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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , MAY 18 , 3800-SIXTEEtf PAGES. e errnon a vine and TfflHB FDR OUR TEIY TO-DflY : PRHBTIBE HffiT A topic never tedious or tiresome , and when "The People's" began And if you will but give ear to what we say it will save every soul business in Omaha , four years ago , they promised the people to sell them of you a quarter or a third of your money. "We do not claim to be bet better goods for ' lower prices than any other dealers. ter business men than others. "We do not claim that in every instance The People's Mammoth Installment House has kept its word. Selling goods cheaper than anybody is the solid foundation on which they have our goods are better than the goods of others , but we declaim , and make built a business and reared a reputation that stands impregnable to all that claim good by the best of all proofs namely , the prices. "The Pee attacks. ple's" sells cheaper than anybody else. LOW FRIGES ' FOR Carpet felt worth 5c go at $ .03 Baby carriages worth $ o. . . .go at ' Extension tables worth $7.50 go at $ 3.85 Ingrains worth ; ! . " > o go at .10 Baby carriages worth $0. . . .go at 4.25 Kitchen tables worth $1.75. .go at .78 Ingrains worth 30c go at .30 Baby carriages worth $15. . .go at 9.45 Toilet sets worth $ . " go at 1.00 -IN ° Ingrains worth 75c go at . -IS Refrigerators worth $10..go at 5.00 iMattrosses worth $3 go at 1.80 B rubsuls worth $1 go ut . .rS Refrigerators worth j > lo. . . .go at S.50 Ranges worth 37.CO go at 25.00 Brussels worth $1.2-5 go at .75 Refrigerators worth $18 . . . .go at 11.00 Bookcases worth $10 go at 5.00 Moquettes worth J2.50 goat 1.50 Refrigerators worth $25. . . .go at 15.00 Cho/Toniers / worth $15 go at 9.25 , Linoleums worth SI go ut .68 Gasoline stoves worth ? 8 go at 5.00 Ladicfe1 desks worth $12.60..go at 7.50 Gtinolinc worth $11. . . . stoves at 7.75 Ilomp carpets worth 3-jc go at .17 .go Wash boilers worth $1.75. . .go at .95 Gasoline stove \\orthSJ.50goat 1.76 Oil cloth worth 5c ( ) go at .35 Lawn rockers worth $3.50 .go at 1.75 Mrs. Potts' irons worth $2-50 go at 1.-10 Parlor Suits worth $38 go at $22. Bureaus worth $12.50 no at i.60 Lawn settees wo th $6 go at 1.00 Lace curtains worth $2.50. . .go at 1.25 Parlor Suits worth -15 goat $2S. Chairs , worth 60c , go tit 22c. Parlor Suits-worlh $50 go at $33. Cook Stoves , worth $15. po at J9.15. Parlor Suits worth $75 goat JoO. Bed Lounges , worth $12.50po ; at $7.75. Parlor Suits worth $100 go at 3 < j. Bed Lounges , worth $15 , go at $9.50. Parlor Suits worlh $200 go at $12.3. * * Single Loungesworth $9 , go at $5.75. Plush Rockers worth $8 go at $ 1 Chamber Suits.worth S17.50go at $11.CO Plush Rockers worth $14 go at $ s )0. -Bedsteads , worth $3 , go at 81.18. Exclusive Time IPay ment House in the World Plush Rockers worth $20 go at 112 7 j. Kitchen Safes , worth $0 , go at 53.40. Plush Easy Chairs wortli 510 Springs , worth $3 , go at $1.25. 613 , 615 , 617 , 619 North 16th St. , Between California and Webster. $5. goat Hanging Lamps , worth $3 , go at 1.90. Pillows , worth SI , go at 38c. Open at night. Telephone 727. B. ROSENTHAL & CO. , Proprietors. Plush Divans worth $15 go at 57 ' iO. Comforts , worth $1.50 , tro at 75c. Special Inducements to Beginners in Housekeeping. Plush Divans worth $20 go at $12.1 \ GRAND MASTER OF LIBERTY , Memorials of President Washington When Ho Was a Tree Mason. THE EIOHES OF ALEXANDRIA LODGE. Ainitliei- Interesting Chapter iti tlio History ol' the Ijooul Pioneer Jjodjjo ol" Odd Fellows No. 1. Masonic Kelic.s of Washington. Masonic relics of its worshipful master , George Washington , have been for neatly a century guarded with sacred carobyAlex- tlrla Washington lodge , A. F. and A. M. , of Alexandria , Vu. The lodge Itself dates back to February 25 , ITS. ! , when it held its lirst meeting under a charter granted by the grand lodge of Pennsylvania , which , in turn , held a provincial grand warrant from the grand lodge of London , England. The success which attended the revolt against Great Britain in the revolutionary war caused the grand lodge of Pennsylvania to re-establish itself as an independent body. It