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Lingerie in Paris Trousseaus.
Paris. July 18.
A celebrated lingerie maker, who provides trous
seaus for many French brides, has just completed
a net trimmed with narrow Valenciennes insertion
and edge, line lines of embroidery and French
knots. The knots are very large, and stand out
prominently. The first name is embroidered on
♦very garment In a faint color, which is matched by
the ribbon. Little of the ribbon shows. it being run
under the embroidery, not through it. as has been
the general custom.
The corset covers are cut short In the back, with
long fronts, to fit well over the straight front
corsets, and are all finished with fitted "belts. A belt
with a ribbon on a coulisse seems no longer neces
sary, in fact, it Is uncomfortable. As no one now
wears a corset tight about the waist, the size c? the
■waist is always the came. For comfort under a
neglige there are corsets that only support the bust
and restrict the abdomen, leaving the waist free,
the two parts being connected by a few bands be
hind. The corset is practical, and some Blender
<f-omen are adopting It for general use.
: Pantalons are cut very wide. Some are perfectly
straight on the Inside of the leg; they are comforta
ble and not as bulky, as they are fitted over the
hips. Underwear is undoubtedly less trimmed than
It was; but Its cost has by no means lessened, as so
much care Is taken in its making. Homemade
■underwear seems as difficult to accomplish as home
dressmaking. Not only must each article be most
carefully cut and fitted, but seams, all edges of the
batiste, are most daintily separated by lines of open
work.
PATTES OF VALENCIENNES NEW.
Although lingerie grows more and more compli
cated all the time', it seems difficult to point to any
feature absolutely new In either shape or trimming.
Pattes of Valenciennes are new, and nicely used
with rows of txtcktngs and embroidery. Rather
more delicate than the large French knots are
rounds of solid embroidery surrounded by a tiny
embroidered circle either in white or a faint color.
Another pretty trimming on ruffles consists of rays
of fine tucks (what might be termed "pinchings"),
finished by Inserted drops or olives of lace open
work embroidery.
In making up underwear at horn* one must not
overlook the effectiveness of French knots. A large
knot surroun. '.(■<! by a circle of small ones is at
tractive anO possible fur fingers not accustomed to
finer work It i? possible to close easily and neatly
these knots without Joining them, although It may
be practical to join the very Rmali ones. A collar
snd ruffle to the sleeves of a nightdress may have a
lot of cachet trimmed In this way with the addition
of narrow Valenciennes- It will make a model not
found in the moderate priced ready made lingerie.
A charming- model for a sleeve for a nightgown
consist* of three embroidered and lace trimmed
ruffles, the lowest covering the elbow. An elaborate
idea consist* of a shirred Inner panel with accordion
pleated ruffle, stoat nightgowns are made on the
chemise Idea, with a round decolletage and short,
round yoke of laoe Insertion and embroidery. Tiny
HOT WEATHER LUNCHEONS.
Bummer Problem That Stares Business
Women in Face.
"Boston baked beau, with ham; Boston baked
beans with pork; wheat cakes and maple syrup;
butter cakes; ham and eggs," lead the younger
of the two girls aloud In a weary voice, tilting
her pretty, eailor-hatted head a little to one side ,
as her eyes travelled down the all too familiar
Items. Her companion was also pretty, and also
wore a sailor hat on top of her pompadour.
"Oh. I 'don't know!" she rerr.arked, when the
reading of the bill of fare had come to an end.
"It's the name old story. Why don't you get a
hot-spell bill of fare. Maggie?" turning to the
waitress, who was wiping the crumbs that the last
patron had left off the polished table en to the
floor.
Maggie was reticent. After chasing a silver of
potato salad from one side of the table to the
other with the striped towel that hung at her aide,
•he said, not unamlably:
"Well, what's yer order?"
"I had ham and beans five times last week,"
■aid the girl who held the menu in ler hand.
"Give me an egg sandwich, and turn the egg once;
cup- of coffee and chocolate eclair."
"Me, too," acquiesced the other, listlessly.
. These girls were two out of thousand* of busi
ness women in this city who depend upon restau
rants for their midday m<-al. Lake meny out of
these other thousands, they found their luncheons
a necessity, rather than a pleasuie: a monotony
and a bore, and particularly so in warm weather.
