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    THE OMAHA DAILY .BETK : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 29 , 1893-TWENTY PAGES ,
HOW TO EDUCATE OUR GIRLS
( Strength of Body and Strength of Mind Beat
All Knowledge You Will Pied ,
WHY WOMEN BECOME PHYSICAL WRECKS
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nnil rntlilcm.
Da lot the girls hnvo moro tlmo. It Is
really not an important tntiUor whuthor
a girl graduates In five years or in seven
years. Men of nil conditions of life and
women , ton , phlltwoplicra , preachers ,
writers nntl nil agree that one's school
lifo IB the happiest period of existence ,
and then by n strange conrso of reasoning - i
ing nearly kill the child trying to
shorten the time aa much as possible.
It docs not BO much matter if n , boy la
pushed , with his morn stolid torapora-
inuht It does not work such disaster with
hist health , although In his case , too , it
is a shame. But it Is nothing if not a
calamity the way girls are rushed at
school and the Bad wrecks it makes of BO
many of them.
A girl la taught that It is n dlro dia-
grace if she falls behind her class after
being Htartcd to school In the first place
as soon as she can utilk , so as to got an
early start , then when she gets older is
encouraged by well meaning relatives
to make up a year or two during vaca
tions , and so got through with It all BO
much the sooner. She is deeply Inter
ested in her studios and finally gradu
ates with honors amidst all the rejoic
ings , happy congratulations , flowers and
upplaiibo that go to make up the gladdest -
dost day in all a girl's ' life. And to
what end ; '
If she marrloa bhc will bo a physical
wreck at the age of . ' 10 , especially if she
hocomos a mother. But bho will in all
probability bo an invalid moro or loss
hopeless , at an age when she should be
just In her fullest bloom of strength and
beauty , whether she mnrrics or not.
The problem is getting to bo such a
serious one that some of the greatest
minds of tlio nation are giving attention
to It , and seeking some remedy. Dr.
Cyrus Edson. commissioner of health of
the city of New York , nays in the North
American Review recently : "In view
of this truth , the question arises
whether , vo bring up our girls in the
right way. I am aware of the weight
of the arguments lu favor of equality in
education for the sexes , and certainly I
have no wish to be understood as wishIng -
Ing that women should bo ignorant.
Yet I have examined the schedule of
studies given to irirls between the ncos
of 10 and 17 In our public schools with
no small amount of interest. As a
physician I have learned two thintrs :
First , that mental work exhausts the
strength as much as physical labor with
out its compensating advantages in ex
ercise ; and , .scound , that between those
ages , girls go through a physi
cal ' change in which very
great demands are made on the
strength. While reading over that Hat
of studios , therefore , the question has
risen in my mind whether they do not
imply dralts on the strength so great as
to seriously impair the physical health.
From the girls in our schools wo demand
they shall keep up with their classes ,
and wo have enlisted as whips to urge
them their ambition , the rewards offered
for success and the disgrace attaching
to failure. Thus stimulated , they drive
their brains and they do the work judg
ing from school commencements I have
boon at they do it splendidly. But while
I' . - we see to it that thia artificial drain on
the strength is koptup nature is making
her demands , none the less surely because
'
cause wo do not sco them. She has'auso
for strength and energy nt this time and
nature will not bo refused. It must bo
remembered that by no possible means
can wo take more out of the body than
there la in it , and the fact that both
natural and artificial demands have boon
satisfied is itsulf sufficient to show that
the strength was there. But what has
been done in reality is this : "Wo have
used up all the strength.
'If nature bojoft to herself she is to
the last degree careful to supply an
abundance of stamina to growing cfirls.
Not only are girls who are really strong
less apt to contract diseoso than are boys
of the same ago , but healthy young1
women If they contract a disease will ,
as a rule , have the loss violent attack.
In what is called the fever bolt in Cen
tral and South America moro young
men than young women of the 'peon
class catch the malaria fovor. The
deaths from yellow fe'vor' In such ob
served centers as Rio do Janeiro are
less among the peen women from 15 to
25 than among the men , and the per
centage at those who recover Is larger ,
the exposure being about equal.
