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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 26 , 1809.
IN THE DOMAIN OF'WOMAN.
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Origin of I.enii Ycnr I'roiioiinlH nnil
Wutimn'N IllKhlH.
There Is quite nn Interesting and little
known history connected with the Intro
duction of leap ycnr. In 128S , when Queen
Margaret reigned over Scotland , this gra
cious woman decreed that during her reign
every maiden In her realm , whether of high
orf low degree , should propose to the man
th'nt she loved , and that It the man were
no { betrothed already he must either wed
the maid or pay a heavy flne.
On the death of Queen Margaret tup
women were urgent In tholr demands that
their now privileges should bo continued.
To appease them on act of Parliament was
passed which made It lawful for maidens
to do the proposing every leap year.
Not all the romantic Ideas of our anA -
A COAT CLEAR TO HER FEET.
cestoru ; , hare been thus perpetuated and
comparatively few were transferred by our
Pilgrim fathers across the Atlantic. For
Instance , In the good old days , It was the
custom in many towna and even villages
In .England , to , own a bouse where poor
, couples , after they had been wedded In
church , could entertain their friends at
small cost , the only outlay Indeed being
entailed by' the purchase ot such provisions
03 they chose to bring with them.
In Hertfordshire there was such a house ,
which had a large kitchen with'a cauldron
largOeplts and a dripping pan ; also a large
roonifor ! merriment and a furnished boudclr.
Dishes , table linen and bed linen were
amongst HE possessions.
In Essex there wns a house very much
llko this , which was used by ffie poorer
folks for dining In after they had returned
from church.
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In some of the old English histories ono
'
may read that .m 1456 Roger Thornton
granted' to the mayor and community ot
Nowchstle-upon-Tyne the use ot the hall
and kitchen belonging to Thornton's hospital
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pital for "the use of young couples "when
they Were married to make their wedding
dinner In , and receive the offerings and
gifts of their friends. "
At Hamelln there still exists a largo build
ing , -which Is known as the wedding hotine.
4It _ wns erected during the second decade of
Iho seventeenth century.
OP 01,1) MAIDS.
\ovcl . Cliili Room Filled lip a ml
1 I Ailnriicil byVlsconnln Cirln ,
' ( fTlKi Old Maids' league of JCeitcshn , WIs , ,
has at lnst secured a permanent habitat.
Hitherto Its meetings have been desultory ,
Sometimes In the houses of members , some
times In tle ) swimming pool by Calkins' pier ,
and very occasionally around a soda foun
tain. 'Now the members have fitted up a
"club room and In future will hold all the
meetings amid artistic surroundings.
When the club was formed It contained
eight members. These /were sworn to op
pose matrimony and to further the higher
development of woman. When two of thorn
married , believing evidently that tholr
Higher development lay in matrimony , the
remaining members resolved to enforce on
ono another a stricter observance of the
principle on which the league had been
founded.
A roam waa therefore sought and found.
Over the kitchen of the house of the presi
dent was an Ideal room for club purposes.
As rooms go thut rcom was somewhat low
In the scale. But when six girlswith artistic
tastes act themselves to Improve find do-
i volop anything they afo sura pf success. To
day that room la a model o : artistic loveli
ness.
4 Tha approach to it Is through the kitchen ,
.For approaches to club rooms kitchens are
not "comma 11 faut , " ns the member just
back from Paris said. Some change , there
fore , was necessary , Screens have been
placed around the stove , Chinese lanterns
hang from the celling and photographs of
famoija cooks adorn the walls. From th
kitchen > to the room above Is a narrow stair
way with an arched entrance , over which Is
placed the familiar line , "Abandon hope all
ye who enter here. "
It IB in the decorations that the league
baa shown Its true artistic tendency. Au
effort has been made to reproduce a stu
dent's ( -oom In the Latin quarter , and Miss
naln , who has lived eeveral years In Paris ,
lays that she can easily Imagine herself
back In the old quarter when she sits In tbU
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
IvartlUcIally digests the foc'J and alda
Nature in strengthening and recon
structing tbo exhausted digestive or *
guns. It is the latwst discovered digest-
antanq tonic.'JSuother preparation
' can approach it in elllclency. It in *
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyiipepala , Indigestion , Heartburn ,
Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea ,
BickJfeadacheGastraglaCrarnpslana )
ajlotherresultsoflmrerftictdlgestiou ,
armnareH by E. C. OolVItt &Cc. . Chicago.
room and looks nt the surroundings. Con
spicuous among the decorations are eight
marriage certificates beautifully decorated
with orange blossoms , clasped hands nnd
Intertwined hearts. Two of them are filled
out , but the remaining six have only the
names of the old maids and question marks
where the names of the husbands should be
written. Thcso certificates seem out ol
place In a room ot the Old Maids' ' league ,
but eovernl of the members say that they
teach themselves to desplso matrimony by
contemplating the certificates , as the old
monk taught himself to ccorn death by look-
log at a skull. Several pictures of the Im
pressionist school painted by a sister of ono
of the members have been loaned to the
league for the decoration of the club rooms.
