TTTR OMATTA TJATLV TWl * SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1893 SIXTEEN" PAGES.
A CRITIC ON COTILLIONS
Threatened Lontcn Gayeties Provoke a Oaustio
Feminine Protest.
A WHITE PINE PATRIOT ASSAILS HOOPS
ttnnmncooftlin Depmeil IJnomi Solnco for
* ' Dakota H.iclnilnrH Omutin'fl I'limim *
I.udy nriiiiinirr I'rcMt Fmlilon
Xntrn mid I'cr.ioii.illtlci.
An Omaha lady of eminent respecta
bility , who evidently has reached that
period of life when social gnyotlos ap
pear stale and frivolous , writes In caus
tic vein concerning contemplated doings
in the local four hundred. She calls it
"Musings on a Clipping from the Society
Columns of Sunday's UIK , " and her text
reads : "Thoro are rumors that after
Lent several cotillions will bo given by
the leaders of Omaha society. " * *
But here i.s the sermon :
How cnnsldornto in the leaders of
Omaha society thus to bring the weight
of the rospeet they ewe to public opin
ion to bear on their abstaining , during
Lent , from pleasures well nigh irresisti
ble ! During Lent , when solemn
thoughts , like the joy-kllling upas
tree , cast tholr shadow over all , the
leaders of Omaha society will prepare
for the cotillions which Easter promises
to bring in its wake.
In what will this preparation consist ?
Tn arranging spring gowns , doubtless-
hut this is not a penitential exorcise
nnd Mjlf-rightcousnees calls for penance.
Now it Is an incontrovertible fact
which all who have been "in it"
well endorse , that the "prettiest fiir-
iires" of the "gorman , " practiced with a
chair , or with one's sister , or with n
bosom friend ) isanaotof heroism worthy
of the early martyrs. But in the world
of thoughts , so vast and populous , the
"regulations for Lent" are not promul
gated , and here "imperial waltz , im
ported from the Rhino , may intoxicate
the heedless heart. "
Some hints as to effective figures may
lie gathered from society notes of Gotham
which tell us that one of the pretti
est figures danced this winter was the
"spinning wheel. " "A charming girl
Bat spinning at awheel. " How consol
ing to find some of the features of the
valiant woman , as portrayed in holy
pcripturo , realized in these whom spite
ful old maids dominate the butter-
Hies of society. "Sho hath bought
wool and ilax nnd hnth wrought by
the counsel of her hands. " Tlio
editor of the .society items neglected
to put this touch to his picture , and , in-
Btcnd , mentioned the trivial details that
the spinning wheel was decorated with
two bows , one of pink and ono of green ,
matching favors worn by two livals.
When the wheel stopped its revolutions
the color on top decided not which in
dividual was to have the woven Ilax , but
which was to enjoy tlio privilege of a
flanco with the spinner. This choice of
the young men should not astonish old
ladles , like myself , who cannot keep
pace with the rising generation march-
Jug onward with great strides to the
magnificent goal of social perfectibility.
Another "pretty" liguro , I pray you ,
remarked the qualifier , is a bet of hurdle
r ces. In my young days hurdle races
wore ono of the contingents of u state
fair , and those of the gentler sex who
-jivore boated in the amphitheater wcro
Vq tVlod by their less fortunuto sisters
its quite advanced thinkers. "Alas , the
timcsl Alas , the morals ! " Wtmon are
not only willing to enjoy masculine
pports , but must enter tlio arena as
jockeys , and the mon , not content with
claiming descent from the ape , are
pleased to simulate the donkey and per
mit thombolvos to bo driven by the fair
{ jockey.
All phases of civilization have their
monomania and the ethics of our day
uro full of confused notions about the
proper sphere of woman. Who could
ever have believed thatsho would uspiro
to the dignity ( ? ) of driving donkeys ?
After reading the account of tlio mock
hurdle race I reiterated the remark of
Priboilla in Silas Marnor : "I've no
opinion of the men , Miss Gunn. 1 don't
know what you have. " A mod
ern writer says that perhaps
mcoplo wcro always ns silly as
they are now , but this writer can
liurdly imagine that people always
thought as little as they do at present.
Ono cannot deny that thought is mani
festly at a discount now. Men are inter
ested in potty interests , recreated by
.Joollsh recreations and allured by ig
noble pursuits. It may bo that the rupid-
* Jty < with which people live hinders tholr
peeing the depth of anything , just us tlio
enormous superficies over which educa
tion strives to extend itself hinders their
-toeing well educated. It is a dlillcult
mutter to got the young generation to
utop to think even in reading ; they have
too much to read to permit their stop
ping to road the matter over twice , is
it an old-fashioned notion that shallow-
nt'ss is tiresome ? If not wo may hope for
u change as soon as wo generally give up
what bores us when the bore reaches a
given point. Until that time wo may
look for any absurdity in
Folly's circle , which she draws
AVith magic wand. So jKitcnt is the spell
That none decoyed into that fatal ring ,
Unless hy heaven's peculiar grace , escape.
