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10 TJI13 O IAIIA DAILY IJKB : srXDAV , DISC ISM MKtt 21 , ISO ! ) . ysfi BV8N.S ? ? X2J lf\S < ir < | r g THF. DOMAIN OF WOMAN. Ml AM. I ) M ( ill'l iilS. : Amerlenii StlH < iiii'rliir | to VII Oilier * fur Aiiii-rli'im Uil'ilreii. NEW YOIIK , Doc. 22. "It would bo ft tru. ) charity , In nny kind-hearted and artistically Intelligent woman , to give mo her beat nil- Uoo with regard to these samples , " remarked - | marked Malsio coaxltiRly , ns she laid hall . n clnzen bits of bright silk and cloth and | wt-lw of Inco on the rotund front of olio of tlio big divan pillows , amid which she oat co. lly enthroned. "Another sown , you pretty , extravagant wretch ? " began the hostess , with mock sever ity. "I heard you say " "Yes , I did say that papa was nearly at the end of his tether. The dear old boy has been maclo to spend a shocking amount this Bcaiion , " Interrupted Malslo repentantly. "I am nfrald he begins to thlnlc that a suc cessful debutante daughter Is n rather ex- penalvc luxury and that ho would have done for belter to lot me go In for training as a hospital nurae. However , now that w.c have put our hand to this .social plow I warn him there Is nothing gained by looking back , but this tlmo It Is not gowns , It's houho wnlsts , smart lltttle blouses of which I am fihamcfully In need , and I have per mission to buy two. They must bu chic , FUIIS AND COAT FOR A SMALL. DAUGH TER. and they must be becoming , and I've resia- lered a truly solemn vow that the bill for them both shan't bo of a size to lessen in Ihe smallest degree papa's appetite for his Christmas turkey. A lcl > utaiitcM HOUNI ? IHoiiN . J/What / I really want la a blouse of cloth , cJ . -cd cloth , but the style must not brdcr nt all on the shirt waist. I've discovered by very shrewd Investigation that a smart house blouse for a debutante Is cot ot silk and not n shirt waist. It Is cloth of a light bcccming tint made up with what I call a dressy effect nnd Is worn with n dark silk or cloth tailor skirt in the morning and sometimes In the afternoon when ono Is very Informally at homo to just n few clear friends. " "Or In other words , " explained the hosless , squlnllng ono handsome gray eye nt n bit of sky-bluo crepe cloth spread on her pink palm. "Whca ono Is al homo In Iho bow window with one's best man , eh ! My dear Mnlsle , " in a cnotherly tone , "I've been a debutante mj'Eelf and , " pretending not to observe the ; warm flush tn the chcels : of the girl opposite , "I would have a blouse of that pink cloth you have just laid on the green cushion. Urown-cyoil , fair-skinned women always look Ihclr best In caressing shades of rose or bland azure and I can prcf'srlbo Jusl Ihe slylo of make up for lhat Bvclt little figure of yours. Wlillif'Rlvi - Sniiir. "At nn opera matlnco last week , " she con tinued , "I aw a woman , qulto your ago nnd build , wear one of pink and I teok cloun Its chief nnd most charming featurej while 'alvo was warbling Iho Jewel sr.ng In Faust. The body Ittclf was of cloth , having n plalu French back and a cluster of the qucorc.il , dearest lltlle slanting tucks under cither Bleove. These tui-ks throw Jiul the requisite fullness nnd sllffnces l-.ito the fronts that opened well over the bust lo reveal n full vest of cream-whlto liberty ellk. Onto the ? edge of the cloth fronts were- sewed stiffened A\Nvy hands of stitched pink glace fcllk. A folded band of glace ullk finished off the wnlst line , the collar and cuffe were rf silk and the wearer nf this fetching body ex hibited a small chntclnlno of gun metal , caught lu ono side of her belt , and her gloves , I observed , wore ef that peculiarly fashlonnblfl color known ns gun metal gray , nnd were fastened with ono very largo while pearl button. The skirt that wont with this was a plain black Inconspicuous affair , and I must confess I extracted almost as much pleapuro frcm the sight of that tidy , modish ilttlct waist as I did frccn n mvcet tiling in pnnno on my left. " Xtnv for tin * I'niiiir. "Tell mo nhout U Instantly , " demanded Iho girl on Ihe divan , "for yours Is Iho last \\ord to bo said as In the cloth waist. Pink . It shall be , and now for the panne. I can put punun Inside my limit for the next blouse quite as easily ns a glare ellk. H'H not as cobtly n ( ho besl taffeta and a carefully worn waist of this new velvet will see a trio ot liiffeia garments retired to Ihe rag bag In disgrace and tatters. " "HcsldCB. " put In the hostess , "there Is nothing more novel than Bilvnr gray panno thiit Is titc'ked. The tucks nnwt be well ( pa eil and HO narrowly pinched thai they will Btnnd up like i-ordt > all o\cr the mirfncc fspepssa Digests what you eat. Iiart lllclftHy illjpsfs ( the foo'l and aids Nature in strengthening and recon structing tlie exhausted digestive or gans. 1 fc is the latest discovered digest- ant aim t nfc. " Ivo other preparation can approach It in cllUMcncy. It In stantly relieves and pcrinanentlyuui'C' Dyspepsia , IndlRestlun , Heartburn , Flatulence , Sour Stomach , BIckHNidat'liP.nastralBla.Cramps.Hn all other resultsoflnipcrfectdlcesUou , or uarsd by E. C. DeWItt aCc Cblcaao. of the material. Hut to return to the waist on my left. It wns n silver gray panne and the tucks ran from throat to belt , enhanc ing the slemlerncss of the wearer's figure. I In front over the bust the panno was cleft , opart to reveal an Interlude of nccordlan pleated chiffon ot Iho mcfst heavenly shade of blue. Ilaby eyes blue Is what Iho ilreea- makers call It. A wedge of cream guipure spread over the lower portion of the faintly , azure vest , but It was the only other note I In the blue and gray symphony lhat was accompanied by a gray cashmere oklrt show ing a pleated back. " 1'leiite.l SUlrlN. "Who Is wearing a pleated back ? " ques tioned Mrs. Van Knickerbocker , dropping with a sigh of acute exhaustion Into a motherly-looking arm chair. "Why , every body , " came the answer ns n cup of Iho most fragrant tea wns