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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SI NDAY , JUNE 2J , 1894. 11
TROMPET OF DAME GRUNDY
Higher Edncation Influencing the Eolation
Between Mother and Daughter.
WHAT ONE MOTHER DID WITH HER GIRLS
Woman'i Scmre Her Tarantula ProTe
to He Only n Ghont of Conscience Mj -
t ry of MraDKeVcm n and aLe
Lo t Will Feminine > ot .
There IB quite a flatter In England over
the new relationship between girls and their
mothers , caused by higher education and
pedal training.
This In not * arprl lng In a country where
old traditions of maternal supervision am
daughterly obedience prevail , where the un
married woman of 30 has been , until re
cently. nearly as ctoccly chaperoned as the
Ctrl of lf > .
But even on this side of the Atlantic a
murmur of discontent is heard. That most
telf-sacriflclng being on the face of the globe
the American mother who has been ready
to obliterate herself for her children IB be
pinning to ponder some things In her heart
The old couplet.
"A ion IE a ion until be get * him a wife
But a daughter U a daughter all the days
of her life. "
U no longer true ; it needs rewriting.
When a girl enters a business or profession
earnestly and conscientiously she becomes
a absorbed and self-centered as her brother
writes Iluth Trcvelyan In the Brooklyn
Times. Her mother , her family , her friend :
are a secondary consideration. This Is no
pleasant to contemplate , but If the glr
means to succeed , It Is Inevitable.
Mothers are the ones to whom this new
I tale of affairs seems the hardest. There
re some who have adjusted themselves to
modern Idcax , others feel with several "glr
bachelors" In the family , like a hen with a
brood of ducklings. After all It Is marriage
which brings a girl nearest to her mother.
"When Laura , my eldest girl , left college
and wanted to go to Germany to study music
I consented willingly , " observed a hand
gome old lady at a woman's club the other
day."When Jean , my next daughter , shonec
bent for art I encouraged her. was proud
of her talent , little dreaming what an In
exorable taskmaster I was invoking. Now
he lives In her studio , Ignores old friends
nubs her relatives , exists for art alone.
Ehe might as well be in a nunnery for all
personal sympathy between us.
"Still I never thought of complaining until
Eva , my youngest , brightest and best , de
veloped a reforming spirit and has entered a
college settlement tovork among the poor.
It was a relief to think she did not join the
Salvation army.
"There's no oneat home now but Mr. A
and I we never had any sons and as age
brings Its weakness , half the time a trained
nurse Is our only companion. "
"Where Is your eldest daughter ? " asked
one of the ladles sympathetically.
"Superintendent of the musical depart
ment of a western college. We see her
once a year "
"If your daughters had married and had
families of their own your situation would
be precisely the same , " som one ventured to
remark.
"I don't think so. " replied the old lady.
"Our interests would have more in common.
M t ast we should ha\e their children to
consoh is. "
"When my four daughters were young,1
began another speaker , "I studied out their
characteristics carefully , scientifically , I may
eay , and planned their futures They were
educated along the lines I expected them to
take. Two , I knew by their even , well bal-
tnced temperaments , were admirably fitted to
be the centers of happy homes. One was odd
and erratic , a bookworm and a scholar she
Is the only one I sent to college and the last
was a gentle , little thing , delicate from her
birth , who couW only thrive In the sunshine
of a mother's love.EdV
"But nothing turned out as you expected ,
did It ? 1 ne\er knew such , ii'a
succeed. Girls trained lor a career are
snapped up directly as wives , and the domes
tic , loving , motherly ones , with no inclina
tion or capacity for self-support are left
without partners. That ru > never fails , hu
man's nature is too perverse.
"Nevertheless It has Jailed In my family.
I did not work against nature , but with It.
My queer , unconventional daughter Is the
only one unmarried. She studied in France
and Germany after leaving \assar ,
then took a degree at Girton.
On her rvturn home she was of
fered a professorship at Wellesley , but de
clined It ; she could not work In harness she
declared. Now she Is principal of a fine
school which fits girls for college. She has
absolute authority , no one interferes with
her , pupils and teachers adore her , she
writes and speaks upon educational topics , is
useful and happy. As a wife she would
never have been a success. From her earli
est childhood I could see she was fore-or-
flalncd for some other career. Such a try
ing child , such a headstrong girl , few moth
ers have to endure. Now she is one of the
noblest of women and I am unspeakably
proud of her. "
"But how came It about that your delicate
girl married ? That certainly was not upon
"
your program.
"Not at first , but as years passed by she
rained health , strength and vigor. Some
Elrls develop slowly. She was 29 on her
wedding day and did not look more than
19 I had her loving companionship for
many delightful years we traveled nearly
all over the world together she had a hus
band worthy of her , their house Is my
A hush fell upon the group. We felt that
a thoroughly happy and successful mother
had spoken.