There wo prow early gray , but never wise ;
U'ncro form connections , hut acquire no
friend j
Bnlicit pleasure , hopeless of success ;
"Waste youth in occupations only lit
For second childhood , und devote old ago
tt'o Sparta which only childhood could exe
cute.
But what a digression from the
"pretty figures of the gorman" und the
ndmirablo solf-donial of the "leaders of
Omaha society" in foregoing this relaxa
tion " Lont. "
"during Doubtless before
the forty days are accomplished wo shall
learn , with becoming sorrow , that the
health of many of tlio "leaders , " which
po successfully resisted Into hours and
turning night into day , has succumbed
tinder lentils , long prayers and bodily
macerations.
Liliuokalani , in soft nnd rhythmic
Hawaiian , bavors so strongly of the Lily
of Killarney that the guileless reporter ,
the other day , not unnaturally queried ,
"And is she Irish ? " The Kanakas pro
nounce each letter of their words , which
invariably end with a vowel.
So much of dreamy romance hovers
over those far away isles of the Paeitlo ,
that ono was not surprised to hear that
Honolulu's deposed queen had had her
girlish passion und her dashing sailor
lover. But , alas , cold fact stops In here
too , and ruthlessly tears to shreds the
pretty story , just as ho has before time
taken all the nootry out of that inspir
ing tale of Froderiektown and Bar
bara Froltchio's waving starry banner ;
the gallant Keonan's charge , and even
the mythical house of the seven gables
in old colonial Salem the queer old
house that everybody is trying so hard
to bolluvo really did inspire the muse of
Hawthorne , in spite of the fact that it LJ
the second , if not the third , venerable
mansion to succeed to the fascinating
title upon the demolition of its predecessor
ser which bore the name.
So now comes the unromantio old resi
dent of Honolulu , who has known Liliuo-
Icalulnii from a prattling babe 1 of three : ,
And declares that it ia all u- J
sense ? lhas there never waq im Austrian '
pallor lover and husband for Hawaii a
deposed qupon. but that her majesty's
youthful affections wore attached to her
school rompnnlon from a very early ago
Mr. JohnDjinlnis. n native of Now
York , who once lived In U Mon , nnd in
childhood went to Honolulu , whore ho
was educated In the royal school estab
lished by the American board for the
careful Christian instruction and prep
aration of the young chiefs and prin
cesses for their future responsibilities.
The little boy nnd girl , thus thrown
together , becnmo Inseparable ; wore mar
ried after school days , and when
Lilluoknlanl and Ivapiolnnl were In this
country n few years ago , Prince Consort
Mr. John Dominls came too. He gave
a reception to his relatives and friends ,
nt which 200 person * were present , and
it was altogether a most enjoyable
family gathering.
So it was all very Rodato and proper ,
nnd there really wasn't nny Austrian
sailor romance for Liliuoknlanl at all.
Mr. John Domlnls died about two years
ago. The tale of the Austrian tar was
first given to an unsuspecting world at
about the time of the ICnpiolunl visit ,
but It was overlooked and therefore did
not receive the denial which would have
been given it had it been brought to iho
notice of the interested parties before
their return to Hawaii.
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4f 4t
A frantic appeal wont out from South
Dakota recently for an equalization of
the sexes. South Dakota has a surplus
of pining bachelors , the eastern states a
surplus of women , Tlio great problem
is to even up and double up. The love
lorn bachelors may learn a profitable
lesson from the oximrienco of Manitoba.
In 187 ! ) and 1880 Manitoba was being
opened to settlement nnd there was a
rush of colonists thither from Ontario
and Quebec and from- Great Britain.
The settlers were mostly men. Some of
them had families and would send for
them as soon as they had got somewhat
fixed , but very many wcro bachelors.
They were making homes for themselves
and naturally they found that they
needed wives. Not a few Of them were
sons of English farmers and nearly all
wore respectable hard working fellows.
They could not afford to go and got
wives , and so helpmeets had to be im
ported for them. Young women , guar
anteed as to respectability , wcro brought
over from England in great numbers ,
and this business rapidly . grow . to bo an .
;
important branch of the immigration
tralllc. Ono philanthropic lady in Eng
land devoted her attention to exporting
homeless but worthy girls by the ship
load to Quebec , whence they were for
warded to Manitoba. Trains would como
into St. Boniface , across the river from
Winnipeg , bringing two or three car
loads of available wives at a time. They
were chaperoned with duo regard to pro
priety and wore consigned to the land
nnd mining agents , who convoyed them
them to Winnipeg , where suitable quar
tjrs wore provided for their temporary
accommodation. , The accommodation
was very temporary because they were
soon disposed of.
"Tho bottlers who wore bachelors np
plied for the girls as fast as they were
brought in. Their applications wore
not considered unless they wore prop
erly guaranteed as to character and
ability to support a wife. Few of them
came to Winnipeg from a shorter dis
tance than 2 , " > 0 miles. Most commonly
they wcro certified by letters from land
agents staling that John Smith , for ex
ample , was located on such and such u
tract of land , was the owner of 1,500
horses , was bound nnd kind , and so forth.