set on n tiny wicker < = tnnd before her. "Oh nonsense , 1 think they are ugly and clumsy. I've not seen n really well pleated back this Benson , and I've Just come from n ten where all Iho women were wearIng - Ing shaded cfltrlch feathers In their hats. Last week 1 saw the new Henry Arthur Jones play and not an actress showed any bill habit back sklrtp. " "There now you aie out of sorts and tired , " began Ihe hostess soothingly. "You'vo bcra too hard worked over Christ mas shopping. " For Small Daii titiTM , "In addition to having filled out my whole flock of small daughters with now costumes for their cousin's wedding , no email Job In Itself , I can assure , " added the weary one , "although I don't know thai anything gives me greater pleasure lhan a long morn ing at the children's outfitters , for Juvenile fashions arc lovely nowadays. Such smart picturesque suits as the children do wear , and the dressmakers Import Parisian models to copy from , though for my part I prefer the American styles for our young people. "My mind this morning was all torn be tween a charming checked red nnd black j ! velvet suit and one In gray cloth for my j 1 oldest girl Beatrice. These short piled i 1 chucked velvets , set off wlUi a touch or fur , nro the most modish choice for girls about 14 , but Beatrice has a mind of her o.vn and aajcrtod it like a wise lltlle womanj I I In favor of the gray cloth. It is zinc gray and so simple and yet so timely , for there Is a graceful tunic overdress and Its elges are all scalloped with a double row ot silk cold , falling upon a plain undcrdress. The , scallop finish Is given to the bg ! collar' j ' on the waist that also shows floral embroid ery in shaded gray silks , and the hat wo chose In periwinkle blue velvet with twls.s of satin anllque ribbon and a luft of plumes by wny of ornamentation. Now I know- that sounds most fanciful ns I tell It , but the Impression the gray gown give/3 is ono of almost studied simplicity , for 1 nm not one of those mothers who believes In leltlng a small daughter exhaust all the pleasures of elegant and elaborate dress before she has reached 1G. " "Voij are Just the woman I want to talk to Ihen apropcs of the sort , of fur I should allow my 12-year-old Clarice to wear , " said the hostess. "She Is teasing me to give her a set of fox or sable things. " Fur. * Jor Children. "My dear woman ! " Intelosed Mrs. Van Knickerbocker , "don't make your child a world worn woman before her time. A lit tle girl should never , never wear anything but a touch of astrakhan or n richly colored wcol coat , or stone marten on a very dark one. If you mean to give her fur pieces then give her a muff and neck piece of gray squirrel , while If It's n muff and boa she wants gray Thibet goat Is the only thing for a child. Keep the costly furs until the lime comes for her lo put on long dresses and jewels around her neck. My U-year-old May , a clear blonde child , needed a now wrap for Iho woJdlng , so 1 guided her cholco very arlfully toward one of the clearest pale Cocoa brown fJlblllne cloth having n novel arrangement of overlapping c'jth bands by way of trimming on the skill and a collar decoration In pale fawn tinted Thibet goat fur. "Our choice of n hat to go with this wab bled for a time between a stitched felt In mu.shroom ehape , so very much worn by school girls tils winter , nnd a pretty chapc.au of brown fflt having a frilled brim of a lighter weight of felt elaborately stitched. The brown hat seemed the more suitable , so wo ordered 1 : lined with a paiu shade of bro-.vn surah , full gathered and corded at intervals , and then a tuft ot shaded brown plumes at one side gave the proper touch of elegance. " MAHY DEAN. SOCIAL IIA.Mt IX WASIIIVKTOX. I'roliIeaiN In Ktliinrt < o Hi- Dealt w'.th In Olllclal Clrc'H'N. There are some new and Interesting questions of position and precedence in that complicated organization known as official 6i/cle.ty. Ono ot these is suggested by the recent matrimonial departure of Admiral Dowry. It Is long since Washington to- clcty ban had a full Hedged admiral to deal with and Ihero has been some misappre hension as lo Iho exact niche In the social strucluro his wife Is cntllled lo. 11 has been raid and published frequcnlly that on nccount of her husband's exalted position , Mrs. Dcncy would lake precedence of the cabinet women nnd rank next to Lady Paunccfote , ihu wlfo of the British ambas sador. This Is a mistake. It has been de cided by the powers that be lhat Mrs. Dewey will hold only the place which belongs lo her husband hy reason of his position nt the head of the navy nnd which Is no greater therefore than hns been held for merly by the senior rear admiral of the service. Accordingly Mrs. Dewey will he outranked not only by the wives of the ambassadors and cabinet ministers , hut by thnso of foreign' ministers nnd the judges of the supreme court. Except on orcaBlons when her hu.sbnhd l.s the guest , of honor her place will be pretty far clown the line of reception. It was uuggOHtcd a IHU thai Hie recent trannfornuitlon o.f the British ambassador , Sir Julian Paunccfote , to Lord Paunccfoto might affect the social position of his wife and daughters. Innanuicli as ambutJE-adorlal rank is determined hy seniority of petition and as Lady Paunccfoio was already at Ihe head of tlio diplomatic circle , this Is not the case. In fact the death of the vine president and the consequent absence of Mrs. llobart from society places Ludy Pauncofoto next to Mra. Mf Kin ley on all occasions of olllclnl entertainment. At diplomatic dinners In the White House , for example , President Mc- Klnley Hikes in Lady Paunccfoto and Ix > rd Pauucefoto accompanies Slrp. McKlnley. The only exception to this rule cf precedence la in the hourte of a foreign representative. There Iho pecrclnry of state takes preced ence over all others and consequently Mrs. liny for the time being outranks nil the other women present , no mutter If the whole ambassadorial corr-n Is