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    THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 1 , ] 8f)3HSlXT3EN ) ! > PAGES ,
FALSE IDEAS OF FRENCH LIFE
Oaroful Training and Education of the
Daughters of the Middle Glasses.
MARRIAGE CONTRACTS AND CEREMONIES
i of Women I'riiinlnnnl In Vnrlom
-Sjihoron of Atltlty--I'rrmrnllinn ! | ( for
Sluinhpr The l-nlc t KrtlU of
I'uililoii roritoimlltlri.
The average Amcrlrnn rognrds the French
idea of intirrttigo with horror without ex-
nctly knowing why. Surfnco society In
1'nris Is regarded as representative of the
nation , The fact Is the reverse Is true. Ac
cording to Jenncss Mlllor , the average
French girl Is educated under the cyo of her
mother or govcrnncss , ono or the other ac
companying her to all her classes. She Is
taught from her earliest childhood that It Is
the destiny of woman to become n wlfo and
mother. When eighteen years of ago she
makes her appearance In society. On all
occasions she Is accompanied by her mother.
After a Reason or two In society , inadnmn
deckles Unit It is time her daughter should
bo iiiiiiTlcd. At present it is the fashion for
wealthy people to spend thn Hinnnu'r in their
own I'Ottiigcs by the seaside , and there young
people meet and are allowed n certain degrco
of freedom , though always under the cyo of
' u chaperon. After the French girl is fairly
well acquainted with her future llnnceo
( though this Is not always thu case ) . some
Tclatlvo of the young man is charged with
the commission of presenting his case
to the mother of the young lady.
The education , social position , disposi
tion , health , wealth and pros-
jKcts of each are discussed with the greatest
frankness. Then , if the two arc not already
iicquainted. the girl is taken lo the theater
nnil the men call on her in the box , or the
two are invited to dine at the house of a
common friend. If cither does not like the
other the matter is ended , for It Is a very un
usual thing fora parent to force a child into
marriage. If , however , the liking Is recipro
cal , other meetings tnko place , the two are
allowed a few inomeivts of privacy , a walk in
the garden , or a conversation at ono end of
the room. If the result is satlsfactuory the
mai-Hago is decided on and takes place three
months afterwards.
It Is absurd to say that French women
nre married only for their money , It Is al
most an Impossibility for a man In ordinary
circnmsiaiifes to marry a poor girl. The ed
ucation of the average man is far moro com
plete in Franco than in America. Kverv
family tries to send tin- boys to school until
they are at least 18 years old. Then comes
the military service , and a man begins
business when ho Is about SI. If his fam
ily are In moderate circumstances it is
pcobahle that the son accepts a government
position , w ith n salary of &JO per month. At
: ) years of ago , if ho Is steady and IntVistri-
ous , ho may make 10 a month. How is it
possible to support a family on so small a
sum ? The fmly solution is to marry a girl
with about the same income. It is not nec
essary for her to bavo a hirgo capital if she
lias any means of supporting herself. This
also applies to cultivated people.
A marriage in Franco is not tlio easy thing
It Is in America. The consentof the parents
of both parties must be furnished , of if that
is not possible , and they are not of age , then
the refusal must bo obtained together with
their birth certlllcates ami the marriage ccr-
tilic-ites of the parents. If the latter are
dead their death certitlcates must bo pro
cured and published. A religious marriage
Is not rccogni/.ed by law , and it is usual for
the civil marriage to talco place at the
mayor's office in the early morning , and the
religious marriage in the chuieh at noon ,
though often the civil ceremony is read the
day before the religious ceremony takes
place. As Franco Is a Catholic country , the
double marriage is customary. The groom
wears a dress suit , the bride a high-
neck white . gown. Tlio bridesmaids
nnd bridal party are all In high-necked
dresses , as it is considered the height
of impropriety to enter a church decollete.
After the service during part of which the
bridal couple sit on chairs with their backs
to thu congregation the bridesmaids take
up a collection , passing purses made of the
name material as their dresses. The pro
ceeds are given to the poor.
The question Is often asked , "Aro French
marriages usually happy ? " Asa rule they
lire moro so than American marriages. The
man is carefully selected by the bride's par
ents , who are better able to Judge what will
prove a suitable match than a girl of UO , who
knows so little of the world and has seen so
few men that she is commonly ready to love
the chosen one. It is the fashion for French
writers to deal with immorality of all sorts
nnd this gives foreigners a false idea ol
things. As a matter of fact , the standard ol
morality of the middle classes Is quito as
high In Franco as in America , while the so-
called upper circles are about the same in nil
countries.
