Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 36, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 February 1891 — Page 1

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Vol." 21.—No.

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THE _MAIL.

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

oUR DAY /v TO'DA Y.

To-day Is all that we may know, To forecast fate were folly. He a dolt who groans with woe

When all the earth Is jolly. Tis vain o'er next year's drought to pine— The wise will never borrow The gold now hidden In the mine

May be a crown to-morrow.

It

matters not What man has been, It proves not what be may be The future lies beyond our ken

Whatever may to-day be. So every task as beet you can, And laugh at idle sorrow The stranded ship that now we scan

May proudly float to-morrow. With honest purpose onward press While fortune's wheel Is spinning We see it turn, but none may guess

The prize that be is winning. Let this day's task be done to-day, With sword or pen or harrow The saa fhftt beams with grateful ray

May be obscured to-morrow. life's battle rages fierce and strong, But manhood will defend you Be staunch and true thro' right and wroug,

And honor will attend you. Sing merrily along your way Though It be rough and narrow The sweating toller of to-day

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May live at ease to-morrow. —Franols C. Long.

Town Talk.

TUB W*W OBDBR O* THINGS.

Notwithstanding the determined fight which was made on It, and the petitions which were pouved in against it the metropolitan police bill has passed both branches of the Legislature, and after the usual formalities have been gone through with, the city will come under its operation. While the bill was fought with a seal worthy of any cause, no one seemed to have any faith In the ability of its opponents to defeat it. Even these who eogagod most bitterly in the fight against It expressed no faith in their cause, although a JUH^ one. Every newspaper in Terre Haute fought the bill, and every paper In Indianapolis followed suit. Not a newspaper In the State expressed a word In its favor. Yet with all this opposition thefrlends of the bill went into tho fight smiling and «me out victorious. Jt wo* & ease in which tho wishes of those most interested cut no figure. Tho whisky clement, while it doubtless had something to say in the matter, was nut tho controlling forco which pushed the matter to a successful termination. Ever since the Legislature met. in 1888 has been tho chief aim of the Democratic party to devise means which will enable thtfm to •yy\'U «'5W THB 8TATB.

In that yew they passed an apportionment bill on which they figured that the Republl can partyi or any other party, would have to carry the State by 36,000 majority In order to control the Legislature. In 1886 the Republicans came v$ry wear doing that thing, and when the Legislature met In 1887 Mr. Turpie reached the United State&Senato by ascratch In 1888 the Republicans carried the State for

the National and Stale tickets, but the Legislature remained Democratic by a safe working majority. Last fall the Domocrats made a clean sweep and raked in everything In sight, as much to their own sunprise as that of their opponents. With such an overwhelming majority as they have In the Legislature at the present time tho Democrats Wo determined to perpetuate their power And will stop at nothing to do it. Considering that a metropolitan force would be a treat help to them in this city and county they did not hesitate to impdbeit on the community regardless of the wishes of the people. Immediately following the metropolitan police bill, and following out the same line of policy came

JIK APrORTIO.NMKNT lULlA

This legislative freak might more truly be styled "An Act to Abolish the Republican Party In tho State of Indiana." for such In reality It Is, being abont the worst gerrymander Imaginable. Under its provisions the Democrat* in the House of Representatives will have sixty-five member# and the Republicans thirty-five, while in thcSenatethe Democracy will hold down thirty-three seats, while the Republican brethren can havcouly seventeen. Under the bill it will require a majority of not less than 30,000 against the Democratic party to gain control of the Legislature. Of course a minority report was submitted, but it was smothered efffeetually by catting off debate, suspending the rules and railroading the obnoxious measure through the House with lightning rapidity. Then came the Congressional Apportion meat, hill. It groups the counties In such a way as to give the Democrats eleven out of thirteen representative* in Congress. In addition to these measure* the appointment af mine inspector has been taken away from the Governor and vested In the Mate geologist, who is also to bave the appointment of oil inspector. If there Is anything overlooked by the dominant parly ^hen adjournment time arrives the Governor should lose no time in calling a special session so that t&e error can be corrected. General Sheridan once said that If he owned hell and Texas he would live In hell and rent out Texas* When the Legislature adjourns the Republicans can vary the expression slightly and say "this is Texas." But to return to the