Posters , Illustrations from Old Bias , drawIngs -
Ings from Figaro and caricatures from Lo
Petit Journal cover a- black cloth In the
northweet corner. This1 Is known as the
black hole of Calcutta.
A small trap door In Iho middle of the
room form's the cover to a receptacle for the
league treasures. In this arc concealed the
records of the club , photographs of men to
bo avoided , faded ( lowers and the ashes .of
former love letters.
All the old maids nro delighted at the
prospect of having a room In which they
can meet during the coming winter , and
they are working hard to make- snug the
llftlo nooks that they have selected for
thwusolves. Sofa pillows , little shawls ,
foot warmers and teapots have all been pre
pared.
FUMSHAb OK PAIUSIAX PIMSRY.
Vloiinnovi - the CnpKnl of tlic World
of FiiHhlim.
Paris Is conquered by the capital of Aus
tria and great Is the jubilation In Vienna.
The ladles' tailors In Vienna state that
Viennese fashions have obtained a great vic
tory nn unhoped-for one and the greater
as the vanquished are the all-prevailing
Parisian fashions. Astonishing revelations
were made at the last committee meeting
of the Vienna Fashion club the other day.
The court tailor , who Is one of the leading
toilet artists In Vienna , said that those
Vienna ladles' tailors who this year went
to Paris In the season to buy patterns for
mantles and Jackets could not find anything
new , as at last there has happened that
which for years hna been striven far and
expected Iq Vienna namely , that the Paris
tailors follow the lead of the Vienna ones.
Recently It has been observed that Paris
ladles' tailors come to Vienna to buy gar
ments , as patterns after which to have
others made In Paris. A glover confirmed
this statement and said that Paris agents
had been to him and placed large orders
for specialties ; these gloves are then Imi
tated In Paris and sent to Vlennd as
"Parisian. "
The funeral oration of Paris fashions has
already been made , as In almost all fashions
Vienna now takes the lead. Karl Fenzl re
ported on the conditions of labor In Paris
and remarked that most Paris tailors bavo
Austrian journeymen ; that the Paris fashIons -
Ions are made by Austrian male and
female workers. No doubt there Is much
truth In all this. < The Vienna fashions for
ladles have been distinguished by much art ,
and particularly by taetefulness. Viennese
ladles' fashions have already conquered a
considerable part of the world , but the mo
mentary victory seems to have got Into the
heads of the Vienna toilet artists that thcv
really Imagine themselves masters of the
entire earth.
AIUSTOCIIATS OF THE NEEDLE.
DrcHBinnlicrft AVlio Limit Their Cus
tom to nil ExclnNlvc Circle.
It Is far easier for a camel to slip through
the eye of a real cambric needle than It Is
for a rich woman to get her name on the
books of those Now York dressmakers , milli
ners , tailors and corsetleres who 'belong ' to
the smart and exclusive circles of trade.
Nowhere else In the world Is there a corps
of such Independent caterers of feminine
wardrobes as on Fifth avenue and the neigh
boring side streets , and It requires more
than mere money and moro than a coaxing
tongue to Induce these aristocrats of the
needle to accept your patronage.
when a New York dressmaker has
touched the crest of success she does not ,
llko the great Parisian modistes , build an
elaborate and richly upholstered oatabllsh-
mont , enlarge her workrooms and Invlto
general custom. Her first maneuver Is to
select a quiet brown stone-fronted house ,
use as small a brass door plate as can carry
Just her surname and bring down her list
of patrons to a limit that represents the
cream of good society. There Is no such
thing known at an exclusive dressmaker's
as accepting a customer who strolls In , says
she wants to see the proprietor and ardor
a gown.
"What Is your name ? " * "
"Havo wo over served you before ? "
"Are you a resident of New York ? "
"Who recommended you hero ? "
These are some the- queries frigidly put
by a damsel of fashion plato aspect , who
alts at a French desk In the small , simply-
furnished repeptlon room. If you are from
a distant city , recommended by nobody In
particular , your patronage Is then and there
politely but firmly refused and formally
boued out , by both buttons and the woman
la waiting , you go hang-doggedly down the
step , feeling very much as If you had been
caught asking alms or forcing your way
Into a private household.