represented. The death of the vice president will have n j other Important effect on the regulation i of ntlU'lal position. It U true that Mr. llobqrt'8 place na presiding officer of Ihe B- nato will bu taken hy ono of the mem bers of that body , but the laltcr will not be ; entl'lod ' 'o ' the fcoclul poultlon usually oc cupied by the vice president , His wife will merely rank ahead of other senators' wives In official functions. The regular crdcr of precedence sanc tioned by long usage In Washington Is ns follows : The wlfo of the president , the wlfo of the vice president , the wlfo of the senior ambassador and then the olhcr five n > m- ; bapsadois In order of seniority , Iho wife of Iho secrelnry of stale mid the other Irtdlcs of the cabinet In order , the wives of foreign ministers In order rf seniority as determined by their husbands' service , the wives of su preme court Judges , the ladles of the army and navy nnd then the wives ot senalors and representatives. The latter , ns la generally known , ore so far along the line lhat unless they have special social recommendations they never "arrlvo" to use a technical so ciety expression. Among those In the senatorial ranks who nro expeclcd lo take a prominent plnco In the lighter life of the capital this winter nro Senator Mopow nnd Senator lln'.iim. The Hannas have heretofore lived in a hotel dur ing their stay In Washington. Consequently their opportunities for entertaining have been decidedly limited. Kor this winter , however , the Ohio scnalor has taken a pleas ant nnd roomy house whleh Is expected to bo the scene of numerous functions. He- sides the well understood friendship between the Hannas nnd the president's family guar antees the former a place of certain Impor tance , and U Is understood that Mrs. llanna will take over from Mrs. McKlnley'f shoulders a portion ot her unofficial social burdens. The unique position In Washington society l.s that occupied by Mrs. Ilrlgham , whose husband. Colonel Urlghara , U. S. A. , Is the Hiipcrmicndent of Iho government grounds and buildings. The Incumbent of this posi tion Is recognized as a sort of eaclal assist ant to the president's wife since her position brings her Into more or less Intimate rela tions with the occupanls of the White House. For example , It Is the custom to send out each day from the White House i conservatory a number of bouquets which | are distributed among the ladles In official society nnd the making out of Ihcse lists devolves upon Mrs. Drlgham. Many other little snclal duties fall to her lot , such as the task of making Introductions to Mrs. Mc- Klnley at receptions. In common with Mrs. Porter , the wife of the president's private nccretary , therefore , Mrs. Ilrlgham occupies a place of considerable Influence and Im portance. As both Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Hrlgham are personally attractive and ploae- anl , they arc popular with Washlngtonlans. HOW TO riJItl. STIIAIRHT IIAIIt. I'mper .llcdioil for 'I'l ill ul nc My I.ailj'N riiriily I.oeUs. In the curling of the hair Ihero is a cer tain knack to be acquired before attaining that much-desired result , so dear to every WINT15H COSTUME FOIl HALF GROWN GIRL. owner of stralghl locks the nalurally curly look. Even a pretty face is improved by the addition of curls , and a plain one la softened and made more attractive by turnIng - Ing the harsh outline Into n wavy masa , for the faces are few that can Htaml the cla&sls severity of n Grecian coiffure. The question , therefore , Is how to manage one's unruly loci's , how to supply , to the best of one's ability , what nature has de nied the pretty , rippling tresses which wlli elicit from so ne good-natured acqualntanco the remark that she always "thought your hair was naturally curly. " First , there are the numberless nppll inces for turning one's head Inti a bristling porcuplno by night. When a girl survey * herself In her mirror before retiring and catches a gllmpso of n disfiguring halo , which eveu the addition of blue bows will not render becoming , who slgho reflectively , considers the discomfort of sleeping on knobs of hair and takes to the Inevitable Ihe curling Irons. To obtnln most satisfac tory results a tight curling Is not ndvlsabm. That destroys ! any possible hole of naturo'a handiwork and surely straight locks arc preferable to "frizzes. " A very important factor is that cf curling Iho heir artistically , for theto can he no i illusion about n bcautifuily curled pompa-1 j dour while the back linlr IB uncompromls- | I Ingly straight. If a low style of follfuro Is . worn It is only necessary to c-url the front ! and sides , but where Uio hair Is drcusod I high U IB most Important not to neglect the back of the head. This will at llrat bo awk ward work , but will grow IPH dilllsult with 'practice , and nothing Is prettier than a t > oft outline ! at the nape cf ihc neck. sin : KN.IOVKU TIII- : I'IIII'HII.MANCI : : , lletort nf Yiniiili CJIrl nl ( lie Theater tn n lluilcMIIII'N Anoliiuy. It waa at one of thu loading theaters of Chicago thai Ihe Incident happened , relates the Chronlclo. H was not an unusual Incl-1 ! dent , by nny means , but the dialogue proved , of exceptional Interest to all who were fdr- j I I tunaio enough to hear It. In fa.