Without formulating It in so man* wcrds, they
realized, as most women who «at at restaurants
do. that the latter cater to men's appetites, and
that the dietary is built upon a meat bstls. That
Is to nay, the menus are arranged on the under
•tar.diii* that one shall eat meat three times a day.
The meal from which meat Is omitted is likely to
be a poor one.
• -In summer, when the system rebels against
being taxed to digest a heavy meal in the middle
of the day. the difficulty of getting a luncheon that
la nutritious, light and palatable la Increased."
says a business woman, who thinks she has solved
the luncheon problem. "Instead of sitting down
stupidly and resignedly to ham and beans five
times in one week, lent it worth while trying to
get the moat and the best out of the hot weather
lunche-on? Even if the restaurant proprietors do
neglect their m men customers, is that any reason
why the women should neglect themselves? A
little thought and Ingenuity will go a long way In
a 'quick lunch' room, as elsewhere. For Instance,
when the mercury is climbing up over the ridge
pole cf the thermometer, and one feels all frazzled
out. and one's pocket handkerchief is reduced to a
moist, tight ball with ■ morning of mopping, and
one's pompadour sticks to one's head, what Is the
•ease In ordering a plate of visas hot middle cakes
TYPICAL SUMMER TOILETS.
tucks are used on all garments, and also shlrrings.
although these can hardly stand the average
blanchisseuee.
A combination of corset cover and short petticoat
is practical. The corset cover Is cut with the long
front, has skirt buttons in front and a few pleats
behind. This is carried out In pongee silk as well as
in lingerie, the silk combination to be used under a
shirtwaist and short linen skirt without an over
potticoat. Corset covers to be worn under unllned
nlouses are cut very high to support the bust: on
the other hand, those intended to be worn under
lined bodices are out low and trimmed in flat lines
to make little bulk. Corset covers may be much
ornamented and yet take up little space. One made
of up and down rows of "pinchings" rather high In
the neck and with small armpleces Is excellent
under a thin muslin blouse.
COLLARS AND BLOUSES.
While on blouses the round pelerine or collar
holds good, every attempt is made to change and
modify It. A shirt of heavy white linen has a small
square yoke of coarse colored embroidery, with the
collar hanging from this cut In a straight edge,
"back and front, and increasing in points over the
sleeves. The points are slashed twice, and the
whole collar Is trimmed in a drawn out pattern with
a little of the colored embroidery.
A more dressy blouse is of white wash silk and
linen. The silk blouse is laid in small box pleats,
with straps of the linen going across, and these are
embroidered with large disks of yellow silk. There
Is a turnover collar of starched white linen and
cravat of yellow velvet spotted with white. Ribbon
makes a tiny bow at the throat, and two long ends
tuck into the belt.
A pretty blouse of English embroidery has two
hemstitched batiste ruffles finishing th* neck. The
sleeves, of the openwork embroidery, end broadly at
the elbows with double batiste ruffles beneath.
In regard to adjustable collars, the pointed effect,
the point or points coming well down over the
blouse, is increasing. The two points with the
collar fastening behind are newer. String ties are
again modish, r nd some of these are made of heavy
toile, coarsely embroidered.
Bet-in vests come both on linen waists and silk
blouses. A linen shirt will have a buttoned-ln vest of
a fancy linen. A pretty model has the front: crossed
over the bust and meeting at the waist line, pro
viding for an Inserted oval vest.
In the models for elaborate blouses one sees a deal
of fine ruchin^s end ravelled fringes. String lace
and string fringe over white mouseeline make a
pretty waist.
RED LEATHER BKLTS.
Every summer wardrobe includes a belt of glazed
red leather. On a morning lin<;ii costume it adds a
pretty touch with a cherry or poppy trimmed outing
hat.
A smart waist of white linen is laid In rows of
shirt tucks arranged in points separated "by several
up and down bands of openwork embroidery. The
little turnover collar and cuffs are of fine batiste,
mos-'t delicately embroidered in a rose pattern, a
contrast to the heavy linens and Russian embroid
eries bo much in use.