accord ingly requested the return of the charter of Alexandria lodge in order that u now ono might bo issued. At this time , however , the grand lodge of Virginia had been formed , and to this body the Alexandria Masons appealed for a char ter. They named George Washington as the worshipful master , his consent to accept the office having llrst been obtained by a com mittee which waited upon him. The petition to the grand lodge received promptaml favor- hie attention , and on April t ! s a new charter was issued , ono clause of which read as fol lows : "Know ye , that we , Edmund Randolph , esq. , governor of the commonwealth afore said , and grand master of the most ancient and honorable oocietr of Freemasons within the same , by and with the consent of the grand lodge of Virginia , do hereby constitute and appoint our Illustrious mid well-beloved brother , George Washington , esq. , late gen- end and commander-in-ehlef of the forces of the United States of America , and our woi thy brethren , Kobert McCrea , William Hunter. Jr , and John Allison , csq. , together with alt mich other brethren as may be admitted to associate with them , to be a just , true and regular lodge of Freemason , by thcnnmotitlo and designation of tlio Alexandria lodge , No. ' . " . ' . Vndcr this charter the lodge bus since worked. * When Washington died his fellow Masons dcsitcd to add his nnmo to the title of the lodge , but naturally did not desire to sum-n il or the charter , which contained his name. A resolution authorizing the addition of the word "Washington" was therefore passed , nml the'o three documents , dated in 17b' } , I"s8 nml 1MI ) , respectively , are treasured among the archives of tlio lodge. Washington's Masonic Hfo began on Novem ber I , ITS' . ' , when ho entered Fredericksburg , ' \ a. , lodge , No. 1 , as a lad of nineteen year , uni er a special dispensation. This , in itself , is an interesting fact , us showing that even at that early iipo , ho must have been a man in ht turo , wisdom and character , even thouuh ho had net attained bis legal majority. lie bicama a Fellow-Cratt on March ! l , ITKI , and on Augiibt 4 of the tame year was raised to the degree of mas ter Musou. From that tlmo until April ! ! * . 1 * S , when ho became worshipful master of Alexandria lodge , he seems to have taken no prominent part In Masonlo matters , or clso acts In that connection have escaped the attention of the JiUtorians. Washington held the position of worshipful master for ono year , but even when ho nail been thus succeeded ho did not lose interest in the organization over which he hud pre sided. No better evidence of this Is needed than the three letters in his own haudwilt- ing , whlh now hung upon the walls of the lodge ruom , The first of these not only hull- tntea Washington's love for the craft , but is inteieating historically Two days subse quently to bis return to Mount Vernon from AunnpolU , where he resigned bis commlsshu . In the urwy , a letter wus sent to him by the I edict r.i of Alexandria lodge , assuring ' 'your excellency that wo , as a mystical lodge , re joice in having a brother so near us whoso pro-eminent binovolence bus secure 1 the hap piness of millions. " His reply , dated two days later , is written upon a 'largo sheet of unruled white p.iper , and says : MOI-NT Vr.tiNON'JSth December , 1V8.1 ! . Gentlemen : With u pleasing sensibility , I received your favor of the 'Jlith , and beg leave to offer my sincere thanks for the favorable sentiments with which it abounds. I shall always feel pleasure when in may bo in mv iiower to render service to ledge No. 