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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1898)
THE" OMAHA DAILY T3Bfl ! ; STJNDAT , OOTOJEBR 2 , 1898. I IN THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN. ! ty | ! | ! OCTOlinit IVovvltlm ( lint Actually Mnkr Money ' I'l'irm1. rcin Ilrnvy In OIH NEW YORK , Sept. 29. There Is a genuine zpflt In shopping now. The sunshiny BtreeU fire bright with the gajcst of shop wInflows , full of tempting novelties that truly make money feel heavy In one's pocket. Of course the display that attracts most nttcntlon tlll continues to bo that of woolen goods , braids jipd trltfimlbgs anil next pffcr this the public ' Interest turns with great liveliness to 'tho study of furs. Every week the braids de velop new phases and the last outgrowth Is n rough-surfaced black Bilk passamcu- tcrlo with jot and Bteel beads cut very fine and worked Itvto the edge or center of the trimming In a bright llttlo pattern. There are also scores of varieties of appliques that no dress-loving woman could pass over In Bllonce. Many of the appliques nro cut from what is called sucdo cldth In oak and vine leaf pattern. As this cloth Is qulto thick , Its cdgo Is beveled and then all the ramifications of the leal veins are outlined In stitching , or In line bright beading. Still another and most popular ornamenta tion for the new gowns Is heavy black , cream or ecru Russian lace , In simple pat- tcrn , and worked up with sparkling beads. Thcso braids are all Important , for the reason that on them , and on narraw bauds of fur wo are going to depend wholly for the garnishment of winter dresses. Fur and passamcnterlo will labor side by side at the noble mission of decoration and It any woman 'thinks ' this arrangement 'sounds somber It ia simply because she has not Boon any of the very lovely new gowns. , A .Model t'OMttintc. ' A clear Hungarian blue cloth , fresh from the Workwomen's hands , will have pointed panels of ecru lace nppllquo on the hips , extending nearly to the knees. Bright sapphire blue facet beads sparkle in the lace mesh and appear In the yoke of lace on Iho waist and on the slccvo caps. To further tone up this cheerful costume nar row bands ot'chlnchllla fur border the pan els , yoke , cross the sleeve tops , and rdgo the high collar. Ona blue velvet toque , embroidered 'in small steel marguerites , a coupe of crey feathers stand up , and the effect of the 'toilet Is that of perfect har mony with our crisp and brilliant fall weather. But It Is safe to let It pass Into on axiom that without some- fur trimming no gown this autumn can boast fellowship with fashion. There Is" great good senseIn this-resolu tion .of.itbe dressmakers and tailors , for every year furs grow moro and more ex- A WINTER HOUSE TOILET. 'penalvo In the United States ; that Is to .say , the 'beautiful richly colored skins , and only the \ery wealthy women can afford , wraps of seal , mink and anble. By touching up the cowns and wraps with fur bands , nn excellent make-shift Is the result , and old furs arc brought Into service again. ' Quite ns potent aa this reason U the rest less notion our makers of good clothes have that wo American women dress too soberly < ln cold weather. By putting beads Into t braid and touching up the picture with fur and by advocating warm , bright tones In cloth \io are bound to bo birds of very lovely plumage for the next six or eight mouths to come. > r\v novcloiiiiirntn In FIII-H. I > "ur coats and coats trimmed with fur are just putting forth in the last ten'days and It Is plainly evident that much gold and 'beaded galoon Is used to set off the dark akliis. Every woman who could afford It had a Persian lamb coat last winter. At this moment ! thcso coats are at the furriers , in active process of reincarnation , accordIng - Ing to the now mode. That Is , they are being shaped into the waist , Instead of blouslng ; they are having flat cutaway tails eel ) on and all the blemished parts fur bished up with a judicious decoration of galoon. ; By the way , this Is most dis tinctly not Jeweled galoon. It Is a llcxlblo bullion braid woven in harmonious silk col ors with tho.gold and It gleams out very charmingly from the soft deep pile of fur. A vast ) number of fur