An oversensitive conscience Is some
times a troublesome virtue , as a
certain New York lady whom we will call
Mrs. A. has often found to tier cost. "Things
that she has left undone , " and thought of
afterwards , form a constant trial of her
Not long ago , while traveling in the
west , the stopped at a hotel In Cincinnati ,
and on the morning of her departure she
had some bananas , figs , etc. . brought to her
room with her breakfast Just before leav
ing , says the New York Tribune , as she
gave a last glance abcut to see that nothing
was forgotten , she happened to see a large ,
hairy looking object slowly crawl ng up the
wall. "It was so large I thought It was a
mouse at first , " she said afterward"and
then I discovered It was a horrible looking
Insect , but I had no time to examine It.
and only gathered tip my things and fled.
Y But an hour later , when 1 had made myself
A comfortable In my section on the express
for New York , and was speeding away to
ward home , my ever-.magtnatlve con clence
began to trouble me Why had I not sum
moned assistance and attacked the beast ?
Perhaps It was poisonous ; and then a sudden
thought struck me. 'It must be1 Yes , there
is no doubt about It ! It undoubtedly came
from that plate of southern fruit , and was
one of those venomous Insects one readi >
about. Most likely it was a tarantula.
In fact , I think I have heard
that tarantulas looked just like
that , and the next ptrson
that come * into the room will be stung and
die. all because I did not give the alarm ! '
And so on. and so on. I kepi worrying and
worrying about It until I could not stand It
any longer. So I wrote out a long telegram ,
which cost a small fortune , explaining all
about the dreadful creature , and asking that
it might be looked for and killed at once.
"This I wired to the hotel keeper , and felt
much easier in consequence , and afterward
foreot all about the occurrence until a few
months later , when I again stopped in Cin
cinnati en route with tome friends to Cali
fornia. I remembered my scare and , although
rather ashamed of the fuss I had made- sum
moned up courage to ask the proprietor what
he had done about It , and If the tarantula
had been found.
" 'Why. were- you the lady that sent that
long telegram ? ' heatked , smiling at me in
kindly , tolerant fashion , as If I were a small
child , or some curious freak. 'It was the
longest message I ever received. Did we
find the' tarantula ? Why , madam , it was
only a water bottle. We have lots of them
here ; the- are nasty-looking bugs , but , bless
yeu. they don't bun any one ! ' "
One ef the mourners at the funeral ot
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Mahin , was a
liprt , fragile , bystfrtwl 7011115 jacnuu. ii'
a New York dlipstrh to a prominent western
journal Few In the room knew her but all
remarktl that the bore a striking res m
blanc * to th dead man A gentleman pref
ect , and an oM time friend of the family ,
told enough of h r to bow that Lfevte-
ant Mahaas life was not antlngwl with ro
mance.
This friend Mid that twenty.two years
ago , upon returning home one evening tn
lieutenant found a baby on bis doorstep The
child was brought up by the colonel and his
wife , and was christened Edith , but she was
never adopted by legal process. When
Edith was 30 , be fell In loraod Clandes
tinely married a Japanese designer name
Komerl. who lodged at Mahan's. After the !
marriage they quarreled and parted. Komer
concluded to return to Japan , and be > am
Edith signed papers by which they mutually
agreed to part and have no claim upon each
other or upon s cb other's estate. Edith , w tt
Is very erratic. Is DOW living with Mr
Kothe. a wholesale grocer of Newark Some
thlhk that Bdlth If the daughter of Kotbe
ami others are ItrfpresMd by her striking re
semblance to Colonel Mahan.
A test will figures also in the cat * . Mrs
Maban died chlldlees two years ago. Col
one ! Mahan left Jlit.OOO In personal am
real ettate. but no will was found and he
was said to have no will. Lawjer Gulon
of Coudcrt Ilrof. , says , however , that the
colonel made one at on time. What hai
become of It no one knows , but come be
lleve that Colonel Mahan tore It up when
Edith became a Catholic last Easter. Hi
was greatly offended at this.
This Is the story that a New York jewele
tells a Sun reporter : "A man came In here
the other morning and took out a mag
nlflcent .stone , which he put on the counter
and asked me what I thought of It. Well
I thought it was a ruby worth { 700 or JSCK )
The color was a deep piseon's blood , am
while a magnifier showed little spots Ilk
bubbles in the stone , they dldn t interfen
with Us transparency or brightness.
" 'What's It worth'1 I askfd.
" 'Sixty dollars a carat , ' said he. I lookec
at him In amazement.
" 'Then It's paste , ' raid I.