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There are very few people oven in Now
York who know that one woman who moves
prominently among them in society is a chio
of the Six Nntlons of Indians. This womai
is Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse , daughtui
of Thomas Maxwell of Elmlra. She u
prominent in art circles , a shining ligh
among literary people and an active clul
woman.
In 1801 Mm , Maxwell's father , for semi
net of bravery , was admitted Into the Dee
clan of the Senccas , and later bis danghto
was Invited to attend the death council hell
In Buffalo at the reinterment of the re
mains of Kcd Jacket and live chiefs of tli
Iroquols. This ceremony was under th
auspices of tlio Buffalo Historical society
In token of the Indian friendship for he
slio was immediately thereafter udoptu
into the family of the chief Tho-no-so.wa ,
descendant of Hod Jacket.
The apartment that Mrs. Converse call
her "den" In her handsome New York hous
is a most Interesting museum. The wall
nro covered with Indian relics and the ease
are filled with all kinds of curios. Of tli
yiXl brooches owned by her ono is u badg
of the secret medicine society and is th
only one of its kind now in existence. I
contains sixteen symbols , all known to th
. * members of this society ; is hammered on
of the native silver and is supposed to h
very ancient. On one end of her desk hang
Ik tobacco ( much and knife scabbard thn
once belonged to lied Jacket. They ur
made of buckakln und sewed with decrskl
rdnow ,
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Miss Hcrtiu von I.iiigen , daughter of Ooi
oral A. von Llngen , consul for the Germa
empire , has created a furore In lialtlmor
society by the independent manner I
which she behaved toward I'rinco Ix-opol
von Iscnburg , nephowof the emperor of Am
trla , and just now the social lion in tliu Moi
iimentclty. Hall happened at the Dacht
lors cotillon.
.Miss von Llngen is as handsome as she I
spirited , and though her parents como froi
excellent German stock slio herself Is thoi
.oughly American , At all social affairs sh
Is very much bought after and conUnuull
Burrounded by admirers. Shu was entcrtuii
lug several ' gentlemen , when tli
prince , who was seated immediately opix
site , conveyed to Mrs. John M. Kobinsoi
with whom ho wan convoking at tliotim
his desire to beconio acquainted with Mil
von I ingen. Thereupon Mrs. Kohinsc
obligingly asked her husband to Inform Mb
von Llngen that she ( Mrs. Ilobinson ) d
sired to nee her. The young lady immcil
ntyly crossed over and wns met with the I
formation that the prince desired to 1
Introduced.
Miss von Lingen stopped short at this in ,
Bald : "Hodoe.il Well , If I'rinco Leoi > o :
von Isenbtirg wishes to meet mu let him t
as would any American or other gentlcma
bo brought to mo. "
With this she turned on her heel ai
T quietly rejoined her friends , Shortly aftt
Ivurds the prince was marched across tl
\ room and the Introduction to Miss v <
SSC&MJUICU followed , showing that -ho nppra
a ted the situation , which perhaps was nov
to him.
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There is but ono way in which a marri
woman may safely lay herself out to
charming or fascinating to any man , a :
that 1s with the purpose In mind , doinini
ing all olsu , that vno may arouse in him t
conviction that her husband ouuht to be >
happy man , writes Mrs. iUirtonKlngsltind
an article In ( he lenities' Hume Journal. .
woman mny sometimes increase her value
her husband's eyes by the admiration ,
others when it is solely for his honor tl
blio is seeking to please. Vunlty Is not t
only moral duugur of u iifu spent
nMilonnblo society , though It loads to
its most disastrous consequences in
often alienating n wife's affection from her
husband , and vice versa. They handle
edged tools who "play ixt lovo" and the
dlvorco courts seem to ho the only places
resorted to for the euro of such wounds. If
"tho little rift within the Into" has already
begun In a wife's relations with her bus-
band , let her repair It at once , and realize
that her life-long happiness depends on that
man. H hell * wonderfully In anmsiag one's
own waning affection to try to gain that of
another and excite and deserve his highest
admiration. There Is another sldefto the
subject the husband may bo In fault hut
wo are considering the matter from the
woman's standpoint , Let us
"Act well oiirpnrl ,
There all the honor lies. "
Is there a right way and a wrong way of
preparing for slumber ? A writer in the
Million answers In the nfllrmntlvo and gives
the correct way. The business of disrobing
should bo so systematized that attending to
all the little niceties Included In the process
will become after awhllo second nature.
There is something more to bo done besides
milling your hair up In curl papers and dab
bing a bit of cold cream on your face if you
would wake up in the morning looking as
fresh as a rose. In the llrst place , do not put
off these ImiKirtant preparations until you
arc so heavy-lidded that you are ready to
omit everything belonging to the toilet. And
now for the llrst step. Harlj In the evening
your sleeping apartment should be thor
oughly aired by dropping the window from
tlio top and raising It at the iKittom.