A model for a stiff, hifih, turnover collar is of
•white trimmed with raised appllqued rounds of pink
toile, each surrounded by a tiny white embroidered
circle. Another model of the same shape is finished
about tho bottom and up the front by a half Inch
flnn pleating. There are turnover cuffs to match
this.
Very dainty and refined looking are kimonas of
white linen lawn, with the collar and turned over
fronts trimmed only with large French knots.
Charming negliges are made of dotted muslin. The
use of negliges In two pieces, jacket and much
ruffled skirt, 6eems Increasing.
that would be enough to blast a promising career
even in January? How worse than unreasonable
to choose ham and beans, another emphatically
zero weather dish— dish that, even with snow fly-
Ing, the woman who sits In an office all day long
should be shy of.! You may sometimes see a woman
wrestling with a beefsteak, while the perspiration
rolls down her cheeks. She would reply that she
must keep her strength up, If you were to say any
thing to her about it. As if there were no other
way to supply the waste of the tissues than eating:
meat!
"Another mistake that the business woman whose
fates drive her to the downtown luncheon room is
likely to make is that of running a good thing Into
the ground. She discovers something she likes, has
it every day for a fortnight, and then wind: up by
being tired to death of it, and it will be months
before she will look at it again. The silly!
"Here are gome luncheon menus that will illus
trate the points made above. There are twelve of
them, or enough for two weeks. As only the bev
erages are repeated, these typical menus serve to
show what can be done easily in the way of procur
ing coolness and variety. The meals which they
represent are all very light, but lightness is one
of the things the summer business girl should seek
in her diet. A good Swigs cheese, sandwich is ex
actly as nutritive as an order of roast beef end
potatoes, and how much more appetizing it is for
a sultry day! These menus are tentative only.
They are not expected to cover the field, or to be
accepted literally. "With the printed bill of fare
before one, a great many other, and perhaps more
agreeable, changes can be rung. The point is to
ring them.
Chicken Sandwich.
Ice. Cream. iced Coffee.
Ci-ewn Che*s» and Crackers.
Cup Custard. Gl&as of Milk.
Spaghetti and Tomato.
lee Cream. ice<l Coffee.
Roast Beef Sandwich.
Huckleberries. Orap» Juloe
Brtad and Milk.
Cantaloupe.
Tomato Salad.
Bcteir. „ , _. „ IredCbffee.
Emoked Salmon Sandwich.
Currant*. Iced Tea,
Potato Paled.
- Uye Bread.
Pudding. , oiaas of Milk.
Swing Cheese Sandwich.
Blackberries. Iced T«a.
Milk Toast.
Watermelon Qran» Julo»
Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Milk
Pudding.
Sardine Sandwich. .
Baked Apple. lemonade.
FUNDS FOR ZENANA MISSIONS.
In consequence of the recent visit of the Hon.
Emily Klnnaird to the United States a good many
organizations have been formed for the purpose of
raising money for zenana missions in India. The
Girls" Friendly societies of the diocese of Mary
land are much Interested in the work, and have
already contributed til for the support of a Hindoo
widow for one year In one of the mission schools.
As the members of the society are nearly all work
ing girls, this sum Is a considerable one for them
to raise, and indicates much interest in the cause.
Another $15 has been given by Mrs. Russell Sage
and it la expected that some organized work will
be begun In New- York next winter by the women
who heard Miss Kinnalrd's talks. women
tfEW-YORK DAILY TKIBUNE, SUNDAY. JULY 2f>, lflpri.
better when I had let the rifle in camp— now.
Did I ever tell you about my guide's Win
chester? lie had a wonderful Winchester, only
he hadn't It with him. 'That thar gun.' he told
us. 'she'd shoot five hundred yards on a dead
level, and then, boys, she'd raise a leetle.' "
"Was that the time you had the fight at the
dance?"
"That was the time; oh. Amy."
She was sitting on the rock above tho spot
to which the deer were used to come. The sun
light, flinging recklessly down the hill among
the trees, checkered tho water and barred the
skirt of her grown. No word whispered to Brad
ford — "Be careful!" No thought of the possi
bilities of the moment, no thought of sorrow,
came Into his mind; he only smiled to see the
sweetness of this young girl, his wife.
