Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 03, 1889, Page 12, Image 12
THE OMAHA DAILY 33EE : SCNITAY FEB1UTA11Y 13. lfiPTWELVE PAGES. Look at This and Then on This LooK at TWs and Then tn TliU All Striped Wool Frock Suits , regular price $ 0,75 , now $ IJ.OO Heavy Brown Check Cassimere Lined , regular price $ 0.25 , now $5.75 Dark Cheviot Frock Suits regular , price 0.75 , now 4.00 Blue Chinchilla , Dbl & Single Breasted do 10,2o now 0.25 Cassimere Frock Suits , regular price 11.7.3 , now 5.00 Heavy Ulster Grey Checked do 0.50'now 15.00 Heavy Blue Beaver Frock Suits , regular price 15.00. now 7.00 Rough Chinchilla Grey do 17.75 , now 0.06 Blue Beaver Sack Suits , double breasted , reg.price 19.00 , now 11.25 Elegant Fur Beaver , blue and brown , full satin lined All wool Worsted Frock Suits , regular price 15.7.1 , now 8.50 ; " . ' . regular price 23.50 , now 113.75 All wool Sil k Mixed D1 , , ; , CassimereFrocks only.reg.price 15,50 , now 8.00 Blue and brown Chinchilla full satin lined , do ( } 75 now 15.0Q Blue Corkscrew Sacif Suits , regular once 9.75 , now 5.75 Same as above , extra long , - - do 27.75 * . now 15.75 Wide Wale 4-button Cutaway Suits , regular price. . . , - in ' x\ Steel Grey and Brown Melton , - - do 1(5.00 ( , now 0.75 4-Button Cutaway Corkscrews , regular price 25.00 , now 14.25 Brown Meltcn.silk faced , - - do 18.00 , now 10.75 Double Breasted Princs Albert Suits , regular price. 30.00 , now 17.75 Imported English Melton , - - - do 2(3.00 ( , now 10.00 G-ood wearing , Boys' Suits , 13 to 18 years , regular price , $5.75 , now $2.50 Boys' Medium Invisible plaid Suits , reg , price $6.50 , now $3. All wool Plaid Scotch Suits. 13 to 18 years , reg. price $10 , now $5.7 5 Double Breasted all wool Olieck ' 3 to is years , reg price $15.50. now $10 Boys' Corkscrew Worsted Suits , 13 to 18 years , reg. price $10 now $5.75 A very good wearing Child's Suit , 4 to 13 years , reg price $3 , now $1.25 B3SS Plain grey , nicely made up , 4 to 13 years , reg. price $3,25 , now $1.50 Scotch Brown Check , pleated front and back , 4 to 13 years , reg price $5 , now $2.50. An elegantly made Scotch Cassimere , 4 to 13 years , reg.price $4.7o , now $2.50. Brown and blue Astrachan , nobby , 4 to 13 years , reg. price S8.25 , now $4.50. Dark blue Jersey Suits , all wool,4 to 13 years , rep- , price , $7. 5 , now $3.75 m CHINA'S ' IMPERIAL WEDDING , tt Will Cost the People Ton Million Dollars. HOW THE BRIDE WAS CHOSEN. Tlio Young Kmperor tlio God of the Nation His Character and His Kdiic.-Ulon The Chinese Holy of llolicti. Contesting For Matrimonial Honors. PEKISO , Dee. 8. [ Special correspondence ol THE BuiJ All Peking is excited over the boy emperor's marriage. The bride was selected n few days ago and the first ofllcial announcement appeared in the Peking Ga- tottc. Now somewhere near a million Chinese tongues are wagging inside of orange-colored cheeks about the new empress nnd the highly rouged daughters of the Mnnchu nobility are wondering what kind of a looking girl she is , and are envying both her and the two sisters who have been chosen to rank us the highest of the Imperial concubines. Tlio announcement of the Peklnc Gazette is ofllclal. It comes from the innermost recesses of the forbidden city , nnd It was dictated by the empress dowager herself. I quote It in the translation which the Chinese writer of our American minister bus nrcparod for thu state department at "Washington. It requires only one page of the Peking Gazette to print It , and this means u space not longer nor wider than the back of a long ofllclal envelope. It reads : "Special edict of the empress dowager. " "The emperor having rovciently succeeded to hU exalted inheritance , and Increasing day by day in maturity , it is becoming that lie should select a virtuous consort to assist In the administration of the palace , to con trol tlio members of his houshold and to encourage - courage the emperor himself in upright con duct. Let , therefore , Tet-Ho-Na-Ln , a daughter of Deputy Lieutenant General Kiiol Hslang , whom wo have selected for her dignified and virtuous character become em press. " "Let Ta-Tn-Lu , ngod fifteen years , n daughter of Chang Hsil , formerly vlco presi dent of the board , becaino the secondary con- lort of the first rank , and Let Ta-Ta-Lu , aged thirteen , also daughter of Chang Hall , formerly vice president of the board become Imperial concubine of thu second rank. " "Bcspoct thla. " AI.MO.NH-milli I.OVI.IX1S9. Thus Is settled n question which 1ms boon pitntmg the Chinese court for the past year , nnd which has cost thu