SKTHOFOUfAS JUtt-

Now that the measure ha* become a law, or will in the near future, the party who has it in hand must takesotnc steps to dispose of their elephant. The first thing to be done will be the appointment of three commissioners, who will control all the appointment* on the force. No one seems to know who the appointees will be. The anly thiug certain is that two member* of the board will he democrat, and the third a republicans* Among the democrats the only name* mentioned are Dan Fasig. J, C. Koisem and Ma B. Walsh. Faslg has had a fair share of police experience* having for a considerable length of time served the city in an acceptable manner as chief. Of course there

are many who would object to him on account of his business, but no one doubts his honesty, and his party could make a very much worse selection. As mayor Mr. Koisem was chairman and ex-officlo member of the police board during his term of office. He is a prominent business man and a leading spirit In his party.- John B. Walsh Is yardmaster for the Mackey system in this city, and represented his ward In the council a short time ago. Among the republicans the only names mentioned are Jacob D. Early and W. H. Soale, both of whom are prominent party men. for

CHIEF

or

POUCB

There promises to be a lively contest. The present one is out of the race, and the fact that he will soon be removed is about all the consolation which many of the oponents of the new law can draw from its passage. Among those who are named for the place are W. Ip, Dwyer, A. IX Weeks and Sam Hybarger. Dwyer has bad all the experience requisite in a good officer, and hastheablllty to make a good chief. Objections are made to Weeks on the ground that be has jdst retired frbm a second term in the sheriff's office—the best in the county—and should give some one else a chance but this should not be used as an argument against an efficient officer—it should rather

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favor. Hybargar hasn't had so much experience in police matters, but is probably still in search of that vindication which his constituents didn't give him last year. Another gentleman whose name is frequently mentioned in connection with the position lsjDon Meagher, ex-represent atlve in the legislature, against whom probably the strongest argument would be that he had ever beenamember of that body. Of course until the hoard is appointed all is conjecture as to positions on the force, but certain it is that those who secure them will not be slow In discovering that official life under the circumstances is

NOT A BED OF HOSES?

The bill creating the new force was* ad6pted in the face of the most strenuous opposition imaginable. The press of the city was unanimous and bitter in the fUht against the measute. The papers all urged the defeat of the bill on the ground that It took away from the city the right to control its own affairs. Under the circumstances the man who accepts a position under the new order will be looked upon with susplnion. He will be under a close scrutiny continually, and his every action will be judged In the most critical manner. Doubtless every means will be used to make the obnoxious bill moreobnoxious still. Of courso if good men are appointed they will discharge their duties conscientiously, but even that will not shield them from adverse criticism, and if they fall.to meet the expectations of the averageRealist they will be censured on all hands. 3

KAPID YOUNG MEN.

The supply,of fast youths In this.city is away tn advance of the demand, and seems to oe steadily increasing. They are to be found everywhere, and they are in the way of every person except tho man who wants to work. These youths range from seventeen to twenty-two years of age. Like t,ho scriptural lily, "they toll not, neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like them." They are always dressed in the best the tailor shops afford, and the cut of their attire is in perfect accord with the requirements of the latest.fashion plate. Afew of them make a faint pretense to work but geuerally earn nothing. Some of them have wealthy parents, and some of them have not. but none of them live by the sweat of their brow. Their evenings are given to parties and balls, and the forenoon of the next, day Is devoted to sleeping off the debauch. Some of them drink, all of them smoke, and many are addicted to vices worse than both. They can talk about fast horses, fast women and kindred subjects, but when it comes to business or something useful they are dumb as an oyster and silent as the grave. Most of these young men belong to good families, whose fathers have tolled hard for a competence which will be left to unworthy sons who will squander it with ease after they have been laid away to rest forever, Itlsthe youth described who makes

THE WORST CIkA.83 OF SOCIETY.