-t , ninth of the InterMi wan trniwforrel Sir a while from the stage to the two-pan show which was going on In from of the footlights. It as a case of suave polltcneui and rourtoKy In the person of a lovely. > o.'ng g'rl oppoeod lo rmlenosH and a Only apology fioin a big , ro'I-facwl , ungallunl maa. Thi IB the manner of the performance net ess , In the program. ) | Ho was. as lias been sul I. large , rel o" fare wheery of breath by n.nxn of an tx- pnnse o ? walp'TRt .ni'l Fhortrc = > cf ne \ ' ' He oivur.lc'l a ctu in ihc ccnt'r rt th ? row in the orchestra chairs , She was a gentle , j i suont-fnord girl. , .ilm and sedate , drei-'B-vI ' in a gauzy gown hoMy ertwtecl with Jet spangles. She also wore- fur and tulle hat which , with her opera glnas case nn 1 h r wrap , she held In her lap In compliance with the Plotke law. She had a sent thnv re moves ne rer the Isle than the one occtt- i pled by the wheezy man. j She was on the Improvised singefirst. . Thai K she- reached her spat before ho did nnd was comforinbly seltled to enjoy the performance. He was Into nnd eho rosp to let him pass. He wantwl to sec a man nflcr ' Ihe first act and she was compello/I to rise again j to let him out. This byplay occttrre.1 n third Unit- when he had sc n the nun. Then the second net was reeled off and the big man found U necessary lo go out again. Fourth rise for the woman. Then she made the fifth ascension as ho struggled In when the Ihlrd net the most exciting of the play was well under way. Some faint glim mering of propriety peneirated hlB Inlel.o t. Ho paused just before completing his clumsy t evolution. j " 1 beg your pardon , " ho muttered. Then he plunged on and smashed the hat , al ready badly battered out of nil original acm- ' bianco to lleclf , tore Off a tow more spnnglui and twisted his frame through to where his | seat wns. ! " 1 hope you will not mention It , " said the girl sweetly its she resumed her scat nnd THE UEUUTANTK'S HOSE-TINTED nODICE. nrrangc.l things. "Pleaso don't mention It. 1 enjoy It so much. " She delivered the words In a cultivated voice , to bo sure , but she elevated that name i ' voice so that her words were heard sonio . half a dozen rows back of her. The fat man ' gasped , fell Into his scat and mopped his face. Ho Bat In that seat until the end of . the play , gazing fixedly al a small win- j | dow in the set as If fascinated. The red i expanded well back on his neck as ho ! ' listened to the twltlcr of laughlcr and com ment of olhers on the byplay. A round of applause following the girl's speech only lendcil to make him more miserable. S1IK STOIM'KI ) T1II3 MOXOTdXY. SiiirnrliiiiNVlfo AVIio Hut-anil' "IVc-iiry of Her IIiiNlinnil's Ciociil Conduct. "Never had a case llko it before , " laughed ono of Detroit's lawyers , who is In the prime of life and enjoys a valuable practice. "Don't suppose I'll ever have another one. It bothered me more than I can tell , too. "I knew them both well , for she and I grow up togelher , and I liked him. She came lo me ono day with n request that I get her a divorce. I was never so shocked or surpriced , but she was Insistent. I told her how absolutely frco ho was from bad j hablls , how his life one day was like that ot another , and that there was not a more exemplary husband in the clly of Detroit. Ho was a man to be proud of and to cling to. "But I was c l/ going over the very grounds of her complaint. He made life dead level , a dreary monotony for her. In her girlhood she had been full of life and vivacity. Her whole family had been fond -amusements and at homo there was a continual round of merriment. Now there was a dull , unchanglag routine and she was determined to escape it. I asked a day or two to prepare her case nnd then hunted up her husband. "After a long talk I Induced him to take my advice. He did not drink a drop , but he was worked up sufficiently to make an ad mirable actor. At 1 a. m. his wife , pale and ! ! wondering , let him In while ho was yelling for her to Ihrow him a lalch key.He was a wreck. His hat was crushed down to hla ears , his nccktlo hung lo the rear collar but ton , his eyes blazed and his tongue was thick. He had heard of the divorce pro ceedings. Her love must have gone back to ono of her old flames. 'He's cloomcJ , ' roared the unusually gentle husband as ho flourished an empty revolver. 'Life Is noth ing to aie without your love. I'll finish him ! Who Is he ? Where Is he ? Don't try to keep mo from him , ' as she clung about his neck and looked a new joy. 'Is It that sap-headed Jones out In California or that poor lltlle Drown who has gone to Colorado ? ' "ly ) ! > ho was listening to reason. When I went to the office at 'J site was there and ordered mo lo drop that foolish proceeding. She had the best husband on earth. " MIIS. PAMIKll SAVKU THU DAY. MIMV She rrcNCTvecl I InIt cilll tal Ion of ii World's Ki'lr "mo.m. Appointment of Mrs. Potter Palmer as llrst of American commliiilonera to the universal exhibition at Pails next year will glvo universal satisfaction for many rea sons. None will be more gratified , relates tlio Chicago Tlmes-Hnrald , than u small number who learned at the time a droll Incident of the Columbian board of lady managers , of which , happily for the coun try , Mrs. Palmer was president. The story i.s lunv printed for the Hint time , II was a few months before the. opening ilato. Every department was bunlly at work preparing "copy" for the bureau of promotion and publicity to promulgate. That olllco was necrcsarlly limited ns to the amount , of "IIOWK" It was authorized to send out dally or weekly. The "copy" re ceived from the departments was rigidly re duced within the day's or week's limit. The j chief of flue aria , when his proof was re- j turned , WKO often wroth to Ilnd his 5,000 wcrdn about the contents or the catalogue condensed tci COO. The nowupapers all over Iho globe , ID which the proofs were regu- larly mailed , could not exclude everything clso to make room for thu Columbian exhl- billon prospects. The board of lady manag- cr4 received from all over tlio globe volun- j leer competitions , many of which wore unavailable ' available , some of them untimely and a few propostcrotiH. Ono nf the committees wns concerned with the achievements of women In architecture. A carefully pre pared biography of Sablnn von Htoinbnch ar rived nt the last moment one day , when the usual portfolio of "copy" WIIH about tn go to the bureau of promotion and publicity. Ono of the Incluslrlous clerks read U and was surprised and delighted to find that It would make a full column of live reading about Kahlua von Stelnbach am ) her extra- ordinary genius UP ehswn upon Iho cntho- dial of Slra.sbourK , of which" her father