families of the Munoliu nobles mouths of trouble ) , hundreds of thousands of cash and an incalculable amount of bitter disappointment , China has been ruled for more than two centuries Iy Munehurlans , Poking has Its Chinese city and its Tartar city , and the emperor is n full-blooded Mauchu. It Is prescribed by the IUWB of the court that lie nhall wed no ono but n Manchu maiden , and during thu pant year thu distinguished Muuchu papas , having daughters between the ngos of twelve and eighteen , have been required to send them to Poking In order that they might bo inspected by tlio empress .dowager with a view to tlio selection of such a seemed good tor the Imperial harem , The first inspection was hold last spring. The maidens came by hundreds from Poking nnd from other northern parts of the empire. They wore convoyed in carts from their homes to the palucuand their delicate frames wcro jolted like jolly through tbo ruts of the Poking tracts on tucfto springiest ) , heavy , box-liko vehicles. Each girl was dressed In all the tttravagunco of Chinesecostume. . Her hair , rich , black and lustrous , was. combed out over a bar a foot long nt the back of her head , so that It stood out for six inches on each side. Her face , originally of a delicate cream , verging upon the bloom of the large yellow peach , was overlaid with rouge ana paste , nnd her eyes , coal black , were [ lightened m color by arti ficial means. The Manchu girls uro the most beautiful in Chum , und an unadorned maiden with her soulful eyes looking out of tneir narrow , almond-shape slits is enough to stir the blood of the coldest Caucasian. She is plump and luscious , and she has not thu dis gusting compression of foot which is always associated with her Chinese sister. There are no pipe-stem legs and mutilated feet ubout the palace of the emperor of China , and the empress will probably wear a No , 2 shoe. These hundreds of mandarin's daughters weio Manchus , mid they were the prettiest Manchus In China. Their carts were led through wall after wall through the great city of Peking , and they arrived at the palace at 12 o'clock in the morning. Much of the work of the Chinese court is done in the night , and it was dark when they wcro curried across the little lake inside the palace grounds und they ate their breakfast at 3 a. m. , when ttio icst , of Peking was still sleeping. After this they were given a little tlmu for primping ami powdering , and they were then ushered into the presence of the empress dowager in groups of four and five. Each girl curried a tablet bearing her name and ago and these were handed to the em- pi ess , who put questions to the young ladies anil passed upon their beauty. The only men picscnt were thu court eunuchs , of whom I will speak further on , and the unsuc cessful candidates were passed over to these with orders that each should bo given n piece of silver in the shape of n shoo , which weighed exactly one ounce , nnd bo sent away , 'ihu gicut majority of tlio maidens wcro dlseurued at this first Inspection , Thu remainder wcie asKcd to come again , At thu second inspection a closer examina tion was madu and thuro was n further needing out of the least beautiful ot the maidens. At this time the unsuccess ful candidates were each given a roll of silk and at thu third inspection which took placu In the latter part of last month , the hundreds had been reduced to fifteen , and it was from these fifteen that thu above three were fin ally chosen. The mm Huge Is to take pluco on thu saino day that President Harrison is to bu inaug urated , and the preparation : ! for It have been going on for months , Thu board of rites and ceremonies have decided that It shall bo as economical us possible , but they agree that It must coat at leiiBt eight million tauls , which Is considerably over $10,000,000. The royal factories uro already at woi k making silks , satins , and other things for it , nnd collec tions are being made In thu various provinces. This wedding Iswith ono exception , the only murriugo of an emperor in this way slnco Hit I. The last emperor , Tung Chi , was mar ried in Ibi'J. Ho was like the present emperor , u boy when he useended thu throne und his empress was chosen in the sumo way. Three ilnys before tlio wedding ho sent the bride her phojnlx robes , and 01- derud thu priests to burn incense at the altar of hcuvcn as ho "was ubout lo marry Aleuteh , the good , \vlso and virtuous daughter of Cheng , " Presents poured In from every part of the capital , and on the day before the marriage a tablet of gold was sent to the bride , upon