If you come recommended you have ono
chanco. Your name is sent In to the head
of the bouse , along with that of the person
who made the recommendation , and madame -
dame , the proprietress , sits in judgment and
decides whether she desires to register you
In a gilt-edged morocco-bound visitors' book
In the French writing desk. Llko as not
word will be sent down by a page In livery
to say that rnadamc has closed her book for
the season , and begs to be excuse ] from
taking any further orders. This may be the
truth , or It may mean that you have been
looked up and found missing from Boston ,
Philadelphia or Chicago's social register , and
are therefore not worth bothering with.
To gnln the genuine consideration of the
establishment you must come In the dm-
pany of some strong patron who will In
troduce you and cpeak to madame In your
behalf , but If you are turned down and go
on to the nearest attractive looking bras- '
plated door you sco you wll probably find
yourself In the next grade of exclusive dress
maker , She will take your orders , but no
matter If you place no limit as to price and
olfer to put your money down In advance
she won'.t make you but Just a certain num
ber ot costumes , and not the simplest wash
dress will be estimated on for lesa than J1CO.
Now this seems autocratic , but that Is
Just what these dressmakers are , and wish
to be , and the corset and bonnet makers are
no leas so when the assume to cater only
to fashionable custom. "Wo have decided
not to enlarge our custom any furth'erj"
was what a stay manufacturer's elegantly
laced -lady assistant announced to a would-
be purchaser the other day. "However , "
she added , "we have opened.a .waiting list ,
and if you llko you may put your name
down and toke your chances of being worked
In , should one of our old patrons drop out ,
though I ought to tell you that there are
twenty-five names ahead of yours. "
The would-be customer refused the daz
zling offer , but she found the milliners and
tailors no less difficult to deal nlth , and
tholr devices for barring out \ihnt they
consider useless custom are strongly sug
gestive. There Is a milliner of restricted
but potent reputation who will not sell a
hat to a woman who lives outeldo the limits
of New York City , while to nn undesirable
patron the smart tailor won't promise 'to
deliver n garment under six or eight weeks ,
or he refused to take nn order under a limit
of $100.
Now , by no means docs this signify that
there arc nol a multitude of able , amlahlo
and moderate priced makers of good clothes
In Now York , which only goes to provo
what any woman can discover for herself ,
that It Is not much more difficult to get
Into what Is popularly known as smart so.
cltcy than it Is to patronize the establish
ments where smart society pays abnormal
prices for the beautiful , exclusive fashions
of every season.
CAME OVEIl TO SEE IJEM'EV.
Proudly TcllM lion- lit * Hclpi-d Her
Hey After the Orcnt Iliittlf.
Across the ocean In the etccrage of a big
liner came Mrs. Theresa Hawler to see Ad
miral Dewey and thank him for caring for
her sen , who served on the Olympla. She
had not' seen the boy for ten years.
Mrs. Hawler Is an Irish woman by birth ,
but she has lived In England over since her
second marriage. The son who was with
Dewey In the memorable battle Is John
Lawrence Drown , his father being her first
husband. It uas his mother's second mar-
PAIUS MODEL OF VELVET AND ER
MINE COAT FOU LITTLE GIRL.
rlngo that sent him away from homo ten
rears ago and brought htoi to this country.
Mrs. Hawler has no knowledge of when ho
Irst wont Into the navy. In fact , she knows
) Ut llttlo of any of his movements from the
tlmo ho left her until Just after he sailed
Into Manila with Dewey n year ago last May.
"Ho wae a gcod boy , " she says , "but he
always had a will of his own and there was
no use going against It. When ho left homo
I knew there wns no use hunting for him
and I made no attempt to. I WIIH confident
I would hear from him 111 gcod tlmo , and
sure enough the news did come'from bis
own band.
"Through all these years I waited for him.
Ho went round and round the world without
over getting near enough to his old mother
to como and say a word to her. How was I
to know but what ho was dead ? I felt s.ure
ho wasn't , and that he would como back tome
mo In tlmo , and I prayed for the day when I
could set my eyes on the boy once morg.
"That's the way it was until a llttlo moie
than a year ago. Then comes a letter to me.