'I ! ) and in every act of brotherly kindness to the members of it , being with great truth your affectionate brother and obedient servant. Groisoi : Wisiiisuro.v. Robert Adams , esq. , master , wardens and treasurer of ledge No. : ii > . Shortly after this , Ocnor.il Washington wns Invited to accept the courtesies of the lodge , but was compelled , on account of other engagements , to decline. On Juno 24 , 1TSI , St. John's day , he attended , however , a din ner given by the lodge , his note of acceptance being dated from Mount Vernon , Juno 10 , 171. Ho enclosed a letter for ono Sir Ed ward Neodham , which ho asked should bo given to the caitain ) of a vessel about to sail for Liverpool from England. The third auto graph letter is quite brief. A complimentary ticket for the "assemblies" or dancing parties of 1TH9 having been sent him by half a do/en members of the lodge , he replied as follows : MOUNT VKHVOX , Nov. 1L , 17X' ! ' . Gentle men : Mrs. Washington and myself have been honored with your polite invitation to the assemblies in Alexandria this winter , and thank you for this mark of your attention , lint , alas ! our dancing dajs are no more. Wo wish , however , all those who relish so ngreeablo and Innocent amusement all the pleasure the season will afford them. And I am , gentlemen , your most obedient and obliged humble servant , Guoitfii : WASIIJNT.TOV. This note must have been ono of the last over written by Washington , for ho died on December 1 1 , IT'.W.a ' month later than the date on the epistle. Ho w.is buried with Masonic honors on the following Wednesday , Decem ber ls < , under the direction of Iho ledge over which ho had presided Hrook lodge , No. 47 of Alexandria , and Federal lodge of Wash ington also participated. The three candle sticks carried in the procession are still pre served In the lodge , tlio crepe tied around them remaining undisturbed all these years which have intervened since they played their pai't iiftlto tribute to the dead. They ore of mahogany , cai veil to represent a Doric column , and tin offer of J , , OOU was recently refused for them. The ledge room at Alexandria is filled with relics , whlrh like these candlesticks , link the present with the post. Hero Is the chair In which Washington sat when master of the lodgo. It is a largo antique , covered with leather , which , In many places , hns Deen worn through , showing the horse hair used In Its upholstering. It 1ms been preserved from rollo hunters with the greatest difllculty. The gavel which ho used as master was sto- leu previous lo the war. History of Onmha Iioilgo No. 2. U'oHt/iuifll/iom / Last ICft/i. / ] The ledge continued to meet In the third story room of the building on Farnnm street occupied by Collins llros. until 1671 , when it wns removed to the hall on the northwest cor ner of Fourteenth and Dodge street , which is the Joint property of four lodges which wcro the only oni-s here at that time , viz : Omaha No. ! > , Allemnnen No. 8 , State No. 10 and Deacon 20. The lot upon which this building stands is the same as is referred to in the rec ords of the lodge ns being deeded to the ledge In fee by the mayor , having been set apart by the original townslto company for the ledge through the thoughlfulncss of Brother A. D. Jones who , Mibscijucntly watched the man agement and kept Iho land intact until prop erly transferred to the ledge by deed. The rosier of the ledge shows that 053 mem bers have been admitted since its organiza tion 153 by initiation and 105 by card. Of this number , the lodge has lost US by death and a'J'J by withdrawal , etc. , leaving the pres ent membership ! W3. Omaha lodge has aided In vitalizing and fostering four other lodges , Nos. 6 , 10 , 20 und HI , having an aggregate membership of aOJ. This ledge has furnished the order ut lodge. with four grand musters , Asa Hunt , A. D , Jones. Alvln Sauudors und 8. J. Goodrich ; two deputy fraud masters , JLsa Hunt and Alvln Sauiulors ; Ihrce grand socretarys , Hynm Keed. S. J. Goodrlch and John Evans ( this lodge furnished tlio grand secretary for fifteen years ) ; seven grand treasurers , J. K. Porter , A. D. Jones , Asa Hunt , D. C. Hutphen , A. J. Simpson , M. nnnh un and Alvin Saunders ; four grand representatives to the sovereign grand lodge , S. J. Goodrich , A. D. Jones , John Uvnus and ( J. C. Hmisel. The loil o has also supplied two Lulled States senators , J. M. Thiiyei1 und Alvin Snunders , besides n host of "local and state o llcors. The present ofllccrs of the ledge are Ira L. Van Horn , N. G. ; D.L. Morgan , V. C. . ; U. A. Pnltcrson , secretary ; F. 15. Uryant , treas urer. It. of I' . The encampment of the Uniform Hnnk at Milwaukee now promise. ! to oe. the l.uge.st military encampment that lias been held in the United Slates