On making formal application for a wife
John Smith was asked what sort of
woman ho preferred whether blonde 01
brunette , tall or short , plump or thin , etc.
Having stated his preferences ho was
introduced to ono of the available ladles ,
whereupon matters wore quickly ur- %
ranged. A remarkable point wus that
no suitor hud over to bo introduced to u
second girl. Invariably ho was content
with the first ono nnd immediately mar
ried hor. Apparently the men consid
ered thut when they had gone so far as
an introduction they had committed
themselves irretrievably.
* *
The people of Minnesota are asking :
"lias the awful fate of Senator McIIulo
and Ids aiitl-tighta bill been forgotten so
soon by the statesmen who now hold
down the scats in the lower house of the
legislature , or is George M. Blecckcr ,
the doughty little lawyer who repre
sents u democratic constituency in Min
neapolis , booking some of the same no-1
torioty for himself and fellow members
us that acquired by hia brother demo i-
crat In the senate two years ago ? "
Whether Mr. Bleeckor Is seeking this
kind of notoriety or not ho is in u full-
way to secure it by trying to head off
the introduction of hoop-skirts in ITs
state and making any woman who wears
them us well us the manufacturer and
merchant who sold them to her , if they
bo residents of this state , liable to ar
rest und line or imprisonment or both.
Representative Blceckcr introduced
the following bill in the Minnesota-
house , mid it was referred to the proper
committee with instructions to report as ,
soon as possible.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
person to manufacture or soil , or to offer
lor sale or to use or permit the manu
facture , bale , or use of any hoopskirt or
hoopskirts or anything like thereunto
within the limits of Minnesota.
Sec. 2. Any person violating this
act , or in nny way assisting the violation
of any provision of this act , shall bo
punished by a line of not less than $2.j
for each ollonso , and , in default , shall bo
incarcerated in the county jail for u per
iod not exceeding thirty days.
Three cheers and u tiger for the bold
Bleccker und his bill ! As wo say in the
vernacular of St. Paul , that's the stuff !
It may lw entirely pardonable for u town
to use a little bustle to extend her out
skirts , but It is very ditTcront with a
woman.
The hoopskirt is not in harmony with
the spirit of our American institutions.
Its introduction would kill oil the ham
mock industry , bicycling would lose half
its charm , men would bo forced out of
street cars und olovntors and bo obliged
to walk in the middle of the street , nnd
the skirt dancer would Ilnd her occupa
tion gone.
*
Unity of action and systematic method
insures success in every department of
life , therefore u few of the artists of Dos
Moines , la. , nnd these especially inter
ested in the study of art , have recently
organised a society to bo known as the
Practical Art association , the object of
which is to cultivate u correct study of
whutart really Is , their aim being to
ralsotho standard ton higher degree of
excellency than has yet been attained ,
This bolng Columbian year , with its-
unrivaled opportunities for study
at the World's fair , whore every
.rvariety of the finest nnd best In all
departments of art will bo exhibited ,
seems u most fitting time to start in
this grand work. The society wish to
establish chapters throughout the
United States similar in style to the
various college fraternities , leaving out
the secret workings.-
A systemutio coun > o of study will bo
provided for this year's work , which
will chiefly consist of the works of art
idexhibited at the World's fulr. The
plunof work adopted will bo ospodully
siwith reference to art classes , ns well as
10suitable to all who wish to Interest
themselves lu the advancement of their
profession. It la also intended to have
a system of art oxhlblta that will add
; reatly to the intoroAt and furnish
valuable instruction. The ofllcnrs of
the society are Etta M. Budd , Melrose
art school ; vlco president , Mrs. Cottrcll ,
Drake university ; recording secretary ,
[ /aura George ; corresponding secretary ,
t'uullno Tyler , Dos Moines , la. { treasurer ,
Mrs. Henry Wullaco.
H * .
The National Traveler of Des Moines
presents this week the portrait of Miss
Marie Stoctim , who Is perhaps the most
successful traveling saleswoman In the
United States. Miss Stocum was born
in Wisconsin , July 21 , 1803. At the ago
of 10 she went with her parents to Hart
ford , Mich. , where the remainder of her
childhood days wore spent. When but
20 years of ago , having had some ex
perience as a clerk In a Hartford store ,
she was given an opportunity to make a
trial trip on the road for the Chapman &
Smith company , Chicago. This trial trip
proved so successful that Miss Stocum
was Immediately engaged by the firm ,
for whom she traveled over a year , mak
ing ninety-days trips through Iowa and
Nebraska. On September 10. 1890 , she
accepted a position with the Consolidated
ColTco company of Omaha , with which
firm she still remains , traveling western
Iowa , successfully vicing with her gen
tleman competitors in a line whore only
the best succeed. Miss Stocum is a
young lady possessing strength of char
acter and wonderful energy , which , com
bined with her pleasing manners , have
caused her to meet with fluttering suc
cess In her chosen work.