"Francis?" '
"Yes 1
"I remember that story about the dance so
well! I have often thought of it since. Yen
were 60 near death—and then I might never
have known you, never have known you." Her
voice dropped softly. "I want to ask you some
thing funny."
"The half of my kingdom?"
"No, dear. But you told me once about that
scar on your shoulder, where you were shot."
Her voice sank a little lower still. "To-night.
Francis — when we are alone— will you show it
to me, please?" '
The question struck home se suddenly, he
could scarrely gather his wits to meet it. His
wife waited, her hand busy idly with the moss
upon the stone, and a lovely shyness In her pray
eyes; and he thought rapidly and hard. There
was no scar upon his shoulder. Should he tell
her that the mark had disappeared? But what
had he told her less than a year before? Brad
ford understood very clearly with what ease
one may draw about him a network of lies, and
with what difficulty he escapes from it. Had
he but known, he might safely have explained
the matter so, for she would never have dreamed
of doubting his word. But again he judged her
by himself. He thought of pretending that she
must have been mistaken, and thnt he had
never told her the scar was there. But he
dared not do it. So, at length, driven to hon
esty, he said, his voice a little strained, as even
he could tell.
"Why, my dearest. I would, but you see"
He broke oft. This was not, after his wife's
words of the morning', the easiest task he had
ever had to do. She looked at him. a little
frightened.
"Francis — shouldn't I have asked?"
"Oh, Amy!" The realization of her delicious
charm caught at his heart afresh; and yet it is
true that even in the moment he wondered
whether he might not escape so. He may be
forgiven; he was a hunted man. And he knew
at once, with his keen judgment in su^h mat
ters, that no loophole opened in that remark.
Poor fellow, he was used to estimating the
chances of a lie. "It is only, dear, that— well, I
stretched that matter a little. I'm afraid, when
I told you." It was very hard to say. And the
bullet had really gone very close. What Is the
distance from the truth to a lie? "There Isn't
Announcement was made last week of the en
gagement of Mrs. J. Parker Mason, of Stelle-ave.,
Plainfleld. X. J.. to John B. Dumont. of East
Seventh-st. As yet no date has been set for the
wedding. Mrs. Mason Is the widow of Jamese Park
Mason, a prominent Iron commission merchant of
New-York, and is the daughter of J. Howard
Wright, o# Lexington-ave., New-York. A number
of months ago announcement was mnde of her en
gagement to Mr Remington, of New-York, whose
death occurred a short time later. Mr. Dumont is
prominently identified with the New-York
Exchange, and for many years has been active in
public affairs In this city. He served the city us a.
Councilman for nearly eleven years, and until re
cently was a vestryman of Grace church. As a
director of the public library he has done much to
build up that institution. Two years ago his first
\> -lie died. Mrs. Belknap, Wife of the Republican
nominee for Governor of Kentucky, Is hie only
daughter.
Extensive arrangements are being made in Laroh
mont for the production of the song cycle. "In a
Persian Garden," in the open air on the night of
August 10. It is proposed to transform the prove
near the Bevan House into a moonlit fairyland,
where a stage draped with foliage will b< • I
and seats ml be provided for five hundred people,
who will come fr^m the towns along the Sound to
attend the production. Tlu« scenic arrangements
are in the bands of K. <>. Unitt, a New-York
artist William E. Mulligan, the well known or
tranist of St. Mark's Church, New-York, will direct
the music. Harry P«ppers Is to sing the tenor
parte He has been living In retirement at his home
In Connecticut since his marriage, and consented
to auuear because of his friendship for Mr. Mulli
gan. The alto is to be Mme. LeClair Mulligan.
The other singers have not been announced. The
August 10, has been chosen for the concert
;.. cause there will be a new moon on that date,
which will add to the attractiveness of the seen«.
The object of the production is to afford enter
tainment for the summer residents.
Paul C. Ransom, of Buffalo, and Miss Alice Ruth
Carter, the daughter of tx-Presldent Carter of
Williams College, were married at noon yesterday
in the St. Cloud Presbyterian Church. West
Orange, N. J. Miss M. M. Brown, of Bright Hurst,
was maid of honor, and Dr. De Witt H. Sherman,
of Buffalo, was best man. Mr. Ransom's ushers
were Eugene Delano, Jr., of New-York; Bradley
Goodyear, of Buffalo; Donald M. Ryerson, of Chi
cago, students from the Hill School, where Mr.