Ten minutes will be qulto sufllcient for
flouring the atmosphere. Now close the
windows and allow the room to become
thoroughly wanned , that yon may not ex
perience a chill while taking a rub down ,
i'rcparo a big bowl of tepid water , into
which yon besprinkle a small quantity of
ammonU or bor.ix. T.iko a Turkish towl ,
which is much better than a sponge , wring
it out as dry as possible , and , grasping a
corner In each hand , glvo tlio spine a vigor
ous rubbing. Have at hand another Turkish
towel , and , as you bathe the body in sections. ,
dry as quickly as possible. How jour
smooth , whlto skin will glow as you start
into action the sluggish circulation ! Then
to sleep , perchance to dream.
Mrs. Ethel Mackenzie MclCenna Is the
eldest daughter of Sir Morell Mackenzie.
, Tlio great specialist had very strong theories
] on the subject of women being qualified to
earn their own living and brought up each of
ills daughters with a view to their being able
to follow a profession. From her childhood
Mrs. McKenna's taste was that of literature ,
and her education was conducted with
special reference to her future work.
She was IS when she began to
write regularly for publications , and
shortly after she bec.ime tlio permanent
correspondent to the Philadelphia ICvenlng
Telegraph. She married rather more than
two years ago , but her additional cares have
not interfered with her occupation ; on the
contrary , she works harder than over , for
slio has inherited much of the extraordinary
energy that characterized her father.
Mrs. MclCeiina lias very strong political
convictions and is an ardent Gladstoniijn.
Curiously enough , this is almost the only
point on which her views were contrary to
those of her father , for hisinlluenco was and
still is very strong with her. Sir Morell
was a stanch unionist , while his
daughter is an oven stronger
homo ruler. No doubt her be
liefs are strengthened by the fact that she
has married into an Irish family to whom
politics are almost a passion.
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Mrs. Lydia Nelson , a woman ot much re
nown in Australiaarrived from that country
a few days ago , and is now sojourning in San
Francisco. Mrs. Nelson's strong point is her
ability to knock out men and women in prize
tights. She is not heavy , weighing but UK !
pounds when In training , but she is able to
best persons of much greater weight. She
learned how to light from her husband , who
was a professional pugilist. Mrs. Nelson
learned so rapidly that she was soon able to
put her busband to sleep in a limited num
ber of rounds , and the latter has since de
voted ills attention to other matters , such
- as auctioneering and following the races.
Mrs. Nelson says she 1ms como to the United
States on account of the lack of pugilistic
ladies in Australia. This lack was partly
. made up with llghtlng with men , hut slio
has an avcrsioiVto this , us she hates to see
a strong man fall from a woman's blows.
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vj'hcro is a young girl down in Lincoln
county , Maine , who is beginning early In life
to make a name for herself. Here is what
she says in her homo newspaper :
"Why do young men of Edgecomb do so
much loafing ! Go to work ! Push ahead
1 am but a young girl , f have clothed my
self and got money in the bank , and only Ifi
years old. I lay up moro money every year
of my life than any boy or young man within
a radius of three miles of my home. When
they get 81 they go to a dance and go home
, 1 out. My father is able to support mo , but
1 cbooso to support myself. I advise all girls
to cut clear of those loafing boys. Give them
a wide berth and never marry a man unless
- lie is able to support you. And never put
your arm through the handle of a rum jug.
Think of a -year-old girl giving advice ol
this sort on money matters and matrimony
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_ . The leader of the democratic campaign h
: Wyoming last fall , General Thompson , is evi
in dently not in favor of woman -suffrage. Hi
- remarks that "tho woman's vote is tlio easi
JllS I 1 est thing in the world to get , and the easiest
it thing to keep , and the easiest thing n
ib manipulate of any element in politics.
Women who have engaged in political affair
in tlio young slate will not take this as com
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or plimenlary , and if General Thompson's seal
Df is half us easy to capture as ho represent
Id the woman's vote is , ho is In danger of los
Idc ing it.
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lie Mrs. Mackay , wife of the Californli
liey. millionaire , whoso movements are now citron
.
y.or icled as those of royalty , is in reality
cd woman of superior courage , brain power am
cdn vigor of character. She speaks five foreigi
languages fluently , is an authority upoi
Us points of etiquette , and withal is dovoutl
pious and untiring In her charities. Ownlni >
so
Jewels valued at Ilio ransom of three king
Us
doms , with their kings thrown in , Mrs
cs
Mackay as a hostess never wears ornament
bo
of any description. She bla/.es with diamond
go at the houses of her friends , but under he
ho
It own roof adheres to rigid simplicity.