In youth they arc not compelled to work by their indulgent parents. They soon contract habits of idleness, and being daily thrown in contact with the rough clement of human lty they gradually drift from bad to worse, until they have acquired all the vices in the calender. It is true that an occasional one has the sense to turn his buck on his course and muster courage enough to regain his lost position before it is too late, but such cases are very rare. It would be well if many parents in Terre Haute would look after their boys more closely than they do. If they did they would certainly learn many things which would surprise and shock them beyond measure. It is no kindness to a boy to allow him to grow op in idleness, no matter how nuch money his father may have. Riches take wings, and the day may soon come when this boy will curse his over indulgent parents who allowed him to grow up in idleness whereas had he been trained in some useful occupation he would have had good habits and a vocation from which he could make a living. Give your boy something to do keep him at it give him to understand that ho must make his own living, and In after years he will bless instead of curse yon. .*

Got. Watteraon appears to be asleep all the lime. His eyebrows aits shaggy and long, and as hctalks he has the habit of grabbing his head Ju«t beyond vrbat the ordinarily known as the "scalp lock"and slowly pulling hi* hand down over his forehead, eyebrows, nose and mnstasehe, ending op with a thoughtful twirl, at the end of his goatee. This leaves the hirsute adornments of the famous Kentucklan In the rough semblance of a Skye terrier which has been out la the rain,. His hair Is tousled over his forehead, his long eyebrows straggle over his eyes, and his mustache droops dejectedly. Then, a* a happier vein of thought strikes htm, the Kentucky editor forsakes hts goatee, pulls}il# mustache cut straight In either direction until it has'a military look, absently brushes hi* eyebrows In place with his forefinger, passes his hand upward through his hair and dears bis forehead.

John S. Parsons of ew York, whilsclaiming the largest practice of member of the bar In this country, has also itwlwd the largest single fee—f4QQ£K—from the sugar trust.

Notes and Comments.

With the exception of the mouth, man's anatomy ceases to grow at abont the age of twenty.

You can get three large bundles of Mugwump advice for a quarter, with a chromo thrown In.

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There is rib*boys* play about grinding an axe, as those who have axes to grind no doubt know.

It is said that the bustle is going out of fashion, and the blanket newspapers are very much concerned.

The Astonisher and Paralyzer is a new paper at Carbondale, Kan. later on it may be the Astonished and Paralyzed.

It's almost useless to talk about beautifying the streets when such da'sies as are there are permitted to grow and flourish In councils.

While the rest of the country Is worked up over forwarding mjusslonaaies'to the heathen* South. Dakota steps in and

sends

a clergyman

to the Senate. Newfoundland is sort of getting into hot water over her relations with the mother country. Under the circumstances a.dipiO" matic dish of the futui may be "codfish broil."

General Butler is right. The American flag should wave from the north pole. Perhaps the general would accept a commission to take a dory and go up to thfe pole and unfurl the flag. «A negro waiter should know that even as an actor Mr. Sullivan is not accustomed to having coffee pots thrown at him. Indeed, it is questionable if anybody overthrew even a bouquet at him.

One of the first noticeable features, of the new Japanese parliament has been a protest by a member against the use of "Hear, hear," in English. The patriotic Japanese could get no action taken.

The man who designs his own house is said to have a fool for an architect, but he gets what he wants, after all, and in these days It takes a wise man to do that. The wise fool is a fortunate indlviduaL

Excavations at Winchester have brought to llght,the massive foundatlonaof the palace of William the Conqueror and the Norman kings. Oue fragment of the wall is eighteen feet long and four feet thlck

Total-abstinence dinners are becoming so frequent in London that enough'dissatisfaction has been caused "to produce the suggestion that invitations to such entertainments should be marked with a blue ribbon.

There were 5,759,856 savings bank books in France on last Jan. 1, against 5,224,856 on Jan. 1, 1890. The deposits for 1890 were 669,500,000 francs, or 104,000,000 more than in 1889. The total sum of savings-bank deposits inJFrance

has increased iti the last yeat*frti^ii#88#&,iMf francs to 2,006,000,000.