Ransom has taught for a number of years, and
from his own school at Cocoanut Grove. Florida,
and irranklin Carter, jr., a brother of the bride.
WITH THE ENGLISH SERVANT.
British Housewives May Adopt German
Methods with Help.
"How lucky you are In the matter of servants:"
Bald an American woman to her English hostess.
•Everything runs like clockwork and you have
none of the bother and uncertainty we must put
up with at home."
"Alas," was the answer, "things seem to run
smoothly only because I don't interfere; only be
cause I have found by sad experience that Inter
ference works disaster. As a matter of fact there
Is no slavery like that of young masters or mis
tresses to the aged retainers of a house."
And yet, with all his determination to have his
own way, an English servant is never disrespect
ful. There is a saying current In English house
holds that if a servant Ftays with one during four
seasons a life habit has been formed. English
conservatism has at least that advantage, •van if
at times Its serious personal Inconveniences.
English mistresses are considering the advis
ability and practicability of putting in force the
same law that prevails In Germany. There any
person entering domestic service procures a book
Irom the police in which is entered hla or her
name. age. etc;. On leaving a place the employer
writes the "character" in this book and the dates
of entering and leaving his service. If a servant
remains out of employment voluntarily or Involun
tarily the record of this time, too, must be kept
and the whole revised by the police. While the
prospect of such a volume would hold great ter
rors for the indifferent servitor, it would offer ines
timable advantages to a good one.
In speaking of Old World servants, it may be
news to many on this side of the water that be
tween the two classes of upper and under servitors
in England the line of demarcation is drawn with
even greater sharpness than between those of mas
ter and mistress. Often for the meat course these
two classes dine together in the servants' hall.
When this Is the rase absolute silence is preserved
during the time, as it la a point of honor with the
upper class, composed of butler, lady's maid, groom
of the chambers, valet, housekeeper, etc., not to
share household secrets with those below the salt,
and also they have no mind to listen to the prattle
of their inferiors. For subsequent courses, the
upper servants repair to th«.* "housekeeper's room."
where are spread relishes and ii«*serttf superior to
those provided for the others, and conversation
goes on unchecked. At the present day this
"housekeeper's room" is the scene of regular late
dinners, at which visiting Kervanta. if of the "upper
class," are present. At smart houses It has even
■•• the custom of late for ladles' maids to wear
low necked gowns and valets evening suits. At
the servants' parties. In ord» : to avoid confusion
it Is customary for them to adopt the names of
their masters, so that while real dukes and
duchesses feast above stairs their duplicates or
doubles masquerade below.
The Chameleon.
Continued from flrst page.
really any scar. The bullet didn't quite hit me;
or it just grazed me, rather."
She stared at him, not quite und<?-s>t.ind:ng.
"Then— there is no «ar?"
"None, dear.* 1
Her brain wrought over this puzzle. He. her
husband, bad said «nfl now he unsaid. 'Then
there was no tight at all? Wasn't any of it
true?"
"Oh. yes. it aas ;ill true." he assured her,
hastily. "All true. The fellow fired, and ai I
dodged down the bullet went right over the cor
ner of my shoulder— see, just here!" But this
time he caught no glance of absorption In nil
story. Yet h« hurried on. "I heard it go smash!
against the wall, and I saw that my coat was
torn. It felt as if some one hnd suddenly drawn
a pin across my shoulder— that's all." Even
now. though he longed to stick exactly to the
truth, he did not quite. If you will fancy your
self in Bradford's place, you may appreciate
the quickness of bis shift?, the sureness of his
adapted details; and you may understand then
the dramatic vividness of imagination which
Bradford had to combat. How he hung on
Amy's next word!
"This rock is growing cold," ?he said. "Let's
walk on. dear."
He helped her down and they walked on—
at first in silence, but soon that became unbear
able, and he talked and talked— the fiercest ef
fort, so, far, of a fiercely clever Hfe. She an
swered him: but— did he imagine it? He felt
as if she had slipped back somehow into the
old Amy— Amy Power— the Amy of his first
love, not tho Amy he had married. Was this
his imagination only? During all the afternoon
the question tormented him. What was she
thinking of him? She had said that she be
lieved herself beautiful because he told her so.