" 'Not a bit of It. ' said he. I tested It for
hardness and it was all right. Then the man
explained that , while it was a real ruby. I
was produced by artificial means. A French
chemist mode It. Very few of these stones
have come to this country so far , and In
most of those that have there was no ma
terial that could be used for jewelry , the
crystals were so small. This puts a differ
ent phase on the business. "
Artificial crystallization of alumina was ac
cotnpllsbed several years ago. The color In
the resulting mineral was superb , but the
Indhldual crystals were io minute that a
microscope was needed to distinguish their
angles. They were united by their bases tea
a crust of amorphous alumina , and sparkle ;
like tiny red stars w henever the light playec
across them.
The natural ruby doubtless took years , and
very likely centuries to form. The chemical
ruby , which Is precisely the same as the
natural ruby. Is made in a few weeks. It Is
almost pure alumina the earth of the meta
aluminum the red color being due to a
fraction of 1 per cent of Iron. The sapphire
is the same as a ruby , except for its colorIng -
Ing matter , and it has quite a range of color
yellow , purple , Pink , gray and white. Co
rundum Is the common variety of alumina
and Is much used In the arts , emery being
Its commercial form.
The ruby is the most costly of all gems
a stone of deep color far outranking the
diamond In value , so the discovery that It
can be made In a laboratory Is disquieting
to people who deal in this esteemed mineral.
Artificial means are employed to produce
it. but it is nature , assisted by the chemist ,
to be sure , that shapes and colors anc
hardens it. It would be absurd to say that
machine-made Ice is not ice because It wa
not taken from the- surface of a pond. The
artificial ruby , to allow the term , is as dura
ble and beautiful as the best product of the
Burmah mines , and it is only the magnifier
that shows the little bubbles In It.
When Mrs. Peary of Arctic fame was
asked , after her return two jears ago , how-
she endured in her northern solitude the
three months that Mr. Peary was away on
his trip over the ice cap. she replied signifi
cantly. "It was better than sixteen months. "
And { ipw another woman , Mrs. Herbert
L. Bridgman of Brooklyn , is about to dem
onstrate that she , too , possesses the courage
of her wifely deotlon lnthe _ same high de
gree , says the New York Times'
Before Lieutenant Peary sailed away last
July he invited his friend , Mr Bridgman , to
go up in the Falcon this summer on its trip
northward. Mr. Bridgman accepted the
tempting invitation , but locked his decision
away in the inmost recesses of his mind ,
having a conviction that Mrs. Bridgman
would not regard the proposed trip with the
same cheerful anticipations that filled his
own breast. A month ago , however , the
news was broken to her and Mrs. Bridgman ,
like Mrs. Peary , promptly decided that of
the two evils she would choose the less and
go with her husband.
What adds to the heroism of this resolve
is the fact that she does not bra\e the ex
perience of an Arctic journey at her hus
band's side , but only at the same time with
him. Mr. and Mrs. Bridgman sail this
week for St. John's , where Mr. Bridg
man boards the Falcon and goes on
north , leaving Mrs. Bridgman to follow in
the Miranda with Dr. Cook and his party.
The vessels will probably meet In Inglefield
bay , but there Is even a slight uncertainty
about this , as the Miranda's crossing Mel
ville bay Is contingent upon the condition of
the Ice pack. The Falcon goes through at
all hazards , the Miranda only under favor
able circumstances. Mrs. Bridgman goes
up on the Miranda because of this very con
tingency. Should the two vessels not meet ,
the cramped quarters of the Falcon on the
homeward trip , after receiving the members
of the Peary party , will hardly stretch to
accommodate an extra person. The proba
bility Is strong , however , that both vessels
will lie in Inglefield bay in late July , a de
light to the eyes of the little band of south
erners who hate had no such welcome
break In their vision for many months. And
tt is to be hoped , for Mrs. Peary's sake as
well as for Mrs. Bridgman's , that this other
woman who is * o bravely following her lead
will greet her sister Arctic explorer under
the shadow of the house that has sheltered
the pioneer of her sex through a long polar
winter.
The queen of misers Is Mrs. Hetty Green ,
the richest woman In Amerfca. If figures do
not lie , says the Boston Herald , and U can't
be said that Boston papers don't know beans ,
especially of a passion so opposed to culture.
Hers Is a singular passion , and It would be
Interesting to trace its origin Inhe family
to wnlch she belongs. Believers In heredity ,
and who does not believe In If might find
some Interesting data among the records of
New Bedford sea captains and the Quakers ,
from whom this woman descends. Shrewd
to the point of financial genius , with an all-
absorbing lo\e for gain. Mrs. Hetty Green
has distinguished herself in a way that causes
grief because the ejes of the world are
drawn to the vast wealth she has accumu
lated. Publicity Is obnoxious to the miser.
To blazon the amount of fortune Is to call
down the vengeance of the gods , In other
words , the tax commissioners , and to avoid
taxation Is the dearest wish of this anxious ,
self-denying , penurious millionaire. Mrs.
Hetty Green , instead of being ashamed of
ler extraordlnarj "economies , " glories in the
closest cheese parings. To save a penny
is more beautiful In her sight than the ac
quisition of a JIO.OW ) picture or ex en a pair
of 12 gloves. !