The Chicago Fair people are going to se'na an agent out to Africa with instructions to search for and bring back a few iamilies of pigmies. This looks like a useless trouble. There are lots of pigmy ^politicians around tho exhibition who would fill the bill, however small it might be. 1 wife

Two French physicians, Drs. Berten and Picq, claim that goat's blood injfcted Into the muscular tissues is a specific for tuberculosis. There may be something in this, for it Is a notorious fact that everything's liable to consumption when the goat is around^ and the beast never seems to 4ie itself.

Mr. Simpson of Kansas, thinks United States Senators no longer represent the people, are useless and pernicious and should be sent home. If this is the view of the people whojn Mr. Simpson represents there would bo no objection to their making a beginning and setting a glorious example by abolishing Mr. Peflbr. SSk^1

Powdcrly, of the Knights of labor, remark' ing In a recent Iowa speech that he thanked God there were no saloons in Igwa, was greeted with a burst of Irreverent laughter from his audience. It appeared to be the general Impression that while he might have made a conscientious search the trouble was he didn't know where to look.

It Is Interesting to note the statistics of mortality from pneumania. According to the best authorities, of fairly healthy men from fifteen to fifty years of age, five-sixths recover of women of the same age, threefourths of persons of botfc sexes over fifty years of age, one-half. Not more than onefourth, however, of persons assailed recover where the patient Is an Inebriate, or was already suflbring from organic disorders like Bright** disease.

If it is true thai Secretary Wlndom died poor the public will be able to see still less reason than before for tho silly, clamor that drove him from the Senate in 188& It will be remembered that the chief cause of his defeat was the circulation in Minnesota of a photo graph of his Washington residence, which was regarded as too palatial for a Minnesota Senator. Whether or not he died as poor as now reported, he will be remembered as a public servant who believed that fidelity to the public Interests was a virtue paramount to money-getting, and lived up to his faith.

France1* legislative committee on labor matters has received 22,263 answers to its recent circular to the workingmcn and worklogmen's societies of the department of the Seine, fifteen thousand six hundred and eighteen of these answers favor legislative interference in labor matters the rest are against It. Five thousand four hundred and nineteen workingmcn are for a legal eighthour day without choice te to extra hotus 1*515 for a legal eight-hour day with choice of extra hours 1,38 for a nine-hour day, 7/ttO for a ten-hour day, 136 for an eleven-bour day, and 36S for a twelve-hour day.

A number of young men to the east, ha«e recently contracted the western and newspaper fevers, simultaneously,

A

fact that

might check the disease to their inclpiency would be the knowledge that within the space of four months, the editor of a weekly paper in a Kansas town has been shot at twlee, assaulted three times, and bad tlt« window of bis room smashed three times, it, is said. becao»e he said that the mayor ought to be fmpeached for drunkenness. Of coarse bis methods might have been too heroic for successful journalism in any section, but th$, danger* are none the less apparent.

The half million dollars required to Justify General Booth in entering upon the stupen-

dou* work of the social regeneration of' Emperor's desiie to make things unpleasant

TERRE HAUTE, ESTD., SATURDAY EVENING-, FEBRUARY 28,1891. -Twenty-first Year

"Darkest England" being in sight, he has signed the deed of trust and commissioned the first band of Salvationist officers chosen for the work. The consultation committee coinprlses six members chosen by General Booth, arid two members chosen by each of the following persons—the archbishop of Canterbury, the president of the Wesley an Society, the chairman of the Congregational Union* the chairman of the Baptist Union, the attorney-general, and the chairman of the city council. Such a campaign for the uplifting of the poor has never been planned, and tbf world will follow it with great Interest All concede that If anyone Is equal to the task, General Booth is the man.