since the war. Omaha division Ao. U' will go to Milwau kee with twenty-nine men in line , and the fol lowing oflleors : Captain John Hnywanl , Lieutenant II. Horning , Herald D. U.'Miller , Right Gnldo F , Summers , Left Guide 1C. Mes.sci'3climidt. Launcelot division No. 11 proposes to take twenty-one men and po oibly more. The otllcers of th" division will all go , as follows : Captain J. 1 } . Knowlus , Lieutenant Edmund Paulson , Herald John A' Weland , Frank Spore , right guide ; Robert McCuno , left guide. Lily division No. S will be at the front with twentj mon under the command of Captain J. U. Laing , assisted by Lieutenant W. C. Kelley ; II. F. I'lund , herald ; I ) . II. Christie , right guide ; , T. D , Robinson , left guide. The divisions at Columbia and David City have made arrangements to consolidate fur the Milwaukee Irip and will charter u sleeper , Colonel W. C. Liuio , chief of staff , having tendered his ixv-.ijnation , and the same having been npproM-d by the major general com manding the U. II. Iv. P. of the world , to lake effect from January \ , Ib'.ii ) . be has bivn relieved from further duty as chief of staff of the Nebraska brigade. Captain F. H. DeCastro , of Sidney division. No. ill , has been appointed and commissioned ns colonel and chief of slaff on Iho sl'ilf of thn brigadier general commanding Iho Ne braska brigade. The resignation of Assistant Surgeon Gen eral W. II. Hanchett , having been approved by the major general commanding the U. R. 1C. P. of the world , ho has been relieved from further duty as assistant surgeon general. Surgeon (5. W. Meredith , of the lirat regi ment Nebraska brigade , has been appointed and commissioned as assistant surgeon gen- irulof Iho Nebraska brigade , with Iho rank of colonel. The resignation of Colonel L , S. Irvln , as sistant Judge advocate general , having been approved by the major general , Carnahan has been relieved from further duty its assist ant Judge of the Nebraska brigade. Nyslan division , No. 4 J , located at Grand Island , Neb. , which was instituted March 10 , 1MK ) . with twenty-seven charter member : ) , has been assigned to the Third regiment , Ne braska brigade. There are now twcnty-lhreo lodges in Douglas county , with an aggregate member ship of.flOO In good standing. Douglas division , No. 2."i. will not go to Milwaukee and it is probable lliut uo ono of the members will go individually. There are only about twenty names on the roll and no mooting has been held for over six weeks. The division has not met for drill for over three months. The ofllcers are Julius Troltschke , captain ; Julius Nngl , lieutenant ; Edward Gursko , herald ; Jacob Frank , re corder and treasurer. A committee , of which John Van Vnlken- berg , P. S. 0- , was chairman , was appointed by the Iowa grand lodge to confer with the representatives of the various railroads cen tering at Milwaukee , with n view to scouring special rules lo the encampment in July. A meeting was held In Dubuque May 7 , at which representullvoa of Iho Chicago , Dur- lington & Qulnoy , Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , Chicago , St. Paul ft , Kansas City , and the Illinois Central railways wcro present. The railway representatives staled lhat It was to Iho Interest of the order as well as the railroads to make half rates and stand by thorn. The details of the arrangements will bo announced later by the coinumtco ou transportation , Myrtle division , No 2 , will not co to Mil waukee as a division. A number of tuo members may go ns individuals , or they may nftlliutc with another division , but n i urcful canvass has resulted in the determination not to make an attempt to go in a body. The division is in good condition financially , but does not do inside drilling. The ofllcers are : William Daist , captain ; John Kelkenny , lieutenant ; Gerirw W. Eistuun. herald ; C. M. Uachinan , right guide ; H. M. SimpJOn , loft guide. A. o. r.v The grand . 