It had gone many a round before It reached
mo. I had moved several times , and how
was Johnny to know Where I was ? But I
got It all right , and such a letter as It was ,
It came straight frccn Manila and It told
mo all about the great battle. What did I
care before that about the Spaniards or the
Yankees ? There wns Just a llttlo talk In
our neighborhood abcut there being a war
and that was all I ever know about It until
the letter came from my Johnny. It' was
nil different after that. Johnny himself was
there In the thick of the fight , and when 1
found out what'eldo ho was fighting with I
was with thd Yankees every minute until the
whole thing was over.
"Johnny didn't toll me how he tmmo tn
get into'1 it. Ail I know fs that 'he fought
with Dewoj- , and ho eays the admiral's a
great man So hero .1 am , thousands of
miles-from I home , ready to see my'Johnny
cnw morofand ; tell the aifmlial 'what I
think of him ,
"It was 'fill's' ayf When 'Johnny wrotp
homo to mo he had llttlo to eay cxcepf
aboutthisAdmiral Dewey of his. It was a
hot morning- they had that big light , Johnny
t lU ina ho was working at ono of the big
gup. .an4houdralral's own ship , the Olym
piad * He didn't get hurt or anything Ilk ?
that , ' but rljitit in the hot of It th9 weather
as t'oo much for him. It seems ho was
overcome bytthe heat and another man had
to relieve him at his post. He wns carried
out on deck and laid down under the shade
of one of the boats , ho says , There was
a long time when ho h.ad no Idea of what
wtfc5 < llnK on. Then there was a let-up
In the firing and the- next thing he knows
the , ureaf admiral himself wns bending over
juy Jphnny and offering him a drink of
water Juat to help him out. Hero's how'
Johnny tells If ;
" 'What's the /natter / , my boy ? ' eays the
admiral , as kind ns you could ask. 'You
haven't bcun hurt , fiave you ? '
" 'No , no , ' gays Johnny , 'nothing as bad
as that. Dut my head ) s splitting with the
pain arid hoat. '
"And theri 'ftie ridmlroT Iben'ds over him
hm wetting tls Ifamlkcfchlef with water
from n' cup "puts it on Johnny's forehead.
" T got better" ' right after th'at , " says
Johnny , 'and when wo started In firing'at
the Spanlaids again I wns right there at my
gun. It wnij th6 best treatment I ever got
in all'my life' add I'll neVer forgot it. The
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admiral's > a fine man"so he is. ' "
TVOMIS.Y OF POHTO IlICO.
Their llcniity. Their Fniicy Work niul
Their DrcNficn.
Interesting revelations of woman's llfo In
Porto ulco are made at the Porto Illcan ex
hibition now on vlow nt nn uptown gallery ,
reports the New York Sdn. Yet thcoo are
scarcely to attractive as the photographs ot
the women themselves. They are seen some
times nlono In gardens with' backgrounds ot
primly planted palms and cacti which con
trast In their tropical luxury of growth with
the preclsa minds of the gardeners who al
lotted to each its place so exactly. The.
women photographed In these gardens , which
sc-cm to He in glowing sunlight , Bit there
ns they might In a boudoir. There arc nlsD
gf5ups of them posed with the Intlmacy that
might bo found In the tlntypo which Is so
often an American tribute to friendship. ,
These pictures show usually what would be
known hero as nn entlro "sit. " Girls and
young women related and close socially have
consented to group themselves before the
army camera as parts of nn exhibit that Is
to show the Island's life in all its phases.
Some of them are really pretty , occasionally
their beauty is striking , and nearly every
fnco shows eomo charm. The toilets ot most
of them might not have been conspicuously
out of the style four years ago on tho. Boule
vard do Italians , for they all frankly own
Paris as the place of tholr origin. This
remote trace of Paris by way of the Iberian
peninsula gives lis share * to the Impression
of daintiness and gentle femininity that are
striking qualities of these views ot the high-
class Island women , who , taken alone or In
groups , show the unmistakable charms char
acteristic of the southern countries.