*
The wife of the Spanish minister at
Washington , Mine. SuareIs a typical
daughter of Spain. She has soft black
eyes and an olive skin , with u voice that
seems to have been made to accompany
the guitar. She is a very accomplished
pianist , and her music and her babies
occupy her attention almost to the ex
clusion of society , for which she cares
very little. She was born in Madrid and
educated there.
Mine. Snare/ cannot forbear to wonder
that Americans , "who are , " she paid ,
"so clover in most things , should bo so
ignorant of Spain. You judge of us , "
she says with line scorn , "from the
dancers of the concert hulls who como
over here to amuse yon , and that is not
fair. Wo are not a nation entirely given
over to luce mantillas , mandolins and
moonlight , with hero and there an occa
sional stiletto. Ours is ono of the great
est commercial countries in the world.
Wo have wealth and power and great
men , and wo have castles , too , that arc
not chateaux d'Espugne. "
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4t #
In the dressing of small children
mothers take much pride and spend
many thoughts. It probably was always
so , from the days when the little child's
clothing consisted of a single garment.
It is u long step from ono garment to the
picturesque costumes worn by the tots
of the present day , says Harper's Bazar.
The mothers of today think they have
reached the acme of sensible and pretty
clothes for children. Have they ?
During the last few years small boys
have worn what was called a "Fauntlo-
roy suit. " It wns fanciful indeed , The
boy's waist was girt about with a sash , of
which the ends Hopped at his side. Ho
wore long ringlets , which ho abhorred ,
and a wide embroidered collar and cuffs ,
ut which his boyish soul revolted.
The novelties in shoes are many. Here
are n few pretty conceits :
Nile green suede ties beaded witli jots.
Tio3 and bedroom slippers of glazed
kid.
kid.Pink
Pink or buff satin slippers beaded in
silver.
White brocaded satin boots are very
much worn.
Heliotrope and black with silver
buckles are n stylish combination.
Tan suede ties striped witli dark brown ,
which gives the appearance of corduroy.
A pretty bedroom shoo is made of
black suede trimmed with fur and lined
with heavy red silk.
But the daintiest little slipper of them
all is of gray suede embroidered in light
blue silk and turquoibo beads.
Never was woman favored" with a
grander opportunity to demonstrate her
progress and development of that inde
pendence which entitles her to the sov
ereign rights of citizenship. Lot her ut
terly refuse to obey any fashion maker's
dictation as to the wearing of hoop
skirts and break the thraldom to' which
she has so long submitted. If she fails
to rebel , the matter of her progressive
evolution will still bo disputed. Lot her
cling to the sensible dross us steadfast
man clings to his silk hat and pigoon-
tail coat.
I-nto rualilou Notes.
ITDresdenchina brooalo in very light
colors nro worn at lushionablo weddings.
The fancy in jewelry is the making
over of old-fashioned earrings into stick
liis.Ribbon
Ribbon in largo quantities is in de
mand for collarettes , girdles nnd shoul
der knots.
'I do not want a very tight glove" has
become almost a stereotyped remark ut
the fashionable glove counters.
The exceeding richness of the bro
cades , satin and moires of the present
necessitates the handsomest of garni
tures to trim them.
Very dainty card cases , photograph
frames , pocket books and purses are
made of white morocco , mounted either
with silver or gold ,
Palo blue and pink gingham make
very pretty petticoats , if made with a
couple of small flounces ut the bottom ,
and they have the merit of being wash
able.
Evening wraps are of rough surfaced
wool goods in very light colors. They
are lined with light , tinted or bright
brocades and edged with feather trim
ming.
A pretty and becoming costume is of
China silk. The skirt is cut in boll-
shapo. The waist is made over a fitted
body nnd shirred to the iiguro. Very
full sleeves , with deep-shirred oulTs , uro
made for this dress ,
A good deal moro ingenuity might bo
expended now on clasps und buckles ,
largo and small. These ornaments nro
used on everything. The moro artistic
they are the moro they will bo valued
und the greater will bo the demand.
Seamless bodices , flaring skirts and
distended sleeves sum up the fashions of
the present moment. Seamless bodices ,
while a pitfall to the uuiatour dross-
muker , nro remarkably effective on a
graceful llgure in the hands of u. high
Spring costumes of homespun and
camel's hair are trimmed with pipings ?
of bright color. These pipings match
little Hecks and bits of high color In the
fabric , which is frequently on the bou-
rotto order , or with occasional threads ,
with irregular patches of red , green i ,
blue and white.
Now figured satins designed specially
for gowns made with empire features
have tiny light-colored palms , slurs ,
vine sprays , spangles or other spots
scattered over grounds of dahlia , green ,
silver , blue , gray , wine color , etc.
These are used for visiting and dinner ,
or often for ohurch dresses.
