Nebraska Newspapers

    TJTID OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY 10 , 181)0. )
THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN.
SO.MIJ Ai.i-'iinsro TAIII.UAIX.
niul Hnolly ArrmiRciI nonnlrr
Itmne l < : ncrlnliinirtit.
As the summer advances nnd house parties
hr'e fn full swing , out of door entertainments
tnako up tbo nenson'8 functions. For the
hosier * who delights in Bpeclnl diversions In
which Jol.'lty Is combined with but llttlo ox-
Ipcntn , the Alfresco lablcnux forms an Im
portant feature. These charming affairs need
only the arranging of a few old duds taken
from a country Barrel , whcro odds and ends
arc kept , that can bo gathered tip for the
.occasion needed.
In Riving tableaux In Iho open air the tlmo
selected should bo evening , when the stars
lend their presence to the scene , and on
nights when there Is an absence of moon-
'light. ' The place appointed for the Belting
may be on an even part of the lawn , directly
Jn fronl of Iho house , or they can bo given
Ion the porch , while the audlcnco Is seated
on the grass.
' To make things run smoothly the articles
'used for the scenery of these simple affairs
thould be grouped together , and so marked
that no confusion will follow. Two young
men , or even one , can bo the properly man
of Iho occasion , besides conlrolllng Iho red
nnd green flro which acls as a power for
these enlortalnlng pictures.
In the following examprcs Is shown what
can be done wllh simple household tippolnt-
'
.ments :
The Haymakers In the center of a largo
'epnco a stump of u big tree can bo covered
wlth'grass or hay , which serves as a lablo for
K pall of water. Aboul this nro grouped sev-
"oral young men and young women , as It In
attitudes of rest. Their costumes should bo
that of farmer lads and lassies. The women
look well In short skirts lucked up over
bright pellicoals , on Ihelr heads sunbonncts
end a handkerchief lied loosely around their
necks. For Iho men , Iho belter the working
fiarb Hie better Iho picture. Seven or eight
people arc all thai Is necessary for this scene.
One man can bo pouring walcr from a pitcher
for Iho girl beside him ; another lying at the
feet of his companion. If given on a lawn ,
n clump of trees forms a flno background.
, The Vestal Virgins for this tableau -the
cotton sheet docs duly as n Grecian drapery ,
fcach ono artistically hung on the four or flvo
young girls taking part. In their hands
hould bo small antique'lamps , and on their
shoulders tall thin vases can bo held BO as to
form a plcluro. In fact , Ihelr nlllludes may
to copied from any scene found In books on
undent Greece or left to the Imagination or
Inclination of the pcopfo concerned.
"While the Cat'B Away , Iho Mlco Will
J'lay" By a few draperies for a back
ground the eftnot of a room can bo gained.
Near the center place a tall easel , on which
rosls a plcluro frame. Through this is a
prelly face looking oul , which is done by a
young girl kneeling behind Iho easel and
.whoso llguro Is completely covered up by
the drapery at the back , hung there for the
purpose. Near Iho plcluro stands a girl on
whoso 'face ' Is a half-amused air. Kneeling
In front of the easel Is a llttlo girl , while
close to the picture Is a sturdy boy , who
pajnts on the face ft moustache , one-half
of which is already done. While the boy
13 1n the act of putting the finishing touches
to the other half the signal Is sounded and
the tableau Is on view.
Those simple tableaux may Ixj copied from
pictures found in any periodical of the day.
FOH MORNING WEAR.
Sentimental ecenes can be depleted , pro
vided the hostess Is a woman who studies
effects and groups with an artist's eye.
OMAHA WOMAN'S CMJII.
Active in Civil , Philanthropic nnd
Eilneutloniil Work.
The New York Tribune has lo say of the
work of the club :
To the Omaha Woman's club , organized six
years ago , belongs the honor of being the
first club ot Its kind In Nebraska. There
was many u "doubting Thomas" who pre
dicted Its failure because U proposed to do
something entirely contrary to the work of
previously organized associations of women ,
It waa to bo broader In scope than mis
sionary or charitable organizations or tem
perance unions and moro democratic In Its
administration of affairs , When the club
was organized the critics bald this society
would not bo a success because women of
different creeds and conditions could never
be brought Into harmonious nnd sympathetic
relations ; Jealousies would eurely prevail
snd fads flourish , and the whole affair would
cud prematurely In Inglorious defeat.
( All these direful predictions have failed ,
The club now numbers 627 women , working
harmoniously together and proving them-
nelves , capable of conducting publlp and
business affairs tylth succes * . .The club
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
Itartlflclally digests thofood and atda
Katuro In strcn tlionlnp pnd rccon-
Btructlug the exhausted digestive or
gans. It is the latwit discovered dlgcst-
anl auu tonic. Is'o other preparation
can approach it in ctllclency. It in-
A" ( it Liiiciii w | uuiii uvvmttuiif * " uu vUf
BIcknenduclie.Gastrnlglu.Craini-a.und
all other results of Imnerfectdlpestloa.