The opinion is advanced by-leading pa tentlaw practitioners that the Bell telephone company is only secure In the enjoyment of Its monopoly by reason of the fact t&ata sufficient amount of capital can not be procured to sustain a struggle for the few jears remaining of even its shadow of claim under the United Pt^tes patent laws. It Is not so much S watter of original outlay as of means to carry on a campaign in and out of the ^urts. Should, an outside company enter the field the Bell people would, of course, sue otit an Injunction rertraining the new opmpany.from infringing on the other's asserted rights. Pending the decision, and Should the defendant corporation desire to continue its operations, it would be required to file a bond to an amount proportionate to the supposed value of the Bell telephone patent, and this matter of a bond is one of the principal debarring causes to be considers by outside capitalists.

people and Things.

Tbe late dukfl of Bedford Was the twelfth peer to commit suicide during this century. Never mind if you don't look like a genius. Prof.' Gold win Smith says that Macaulay looked more like a cobbler than a great Writer.

Lord Shaftesbury says the immigration of 900,OOP English women would be a great benefit to England. It "would play havoc with some-other country, though.^ •.

TbH-ute Mary A. Nevins left. $20,000 to the Nevii.3 inemorlal library, atMethuln, Mass. And r.ow'20,000 people will arise afid ask: "And. where the deuce is Metliuln, Mass?'?-.

The world is not altogether a vale of tears to Senator Insalls. He has 8800,000 quietly salted down against the time when his salary ceases.lo 'count ahd the Senatorial ghost to wa'k,?v $ ills* Braddon is! said to be very careless about tbhe style and. material of her garments. Ther#is evidence of a similar carelessness In the »tyle and materia, of Miss Braddon's

Hn^^editors of theDuchonH Manchester -Tfce£ amJ-jgive Her Gfbce fifteen years' grace and then have their bills paid. "Distance lends enchantment to the view."

Miss Mangle Kohler, pretty GermanAmerican girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kohler of Lansing^ Micb., has married Sam Lee, the heathen Chinee proprietor of a local laundry.

It is said the Czar of Russia has to work from six in the morning to ten at night. And he makes a mighty poor government for all his work. He should get a tew clvill zed people to help him.

David Dudley Field, at 86, is so young and sprightly that he intimates It Is a Bource ofregret with him that Methusaleh Iln't alive so that he might askv him what it really feels like to grow old.,M^,, a

The little Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has already discovered that wearing a crown makes an uneasy bead. Court etiquette will noi allow her to play with her former little companions any more.

Professor John L. De Boston Sullivan has taken a chronometer-balanced oath that he he will never fight again, and people are wondering how he will steer clear of colored waiters and fly ing,coffee pots.

General Splaola's miraculous shirt-collar is the wonder of Washington and the glory of New York. The rumor that he sleeps In It was a wicked story Invent^ by Congressman Randall of Massachusetts.

The Prince of Wales will visit Ireland dur* Ing the coming summer. It Is to be hoped that he will have a right royal ume and be presented with a golden corkscrew and afree Iftass to Dunvllle'sdistillery. tg.

The vivacious and sparkling Cyreiife, the Spanish dancer—a^ont whose beauty the battcr-pudding-bnUned dudes of Boston were raving—has eloped with a dime museum manager. Cyrene is now a missing Syren.

Jay Gould has been a resident of New York city for the last thirty-two years. This voluntary martyrdom is all the more singular as no man enjoys such exceptional railroad facilities for getting far away out of it.

Mr. Ingalls had^the distinguished honor of presenting the credentials of his successor, Mr. Peffer, to the Senate. The papers were placed on file, and Mr. Ingalls looked as if be wished that PefTcr had been filed with them.

The Dnke of Clarence is to disgrace with bis royal mother because he was giddy enough to creep oat of the back door of Windsor Castle and go to lady Mawke's ball when he ought to have been mourning for the death of Prttoe Badonln.

Senator-Elect Ky'e says that while he admires the Democrats and denounces the Republicans, he is of neither party. He Is an "Indocrat." In south Dakota anybody can have a free pass to the elrcns if they can guess the conundrum.

