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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 15 , 1897. 11 IN THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN. \ S\g T\ ) \r5XSNsg \gSXstSxSsS > S > 4 llM ! , llllil W ' FASHIO.VUU.i : FA > CIKS. Virlonn Xniettln In Incrcnur Pent * Inllif Clinrin * . PARIS. Aug. 2. The ingenuity of tbe Ycn h woman it never it ft loa to dev ft cew tntttal- ; for aiding and abetting the- female fora divine. la all the latest Park model * thTc ! s a clever arrangement for filling wit < oo * ! lgM figure * . This e-ontists of ruSe-s abcjt "hree inches wide made ol ribbon. DUE..n lace or any material to match the pnon Three are tewed Inside the body , ( .cross the butt and make a toft fulneit over * Bat cbc-tt , Tbe ruQe * present a very at tract a < appearance , and the retire absence of coltcn or bear- pads , co-called abettor * bat really form destroyers , is refreshing to the ereThese These ate placed ID all the French gowns nw being turned out. so that len l aad fat rllke mar have tbe benefit of the netr wrinkles. Thtce ruffles can be removed as easily as a hkld when cot needed. The woman who wishes to look younger PRINTED POULARD WITH RIBBOX SASH. _ than her years , and to this we all will plead gtiHty ha made the rash this season a sine qua non for all her costumes. Tbtre IK some thing delightfully frivolous and feminine about 6 shes ; they -nil ] give an air of co- tluc T to the most sedate. Great Is the lati tude of this fetching addition to a smart gown , and fifteen to fifty are alike prlvilesed to enjoj It With sashes in front of us. sashes behind us and sashes all arcund us. the " 400" are on tbe road to cojquer. The sashes k \ today are made , not born. es was tbe ribbon scsh of our childhood. -when the ability to make a pretty bow Kith- out musslag was considered an LTL A very pretty sash Is made "o blue taffeta silk , s-pllt down Ihe middle and hemmed. The ends are rounded it the bottom and it is in ! bed all around with an isth-wlde taffeta ribbon , with fancy edges gathered at one end like a ruffe. These two Ions nds are gathered Inlo a blue taffeta girdle , wilh a pointed I-ont and a lUtle fulled In hems on both sldts In the ba'k. The girdle J aaJe firm with five short whalebones. The two 'n ths back are about three Inches , the one In front two and tbe two on the sides one Inch .le p. Tills If worn with & blue and creen India silk skirl with three little ruffles on the bottom edged with lace and erransed so as to form large scallops. The body is of bltie chiffon , accordion plaited and draped vlth lace , drawn down Jn a point In the back and outlined with seed pearls. THE BATISTE SASH. The batiste sarti U from twelve to fifteen Inches wide , made wilh tiny little tucks and lace Insertions , attached to a belt of the same- This is worn with an embroidered ballsle gown. Tbe skirt Is round and trimmed at the bottom with a ruche , rep- arated by a strip of narrow ribbon velvet The entire bodice Is made in blue effect. and a wide band of velvet holds the fullness In place. A large collar of guipure makes a most effective flnleh. Tbe sleeve Is cut in oita piece , a little bouffant at the top. with a ( all of lace over tbe band. A blcck chiffon sath is made of the full width of tbe material , the long ends fulled Into large rosette-s at the bottom and fin ished the rame way at the belt- Thls Is most effective worn with a gown of pekln and mousr eUne de sole. The skirt Is plaited mouES-ellne de sole , mounted very high at the sides and twck. and bowed In front over the skirt of pekln. The plaited tkirt forms a beading of moussellne. The ( body Is a round waist , made with a very * .llgbt fullness , trent and back. The top has k gulrape of plaited mousaellne de sole with a straight collar and belt of velvet. The sleeve U of gathered moustellne de ole , with epaulette of pekin. bordered with a ruche of moussellne de sole like tbe . A sash of green chiffon , full width , and tucked el the ends , with large bow at the weUt. Is very dainty , but cpt to prove perish able. Such a cash Is tremendously effective worn with a blue flowered foulard. Tbe corsage renders a blouse effect Tbe back Is formed In two plaits , extending from the shoulder seams to the belt : tbe fronts mike two even plaits , closing In tbe middle ; the ; are trimmed with large revert , opening over an embroidered waistcoat. The round be ! as well o < 5 the plaits In front are trimmed with o\ol Jets. The sleeves ere In one piece finished with a lace rude , which falU over the hand THE WEDDING SASH. The draped belt of white satin Is suitable for a wedding gown. It closes at tbe side , under a la'ge bow. > elow which is fastened I cpray of orange blossoms. Toilet for little cirl from 15 to 14 is made if printed taffeta , with a blouse opening over i chemkette of moussellne de sole , plaltings f tame trim , the round collar and cross in front. The sleeve U made with a ebon J u3 Kith a I'.ltle plaiting falling over the tight- Ittlng lower part. The skirt Is full in tbe back with a fiat front and