Er- uln had been one of the architects. The practice wag tn submit all the proof * lo Mrs. Palmer before iltey wore rclurned approved to the bureau of promotion and publicity for dlggrrlnallon. There was pleasant pride lu the ollU-o of thu board of Itc'y ' managers when the column or more about the renown of .Sablna von KtplnbBch cumo lia'-k. Neatly rolled In a rubber band il \\au laid unopened upon Mm. Palmar'a desk. The accomplished head of the board opc-nc'l i' and , inr't-a I of finding a column 'of dciuor iraiiba . .hi -a iuu ibo L > imiful | young mulO , hadJi "uin.1. ! important por- lions of the famous fane on the Ktiiuc. Mrs. Palmer read vth : something akin to stupefaction - faction only this ; "DlstlnguUhril woman architect coming to the World's fair. The board of Imly mnnaKer c expect Snblnn von Slelnbach , architect of the cathedral of Strasbourg , lo be with them during ihc fnlr. " Mrs. Pakner's fnce ns she re-read the proof attracled the eager nltcntlcti of her assistants nnd of the several Indy managcm who dropped Into Ihc ofllcc nt that moment. Mrs. Palmer's face , habitually Immobile nnd kind , changed from grave lo gay , from lively to wcvere , with unprecedented rapid ity. No trncn of Irritation appeared , of course , nor nny of levity. Taking a pencil from n dainty ease , he president of the board wrote on the margin cf the proof : "Please- kill Ihls paragraph. S.iblna von Stelnbnch has bocn dead more than COO years. " Thus the world mltscil nn announcement that would have been profoundly startling. As Iho cause of the blue pencil mark cf the president became known In the office there wns a scene of self-rostrnlnt which Ihose who participated In It have never lorgolteii. The csrnpo had been too narrow for con- grntulntlons. It was found out after n week or two how thn catastrophe cnme near precipitation. The messenger who had taken the portfolio of "copy" to the bureau of promotion nnd publicity had presented the column about Snblna von Stctnbnch to thu wrong pigeon hole. Instead of going Inlo Hint letlered "architects" It was carefully deposited In thai with the- legend of "distinguished for eigners expected during Iho fnlr. " The "copy" reader , snntchlng It hastily , caught the name "Sablna vnn Stelnbach , " know It war a woman's name , nnd reduced the column to a paragraph ot his own , according tn Umt day's order. H wns fortunate that Mrs. Palmer was. as usual , nt her desk when the proof reached her ofllce. WOUHVIXtJ AIIOl' Pent I n I lie Fallliiu OontraMo il trlfh .llnii'.s InilllVcreiiee. From tlmo Immemorial women have been told by women ns well ns men , though naturally more often by the latter that worry dlgg wrinkles In Ihclr faces and Eprlnklcs gray among their tresses. Thc.-ie warnings do lltllo good. The fair creatures go on worrying and will probably con tinue to do so until the millennium comes. The Dcstrolt Free Press asks why this Is so , and then proceeds lo answer Its own question In this way. The question of worry with women senniH to be simply thin : Women arc so hedged about by the llltle- nessta ot their protected lives for It is the protected woman who does the most wor- rylng thai It Is hard lo sco beyond nnd above sometimes , and mailers In lbs ! w.iy get wholly out of focus. If women had the capacity with men of getting up and doing battle with things worry would slip off Ibclr shoulders as easily ns from oft Ihotso of Iho average masculine. Man doesn't worry about debt , because he. feels thai he has It within him ( slnco money-making Is his business ) to make sufficient money to pay his debte some lime. Women look nt IL more practically and consider Hie now. Man doesn't generally worry about his health , because he really 1ms not the time. Let him become 111 , though , nnd have lo slop hia work , and how l ; It with him ? Man doean't worry about the future ho Is so madly Interested in the present ; nor about his clothes , for the tailor stands be tween him and that ; nor about homo mat ters they , from Ms point of view , are too trivial until ho comes home to n badly ccoked dinner , and then In his broad out look there is no excuse for this state of .things , for in busincfs circles It an employe does not do his work properly his employer gets someone who can , a method that will yet como to bo n powerful lever iu the leveling of women's worries. noon KOH Till' : MO.VHV. . > lrx. lIiizc-ii'M < Ant Ill-tort ID n I'nr.sl- in on I o UN Co IIHTC * * ma n. Ucsldes being a woman of great beauty and talent , the wife of Admiral Dcwey pos sesses ready wit. An incident has just been related illustrative ot this faculty , occurring when she was the wife of General Hazch and residing In Washington. As is universally known , General Hnzen wae the first head of the weather bureau in Washington and found the new position by no means a sine cure. It was almost impossible to persuade the members of ccngress to vote for him the necessary funds with which to carry out his plans as he desired , and ho was at the same tlmo grumbled at .ic > If ho were positively and personally responsible for the weather , which It was a fad of the moment to say that he furnished. Mrs. Hazen was the recipient of all his woes and gave him her full sym pathy , especially one spring when Iho np- H. . . r w M A IIRILLIANT HOl'SR IIODICK proprlatlon had been shamefully cut down i the chaininan of tlio by economy-loving cam- ; mlttco on that special appropriation' | A fcnv days after the passing cf the mtitl- i latcd hill Mrs. Ilazcn was a guest at an afi- I crnnon reccptlc.n ui the house of cno of the I cabinet members , where the HIOHI detoslablo 1 and unenOiirablo weather , tintlnicly anil un- luokcil for , was thu topic of the moment. As Mrs. Hazeii ctosscd Iho room to malfo her { adieus to her liofterw she was waylaid by the i arrlvliiR chairman of the offending cornmlt- I tec , who accosted her thus : I "Well , Mrs. Hazen. well madam , and Is this the best your husband can do for UB In the way of weather ? " Mrs. Hiucn turned , looUcd nt him with n sudden Hash In her pretty eyes , then an- bwcred , clearly and Hwcotly : "Yes. Mr. ntanlt , tlio very beat for the appropriation. " The discomfited man Hod , In tlio-mlilvt of the hardly concealed tunlloe of th6 Eiir- rounding HIU : . \ iiiinVITJI : A SWOHII. I'lilinii ( iltlVhci Otii-iirlhc-n ii i SilllllKli : I'lcil. There Is a real heroine of th Cuban war In New Ycrk. Slio la bare'.y JO ycaifl gld. Shu i extremely good locking. Bile Is 1 cngagt-il to be married to n soldier of ilia ) war u cuptnln In the jicrbonul escort cf General Oomcz. He also Is young and ho 'I ' nays good looking. Her n nine i * Julia K. Uclofcii. Her father is a inUilonary. and aho in helping him to , ral c money ciioiuh 10 bu : . u iirlming proa1) uii'i iiiki. ' it 10 Cuti.i uh"i'o he will till i .1 i r. hfl ' | iup'r Tk.n h.r i'rl < l la iir. r.cc.Ud and to rale thin he jultl mil ut 25 cents a c-py a neat litUo pamphlet of ! I I his own composition , with this tllle : ' ' 111.- t orient nnd Biographical Noles of the Cuban Mission , by Hcv. M , Delofeu ; translated tram the Spanish by Mlwi 13. Askew. " i j Julia was 6 years old when her father j came from Cuba lo Key Went. Thcro he became n Protestant , anl was received In 1SS ! > Into Ihe ministry of the Melhodlsl Episcopal church. When Maximo Gomez nnd his escort cnmo to Havana for their great reception the senorlta wns one of the first women prc- senled to him. The general Invited her lo go lo a ball with him. She refused his In vitation because the Mcthodlsl church tils- countenanced dancing. As a result cf. this refusal she met one of the captains of Ihe general's escort Hafael do Annas. He was handsome and Intellectual , lie wooed her us n soldier nnd won her. The wedding will take plnco soon. Uul the supreme net which endenrn her to the Americans in Havana Is Iho discov ery ot Iho plot which Iho Spaniards wore , hatching lo bring about a massacre of Amur- leans the dny Iho stars and stripes wcro raised In Havana , They had Intended to dress their men In Cuban uniforms , so that the obloquy of the massacre tdiouid atlneh j lo Spain's enemies. it wns the Senorlta j Julia who frustrated this plot. For two weeks she followed first one clue and then another until she discovered the five places where the stores of ammunition and guns were concealed. Then she took her In formation lo Captain Groblo and these slacks of guns and cartridges were confiscated and the danger was over. In return , ono of the swords found \\as given lo her by Ocneral LttiUow. This sword she , In her turn , gave to Iho Slmprc Viva club , the only Cuban club which held together In Havana throughout - . out the war. T.\MC AlOl"PYOMI2 ! \ . Jennie June Croly , known Mie world over as u clc.ver writer and advocate of the ad- ; vanceluent of her sex , will .be 70 years old next Tuesday. Mrs. Sarth D. iMarden , a real daughter , was admitted to the d'aul Jones chapter , Daughters of the Revolution , In lioston the other day. Her father. Richard Seaward , was a .worgennt of marines on Paul Jones' -Miln. the Uon Ilomlo Richard. j Harkeley. On ! . , Is troubled by the reported I rejection from the select Town and Gown club of Mrs. Henjamln Idc * Wheeler , wlfo of the president of the University of Cali fornia. She Is paid lo have been defealed by the town faction , who object < o having too many university people , among- the members. iMuny of the nurses who went to Soulh Africa with the Canadian troops arc mem bers of well known foju'llca in the domin ion. The head nurse , for exanvple , Is the youngest sister of Joseph Pope , undersecre tary oftiUe. . She has been a nurse In at least three United States .hospitals. . An other of the Canadian nurses Is "the daugh ter of Judge Forbes of Halifax. The ex-Empress Eugenie is In good health , but greatly depressed by the death of Mine. Lcbreton , her reader and con stant companion ever since her ( light from Paris. In referring lo her the other day the ex-empress said : "She was so cheerful and gay nnd used to make mo laugh nnd Jiow I can remember her as the sweetest and mo.n devoted of my friends. " Mrs. Hey Deveretix of London , who Is visiting fr.ends In Cincinnati , Is the author of "riluo Lishts In South Africa. " She , is a frlemi of Cecil Rhodes and considers him the mosc remarkable of living Kngllshmon. As correspondent of .the London Post bno spent a year In tne Tr.inavanl nnd says Kruger la regarded by the best of his countrymen as Ignorant and u fanatic. Corn would .S'MIl ' be > standing In the Holds of Mursrmll county Kan. , if tie ! women had not turned out and helped to gather It. The crop was unusually large ( his yeir and liei'i was not only scarce , but was not lo bo sccurtO at any price. The women , fceclng that men could not be secured and thait the crop was going to waste , turned out and husked the corn themselves. Among thoEo who .turned their attention to corn husking- were the two accomplished and coilege-bred daughters of Charles Mul- hern , a tanner living near Beattle , Kan. Mamie Is -it years old and quite pretty , a Kpieiidid Latin and Gieck scholar ; her sister Kate Is IS , a .high school girl , bright , vi vacious , Intelligent and good looking , but they harnessed their own teams , drove to the llekls ami gathered corn until their 1'aihcr's crop was safely housed. This was lUielr llrst experience at corn huakinir. Mifs Elsie. Reasoncr , .the . celebrated war correspondent and only American woman wlio witnessed the. coronation of Queen 'U'ilholmlna , Is the recii > lent of new honors , as she Is the youngest member of the. Paris commission , belns Uio Chicago representa- tlvfl of 'theA.ssocutc < l Prc.ss at the French capital. The New York and London olllccs wil be represented by experienced men , but this young girl with twenty summers to her credit was unanimously chosen for this iespotihil > le portion iby the manager of the three departments , us she has fully demon strated her ability as a correspondent. Miss