coats are being opened down the front to show rather gor geous vests of vejvet , o\cr which bang jabots of cream lace and the woman who wishes .to secure an effect of vast elegance at'u moderate output ) of funds can't do bettor than examine , with u view to pur- THE IMPERIAL HAIR REGENERATOR IS ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS. and its perfect cleanliness and ease ot application niiike It eland out In marked contrast to those old-faahloncd dyes ami hair DE8TKOYKRS that nra being continually foisted on u long-suffering public. ' Using the Regenerator once in ovcry few mouths the Imlr Is kept glossy aud beautiful. Bleached hair changed to any shade doalred. No. l-Ulack. No. 6-Mcht Chcatn't No. 2 Dark Brown. No. C-Omd Blond. No. 3 M < 1 I'm Brown No. 7 Ann Blond. No. 4-Cheatnut. Pries U.50 and JJ.OO. Sola manufacturers nnd patentees. Imperial Chemical M'fs. Co. , 29 : Fifth Ave. , N. V. For i le In Omaha by Richardson Drug : Co. , Shtrman & McConnell , 1513 Dodge Htreet. Applied by all hair dressars , I chase , an astrakhan coat with Persian lamb rovers and collar. To all of thcso wraps , without any exception , Medici collars are attached and for variety's sake wo ECO a great many cloth coats having narrow > bands of fur worked in nmld the yoke- shaped braid patterns that ) servo ns orna mentation , There Is only one sensation In fur goods this year , and that Is whlto broad tall. Last year a few wraps from Paris showed us how effective seal brown , ( , ray and fox- red broad tall could be , while this season the nemo of splendor , In the way ot an evening wrap , Is a shawl-shaped capo of Tyrlan purple velvet ) , lined with whlto broad-tall and boasting a collar of the same , edged with whlto ostrich feathers.The prlco of such a garment would easily ran som the average prince , for only occasion ally are tbo poor llttlo still-born lambs found with snow-whlto fleeces. South America , which supplies our beau tiful chinchilla , and some years ago the monkey kln , Is offering a novelty In the shape of dressed Alpaca , or the domesti cated llama fur. Samples of this handsome , rather coarse hair , dyed a bright black , are on the fur market in the shape of muffs and collarettes and the furriers say there Is a future for this , for it Is effect ive and not a bit expensive. Fur coats nnd capes are lined In whlto satin so far. The satin U brocaded at in tervals in bright pink rosebuds , or , moro Btnartly still , in close set black dots. Terra cotta satin la another approved shade for coat linings , to which , by the way , women give a curious amount of attention. Many of the Imported models show linings of mother-of-pearl grey pcnu do solo , with a small scarlet or green flguro broched la the silk. This Is truly a more tasteful and genuinely serviceable lining than anything In satin and it adds greatly to warmth. Xovt'HIen In Ilalr DrcnntiiK. It Is a sad state of affairs when the daugh ters of Great Britain bequeath us a fashion In head dressing , for , with the handsomest heads of hair In the world , they delight In coiffures that arc beyond the polo of art and nature. In spite of this fact , American woman Is , with her street dresses , wearing frer hair dropped low on her neck and usu ally In two or three rolls. This is very clumsy and very English and the wonder Is how the small toques , nro going to accept the arrangement. To perfect this partlc- 'ular coiffure the hair must be rolled back -above the ears and the curve over the crown of thq head made as 6inooth , as a brush can polish it. Not even thp small est turquoise shell pins nro used In. doing up smartly arranged locks nnd.Mrs. Qur- responsible for the low- .zon la mainly "plnncd hair , with a jeweled chaplct cross ing the weighty puff. If turtolso shell is for the while laid qulto on the shelf there still springs a half savage love among women for trickIng - Ing out their heads with other ornamenta tion than the disposition of bright hair supplies. Young ladles use , for instance , tulle scarfs and rosettes in the evenings and an unmixed blessing this downy goods Is to the girl whoso tresses are neither abundant nor curly. IJlondo women are fond of huge rosettes of black 'tulle ' , while dark haired girls adopt white , scarlet