U trimmed on the bottom with a rufle of taffeta to match the rown. The f uh is of ribbon , ro&de with a ihree rrnere4 bow with , long ends , and te * orn at the side. That tbe feet demand their own share of consideration is shown by tbe fact that tbe skirts this sicboa are made with due regard to tbe becmlns In that direction. Tbe full- nee * at tbe bottom and multiplicity of tiny ruffles will make a real substantlil foot ap pear cUe or two smaller , merits which many , not tec < e&arily from Chicago , cannot afford to overlook. Not that one bears much nowadays about the small tool , neat anklei and arched Inttt-p. that was the special prerogative of tbe old-fashioned gentleman. who reveled in tbe visions of lotellnecs khown forth In the "Book of Beauty , " and tlmllar dissipations. He i * a relict , and , like tbe Indian , la fact dying out. We In this more- practical ace. are still exacting as regards shapes , but cot so much ( or sue if tbe law ol prwpartlan is well con- cldtrrd. Tbe small ankle almjb bds Its ad ml ere. THE BANDANNA ONCE MORE. The bandaana shin valsl is mere popular with the northern than the couthernbred girl. , Wbetber It i , with the latter , that tbe lender recollection * U tte ttrlf Cay * and " i- = ' * ' ' I I M" - MJ' I I i old sw.tl.trc mirr.tny mike U stem like ] : poaching < cn sacred preserve * , or more likely , perhaps , that 'he brunettes or southern I blondes. A dltticet variety by the way. from i the northern product , have learned wisdom i with tbe l p- of years , and know by sad | experience , that these excitable tlctt are cot for her. Baby blue and white U tbe com bination ; r excellence for the brunette ; Dick comet next , not tbe pile dyspeptic kind , but a rich royal rwe. For the pure olive comt'lfxltm } u ealne and Jcnqoll yellow are great beantifler. . and dis-cover charms hlta- ' erto bidden. The toeu have no objection to 4 barjd nn j oa the woreof complexion , as I IhMr bandaroa hatbands and aecktles seen ' evrr.vw here will tetlf > . i With batiu&s ; snilts. Trench women have 1 discarded knickerbockers and bloomers , la aver of tights. The most sati f ctory bath- ng suite are tuade of blue or black alpcca , with ticfau ( o match. A ahlte alpaca and ilack tights U all well enough for Troo- vllle . but rather startling for more con servative Americans. But alpaca , whether cd. white or blue. Is by all tbe odds tbe < material a * no amount of drenching will destroy that springiness which is most desirable , and clad in black atca ! , a woman who tips the scales at a hundred and ninety , may ra.'ilr venture into tha surf and merge with dignity la the face of the most critical audience. EMILY HAZARD. A WOMAN UPTICIAX. In Her Ip lre In llr n Helpmeet Mip ( of n ! * rofV Klftn. II Is said Ibat Mrs. Emma Beckwltb is the only woman optician la tbe city of New York. She has recched her diploma , and therefore U entitled to treat eyes and sell glasses. Some two years ago Mrs. Beckwlth , having a taste for business ! life , concflve-A the Idea .hat perhaps by close application she rnlcht be a helper to her husband , who is a well knonn optician. So she commenced by going regularly everv morning to the thop and taking in all the branches of optical work in a sclentiac way. After learning its methods ehe studied and graduated from tbe New York Mutual Optical company school , and it now a fine example In making this line of work an ad mirable purpose for women. She declares "thai this business is not only a clean one. but decidedly entertaining , " and urges all women doctors to add to their store of val uable Information a complete knowledge of the eye. That for children this Is pe culiarly uaeful. as nonsCays they suffer from luany ills for which 'be eyes alone tro responsible. She also asserts that "to the general practitioner lame and money remain for those if once success to achieved. " That the woman doctor should make a study of optical subjects and connect It with her daily practice of medicine. Women are particularly fitted for this work. It involves no bard labor and only care and attenlion are required to make It a profitable investmentIt is essentially ladylike , and. above all. it is a profession that has not been overdone. The one greal fact. It Is comparatively new , and for that reason I am anxious to spread a line of work which women can do with ease and comfort , lea vine ; o& at an early hour when the day's work is done. Mrs. Beckwlth is an agreeable talker and In her chatty way gives many humorous points In her line of business. Among them theix are people who long and wish far an intellectual air and think by the putting on of glasses the means is devised. Tb.il an eye- gliit.s makes them dlsllnguished looking and the lo-gnette makes an Impression , to thai il is nol uncommon 10 put in plain window glare in place of a lense. All such orders generally come by mill and the reminder is forcibly glvea that th frame and chain Ebould be of an elaborate sort , to fill all the requirements. Naturally no expense is spired , and for tbe optician proves his beat orders , so the Imellectual air is gained. But this came rule is often can led out when the patient , who is a hypochondriac. MRS. EMMA BECKWITH. hands in a written prescription , which , by the optician , is filled In with only a plain glass and tbe whim without harm Indulged in. For ell such eyeglasses are naturally ordered and spectacles strictly avoided. There are also pathetic sides. Sometimes there- comes to her office a pale-farr , AOJI. out , faded woman wno is no longer young , who. pecbans. is a teacher of almost a lifetime or a. follower of same duty equally ending , and who needs classes for eyes that can no longer be without aid. Very often the buyer is most careful that her ejes should be fitted with those that are becoming. That , it pnsslble. spectacles ehould be avoided , which i : eo detrimental to the basinets and thai the tyrant. Time , should be appeased at ell hazards. In ibis ease every effort ie made to meet tbe demand with satisfactory re sults. Mrs. Be-cktrlth lives In a charming apart ment facing one of the city parks. She has a most womanly ( > ersoaallty. combined with excellent rare business sense. BesU- she Is a helper to all women , which makes her an universal favorite in the circle in which she moves. _ 1IOI..MJ TO MCCKED. A Colurnilci Girl Illnrklli r Hoot * for MUIIP ) t Hulrr CullrKr. MiM L.U Verne Hall , one of the cleverest young girls in the class of ' 97 of the East Denver High school , and historian of her clao , who is employed a part of her time in the reportorlal departmenl of the Denver Times , has opened a boat blackleg establish ment on Sixteenth e'reet , in orier to raise eaougb money to enter Yat ar college la the fall. Tbe ealutstorisn of the cites of 'i > 7 is the cashier , and a half 'dozen pchool bay friends will at Ut as shoeblacks. When business U rushing the young woman who opened the establishment , when not engaged In pen work , attending strictly to bucl- "What suggested such a scheme to me ? ' said the joung woman , as her eyes eparkled at tbe thought of college doors beicg opened before her. "It Just flashed across my mind the other evening at home. I was thinking hard bow I could get enough money to go to Vassar. I looked down slowly at the foot that wan keeping Ume to my thoughts , My shoe ceedeJ cleaning and the thought rambled Into i2y mind tbat tbe big shoe store * bad discontinued their shoe polishing ctandi which they lei people patrorlre free If they purchased shoes in their store , Tbea like a flash I saw a way to raise money. There U no place In the city where a woman may have her tboe * polished except she t ts up oa a box in an alley like the men do. I never ssld a work to anyone , but set to work. Pirn I had a circular printed and mailed to every club and society woman I could think of. Then I took f'O out of what I bad caved from my cewepaper Iwcrk and bought all tbe equipment * from my etand. When all this was done I asked tbe saluta- torl&a of our clacs If ehe would help me. She consented at once and now cbe It cashier. Teen I epoke to some bojs and they were all delighted to come and help me. Now that I am atarted I have no expense , as e-ven tbe store room to given to me free , and I hope to make JJOO by September. I tare risked my | , to t * con , but I thick I will get It all back aad more. I will b ? the oapplect girl la tbe world If I can go to Vattr this fall , and every talaute I ta sot I working In the oJSce 1 spead tolleltlag trade j and waiting oa customers. Of course I will shine shoe * mystlf. " MI15. JK5MB IIUATUV VllBMO. > T. Some Itrmlnlnconrc * nf Her Life from llrr Oirn Lip * . The name of Jecsle Fremont calls up maay memories. To the memorable presl- I ' deatlal campaign of 1S C H gave a flavor ! i 1 of romance that kindled the chivalry In { ' I many a young voter's nature The union of the Rock ) mountain hunter and the hlpb- pptrlted daughter of "Old Ballloo. " is her father. Tbomas H. Beotoa , senator from Missouri , was affectionately called , as murh as the principles the new party embodied. gave fervor to the famous frt-e ell cam paign. There are thee of today who will be glad to know something of tbe beautiful life that is now EO peacefully being lived lovely ees , not yet bereft of all their youth ful lustre , wete bright wlih emotlca. She told me something of her eventful life , of her home In Washington , where for thirty jears her father , tt United States senator , lived out Ibe honorable principles which have crystallized into history , but with characteristic reticence she withheld the graceful part she bad borne in that llaory ; bow at that time she was an ac knowledged belle of tbe old regime , and that in her were centered the finer qualities of a long line of illustrious ancestry of which she might well be proud. More than this was apparent ; the gifts and graces in herited from the famous men and women of tbe old dominion , so renowned for beauty , culture and refinement , etlll clung to Mrs. Fremont , "I love Washlagtoa , " said Mrs. Fremoat. "There is an agreeable form of society , a repose and elegance , clso