Many years ago. when Hetty was a young
woman , the heiress of her aunt , and what
would be called today "a wealthy soclet )
bud. ' " she made a visit In Boston , and was
entertained by the smartest families , who
afterward admitted that she was eccentric
n her manners. Much was excused then on
account of her family connections and the
money which she would Inherit , but since
time has hardened the peculiarities , then
distinguishing her. and marriage and mother-
lood have failed to eradicate the strain of
miserliness , many Incidents hate been re
called by thoee knowing her in those early
days. The tendenc > of the- day is to admire
any trait of character which pushes its pos-
teoor to the extreme point. Nothing Is so
unlovely that It Is not spoken of with tolera-
lon , alwajs provided It Is sufficiently exces
sive. A woman brc-d In affluence who will-
ngly denies herself even the necessaries of
Ife to Increase her board , and by sacrificing
ever ) ' luxury dear to the feminine soul , be
comes the most conspicuous capitalist In the
country , assuredly deserves all the glory Its
reputation can give her. No one will envy
ler , that U sure.
Some of the difficult ! * * ot living up to a
e are Illustrated In an old story reprinted -
printed la DUitY. < K > 4't ma iilav , It
' If part of a lady i journal kept In tbe yetr
1 13 * and tell tit her experience of Yl | t > ng
I tb < Tennyson family m the guise of a hvly a
maid Her friend , Mrs Neville , who wa * in
vited to make tbe visit , could not afford a
maid or a nnrte ( or her little girl , so the
j-oflng woman volBOteered to act In that
capacity under the name ot "Marlon Lang-
lali " They both belonged to the Mm * lit
erary elnb which Included Mary and Emily
J TMinyton. bat ai she had never met them
tbe considered herself Mfe from wtplclon
She arranged her pretty tresses under a
coaree black wig. and quite transformed her
self Into a conventional lady's maid.
As soon as they arrived at tbe poet's boa *
her troubles bgan She was expected ti
sleep with tbe housemaid , and aside from be
unwelcome company she found It awkward to
dlpoe of her black wig. and had to wat
for the wondering girl to fall asleep before
she could settle herself for tbe night. Afte
a few days she was called upon to appear In
the dining room as waitress , and bad he
first glimpse of the poet. Her Journal says
"I was to wait at table , and my heart bea
so fast as I went In that I could bear rtoth
Ing else for a few minutes , for on entering th
room I saw Alfred Tennyson at last1 Am
Frederick. Horatio. Emily. Mary and the !
mother. Was U a delusion that I stood there
behind them , changing their plates , helping
them , and they so little dreaming of m ;
Identity with the servant 'Marlon ? " Was
asleep when the tnaJd-of-all-work thrust a
handful of dirty forks In my hand and bade
me 'cut and wash 'em quick and bring 'em
up' ' I did do all this many times before
dinner was over , and though 1 did it very
well , my hand shook so the first time I took
Alfred Tennyson's plate that I thought I
must be seen The romance of the affair
rurhed over me. "
The poet began to observe her very
closely after this , and she became so nervou
that she nearly forgot her part. One day a
she was passing the open door of his room
where be lay smoking and reading , he called
her in and asked her to bring him a book
from down stairs. He attempted to de
scribe It. but It was a German work , and hi
thought she could not read It. "I know , '
she said , and quickly went down and brough
it to him. "So you understand German. " he
said , and she gave an evasive reply and lef
the room.
That evening at dinner Tennyson could no
draw a cork from a bottle , and after every
one had tried and failed , he said to Mrs
Neville "Where is your Marlon , she can do
U , she can do everything , from reading Ger
man to waiting at table. Let her try- '
Marlon came , and , amid a chorus of apolo
gies and explanations , she drew the cork.
"Did you ever think , " asked a woman writ
ing In tbe Chicago Tribune , "how many
homeless women there are In Chicago'
Women who never know what it Is to sit
down and expect a visit , or hang up a pic
ture , or fix a screen , or arrange a corner
the same as other women whose lives are
rounded by home ? Women who have to
turn out so early and so hastily In the morn
ing that they have no time to arrange their
room before going to the shop ? Who have
no one to say as they leave for the day's
trials. 'Good-by1 Take care of yourself' '
Who go back to these same rooms at night
and find them dark , and often still as they
were left in the morning' Who. when Sun
day co-nes. have to utilize the day for mendIng -
Ing and stitching and fixing up the rents
and the pinned-up places of the week ? Wh
have to work Sunday nights on the 'only de
cent gown , ' which they laugh at when H is
fixed , for they wonder when they can wear
it , and where ?