"But it ia the fact that no such differ
ence IB observed between the1 girls and
boys in this country. If anything , the
results show the girls less able to endure -
duro any very exhausting disease. I
am unable to find any reason for this
reverse in nature's methods except It bo
in the tax which by ourbystom of education
'
tion wo pijt on those girl's. It is true ,
of course , that .thoy are subject to hun
dreds of influences besides that of the
schools , some of which are to bo found
in society , others in the press and jostle
of American lifo , others , again , In the
many sources of mental excitement
which Imvrf their effect on nil of us.
Still , no one of these involves buoh a
direct tax on the energies as is found in
study , as our girls understand the
word. "
No remedy is suggested by the emi
nent medical man , but one very simple
one would bo not to push the girls BO
hard. Suppose n young ludy should not
got through with school und bo readv to
marry or enter society before she IB 25
yours of ago , what would it matter ?
Hhn will bo really competent then to
take upon herself extra burdens physi
cally and mentally , and there is no oc
casion to bo in such a mad rush , Of
course ono great reason for the hurry In
this country Is the wild desire to got a
much n possible for our money , and
school bills are big things , and it is im
portant to got through with them na
quickly as may bo. But if the health of
the girls must bo r'skod ' or must bo given
in exchange it almost acorns oa if the
"book lurnln" utter
u certain point ,
might bo dispensed with.
There is nothing BO important aa
health. Without it any honor , money ,
intellect or position U of no avail ; ono is
only miserable. And such misery , to
bo half sick , able to plan and execute up
to a corluin point , and then when boino-
thing especially interesting ia going on
to bo obliged to lay every tiling aside for
a week , pernups , and spend tlio time in
your room or in bed , while frlondfl eon-
uoloyou by Baying , "you ought to bo
carnful and not go beyond your strength
And you would bo all right ; " It is horri
ble , And you think then with deep bit-
iernaui that if you hud your early life to
livu over uguln you would only consider
( inn thing ; to , keep strong and healthy
Miul let mmill muttora , such aa pounding
u pUnu , take cure of themselves. It is
nut too Into If you ure still young.
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und her wuys can never fail to
ft tojilti of'iibsoi'blntr lutorost to houso-
Bhu IB suoU uccossary con-
comitnht of ourjdally lives , her cnpnolly
for causing trouble and discomfort Is so
unlimited , and slid In so apt to develop
In fl ch totally unexpected directions ,
that the most Intelligent woman inny ho
ymnlonod If ho dwiwHW the question of
clomestlo gi'lovnneos rather moro than
the iimxcullno mind npprovoii of. Of
laloyoars this vorsatllo creature hits
developed a now method of procedure ,
says the Now York Tribune. T.iklng
boarders fceo-tni to bo her latest fancy ,
and a regular epidemic of the "commer
cial Instinct" seems to hnvo soi/tod our
Abigails , which , a ? usual , they gratify
at their mistresses' expense.
"Would you believe It ? " said an Indig
nant hmiA'Mni&tross , "a atraiigo woman
actually lived in my houno ono month
last winter before 1 found It out ! You
would not think it possible , would you ?
and 1 am not a careless housekeeper
by any means. I jro rcgulanly Into the
kitchen every morning , and always fan
cied that I kept a very strict watch over
ovorjthing : and yet these women actu
ally kept a friend , who paid them board
In my house without my finding it out
for all that time. I saw the woman , too ,
in the kitchen from tlmo to tlmo , and I
know she was often there in the ovon-
lngn , but I always supposed she was
Bomo friend ivnd paid no attention to her
presence * , and If 1 had not found It out
by the merest accident I dare say she
would have remained with us indofl-
niti-ly. "
"Well , ono is bettor than six , any
way , " said another long Buffering house
keeper. " " [ found last autumn when I
returned from Europe that no loss than
half n dozou people had occupied the
house during my absence , my laundress
nctlne as landlady and receiving.tholr
board in addition to the wages which I
paid her as caretaker. If it comforts
you to know that you are not the only
victim , I can assure you that I have
hoard of a nun\bor of similar cages dur
ing the last year , but I fancy that It is
an industry that is short lived ; at least
forewarned ia forearmed. "
$ 41
Don't take any stock in the nonsense
going about the country relative to
kitchen dross. There are any number
of women who are trying to nntko other
women believe that they should look just
as well when v/rostling with pots and
pans as if they were going to spend the
morning lu a rocker with a bit of fancy
work.