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ut Muffs grow larger day by day , and th
bogs bigger anil shaggier they are the moro st.vl
attaches to them. They are worn by a rll
gs at IHIH from thu neck , and are quitu in tone
with the lifciO gowns , that are so largely w
ro vlved. Fur trimmings of every sort uru en
ployed In every conceivable manner , I
hands , solid crowns for hats , rovers am :
collars. It Is u decidedly furry season an
sunn everything from a yellow and very sugget
nn
lively cutty trimming to the richest an
In ' rarc ° itt'ules.
Id The "National Council of Women , " whal
is- ever that may bo , has ordained that gown
in- reaching about half way between the kne
10- and tlio aaklo shall bo regulation for womc
tourists to the world'a fair. If this Is ono <
is
Chicago's schemes to draw a crowd , wu m
nn montsli that crafty city that the game won'
arho win. The limit is too low.
ho
fly I.utu r'UHhldii NolrH.
inho The fancy in jewelry Is tlio making over t
ho old-fashioned earrings into stickpins ,
Mi Very bright red and black Is ono of tli
, most popular combinations of tlio moment.
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iss Anything that a woman can't do with
lOll hairpin a man can do with a big jack knifi
iss Sealskin wraps are the popular outsld
.10di - garments , The long ' No wnmrkot style is pr
di- ferred to all others ,
iabo : Very old coins are sot in rings of gold an
bond worn as pins , Whouvor lias an antique sllvi
pleco may make this use of it.
ndM Ixnig skirts on the street are a thing of tl :
M past and are only seen upon women who ai
do ' clothes , '
wearing last.soason's
ui , The rufiles on the fashionable petllcoa ;
Increase In number , some of thu new mode
or- I ° ° hig milled insldo'as well as out.
the Very long black velvet cloaks In the Noi
style with wide colla
'on market , very plaited
jci- corded with satin , are fashionable.
vel All fashions have their compensations , ai
the woman with pretty arms is rejoicing th
long sleeves are going out of style ,
led Veils are much less worn than former
bo and , It is said , will go out of use almost alt
Hid gether , which will bo a benellt to the ey
iat- of u'omonklnd ,
the UouL-h camel's hair finished goods a
a much butter liked than many of the smoo
Jin fabrics. They are moro stylish and usual
A moro becoming.
in Ixmg cloaks of brocaded stuffs with vc
of full trimmings of fur or feathers scoin to
bat In perennial favor. Nobody knows the yet
the that they have been fashionable.
'E ' QNow that girls wear these uo\v-faug !
club skates that jlon't buckle on and have
nosirops , winter doesn't seem nearly so
charming a season as II used lo bo.
The Uembrandt hat Is another rnvivnl.
Those hats nro as largo round as a bushel
basket , and glvo a sort of roofed-over np-
pcaranco to the woman who wears them.
The advance girl not only designs her own
dresses , hut makes Ihcm herself.-- She ox-
hlblls her scratched and pricked lingers with
some pride as nn evidence of her Industry.
Some of the newest and most fashionable
bonnets are scarcely larger than a saucer.
They arc worn without strings , being fas-
lened lo the hair with plain or jeweled pins.
Shoes grow more and moro pointed , and
foot doctors rejoice. Figures would fall to
compute the misery niitl suffering and bad
temper that arc caused by narrow-toed shoes.
Tiny bonnets of imsomentcrio and em
broidery or metal filigree are the favorites
for drossy wear. Many of them have no
strings , whllo others have strings of inch-
wide velvet.
Three-quarter-length clonks are very gen
erally worn oven though they are voted un
becoming and ungraceful. They are con
venient and Htylish as far as they go mid
that seems to answer all purposes.
White petticoats of very thin , tine lawn
are quilt1 the r.ige. Somo.of the newest are
several inches shorter than the black silk
petticoat. Tliey are elaborately ruflled and
jmffed and trimmed with lace and em
broidery.
Some now dancing dresses have Just enough
train to sweep the floor gracefully. The
skirts are as long In front us Is consistent
with safety , anil are altogether lee long for
comfort , as mo is in continual danger of
stepping on the edges.
The "Columbus" capo of cloth or velvet Is
quite popular this winter. It has a sort of
vest-piece insldo the fronts , which affords
extra warmth ami protection , and its broad
cellar and largo neck-ruff glvo It a very dis
tinguished appearance.
Coats and capes look best fashioned with a
continuous collar , that is ono that has no
seam at the neck , but is carried up straight
from the wrap itself , with no dividing line.
This method imparts a certain grace , and
appearance of length when it does not really
exist.