Citron-green and swallow-blue cloth
costumes trimmed with rovers , capos
und edgings of other fur form some of
the most elegant costumes bent from
Paris. Very dark brown silk und gold
braidings suvorully are used for addi
tional decorations. Gouts of the BUIUO
fabric are slmllarlj trimmed. They
have full velvet sliayoa with braided
CUlTH. IH"
Among black sllks bcsldcs the stand
ard corded nnd untj rcd varieties , are
now corkscrew Ixjnuallncs nnd some
novel and pretty qfjtped patterns de
signed for hnndsomujaresscs for elderly
women , in which wide' brocaded stripes
of satin alternate with , narrower crimpy
taffeta stripes , very nttlch like these of
last summer's cropQii ? , !
Besides the styHsty'and ' ladylike tailor-
made coats with their- gracefully gored
skirts unsultc , rcdlhgoto olTects will
multiply contlnunlly.U'oni ' this time on
to the summer season. These , particu
larly for matrons , will take the place
of many of the cumbersome street cos
tumes now worn , as no wrap of any do-
bcrlptlon is needed , or Indeed looks well
above a redlngoto dross.
Among the now , very soft nnd beauti
ful spring woolens are those damassed
with small flower-sprays in colored silks.
The handsomest have black or very dark
green grounds , brocaded with yellow
cowslips , whito-and-plnk unomono blos
soms , bcarlot rosebuds , and pink or yel
low button-roses. Costumes made of
these fabrics have vests and pipings the
color of the llowors.
The fashionable colors for evening
gowns are peach , straw , pink , turquoise
blue nnd Nile green ; for morning , brown
and petunia , with various shades of
green , but the novelty lies this year in
the combinations. Persian nnd oriental
mixtures obtain ; blue , green , deep red
and yellow are frequently combined , and
blue and green , turquoise and mustard ,
green and pink , violet and red.
A handbome reception dress Is made of
golden brown cloth , with sleeves and
shoulder epaulets , bolt and skirt
bunds of violet colored velvet. Over the
shoulders is a capo of white guipure ,
which fulls in long tabs below the bolt.
A Spanish llounco ot cloth trims the
front of the skirt band , the back
breadths are much gored in straight
widths , and two straight bands of velvet
follow down the side seams.
Velvet lints are having it all their own
way and there is a pleasing variety in
shape and trimming , so that any face
can find a becoming back ground if one
chooses. Incongruous as It s-coms many
of these wintry-looking hats are trimmed
witli ( lowers. Bunches of most natural-
looking roses nod on tlio crowns in close
company with plumes and quills.
Velvet roses are very much worn and
the newest Parisian idea is to have the
velvety petals sprinkled with a diamond
dust to imitate frost.
What Women Arc IloliiK *
Queen Marghcritu of Italy possesses a
coral necklace which she always wears ,
day and night.
Miss Mary Wilkins , who ia at present
on the toppling wuvo of literary success ,
is a tiny , shy , little w,0man. ,
Mrs. Emmons Blnine'lias given to the
city of Augusta , Mo. , S 10,001) ) to found a
library in honor ofS her husband's
memory. r , ,
Florence Nightingale , the famous
nurse , is 72 years old. She takes her
baptismal name froi.i the Italian city in
which she was born. V ,
Lady Evans , wife of the late lord
mayor of London , wq a housemaid at
the Oaks hotel , Seven Oaks , England ,
prior to her marring ! "
Mrs. A. E. W. Rolwrtson of Indian
Territory recently cdJ'l ° ted thoitrans-
lation of the now testament from the
original Greek into 'Uio , Muacogee or
Creek language. & ai > i
Miss Daisy Rives , youngest sister of
Amelio Rived Chantyr , is said to bo
something of an a'rtisfi and a bold rider ,
although only 16Vyears old. Animals
are her favorite , subjects for portrayal.
A Denver hotisowifo has an Indian
princess doing her housework. The
young woman is the daughter of a Paw
nee chief , and her name in English is
Rose Ilowell. She was a student for
many years at the Carlisle school.
As a memorial given to her mother ,
Mrs. A. M. Mankly is to build and main
tain a homo for destitute women in the
city of Washington. She is also to give
the Children's Aid society 930,000 to
erect a homo in memory of her hus
band.
Mrs. James G. Blaine will shortly
leave Washington for a few wccka. Her
destination has not yet been decided
upon , but it is probable that she will go
to some southern resort. Iler health is
fairly good , considering the long phys
ical strain to which she has boon sub
jected.
The princess of Wales is a very grace
ful fitrnro on skates nnd exceedingly
fond of the healthful exercise. She
wears a peculiar kind of skating boot ,
laced nearly to the knee , tlio upper portion
tion lined with fur. The heolTTaro wide
and low , and tlio skates cover tlio boles
of the boots and have springs under the
insteps , the whole under part being
stool.