"Of course tHere are many of the shop
women of the city who live at home , and
their mothers and sisters tend to the little
wants. But the majority of them have
no homes except the little hall room or the
back room on the top floor. And when
they wash out a pocket handkerchief In their
room the landlady glares at them if she
knows U , as she Is apt to , and they dare
not speak. As they are tired out after their
day's work they have no time for company
in the evening , and if they had , they have
no place to receive such company , except the
parlor in the boarding house , and any woman
who has ever tried that knows what it Is. "
The recent dedication at Fredcricksburg
of the monument to Mary Washington has
brought out many interesting statements
and comments upon her life and character.
The Rochester Post-Express finds that
she was a curious woman. If she had not
been the mother of George many slighting
remarks might have been made of her. As
she was , of course , we are Inclined to judge
her very kindly , anj therp WE _ . muclj in her
"
nature thaj was gosd and noble. Her hus"-
band died whe'n she was 37 years
old , leaving her with a large family of chil
dren , of whom five. Including George , were
under 12. Life became at once a seri
ous matter , but she was a woman fitted for
her task. She educated her children , per
sonally managed two estates and superin
tended the plantations as well as the house
hold affairs. It was said that no planta
tions in Virginia were more ably or econom
ically managed , and she was Independent.
Intellectual and resolute. It was In her old
age. when her children had grown up , that
her eccentricities became more marked
A Tribune writer records that even up to
the age of 78 years Mary Washington crossed
the ferry from Frederlcksburg every morn
ing , and "drove about In an old gig , Inspect
ing fields , gardens barns , and slave quarters ,
with a keen eye for neglect or waste or dis
order. They say she was a very hard mis
tress As age and weakness Increased , she
abandoned the old gig and made her tours
of Inspection In an old , low-hung victoria ,
which had been provided for her comfort by
tbe general. " She is reported to have had a
sharp tongue , and the same writer says that
she did not change the fashion of her rai
ment for more than twenty years , and cut
and made her own garments , in defiance of
public opinion and changing styles. "When
she went visiting , the sight of her approach
caused every member of the household to
seize a broom or dustbrush , or In some man
ner to assist in straightening up things so
that her fastidious and critical taste might
not be offended. She performed her dally
duties at precisely the same hour , In pre
cisely the same manner , every morning , re
gardless of changing conditions and circum
stances , and the neighbors always set their
clocks and watches by the ringing of her
dinner bell. " But all the same she was
Washington's mother The general , after the
battle of York-town , paid her a visit with all
his staff of French and American officers ,
and on the tery day when he received notice
of his election to the presidency he galloped
over to Mount Vernon to carry his mother
the news , and remained with her until It
was necessary for him to start for New
York. Lafayette , too. paid her a visit of re
spect , and when she died the whole country
mourned , the members of the senate and
bousa wore crape on their arms , and there
were services in the various churches.
FASHION NOTES.
Dust cloaks are made of glace surah In red-
brown or violet shades.
There is a growing tendency toward box-
plaited and kilted dress skirts.
The newest linen shirts are embroidered
all over In sprays of white or color.
Tbe plain swltel silks In light tints are
used for lining diaphanous toilets.
It Is rumored that quite large bonnets are
to be worn , but they bate not yet put In an
appearance.
Mohair is gaining In favor , especially in
light colors , and tbo new ones ore soft and
; lossy as silk.
A rival of the popular black-and-white
check comes In a new- woolen armure In
diamond points of black and white.
Tulle , silk gauze and crepe de chine are
the only trimming on many of the leghorn
hats , while others bate flowers or fwithers In
addition.
Plain white organdies , made up of slips of
rose or green , make dainty frocks for young
girls.
Sashes of varying widths of ribbon and
.hose of soft silk and chiffon are an especial
feature of summer gowns.
Among the numerous accessories of dress
are the "Falstaff" and "Cromwell" collars
of point de Venlse laoe.
Great marquise rings of moonstone or tur
quoise bold groups of ostrich feathers In
place on the Gainsborough hats.
Two lengths ot ribbon or double silk , ter
minating In rosettes , ara placed In epaulet
fashion on the corsages of drecay frocks.
The most stylish sailor to wear with tbe
drill gowns must exactly match the color
of tbe dress and hate a band and bow of the
color In the blouse.
Very little jewelry U worn with outdoor
dress , but the shirt waists and neckties
afford an excuse for pretty scarfptnc and
le ve buttons.
giro * we
at all pretty bar wreaths of tiny flowrr *
" '
i embroidered on
Natural Bower * are h Ing u cd again ta
decorate ball to4Wl * , although pai and beat
are so trying to t erti'that ' the brtte t sorts
shook ! be t le ted. ' "
When duck gown"fre made by tae dr M >
maker and trlmn d ttith embroidered mull ,
they amome an afr ot el * ince quite foreign
to the Ullor-milecoji ana -Vtrt
Black rllk draper- nets > r mMramme
wear show gotd and , nllver i angled effects
Yoke * and balfk vc * of r * net will be
made over apple-green and pate yellow
Mtln. i - , ,
Card cases to m Uh tolfou have been In
use for some time. a mi n w the extra edlc
ls iMUed to tbe JcHurcfe woman that be :
prayer book raustl bn n cas to harmonlzi
with her gown , i * ' <
Very lovely are * tk open-fronted Parisian
teagown * In dlretMrfc style , made of flow
ered taffeta or China silk , and worn eve :
petticoats and bloore vests ot white or yel
low guipure lace.