Prepared by E. C. DoWItt A Co. . Chicago.
keeps Its annual dues at $3 , so that no
woman sympathizing with Its object shall
bo debarred because ot undue expense. A
rigid rule requires that all dues shall bo
paid In advance.
The club Inut season entered generously
Into the Omaha Imposition responsibilities ,
carrying Its ulinro of hospitality nnd enter-
tnlnmont. U conllnued Iho "travelers' aid"
nt the ra'lhva'y station. It rnado Its annual
contribution of $50 as usual to the stale
traveling library , thus helping to provide
books for clubs out of reach of public
ibrarles. It forwarded n monthly stipend to
Iho Rescue Homo for Women In its city ,
which Is conducted by the Salvation Army ,
keeping In touch with the work UICTO
through n visiting commltlee , of which Mrs.
! . AV. Damon Is chairman. It placed to the
credit of the imineum committee. In March ,
1S9S , the sum of $300 to bo used In the In
terests of a puullc museum , Iho directors ot
Iho public library moving In the same direction
tiona llttlo.
Iterations wcro established with them and
Lhrough untied effort the city now has the
beginnings ot n collection of articles of
scientific and historical value.
The clly Improvement commltlee , directed
by Mrs. Dluncho L. McKolvey , conducls a
work Indicated by Its name. Its chief effort
crototoro has been In Iho direction of rous
ing civic prldo by means of lectures , maes
mccllngs and work iu the schools.
Of couree In so largo n. club there Is great
diversity of taslc , and this Is provided for
by permitting any llvo or moro women to
form a department for study. Each depart
ment elects Us own leader , chooses lls course
of sludy , asks Iho library commlllee for
KttcU loxt books as It needs and has rcpro-
lOnlallou on the board of directors through
Its leader or some member.
In accordance with this arrangement thcro
now exist fourteen departments. Ttirco ot
them are composed of studenls of English ,
3crman and French 'hlslory ; there Is n
French conversation class ; also a departmenl
ot philosophy nnd ethics , oratory , educa-
llon , household economics , parliamentary
drill , art and current loplcs. Nor is ihe
social sldo of llfo disregarded. During the
last year the social commttlco claims to
tiavo cnterlulncd Iho most noled women of
the country.
The club Is n warm supporter of the State
Federation of Clubs and n member of the
General Federation , claiming special honor
from the fact that ono ot Its members is
serving a second term on the directory ot
[ .hat body.
ANTIQUITY WAS UP TO I1ATI3.
Proven liy Garment * Tnkon from
Ciriivtn .Unite 1.70O YOUTH AK .
Thcro has Just opened in Paris an ex
hibition of clothes and stuffs taken from
graves of Egyptian palrlclans and Imperial
Roman officials , women nnd men , who were
juried In Iho second and Ihlrd centuries
respectively after Christ , nnd these , being
n a rare stale cif prcscrvallon , bring Mr.
Ben Aklba's saying , "Nothing new under
the sun. " homo to us with terrible ven-
; eance. These very latest Paris novelties
n stuffs nnd colors , the fashionableness of
which makes them the property of a fuvorcd
lew only , are uot novelties , at all. They or
: helr originals , eays a Paris letler In Ihe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat , must have been
qulle common on Iho NIIo slxleen or seven-
leen centuries ago. The ornaments found
with the clothes were paltry as to weight In
gold and silver , which shows that the
corpses , when In the flecb , cannot have be-
onged to upper tondom , for In those days
the rich never failed to provide their be-
: oved dead with a few gold coins tff pay
: helr way In cternlly ; they also burled their
'avorite Jewels wllh them.
The craves were unearthed In Antlonos ,
Egypt , at one tlmo scut of a Roman gov
ernor. The well known Egyptologist , Oayel ,
superintended the work and .brought his
finds to Paris. As the InBcrlntions'on.some
of the graves showed , many of tholr occu-
> nls were Chrlsllnns. The bodies of the
emales were clolhed In sill ; and wool , their
undergarments being of line linen.
When the silk dresses were shown to a
.yens . silk manufacturer ho was dum-
founded. "The very weaving process I my
self have Invented , " ho said , "seems to
lave been known to tbo ancients. " And
continuing bis Investigations with a strong
magnifying glass he added : "They knew
all our tricks of manufacturing. "
Pieces of silk cut from the garment of
ono of the- Egyptian women were sent to
: ho government school for silk weaving
and the -pupils 'were Invited to guess the
lexture nnd manufaclurlng place. The
brighter ones concluded that" It was
'Jocquart ' work , " ono of the latest products
of silk manufacturing. "Rut , " thy added ,
Iho color distribution Is finer than we have
ever seen.'J
Another ploco of goods from the graves was
adjudged to bo from the factory of Rauto
Llsse , ono of the first wcaverlps of France.