The duke of Clarence is In dlsgracSwlth tils royal mother because be was giddy enoogh to creep out of the back door of Windsor castle and go to the Lady Hawke'S ball when he ought to have been mourning for/the death of Prince Bamkmin.

Moody, the $rangellst, declares that If an archangel should come down from Heaven and preach to Boston, the congregation would find flaws of gmmmar or logic in the sermon. Evidently it makes brother Moody rather hot trying to chriutlsnlse such people as that.

Emperor William has managed to get the Empress Frederick and her daughter, Princes* Margaret to visit Bails, and will probsbly calculate that If their visit Is a pleasant one, tree from political soaftfaation, he may venture to go there himself to the not distant future. Bearing in mind the

for Bismarck, why doesn't he send the old cian along to see bow It would act. It would be a sort of a "try It on the dog experiment" whIch the veteran"would not shrink from.

It may surprise many that March 10 next the Prince of Wales will celebmte the twen-ty-eighth anniversary of bis marriage. The latest, photographs of H. R. H. Indicate that he might make the occasston doubly memorable by laying to a good,supply of halr-re-storer.

Th^ President's son-in-law is almost as short in stature as the old gfKtan and slender enough to worm his way through a crowd. But he is a shrewd business man and a clear thinker,. and this suggests the question: What docs he think of Baby McKee's grandfather?

The mad King of Bavaria sometimes smokes as many as 100 cigarettes a day. For eaeh cigarette be uses an entire box of matches, touehtng off the others to see them burn after he has used one to secure alight with. He has a new suit of black broadcloth made for him twice every week, but he never uses a blpdkerchelf, towel, ot He refuses to go near wat$r and heverTSathes.

Tlppoo Tip. kirfgjof 8iave-drivers^|fto appear,in London society thl^ummp|f aid It Is predicted that he will be' a ve^ Successful "Hon." He Isjlch he is powerful—In Africa and he is notorious all over the civilised world. And next to money society likes few things better than notoriety,

Miss Zoo Gay ton, who is doing the great walking act between San Francisco and New York, recently arrived at Detioit, and the Journal took occasion to say that she was not good looking. Zoe retorts that she hasn't as many corns on her track-tired feet as there are on the opinions of the man who says that she is not the handsomest tramp on record.

Senator Sherman has given up the idea of building a residence at Washington, It is reported, and will put up at his old home in ManBfleld, O. This is made the basis of an inference that be is about to retire from public life. Another gentleman who will have to return to private life in order to confirm the opinions of Washington quidnuncs Is Senator Hoar.

Luoy Tlncker, colored, of Trigg county, Kentucky, aged 105 years, has cut a full Bet of new teeth, the old ones having decayed and disappeared about forty yoars agOs She had' also been nearly tod for many years, but recently her sight began to improve and she can now see ,as well as when a young woman She is the mother of fifteen children and has ninety-odd grandchildren now living.

Rev. McPfcerson, of Chicago, who has given much attention to the matter, states that Jess than ten per cent, of the, Inhabitants of that wicked city attend church on Sunday. WWh 60,000 Bohemians, 20,000 Italians and Poles, Russians, Scandinavians^ etc., in pro•diglou* numbers* tho. 8t«teni«nt i«t not *o wonderful But l't silbWshoW muchmiSsionary work Is needed at home in all pur large cities.

The present walk affected *by fashionable girls is decidedly tiresome and it Is very ajnusing to watch some well-Mlilt, tailor-made girl when she takes to one of the side streets, allow her arms to swing, and her body relax, and apparently take some comfort In moving. The regulation gait requires the body to be carried perfectly erect and stiff, the arms held at the side with elbows turned out and hands slightly open. The arms must be held perfectly steady if one desires to be thought in correct form.

Fashion's Fancies.*

A plaid and black seasonJ *€$- 1 English rough goods are the besu Calico can be bought for almost ribthin^. Ginghams and challics have taken Its place.

Olive Thorne sent out 30,000 printed slips asking the women of New York not to wear birds on their bats.