Keasomrs "iuck" Is proverbial , but when analysed It Is the legitimate , outcome of an almost occult power 10 foresee a possibility , an unerring Instinct to grasp an opportun ity and a Napoleonic spirit that deiles de feat and commands success. I'rlllN of FaHhlon. The combination of mink and ermine ap pears among the novelties In fur neckwear. The clasFie and graceful cj.utelalnc np- peats again among the accessories of artis tic evening atllro and the smartest of those are of ( Ino gold in lillgree set with small vari-colored real icms. Totmchi with sable crowns and brims of mioror velvet , trimmed with muslin ( low ers , nro a feu ' .u re of millinery. Roses are tliu special kind and the smaller sizes are much used , u. wreath of white roses being the only trimming on a sable hat. The warmest ihlnifti In skirts not flannel are made of u soft elastic silk material , a sort of matelasse cloth , and edged with em broidered silk riidlcs. They are very prtuy , I in In the French underwear they uru not Inexpensive. Effective evening gowns have net over- dres.-cs , worn over conlrustlng silk founda tions and small silk llowers sncH as are UM'J ! n in'lllnery are lacked to the not. They are In color lo match the goods be- nuun or in u contrasting color , as red ( lowers on black net over white mtln. The most appropriate oC the extciiblvo array of liat.i for holiday wear are the graceful little French tonnes of dark moss- green velvet. Irlmmeil with holly berries , inlHtlctou HjirayB and a cluster of chadcd green ostrich illumes. 'Iho old-f.ishloncd box plaits are to be seen as the trimming of underskirts. A box-plaited riillle if four or live Indies wide. There are one or iwo-lneh wide plaits separated by an equal t-paic and Hie plaiting Is stitched on an Inch or so below the upper cdgn and the top of each plait lu caught dawn. Nearly all the now house gowns have Heft , prety col'ars covered with sllk-nni ! iln rliches , the bandH cut much higher on the sides or at the back than In front. In Hiu holiday exhibit of fancy neckwear , net , In I various dainty weaves and meshes , Is quite a. " fashionable as chiffon or mousscHnu du Mfole. I A handsome gown of tan velvet IIIIK the over-dress outlined with a design in cut 'doth ' applique , stitched on with gold Urn ad , tint design edged with a tiny gold hral 1. The body of ilie overdress Is covered with a small all-over pattern of tlio rut i-lotli , each dt-flgn net same distance apart and stitched on with the gold thread. I Long coats of velvet , n half lilting , loinn i mil-quo , in shades without any train In the i middle of .ho back , are one nf thiHp'ciil ! - ties In winter garments. Wide hands uf stitched panno am the trimming , and dls- | tlngulshlng feature In this style of gar- I menl , whether of cloih or velvet , are triple rE'vers , outof cloth like- the coal , one of i\vhlto : satin embroidered with laee on the edge and ono of colored cloth covered with i Htltchlnir. I A pretty dinner gown Is made of alternate narrow t'lrlps of accordion plaited crejif de chlno and lac-e. The plaits are sen c-loto to- . gcther at the walKt line and gradually , widen to the lower edge of the Hkll't. The I narrow panels of lace are Hlluhlly narrower at the waist and also widen gradually to the , txlgo of the skirt. The bodice In made of alternate horizontal rows uf the hire nnd plaited cTfjiu nlsno. I For evening a pretty way to drew ) the [ hulr Is llrBt to wave it with h.ilr-curlorH , If nature ) haw not clone' ' Ibis for you. Arrange Ihe hair In the revived Frunch-lwUt titylc' , I celled , however , very loosely , and nof : > puffed at the lop In front ; nave out a strand I that you roll a la pompadour , and If you | wish llilK effect uccentuutcd , IwVt ilio luilr' 'over ' night on rather large plnH. Curl little ! tendrils of nhor : hair about the forflu < ail , fasten u lull wreath of pink 01 dumaxk j rosoi. wltli a clclliate rom-liud alKrult - . and one or twu effective lnop > " of bla > k velvet ribbon , JUKI lutc-lc of the pfimpudotii roll - land the I'ffrc-t in churmlnx. I Styl'nh younir women are wearing uitii ! their winter KhlrtwnltfU of ullk. > , In u- 1 1 loth In i ream , cherry-red .mil nihc-r ' 111" ' Htllf M"ck Of Mill' 1C. lull ill II. uii < --I.H TIH lii mllilittiiri-i mi i PI l.ir. i i I n i ti 'i n "i v le hi I ) i i. . rt j . , i t I i i > i > ' , ' i ill1- but c ff > -if , , 1,1 | > u K miln to wear with every sort of wal t. in j black and while effecU , and in pretty \ bright coliir inel.iiiKf n i si.n. t , . , \ slmllnr wnl < il of in nii.ii t ibi , if hi ilio aplKMtniier j ( > f n cnil i.nili I t\\i , , , n i > ml the neck and tli-cl in n ! > \ % In fr.nn the ] hlr.li cellar bninl. Yililoh l stiff , i to ker-n the folds of the bin * , silk 01 ! In place. If you Imvo nut Unit1 to snivo thi Hum Test toilit)1 , cut out till * mlvcrilpeini'm .1 ul fnvp It until you Imvo time. It will i iio i nf HIP most Intrtonlliift and I' " ' i > things you over illcl. T M ' 1" ' > miroiy will imve ii little llmo lov tl > N grout oiiuirtunlty. | 'inf. I'INY M.MIV/.IM ; lilt m III > | . The t.rller I'otili'M. PUl/.KS Pol ! I i ssoo 'OP \ \ 1NM. r t , > 3 < UB B Y Immediately ubovo this line the n > . . r sees Ihree lines of Incomplete irit , i . Which. If complete , would spell four w i i Onlv the lower two-llftlifc of oaeh l-'i.i- appears , the other three-tilths having i , n cut off. What are these four words. ' 'I h are taken from this very mlvorti m < i The words nro not .separated from i tether t other ; but neither are the Incomplete i i tera mixed lip at all. There is no tuin-i"1 ' lion or oilier trick. Taken ono letter in. > after the other from the llrst to i > < twenty-third , they spell four words K i n word appears but once In this mlvrru ment. They are four separate and < ll t words. They appear lu different plan-- n thu advertisement , not In sequent.1 i no two words appear In ono line of the advertisement. The winning contestants must Ui.i.'n ' what arc this four words