' Another side of them' Is shown In the
specimen of their handiwork. Some of these
came from the poorest homes and schools ,
whllo others are the result ot the fancy
work of tha various towns. "Societygirls"
eceniB scarcely the name to apply to the
daughters of tho'welltodo families that
live In the small Interior towns , but the
catalogue differentiates them in that way
from.the poor , who are taught In the con
vent schools or work at homo and sell their
work. Embroideries of linen and insertions
are tasteful 'in design and are said to bo
moro serviceable than 'the' embroideries of
commerce. Drawn work , in1 which the
women of so many southern countries excel -
col ; Is also to be seen In a remarkably per
fect form. Probably the finest specimen of
it was made by a young woman of Rio Pled-
ras. who from sheer pride In her own work
has attached her name to the exhibit , that
the glory 'of her loborloite and tasteful
achievement may be reserved to her alone
and not bestowed commonly' on her sisters
of the Island. The women a're all proud of
their skill lir this -way , and their competi
tion is amiably shown in the specimens
they have given to the exhibition. One ex
tremely difficult and intricate method of
making this drawn work requires the use of
silk In place of linen , and a fine specimen , as
diaphanous a spider's web , is the work of
a young woman at Adjiintas' . This work is
seen chiefly -In handkerchiefs , and the cm-
broideries which-nro of coarsct-"quallty are
made by the poorer wom.en to sell as a means
ot support.j.Thp daugjhtejjtf o.ft the poor and
'
the rich allk'o a'h ui h'l ; to do . .ths ) .wprlc ln (
the pchools an'jl. ' lcir .amtiltlon is qulck-
e'nofl.byithb re v'anis , pffe'rpc- | . - , nearly all
the schools for the best specimens.
-There are other'phases of women's llfo on
the Island represented In the exhibit. , A
pair of castanets , tor Instance , with a flowIng -
Ing red and yellow ribbon , belonged to the
last Spanish girl who danced ; in a theater
there to the applause ot her admiring and
confident , countrymen. A slipper of blue
velvet , embroidered In colored flowers
about the letter "R" In gold , was found
after the flight of the Spaniards In the rooms
of the palace occupied by the governor of
San Juan. It Is worn and run over at tho'
heels now , ) but was costly and beautiful.
A sunshade of native make- with the carved
wood handle separable Into several pieces Is
another reminiscence of the Spanish days
left behind In the suddenness of departure.
In contrast to the suggestion of these is the
pair of shoes nwdo of rope , Vhlph are the
only kind that the country ivomen ot the
Island over wear. Luxury shows Itself still
In one form. Beypml drawn work and lace-
making the young women of the Island de
voted thcmsJves to tholr fans , These came
In simple gauze from Madrid , Spaces were
retained for painting and the rest ot the
guaze cut away ; , to bo supplanted by fine
and delicate lace , the work ot the same
hand that painted , the little figures on them.
Complete arid ohlnlng/with occasional tiny
scales , they are as reminiscent as the
women's costumes of 'Paris ' , with a touch
of the tropics.
HOSTOX'S LONE FISIIEUWOMA.N.
hluFlNhtH IJny Afti-r Day , Xot for
I'UHHiiriInit for FIxli.
Boston has a lone flshcrwomnn. The
many hundreds qf passengers on the ferries
for the last few days , reports the Boston
Herald , haev seen 'her suiting , wan-fashion ,
on the end of an East Boston wharf holding
a fishing , line ' expectantly In her hand and
with her ey'ea fixed on the water directly
beneath her. 'Sho ' scarcely ever looks up
and seems indifferent to the stares of the
people on 'the ' passing boats.
'She ' enjoys the distinction of being the
only woman among the many fishermen who
fringe the edges ot Boston's wharves from
sunrise until sunset * She comes to the
wharf almost dally at an. early hour with a
small basket. She docs not go homo tto
dinner , but cats a light luncheon , which she
brings with her. Fishing Is hy no means
blmply a pleasure with her. To a reporter
she said .her fishing partly-supported her
self and her two little children.
"I am not abhamod of my occupation , " she
w-tnt on 'Io say.4A11 kinds of weather
finds mo on the wharf. In tbo morning I
tuko care of the house and send the cull-
Jrciu to school .and then I como down on
thfe wharf and fish. I never suffer any an
noyance. The men who caet their lines
from the wharf treat me with the greatest
icspcct ,
"How much do I get for my flsh ? Well ,
that depends. Somutlmcs I got as high as
3 cents c.nleco for good-sized flounders. My
neighbors nro my best customers , "
The conversation was Interrupted by a
slight shivering of 4ho lino. A quick Jerk ,
a sorlcj of hand over tana motions and
presently a big flounder Was thrown upon
the wharf. With much-skill the Usher-
woman pulled tho'hook from the gills of the
flounder und throw the fish into Uhe partly
fllle < l basket. '
"Buslnesa la pretty good today , " she said ,
with a smile. "Everything , you know , de
pends upon luck In , this business , I have
sat hero some day * for hours without getting
as much as a nibble , whllo those si.ting be-
sldo mo pulled In plenty of floh.
Wet weather does not frighten mo In the
leant. In fact , 'I ' enjoy it , for the flsh bite
better.