And the colors of Ihoso slxloen and seven
teen ccnlurles old grave clothes were of the
most fashionable hue "Bysanllnlan , " It Is
called In Lyons , only finer , more delicate
nnd certainly moro Tasting.
Hero Is n dress of a noblewoman burled
at lAntlpolls : "A long linen shirt of the
finest batiste , as the stuff is called today ,
with Insertion of loco. The ground color Is
white , wllh blue polka dols and heart-
shaped dots of white hue Inwoven. The
borders nround the shoulders and In front
are of raised embroidered work , the patlern
of which Is qulto fashionable Just now.
This embroidery Is visible through the over
dress ; also a modern frock. The dress
material Is yellow crcpon , cut decollate
square. The drees lias Insertions over the
breast and Is done up with many flounces
and friritt. The poor dead woman wore an
opera cloak , bright red silk , with a white
feather collar and a hat made of narrow
bands of red silk sewed together. She had
on tan shoes on which figures nro Impressed
In gold. "
Your correspondent knows that ho Is chal
lenging belief by tbo above statements , but
he la copying frgm tbo ofuclal report of tbe
excavations made to the government , Tbo
yellow dretw from the year 200 Is edged with
nn cjnbroldcred border of many colors. The
borders of Imitation precious stones , now
worn , appeared like bad counterfeits of the
Roman-Egyptian original.
Some little time ago an article appeared In
many papers stating that the handkerchief
was an Invention of the fifteenth century.
.Fiddlesticks ! M , Gayct assures us that tbe
unost of the female corpses excavated by
him herd handkerchiefs between their
fingers !
On tbe Paris boulevards ono eees nowadays
many women wearing dresses with embroid
ery In high rcliet. It's so fa-ihloaablo !
Strange , the Roman-Egyptian women of the
second and third century thought so , too ,
ns ( heir dresses prove. And those big but
tons , pastels ot rococo-women framed In
'bright metal , which were all the rage not
long ago our sisters at tbo beginning of the
Christian era thought them pretty , also ,
though they used , of course , different nub-
Jeola , goddesses and nymphs , Instead of
queans and great woman ,
The tile vea of all the Roman dresses were
of a peculiar pattern , which was revived In
tbe middle ages. They must have swept
with them the ground , as tboy measure
moro than a yard and a half. They were
also wide and voluminous.
A woman , whom her tombstone deslgnalol
as a "musician , " bad on a cloak of ornngc-
colored linen ; her dress of purple clolh was
enlivened by red and green fringes nnd bor
ders ; Iho collar was beautifully embroid
ered , nlso the sleeves. She wore a red
leather belt nnd a linen skirt , with fine ,
colored Insertion. Hep tan shoes were
decorated with gold. Her handkerchief had
many furbelows. The comb In her hair was
set with bright pieces of glass. If It were
of celluloid , Instead of turtle shell , ono
might think It had come from a Paris 1-fr.inc
bazaar. This girl wore a signet ring ,
adorned with the head of Apollo , Around
her neck she had a string ot Imitation pearls ,
wllh clasps of gold bronze ; upon her breast
was suspended a picture of Venus.
The Romans bcllovcd that persons depart
ing ( his life take up tholr earthly profes
sions In their new abode , nnd therefore pro
vided the dead -with moans of earning n.
livelihood. This musician's grave contained
a bronze lyre , castanets , and n box of rouge ,
Eomo ot the latter still Intact.
The graves of two circus riders were like
wise unearthed each containing , besides the
corpse , what was left ot a leather saddle
not a sldo saddle , by the way. The leather
work on Iho boots of all the ancient women
IH very beautiful ; Ihey could not do heller
In Vienna or Russia today. One of the circus
women must have been a Chrlsllan , being
designated ns "Iho salnlcd Euphemla. " Her
corpse was drcosed In a sea-green garment ,
with black fringes nnd braids set V-shapo
upon the lower half of the tklrt ; the color
of the bra'ld ' la alternately white nnd violet.
The sleeves have embroidery In white nnd
green on violet ground. In this grave a
pair of house shoes were found , similar to
thoflo worn In Egypt today.
The graves of the men contained all sorts
of Implements , besides arms. One of the
ancient corpses must have been a literary
man when In flesh , for ho was accompanied
FOR AFTERNOON WEAR.
ay a. full outfit ofwriting material , Ink ,
stylus , parchment and books of reference.
A thing which M. Gayet could not under
stand was the fact that all the men had
black and all thawomen had yellow hair.
A chemist solved the riddle ; the hair of the
females 'was dyed or bleached , with a dye
or bleach lhat would bo worth thousands
in these days.
The Lyons Chamber ot Commerce IB so
much Interested Un the silk finds that It has
agreed to pay for further excavations In
the sanio spot.
IVOMAJV'S .VKW12ST TAM3.VT.
Cycling HUH TuiiKht Kiilr OncN the
IJi-Bt Way to .Strike u Mutch.