which was engraved the edict elevating her to the thiono. The bride Is hero known as the phumlx nnd the emperor is known as the dragon , and the union is that of the phuiiiix und the dragon , A grand procession - cession escorted the bride to the palueo. A Muuchu prlnco was nt Its head nnd thirty wnlto horses followed behind. The dowager empress received the bride. She stepped from her sedan chair on to a golden saddle nnd from that Into her hcine. It will bo the same with the murriogo of this emperor , and the empress will rule the isdies of the im perial household. The number of females In the royal harem Is not accurately known. The emperor has tlio right to seven Icgnl con- cublnos and to an unlimited numberof Illegal ones. Every third year nftor March next ho will receive the daughters of the high rnnlt Muuchu officers over twelve years of ut'o.aiid Will choose such as ho pleases for the palace. Such of his secondary wives as bear children to him will continue to remain in the palace. The others may be restored to liberty when they reach the ago of twenty- five ycais. Muuchu girls consider it u very great favor to be taken into the palace , and their families regard it an honor. They have no trouble in finding husbands if thny are permitted to come out again , but wliilo In the palace they associate with none but the king and his eunuchs. Till ! KOVAI , IIUNUCIIS. The ennuehs of the palace are the most in fluential men of the court. They have been the servants of the Chinese emperor as fur buck us the time of Christ , 4iud they uro mentioned in Chinese history as existing 1000 H. C. There uro : ) ,000 eunuchs in the imperial palace at Peking according to a lute report on tlio subject to the state deportment , nnd this report stutes thut no person not of royal blood has the right to possess or em ploy eunuchs , ft states that princes and princesses of royal blood , sons nnd daughters of the emperor may use thirty eunicbs , but that nephews and younger bens are restricted to twenty. Every fifth year each of certain princes of Chinu nro required to furnish for the use of the palace eight yoiiui ; cunichs , and these princes are paid about three hundred dollars apiece for thum. The eighteen lama priests who supply the spiritual wants of the ladies of thu imperial household nrc cunichs , und the two or three thousand men of this class in divided into de- the palace nrn forty-eight - paitments. They have each their duties and those of ordinary rank receive from two to twelve dollars u month. They make more , of course , by their percentage on tlio sales made to tlio palace , and some of them , through oftlcial favor , grow quite wealthy. This is especially so as lo the favorites of the empress dowager and thu leading ladies. One of the eunichs of the court grow angry a week or bo ago because n wealthy China man , who lived not far from the pulicu wails , had sent up a sky-rocket , the shaft of which happened to full in his yard. Ho concluded to bo revenged , and taking tlio empress to the top of her palace , he showed her this man's residence und told her that she ought to hnvo It for n certain purpose , llu peisuaded her that ho was right ; und us the em pel or und empress are supposed to own nil China , a notice was sent to this Chinaman that he must raise Immediately an enormous sum of money or his palace would bo confiscated by the empress. Ho could not raise tlio money. Ho did not want to give up his-palaco and In his despair ho hung himself. This was about three weeks ago. Ill 13 ISMI'KCSS PONAIIUH. The empress dowager who , notwithstand ing the boy empororhas ascended the throne , still remains empress regent , Is ono ot the mist remarkable women In Chinese history. She has ruled China for twenty-five years , and she became empress legcnt In connec tion with the eastern empress in Ib51 , when the emperor lilon Feng died , leaving two wives , Tim custom cmpiess died six years ago , and there was at this time n great excitement in Puking because it was thought thut thu western empress , or this noted Lay , who was the leul ruler of China , was sick. The most noted doetois of China were culled to court. Their medi cines availed nothing , and they visited Dr. Dudgeon , an eminent Scottish practlc- tioner of Peking , nnd nsked him for some medicine iiud advice. Dr. Dudgeon replied that if thu empress wanted his services ho could call him In , hut that he did not intend to risk advlco and medicine at second hand. The result was that the eastern empress died , und the present empress dowager ruled , During the last sickness of thu em press she could for a long tlmu tnko only milk , nnd It took sixty wet nurses to keep her allvo. The present empress regent Is now over fifty , and she Is said to bo well formed und dignified , Hho combs her hair , 1 am told , in this butterfly fashion common lo the Mnnchus , having horns six inches long at the back of her head , nnd she fastens It with a gold hairpin. She Is rather independent In thought , and does us she pleases , regardless of Chinese ettlquette. She U said to practice archery inside the walls of the puhr.