Tlio mock gems which dazzled the eyes a
year ago are not used in any such lavish way
this season although now devices of the
most unique nature in Jeweled effects , of
moro delicate pattern than formerly , still
tempt the purchaser. But if Jeweled garni
tures are being somewhat overlooked , jet
trimmings are not
Figured satins made specially for empire
dresses have tiny palnw , stars , rosebuds ,
spangles , dots and other small ilgurcs scat
tered over the groundwork or arranged in
rows or spirals of light or contrasting color.
These nro used for receptions and dinners
with some of the light or contrasting color
introduced in edgings and trimmings.
Half-low bodices rounded in the neck , with
empire sashes , are worn by very young
ladies ; and Louis Treizo coat-bodices with
broad lace collars and balloon sleeves by
these who are moro mature. These coat
bodices are cut to give the effect of a short
waist and are slashed below and edged with
beaded gimp. The open-patterned lace col
lar nearly covers the shoulders and is opened
in a V-shape below the. throat. Deep lace
cults often linlsh the lace sleeves , although
the ( lowing lace rufllo is Just as fashionable
and moro becoming.
ir.i 7' irojri-.v A in : ixtrxa.
Some philanthropic women seem to work
everywhere except at home.
Oliver Schreiner , the South African nov
elist , is described as bright and cheerful ,
plump , pretty and about : ' . ( ) .
Mrs. M. A. Haulenbeck of New York , who
has been a commercial traveler for ten
years , earns $5,01(0 ( a year in commissions
upon tlio sales she. makes.
According to a paper published in Bristol ,
England , Lady Henry Somerset , the tem
perance advocate , Is the owner of fourteen
buildings which are now used as saloons.
Mrs. Stewart , who keeps a largo boarding
house at Fargo , N. D. . and possesses consid
erable executive abijity , is s candidate for
alderwoman of tbo-Fiftli ward of that town.
Mrs. Dougherty , widow of the late Daniel
Dougherty , has leased her Philadelphia resi
dence , and with her family will shortly
leave for Mexico , where they will pass the
winter.
Mrs. Sarah Balch Braman , of the seventh
generation from John Balcli , who came to
this country with Captain Robert Georges in
lOOIl and settled what is now Salem , Mass. ,
lias just celebrated her lUd ( birthday at her
homo in Georgetown , Mass.
A North Dakota girl bus sued the North
! ern Pacific railway for j > ! 0,000 because a
brakeman tried to kiss her while she occu
pied a car scat. The railway should en
deavor to compromise with her and then pro
hibit brakemcn from eating onions.
Miss Selena Harris of Frankfort. Ky. , has
been asked to sit for a picture of Kstlier.
ono of the characters in "Ben Hur. " General
Lew Wallace met the young lady in Cra\v-
fordsvillo , Ind. , and was very much Im
pressed with her beauty and loveliness.
" Miss IleiToshoff , daughter of the famous
blind designer of yachts , is almost as well
posted as her father on everything per
, taining to marine architecture , and It is
with her eyes that Mr. Herrcshoff accom
plishes very important jrartions of his work.
Mine. Albortl of Now York , the graceful
leader of the Delsarto School of Expression ,
is a dainty woman who readily draws asso
ciates in her philosophic theories because of
' hpr magnetism. She believes that the body ,
soul and mind should bo ono harmonious and
! perfected whole.
Miss Itosa Scliultz , a school teacher , acted
] the part of a heroine in an amateur stagu
! performance near JClgin , 111. , and showed
hcrcnpacity for realism by burying two or
three inches of a dagger in tlio breast of the
villain of the play. Ho escaped death , but
will keep clear of emotional amateurs after
this.
i } Princess Angelino , daughter of Chief
idu Seattle , is still a notable at Seattle , Wash. ,
u where she is believed to bo over 100 years
in old. To persons who see this relic of Indian
l.vg ; royalty seated on the sidewalk In nn old
l.vg calico dress , with a short stemmed black
g- pipe in her mouth , the effect is not entirely
s.ts romantic.
ts The much-talked-about mother-in-law
- - - - oc
.Is casionally has : i bit of testimony offered In
er her favor. For instance , tlio Canton , O. , ir.an
who eloped with Mrs. John Gilson took her
mother along , which ho would hardly have
lie done had she been as bad as the newspaper
lob wits and funny men on tlio stugo represent
bLll : mothers-in-law to bo ,
Lllo Mile , Kenan , the sister of the late acade
o- mician , devoted herself to her famous
inln : brother for years. Slio made a homo for
ln him in Paris , aided him in nis literary work ,
id suggesting subjects and criticising his fin
lid ished works. ' 1'hrough her assistance ho
'Snd was enabled to marry , and it is pleasant to
nd record ho was never weary of recounting
ills obligations to hor.