a spirit of tolera tion from the varieties of people meeting there that I like very much. In fact , Washington is the drawing room of tbe na tion. I would have preferred to spend my days there , but the political conditions after 1&G made It unpleasant , and we went to New York , where we lived over thirty years , with occasional long vielta to Cali fornia and Europe. " In vpeakicg of this , the "Id : "The queen's Jubilee brings tack to me our first visit to Europe. It was in the early days of Ler reign ; Prince Albert via still living , and I was prtsentrl at ro t * ari saw the | I queen in all her happy Jp.u'-b and royal i I ptatr > . She made a ttacfcul picture and I her countenance and DMHT showed that 1 she entered Into thepresenratons with la- j tert-st. Prlne Albert , till snd much hand- MMntr than a aan need1 b . were a white aad pold uniform , a&d bV two completed the truly royal picture. " "I saw them both a few'rvealass later to even better advantage.1 * "Each time tbe qaeea aade the ram < Impmston of womanly pooJae-si. combined with a look of power , t simple ted utrronjcloui manner , but that of unquestioned authority. "We were there la tie" height of the sei- son. and bad been presto ) * at the Easter drawing room , where I * a ked to remain through tbe whole eeremcoie * . which were over two hours la length. At that time DO sorrow hid touched tie q\ieeii She wts sor- rounded by those who lovH her moil Prince Albert , her mother , and all the nearest mem bers of her family. "While la London General Fremoat bad a delightful recognition by Ihe duke of Well- ingtrn. and , I suppose , that except Nan en na cae be * roused more intercut aad been more honored by the Royal Geographical society than the general. From them be recflve-d the founders' medal. " General and Mrs. Fremont , with their family , spent a year In Paris and from tbe.r Buuee oa the Champs Elyt-ee they wltne < 6ed many stlrriac scenes , among them the official entrance of Louis Napolwn as emperor. The whale story ii charmingly recorded n Mrs Fremont's "Souven r of My Times' One piragiepb may be recorded. "We went forth from our home atmwphere of pe'fect barmscy and most lovely surroundings. Into the fine palaces , and had nowhere a Jar to the sent , of completeness. " Mrs. Fremont belongs to tbst class of edgre. "What was one * considered a preitr CcirbiEF a well-worked realtor Is now a thing of the part , and a variation of edges takee Its place | ' This season there are > bureau sett made of , 1 tbe &aet of shctr linen. They are long and narrow , tbe edge heavily worked In conven tional design of o9d-fashioaed blue marking cotton , combined with white silk floe ; , tbe , corn era particularly rkh In big squares of faaey stitcher , some three loche deep. At , different ancles of tbe clcth wag a water-1 I color device la delft colors outlined so as to i ! produce a plctur * r rnse To % r Mnr > * ny' ' this was two imaller mats made on the fame plaa. but lighter la character. Another accessory i i cessory Is oae dc-ne In daisies. The edgee In a very deep cut scalletp of more than ordi nary elie and la rach scallop a. blossom to all their natural colors , the green stem running toward tbe center of the clMh. leatlng the 1 middle perfectly plain , this desirable patUvn , having tbe merit that It will suit any toota , whatever tbe color or tint. | To the woman of thrifty ana ccomimkral . mean * there are bit * of silk lefl over , which ! can be utilized cs sofa pillows , with lace or < net. Golden shades for these are considered the best. To make the pillow an orna mental one. cw on each end of the top cover a pointed lace In white or black , leaving In the center quite space enough for the giving of fancy stitches In gold Ihre-ad. Of coarse , a back can be given of some Inexpensive stuff , and tbe whole finished by a gilt cord of medium thickness. Yet any tint can be employed - ' ployed In the r = : kiac of pillows ; In cither Katin r silk , and s. trcalmeat given on the eame line of lace eJU-ct * . and produce artistic re-suits. Although Jewel work his no longer a promInence - Inence in embroideries , jet It holds Its own with a man-clous tenacity , and cj an addi tion tbe edges are now made with more than \ M < , - < ji j - P7 > . \ . w W M iS Wf SASHES OF BATISTE SILK. AND CHIFFON. under the shadow of the Sierra Madre mountain - ! tain ? . It was my privilege to fisit Mrs. Fremont - mont in her lovely home at Lts Angeleo Ihis summer , and to bear from her own llpa some of the Incidents which have en riched her life. Although Mrs. Framont has occupied prominent petitions all her < lsy ? , and is known through her publlcit'osr. yet she has been so retiring thst compara tively few people ere familUr with the events of her later life. "If you knew. " said Mrs. Fremont , "tow- often I am oblieed to refuse unknown inter views you would cot be surprised that I avoid publicity. ' "The impreo-on ! has gone out tbat I de cline to see them on account of 'feebleness. ' which forlucalely is not true. It is because I do not wtnt my prh ne life open. ' A