadn't any money. Tlio banker said ho would loan him WOO , and ( iiirllold's fa.ro lil up with pleasure as ho asked when ho could have the inoujy. The banker , who know his weakness , said ho wouldn't give it to him , for if ho did ho wouldn't have any by the tune the train should stiirt , but ho agreed to give it to mo , with the un derstanding thai I should give Uio gen eral $2 > ( ) aflor ho got on the Ir.iin and Uko the ether STiO : to Mrs. Ciarllold to keen her while ho was gone. Ho agreed to the terms and I faithfully carried them out. " n , Clovolnml as Diana. Last week there was some mention made of the women who were becoming expert in bird hunting , and now it ap pears Hint Mrs. Cleveland is skillful in tlio iiho of tlio ri llo , and made some re markable seorcs at Saranrik lake , in the Adirondncks , whorn she ban been spend ing part of tho. autumn with her mother , In her luggage was a gun case wliioh hold a hiily'n rlllu made for her cspauia use , and a model of inn gunmakor'a urt. She handles tills liroarln lovingly , and knows its good points as well as Carver knows these of the wuapou that has stood him in good btoad in his exhibitions of skill. Mrs. I21uvuland has broad Hhouldorrf and largo , woll-do\ eloped arms , and can handle with porfuct ease a much houvlor I'illo lhan ttio' ordinary woman could lift. She swings It up to her shoulder , looks along the barrel with a Keen eye , and her finger on the trigger is as Htoady as if flronrniB had boon the nat ural plinth ings of women tlmo oul of ni ud. Him shot at a target at Sarunua , ind has no far notatlomptod bird shooi ng nnd the USD of a shotgun , hut in case of PiHsldont Cleveland's action In 'ogar-d to tlio IlBhorlori quoslion procip- laling a war with England , his wife rould maku a valuable recruit aa a sharpshooter , Bin no she can show a icoro of llvo out of a possible seven ) ulls'-oyoH nt00 yards , and tlio target fet peppered all ever until lu roMitm- jlunco to the frcisklcd countonuiiua of a small boy was romurlfcd by the cottagers at Surnmtu. _ _ AVhnt ) tlio rtnraiulilii la for , Ilostoii Globe : The salary of a cabinet olllcor In this day and generation It tt.UOO a year , and the minimum oxpuiibo H $10,000 to 820,000. Tho.oIMolal duties ire Inburlous and the social require- nonts very trying on him and his on- Ire family. Still two-third.i of the itatcs have each a whole ohtiiidelicr of jrilliunl political lights bunging up to Uraot and diuilo the presidential gnzo ,