The bicycle has ibcen charged , and not
without reason , with creating greater free
dom for women and modifying the 'pro
prieties of conduct between the sexes. Ac
cording to a matron1 of eminent respecta
bility , there Is ono effect wrought by tbo
sport that In tbo face of all tradition
amounts to a revolution and yet this mighty
change has scorned to escape notice , not
withstanding that It has Imparted to nil
wheelwomen a trnlt of e.xaggernted mascu
linity. Of this matter the observant matron
recently said :
"Of all the things that bicycling has been
said to have done and undone .for women 1
never have seen mentioned the most remarkable -
markablo of all Us effects , which Is that It
has been the means of teaching women to
scratch a match on their skirts , Just like a
man does on his trousers. This accomplish
ment since tlmo immemorial has been on a
par with climbing a tree and throwing a
stone as among Iho strictly masculine attain
ments Impossible for women. Tbo blcyclo
has revolutionized this and I'll venture
that nlno out of ten women you meet can
scratch a match while squalling In front ot
a lamp on a country road without striking
It on the wheel or the ground or having to
got beside a fence to do It. It amazes mo
that this has not bean tbe subject of ser
monizing. It Is dreadfully mannish , but I
can do It myself every time. I don't care
whether It Is a sulphur stick or a parlor
match , either. Women simply had to learn
how to do this , It would not do to scratch
tbo frame of the wheel by striking matches
on it and on country roads there Is not
always a stone or a fence handy. Matches
break If tried against the bark of a tree
and as for using the solo of the foot moel
women , except skirt dancers , would full over
If they attempted It , Besides , you have got
to strike a match and get It Into your lamp
quickly or It will blow out and when you
are slooplng over , wllh Iho door cf your
lamp open and one hand steadying the
wheel , what way is there loft to strike a
match except the way of the man ? "
COUHTSIIIISUMJAYS. .
Ilovlcvr , Di't'loloii , I'urrlinmr nnil I'lin-
Ne nlnn ln ) ,
The four Sundays of November are ob
served as fcto days In Holland , They are
known by Ihe curious names Review , De
cision , Purchase and Pcescsslon and nl
refer to matrimonial affairs , November In
Holland being the month pap excellence de
voted to courtship and marriage , probably
becauifl tbo agricultural occupatlona ot the
year are over , and possibly because the
lords of creation , from quite remote an
tiquity , have recognized thp pleasantness o
having wlvw to cook and cater for them
during tbo long 'winter.
On Review Sunday everybody goes to
church , and after service there Is a church
parade in every village , -when the youths
and maidens gaze upon each olher , but for
bear to speak ,
On Decision Sunday each bachelor , who
la seeking a wife , approaches the maiden 01
his choice with a ceremonious bow , auc
from her manner of responding ; Judges
whether his advances are ccepl ble. Pur
chase Sunday Ihe consent of the parents
Is sought It the null has prospered during
Iho week. Not till Possession Sunday , how
ever , do the twain appear before the world
ns actual or prospective brides and grooms.
A IIISTOItIC AMKH1CAN.
Ilnwjniul I'npful Career of ( he I.nte.
Mr * , i : . n. K. > . SoiitlMTorth.
Mrs. Emma Southworlh , who was one of |
the original abolitionists of that eventful
period preceding the civil war when to bo
nn nbolltlonlst was almost ns dangerous as
tn bo a runaway slave was the author ot
nearly 100 American novels , the flret woman I
to have a cerlal story republlshed ne n novel ,
nnd Iho first American woman Invited la
England to nrslst in forming nn International
copyrlRht. This distinguished and Intcrcs1-
Ing characlcr , says M. L. R.iyno In I hi
Chicago Tlnics-Hcrnld , was closely allied
with Ihe plclurrsque pnsl of 'American ' pol
itics , nnd more slaves have been shellcrod
In the basemenl of h r quaint home on the
Potomac river , In Georgetown , than were
oven given free enlertnlument In any other
private house In the country. Her own chil
dren played with the little ones whose color
deprived them ot n birthright nnd .1 . have
been In the house when It was filled with
the descendanls of slaves who lived I'ltoro
rent free , covering the walls with the ] ior-
trnlts of an alien race , recchlng frequent
friendly loiters from the owner of the home ,
while they enjoyed the pleasing surround
ings which had inspired thono novels which
were Iho delight of pasl gGiiuratlcni , nntl
which more lhan any olhcr novels of Amer
ican writers give a true hlelory of American
llfo as It cxUted then.
Perhaps no olhcr woman mndo bolh fame
nnd fortune without chnnglug In nny way
her manner of living nnd working for to
many years from n pure love ot her lltcrnry
labor. For Ihlrly years 'Mrs. ' Southworth
wrote for the Now York Ledger , providing
that paper each year wlth B now novel lhat
ran ns a nerinl through Ha pages. When
"Tho Hidden Hand , " the most drumntlc of
her 'works ' , was published , Capllnia , Ihe
heroine , became the fad of the nour , and In
London , wTicro the play wan dramatized , race
horses nnd babies were nllke named for her ,
much lo Iho author's surprise as well us
amusement.