'd.'e of the Dakotas met in Huron , S. U. , on the liilh hist , with about nno hundred delegates in attendance , re presenting with 1'ital membership ing sixty-seven lodges a ship of over two thous-ind. Grand Master Workman Houtof Ulunt p-vsided. It was decided to hold the next session of the grand lodge at Aberdeen. According to the re ceiver's repirt to date the cash received since the organisation last August i.sj.ir > , ! l'.n.ttotal ' ; tlisbiirsenientH.'vSI'.i.ii'il | leaving $1,171.Ml ( on hand : % 3,271 was collected and expended for seed wheat for distribution among farmer.s living in the drouth districts and belonging to the order. The following ofllcers were elected and installed .Or mil master workman , D. E. Hughes of Jamestown ; foreman , Karl Gerner of Iroquols ; overseer , J. M. Chi-em of Hamilton : twordiv. J. D. Lavinof Colum bia ; receiver , II. ( . ' . Sessions of Columbia ; guide , George W. Elliott of DeSmct ; inside wntchnrin , J. M. Graham of Wuhpcton ; out side watebmtin. Hirry Snyder of Pienv ; truMce , E. V. G Smith of Lead City ; medic - c il examiner , F. M Cr.ilne of Dolaml. H.C. Sessions , C. C. Huff and J. I. Hout/ were chosen representatives to the supreme lodge. The session closed the evening of tlio 1-llh inst. inst.Tho The statement in Auditor Uenlon's office of the business done in Nebraska by the various secret , benevolent and frateinnl societies and associations for the year ending December ; ! ! , 1SV.I , is us follows : Inco'iie'jl77l."i..s.'i ; losses , paid , Sl07.tMI . ' li ; uumb-i'of ivrtifleutos is sued , ( lr , > 7'- : amount insured , Si : ,2'.il,7l'.lHl ' ( ) ; discontinued by death , fit ) ; total number cer- tillcutc * In force. l" > ,2Hi ; total amount Insured , Ilil.81 ! ! > . The Aii'-ient Order of United AVorkinnn hud the gioat'-st nuviber of members in the .state , having iVttl ) M December III , 1SVJ. The Mod ern Wooilm/Mi were ne.st in line with ! t,7li ! ( . There niv twenty-four dlllcivnt associations represented in the state. Patlen ledge No. 17:1 : , gave Its flwt social Tmirsd ly night. Tlio event was a very plea > nt ono and waj well attended. Union Pacific lodge has started a funeral benefit fund. Tlio rules under which it is operated providfi that as soon ns filly members become contributors to the funu , benellts shall bo paid , at the death of any such contributor , amounting to f.M ) . As the number of contributors increase the benolit will bo Increased until it reaches 610 ! ) , which la to bo the maximum limit. Each con tributor is assessed tl at the death af a beneficiary. Members of any ledge who de sire to do so may unite with the members of No. 17 in this seliome , but the fund is to bo under the nuthmily of the olllcers of No. 17 and the receiver of that ledge is to bo the custodian ol the fund. i. a. o. K. Hesperian encampment , No. 2 , held an In teresting meeting Thursday night. The royal purple degree was conferred upon seven candidates , Grand Pnlilnrch I. P. Gaze of Fremont being present to witness the work. The ceremony was followed by the election of officers as follows : I. L. Van Horn , chief patriarch ; M. Johnson , high priest ; T. J. Evans , settler warden ; W. R. Wiles , junior warden ; D. L. Morgan , scribe ; G. A. Ben- nell , treasurer. J ) . OK K. Ruth ledge , Daughters of Rebokah , visited the South Omaha ledge last Thursday night. The occasion was a very enjoyable one. Golden Link ledge will glvo n soclnblo at their ledge room , corner of Sixth and Pierce streets , on the 2Urd hist. Mrs. H. M. Utlloy of O'Nolll , the secretary of Iho blale convention of Daughters of Kobckah , will visit Ruth lodge on the 21th lust , und Ivy ledge on the 2 < ) lh inst. Ruth lodge No. I presented the farce "Tho Dlstrlcl-Bchool" last Saturday night. The participants acquitted themselves credi tably , and the affair was a gratify ing suc cess , socially and ilmuicniUy. Dr. Hlrnoy.prnell limited tocatarrh- ul discuses of tiu.-'e and tUruut , lieu bid ; . FISCER-EATIXC WAS THE FAD , Tr.blo Forks Decidedly Bad Perm Among Our Ancestors. CLEOPATRA HAD HER COSMETICS Skins < > P XlncvHi'H Helios . llar.