If you must sweep , dust , maico beds ,
build fires , stand over the bread board
and tend babies do all these things in a
gown and shoes that lire thoroughly
comfortable. Not slipshod , but easy.
Your gown should bo of washable ma
terial , so that it may bo dumped into the
tub when it is soiled , but it should bo
warmly lined with thick unbleached
cotton , for in hurrying about her tables a
woman is apt to get overheated , when
along comes a mischievous draft and the
first thing the busy one knows she is in
the full Hedged agonies of a winter cold.
Linen collars and cults ! Good gracious !
A housewife might just as well start in
upon her day's duties manacled. In _
place of corsets have a soft , yielding'
waist ono that has an accommodating
way with it even when you are doing the
kind of work that calls for the full and
complete exorcise of every muscle.
If your neck -is free , your arms and
wrists free and your feet so dresaed that
you can stand without suffering innu
merable anhos and pains you will be able ,
as wo women say , to 'turn off" just
twice the amount of work. Your chintz
gowns may bo as gay in "pattern as you
desire , frilled about the neck and the
sleeves full and neat ahout the hands
with always , of course , plenty of room
for slipping up and down ; your low easy
shoes neither run down at tlio heels nor
at the toes : so attired , and with your
looks dresbeu in nrotty fashion instead
of being screwed up in curl papers and
your skin clear ana bright you may be
come a thoroughly attractive picture ,
oven though you do not deck out in a rig
that has been donned to play the part of
kitchen maid and lady In the parlor as
well.
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If there is anything in signs many
women will go to the theater this season
unbounded. That they have not pre
viously done so to any extent is not be
cause of innate stubbornness , as many
seem to think. The chandelier , upon
the size and gorgeousncss of which some
theaters seem to base their claim for
precedence , has been the mischief
maker.
Not every woman troubles herself to
analyze it , but she knows that under no
drcssed-up conditions is she as unat
tractive as in a theater , says tlie Phila
delphia Press. This is not because the
painted and powdered ladles across the
footlights are necessarily moro beauti
ful , but because of the bad light upon
these In the audience.
Go to a museum. The light is thrown
straight down to bring out all the points
in a picture. The same principle is oper
ative when the chandelier sends its cut-
glass rays downward. But it brings out
points indiscriminately. And women
who are big enough to go to the theater
of nn evening are likely'to have as many
bad as good features in their complexion
and tout ensemble. Unsuspected wrinkles
appear as if by magic In the imiibiuil
glare. Becoming shadows under boino
beauty's eyes are rendered great hol
lows. And with no background the hair
much of its attraction.
Yet women realize that it is selfish tb
shut out the view of these behind with
their head-dressing , and they beom to
have mutely come to an understanding
that something nhonld bo dono.
Their hats are daily becoming visibly
less. The lartro hat at the theater is
considered very bad form outside of a
box. The usual head covering of the
woman of taste in the theater nowadays
is a small bonnet of felt braid , with a
bow of satin-edged ribbon velvet and a
curling ostrich tip in front.
AH the hats grow Hiuallor moro and
more attention is being paid to the ur-
runpomcnt of the hair.
The coiffures tills Reason have been
elaborate , und promise to bo more so.
Ono Is now hardly dressed for evening
without a bandeau of ribbon or velvet ,
jeweled pins , or elaborate comb.s In her
hair. And luce forms a part of all 11 nu
toilets , This Huffed about the nook casts
pretty shadows of its oWn and softens
any face , no matter how beautiful. Not
in my recollection have women dressed
BO picturesquely , so effectively , of even-
in pa.