So fond were the soldiers of Mrs. South
worlh that nt the close of the war It wan
customary for military men visiting Wash
ington to go over to Iho Gcorgelown cot
tage and call on the writer , who did not ,
however , appreciate her popularity , nnd
would keep out ot the way It possible. On
one occasion a party of soldiers were told
by the colored housekeeper that Mrs. South-
worth was not In. They loitered about Iho
place , looked over Ihe cliff at the river view
and finally approached a plain woman who
was weeding In the yard , her face hidden
under a sunbonnct.
"Do you think If we wait Mrs. Soulhworth
will be home soon ? " asked ono ot the
soldiers , "wo would like very much to see
her. "
"She Isn't much to look at , but you can
ludge for yourself I am Mrs. Southworth , "
was the pleasant reply , nnd she Invllcd the
soldiers In and talked with them about their
experience In the war , making notes that she
afterward used.
Her writing was nil done on four days In
tbe week , the time being from noon unlll
midnlghl , when she believed wllh the' Ger
man melaphyslclans the mentor vigor Is
cle-arer and the physical force greater lhan at.
nny other time. No ono ever ventured to
disturb her when she had once "got the
power , " the only exceptions being a remark
able sunset or the house on fire. Saturday
and Sunday she kept as holidays , declaring
laughingly that -whichever day was the
genuine and authenticated Sabbath of the
religionists she- would be right , aa she kept
both. She believed in the capabllty of her
sex before the woman element had become a
dominant power , and remarked once In con
versation : "Woman has a more active cere
bellum than man. That can bo seen when
you watch a girl of no exlraordlnary capaclly
play a place of Intricate music on the piano ,
at the same tlmo keeping up a closely con
nected conversation. "
Mrs. Southworth never admitted writing
her novels "out ot her -htad. " indeed It Is
doubtful If any one of the seventy-five had
an Imaginary plot , She would read a
newspaper Item of como actual occurrence
that was amusing or pathetic , nnd out of
that construct one part of her slory. Her
characters and Incidents were reproductions
of facts ; elaborated by descriptive writing
Into many interesting pages , interspersed
with brilliant satire , the word-pictures that
entertained millions of readers before the
pin-pose novel had begun Its existence.
Sensational those stories doubtless were ,
but moral = 4ways , with no vogue suggestion
of wickedness to pique a morbid and un
healthy curiosity. A strong , good , fearless
woman , Mrs. Southworlh wrolo at first
to help Tiorselftand children live , and the
table upon which'she earned -with hep pen her
first $100 Is a favored object In the plainly
furnished Georgetown collage , allhough It
could have bc n sold since then for many
hundreds of dollars to appreciative visitors.
It was on .this stand that her first novel ,
"Retribution , " was written , and unless she
has provided herself with a desk of her
own very recently all her work bus been
accomplished on the old stand , with lie
ono drawer and plain top , and on an old-
fashioned portable folding desk of her
father's , which had been her life com
panion.
Mrs. Southworlh's library on the occa
sion of my visit at the cottage consisted
of her own books , bound cheaply , nnd
kept In a bookcase with glass doors , which
were securely locked to prevent admirers
from carrying them off as souvenlro. Such
n prolific writer could find but lltllo time
fop reading , but in 'hop ' early youth eho
had rend much , and her wonderful memory
had been an equivalent for n. good library.
Tlio domestic llfo of thlw exceptional
woman has been greatly blessed In later
years by the devotion of a uon nnd daugh
ter , with whom she spent many happy
years In protracted visits when the roman
tic nest on the banks of the river was
given over to a household care-taker , when
the colored people Uio loved swarmed In
nnd out like happy children , The peculiar ,
arrangement of tbe Initial letters of her
four first names represent hep own estimate
of that humble ' "sweet home" which has
completely satisfied her modest ambition
E-D-E-N to which
formidable list hop
marriage name added a flfth.
l'"rllln < if I'"a x hi on.
The dominant note of Paris fashions con
tinues to bo the lavish use of Jaco and velvet
ribbon on transparent gowns of every color
weave and design.
Among the latest noveltlps In book covers
Is one of dark blue sealskin. Flat silver
openwork Is freely used In the mounting ,
whlfe In one corner Is an embossed gold
Initial.
A collar buckle of gold , having tbo ap
pearance of being cast , Is in the shape of
two shells , with a mermaid reclining within
them , The edges of the shells are act with
pearls.
Ratlste In lace effects and In embroidered
patterns figures largely In combination wllh
foulard silks for vests , revori , fichus , col-
larettes and other portions of the bodice
and fclecves.
Among the latest novelties added to "La
Vallerto" chains are hearts which ran bo
opened like lockets , in which a miniature
can be placed. They are of gold , hand
somely enameled and set with a large
sapphire.