The "other half" of society is organizing
itns Its forces industriallyand socially , and devoting -
ns ing thought nnd tlmo to tlio bocial and uolit-
CO cal questions of tlio day. Ono of the features
enoi of the .Now . York Working Girls club Is
oid "newspaper night , " when readings from tlio
dI't ' dally papers form tlio themes for "practical
I't talks , " evidencing serious and intelligent in
terest in the topics of the day , particularly
these relating to the distribution of rewards
of for labor , the Industrial conditions and do-
mands. Massachusetts has twenty-one such
clubs , of which seven are In the city of Bos
ho ton , the others scattered about in tliu factory
and mill towns.
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fo. I'oitTi' n.iits .wo ,
fo.do
do
Memory can do naught but bid a lasting
re farewell to dear school days , The mind has
rend often , when the closing night held no balm
nd for 1111 uneventful day , gene panting along
for thu arid roadside of the past , seeking some
cool nook of recollection where It might nl-
ho lay its thirsty Ill's--ami ' at last It comes t < :
ire you , Oh , school days , that mossgrown well
overflowing with thu limpid stream !
its And as an anonymous poet wrote llkn the
els plaintive cry of a bird that had missed it.
mute though there are moro than two of u ;
"left In our old class" manifesting in al
iw-
human breasts the same tender yoarnlng foi
urs
the memories of school days ; that wo hnv
ind lost something when 'they have joined tin
distant past ;
tiat
"I've wandered to tliu village , Tom ,
1'vo sat buneuth thu tii-u
rly Upon thi ) K'hoolhoiiMU playK onnd
Ito- That slieltori'd you tuid mu ;
yes lint nemo ucto left to gruel mu , Tom ,
And fnwu > ro loft to know
\Ylio played with IHK upon tlio green
are Just ' .
forty yi'uri ago.
oth
.lly Homo am In Ilio churchyard laid ,
Homo bleep beneath tliu M > a ,
cry And none are led of our old class
ho IvUTPtliiX you and mu ;
And whrn our tlmo bliall come , Tom ,
sars And wu are callfil to KO ,
I bopo we'll mi't't with iluiou l wo loved
501110 forty years ago.
PURPLE AND , , VIOLET SHADES
Now Year's Gown * Even More Fantastic
Than Tho.of the Season Gone , '
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THERE ARE m\ \ & ASTONISHING THINGS
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New York Is at Its best at an Important
first nljiht. When a new pleco Is put on
women in the audience as welt as upon the
stnge put on new clothes. To see Mrs.
.lames Brown Potter In "Thcreso Kaqulii"
the other night came black dresses In tiny
numbers , with square bodices , with whlto
lace falling down over them. There , came
pale pink gowns , also , half hidden under
fawn-colored clonks , and dark roil gowns
under trailing black wraps or chestnut col
ored cloaks lined with green.
The new shades of purple nnd velvet kept
my eyes busy the best part of the evening.
It seems to me they're best when there's
least of them. There was , for instance , a
pretty blonde a little to ono side of mo who
had a suirgestlon of the fashionable color
about her , and for a long time I couldn't
quito see Just how It came In. It was there ,
but you couldn't place It until steady look
ing established tlio fact that it wasn't In the
least in her hat , but was altogether In her
veil. Of course ono shouldn't sit veiled at
the theater , but , supposing- this rule to bo
disregarded , the violet film that lay against
the yellow hair and didn't hurt the pink
complexion was a deal prettier than ti pur
ple hat could ever hope to become.
A xovr.i. nnnicn.
There are some astonishing tilings in the
fores-lid now shade.s. Ono of tlio season's
lobutantes who bids fair lobe as well known
ml as dressy as her mother , sat in a stage
> ox with a purnlo cloth gown with a very
lull skirt suspiciously full , as if-inllated
ivith incipient crinoline. Dhick braid was
aid on for trimming in quaint and odd de
signs that reached tlie knees. The bodice
, vas curiously fashioned after an antique
model and had profuse trimmings of cream
lace , peeping out , ifrom under an odd little
capo of purple fiilk'uitli a palo blue silk
'ining. Would you think such a frock could
lie pretty ? It's all a matter of taste. The
debutante liked it and that's enough for
ler. .
Another purple gown was worn by a so
ciety matron. Tlio ground color was soft
nnd rather palo and 'had narrow stripes of
: > lack velvet running through it with a long
nnd almost shaggy pile. The dress was
tolled at the waist with a blackwatercd rib
bon , and the bodice was short waisted and
cut with a black ribbon zouave.