or turquoise blue wreaths and bo\\B of the stuff. Sometimes a big cockade of poppy 'tullo ' pinned daringly Just above the left temple , with three smaller pompons , adjusted tastefully toward the back , will brighten up a. dark face like a touch of rouge. Tulle bows , as often as not , have jeweled centers , or the scarf of tulle Is pinned down with a jewelcd-wlngcd butter fly. fly.Tho rise nnd fall of the pompadous has been publicly observed , but there deems to be no time when wavy hair la not distinctly fashionable , while the wise and observant women have thrown nwny the small bob- curls they wore nil summer at the nape of the neck. , Gray hair , which had a marked vogue not long ago , is now considered a blight on any woman's looks and In con sequence no gray hair is seen and for the evening the most airy coiffures are coun tenanced. The FlyliiR I.IIKHO. There Is * only one pretty mode of up building locks , called the Hying lasso , anil It Is most difficult to achieve. Almost as Intricate is a butterfly pattern , when the hair s folded in two wing-shaped pieces , but it s no secret that the hairdressers sell wlro 'rames ns foundations for these airy edi fices. At a country house ball given re cently a departure in head decoration was made by one tall matron , who wore no diamonds mends in her dark locks , but throe points of dazzling electric light. Ono was emerald green , the second ruby red and the third topaz yellow. They were no larRcr than the end of a lead pencil and pear-Miapfd and they burned with undlmitilshed lus'.rc from the time she entered the drawing loom until she left it. On Inquiry it was found she had a very small battery secreted In her high piled locks aud since her initiative the electric hair has become a craze amoi'g the very modish women. Dccortitliiif the TJiroiit. It Is vary refreshing to visit the counter where neck decorations are sold and where Interest and novelties never flag. All sum mer lone wo have been drawing our silk nnd lawn scarfs , into double bow knots or tidy four-ln-hands. Now we have .the same scarfs made very lone , their ruffled ends lopped off nnd the scarf passed twice about the neck. Right under the chin a double bow Knot Is made , but not flattened out on the chest in a sort ot fan-shape. Instead , ono lone end and one loop stretches out , If ns a mile-post finger , far to the lift , while tbo other loop and end point as se verely-to the right ; the knot proper of the bow Is drawn close nnd small , and in con sequence a nice , neat , becoming little fixing trims off dress throats. You can , If you like , buy a aeries of small white lawn scal lops to turn over the upper edge of the scarf , and three scallops on a sldo is con sidered the best selection. You can buy such ties , as above described , all neatly made up and mounted on a stiff band that hooks behind , while In front a series of three lace Jabots fall down grace- fuly uoon tbo bust and draw together at the waist line. This , In other words , Is the newest front. Another front arrangement to bo .highly recommended consists of a tucked collar of red or blue velvet , from which hang small whlto satin rovers and a pointed smocked , V-shaped piece of white silk or satin , This , when adjusted to the front of a dark wool waist , most , assuredly settles a serious question of economical variety In dress , if the collar Is blue vcj- % et , then the smocking Is done with blue sewing silk , and tiny blue beads that orna ment , In scroll patterns , the small rovers. Ono of the pretty Ideas worth mcntlon- Ine. in connection with the novelty fronts Is the joining of their straight or tucked collai ; bands. These tall- throat latches either fasten with three bright buttons un der ono ear or with small brightly jeweled hooks and eyes , set , of course , on the out side. Illuitrntlnn * of Fnahlnni , Guides to the new models of hair drew- ins seem the perfect label for the three heads in the accompanying picture. What dark locks look llko when tulle Is judi ciously cast , cloudwlsc , around the brows , ono of tLo sketches shows. Hero and now the tulle scarf Is softly fastened to the head by a Jeweled brooch , while the big white rosctto stands lightly up to ono sldo. For this arrangement of tulle the hair