The summer varieties of sheer nuns' veil
ing are even more silky and transparent
than thofte already fauitriar to us , nd tbe
tints In blue , pink , dove-gray , mauve ,
golden-green , etc. , are very attractive. Many
patterns bave silk stripes or borders , til It
or chenille dots , or delicate flowers.
The pineapple straws are much used this
feafon both tor calFors nnd Alpines. The
rather overtrlmmed turbans that are rhown
this month are not ns dainty In appearance
as tho. o flrpt ccon. Neither are Ihe English
walking-hats , being far too weighty for
comfortable ho'-weather wear , although they
cannot , ns far ns shape nnd style are con
cerned , be surpassed ns npproprlnle models
for Iravellng. For the nutumn season thcso
velvet , flower nnd feather-trimmed hats
will , however , bo nil that could bo desired.
Older women , who nrc dlsRUsted with the
little toy bonnets offered In the shops , nnd
do not find the oval toques or the turbans
becoming , utiri find the plain English walk
ing-hat a meet satisfactory choice for gen
eral wear.
The rngp fop white gownn fop morning ,
nfternoon nnd evening use Is very mt.tkcd
this season. The rnnge of fabrics lived In
making up all these various gowns l.s
practically endless , for the Importer nnd
modlsto seem to be able to produce imy
number of novel white dress fnbrlcs , cither
In cllk , wool or cotton , nnd no two dr < ss
model's appear lo be fashioned nllUe.
Pnlo blue In organdie , veiling , bntlite ,
laffola , fioyeux ot flexible weave nnd other
handsome summer fabrics In cl.el or turquoise
tints , nro among Ihe most fashionable
of Iho colored gowns worn this sea-
FOR EVENING WF..R.
son , nnd Ihe trimmings usually consist of
Insertions nnd frills of soft ecru Inco com
bined with black velvet ribbon , or drap
eries , Marie Antoinette flscbus , boleros , etc. ,
of cream-colored figured net , with ruflles
nnd flounces to match.
1'ornoiinln.
Miss Lillian Durkhart , who lives at I3en-
sonhursl , Long Island , bet her twenty-two-
foot catboat against flvo building lots that
Harvard would win against Yale. Now
Miss Burkhart means to have a finer and
better catboat.
Lady Shelley , the widow of Sir Florence
Shelly , son of the poet , lias Just died.
After the death of her husband sliu lived
In compl'ete retirement at h r beautiful
residence on Boscombo Cliffs. Only recently
she presented to the public it pic-e : of the
land there ns a park , which will f-oou bo
thrown open.
An association of London women con
ducts the congenial business of caring for
window boxes and growing flowers for
balconies and sinalf gardens. It will take
the contract of filling a bow window , n
conservatory , lltlle or big , or will look iiflrr
Ihe half-dozen or moro drawing room 1'lanls
that ouo may possess.
A young woman faultless In dress and
ladylike In manner who Ht a cigarette after
a light luncheon in a hotel cn'i ? In Lonacm
was put out by the proprlstor , und the
magistrate before whom both were sub
sequently arraigned discharged Iho woman
because she had n right to smoke nnd the
proprietor because he had a right to put
her out.
It Is Intercsllng lo note that several
women have been appointed on the teaching
staff of Cornell university. First was MifS
Canfleld , to give gymnastic Instrucllon to
the young women. Two ycnrs ago Miss
Brownell was mode leclurer in English
literature as well as warden of Sago col-
lego. Last year Miss Cluypola was appointed
laboratory assistant In microscopy nnd
embryology. Now Mrs. Comslock , wlfo of
Prof. Comstock , herself a scientist ns well
as a famous engraver , has been made as
sistant professor of nature study In the
summer session , and -Mies BrownoH has been
made assistant professor Instead of lecturer
In English llteralure , the change giving
her a seat and a vote In Cornell's facully.
Miss Mary Wushlnglon-Bond Is not only
the descendant of George Washington , but
she Is as well ono of the most beautiful
girls In Now York society. At the charity
ball last winter nbo was considered the most
beautiful woman present. Miss Washington-
Bond is the great-grandnleco of George
Washington , nnd the Krcat-Kranddaughlcr of
Ocneral Samuel Woshlnglon , the brother of
President Washington. Miss Hand has some
rare relics which once belonged to her
Illustrious great-Krandunclo. and has also
many old portraits of the Washington
family. This fair descendant of the
"greatest American" is tall and slender and
blonde , and In every way Is worthy of her
ancestors.
SOMI3 I.ATH INVENTIONS.
An improved blcyclo lock , patented by a
Colorado man , hns the crnnk shaft , recessed
at several places , with a key-operated me
chanism in the tube under tlio saddle , which
moves a small rod , having a head at the
lower end to fit In one of the notches In the
shaft.