Lot the wearing of the tailor dress bo
confined strictly to day and street occa
sions ; lot woman study moro closely Jo
dress their hair and necks becomingly ;
lot the theater owner shade his chande
lier with pink or rod globes , or silk cov
erings , and the theater hut question
will be answered forever ,
"I mot. In Brooklyn the other day ono
of those charming Welsh girls who bang
in chorus at Chicago , " bald a Now York
ludy , "und got so well acquainted with
her , und became so interested in her ,
that 1 ventured to ask whereabouts in
Waled her homo was. She told mo , and
then burst into a merry laugh at the ox-
projslou thut must have been on my face
when she got through tolling mo. * *
' 'I can never romnmber that name ! '
I fai-.ld.
" 'No ! ' said the merry Welsh maiden.
Then Ivill write It down for you. '
"And tliis is what fiho wrote :
" 'LlanfalrpwllgwyngyUgertropw ' Jig-
orchwynnuwllgogorpwUzautllvblllogog-
ogocp , Wales.1
"She laughed more merrily at my as-
tonishment when Bho handed mo the
card with that tremendous aggregation
of consonants upon it. I thought the
jolly girl was guying mo , and I had a
mind to got indignant , but I was wrong.
11 'That Is truly the name of the vil
lage whore I live. ' said the Welsh
maiden , 'and It is said to bo the longest
word in our language. It has seventy-
two letters and twenty-two syllables.
What does It moan ? Well , "Llan"
moans saint or church ; "fair" means
Mary ; "pwll , " pool ; "gwyn , " white * .
"gyil"ha7.ol ; "gor , " near ; ' 'tropwll ' , ' '
turning pool ; "tro , " turning or turn ;
"gorchwyrmpwll , " near the whirlpool ;
"gogor , " very near , and so on. The
whole word moans , literally , St. Mary's
White Hazel Pool , near the Turning
Pool , near the Whirlpool , very near the
pool by Llantllvslllo , fronting the Rod
Rocky Isle of Gogo. But , of course , wo
don't call the village all of that now
adays. It is simply St. Mary's. But I
live at Llaufalrpwllp gwnyg yllgcrtro-
pwllgorchw.yrmpwllgogorpwll7.antllvsll-
logogogoob , just the same , laughed the
merry Welsh girl. ' "
There is a typo of woman in this world
who makes herself particularly objec
tionable to all these with whom she
comes in contact , as she Is possessed
with a disposition that makes it almost
impossible for ovou the must nmiablo to
get along with her. She Is the woman
who carries a chip on her shoulder con
tinually and is rather annoyed than
otherwise If ono sees fit to knock It oil
and cncatro In full-lloduod combat in
consequence.
She always has a grievance of some
sort on hand , whether it bo a family
feud or wordy war with the grocer.
Peace to her is unknown , and to go
through a day without a clashing of
words would mean to her twenty-four
hours wasted. Of course , such an indi
vidual is not pleasant to have around ,
and though she herself may feel happy
in the knowledge that she is coming olt
victorious in a war of words , the con
tinued strife In which she delights docs
not tend to make her sweet und desira
ble to those about hor.
Quarreling is a mania with such an
individual and , though others may be
peaceably disposed , she will nag and
nag until the fire commences to burn
and she finds herself In her element.
Such women never have any friopJs.
They are always on the outs with their
relatives , their servants , and their most
casual acquaintances. They may bo
pretty and attractive at first sight , hut
once the cloven foot is shown people
learn to avoid them , for , though hot
water is an excellent thing once in a
while when used properly , it is not the
pleasantest place in the world In which
to take up one's continual abode.