One of the Christmas brides wore a thin
nnd almost gauzy purple silk that wns very
simply fashioned with a lace frill about the
square cut neck , a big sash falling from a big
bow behind and big puff sleeves. I didn't re
member her so much , though , for her dress
us for her hair , which curled about her fore
head in such a profusion of rings as to start
in my brain the malicious query , had her
new husband yet found out how she made
them !
It's not yet the 1st of January , I thinlc
I can tell you a little about some of Mrs.
Cleveland's prospective while house recep
tion gowns. The more important costumes
are , of course , not made , nor even ordered ,
but consultations have been hold with dress
makers , and a little bird has whispered tome
some of the results with hints of n few of
tlio pretty things in storo.
One of the costumes , a sight of which may
bo expected in a couple of months' time , is a
pink brocade robis with sleeves of palo green
velvet and arranged with a quaint lace cape
on the shoulders , which is brought down the
front of the bodice and caught with Jewels
hero and thero. This gown will bo sbort-
waistedaml yet not in the extreme of tlio
Kmpiro mode. Details of its making may
shift with the developments of the next few
weeks' fashions , but I have given you the
general scheme.
A corri.noF sr.w r.vr.Nixn inteisiss.
Another robe , richer than tlio former , for
which the brocade has already been chosen ,
has a gold and green Marie Anderson design
and will bo niched at the foot with change
able green feathers. Palo green gaiuo will
make tno skirt front , falling from the loft
shoulder like a scarf and caught with a great
clasp of gold.
For something simpler lot us take tlio
walking gown the jNakcwood people see
Mrs. Cleveland in ( ) ) i , 'orisht diiys this win
ter. She's aptor tojlrlvo , but now and then
she's out in a closR-flitting silver gray cloth
frock with tlirco bmus : of Angora fur , mak
ing the skirt look as if it were three skirts
instead of one. The sleeves are very full
and fur banded ami'with tills dress the lady
who is at present eljujtly known to famous
JJaby Hutu's mother wears a gray hat with
palo blue plumes.
There were homo pretty afternoon dresses
at a reception glvcn'li.v Mrs. Abram S. Hew
itt the oilier day , which were , perhaps , as
well worth talking about as any toilets of
their order that this season is likely to bring
forward. Hose pink-camel's hairmado ono of
them , with bhaggy whlto fur bands lo edge
its skirts and a hint of whlto plush under
the capo , that fell bii'k from Its shoulders.
A pink felt turban WUB its finish with garni
ture of heavy white plumes.
A butternut brow.n-Albbisd velvet made an
odd dress , the heavy Muff showing dark In
the shadows between the ridges and tawny
ujon the elevations , it was worn by a
woman as slim as Sarah iiernhardt used to
bo. and was made after a fashion possible to
nobody of moro ample proportions. Straight
from the high collar at the neck It fell to the
feel in a long , graceful , half-fitting princess
robe , laid In a double box plait at the back
and In another in front and lying on the
ground in trailing curves. A little , high-
shouldered capo came just to the elbows and
was finished with a bablo hand. Moro fui
crossed the front of the robe and edged the
train behind.
Another dress which In Its own wav waf
even moro unusual was a shadow silk whose
green shades passed most unexpectedly ami
Incomprehensibly into palo blues. Tin
long basque was the only thing of its sort 1
have seen , with its \Vatteau hack and It ;
full front falling from great triangular ro
vcrs laid buck from the shoulders to shov
an under bodice of creumy brown sill
edged at the throat with sable fur and cm
uroldcrcd In silver , The flapping revcn
showed n design of thu damp Rilvoi * thread
mow coarsely wrought and coming 'oppther
over the Itosom la a great silver clasp which
held a Uugo bunch of violets as In a dainty
hand. Sable nnd silver tvlgod the skirt nnd
the basque drnpcrlp * and snbh' and silver
trimmed Ihe little black velvet toque which
was the costumes complement In millinery.
At another house , where good gowns go ,
Tin : < r. vnn Tvt'ifvi. ITIIP.BT mir.ssr * .
with clever conversation. 1 was considering
yesterday a skirt of deep red cloth , full and
yet , If you closely considered it , narrowly
gored and Ixmlcrcd at the Ixtttoin with
black fox fur. Alxive the fur was a roll of
black velvet and above the velvet rows of
gimp in red and gold. A long black velvet
coat came down over this skirt and hid its
glowing glories to the knees.
Somehow women in these elaborate cos
tumes are formidable. Ueforo you can con
sider whether or not they are humanly
likable you have to get over your awe of
their clothes. I never got over it nor attempt
to do so and so womankind remains to mu a
brilliant but faraway spectacle.