Mrs. Peary , of arctic fame , is a tall ,
willowy woman , whoso personality is ox-
tromcly attractive. Her youthful ap-
pearaneo is a surprise when her pluck
and endurance arc recalled. She says
her height aroused much curiosity
among the Esquimaux women , who are
rather below size , and they wore anxious
to know if all white women wcro ' so
high. "
Mrs. Barnabco , who always travels
with her husband in his tours with tlio
Bostonian Opera company , has a very
happy habit of taking with her numer
ous pictured , draperies , books and bric-
a-brac , with which she makes the plain
est hotel room look cozy and homelike.
If they stay but a week in a place she
considers it well worth while to make
their surroundings attractive.
Dr. Mary Walker loft her ovorcoa )
and silk hat on the rack in the Young
Women's Christian Association building
at Albany a few nights ago and sought a
frugal chamber uj tairs. Twentj
young women saw the masculine articles
of attire and did not see the owner , si
promptly nut their rojnns in a state o
siege against the p lblo invasion o
the supponed man aiid watched vlgl
lantly for dawn.
Miss SpolTord , onlyJitaughtor of the
librarian of congrcsB tiUhough 0110 o
society's favorites , isiyiliombor of char
liable and scientific orfblnb.ations and is
a leading spirit in tluVjWomon's Anthro
nologicai Society of America. Miss
Knitly Mason , daughter of the curatoi
of the National museum , is ono of tlio
directors of the 6iimo % iscciatlon and
writer on hciontillc subjects. Miss Ma _
Dean Powell , whose father , Mujol
Powell , is a director "oj. the geologica
survey , is both a remarkable pianist am
u student of bcience.
In Ellen Terry's Beautiful homo in
South Kensington there stands eve
ready a basket full of garments to be
made for the poor. Whenever the inti
mate friends of the great actress run infer
for the woman's ilvo minutes call , which
always spoils the morning , Mibs Terry
produces her basket and while they chat
the caller must busy herself with knit
ting or sowing or crotchoting. The
number of garments sent out finished
are the be&t kind of an Illustration of
how much tlmo the modern woman
spends holding her band.
The "No. 0" Wlicolor & Wilson ia the only
lock-stitch nmuhlno made Hint will maintain
an oven and perfect stitch at different speeds.
Sold by Gco. W. Lancaster & Co. , 514 S. 10th
BtlX'Ot ,
Tim sTonr of orn
Mnrshnll Cu.ihhiR , private secretary to
'ostmnstcr Gcnor.il Wnnnrnakor , has writ-
on a book entitled "Tlio Story of Our Post-
nice , " which is n very complete account of
ho management and operation of Uncle
? : im's i > ostal department. This great system
s divided into many minor dcp.trtmcnts or
nireaUs. The writer takes up each of these
nd explains its work in a simple but clear
manner admirably adapted for popular
reading.
Ono of the first chapters tells how the
nice of the second assistant postmaster
general manages the transportation of malls
ver 2,800 railroad and hundred' ! of other
routes , disbursing about $40,1)00,000. ) Two
hapters tire devoted to tlio wonderful r.ill-
oad mall service , which gives employment
o 0,400 clerks. It explains that the govern-
ncnt pavs for forty-foot mail cars at the
ate of $23 per mile per annum , for ilfty-foot
ars nt $40 and for sixty-foot ears at $ .V ) .
J'hU dup.irtmcnt also hits a printing odlco ,
vhluh turns out 1,500 jobs a year , and ,
trango to s.iy , prints 5 daily p.tpor. the
Hillctm. This journal is tilled \ \ 1th Instruc-
ions and notices of changes and it. has a cir-
ulation of 1,100.
Even malls bags auil locks can bo made an
n'ercstlng subject. The department is
allowed iOOXJ ( a year for these useful
ar ieles and thcro is a great deal of curious
nformation to bo gleaned about the nine
different hlnds'of bags , costinir from 27 cents
to $4.03 each. There Is always a glamor
about the sea and this holds good la the
story of the foreign mails , which tells how
contracts are made , subsidies granted and
.ho service conducted.
The money order system began operations
n ISM at 141 ofllccs and cost about S7,000 the
Irst year , The carrier system was begun m
SOS at forty-nine ofllccs with 450 carriers ,
i'ho growth and improvements in these two
systems nro recorded up to the present tlmo
when thcro are over ( XD ) free dclivcrv ofllces
serving ! > 0,000,000 people. The de.xd letter
ofllco , which receives 20,000 letters and
> ackagps per day , yields a curious and valu-
nbl chapter on the omissions and commis
sions of Uncle Sam's ehildrjii.
Postal inspectors have many strange and
exciting experiences , and the stories of their
work flll many readable pages. Iho third
issistnnt postmaster general is the finance
olllccr of the department , and the handling
of stamps , stamped envelopes and postal
cards f.ills to his bureau. The sixth auditor
of the treasury is assigned to the
[ > ostofllco department nnd conducts ,
according to Mr. Gushing , the
largest accounting ofllco in the world.
His bureau passes on 300,000 separate ac
counts yearly , which come from nearly 70,000
otllces and involve accounts and claims aggro-
ating 100,000,000.