which the leii-i * above. If complete , would spell , .nul 1-1 just what line of the advertisement . . , ti of Uio four words Is . it Is a nn > t i i estlng eontest. There Is no clmnei . > < .t It. It requires only Ingenuity and p. * - taking care In Its solution. The tour \\.i , . la may bo determined and located In ll\e in. . . ule.n , or It may take an hour or two , . > decide what they ale , and to Had tht-m Thu prizes aggregate Five llundreil l > , . ' - lurs. Two llnndrcil Dollornlll be pai-l for this correct solution : Ono Iliiinlreil Dollui-M for thnenrost eon-eel. ririy Uollai-N for the second nearest corrcit. .m.l T v > iiy-llv ( ' Dollni-H each for the in-\t six nearest eorrcct. If the prize In .my Klvi'ii ease shall bo won by more ilnin i-n > . the prize will be equally divided .nn. i the. winners. Ml lesults should be addressed to p.r.nn Contest Kdltor. Tlio ronny Alagazlno i-'i Fifth Avc. . Now York City. Tile c.mi , will close Jan. 15th. and the announce in. i , of the result will be made In tlio Fcl > nn v number of THU J'BNNY MAOA/.INK ' ! . - < winners receiving their prizes before I' i > - As' most people know , Til 13 PKNNY MACiAiilN'K is ono of the greatest sr. cesses of recent times In the imhll.-hltii : world. Its editor and manager Is Th 'iiuu ' C. Qtilnn , formerly of the editorial si. iff ot The Iloston Oiobe and The New * orn. Press , lie Is the man who llrst sugg'-vn'tl and popularized , while managing editor < > C The. Press , in ISS'J , the now national ld'--i. of having the American ling displayed on nil public Kc-hools and buildings every cU\ TUB PBNNY MAGAZINE Is all nbl < . brilliant , and patriotic muaoKlne. whoso aim Is to give to all the people a. publica tion of the highest ciunllty tit the lowest possible price. Itn subscription price Is only twenty cents u year , for which sum it Is edited , Illustrated , printed , bound , anil delivered anywhere In the I'nlted States , without extra charge , every month for ono full year. This present contest Is Inaugur ated to introduce TIIK PKNNY AIAUA- XINE Into new homes. Kach person eutor- Insr this contest In order to be ellclble to receive a prize , MUST 8BND WITH 1I1H OU 111311 ANSWER TWENTY CENTS , f.ir . ono year's subscription to the Magazine. All competitors In this contest may be n - surcMl of absolutely just treatment. In sending answers to this contest , the writ ers should name the four words , should write out In full the line In which cacli word appears , and should Inclose twenty cents with the answer to pay for the sub scription to THE PENNY MAGAZINE , necessary to enter the contest. They should also give the name and address of the per son for whom the subscription Is Intended With these conditions fulfilled , there Is nothing to prevent the winning of the prizes and the receiving of Uio prize moneys. Now , who can win ono of the prize-.1 What are the four words ? Address II rill n Contest Kdltor , Till ? IM3XXY MAC\y.l.M3 ! , IKO It'lftli Av s , Xt ; - York r < Jlv. THE PENNY MAGAZINE wants agenis In every city and town. It pays Us agent- big commissions , and gives them EXC'I ' S1VE TEHJUTOUY. for It Is after ONW MILLION CIRCULATION. It already " culates upward of 200.0W copies i \-iy irionlh. Gottlni ; THE PENNY MAOA/.INK for 20 cents a year Is a better luirn.il" than swapping a straw hat for a ii- skln coat on Christmas eve. Aft- January 35. 1300. the fiubscrlpii" " price of THE PENNY MAGA/I.NK will be 23 cents a year. ALWAYS BRINGS BACK YOUTH fill color , life and beauty to gra > , wh i ' bleached hair. 1'rodiu-on n m i % t.i i crowtli on bald beuds and Imni' , i i i arrests the falling out of hni. ! ' < > ' ' dandruff and Itc-lilns set'lp. UOK-i N < ' STAIN SKIN OH OLOTHI.N'CS. A i- healthful hair dri'sslnu for nn n ami \ \ Nothing like It or Ju-u as iooil. Uii' < | uul , a as a quick hulr growr. One Ilntiic I nriYn Rnt Docs It. LargC IJOli A SUIn of Ilrniil- n Joy Kori'Vfr. Ilt. T. I iil.illl.llAI D's Clllll-NIM. c-itiAM , ouIAC.II AI. IIPi Tiriiic Reinorni Tan. Plmplm , - - ' ' , Moth Vit.-lioi , U.ih anil Bkln dl- cacei * , anil ovrry find ik'fl3 dp' o- Hun. II liim Blxjil Hie li-rt of M y-a t n n < ] 18 HO liarnil ai \VH laslf It lo \i \ nun U Is proper y maila. Ao cpt nu Mr niiiii" . Or I. . | A Havre mill lo a l.'iily of Inn linut tori cu pailcnt ) ! "Ai you In. ' . < will ura them , l iiTOiimiuiHli'il nour.ltid'H CFIMIII nn Iho leant hnnnful uf all tlio Skin iiriwiratloim , " Kor ualu bv nil Di'uirirlHln nnct I'liiifi ( iuoiln IK IPIHII | Ilii ! UnltiMl 'jinii-H. Canada ami l-Jiiroint. VliUl ) , T. Hul'KINS. I'rcu'rU ? Oi-al Joncx M K 8" A A ! $1,000 m _ - ( ( ( n JOL uridlljrhtf 14 jumljird \ < R 1 O SV1 'itu > Hill ludti the title in unr ' _ ( MM fcii t juprrs in the l-iiul I * I ru > " ' " ' ' n'l'i'c ' | r > the ( iitintjiitiui O lu i i.orj ) , v. huh uill he ( pvrii | r dui < in lie wmk Ini us lit dtunflMfc Iht . . _ - _ _ _ _ | ihr > rfi prai , and n tiller i. n i - * " l RJ I % * ' " ' * ' ' ' " ' * " " ' nlltct I ' " ' ' < 41"1 YT" I 15 inttM hli ifraliiflrrt in'jde ( n llitl'O - | | v " " * ? of i h * most ini i ui'mtlili"H ' i > i ! ' i "i ' ' ' < t' < iiri ] M ilr * nnd ' . > ' 1 hI I ii i " < . - ' i ol. ( in % li ( | Htoi'll'Mi and < i < ( lit SK NT I'MtKK < < irnt i iiifia I ' - n ( ) in ' \i ur nh < iir i f the t' ' . ' tic i" > t w u > i a n "i > 4llir iiioiies Uc would lik < n -.r a ( xisi.il hi i .iiinMrniiif linn , - illi tin ptdinlv Miiltcu ami j'j ' n addirit in full \ * \ v | riiM > u-- l.\ irlitril liiiill. \iJir-A ! 'III ! | JIIIWUUJ'J Nurtti UIMI. .a . Mint , % i > UrL tllj. HAVE YOU/ / Tlir iromt rime * can lie ruroil liy > " u MiiuiM'l I'llr Ivlllur. UunmntriMl , j.no per box lij iiiiill. MAGNET CHEMICAL CO. , U'c-iterii Jiepo ! , Oiiiuln.c'h. . i"P.Eif ? ' ' ' : t" a I' l"1'1- i nn \ il'i-i Ini.-y liuHlni- : i CM l .1 i i > \ > \ \ -.n 11. i i f > ii M rn , r i- . , i , . i \ " , - > i j > l . - > , \ i I ) aj , . - / , I > I ' a j. il m kthn tjT bu' u dollar u jrui u * January 1. iV/i ,