Shipping tags nro provided with a con
cealed fastener by bonding the corners un
der and Inserting tacks In the folded par-
lionto be driven tn by striking the face of
the tag , whereby the fasteners are rendered
Invisible and inaccessible save by rupture
of the tag.
An Englishman hns designed nn auto
matic egg tester which preaenls the eggs In
a single row to Iho rays of a lamp for ex-
amlnallon , having an endless chain of car
riers which draw the eggs slowly over a
slotted opening In tbe top of tbo chamber
containing the light.
A link cuff button without springs has
been patented , consisting of n short uhank
attached to each bead of the button , with a
projection on ono shank nnd an L-shnped
sfot on the other , to lock the telescope portions
tions , the pressure ot tbe cuff holding them
In place.
Mops are easily wrung by a new pall at
tachment , formed of u pair of brackets
fastened on opposite sides of the pall and
carrying pivot pins , which enter the slots
ot sliding plates , operated by a foot lever
to draw a pair of rollers together nnd
squeeze the cloth ,
Ink will not dry up In a new inkstand ,
which has a closed chamber In which the
Ink la placed , with a cylinder suspended In
tbe center , to be depressed by the pen and
cause the Ink to flow Into a cone at the top ,
fairing Into the reservoir again as soon cs
the pen is removed.
A simple and handy arrangement of the
receiver and sender of u telephone has the
former attached to tbo door of a small box ,
with the latter set In the box Itself , BO that
on opening the door the receiver swings out
and adjusts itself without touching it with
tbo hands ,
Two Pennsylvania have patented an
electric fan of small size , comprising tbe
usual motor and blades contained In a cas
ing , with a handle on one side by which
the fan is held In the hand , a thumb-con
trolled switch completing the circuit from
wires entering the rc < r end of the handle.
A now detachable grip for blcyclo handle
bars has an expansible alcove , with a cone
Inside and a cap at the end , a screw being
Bet In the latter to draw tbe cone into the
fcleovo and grip the Interior of tbe bar , while
the outer portion of the grip is attached to
the rim ot tbo cap , '
The . 1e n three million bottle * ol this tIf frnnt lulr drc. lnt | In Iho
Untied SlntM and ( Ireat UrIUIn In 1898 proves surpn. < lnimcr.t
' KEEP LOOKING YOUNG. Every Bottio
Doctor Hay's
Warranted
Hair-Health
to tfMot * Rturi whit" or
produce * ; new llrnclinl h lr tojouthfiil
vid rcitorei color n < l color urnl life. > eli J o ;
bounty to ernjr h lr. R - don not etm c Ip or
morn UAXDHUFK nnJ '
totn KAliMXM And " 'NOT A OKAY HAIR
lirraVlnuotlhehiilr. COT- I.KIT. " tli It itlmony ot
etsbald spots. hnmlrpJn mine It.
Dr. HAY'S 11 A in- A CI.KAN. OAINTV
ItnAI.TIt Is r-Mctlfnllr a DUKSSINO. HUI.I-
H lr Tood. which acts on OATCLY fKHVUMKO
the roots , ultlng thtm the AND AN IMI'OKTANT
required nourishment. It AlUrXCT TO lVKHY :
Is m Jo ( mm nb'olutclj- T01I.KT. IT YUUU
pnro reRotablo lnctctll < 11A111 IS I'AI.UNO
cntsnmldotft not rub oil err , imrAKiNH on
or m k Ilio lulr nron j. LARGE 50c. DOTTLES. PA mm THY IT NOW.
Cutth ! < lvcrtlsc < mrnt mtlw Ithln flrniUjr *
rlgn ) our name Mill ftdUttst here ,
3 Lotties , ? 1.60.
TRY AT ONCE DR , HAY'S ' HAIR-HEALTH AND HARFIHA SOAP ,
Refuse Substitutes. Dealers Make More Profit on Inferior Preparations.
following drugnlsu supply IUVS HMR-IICAUI ! nnd H rM SOM > al their atorci only I
BUKIVMAN ft McCONNELL DUUO CO. . 1613 Dodgt ; .
MYERS-DILLON DUUd CO. , 16th and Fa main.
J. A. Fl'LUCK & CO. . tltli nnd DottKlns.
WAI.DHON * CAMl'HKLU 222 S. JRth.
I11CI1AUDSON DRVO CO. , Wiole ! xle De.a lera.
& HEAD
NOISES CURED
nt homo ! > ] .in Invisible drlce : liclpn oars ns
ebMen do c o . rn'inlc convprsntlon , n-hlspom
liMinl distinctly. KucceMfnlT4irn all otlier romp
dies fall. Cbmfortiibltt nnd tivslly tdi ) tel tiy
wonrrr. It u wnd you nn IllustrnUU liook
43 mecs , rontalnlnir huinlrtdi of triitlioontals.
FU131 ! ; . Write RHISOOX CW..S3.1H1\T v.N Y
A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forovor.