man came nho asserted hi ? right to an interview on the ground that bis mother. in-law naired me at my birth in St. Loua ! , for their favorite clergyman , when the truth is. mine is c family rame , and 1 WES born at my grandfather's house in Virginia. " But Mits Fremont , the devoted daughter , stands like t well of adamant between hei mother asd merely curious people , and I : is only bj special grace snd favor thit this insigat into tbe circle of the come it granted. The imerv.ew Jrcm first to lie ! was txirenely feliclloas. Mrs . Fremont WAS la her meet gracious and communicative mood , and her intellect was clear tnd ccm- prebeniive. Words came readily , some times eloquently , ts though her heart wouk gladly pour out its best treasure. Hei 1 iirored women who are "bofti : o give sorM pleasure. She has zn'ea * * and gjare off manner that put one sf'taeir best when In 'ie.society. ' . " ' ' ' ! In tbe ccurse of this interview she rt- I marked- have not lived for cny 'dci.gn or ' purpose ' but just for home , and to be hap y. I My fitber and my husband Usd the intellect ! and purpos-e. and I have gone tlang in tht vrske of their big ships. When Admiral Porter ter WES ! a ccmmsnd of the wejtern river Cet. he tsd the gunbcat Beaten for bis fiitship. and he named his leader for me i for , he- said : 'You have always sailed close to your father aad your tusbsnd. ' snd so 1 hive , and now oa me has fallea their man tle , aa inheiitsnce of Ihe gcod will of oar I people. I " 1 h.ive no feeling that i provincial. 1 | belong to tie who ! = country , but in Califar- j cia I will end my days , because of the warm liemembrince here of the general , and the ikind friends who have ga.herea around me. , teething and llfeglviog as ili climate itself. " j The beautiful home where Mrs , Fremont j now resides was presented to her by the la- 1 dies cf Lis Angeles as a token of their ' tender regard. Congrers , clso. in recognition of General Fremont's valued services granted i her a pension of $2.KK a year. All the jear j around the house is a veritable bswer of bloom , and as she sits co tne heliotrope- shsped veranda the perfum from that and rose and violet and orange blcsoms eavelop her like a cloud of incense. AnJ there , loving and beloved , having li\ed beyond the time allotted to humanity , > et with a miad unimpslred. Mrs Fremont. i ) MRS JESSIE BENTON FREMONT AND HER CALIFORNIA HOME. with tweet serenity , awstts * tbe opectng of the beautiful door that sonrf ) glad day will usher her Into life , iijvrs Aiiot'T nujiuninniiv. I'opulnrlly of While. , ml Green This e titan the fashionable piazza work Is the chafing dlib set. a pre y affair in five ple-ce-s , coe bis doyley and four smaller ones. In form they are generally ronad and of ex cellent size. They can befringed on the edges or done In a deep scallap. firmly button. holed , tjf preferred , with cream-colored Romaa flats , and made ornamental by tbe groaplns of any summer flower In gay hue * , such ts the nasturtium , whoie tbade < of color are most applicable for tbls scheme. Anath'r pretty idea is blossom * , with their emblemt Jichly worked in dark * ilks , with n elaborate edge of circles in various jlz&i. Flower effects for the summer are treated like a border , leaving tbe center plain for the placing of diibe and tbe like. Anolher tet equally charming Is the miniature bay aad girl daaeing- minuet. These little men and women act finely la different costumes , come in tbe dress of Louis XIV , s me in tbe attire of Mane Antoinette. other * are costumed like the cavalier , Tbu design is entirely new and very picturesque , a fancy ball oa linen. ErabroideriH cf today ere lUBptuoci is usual brilliancyAs an example there is lice in a narrow buttonhole. Then a deep artis-ic curve , a lar e circle evenly uone in the Janie etitch and at regular intervals a rmaller circle , and combined with that is the Jewel work in the colors cJ the cpal md amethyst An edge of this kind admits but o' little border , but if one is desired , then the -one blossom with trailing green s.tem should be in white , which will not conflict with tbe tints already given. Embroider } * should be like palntlcg , a harmony should be preserved al all hazards. The gingham pillow belosg * to the piazza. So great was it * popularity that it was only at ore store that these blsr patterns in fresh looking lounge plllowa could be purchtsed ready to be worked aad made up. A little later the smaller plaid In blue , green , yellow ind violet came into fashion. Tbe.n later on a first-class linen house Imported a plaid of immense tire and the yellow and white became the craze , with silks to match and a ruffling on hand for the enterprising em- broiiirer for summer work. Now to artists of the needle who fully understand the lights and shades cf beautiful tints tbe La France rose this eeason is the one used oa can-ing c'otho. tea trays , center bits asd tbe like Every petal ! * well painted by the silk true to nature , the leaves folded as in their fresh ness before gathered from the bueb. How ever desirable