* *
Walter Besant , tlie friend and ad
mirer of women , refuses to league himself - ,
self with the extremists on the question
of woman's progress , and holds _ some
conservative and practical views oh the
subject not exactly in accordance with
the ovolutod and advanced idea. "I
have maintained , and shall continue to
maintain"ho says , "that for women to
take men's work "from them is the moat
disastrous thing thut can possibly hap
pen , especially in a small country , for it
halves the wages and lowers the posi
tion of the workers , and it drives the
moo out of the country or forces them to
compete with women at lower pay. It
deprives men of their wives and tfomen
of their husbands. I say that when a
cry of rejoicing is raised because another
field of man's labor is invaded by women ,
wo ought to sit down ana weep for the
lowering of labor's independence und the
loss of men. "
Apropos of the same subject , ho said to
the woman interviewer as to the noblest
career for woman : "Marriage. That
is in fact my deliberate opinion. Moro ,
I believe if the question were put to any
woman who has lived the matron's lifo ,
and has sons and daughters grown up ,
whether looking buck , she would still
deliberately choose to bo the mother of
these sons and daughters , or would be
come a journalist , novelist , teacher-
nur&o , artist , typewriter , clerk , cashier ,
or any of the many occupations open to
women , she would , without the least
hesitation , declare that she would
prefer the matron's lifo aa the
noblest and highest lot open to
women. To enrich the world with noble
children , to give to the country moro
bravo hands and honest hearts what ,
in comparison with this , is the independ
ence of the single woman or her work
her average work ? That all women
cannot marry is perfectly true ; that
women are making it every day moro
difllcult to marry by taking men's work
is also true. "
The adventures of two girls in Chicago
cage , as related by ono of thorn , may
prove suggcstlvo to other young people ,
writes Lucy Elliott Keolor in the Con-
gregationnlist.
One of the girls was continually exclaiming -
claiming , "How cheap thin lace is , "
"What a bargain in ribbons. " "Thiscloth
is going for a song , " and the close of her
first day in the great btoros found her
pocketbook depleted und her arms loaded
with remnants of so-called buf.riiusnono ( ,
of which exactly suited hor. The other
shopper spent no more money than her
friend , hut she purchased just the drosa
pattern that nho desired , gloved of the
exact shade thut would bo most nervlca-
able , and u simple , bccomintr hat that
spoke unmistakably of city style und
elegance. "
"Why is it , " the younger girl ox-
chiimcd , almost in tears , "that you got
so much moro for $50 than I over can ? "
"Because " the other
, replied lacon
ically , "I do not fritter. "
Ono of the greatest benefits which re
dound to the 6olf-supp'rting ) girl is the
.proper appreciation of the valui of
money. The girl who has fingered her
typewriter in a close olfieo all winter In
order to spend her vacation at the fair ,
will bo Ions likely to indulge In needless
extravagances than the girl who has
taken a check from her fathor't ready
hand. She learns by experience that
things are superficial and some are
essential , and she HUVOS on the ono to
spend on the other , She learns to blnk
trilles and know solid values ; to plan ut
Jioma what she is to buy , deciding
definitely upon color , material , quantity
and price , and not allowing herself to
fluctuate under the olontU'iico of thp
salesman , Above all she learns never
to buy u thing because It is ohoup.
t *
Miss Duvldbon , an enterprising young
woman of Memphis , Tonn. , was elected
notary public Uy the Shelby county court ,
and entered upon the duties of horottlcu.
She was capable and \uia given so 111110)1 )
business that some other notaries became
jealous of her success. They brought
suit against the fair young notary , claim
ing thut a woman wu ? not eligible to the
ollice. The cuso was Ilrnt tried before
Judge L. II. Etos of Memphis , Ho de
cided promptly In favor of the defend
ant. The plulntilTs then appealed to the
supreme court , which has just handed
down its opinion , The decision is
ugulnbt Mihs Davidson , holding it to bo
unconstitutional for a woman to hold
this olllcd in Tunnetisoo.
. * .