Is pinned in puffs low on thp head. The other fig ures show hn arrangement In butterfly loops nnd what the flying lasso looks like in perfect form. Snvo for small Jeweled combs thcso two designs require no foreign ornaments nt all. Suggestions for autumn house dresses , both simple and elaborate , are offered In the three small figures of dark , graceful cloth gowns. The flrut of the series Is a high green winter mohair. There is no inset panel in front , but the V shape is A COMBINATION OF VELVET .AND WOOL. formed by the many rows of black silk braid running toward the black breadths from a row of steel buttons outlining this front. Both buttons nnd braid Increase In size toward the bottom of the skirt and the lower half of the close fitting basque la sliced open In tabs over a smooth lin ing of peau do solo In a lighter Bhade of green. The tabs are decorated in delicate lines of black braid and braids and buttons form a yoke effect at the top ot the basque. , What tucks can do when properly ad-j ministered In perpendicular lines lu shown ] by the cedar brown house cashmere. Everyi tuck Is stitched down with yellow silk and1 the basque boasts , as Its only ornamenta- tlon , epaulettes made of blue and br.awn1 bullion braid , while ft collar and belt are , of topaz yellow velvet. A slender bodied woman should choose a skirt llko that on which tbo Hungarian blue French face cloth is made. This has a front of Russia leather colored pcau do cygne , with a shaped flounce of cloth falling to either side , of the panel. A yoke of the red goods Is drawn taut over the shoulders , but the cloth portion Of waist is gathered softly Into a round silver buckle on the bust. In the silver are set imita tion sapphires and the rear of the waist is drawn quite smoothly to the belt. MARY DEAN. MJW 1MIUSTIIV FOIl WOMBtf. Mnliol Cnniiiboll Tell * of Ilnikct \VcuvlnK IIH 11 lliiRlncnn , Every now nnd then some woman hlta upon a olan of earning a living which Is so slnirlo and so , womanly ono wonders it was not thaucht of sooner. The 'weaving ot baskets seems a commonplace enough occupation ns a means of support , yet It seems the discovery was only mada the other day and by Misses 'Mabel ' niul Stella Cnmpbcll , two young women scarcely out of thclf teens. Miss Mabel. the elder of the two sisters , Is qulto enthusiastic about her work nnd gives a pleasant account of their beginning and success. "Tho Idea , " she explains , "first came to my sister five years ago when she visited Alkcn , S. C. Of course- , every ono who has been to Alkcn remembers the llttlo baskets woven of i > lno needles which nro made nnd brought to the hotels for sale by the coun try women. They nro simple , rather pretty and almost useless llttlo receptacles , but they Ra\o Stella her starting point. She visited ono of the cracker women , spent nn entire day with her nnd learned just how the work was done. In fact she made a llttlo basket herselfand during her stay In Alken became quite an expert. IMUUIliK I'll KllCMvU'dKC. "To make a long story short , the follow ing year I went out west , the far west , In the Indian country , as teacher In the family of a prominent ranchman. There wore plenty of Indians around and-I saw many beautiful speqlmens of their basket weav ing.Christmas I sent Stella the prettiest one I could find she had just started out hero in Now York as a typewriter nnd , didn't like her work one bit. When she wrote , thanking mofor ray gift , .she sug gested that I learn just how the work was done. I dd | and became very much Inter ested both In the curing of the grasses and In the numerous patterns which I really in vented. Just then a friend coming east offered to bring any package I might care to tend. It was a fine opportunity , BO I forwarded Stella a dozen baskets ot my own manufac ture , and a lot of colored grass , that she might have a. chance of trying her hand nt weaving something better than plno needles. ' "It was then the first money was made. My sister combined the Indian and southern materials Into a basket ot her own design- Ing. This she offered to a fashionable florist , who took it at once and paid < i good price. Of course , Stella foltosvcd up this opening wedge , and to such an extent that she soon worked up all