the pink ro e may be. for room decorations , for tiWe aoornments noth ing surpasses tbe tints of white and greeo. They go with aay china , suit all accessories and are &a ornamestitioa not to be excelled. It is tbe purity in white that for all boards i ? a , lasting oae , a decoration that cever fails. COI.O.NEL MLLIK ELV. Tlic Sontlirrn IlrniilxVlio IN on Gov- rrnor 1'iij lor'fc SlnfT. In the absence of any constitutional pro hibition in tbelr respective states. Governor Atkinson of Georgia aad Governor Robert L , Taj lor of Tennessee , have seen fit lo ap- polnl ladies oa their staffs , with the com missions of colonel. Thase partial qualities and those soldierly Instinct wh.ch John d'Arc developed on tbe field are not looked for nor expecled from ihcse } oung women. They are not asked to buckle on armor and go forth seeking whom they may devour. Their comlmsslocs were Graceful recognition of the fact that "Peace bath her victories no less renowned than war. " Tbe fair colonel from Tesnesiee Is a typ ical representative of an Illustrious lineage. Colonel Nellie Ely springs from a family tbat has contributed to tbe history of two states. Her antecedent. Governor Isaac Shelby , enjoyed the unique distinction of having been tbe first governor of Kentucky and the subsequent governor of tbe later sister commonwealth of Tennessee. She comes of a race of beautiful womca. Her mother was Mits Ruth Whltelde of SbelbyviHe. Tenn. , who was noted In her day for being one of tbe south' * mos > t beautiful and cultured women. An aunt of Colonel Ely was the famous southern beauty. Miss Maggie Whit -slde. cow Mrs Judge Bearden , whose fame as a belle was co-extensive with the south in aate-bellum days. Another aunt of this gifted and accomplished officer was Mrs James Mather , who U well remembered lo New York society. Colonei Ely bas been the leading spirit In tbe chief military functions of this state since her debut. She received tbe best edu cational dvantares and supplemented them by cloie application to tbe finer arts. She has been a social favorite wherever her presence has been feltAt Richmond , Va. , at Dallas , Tex. , at St. Louis and other points all who have come within the radius of her influence have succumbed to her won derfully fascinating personality. Governor Taylor ba < known her since child hood. 'Warm friendship has exlited between the governor aad the colonel's father , Mr. Jesse Ely , for years. Her appolatment Is perhaps due in some measure to-lhls friend ship , but chiefly to the social triumph she achieved on tbe occasion of the late reunion ball , when , aa rice president of the club , the devoted all her energies to ita success , She wore neither Jewelry or flowers upon this occasion , bat appeared in a plain gown of red iatia. Her beauty , however , with her native refinement aad modesty of demeanor , made faer conspicuous when least ebe sought to be. It - ii on this occasion tbat Gov ernor Taylor announced Us tntentioa of comoiulocicg her a colonel. Ehe 1s a brunette of medium stature. la bsr tvtry xaoremect there i a. cra.ce , a&d ia every glance of hsr large br.UIant eve * th're U that peculiar charm * noted IB th * south- era type. rViiiinliiv N..J1-K. Tbt wife of Senator SUwart av ws her latestlo * of cbiprol g a party to tbe Alu. kaa gold CeMi next sprlnc. Joba HopkiM ualrrrtlty this year be- ctpwH tbe degrt-e of M > . * pe * < * woman. Ml * Mary Packard of Bayonrr. X J. Mis * Helen Gladstone will undertake tbe opening ceremocy la ec-narctlon wltli tbe hotel fi.wamtA t'.uiesle vhlth ha btts erected at Uia or. near Belfast , Ireland. Miss Mary Howe , wko was raort accept ably It Boston durtag the pat year , wilt sing at tbe Church of the Epiphany. Walnut hills , during tbe summer month * . She is one pf the mcs. talented of Ciaelnaati vocal- Set * . Queen Victoria has ca&ferred tao decora tion of the Royal IUd Cro * upa Sister LcrSes IVi'.iss Tal'.cb sf ' . = ? vsnay aumry service. In rer p ltloti of her errtces ( In at- leading tbe sick tad wouadcd In Bgvpt from 1S54 to ISM. M'-s * Sadie l.ipmaa. formerly &f Cincin nati , but now of Philadelphia. ! a ttalaed nurse la one of the laret bctpltil ? there. A deep sorrow fell upon her life and she Ufi her old home aad recently entered upon ( her professional nurse career. 6he i ! a bright , attractive youag Jewess. 1 Mrs , Warrea Xeal cf Neal , Mich , > a re- tKiiy bees ir5 : = "i irprty csrsrrfits or Graad Travcrre couaty. Mrs. Neal has done active work la promoting the protec- Ion of gatae sad fish and Is described as * bright , plucky , attrictlve little womaa , full of good sense aad eaergy. Mrs. Mary Huat of Porkupoag. Me. , though a. ? t rs 01 age , aoes an tne Dununp. norm ! ; ind harvesting on her place , take ? tare of ler cows , cultivates a flower pardea and at tends to a.fruit orchard. Last year she shingled the roof of her houte aad painted the house without Assistance. Queen Adelaide , widow of Dam Mlcutl , king of Portucal. has takes the vows it the cement of the Benedictines at Solemes. FVance. after having paMed throuch a no vitiate of one jear'f duration. Queen Ade laide wts l-o'c in Francoaj oa Ihe 3d of April. 