Lady Colin Campbell, who is still one of the noticeable women In London society, wore at a recent fashionable reception a perfectly plain gown of pale hiueeatU*brocaded with groups of shaded tulips.

New black grenadines bave narrow folds of maize or mandarin velvet, with narrow vel vet ribbon dots wherever possible, on dresses for homeland these will also bo w#n In the streets as »Jon as warmer weather comes.

The basques of bodices are much longer, both for in and outdoor wear. The waistcoat or underfront is drawn without darts to the figure. The seams of the bodice are Joined fwo inches below the waist, and the remainder left open to form a tabbed basque.

Bonnetsof sapphire-blue velvet, edged with a band 6f silver embroidery, divided at the top by an aigrette of orchids. Velvet strings to match the crown, tied beneath the chin. This bonnet would also look well in black velvet, with bands of gold embroidery, with a gold aigrette.

Worth, the Paris dressmaker, speaking of colors, says: "1 have always gone to nature for my combinations there is no surer guide. Not In the flowers so much, they are apt to be gaudy, as a rule, although 1 have made some beautiful things with their help butin stones, lichens, the barks of trees, the combinations of tints are wonderful and may be taken as unfailing guides."

Along wrap is made of black velvet, with hanging sleeves, which are cut to apointand lined with black satin, and finished with a rich passementerie ornament. The deep ruffle over the shoulders and down to the waist in front Is of the velvetembroldered to black silk, in raised pattern, and the same em broidery borders the sleeves and is laid flat dowii the front. Tbe whole garment reachestotbo feet and Is most elegant. Tbe prefty little capote bonnet is of black velvet, with two rowsof wax pearl beads around It and two maize colored plumes, one In front and one in tbe backw

Tasteful glain wool gowns for walking, shopping and traveling, to brown, gray, dark blue or dahlia, are made with a coat bodice that comes well over the hips evenly all araaod, and Is cat in long tabs. The front generally openspver a vest of tan, champlg non, dove color or chamois cloth. Black braiding Is the trimming for these bodices, done to a light design along the taps, vest and collar, with a heavier motive at the top

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waists of the tapered sleeve* Tbe skirt is in habit shape, with the braiding on the skirt hem. Velvet ribbon is often substituted for the more elaborate braid garniture.

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Geraldine's Letter.

This week in Washington the first triennlal meeting of the National Council of Women was held, commencing Sunday and closing Wednesday night. Ihe Sunday service was a religious one, and wag held to tho afternoon so as not to Interfere with other services. The Rev. Ida ,C. Hultln, pastor of the Unitarian church to Sioux City preached the sermon Rev. Anna H. Shaw (Methodist), Rev. Myla F. Tupper (Unitarian), Rev. Louisa S. Baker (Congregationallst), and Rev. Myra A. Saffbrd (Unitarian), took part in the other exercises. Mrs. Mary Bottomo, president of the King's Daughters, concluded tbe exercises with ah exhortation. This national council was a most remarkable gathering of tho women who have accomplished so much- in the fields of education, philanthropy and reform. There wa$ Frances Willard, Susan B. Anthony, Elisabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Rachel Foster Avery, who believed to the political enfranchisement of women, then there were others who do not favor tha suffrage movement, among them Anna Nathan Myer, who read a paper on "A New Phase of Woman's Education to America." Mrs. Myer is a cousin of the late

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Lazarus, whose poems—especially on Jewish themes—are so well known, Mrs. Myer was among tho first to take the examination course for women at the Columbia college. Among other well known women who had a part in the programme were Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Ella Drltss Clymer, president of Soros^, Mrs. Mary F. Lease, a Kansas lawyer, who has become famous In the west as the orator of the Farmers' Alliance Mrs. SSerelda G. Wallace, thostep-mother of Gen. Lew Wallace Dr. Ju la Holmes, the founder of tho Isabella association Mrs. May Wright Sowall of Indianapolis, and many others. There was one general subject at each session, throe papers ot thirty minutes, those supplemented by several papers of ten minutes each, followed by a general discussion. It is safe to say that with this treatment these subjects were thoroughly gone over. Six national associations, that aggregate a membership of half a million women, have regularly entered this national council. One of these large associations is the Federation of Womon'is Ckibs, Including tn its membership soma nany-elght clubs, among them the Woman'* Reading Club" and the "Saturday Circle" of Terre Haute.