-ison'ti Art \Vork Curi- oils Marriage Kiiyisihtiiions Did you know Unit queen Uliznbotli ate will -her lingers t You may have known that she Rived show and .stylo , Unit she was so loud o line dollies that when she died .slio loft thrco UuMs.iml dresses aiuluny qimnlity of jewels ) ; but did you over imagine that such a greal lady could bo so inelegant as to e.it with her lingers { Hut she did , and so did Shake speare , and Chuueer , and William the Cuu ( juenir , and King Alfred , and everybody else who lived buforo her time , writes Mary M. "Winston , in Hai-par's Young lVoilo. [ These lint wore more excusable limn she they hat ni forks , but oven s > ho was not without ox- euso , for though she had several , they lm < " been given her as euHojItloj , whU'h , I sup pose , noho.ly expected her to usi > . 'J'hero was ono of erystil garnished with gold and sparks of garnet , another of gold with two little rubies and two pendent po.irls , and still another of coral. \Yhy didn't she use them ! you ask. Well , because she had never .seen or known any body that used one , and they wcro something now ; and , be.sides , there was a prejudice against this invention just lr m Italy. Hut you must not think because there wore no lurlvs that the old-fushloncd dinner madu no pretensions to elegance or rcllm.moiil. The guests had knives and they had lingers mid with these two Implements they managed nicely. From their old hooks ol etiquette wo learn how they did It. In the lirst place , the lingo's must bo publicly washed lioforo be ginning the me.il , oven il this had just boon ( lone priv.itely , It must bo repeated at the ta ble , that no i > no might feel uneasy in eating utter his neighbor's lingers had been in the dish. To aid further , the meal wjis iirepaied as fur as possible before 11 was brought on the tdlo. : ) II in a stew , as was usually the case , it wns in bits ; If roastoil , it was cut by the carver , and passed in largo plates with a knife. As to the way of helping nimself.oach guest must chuoio und keep a particular pait of the dish for his own. Ho must help himself daintily from this plate , using only thrco lin gers ; ufterwaul , In carrying the food to his mouth , which , ol course , was done with Iho hand , these sumo thrco must bo used , taking euro , however , not to touch the nose with thorn , to do which was extremely Inelegant , nml showed a lark of good breeding. Of course all this soiled tlio hands , and in rt'llnod households , at various intervals brm Is of perfumed water and difleronl napkins wcro p.isnod , and no one must refuse to wash. After n while man found out that ho needed forks , or rather , woman did. lor it wns she who llrst used them. Great damet , kept them In their rooms to eat comllts with and to toast bread , and in course of time Ihey brought them to the tiihlo. As I liuvo bald , there wns a prejudice against them , and the llrst few persons who wore bravo enough to use them wore Inughcd at anil called etlemlimte ; a preacher uvca went so far as to Miy that for any ono to 10- fuse to touch his meat with his lingers wits an insull to I'rovldenco. Nevertheless they spread ; in England slowly , oven after Italy , the homo of their birth , wns full of them. Those who know their value , however , found them so conven ient that up lo IK ) years ngo since which it bus been no longer necessary gentlemen traveling from place to pluco , and knowing how poorly supplied were the inns , curried ono with them in n ease u ith a Uuife. Since that time the old two pronifud tork , or fuur- thelto iiiltlo pitchforki. us Iho French culled it and really they were uiilj tiuy - Las Biu'U waj to tuu u.oro lO and four-pronged forks in use in our own homes. "Womon Have Always Pnintod. Are you a student of statistics ) If yon are you will bo interested in knowing that a Ciernmn , who got accurate data concerning the amount of cosmetics used all through the world , says that the money that American women pay lor them would paint 17,001) ) houses , allowing 75 to ouch house. Not withstanding this horrible charge , I don't believe - lievo American women will quail when it comes to buying nnythinglhoy think will add to their beauty. Of eour.ic in nine case's out of ten il doesn't add to it , but even a man haste to confess that even a tiny little bitof powder , to take the shine ulT the nose , is desirable. When Ovid was writing about women and tneir ways , ho said that a fancy for looking ill and delicate , and playing on the feelings of the men , had taken possession of them , and that it w.is a smart thing to get a fetching pallor on their faces by white load and other stuffs. In the ruins of Thebes an entire toi let , case was foundwith bottles of perfumery , jars of powder , and tubes of paint , with brushes and cloths , evidently showing that the hello of tli.it day not only knew how to take good euro of her skin , but believed in having good tools to achieve good results. The belles ol Nineveh wcro willing to duller to bo boiutifui ; they had their skins made smooth with pumice stonoand Ihen Uiey were enamelled. Cleopatra not only had every cosmetic known in her day to add to her good looks , but she also wrote a hook on the care of the skin , which is , unfortunately for the belles of today , out of print. In ? ! this Knglish par liament , which always looked for the protec tion of its men , considered a bill that read tliis way : "All women , without-distinction as to age or rank , maidens as well as widows who should deceive the male subjects of his majesty and mis-lead them Into marriage by means of paint , salve , beauty water , fals'o teeth , false hair , Spanish wool , corsets or padded hips should bo punished under the provisions of the law ag.iiust sorcerv , and the marriage shall bo declared null. " * The bill did not pass , 1 believe , and it probably emanated from the brain of somebody who had been deceived and who wished , gener ously , to save his friends. In England today paint is much more generally used than in this country , where what is known as "sau cer rouge , " and which is applied with a soft linen rag , is in greater Javor. English women innkn up abominably. From the princess of Wales to the chorus girls the idea of improving the face seems to bo to put ( i daub of ruiigo under each eye and not to shade it , to leave the chin and cars un touched , and to suppose thai everybody be lieves this is real. If rouge is used It should always bo shaded off with u little powder , the lobes of the ears and the edge of the chin each being touched slightly with it , because any fneo on which there is a glow of color has the pink also at these points. Nobody blushes in n round spot. Shape the pink a little to your cheek , audit your face is very full make it longer than round. Don't put It on at all unless you think you can't go without il ; that is to .say , that you look bo ghastly you feel that yon need it. A color is sometimes given to the face by dabbling it in gin and water , the gin bringing the blood to the s-n'n-c ami and giving it life ; us in ndditioi -.olti'iis the skin , there is no reason in tin. world why it shouldn't be used. In Russia tlio bride must avoid oat i f tlio wedding cake on the eve of the ceniiiinm she will lose her husband's lo\e Tin -.nn , . . ing of n cat on tlio of . eve a nuirrliigi u.i > - i"ii- -sidered a good omen In the imddli .1'is hit the howling of a dog then , as nuu , n.u > uw pecmlly ominous. 4. , The bees are informed of a woddii > | j in JJwi. byshiro and their hives decorated. In Scotland it is deemed especialU onum s for n lump of soot to full down and spud tiii ) breakfast on the day of Iho wedding f < i n bird to die in its caw , or fora bird iri sit < n Iho wlndowsill and chirp long. The bride must carefully avoid breaking a dish on thiiti day. * It h particularly ominous to meet a f' .j ; , . , Undo or groom was certain to die .soimXtho kcx. of Iho pei-soii buried was male or1cmnlc. In ono part of Yorkshire the groom , on meet , ing a male acquaintance , rubbed iiij elbow for good luck. Kspecially ominous are hitches or ucuden- lal happenings during Iho ceremony The Romans deemed it an ill omen to mrefi certain animals on the way to the ceivmm.y. A priest , Inuv , dot ? , e.it , lizard or.scrp. . it , un , unlucky in the middle ages-a wo'f ' , wt ur spider lucky. In Hrittany , If Iho wife seeks to r ,1 -ho must take cure that the Hug. when pi , I on her linger , shall slip at OUCH to its plu. . n. stead of allowing it to stop at the lir-i ii.int . , ' 1 ho bride wlio lost her ring lost her up ] , < die , and to break it pretended death. Atui.tiuu . is also paid in this province to Iho .ilt.ir can dles. 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