1SJ1. lad ws married In 1S51 to King Mlcupl. She Is the mother of seven children. Miss Helen Wilder , one of the most popu- ar young women la society In Honolulu. ias recelve-d a commission a * a humane offi cer from the attorney general as a recogni tion of her perseverance In relieving the sufferings of dumb animals. Miss Wilder s the first woman who has held this posi tion in the Hawaiian Islands. Three of the incM popular women lectur ers those who give jtleasanl drawlnc room : lks are Mrs. Sangstcr. Miss KepplUr and Kate Upson Clarke. These three women are all prominent as literary workers and In their lectures have great charm of man ner , combined with a very general knowl edge of social and political events of the present. Hu King Enp. a young Chinese woman who studied medicine in this country , taking : bt > degree- M. D. , is now In charge of the SUne-Hu hospital at Foo-rbow. and a story s told of a coolie who wheeled his blind old mother 1.009 miles on a barrow to take her 10 the woman doctor. A double operation for cataract was , the result , and the old woman can see ai well it ever. Mile. Lucle Faure. the daughter of the president of the French republic. Is most lecidedly religious in her propensities. Matins , mass and vespers are never missed t > y her , though her gentle grace never aroused the ire of modern atheistic Paris. At La Haiae , where her father loves to take iiis holiday , mademoiselle is veil known aad well beloved. In a recent voting- contest Inaugurated by the periodical Womankind the ten women re ceiving votes entitling them to the highest plates of honor ia America , were , in the or der named- Harriet Beecher Stow * ? . Fran ces E. Wlllard. Martha Washington , Clara Uarron. Susan B. Anthony. Pocahontas , Mollie - lie Pncber , Elizabeth Cady Stactoa , Louisa May Alcott and Julii Ward Howe. j nes minister , is tald to be possessed of a Washington s-he laid aside her gorgeous i-llkea flowered robes , and Is now rarely seen In her native costume. She Is four feet tea Inches la height , with abundant dark hair , soft brown eves sod clear , rosy complexion. She studied English with a tulor and proved herself an apl pupil. In Ihe Indiart village oa the banks of the Minnesota river , about one mile downstream from "the city of Shakopee. lives a band of BLUE FOl'LARD WJTH GREEN CHIFFON SASH Dakota Indians who till tbe coll. make bowe and arrows and moccasins , and trade with the neighboring farmers Among the vil lagers are some interesting women , one of them being Mrs. Otberday , tbe sister of Shakopee cf Little Six , one of the most noted chiefs of tbe Sioux nation. The women of tbe Shakopee colony assist In tbe farm ing and make beautiful beadwork. which they s-ell al Ibe summer resorl hotels. Mrs. Otberday is a strong , well preserved , elderly woman , much looked up to by her own people and her white neighbors. Tbe duchess of Marlborougb has a new car riage , -which COK a good IL.COO of VandtrMlt money. Tbe new coach IE described as being of de-ep red. adorned with a ducal crown and coat of arms and a princely coronet The supports of Ihe carriage are red-mounted tllier serpents , with t liver ornaments on liveries. Three footmen behind and two coachmen In froat. all in gorgeous livery , kept the young Coasuelo sufficiently In terested In her position when tbe diKsovered tbat she- outshone all her companions while standing in lice waiting for an opportunity to alight to attend tbe queen' * last drawing room. < Mils Virginia Fair bis until the present season been regarded tfi tbe most grace ful acd expert of tbe youag womea bicycle riders at Newport , but now her claim lo tbat honor is contested by Mlu Evelyn Burden. List Wednesday itlse Burden was covering tbe ocean drive al a fait pace on her wheel and near Benlon'c Point pitted Mr. Llspecard Stewart , who was driving behind one of MB smart paters. For tbe cext mile there was a lively brucb between wheel and horse , which resulted la a victory for tbe fair cyclist. The time made by Ulu Burden was much faster than that made at tbe famous contest between Mrs. Heary Clews and MUs Fair. Floreace Nlghlingale Is oae of the bett- lored women la Englacd. She receatly parsed her 77th birthday ia her quiet home In the west of London , where she ba been aa invalid for thirty years. In tp.te of physical suffering tbat has oftea beta painfully - fully acute , this "heroise of the Crimea" ttlil keeps In touch with the training of tbe profettlozal cum * and modern boiplUl Tfi > French toliltr * cUltd her tbe f il-p " ' - vr # arl di-iinp tb w er ct 1M wiur Ihe * uS r rps of the Knjtlich t 'Idler * were so hsr'tb'e she was a ra'cister ' ng stint of mey a"i sympathy. aMUttd .n ber wrrk of heal.BK by lairty- fo r iralatd nurse * Mits Nlfthtincal * v * bora 0 % May 1. U , ard she spent her Ctrl- bood nursing Aratw In Egypt aad the pa- tlfnto In tbe London hospitals. The GnRUsh govem et gave her ttW.WO. which the evtd IB ejtat''l hnR ! the Tralalac SeboM tor Nurs s is