' 1 would luUlso very poor persons to take
lln fluhlng , V.'l'h a bent book and 1 cents
worth of Hue ono 03n get enough -fish for
food. Bof.ion harbor la filled with several
1.1 mis of flsli and ( tte v are gcod eating. Ffsh
blto at all huure , an ono need not bo afraid
of the store closing , Nobody own tbo
I ocean and as long ns the wharfinger doesn't
get cross the fishermen should be con-
I tented. "
Frllln of 1'nnhhini
Camel's hair cloth , very soft and fleecy ,
la one of the dress mate-rials very much
liked for morning wear.
A coat back with basque effect and ft
bolero front forms one of the now botllccs
on nn imported gown.
One of llio fnds of youthful women this
winter wlliuo that of wearing a very long
round bon of cinnamon-bear fur , \\lth u
huge dlroctolro muff to match.
Silver fo c boas with two feet nml the-
pointed head of the nnlnuil nt ono end , and
two feet nnd the bushy tail nl the oilier
nro decidedly the fashion , for young women
especially.
Birds of nil kinds nro well represented
in millinery , but tlio pigeon nnd seagull nro
quite the most stylish ot nit , nnd especially
with clilnclillln , which forms ninny a Jirctty
winter lint.
Some of the most nttrnctlvo of the new
long clonks nro those made of dovo-grny
women's cloth , fur-lined nnd trimmed out-
sldo with standing collnr nnd liood-revera
ot clilnclillln. fur.
The Inlest novelty In fur Jnckota Is a
Jnunty llttlo nffnlr of broml tall flnlsliBil
n round the edges with stitched bunds of
velvet , velvet rovers ami n high daring
collnr of chinchilla.
The new toques nro considerably larger
limn former shapes. They nro wider nnd
nro therefore becoming to women with
slender. facoM , when the trimmings nro not
arranged too straight nnd high.
1'lnk In every tint nnd tonp will bo used
thlD winter for evening- toilets of satin
mntelnsse , repped silk , taffeta , plain satin
iluchesse. Liberty satin , under various
beautiful transparent textiles nlso of this
lovely color ; nnd for handsome garnitures
on dress toques nnd bonnets , facings for
velvet round lints nnd llnlngB for velvet or
cream-whlto cloth capes for opera or
thcntcr wear (
Swnn'p-down , thlbet nnd collars of white
polar bear pelts nro In fashion ns n decora
tion for evening wraps ot white , pink , or
Pnrmn violet cloth , scarlet kersey or sntln
mntelasse In a mixture of pale , soft pastel
tints on a cream or tea-rose pink ground.
These soft , white fur trimmings uro fnr
moro becoming to the mnlorlty of women
than the opaque pearl white of the ermine.
It Is quite the thlnj ? this season to have
the underskirt of a costume made of lighter
Instead of darker fnbrlo than the long
overdress or redlngote. Sometimes this pklrt
Is of Indies' cloth , camel's-halr , or vicuna ;
ngnln It Is of velvet , bayndero corduroy ,
heavy-ribbed material In silk or wool , or
plain French broadcloth , bordered with
narrow bands of mink , Persian lamb or
Astrakhan fur.
Talk About AVonicn.
A woman , iXIrs. JInry P. , Slosson , Is the
regular chaplnln of the Wyoming- state
penitentiary.
Miss Ruth Undcrhlll , this year's golf
champion , Is n granddaughter ot the lute
Charles A. Dana.
.Mrs. Jefferson Davis Is n good Greek
scholar nnd her favorite reading Is mnong
the classics of that Inngunge , a volume ot
which she has always nt hnnd.
Miss Gnrrlock , superintendentv the
English nrmy nursing service , nnd her
seven sisters , who were nlso trained
nurse ? , were the llrst regular nurses to
arrive at the seat of war In South Africa.
The Boston women who shook hands
with Admiral Dewey during his recent
visit to that city have made a fad of deli
cately framing the glove Uiey wore upon
that occasion.
Thd Daughters of the Confederacy Is
In nld "Stonewall"
raising money of Mrs.
Jnckson , who Is very poor , In lllhonlth
nnd almost blind nt her home In Charlotte ,
N. C. She Is said to bo suffering from nn
Incurable disease.
They said at the Denver State Federation
that it was the. little women who did nil
the talking. They mnde the tlcktnck and
the big women made the wheels gp around.
A CLOTH AND CHINCHILLA COAT.
H wns also said at the meeting that when
there wns a squabble about some point of
order It was caused by the. . little women
talking to make thenibolves manifest.