Up till live or six years ago It was an
uuubunl thing to find a "woman who
smoked u cigarette of an evening , Now
it U so common , so the English papers
assure us , thut nearly all women count
umoiig tholr acquaintances one or two
women who sinoko either intermittently
or regularly. Advanced clubs find it
necessary to set apart a ladles' smoking
room , ' .t'ho report that ono of the ran
way companies lull -found it expedient to
reserve a smoktngtiltvrlago for the bene
fit of lady smokers U premature , but It
U believed that "boforo many years it
will bo no moro extraordinary to BOO a
woman smoke than to see a woman play
golf or tennis.
I'nMiloii Xotrs. " " "
The now watered silks are both
plaidcd , striped and dotted. .
Ivory and tan t ut combination that
finds great favor this few son.
In black , blue aiid brown wools the
hopsnck cheviots lira 'avorltos.
A now fabric is Soft Vicuna wool with
a rough camel's hall' figure raised on its
surface.
Side dishes are not used any moro.
Bono dishes wore never favored by people
ple born In the purple.
A commingling of colors and fabrics In
ono tiny bjunot or larger hat Is a feature
of the latest French Importations.
Chamois vests , collar and cuffs are
added to day dresses of plaidcd or striped
wool , with black serpentine braid aa a
finish.
Kvory woman of fashion possesses at
icast half a do/.an white silk pottlcoatd
trimmed with laoo , which she wears
with her evening dresses.
Many of the now bits of linen seen at
the exchanges are rounded oblongs , fol
lowing the shape of the dishes so much
used for ollvoa.'colory , etc.
The most useful traveling cloaks are
mudo of Scotch reversible cloth , and are
long enough to cover the entire figure.
A wr.vmer or moro comfortable wrap
cannot bo imagined.
A touch of yellow Is given to many
stylish wool dresses , as a full pointed
vest and pipings of corn yellow bonga-
line in njircon cloth gown , or to brighten
a black faille , cloth , or satin dro u.
Dark moires with serpentine stripes
are made Into elegant gowns for matrons ,
and pule , rose colored , elcl blue , and
mauve watered silks , dotted with black ,
arc trimmed with ruches and flounces of
jetted not. '
The newest camel's hair textiles for
dresses are declared positively to come
from India looms. They are expensive
compared with other qualities and
brands , but it is claimed that they pay
for themselves in the end.
Jet beaded not flouncing and frills are
used with elegant effect upon some of
the winter theater bodices and toilets.
The llouncings about twelve inches
wide are the most favored , as they form
caps , brotelles , cape-collars , otc.
One of the handsome autumn fabrics
Is the Rochomont weave a very fine
woolen rep , with a dot of silk of another
color , which , though of pure wool , is re
markable for its lightness. It is used
extensively tor both entire costumes and
in combination.
Double-faced woolens in rich harmo
nious colorings are in great demand.
These are used as facings ono upon the
other. Vandyke brown with green ,
black faced with 'beetroot ' rod , fawn
color with blue , etc1. , are popular colorIngs -
Ings in these now Vdols.
A lovely little 'theater bodice just
completed is made of black velvet in
corselet form , triVnmod with fine cut-jet
gimp. The guttnpo and sleeves are
made of heavy carded bongalino silk of
a beautiful corn-yellow shade. The
guiuipo is veilod'ov ' rywhoro with jotted
not , also the forearms of the sloovos.
Dross galloonsc show rich arabesque
leaves , palms and scroll designs in solid
colors , also in Boi'sian effects , rich in
cut jot and mixtures of reseda with
Roman red , sago green with pompadour
pink , brown with Oriental blue , otc.
Largo metal buttons , stamped and en
amelled , are used with these trimmings.
i-'omliiluo Notes.
Illinois has appropriated $100,000 for a
homo for young female criminals.
President Cleveland's cousin , Lucy
Cleveland , has written a book of poems
entitled "Tho Lotus of the Nile. "
Dr Carrie Wolfsbruck is said to bo
the onlv woman dentist who is a graduate
of the Now York State Dental college.