Other chapters tell of the work and pay of
clerks , the establishing of ofllccs , the ap
pointment of postmasters , the making of
postmasters bonds and the answering of
thousands of conundrums propounded to the
department.
Five hundred pages , or about one-half the
work , are thus given up to this account of
the operations of the greatest department of
our government. Then follow many chap
ters on related subjects of popular
interest. There nro stories of old-
timers in the service , of the
Louisiana lottery and its devious ways , of
depredations and robberies , of smuggling
through the mails , of the women employed
in the service , of carriers ana clerks and
their organizations and organs , of diftlcult
questions of law and of the passage of postal
laws.
Considerable space Is deservedly given to
the workof Postmaster General Wanamaker ,
who has Instituted many reforms and im
provements in the service. These arc explained -
plained , nnd the work closes with sketches
of Mr. Wanamaker's life , his business enter
prises and his homo life. These chapters
iwvo an absorbing personal Interest and have
the merit of being correct and exploding
many newspaper notions.
The book has 1,000 pages and is illustrated
by nearly 500 beautiful half-tono cuts It
appeals especially to every ono of the ! i'tt,000 )
men and women employed in the postal serv
ice , but its story is so complete and so well
told that the work must have a practical
v.xluo and a lasting interest for all classes
Unlike the Dutch Process
No Alkalies
on
Other Chemicals
are used in the
preparation oC
W. BAKER & CO.'S
BreakfastGocoa
( a absolutely
jniro nnd soluble.
It has more thnti three 1 1 met
thoetrcnyth of Cocoa mixed
with Starch , Arrowroot or
, _ Sugar , and la far moro eco
nomical , costing less than ono cent a cup.
It Is dcllcloua , nourishing , and EASILY
DIGESTED. _
Sold byCrofora everywhere.
W. BAKER & CO. , Dorchester , Mais.
WANTED , o4 ;
Stiito nr nohonl Honda
City or County Wartmis
Strom Hallway , Irrigation , Water llonJs. otc
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
GEO. J. PAUL , OJIA1H , NEB.
Money to Loan ,
OR.
THE SPECIALIST.
Is nnsarpnfised iu the
treatment of all
PRIVATE DISEASES
and nil Weakntii 11-11
aud Disorder ! of ( VIC II
18 years experience.
\Vrito for circulara
and question list froo.
14th nnd Knrnnm Bt . ,
Omaha , Neb
Tlio season for IMI'OHTBD
II MirAIOU.STAIN CA. > AHlia
laconinifiicInK We win roculro
Iho lint lot January I3tli There
will tie liundredn of I'uinrlei 10
ola-t from , tiolnif porfuctly nnd
thoroughly trnln.'d they will ho
tbo bejtot thuieiiion Deep rolls
lll clmnuo with sweat bell-uoloi
mil IOMK twills Wo nun run too
full satisfaction nnd ship to nnjr
Dolnt liy ex pros t nlth safety.
I'rlca will bo I.I M each nnd extra
'rtno nuluctoil singer * fl.M. Females -
males tl M.
Geisler's ' Bird Store ,
400 N. 16th St.Ornahu.
NERVfllDlsORCF-RS ! !
IqUBI W UUU.Vnl all tm > train of
KVIIA W AKM iK4. IlKIIIUrr , BTi' . . that M
compinr Ilium In raon QHirhLY anl 1'KltMA-
MKNTlA' UUUHO. MII BTHBNOTIl nn4 tonn
lU n to ererr part of Ibo botlr. 1 "UI iua4 ( IB-
curelr FIIUOI ! ) VUUIC lunar mSirar tt > J prjioflj ) .
lion tliRlcurel toaot tlia a troublm. AdJ-.ni. U.
A. UUAt'LKI BATTt.1 CUKIIC. U1C * .
OWES ITS REPUTATION AND
SUCCESS TO ITS OWN
CEBITS.
! T IS PURE , UNADULTERATED.AND FOR
RAPID CLEANSING POWER HAS NOEQUAL
IT IS INVALUABLE. IN KITCHEN & LAUNDRY.
SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.
CHICAG.OO
What Brand is on your Collar ?
It ought to bo , if you wear
IS IT THE SB-cent collar ; iW they
nro superior to nny otbor
liC-ccnt collar made
It ought to bo , If you wear n
IS IT THE 20-ccnt collar ; for this
tirimd is the Tory host vnluo
to ho had in collars for
AND 2O cent a ; three for CO eta.
No collar , whatever ho Its hrand , jjy
ehould ho worn on nny other t
make of shirt than the - - -
MARK.
This ready-made shirt will certainly ult you. It Is a sure Ct. We make it and wejcnow.
Watch our adiertliemenli nait vook. -lUCtt , V OOfl
VfUliont moneynndwlttiom pr
To the
Yon are not well , nnd have no
money or tlmo to see a dojtor.
Cut out tlio name printed horo.
itU'ANs UIIIMICA.IJ : oo. ,
NKW VOIIK
1'astolton a postal oard.