LcsJos. IVtnlnlnr t'nutilono. Handkerchiefs ce-xt iccoa will be gaudier than ever before. White , blue and pink silk btouccs are al- wavs eValatv. They are new made to poach a IKtKe over * narrow belt or satb. Stout , snort-wattled women b ve quits made up their Minds tbat the short , grace ful teo&ls or ejcling corset Is a bora for teem for constant wear. The- silk nautilus so much In reruere very filmy and lovely as well varied. Some embroidered In all over Jar * pat tern and are elaborately trimmed with lace Insert ton. Atnonc tbe myriad of comfortable thing * far the Fummor ctr ) is tne Improved summer corset e-f st'k net , with soft , elastic gore * , limply \ied ed with feathrrtltcblag in illk floss. floss.Delicate Delicate tones of all colors will be In vogue , a reaction which alwajs follows the use of vivid colors , which have been ro much seen this summer. Be-lge. tin , rjxt = r and gray number among tbe papular shades. Ornaments end combs that nil ) be much won by widows with blaad halt have tops of polished Jets , cut so as to Five the great est passible sparkle They were originally dcsicned for white or rray hair , but blond- DRAPED BELT TOR BRIDAL , GOWK. headed beauty , recognizing their effective ness , bae appropriated them. This is tbe season of remnants and the prudent woman IE providing herfelf with odd bits of everything , not only for Immedla't use , but for the coming season. Odd lengths of various materials are being converted inta summer blouse * , which h s given the useful carments a new lease of life. A novelty for 'h writing desk Is an Ink veil fashioned after tbe stvle of tbe old oaken bucket. 11 swings from gilt chains over a wide extended base , which furnishes tne pen reftA dainty new mit staaa 15 a little psreclsln castle overrun with mistle- Hits will present the great variety of shape , color and trimming- that bat been the style for several seasons , and no marked change Is as yet predicted : becomlagnees te the main thing after suitability. Autumn may mark a change of note , but 6 yet the fale-s are silent. A handsome imported Jacket Is made of box cloth. Knowing a white sailor collar and revere. The model is opea-fronled and ex tremely short. Tbe jacket Is a pair shade of cream , and is called the Redfern beach Jacket , and other models are in pele green , mauve , tas. sage gray , silver gray , aed also deep currant red. New and beautiful salln foulards of deli cate quality and gay coloring are raeds into stylish costumes with pointed bodice and Marie Antoinette fichu of tbe foulard. with scarf ends that either fall on the skirt front or tje at the back. Tbe eeven-gored skirts are trimmed Kith carrow triple ruche * or frill ; of tbe fabric eel on about ten inches apart. A very choice as well as most useful mora- ing drefts for out-of-town wear is of white terge trimmed with coarse white braid * , with very narrow gilt braid to brad it. It is worn with either a scarlet or a while silk s-hirt. The front of the shirt ohould be fastened with gold study , aod Ibe belt fin ished with a gilt buckle. Tie cott should be lined and faced wiib white silk , edged wilh the two braids and fastened with flit buttons. There was a quaint Idea In he.iddres.rinK at a dinner given In Paris recently. Each woman present wore a represtnmtlon of a. certain dish. One headdress wa ? In cauli flower shape : others v.ere la ( be form of a lobster , a salmon , a pheasant , a pate de foie gras and various kinds of fruit. The , serving was from small tables , where oaljr one kind of fcol was { presented , and the dinners changed table ? throughout the re- Dan , in rttematic crogreislon. Embroidered frocks are worn upon all oc casions , and they are exquisite in design and texture A chic creation is of cream white tulle de sole , built over a cream plaited underskirt. Tbe tulle Is embroid ered with carlaudf of delicate purple vlolrti. Tbe carlande ripe at intervals arqund the fklrt from hem to naltt : the front width U entirely covered with embroidery , which is framed on bath sides by a cbell plaiting of rich lac which forms tabllers. The new tide combs for nexl Karon's wear come In sets of three and four. The mott ptylith are hinged together. In tets of four , one comb goes above tbe knoLtme be low tbe knot , and one on either side. In sets of three , at a rule , tbe middle comb H to be used above tbe knot , and U tbo least bit higher nd more ornate than tbe two side combs. Where the four are hinged to gether tbe tendency teems to be to hare them all alike , differing only in length aod curve. DR. EDW , E. HALE Trll of a I'onltlir .SpcdAc far \crr out Dlnrnnrk. Edward Everett Hale , D. D. , L. U. D. , the , celebrated New England Preacher , Author and Pbflanlbr&piJl. writes. "I am awured by a careful inquiry among leading pbilclans and personal frleadi who have uct-d It acd in whoa I have the ulmoal confidence , that Dr Charcot'i Kola Nervine Tablets are Invaluable in ico&mnla and all cervous dlfctteei. " Fifty eenu and ( I per box. Write for testimonial * of cure * . Eureka , CteinlcU 4 Mfg. Co. , La Croue , WU.