The degree of L.L. D. has been con
ferred on Miss Helen Shafer , president
of the Wellesley college , by Oborlin college -
logo , of which she is a graduate.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe received the
very munificent bum of $5 for the "Bat
tle Hymn of the Republic" from the
publishers of the Atlantic , and $10 for
"Our Orders. "
Miss May Abraham , the first woman
factory inspector in England , began
with a private secretaryship to Lady
Drlke , whore sboxobtainod an insight
into the studies of practical economics.
Virginia Franklyn , a now writer ,
whoso versos and essays have boon no
ticed for their fre.sh and enjoyable qual
ities , is Mrs. Virginia Torhuno Vanclo-
water , a daughter of Marion Hurhind.
Miss Emma Lover.ing , who has been
elected president of the Women's Aid
Societies of the btato of Maine , is only
21 years old , She is a descendant of
General Warren , who fell at Bunker
Hill.
Hill.Mrs.
Mrs. Magnussen of Iceland , ono of the
delegates to the Suffrage congress , said
in her paper before the members of that
body that the women of Iceland did not
claim the suffrage , but that it was being
thrust upon thorn by the men.
Miss Alice Fletcher , the ethnologist ,
who has made u study of thoOmnhus and
other Indian tribes for the Pcabody
museum at , Cambridge , lias been paid the
highest price over received by any
woman by the government.
Miss Aimee Tourgeo prepared the
drawings for the numerous Illustrations
in the last book written by her father ,
Albion W. Tourgoo , entitled "Out of the
Sunset Sea. " It is u story of the time of
Columbus , und the illustrations show
thorough study and much talent.
Mmo. Zampinl Salazar , who has so
well represented the women of Italy at
Chicago all summer , will visit the lead-
inir American cities after the exposition
und sco something of the women , their
clubs and their amusements.
Bertha Lamme of Sprinprflold , O. , is
said to ba the llrat woman to receive the
degree of 010011103 ! engineer. She is u
graduate of the Ohio State university ,
whore she was at the head of her class.
She now holds a responsible position
with the Westinghouse Electric com
pany of Pittsburg ,
The wife of Governor Flower of Now
York is quite devoted to philanthropic
work. Her charities oost her on an av
erage $250 a wopk. She is as shy as a
schoolgirl. The only picture over made
of her was a crayon , which the governor
insisted should bo hung up. Mro. Flower
compromised by turning the face to the
wall.
wall.Mrao. . Carnet , thowlfo of the president
of Franco , has the reputation of being
the bust dressed woman In that country
of well dressed women. She is a grand
mother , but there are times when she
does not look over 25 years of ago. She
is a pronounced brunette , with not a sil
ver hair or wrinkle , and has the eyes of
youth. She is tactful and graceful.
Tt has grown ui > with the country for forty
years. Cook's Kxira Dry Imperial Cti&ui-
IIUKUO has boon a household word.
Johnny Papa , can a watch Jump ! Father
No , certainly not. What made you aak
such a foolish question ! Oobnuy Oh , only
bocauie I'vo oeu many a watch spring.
INCIDENTS IN A SLEEPER.
Tlio llnitRhtj Mnldta nnil tlio I'our Ullnil
Mnn.
It takes nil kinds of people to fill a
sleeping car , says the Cincinnati Com
mercial. Fortunately so , for otherwise
what \sould relieve the tedium of the
steady , monotonous , onward rush of the
train day and night ?
She was handsomely gowntd , and
looked aa vigorous as If brought up on
lawn tennis and rowing matches. Her
companion was In appearance a twin.
"Poahtnh ! " she Bald to the slim little
darky. "I shall want constant atten
tion. I like the window changed fre
quently. And , L'otthtuh , you must walk
by every few minutes and sco if wo need
anything. "
It lacked some minutes of the thuo
for the train to start. At the other end
of the car so-t a mini with eyes covered.
From the Hkonoss evidently the girl
with him was his sistur , She hold his
right hand in both hers , and with
his left ho clutched her shoul
der as if ho could not. lot her go. The
terror In his face und the pity and love
and grief In hers would have made your
heart stand still If you had seen the two.