IJH. T. F13I.IX ROUHAUD'S OIIIR.\TAI <
GH12AM , Oil MAOICAIj IIUAUTIKIISlt.
Jtemo\ca Tnn. Plinplca
1' ' roi'XlPH , Moth I1 atolirn
Itnnli.und Skin CN. |
i-aBcn , and every
blonilBh on bontity ,
mid Oollcb di > te < -
tlon. It linn mooil
tlio test of ill years
and l so liuiinlei.s
we tame It to l > c
Buro It IB properly
niiiilc. Acri'iit no
counterfeit of Blml-
.larnamo. Dr. I , . A
ISayro wnld to a lady
fof thn haul-ton ( a
patient ) : "As .voil
ladles will nee
, , . them , I reconi-
mi-ndeil X utirnuu B Crcnm' JIB the least linnnful ol
all the Skin preparations. " Per fMoby all Dme-
cUt and Kancy-GocdB DcalcrB in the United
State * , CunndiiB , and Kurope.
PEUD. T. HOPKINS , Prop'r , 37 Qroat J ones , N.Y.
Always Hcilaole and Salisfariory.
. (
Sugar
Breakfast Bacon mid
Kettle Rendered Lard.
. . , . ,
AH Flrn'- < ! > Don I.-i 3
"You know I have traveled extensively m India and the Uust , tbe very home of fine Coft
fee , but I must concede to Mrs. Weston the distinction of nerving the most delicious Coffee I
have ever tasted. You say it is BAKKR'S I'BEMIUM Coi'i'BK ? "
t <
Groc r catering to discriminating ptople ell BAKER'S PREMIUM COFFEE
Imported ana Roasted by BAKER & COMPANY , Minneapolis , Minn , (
ONE
TRIAL
BOTTLE
This OfEer Almost Surpaeees Belief.
An External Tonic Applied to the Skir/
Beautifies it as by Magic.
THE DISCOVERY OF THE AGE
A Woman Was the Inventor.
Thousands bavo tried from time Imme
morial to discover BO mo efficacious remedy
for wrlnklea and other Imperfections of lUe
complexion , but none bad yet succeeded un
til the Minus liulr , the DOW famous Com *
plexlon Specialists , of 76 Fifth avenue. Now
York City , ottered the public their wonder
ful Complexion Tonic. The reason BO many
failed to make this dlbcovcry before Is plain ,
because tboy have not followed tbe right
principle. Iluluis , Creams , Lotions , etc. ,
never bave a tonlo effect upon tbo ukln ,
bence tbe failure.
The MI8SR8 HKMVS COMPLEXION
TONIC has a most exblllaratlng effect upon
tbe cuticle , absorbing and carrying off all
Impurities which tbo blood by Us natural
i | ictlon Is constantly forcing to the surface of
I tbo ekln. It Is to the > kln what a vitaliz
ing tonic li to tbe blood and nerves , a kind
> r new life tbat Immediately exhilarates and
itreogtbens wherever applied. Its tonic ef
fect Is foil almost Immediately and It speed'
lly banishes forever from the skin freckles ,
pimples , blackheads , motn patches , wrinkles ,
liver spots , roughness , olllnois , eruptions and
dlscoloratlons ot any kind ,
In order tbat all may bo benefited by their
Great Discovery the Mlteea Heir will , dur
ing tbe present month , rive to all callers at
their parlors one trial bottle of tbelr Com
plexlon Tonic absolutely free , nnd in ortoi
tbat tboio who cannot call or live 4WB.r
from New York may bo banoflted they will
send ono bottle to any address , all cbar
prepaid , on receipt of 25 cent ( stomp , or
sliver ) to cover cost of packing and flsHver-
Ing. The price of this wonderful tonlo If
11.00 per botilo and tbla liberal offer uhpuld
i
be embraced by nil ,
The MltBcs Hell have Just published tholr
NEW HOOK , "BEOBBTS 6f OBAUTV"
This valuable work Is frae to all desiring It.
The book treats exhaustively of the Impbrt-
ance of a good complexion ! tells Low H
woman may acquire beauty and keep It.
Special chaplers on the car * of the t lr
bow to have Tuxurlunt growth ; barm .
es.
methods of making the hair lu\
preserve
natural beauty and color , oven to "flw cVj V
ago. Also Instructions bow to baile
superfluous hair from tbo face , neck and
arms without Injury to tbo skin , this book
will bo mulled to noy addrras on reauost
FJIKB Trial Hottles of Wonderful Com-
" -
plexlon Tonlo free at parlors or 25
° ' ' B "Dd raa'"nt ' ) lo
dls .
Correspondence cordially sollcltea. A < 1.\
THE MISSES BELL , 78 , , '
Fim AV . , NOW YO C city ,
The Misses UeH'a TolUt Preparatlona are for sale In thin city bf
KUHN & COMPANY
The Reliable Prescription Pharmacists ,
Bole Agents , | 5th and Dcufilap