Though barely out of her teens and nn
heiress to 110,000,000 , Mlsw Josephine Drexcl
may tnko the veil and elvo her fortune
to the church. Her mini , now Mother
Catherine , linn nlmost persuaded her to
this deolHion , novcnil years us n nun having
led the aunt to seek her niece ns a convert.
Miss Drexcl Is n beautiful jjlrl , tall nml
fair , with u marked resemblance to Mm.
drover Cleveland. She linn two slsteiv.
each ot whom married a son of Admiral
Dnhlsron.
A woman who Is mnklni ? n Rood Income
In growing dnffodllH , Mrs. Hey Wnndesfordo
Korpey of California , does ) not recommend
the business na ono nny woman who has
pot learned to work cnn tnko up. She devoted - '
voted eight years to the study of the sub
ject , nnd miikos a specialty of only the ono
flower , She has her blossoms on the market
ket cnrly in the Benson , nnd when the flow
ers bi-como common .sho dovote.s hcr.self to
the InilbK , 'Which form the chief part ot her
business.
ALWAYS BRINGS BACK YOUTH
ful color , life and beauty to gruy. white or
bleached hair. Produces u new , thick
iriowth on bald heads and Immediately
arrests the falling out of hair. Cures
dandruff und Itching scelp. DOES NOT
STAIN SKIN OH CLOTHING. A clean ,
healthful hair dressing for men and women.
NcthliiK llko it or JUPt as good. Unequuled
as a quick hair grower.
One 1/ottlel orffD Rflf Kfln A' ' Lwdlni ?
Does It. Ldlgc DUli DUG Drug Shops.
A SUIn of Ileniily ID u .Joy Forever.
1)11. T. KKM.V ( iOim.UJIV.S OIIIIS.Vl'AIi
UKIS.IM , OH MAKIGAI * 1113 1UTIPII3II.
Removal Tan , Flmplei ,
Freckles , Moth Pntchna ,
Ktuh and Skin dli-
eauei , aii-1 every
Memlili on beauty ,
and iffita detec
tion. It hai itood
the teit of 51 year *
and In 10 narmleu
we tattt It to I *
Bure li is properly
[ node , Ao. pt no
counterfeit of ilml.
lar name , Pr. ii.
A. Bayro nald to a
'Indyortne ' liaut-toii
pallent ) ! "A *
you la < ! 4 a will u J
them. I recotmnimilpd Oouraud's Crc.im nu
least harmful of nil the Skin pwiaratloni.
nale by all Drumrlalit nnd Vuncy-Qooda"vtml
Cannrtu nnil Euroim.
It Kills the Germ& f
WHICH CAUSE DISEASE.
Catarrh , Coiisuniption , Bronchitis niid Pneumonia
.
' . * ?
Are Germ Diseases.
THIS ALL MEDICAL MEN ADMIT.
( Through the Air We Breathe , is the Only Way by
Which these Diseases Can Be Reached.
NO PHYSICIAN WILL DENY IT.
There is but One Germicide That Can Be Inhaled ,
'
No Other Has Yet Been Found.
THESE ARE FACTS.
How Then , Can You Expect to Cure These Diseases
'
' In Any Other Way ? ' ' ,
THIS LITTLE VALVE
Has for Hundreds of Ycnrs Prevented the Cure of All Diseases .of .the
Air Passages.
EPIGLOTTIS
It Is now acknowledge by uli uieuii-ui men that this llltlo valve , called the epi
glottis , has effectively prevented the cure of consumption and all deep-seated diseases
of the respiratory organs for hundreds'of years. It is duo to its presence at the
entrance of the windpipe that all liquid medicines , no matter In what form they ore
administered or how minutely divided by sprays or atomizers , nro prevented from
entering the bronchial tubes or lungs ; yet , If It were not for this llttlo vrilve , liquids
and food would enter these passages and cause Instant strangulation and death. The
epiglottis Is always open to permit the passage of air to the lungs , but so constructed
tha't the slightest contraction of the throat causes It to close over the opening to the
windpipe , and prevent the least drop of moisture from entering the passages which
lead to the lungs. Try to breathe and swallow at the same time and you will see how
perfectly this little valve does Us work. IB it any wonder , then that the number of
persons afflicted with Catarrh , Bronchitis and Consumption have steadily Increased
every year , and that the medical profession should have become excited over the dis
covery of a dry air germicide , the first ever found , that con bo carried io all parts of
the head , throat and lungs In the air you breathe ? , No other treatment or medlclno
has ever created such a profound Interest a mong the doctors , and this Interest Is bolng
Increased hourly by the wonderful recoveries made under their own eyes. Not alone
among the medical profession has this been felt , but hundreds ol thousands of men
and women throughout the United States , through free treatments glvon , and Influ
enced by the knowledge that .their-money would bo icturned In case of failure , have
tested this now remedy , been cured , and are today recommending "HVOMEI" , - to
all their friends and acquaintances. There has been for months NO DOUDT WHAT
EVER In tha minds of medical men as to the efllcacy of "HVOMEI" in tha treat
ment of Asthma , Coughs , Colds , Catarrh , 'Catarrhal Deafness , Dranchltis and ' .Con
sumption , and fathers and mothers Who are atauaintod with the honest method u'se'd
by the R. T. Booth In " "
Company introducing "HYOMEI" are not doing right by
themselves , or their families , If they do not test this new treatment , Which Deists"
nothlng'lf It fails to. give relief , and can be tcated free In all largo cities.