the materials. Naturally when I came cast with my employers last winter ovcry available crack and crovlco of my luggage was tilled with tbo various grasses used by the Indians In basket weaving. Later In season I accompanied the family to Florida. There I got some now hints on basket making. On our way north wo stopped lu Ashevllle , N. C. , and I learned something more. So you ECO when 1 re turned to Now York nnd found that Stella had lost her position as typewriter , her em ployer having gone to the war , it was qulto natural for us to think of basket weaving as a means of earning money. We consid ered the matter seriously , consulted several florists , nnd received so many orders that wo decided to turn our whole time nnd atten tion to the work. OiiiiortiinHlen for Other Women. "Do I think It a Hold which could bo profitably worked by other women nnd In other towns besides New York ? I certainly do. Why , wo have already received twice as many orders as we could fill If we attempted to do all the work ourselves. A month ago wo engaged a young woman to assist us. Of course she did not know how to do the work , but that fault Is easily overcome where ono Is willing and painstaking. And as for find ing sale for such baskets in other cities be sides New York , I nm convinced they will bo In demand wherever flowers or fancy candles are sold. "Ono of the largest orders wo have re ceived Is from Washington city. Chicago has never heard of Bitch baskets , I nm sure , neither has Boston or the dozens of other fashionable centers lu the countryWe are only Just beginning and , of course , the ca pacity of every person.'s handiwork Is lim ited , so as we already have enough oidcrs to keep us busy until at least 'the ' first of next year , It Is not likely that wo will gut much beyond the limits of New York und Washington. It Is probable , howove' % that wo will take ono or two moro girls lu to help us when the winter season begins. "I do not think wo will move our 'nlant' you must not call It a factory , because the fact that all our work Is done by hand Is ono of its gtcatest merits to New York or any other city. We have a pleasant little cottage in the country'Just near enough to the Adlrondacks for us to enjoy the scenery and not far enough awny from 'tho ' ralhoads to inako transportation difllcult. IIiiNlvct AVeiivInK CliiHnen. "Wo had a call from a party of young people the other day , most of thorn from New York , who were very anxious to buy baskets , but we had none to sell. All of our 'time ' is taken up by the orders already received. Ono of 'tho ' girls gave mo an Idea , however , which I may follow up this winter. She said she would like to take a cour&o of lessons in basket weaving for the purpu-o of adding it to her list of accomplishments , along with lace making , embroidering , etc. She asked why I didn't got up a class and offered to speak to her friends on the sub ject. So I nm thinking seilously of getting up some , classes hero In New York next sea- soii. "You ask If the work is hard , " Miss Campbell shrugged her shoulders. "I have never found auy work worth doing that ' \.is not difllcult. There Is always some draw back. , It is not so confining as the majority of occupations taken up-by women. It does not strain cither the eyes or Iho muscles. It Is clean and can bo accomplished at home. Of course , engaged In it as extensively ns my sister and I are , our work aud materials occupy several rooms. But wo seldom work Indoors. Wo sit on the piazza , go out In the I woods nnd on several occasions have spent' ' days picnicking on the mountains. Llko everything else , it requires to bo learned , but It Is not difficult. "Tho chief requirement , It appears to me , aside from the mechanical knoVlcdge , is the ability to Invent new shapes and combine the various straws and colors Into original designs. For my sister and I It has proved much more remunerative than either teach ing or typewriting and J could nat begin to tell you how much pleasanter. " Fl-lllH of FiiNhioii. SInce big round and Bquare collais are a feature of autumn gowns , sets consisting of a sailor collar and broad turned-back cuffs of Maltese lace arc In vogue. Parisians favor deep mervelllcux 'for elab orate gowns. It Is ns