A pretty Idea for a gray crepon gown Is a
cape of primrose moire , cut square aero *
the back , elongated In front , and turnec
down on the shoulders after the fashion o
Marie Stuart , and trimmed n the edge with
lace.
lace.As
As In the case of lace garnitures , th
vogu for crisp , pretty ribbon trlmmlncs Is
likely to prevail all summer. They will be
lavishly used as ornaments on thin gowns
and fancy silk for both day and evening
wear.
FEMININE NOTES.
Miss Kate Myrlck has been appointed
river observer at Glrard , La.
The latest musical prodigy In Germany
Is a girl violinist , 13 years old , named Jo
sephine Gerwlng.
Oulda dislikes Intensely to shake hands
a salutation she pronounces to be of at
forms the most vulgar.
Chief Justice Beasley has decided that the
legislature of New Jersey cannot confer
upon women the right to vote for any public
officers.
Dr. Emily A. Bruce declares that more
women In New England die from the effects
of faulty dress than from all contagious
diseases combined.
In Tlverton , R. I. , all the members of the
school board are .women and the superin
tendent says the schools of that town are
better conducted than any others In the
state.
In Holland a lady. Is expected to retire
precipitately If she should enter a store era
a resturant where men are congregated
She waits until they have transacted their
business and departed.
LadVs seldom rise In Spain to receive a
male visitor and they rarely accompany him
to the door For a Spaniard to give a lady
even his wife his arm when out walking
Is looked upon as a decided violation of
propriety.
Mme. Ribl-Radya-Kouldboularow , the first
M&hommedan woman to pass the examina
tions and receive a diploma as doctor of
medicine , has been appointed by the Russian
government as the principal medical officer
of the town of Kasieman.
Miss Grace Chrlsholm of Cambridge uni
versity. Miss Maltby , formerly of Wellesley
college , and Mary F. Winston of Chicago
have received special permission from the
German government to enter the University
of Gottlngen with the same privileges as the
men enjoy.
Eighty-five women in all entered for vari
ous tripos examinations at Cambridge
university , England , Thirty-eight were
from Girton and fort-seven from Newnham.
The preference was evident among this num
ber for mathematics-jind modern languages ,
while classics , natural science and history
each had nine or ten .devotees.
At the closing reception to Miss Wlllard
in England , as she-pas about to sail for
America , there was presented to her some
what oddly , it would seem , a loving cup.
Of course , one may drink lemonade or rasp
berry shrub from a. loving cup , but It Is
rather more associated with a brew , and
certainly a brew and. Miss Willard are as
widely separated as the poles.
It is related of Miss ilargot Tennant , who
was married recently to Mr. Asqulth , the
British home secretary , that , on being con
gratulated on her engagement , she remarked-
"Yes , two souls yrifb but a single thought
for a time. " If , 'as , asserted , that extra
ordinary young woman. ' Dodo , " IE a proUK
tyge jj J'Jff ' T.1 * ! 11' ! tne qualification Say
not be undeserved. ; 3 * 3- * * " * ' *
"
Says an eastern" observer : I heard a man
the other night enlarging most enthusiasti
cally upon the tremendous obligation of the
host who Is entertaining to his guests , and
said he , by the way of illustration. "If I
were giving a dinner and my wife should
suddenly expire and drop from her place at
the table. I should say to the butler. "James ,
remove Mrs. Brown and bring on the salad. "
An English woman physician , Dr. Ander
son Brown , has established an Industrial
farm for Inebriate women , an experiment
that T * til bewatched with Interest by all
students of social economics , as well as the
world of law and order. The test is to be
made under the auspices of the Women's
Temperance association , and one of Its chief
features is to be the number of outdoor
occupations to be provided.
COXSUJtI.ILITIES.
No man ever complains that a woman
talks too much when she's a. girl , and he's
engaged to her.
Mrs. Jackson-Parke You'd never guess
what the organist played at the Simpson-
Sampson wedding. Mr. Parke No. What
was It ? "How Long , O Lord , How Long ? "
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartorls Is engaged to
marry H K. Douglas , adjutant general of
Maryland , and an ex-confederate soldier. By
marrying again the fortune left her by her
English husband will be forfeited to her
children.
Bishop Quintard ot Tennessee officiated the
other day at the marriage of Miss Kitty
Cheatham. tbe actress , formerly In Daly's
company.But he went through the cere
mony In a way so unsatisfactory to the
bride and groom that they called In a Meth
odist minister , and were marired over again.