Finally she was obllirod to leave , but
first she spoke a few quiet words to the
porter aim conductor , and then wont tea
a lady sitting near , and this is what she
said to her !
"Madam , my brother has had an apo-
ploptlc stroke , and it has left him sud
denly and'totally blind. Ho is going io
a specialist in Pennsylvania and goes
alone. "
Then , reading the thought of the
woman she was speaking to :
"Yes , it must be ! It takes every cent
wo can get to send him as it is. Ho
must go alono. I must lot him take this
journey nlono in his misery. Will you
speak to him now and then ? "
The porter hurried her out of the car.
The blind man was by no means n weak-
minded looking man. On the contrary
he had a strong face , as had the girl.
But as the train started ho was sobbing
like a baby. He said afterward , when
made as happy as possible by the atten
tions of passengers and car employes ,
that it was perfect desolation that came
upon him when ho found himself loft
alone in the new. strange world of dark
ness thatliud overtaken him so suddenly.
Weak and newly blind , und spending the
last few dollars his family could get to
gether. A long , lonely journey before
him , and little hope at the ondl
You wore in luck that day , blim , little
darky porty , what with the goodly foe
you got In the front of the car and the
treasure in heaven you laid up through
your tender services to the sad man in
the rear end.
_ _
NAVIES OF THE WOKLD.
ISrltUlt bhljiH Compared with tlie fleets of
Utl rr Power * .
A return issued by iho British ad
miralty gives the number of "tea-going
warships in commission , in reserve and
building and the naval expenditure ,
revenue , tonnage of mercantile marine
and value of sea-borne commerce of var
ious countries for the year 1800. "
It shows the English warships in com
mission to bo twenty-four battle ships ,
three coast defense ships , sixty cruisers
and seventy-four other ships not tor
pedo boats , together 101o ; have also
in reserve | n battle ships , fourteen
coast defense ships , forty-six cruisers
and forty-four other ships not torpedo
boats ; and in addition wo have building
and completing for sea nine battle ships ,
nineteen cruisers and twenty-two other
ships. Total , 325.
Franco is represented as having in
commission ninetton battle ships , live
coast . defenbo ships , twenty-three
cruisers and fifty other ships not tor
pedo boats ; while she has in reserve
live battle ships , three coast defense
ships , twenty cruisers and sixty-two
other ships ; and building and complet
ing for sea eight battle ship.s , two coast
defense ships , nineteen cruisers and five
other ships. Total , 221.
Germany , ' which is the next naval
power , has in'commission cloven battle
ships , fourteen cruisers and nineteen
other ships ; in reserve , throe battle
ships , six coast defense ships , seventeen
cruisers and five other ships ; besides
seven battle ships , three cruisers and
ono other ship building and completing
for sea. Total , 80.
It appears from this classification in
point of numbers England possesses U25
warships , as compared with . ' 507 belong
ing to Franco and Germany combined ;
and the English colonies have also
twenty warshinsof their own. England
has fifty warships building , while France
and Germany together have only forty-
fivo. Russia has altogether 120 war
ships , mostly small ones , und Italy has
ninety-three.
The aggregate naval expenditure of
England is given as 18-180,010 , while
that of Franco is put at 10,094.830 ; of
Germany , $1,795,570 ; of Russia , . 5,010- , ,
139 , and of Italy X4,215,03l ( , so that the
present ndval expenditure of England is
nearly equal to that of FranceGormany
una Russia combined.
Among Vosges peasants'children born
at a now moon are supposed to have
their tongues bettor hung than others ,
while those born at the last quarter are
supposed to have loss tongue but bettor
reasoning powers. A daughter born
during the waxing moon is always pro
cocious.
Cyril Tyler , the ooy touor , Is mestnoriring
London. .
Benson's
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I.ucorrbata and Fomfcln WoaVnt-m. A. inoutli' treat
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Wo will furnish you the
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MME. M. YALE
THE WORLD'S
First Complexion Specialist.
ENDORSED BY THE _ /
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ,
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EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
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