Wrlto your onn n.iriioaii tha
other alcloof tlioe.ird ; put It In
the 1'oU OIlluo , und by rotura
mull you will ( jot u lottur anil
EoiDomoilloliio that will do you
KOO I. Try it and toll ycur
friends.
. , . .
.jnuo UL A JIM jn AI * r.i.u uuu uiuurH , i rim satl
HOOTER'S COCOA
( from Trade rivals ) from hook Jun0
ray on Thora 011
misleading , and csaro i u
cannot possibly apply to VAN UOUTBN'H COCOA. "
The
fauertntclton
on \ \ '
authontu cited to \Attllo\nKNfnCoco\istliuxejP'ecliiallurfjielled % and the vn-v
lUatherrttypromitteilloatao it a veru $ i ttmonialn
1816 Douglas Omaha. ) Nob.
Tlio eminent opoclslht In nervous , chronic , private , blood , ekln andnrlnarr cllsooaej. A rogul/ir nnd
rutduoml Krmluatu u mccticiuo. nsdlplonrn nnd csrtttlcatas show. Is itllltroitlnic with the .
tust
Bro a c >
, .
cena ciitnrrli lost nmnhnod 9emln.ll weiiknon , nlxht loaaoi anil nil for mi of prlrata dlaesia ] . No
. nurou-
rjr used. Now treatment for loss of vital . ' -
I'artloi
. piwar. unublo to visit mo mir lu troU3l nt liccni Or
correspondence. . Modlclua or Itmrunientiflant t > r mill or cupran uxmrJl ) p.iei3l , no mir.ti ta Inillaiti
contents or Hondor. One purijnntltunrvl ; ) v precorral. Cjcuultithi.i frdi. OjrroiD ) nl3in i
Uoolc ( lljutcrlosof Ltfo Botufrdu. OttJculiourJUu.m. to'Jp.m , Sundir9lUa.ni toljm , oa I itrloMy iltnpfurropl/ print >
S.E.CoaJS
ARGENT
PA'ID OH I BANK
ARE TROUBLING YOU !
Wcll.romo nnrl liava thoni nxamlneJ lif oar optlclvi
run of cluirito. nnil.tr iiojo ury , mtel with iijislrot
our-l'KUKftlM'ION" SPKCfCliK4or KVtt ( fr.AS-J-
SK the boat In tlid world. If yojilonnt nodi i < ln * i
wo will loll von so und n IvHj yo i ivli it tu do. ijOI.I )
bl-KUTAClflW or KVB tJI.AS.jKS KIIOM II I ) UI1.
1'luln , inioUo , blue or wlillo xltisjej , fur i > rjtucUn. tb .
, iromi 0.1 pair uf.
Max Meyer & Bro. Co
Jewelers and Opticians ,
Fimmm and Flftoont Street
Try Swiss Violet
Shaving Cream.
n H * ynn r )8TAR ) aAFETY
RAZORS } 8WE BOB
JAS. MORTON & SON CO
DON'T MISS IT !
You don't need to sucrlllco the live * ot your
when _ I -
Dcplitheria and Membranous Croup
wlllmidanortlin neighborhood of yoiirhntnoi
Tliero Is u sure siwotllo luedlolno TU 1'HU-
YKNToontnglon of Ilium , and thcru U ulso
lure Hpocldo medicine for
The Cure of Them
when they huvu not run boyonJ human ruaoh
Write to
11.C. SIGEL , In Crete , M , ,
If In need of nny treatment , nud you wlllflml
that his troatinunt busud on ninny yo.ir.- , ' ox-
porlmonis and study has.iucurod him it suc
cess which will not-dlaanuoint you.
'IM1K CUOVVN OK I1KAIITV , " A I'KHFECT
1 hint , l.ndlen' Oocoro , will positively Incroaio
thu slso of your butt from threcjto nvo luclies vr
money rotunduj. 1'rlco , fl.su. Hcnlod pHrilculnra
' 'qMiiinp Corruspuniloncu nacruOly conlldontlal ,
Cocoro llninr. tit Joseph Mo , ,
Or. O
Oco Wo
the fa
mous Ohl-
ciwo phyBl-
o I u u at
O m a h n .
has ever
I , COO BtutO-
m o n t s
rra to f ul
who have
been cured
by him.
U n o of
the most successful ptiyHlolans In Omaha to
day is IJr. O. ( too Wo. who for the past t/ro
years linn boon do'.ni ; moro good for lulTorltiK
humanity than all other upoclallsU In the
country.
The doctor can successfully Moat you by
mail nnd oura you , as ho tins dona thoui&nd *
of othurs. with his wonderful Ohliioso roiud-
dloH. Do not delay until your dlioaso U be-
yomliill help , but vrrlto to him If you cannot
call uponli him at oricu , and ho will Klvo you
hli candid opinion of your case. Kxaiulua-
lotns free mid It will cost you nothing tn con
sult w th him. Question blanks goat uuou ap
plication. Addrosi
DR. C. GEE WO ,
. ICthHt. , OmaU *