The retail Jewelers of Boston report there
are fewer weddings this season than for
many years past. If these tempters had their
way the whole world should marry , and be
given In marriage , for the/ unselfish reason
: hat wedding presents are essential to the
vow that binds. With the shops so full of
beautiful Jewels and art silver ware , what
a mean , thing It is of congress to be fiddling
away on tbe tariff and keeping business men
n such a state of mind that they can't ask
their best girls to name the day ! The Jewelers -
elers are quite right about It.
The marriage of West Point Cadet Lang
and Miss Kenkle. the daughter of an enlisted
man at the garrison , developed a disgraceful
condition ot snobbishness among our future
defenders. Lang married the girl , who Is
described as pretty , modest and well edu
cated. on the day that he was graduated.
Thereupon he and hits bride were boycotted
) } ' bis classmates , who affected to believe
that he had disgraced himself by marrying
the girl.
Emperor William pf Germany has shown
his versatility In .many ways and It was not
until a few weeks. . 'ago that he made his
THE
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evriywVr * TrctitntyeA rimutj and an ac l
appearance are imtKKsiWt One woman In a
million l pretty wtUt praj lialr Th * others
must preserve thwr- hair uad their beauty by
unine IMPERIAL
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t 1 not a dye , but a. col'Tlnc clean , healthful.
efficient It not only rnt rc > > th" hair to u rich.
wautlful color and luotie but acts as a hair
onlc ul . feven rtieJoi from I'tfitett ' ash blonJ
o raven black. Mad | iy ) by
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Bold b ) ilruge'.nH and hair dca ! r § .
( From V , S. Journal cf
Prof.W. H.Pckewho makce a rpeclalt j of EpBepey ,
tu without docbt treated and cnrtl more caret than
any IITID ; Physician ; hi * larcczs li utOBUkm ; . We
tivc heard of curs of Wyfan'aundmg cored by him.
lie poWubt-sa rsloabto wotk on lUi dlitaie whkb h <
sendj v Ho a liijc bottle of bit abtolatc cure , free tc
any loSerer who nuy tend thtfr P.O. &cd Expteu id-
reu. Vie d lte nn joi.e Rithtag a care to addrcu ,
tot w , u , rcsssr,5. , * $ s& EviEs * ? *
debut ni m&fr.mnntal agent Th" drut
w t * u' c t ful Rrntlr a roan ; ; rnun and
| two nosir ; . from Btrlin went tc fotnilam to
I Tlew the Park of 9ait-Sk > uci , tb firorlte
one of Frederick the Great. Tbrr Irat
tb lr way , honeter , ami wrf obliged to
accept the SMlatanc * of a mMtfr who wis
familiar with the ground * He ho wed
them cverythlrs W Interest and anally
bade them farewell at the nation Dot
one of the Tonne women bad taken a fancy
to the private aod began to lone to see him
again. After days of Indecloton he wrote
to the emperor , asking htm to find out the
name of the roldler ho had been so kind
to her. Hit maetr began the Investiga
tion at once , coon learned the name ot the
roong man and granted him a leave ot
absence to fpend In Berlin. The roung
woman is well-to-do and the polite guide Is
to become her husband In a fen weeks.
Cure Indigestion and btlltouanesi wits
De Witt's Little '
intiLt. i vjt .
SOt'TH OMAHA , June 21. To the Editor
of The Dee in your Sunday lutue I noticed
a communication from Mr. Philip Andres. In
which he criticised the introduction ot mili
tary drill Into public schools In place of other
athletic exercises. While I am In some re
spects Inclined to apree with Mr. Andres ,
Inasmuch as I do not tjlnk military drill
should take the place of work that should
be done In the gymnasium. > et. on the other
hand , I think Mr. Andres has misconstrued
the Intent of those who are most earnestly
advocating the Introduction of military drill
In the public schools.
During the past five years I have given
quite a little attention to what Is not. called
the military school movement. It has been
my observation , and I have written for the
press on this subject several times , the most
recent , a magazine article , entitled , "The
Growth of the Military Spirit. " that military
drill benefited most largely when Introduced
Into schools that permitted the commandant
to exercise control over the students , further
than during the short time that they were
under his Immediate command for drill
However earnest or eager the commandant
may be. If he has only a limited time with
the students , and has no control of them
beyond the mere half-hour devotion to tliclr
dally drill , but little benefit can follow. The
best type of military schools , and those
wherein the benefits of military drill Is best
shown , are the incorporated or private
schools , wherein the military system is a
part of the regular school work. In such
schools the advantages of military discipline
and drill Is evident on e\ery hand. The
awkward boy soon becomes erect , his shoul
ders thrown back , head erect , e > es to the
front , his shuffling gait Is changed Into a
graceful carriage , and In fact. In a few
months he seems to be quite another boy ,
and has taken on a good many of the char
acteristics of a trained soldier. Further than
this , there is a discipline of mind ; he has
learned what it Is to obey , also the neces
sity of quickness of thought and eye. and
has. In fact , recehed an all-round benefit
that can be obtained In no other way. If in
connection with the pure military work , the
cadet has received a thorough set-up , such
as can only be obtained by the set-up drill ,
he has also bad a marked physical devel
opment , but where military drill Is simply
Introduced Into public schools In order to
give the students some amusement , or an
officer an easy detail , the benefit Is but very
slight. Therefore , when we come to com
pare the work done by officers detailed to
day schools with the work possible in real
military schools , the difference Is startling.