-c , and she isio- ported'as having taken lessons In boxing from an old eunuch. Minister Den by tells mo that she studies and understands all sub jects committed to her , and that Hho is very industrious. Ho thinks she will go down to history us ono of the grunt rulers of the world , and says that thiough her , China has attained Its present high position among thu nations. From this , however , it must not bo thought tLut Minister Denby has over seen the I empress regent. Not even the Chinese see lier , anil she receives the most noble of tlie court behind n gauze screen. Every Chinaman who appears before this screen 1ms to get down on his knees and bump Mis head against the floor , no matter if ho bo Li Hung Chany or one of the princes , and it is Impossible for an American to conceive the sucrodness and the awful divinity which hedges the body of the emperor and this em press. The palaces themselves are sur rounded by n yellow tiled wall , more than two miles in extent and many feet high , and around this tlieio is a wide moat. The in terior is called the carnation prohibited city. At the gates of the wall arc ofllcers in uni form , and no foreigner over .steps within it. The ordinary Chiimman never gets inside , and the masses of the empire suppose that the palaces within are upheld by gold and slier pillars. They thmlc they are walled with precious jewels and that their majesties walk on pavements of gold. Outside of this city is the impenal city , which has a wall fifty feet high , nml which is so wide at the top that four good si/.ed carriages could bo driven abreast upon it. H is from this wall that the stranger can get his only view of the palaces of the Chinese empire. They are n wilderness of broad buildings covered with curving roofs of bright yellow tiles , which glisten like gold under the bright sun of noithern China. They look moio UKO temples than palaces , and there aie many of them centuries old. Yellow is thn Imperial color of China , ana his mnjesty'H foot is too holy to step upon earth of any other hue. When ho goes out side of the palueo walls the sticets through which his procession is to pass is covered with yellow el iy , and I saw u hundred liaif- nakcil Chinese coolies pushing this in from the country m wheelbarrows through the frosty wintr.v air as I started for the Chinese wall. The empress dowager was to have an outing on the following day , and these miles of dirty streets were being prepared for her. lleie ana there shops whieti hud been erected wcro being torn down , and the wide streets of the Tartar city , whlcn are usually filled with booths like those of n gre.it fair , were being cleaned for the royal procession. Mat ting was being hung up before the houses , and navy blue cotton was stretched across the Hide btreets. No human eve outside thu court must ever rest upon the emperor or empress , and when they go forth all nro warned to remain m-doors , and the foreign ers receive notice through their ministers that they must not appear on certain streets at such times , nor can they go out while the imperial piocession is passing. The proces sion has archers with It , and there are few shots so good as these Chinese bowmen. A peeping Tom Is liable to get an arrow in his eye , and tha Chinese got down upon their knees mid kotow behind the mats. TIIIMTi ; ! ) AS A HOD , There are certain gates in the city which are never used except for the emperor , nna in addrcbsing the throne oven the highest ollleiuls and nobles act as though thov were addressing a god. I have before mo a me morial of Li Hung Chang , in which he states that "upon bended knees as u slave ho looks upward towards his sacred master and pios- tiatobegs to say , " The emperor of China IB the god of the people. Ho oilers sacrifices for the nation , and ho Is more to them than the popa ever was to Home. From the I'cking Guzetto 1 tnko notice of a number of nacrillccs which lie has lutolj made , and I sou that ho usually starts out to the temple of heaven at 4:110 : in the morning , and 1 am told that ho is hauled then ) by one