"HYOMEI" CURES BY INHALATION.
It Is Nature's own remedy , given thro ugh .tho air you breathe. There la no
danger , no risk. Your money Is refunded If It falls to relieve.
"Hyomot" Inhaler Outfit , $1.00. Extra Bottles "Hyomel , " 50c. "Hyomcl" Balm , a
wonderful healer , 2Bc. Can bo obtained of your druggist , AT OFFICE , Oil BY MAIL.
Pamphlets , consultation and advice free. Send for the story of "Hyomel. " Mailed freo.
THE R , T. JJOOTII CO. , Itlincu , N. Y.
ONE
TRIAL
BOTTLE
This Offer Almost Surpasses Belief.
An External Tonic Applied to the Skin 1
Beautifies it as by Magic.
THE DISCOVERY 'OF THE AGE
A Woman Was the Inventor.
Thousando have tried from time imme
morial to discover some efficacious remedy
for wrinkles and other Imperfections of the
complexion , but none had yet succeeded un
til the Misses Bclf , the now famous Com
plexion Specialists , of 78 Fifth avenue , New
York City , offered the public their wonder
ful Complexion Tonic. The reason so many
( ailed to make this discovery before Is plain ,
because they have not followed the right
principle. Balms , Creams , Lotions , etc. ,
never have n tonlo effect upon the ekln ,
bence the failure ,
The MISSES BELL'S COMPLEXION
TONIC has a most exblllarftlng effect upon
the cuticle , absorbing and carrying off all
Impurities which the blood by Its natural
ictton is constantly forcing to the surface of
the akin. It IB to tbo skin what a vltallzr
Ing tonic is to the blood and nerves , a kind
f new life that Immediately exhilarates and
itrengthons wherever applied. Its tonic ef
fect Is felt almost Immediately and It speed
ily banishes forever from the skin freckles ,
plmplos , blackheads , moth patches , wrinkles ,
liver spots , roughness , oIllncsE , eruptions and
fllscolorntlons of any kind.
In order that all may bo benefited by their
Great Discovery the Misses Beir will. dur >
tog tbo present month , give to all callers at
their parlors one trial bottle of their Com *
Plexlon Tonic absolutely free , and in order
that those who cannot call or live away
from Now York may be benefited they will
send ono bottle to any address , all charges
prepuld , on receipt of 25 cents ( stamps or
nllvor ) to cover cost of packing and del'lyer-
Ing. The prlco of this wonderful tonlo it
1.00 per bottle and this liberal offer ihould
bo embraced by all ,
The MIBBCR Boll have Just published Uielr
NEW BOOK , "SACHETS OF BEAUTY. " .
Thla valuable worl : Is free to all desiring It.
The book treats exhaustively of the Import
ance of a good complexion ; tells uow at
woman may acquire beauty and koup It.
Special chapters on the care of the halri
how to have luxuriant growth ; harmless
methods of making the hair preserve Its
natural beauty and color , even to advanced
age. Also Instructions how to banish
superfluous hair from the face , neck and
arms without Injury to the skin. This book
will bo mailed to any address on request.
Fit EG Trial Bottles of Wonderful ComPlex -
Plex on Tonlo free at parlors or 20 centa
( cost of packing and mailing ) to those at u.
distance.
Correspondence cordially sollclfcd. . ' . .I-
dress.
THE MISSES BELL , 73 Fifth AV . .NOWYorucity.
The Mlsseg Bell's Toilet Preparations are for sale in this city by
KUHN & COMPANY.
The Beliable Prescription Pharmacists ,
Polo Agents. 15th and Dour lac Sro * ; ' ,