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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. If they burn brighlly tlirongh..ut tlio
mass the couple will live Imrmoniniisi , The
ono whoso candle burns with tinb'n litest
flame will live longest. If ono goes .mi , Ihcu
ils donor will dlo that year.
A Nv ( Ton-Hodt. lor f.
Among the latest European fads is tha
wearing of top-boots by ladies. The idmi
seems to have had its Inception among tint
Spanish ladles , MI > S Ho its and Sh , , s Ifc
was afterwards adopted by the Fn n. h , the
latter having voted them the proper thing foe
driving In U'-carts , iilniotou nml othrurrf. .
ages in which the ladles occupy the lirst seat
They are made up in the lightest manner pos-
filble , some with high heals and others with
low.
low.Various
Various combinations are used , MH h na
patent leather vamp mid heels , gla/ed kid
lops and dark morocco legs ; ghued kid vamp
and heels , soft , smooth , brown patent h.itlur
tops and kid glovoJegH ; glove kid vamp ami
heels , ghued kid top * and dull lin-slini l.u. li
skin legs. The legs am crinkled und In
up on a smooth lining , so that when rf Inft
fullness so desirable to the eye is .1 i , i. . j ;
as on the ordinary leg after month * t
The tops being of smooth finish I. . i t it i'i
ornamented wilh stitching , the
being of a contrasting color. \.i
vices , such as scrolls and vines , aio . aNew
on.
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