of the sacied elephants. I vis ited the elephant stables yesterday and by liberal brlbiugs of the dirty , long-queued of ficial In charge , buceeeded In seeing these loyul animals. They uro as big us was Jumbo and they have been taught to bend their knees and bow in the presence of the emperor , I noted that they appreciated that I was an American prince , us they crooked their legs In response to the motion of the groom when I caino into their presence and bowed to mo even us to the sallow-faced , almond-eyed moital , who poses as the god and ruler of 400,000,000 of people. The em- pel or prais for snow and ho Bonds up sacri fices for rain. On the ttth of March I BCO that he trotted out at 4:45 : a. in. and visited thu temi > le of the god of wur and on the l.Mh of last April ho started the ploughing for the empire by going to the temple of agiiculturo and holding a gold-handled plow with his long llngcr-nullod hand. Ho looks over the prayers that are to bo ofleied upon great oc casions and ho is considered and culled by the Chinese "tho BOH of heaven. " The royal slaughter house Is connected with the temple of heaven , and his majesty sacrifices during the wee small hours of the morning , botl heio and at other places every day or so. mi : iu > \ r.Mi'inuw. This boy emperor of China is now seven teen years old. IIo is a slender , yellow- faced , almond-eyed , black-cued young tartar who , I am told , lias all the instincts of the ordinary boy , and who likes fun as well as any other boy among his subjects. A. few days ago he wont out to visit some small steam launches , and to the horror of his eunuchs , rushes past them and down into tlio engine room. IIo hero found u cooley with a dirty handkerchief tied around his head oiling the machinery. He asked him his nationality , and the cooley replied that ho was a Chinaman. A reply \yhich was very pleasing to the emperor. It is said that l.is majesty is not a very good student and that he has a rather pytulent disposition. Ho is variable in his tastes , and it may be on this account that the empress regent still holds the position ns royal advisor. Ho will have , however , unlimited power in n short time.and it depends upon him whether China , shall follow Japan in the inarch of Asiatic civili/ation or not. The empress regent has been one of the most progressive thinkers among the Chinese , and considering the Iso lation of Chum It seems strange to record that in a short time these palaces will be lighted with six thousand eleetrie lights , ami that the emperor will eat , his breakfast with ivory chop-sticks tipped with gold under the ruys of electricity. His majesty rises about 2 o'clock in the morning , as f am told through his tutor. Hu takes a light breakfast at about 20 ! ! and by II is ready for work. Ho receives his ministers at 4 , 5 or It o'clock , and it is at this time that he usually starts out to per form his holy autlcs. Ho has his second breakfast at 11 and he dines later in thn diy , going to bed very caily. His favorite dishes are unknown to his subjects , but the Chinese books state that there shall bo daily placed before him thirty pounds of meat In a basin , and Hcven pounds boiled into a .soup. Ha has the daily allowance of moio than a pound of hog's fat and butter , and he has also two sheep , two fowls and two ducks , the milk of eighty cows and seventy Hvo parcels of ten. The empress receives the milk of twenty-five cows , ten parcels of tea , twenty-one pounds of meat in platters and thirteen pounds boiled with vegetables. Hho lias one fowl and one duck , and it would seem that the royal family ought to have enough out of this and to spaio. The em peror now takes his meals alone and his eunuchs watch him closely and restrain him If ho eats too much of ono thing. It costs n great amount to keep up his palace , and the supplies which are bent to it are noted down in the Poking Gu/ctte. Ono Item before mo announces the sending of 1,0.x ) pencils and -00 sheets of red scrolls. Another Is an order of dress materials for the emperor , and in it uro the items of ton Clocus each of bright yellow , brown , suphlro hie , rice colored , tea colored , shrimp black and silver gray gauze. Thcro are ninety pieces of gau/o in all , and the silks sent eost thousands of dollars. During ono year ,1,400 rolls of silk gau/o , 000 handkerchiefs , IIT. ! rolls of Mitin , , r > oo rolls of brocaded Hatln and 11,000 pieees of line calico were furnished to I'lm from cue of his factories , and It Is an open i.ei'iet at 1'eklng that seine of these tine silks anil embroideries find their way