The advent of a diamond merchant in our midst this week with a superb collection of diamonds, rubles, emeralds and Sapphires, the four precious stones of the world, biw rather turned our thoughts and conversation, to the subject of jewels, soipeth togaijAtoifieii love. He told mo, thls dlttmond merchant, that moat of the finest diamonds come to New York and are Sold there. That le easy.' to believe when one reads a description, of^ the Metropolitan opera house eta i? itighjfe, Now^ifcfj jawl Uamt fn lirt ('Ifnt-IliSniilr'j 1 used to

was tho only one to dazzle tho eyes of the opera-goer, but hers Is ccllpsed now by those worn by half a dozen other ladles, veritable crowns too, some of thom are, for they came originally from tho Jewel boxts of Queens. One well known millionairess has one which was worn by the unfortunate Marie Antoinette, whoso Jewels were recently sold in France. I would not be at all surprised if some day some rich woman would appear in her box at the opera wearing Queen Victoria's crown. There is hardly any limit to the bank account of some of those women, and erownn even can be had for money.

The two roceni weddings, the ScheiffllnShepard and Astor-Wlllln^, may bo called diamond weddings, for diamonds were tha principal Jewels, and there was a diamond necklace from tho Vandorbllt grandmother that was worthy a princes' neck. Seven columns were devotid In one of tho New York papeis to the Astor wedding. The Astors arc said not to beapopularfamlly socially. Mr. W. W. Astor cerialnly hasn't much public spirit. When asked for money to carry on the fight against Tammany ho refused to gl^%, saying lie had no interest'to city government. A man wilh millions ot dolors to real estate and no interest in tha city governmt nt. Queer, to nay the least*

Col. Elliott F. Sbepardof the Mail and Express and father of Mrs. Hchelfflln, is ona

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the men who are always doing and saying the wrong thing, and has to be regularly suppressed. Some great pressuic must havrt been brought to bear on him to keep him quiet on the occasion of His daughter's wedding. That would have been a rare opportunity to have spread himself, but he didn't. There was only the simple announcement

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the marriage in his paper.. As a role ho does not hesitate to write,up his own famlfy, and to describe his daughter as the belle of tha occasion she honors with her presence

The De Barrios fancy dress ball which took place in New York recently is still a nine days' wonder. It was given by Madame Franccsca De Barrios^ who appeared as Cleopatra in a most magnificent costume blazing with jewels. Every body wanted to go to this ball, so those who were afraid they were not going to be bidden, wrote to Madam Barrios for invitations, and got them too. Perhaps she thought it one of the customs of tho country to ask for invitations, though it would seem she had lived here long enough to bave learnt a few things. As it turned out *be knew but few who were at her ball. She was the wife of General Barrios who was president of the South American Republics. He made a visit to the United States some years ago and was so carried away irith every thing he ft»w be invested iargesumisof money here and bought a house in ,New York, whither be and his family could flee when the Inevitable revolution should come. He Introduced many American customs in his capital, amongthem metropolitan police and street letter boxes. The revolution came, but be was killed. Madame Barrios and her children escaped and came to New York, where they have lived quietly until brought Into notice by this ball. ",l

An article In a recent Boston paper has this headline: 'The New WOman's Building to Indianapolis, lad." That reminds me of tha customer who asks for "red baby's shoes" and a "blue spool of *tik." tfWAi-omt

Mrs, Mary Young, of Newark, Is an wrtJmaWe but rather lioo sensitive tsdy who, because her husband went upon a spree, dosed herself with parts green. It Is to be hoped that this snper-sensitiveness will not spread. If It does, parts green will have to go on the free list. This country can

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