brilliant as silk , as light as muslin , as soft as surah , and is to bo had in all the new shades. . A now make of cashmere la particularly pleasing and attracts much attention. It baa on one side a horizontal rib and on the other a perpendicular rib , the lining being used with excellent effect to make strappings and rovers on severe gowns. The newest chatclalno is made of amber , and has entirely superseded those of gold or silver. The amber clasp Is mounted lu gold , and gold chains hold various amber append ages powder box , pencil , purse , mirror , etc. which are also mounted In cold or Oliver glided filigree work. Many new fabrics have a kind of fluffy fringe Interwoven. Grenadines and otamlncs have exquisite insertions , incrustations , and runnings of flno rlbbbon , all interwoven lh | a manner so marvelous that ono wonders j , ONE TRIAL BOTTLE THIS OFFER ALMOST SURPASSES BELIEF. 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It Is to the skin what a vitalizing tonic IB to the blood and nerves , a kind of new life that Immediately exhilarates and strengthens wherever applied. Its tonic effect is felt almost Immediately , and it speedily banishes forever from the oklu , freckles , pimples , blackheads , moth patches , wrinkles , liver spots , roughness , olllness , eruptions aud dlscoloratlous of any kind. In order that all may be benefited by their Great 'Discovery , the Misses Boll will , during the present mouth , give to all call- Is'K\V COIFFEUR FOR THE SEASON. ers nt their parlors ono trial bottle of their Complexion Tonic absolutely free ; nnd in order that these who cannot call or who llvo nway from Now York may be bene fited , they will send ono bottle to auy address - dross , all charges prepaid , on the receipt of 25 cents ( stamps or silver ) to cover cost ot packing and delivering. The price ot this wonderful tonic is $1.00 per bottle , and this liberal offer should be embraced by nil , The Misses Bull have just published their now book , "Secrets of Beauty. " This valuable work Is frco to all desiring It. The book treats exhaustively of the Importance of n good complexion ; tells how a woman may acquire beauty nnd keep it. Special chapters on the care of the hair : how to have luxuriant growth ; harmless methods of making the hair pre serve Its natural beauty nnd color , even to advanced ago. Also Instructions how to banish superfluous hair from the face , neck nnd arms without Injury to the sxlu. This book will bo mailed to any address on request. FREE Trial Bottles of Wonderful Com plexion Tonic frco nt parlors , or 25 cents ( cost of packing and mailing ) to these at a distance. Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad dress THE MISSES BELL , 78 l''fth ' Ave. , New York City. The ailasua Dell's Complexion Tonic , Complexion Snap , Skin Focul and De- I pllo nre for mile by nil how machinery ever accomplished the in genuity of the designers. There Is every Indication that flno quali ties of French .nud German broadcloth will bo In great use during the fall and winter for entire tailor costumes , prlncesse dresses , rcdingotcs , jackets , capes nnd separate skirts. The finish of these handbomo goods this year Is the very finest that has ever been produced. Straps of braid terminate , on many cos tumes. In tiny buckles or fancy buttons , and tailor vesta fasten with the latter trim ming. The really necessary button Is small , but the ono for ornament only Is rather large. In these , ns in gimps nnd buckles , gold , silver , and jeweled designs outnumber all others. Many coats show very handsome applique braidings of the same shade as ( ho cloth 01 of the cloth Itself. Close-flttlng Jackets ol colored melton , notablv in national blue , hunters' green and cyiano , nro made llko u dress or habit bodice , being rounded in front and having their tails cut off square or in a slightly rounded stylo. Many smart frocks for little girls nrc braided In straight and zigzag lines around the skirt above the hem. The malorlty ol the bodices end nt the waist in a band , nnd jacket bodices usually nro held In place by a belt. Yokes nro frequently elaboratelj braided and supplemented by cnpeliko trim mings on the shoulders , uniting In the epaulette , with a point falling on the fore