out of the pulaco Into the hands of such common people as are able to pay well for them. The emperor is not averse to receiving presents from hm own subjects , and during my stay in Tientsin eight gorircoua railroad earn arrived from Franco. They wcro up holstered In rich satins of the gaudiest col ors , and the one for the especial usu of the emperor had n downy divan of imperial yel low. The test of Its finish was rod , satin and plush , but the curtains , sirango to bay , were of white silk , an unpardonable mis take on the part of the donors , for white Is , In China , the badge of death and of mourn ing These car * are the present of u Froneh syndicate doing business In China , who hope through thorn to get the emperor's favor , and If railroads are adopted , to have thu first chunco at the contract. The curs uro to run on u little track In the Imperial palace giounds , and thov will bo ono of the toys of his majesty , The emperor , however , re fused to receive them for nothing , and ho takes them only oneondition that thu French syndicate will accept 110,000 for them. The curs cost-well up toward 100,000 and thu syndicate promises to nave its work for Its pulnb. FIUXIC ( J. CAiU'ii.vrmi. Aiif'OBturu Bittern , thu colobratoil nppollzor , of oxquinHo flavor , is imoil nil ] over the world , Dr. J. O. It. Hiogort t j i felons , bole in'f'rti. Ask your druggist. Q ( In i lie Soup. - . Whenever a dlwy theatncal crowil , Or a bccoml-rato minstiel troupe , Gets too heavy a load and busts up "on the loan , " They uiosaid to bo into the boup. When M. do Lcssops could get no more cash His creditors all to recoup , Then the poor and the rich fell in Panama's ditch , And Do Lesscps fell Into the soup. If Emperor William continues to boast And threatens nil Europe to scoop , He may once go too far and get into a war , And find himself deep into the soup. So let us all live in good will with the rest , Ihat our good fortune never may droop ; Lach do what he can for his poor fellow-man And keep everyone out of the soup. HOXEY FOR TUB LiADIKS. Stripes nro very stylish jubt now.cspccialh' ' for wraps. Sleeves to most evening gowns are full am' reach almost to thu elbow. Flower garnitures uro asraln in high favor for low necked evening gowns. An evening gown recently seen was made up in velvet and jonquil yellow. With the wide ribbon and velvet bolts now used large silver bolt buckles are worn. Tartan stockings in either wool or silk are among the threats of the coming season The favorite wrap of the season is the long cloak with long loose bleeves over another pair that til thu arm. 5a Parisians now wear the hair in bunches of urlH low on the back of the head , but only ' 'or the theater or o pera. London not only allows , but approves of gowns of the brightest green , combined with ) ink or line falat yellow. Hoses anil poppies entirely without leaves ire the favonto llowors for trimming tulle or gau/o or lislu evening dresses. Violet and rose hclbtropo colors are in vogue , nowl.v imported shades in thcso colors being very delicate and pretty. The directory and empire bodlcc.i hnvo n rival In popular favor in the "bo bo" waist , which is fast becoming a favoi ito , A very fashionable roil for street dresses is called bordeaux. It is like nourpio and garanco , and is a very deep shade. White Is the wear alliio for youth and ago , and is first ehoieo for either balls or the opera. Pink , however , is a good second. Tim long veil grows in favor. It Is scon In many new forms , but is always long enough to completely cover the face and diapo the throat. Very young women who havu short hair are much given to curling it into a mass of fluff and tying It with ribbon Just below the crown of thu head , English hats and bonnets are noticeably low and lound. Some ol thorn , however , more than make up in breadth of brim all they have lost m height. Thu Psvi'lio knot is tlio correct thing to wear with toque or round hut , unit bhnuld bo accompanied by n pointed bang , waved and frl/zed , but not icgularly curled , Full-dicss corsages are higher than for jcarn. Often they are unly half low , ami either V-shaped or pompadour with a filling of lucu that comes up to the throat. Alpaca grows In favor and In fashion , Thobo brought over for spring wear urn In all sorts of colors , and striped and brocaded till they quite discount the ra'nbow ' , Softly draping corded silks are made up In Nco-Cireck fashion , with heavy medallion shoulder clasps matching thu gold or silver accessories on other parts of thu gown , Cashmere house di esses have princess backs and jacket