It would he hard to overestimate the sensitive
ness of Bradford's nerves. He went on loving
his wife more and more dearly. But he did
not know what she thought of him, and he
dar^d not ask.
That night, as he lay awake, the buzzing of
the river in his ears, he saw again that recur
rent vision of the pilgrims on a yellow, winding
road, over brown, flat land. His wife slept
peacefully beside him. Yet again, when In the
vision he would have gone to her. the river
sprang between: and, when he would have
plunged In, behold! again she waved him away
and disappeared! So certain was the picture
that In an agony of fear he reached out his
hand and— touched his wife's cheek upon the
pillow.
"What is it, dear?"
"Nothing. Amy." So— she had not been asleep,
then?
They remained a month at the Ridge. His
wife was very sweet. As he grew to know her in
the Intimacy of marriage he only loved her more
and more. The memory of that first day and
night faded out of his thoughts almost entirely—
almost. Yet there came now and then the
haunting, harrying: wonder— what did she think
of him? For she had never spoken of the story
of the scar.
Items of octal Interest.
Other members of the wedding party were
Thatcher Brown and Morean Delano, of New-
York The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Edward C Moore, of the Harvard Divinity BchooL
Only the immediate families were present. After
the service there was an informal breakfast at
Bright Hurst, the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Crosby Brown.
Mrs. M. Collins, of Washington, announces the
engagement of her daughter Marie to John Je
rome Rooney, of New-York. Mr. Rooney Is a
member of the New-York Bar, a member of the
Catholic Club and of its board of management.
The wedding will take place in October at Glouces
ter, Mass.. where Mrs. Collins and her family hava
ix cottage.
W. N. Lawrence, a New-York theatrical manager
and a prominent resident r.f Larchmont-on-the-
Souml, Ls completed arrangements to produce at
Memorial Hall, connected with St. John's Church
at T,ar..hmont, on the evening of August 6 threa
original one act plays for the benefit of the Larch
mont Volunteer Fire Department. The stage set
tings, scenery and costumes will be brought from a
New-Tork theatre, anil everything will be carried
out in true Broadway style. Mr. Lawrence will be
1 in giving the theatrical performance by
Charles Jebttnger and B. L. DuaiM, and a com
mits., c of firemen composed of Frank Hardy, the
yachtsman; Harry Bontz anU John Hickey will
have charge of tickets, programmes ajid other de
tails.
The plays will be produced by an all professional
cast, the talent including the following actors and
actresses who have volunteered their services:
Joseph Brannan, of James K. Hackett's company;
M. J. Jordan, late of Mrs. Flske's company; George
Backus, Samuel Cloggett, Albert Perry, R S.
Plgott. Miss Louise Compton, «liss Anna V/ynee.
Miss Laura Almotl.io and Miss Margaret Wlcherly.
The entertainment will be one of the. leading af
fairs in Larchmont, as ail the patrons and patron
esses will be summer residents from Orienta,
Larchmont and New-Rochelle.
The Westchester County Elks are proud of the
achievements nf two of their members, who won
prizes at the national convention of the fraternity
which has Just closed at Baltimore. The prize for
beinp the smallest Elk In the United States was
awarded to Admiral Dot, the well known Whitn
Plains hotelkee-per. It is a handsome bndire set
with diamonds. Thomas F. Moor*, son of ex-City
Marshal J. J. Moore, of Mount Vernon, who was
declared to be the youngest Elk. received a gold
badge on which appears the emblem of the order
with eyes set with rubies. The young man Is Just
twenty-one years old.
If the hands perspire freely, powder them well
with any good talcum powder, and there will be
little danger of Injuring the gloves.
"Ball throwing I do not advise to any great
extent tor ***•." says Dr. Luther Guitok. physical
director of the public schools of New-York. "It
makes the clavicle prominent and. destroys the
symmetry of the neck, a fact every girl is lii-.tiy
to regret when she Is older and begins to wear
evening gowns."
A woman who has succeeded in reducing the
flesh about her waist to artistic proportions rec
ommends this as an exercise: Lie flat on the back
upon the floor. Fold the arms and rise to a ait
ting posture. Then li* down again and raise one
lep as high as possible, then the othtr Repeat
each movement morning and evening until tirtd.