The work of the gymnasium , a connectlon
with public schools , should not be entirely
supplanted by the military drill , the reasons
heretofore given do not make It advisable ,
but In schools where the commandant has
sufficient time , opportunity and control , there
Is but very little occasion to use a gymna
sium , no more so , in fact , than there Is to
use one at the regular army posts While I
am not In any way opposed to their use.
still practical experience has demonstrated
that they are not needed. The military
school movement , that has during the last
two years been given such a decided stimulus ,
resulting In military drill being introduced
Into the public schools , Is , I believe. In many
respects beneficial. It certainly gives the
young students some employment for their
Idle time ; It teaches them at least a portion
of the military drill ; something about walkIng -
Ing , and something about obedience , even if
we do not go sa far as to consider what ad
vantage It might be to our country In
having several hundred thousand boys with
some of the rudiments of a military educa
tion i 2 < lS < } Ipl ? tbenj lS _ liS'JL ' boyhood "
daPs. \nile this is not a military "nation ,
yet In time of peace we should prepare for
war , and the signs of the times Indicate
that one Is not far distant. The day may
com © when the meager military Instruction
given In about 150 schools will not be with
out its advantage to the nation , perhaps
even to the saving of the nation's life-
While there are certainly advantages in
military drill in connection with public
schools , still I look upon the cause as only
In Its Infancy , and that as it progresses the
work will be done more and more
thoroughly , so that at some time In the
near future the students will be benefited ,
not only physically and mentally , as well
as from a military standpoint. So far as
the mental development is concerned. It
is no longer open to question that a stu
dent In a military school is capable of doing
more and better scholastic work than In
the schools that do not have the military
system , and the history of the United
States Military academy at West Pclnt
proves conclusively that young men do not
break down , but secure an all-around bene
fit by the thorough -work that they have to
do In that model school.
While the conditions surrounding the
cadets at the United States Military acad
emy may never be rivaled , yet they can ,
in a measure , be Imitated , and they are
imitated successfully In such school * as are
to be found at Orchard Lake. Chester , Bor-
dentown , Faribault , Sweet Springs , etc.
A. E. DICKINSON .
Do you
really believe
a low priced substitute
can possibly be as good
as the genuine article ?
You know by experience
that it can not be so !
Therefore be deaf to
specious arguments ,
avoid substitutes at any
price , and always insist
on having the genuine
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be had only of Druggists. She has no agents in this city at the present time
and-will not have in the future. Anyone representing themslves as such makd
false statements and should be reported to Mmo. Yale. All first-class druggists
sell and endorse Mme. Yale's remedies All mail orders should bo sent direct to
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For the first time In the history of the wnrld
pray hair it turn l teak to Its original color
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natural colortnc matter circulation , consequently
rtstorlnB the eni > hairs to their ortclnal color
Its complete mastery o\er the human hair ha *
created a sensation all oxer the world that will
nexer be forgotten , as Its dlseoxtry has lieen
hailed with endless Jo > no more Era } hair to
worr ) oxer and no more necessity of urtnc In
jurious hair des. Mme. Yale's skill as a chem
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she stands alone a queen and a conquerer The
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of falling hair In from tweny-four hours to one
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PARROTS ! PARROTS !
We have received the flrst lot la this Reason of
Yonng1 Mexican Yellowheaded Parrote.
Which we offer at the special price of only SIC 00
each Weha\e never Mild thl kind before for
lens than $ ' . ' 0 and $22 and after thl lot hau IMHMI
cold ttie price will OM the name acain As Mexi
can Yellow tMudb are known to karu to talk th
eabieht and ulaluem 'their voice twin ; thu tumn
ah a human rlni : > we will bell every parrot xitth
a written rnarautee to turn out as an A No. 1
talker Order noon , beforu all are gone.
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preserves Its natural color until the end of your
da } n. After the hair has tn restored to it *
natcral color It Is not necessary to continue It *
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Us natural color from the roots the tame a *
when a child Eierj bottle Is cuarantecd genu
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pale face and emaciated bodj Care for the childfren'a
teeth and the future gennratlon will be the better for H.
Consult a reliable , wide-awake dentist , who keeps up with
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