fronts , coining only to the waist , over a luosu full vest that Is drawn In by a ilbbon and falls qultu to the horn of thu cliirt. Debutantes thin season are wearing Uircc- toriu gowns madu of uhitoor pale violet silk , They uru deml-tralned and gurniturcd with gold or silver galouns , this trimming forming the wide belt , the finish for the folds , and the deep border al thu foot of the skirt. If you want to bo a real fashionable young lady , you must wear a dlrcctolro gown , u Russian boa , a Connnmura cloak , Louis Quinn sheen , no bustle , hair u la Cutogau , u < Gainsborough lint , drinkyour lea n la Husso , carry a lorgnutto , and skip all your r'a. Over one hundred and sixty women ma triculated at the Philadelphia woman's medi cal college last year. They represented nearly every nation on earth , some being from China and others from Australia , while there were two or more from every state la the union. The Now Orleans Creole woman's exchange is now an neconiiilishcd fact , and tlio early stages of its career are apparently most aus picious. Every sou of woman's work will bo handled , and home-made articles will , of course , bo the .special feature of the salu de partment , Underwaists of either brorado or nmbioid- crcd muslin aio now worn with low bodices upon half-dress occasions. If the sleeves are long , a puff matching the underwaihr appears at the han'il , and if hhort , puffed sleeves of muslin or deep cuff of brocade cover the arm below them. The working women of Mexico have been cclebiating the anniversary of the founda tion of their mutual benefit association by si series of concerts. Whenever any special phase of sentiment or enthusiasm is upper most in the Mexican heart it beuum to need either music orlower / displays to express itself. Walking and visiting gowns of cloth are made up in such popular shades as suede , new silver , fawn , pile olive , and apricot. The coats and toques accompanying thebo gowns are trimmed with golden beaver , blue fox , silver fnx , lynx , ustruehun , or kiemmer fur. A corded silk or moire vest is set insldo he bodice of light cloth , while the jacket has a vest of fur. 'Jit For Till. .A'eii' ' } " ) / , .Met f til H. lo timidly climbed up the bownstone steps ; Ho timidly rang thu bull ; lo felt that this visit might he his l.xt , Though the reason ho couldn't toll. As he stood In the door the winter wind Whirled in the streets about , 3ut above its roaring ho heard her say , "John , toll him that f am out. " Then , timid no more , with stately mien , Ho said to the butler tall : 'Pray go to Miss Jones with my compliments And tell her I didn't call. " Nature usually makes ag.-illmit l niiiht ilibOiiho.nud whoii hoi pud by Dr. J , II. McLoan'H Htruiictlieiiiiif , ' Cordjal nail Blood 1'iirlllor will eradicate Ufonn tlio system. A wnito weasel was captured in a trap by an East Ciobbcn ( Chester county ) , Pu. , farmer , recently. Tlio skeleton of a muModon has been un- eaithcd In California , ft is thirty-nine feet long and has tuskb bcumui six and buvcn feet in length. At Willows , Cul , a ( lock of wild geese sot- tied down on a fortacru Hold of grain and nicked it clean In two hourn. The number of birds was estimated at T.'i.OOi ) . A Cainden ( N , Jj eat has a toad for u playfellow. She sometimes spends hours at u time lousing thu toad into thn air and catch Ing it like a ball. When tired of thu sport she carries the toad to Its corner and lays It down whore she picked It up. cat crawled Into thu miif/lo of a loaded cannon In thu llntish barraults at Capu Co ) on.v u short timu ago. When the evening salute was fired Him was thrown n ilmtunco of00 feet , but htrango to say , lived lor two hours after her involuntary ( light. In tlio Pine Uiovo mines , Esmoralda count. ) , Nevada , Ihero Is a blind boy who 11 said to have a most remarkable faculty of finding his way , not only through the mine , but about the town. "Ho goes to any part of thu inino for loom , and nuver gees uslray.and on dark nights ho guides thu other minors from tlio town to tlio liouso where most of thum lodge They cannot easily Jlnd thu way without him , for the trail Is narrow and crooked , and on eaeh sldo are many prospect holes and old cellars. " An Alisolueo Unrn' The ORIGINAL AUIETINE OINTMENT Is only put up In largo two ounce tin boxey , and Is an absolute euro for old sores , burns , wounds , chapped hands , und nil skin erup tions. Will positively cure all kinds of piles. Ask for the OKIOINAL AIIHITINE OINT MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug Co. . at 25 ecu IB per box by mull 'M cents