BHE PLANS HOUSES.
The only woman ever admitted to the Master
Carpenters' Association Is Miss Louis* Catherine
Hinck. of Montclair. Miss Hinck Is a graduate of
Vaasar and of the New-York University Law
School, but she prefers to spend her time In putting
up beautiful and convenient houses, and many of
the most attractive homes In Montclair are of her
designing. She thinks that women can do this
work much better than men. and the women who
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PARISIAN HAND READER.
Mme. de Thebes, the Palmist, Is
Coming to This Country. #
Paris, July 17
There is the r-ame distinction to be drawn be
tween pahntstry and fortune telling •» there !s
between astronomy and astrology, or so says Mme.
de Thebes, and thai is what she now wants to
prove In America, after having made known her
theories in Europe. It is during the coming win
ter that afßse. ds Thebes proposes going to New-
York to deliver a series of lectures and give prac
tical demonstrations of her art. and her Ideas are
interesting enough to merit more serious attention
than is generally given to questions of the kind.
Mme. d* Thebes says that elaborate studies and
long experience have convinced her that certain
form? and lines In the hand correspond with cer
tain trait.s of character, which traits predispose to
certain successes or failures. The great events of
one's life w.nild thus be broadly mapped out. but
would only be inevitable if one ailowed them to
be so. Palmistry so Interpreted would consequent
ly become a matter not bo much of prophecy as of
character reading, and In this way Mme. de
Thebes believes that It can become a really use
ful science.
Mme. de Thebes is a strikingly handsome woman,
tall and dark, with Intense personal magnetism.
Without professing to be an exponent of occultism,
she nevertheless has a liking for things to which
mystic qualities are supposed to be attached, and
she is never seen without a black pearl of excep
tional size on her finger, and am amber necklace
fully two yards in length, wound twice round her
neck and falling belo-v her waist. In the half light
of the salon into which I am ushered as I go to
interview her. Brahmin gods, elephants In brons*
and in marble, and casts and drawings of hands
Innumerable appear dimly. Victor Hugo's hand Is
there, and Zola's, and that of Alexandra Dumas,
the younger, who was her godfather, and who ad
vised her to make a profession of palmistry.
"Not only a profession, but a science." corrects
Mme. de Thebes, as I ask her If this statement be
correct. "And. Indeed, my whole course has been
guided by an anecdote which Alexandre Dumas
told me when I was beginning, and the moral of
which was to leave Intuition aside and proceed
only on positive knowledge. With everything
written plainly out in the hand in signs which we
can read as clearly as we read print or hand
writing, guesswork does far more harm than
good. One day Dumas had taken a young woman
to have her hand read by Desbarolles. /who. from
her appearance and from the fact that she was
with Dumas. Jumped to the conclusion that she
must bo an actress. Although the lines of her
hand gave this Impression the He. Desbarolles fol
lowed his own train of thought, and talked to her
about her profession. It turned out that she was
the daughter of very prominent society people,
and had never had the vaguest Intention of taking
to the stage, and she could never have done co.
because she was utterly lacking In talent. Des
barolles had committed this gigantic blunder slm-
M3IB. DD TBDEBE&,
The Parisian hand reader, who will visit this country.
ply because he allowed himself to be misled by
what he considered intuition. But the trouble la
that It is difficult to distinguish between intuition
and imagination. I therefore make it my rule never
to allow my sensations to lead me Into saying any
thing which I do not see written before me in the
hand. By reading the hand. I sometimes make
statements which seem in direct contradiction with
the general appearance; bat whenever I have been
able to verify later I have found that I was
right"
"And you claim that, by reading these signs cor
rectly, events can be not only seen but corrected?"
I question.
"Yes; It may seem absurd at first, but It has been
frequently demonstrated. For instance. I have
made an especial study of the signs of illness, as
these are the easiest to avoid. In this light palm
istry may be said to contain proof against fatalism,
slnoe the lines of the hand alter, not by accident.
but by change of will, which modifies the existence.