One of the Hems of the fashion parade at
Daly's revival of "As You Like H" was a
pain yellow doeskin-colored divss , thickly
dotted about the bottom with jet and garnet
eaboi'hous. A garnet belt confined It at 11m
waist , and its most noticenble feature was
the inum'iiso half-capo of buckskin , cut like
a huge Charles IX. collar , with the ends
elongated in front and laid In a deep jabot
fold. In the back this queer capo looked
like a collar pushed down on the shoulders ,
and from every point of view it glittered
and gleamed with its bended gimp edge ,
studded with Jet and garnets.
On the street this morning a big brunette
swept by me in a dross that was piquant in
fact , whether or not it can be made so in de
scription , it was a rough , shaggy tweed
with a dark green ground sprinkled over
with long curling threads of scarlet and
gray. The long'clinging skirt had a band
of plain green velvet at the bottom , overlaid
with an open work passementerie of silver
and scarlet and iridescent beads. The top
of the gown was lost in a big diroctoirc cape
of black velvet turned back from tlio bodt
in great fur revers. A big green felt hat
was worn with silver plumes.
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MOVES OL' IK'l
In the window of a New York store is a
man's night shirt , over which is a card
marked : -"High nrt in night shirts. Price ,
3-l'iOp a dozen. " This garment is of line while
twilled silk , hand embroidered. A number
of dozens of those garments have been sold
this season , and they are scattered all over
the country ; most of thorn have been bought
by men as a part of their wedding outfits.
The russet shoo lias invaded December
and is no longer the solo property ot the
summer youth. Many a well heeled citi/ten
wears it now who three short seasons ago
would have scorned the idea that one of his
ago and understanding could over appear
with the footgear formerly associated with
beach sands and August moonlights and
noondays. Hut even citizens like these are
making footprints on the sands of time with
the stout winter russet.
White silk scarfs are worn ititheafternoon
and dark scarfs in the morning. The shapes
are the large four-in-hand , tied in a small
knot , with broad Hewing ends , and the wide
puffed Ascort scarf , says Harper's Itazar.
The handsomest while scarf * are in the
birdseyc patterned silks that are soft and
lustrous , and these are chosen for day well-
dings and receptions for groom , best man.
ushers and guests. The novelty just offered
for morning wear is the four-in-hand scarf of
bright Scotch plaid silk. More familiar
scarfs are of subdued coloring of intricate
Persian designs or of small brocaded figures.
There is a point on every man's head where
that particular man should wear his bat ,
says the Outfitter. Some men can wear
their hats well down , close to the eyebrows ,
and look well in doing so. Other men's ap
pearance would bo fatally ruined by wearing
their hats so low. Now and then a man can
adopt an irregular pose for his hatsidoways ,
"down in front" or a little back , and not
lose caste as a reputable member of'society.
All the same , whatever position of the hat
is found to bo becoming and comfortable-
should be adhered to and no new hat ac-
cptcd which does not reach and stop at that
point.
The only real innovation in men's evening
d ess is the new oveivoat.if it may be so called.
The overcoat for evening dress for the last
decade has been the Invernessso easily sippet' '
on or oil' , with its graceful capes to throw
hauls over the shoulders , with its handsome
lining of satin or silk. The new coat , which
is an adaptation of the military capo to civi
lian uses and looks moro like a cloak than a
coat is a return to the formless graces of last
century cloaks. It is made of smooth black
goods , and bangs from the shoulders to the
tips ot' tlio tails of tlio dress coat. It has a
wide , high velvet collar , and it is lined
through with silk or satin. It is fastened in
front with oxidized silver clasps or with a
button , or with silk cord and tnssscls.
Not from : i Flimnrlul Standpoint.
"I do not recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy from a financial standpoint , for wo
have others In stock on which wo make a
larger profit , " says Al Maggini. a pjominent
druggist of Hraddock , Pa. , "but because
many of our customers have spoken of It in
Iho highest praise. Wo soil moro of It than
any similar preparation wo have in the
store , " For sale by druggists.
Miss Minm How closely Miss Elder
sticks to that mistletoe. Miss Flypp -
Yes , It's her only chance , poor thing.
ODDEST
ALE
ET.
Do you know what odds and ends mean
when applied to a clothing store ? When a
concern has done as much business as we have
in the past few months thei'e must necessarily
be a lot of pants for which there is no coat or
vest , and coats when the pants are gono. Then
again there is probably only one suit of a size
in a certain kind of a suit or overcoat. Now ,
these make up what we call
Odd Pants ,
Odd Coats ,
Odd Suits ,
Odd Overcoats ,
AT ODD PRICES.
We invoice next week and -we want to get
rid of as much of the "odds" as possible before
that time. We qote no prices here , but at the
store the prices are cut low enough. You'll
say so when you see the goods we offer at this
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