part of the arm. Velvet In all shades nnd varieties will be fashionable , both as nn accessory and for the making of rcdlngotos , underdrcsses and complete costumes. Black undoubtedly takes precedence , but marked favor is shown to new , very elegant shades in Russian green , damson , orchid purple a superl color , with a glow of crimson in It to dark suinno red , nnd a complete gi.ado of rich , becoming browns , which include the Havann cedar , seal , chestnut nnd mnrquiso dyes. It Is officially announced that buttons will bo extensively used wherever possible , nnd that they will , as a rule , be of considerable size not always round , but oval , Bquare , and oblong also. Cameo effects , It Is said , will reappear , Bomo of theao buttons sur rounded by a circle of rhlnestones or very flno cut French brilliants. Buttons with buckles to match of real gold and real sil ver will bo uscdi Rose colored peau do Polo or satin wnlste will be very fashionably worn In the oven- lug , with skirts of black velvet , falllo , or satin , nnd occasionally they will bo seen with skirts of lustrous dark green rcpped silk. These wnlsta ns a rule will bo trimmed with handsome lace , but the garniture will sometimes ho of velvet matching the skirt In color , with the rich addition of bands of very narrow dark fur nnd Jewelled buttons. I'Vinliilno 1'crnoiialn. A woman gravedlgger has been discovered by the southern press. She Is Mrs. Eliza- A BRAIDED TAILOR GOWN. both Donnoll Mabel and has clmrga of a cemetery near New Orleans. The Empress Eugenia Is fittll nt FarnH- borough nnd though In fairly good hcaHh rarely walku at all except lu her garden nnd with the aid of a crutch. Mrs. E. A. Bennett of La more , N. D. , hag nn Angora cat farm , nnd eayjt Pho cnnnot ralso enough rain to supply the demand , which Is principally from the oast. Miss Jcnnlo Flood , who has made n gift of her country place to thn University of California , IB worth $7,000,000 and is th ? richest unmarried woman In the state. Mlfcs Theodora Cowan of Sydney , Aus tralia's first woman sculptor , was a student under the American Illratn Powers , nnd has exhibited two pieces of her work 2u the Grafton gallery. Mlfcs Otollo Cromwell , a daughter of n professor In the Howard university nt Wash ington , who In a member of the freshman class of Smith's college , Massachusetts , is the llrnt colored girl to enter that Instltu. tlon. She Htnnds high In scholarship and expects to cover a four-years' course in two years. Mrs. Thackara , General Sherman's daugh ter , who resides In Havre , France , her hus band having been made the American consul at that post , \\rltcn that she has been elected a member of the Board of Managers ot the Havro Society for the Protection of Anl- malu. The members of the board nro chlolly men , there being only two women besides Mrs. Thnckara. Miss Dorothea Klumpko Is trying to show the authorities In ParU that the study ot astronomy Is a suitable career for women. Mlssi Klumpke has , through the patronage ot Admiral Mouchez , been placed at the head of a now department at the Paris observa tory. She is in charge of the Bureau of Measurements and is now engaged in pro- duclng a hugo photographic chart ot the heavens and compiling a now stellar cata logue. Miss Daisy Fearing , the young colornl woman appointed a teacher In the Jersey City Bcnools , will retain her place and the school to which she ban been assigned , ac cording to the superintendent , no matter what objections are raised. She la n gradu ate of the Hchools , bright and capable. It has been Elated that the residents of the district In which her school la located had tiled proteatu to the appointment of u colored woman us teacher. Now that it IA all over , women war cor respondents who wuro In the campaign nf Santiago are beginning to bo heard from for the tlrst time. Miss Anna Northern ! Ben jamin , a southern girl. Is the latest of these , nnd she la going to lecture about her ex periences to various worn n 3 rlubd through out tbo New England and the middle stav's. She was actively in the campaign , and to judge from the dtfllcultlcn she surmounted In getting to the front her slU-nco while there or , at Icaet , her anonymity-was due In a fear that uho liiluht bo Gt-nt < l