Danger foreseen Is half averted; if you see that
your life line la weak you have but to husband
your strength and live, whereas through neglect
you will die. These alterations, coming through
our mind force, often belle the original prophecy
of the hand, thus showing that we are masters of
our destiny. Some who should have died, live by
care, while others are cut off before their time by
abusing the human machine. If the life line, that
passing around the palm at the base of the thumb.
Is cut In two distinct sections, it means a fatal ill
ness or death by accident. Well. I have seen men
live through strong desire of life and extreme
care, and In every such case tiny lines will be
found to have formed In the hand, joining the
formerly distinct sections of the life line. In other
Instances where this attention «as not paid, death
has resulted.
"Exterior events are more difficult to affect, but
It Is possible to avoid them. If one is threatened
with death In an automobile accident. It is easy
enough to forego this species of amusement and
take no unnecessary risks. If one is to be en
dangered by shipwreck at a certain age, one has
only to avoid the sea. Where the risks are run. the
consequences are inevitable. In 1895. before he had
made public his plans for his African exploring ex
pedition. I read In the band of the Marquis de
Mores the horrible death that awaited him. Dr.
Tripier and a number of other well known people
were present. Ths marquis, laughing as I gave
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the details of a violent and terrtbla <*»aih an ■
journey to which he, exposed himself of his owa
free will, said. "I may as well tell yon that I as
Just now planning an expedition ani:i« 'aragta,
although I was keeping It a sseri< for Ike present'
'Do not go!" I cried. 'Madam. 1 tM aasw«rt4 i &
not question your skill. tut in spite of all you ny
I will go. But I promise to be cautious He w«ut
and bis end has become a matter of history.**
"That,**" I remark, "might he Interpreted v
fate.*'
"What we do of our own fr»<» wlti cannot b»
ascribed to fate." objects Mmc de Th^bfs. "Jlor*.
over, here Is an instance of a horrible I»at!i
avoided through forewarning. In a. salon sis
evening I said to a young girl. "You sis in daßflsr
of death from fire, and should be careful. Wfcea
you go to the theatre always take seats near an
exit, and especially beware of hastily erects
wooden buildings, where fire could easily spread."
Not long after she was chosen to preside at a
booth at the Bazar de Charite She visited th»
building, saw Its frail construction, recalled or
warning and refused to go. Her parents <4uaM
at her notions and Insisted on her going. On th»
fatal night she dressed and got as far as -he door
of the nous*, when she burst into tears and ran
back to her room, saying, 'I shall be bunj«l to
death If I go,' and no remonstrances could move
her. The girl who went and took her place at the
booth was burned to death, along with so many
others."
'Then palmistry would, according to your sppM
cation of It, have a great usefulness m this re
spect?"
„ "Certainly; but there is another f.eM in which
It could be still more useful, and where it is so.
among those who know how to profit by it. I: may
help us to know ourselves, for one canr.nt make *
mistake In life after carefully studying the connec
tions existing between the heart and head md the
lines of the hand. There is no means no sure for
choosing a career for a child. For Instance. If bis
fingers are square at the ends, it means that h»
Is methodical, intelligent, moderate in hi 3 tast»
and suited for applied knowledges, but has a "dis
taste for transcendent merit and superiority of
spirit, and can best succeed in some sclent 12c lisa
If his ringers have pointed tips, he will be ■
artist: his Imagination may amount to genius, sat
even If it does not he will always be a creature
of Impulse and not of logic. If ha has spatula**!
flr-jers. tench him a trade; he cannot succeed «t
anything else: he will be enereetic and inoroos*
and sure of himself, but will absolutely lack ii«"
or art or elegance. If Ms angers htm conical tics
he has the sense of beauty and poetry and imar.
natlon. with great Independence oi syirii; he ear
choose his own calling, being equal to anytii=?
save mathematics. If the Saturnlan ml tast
starting from the base of th* hand and cutttej
across the pain perpendicularly, is well marlw*
have no anxiety for him: whatever the shape of
his fingers, he will be abio to mar. his lift-
Aid him to combat hl^ faults as tfcev reveal ttJ«a*
selves, but never require of him what he cans*
give. If he lacks natural arms, supply fclia: »*
If he has some already, it la wiser to teach ■•
to use them, rather than to attempt to incrssi*
his) arsenal." C. I. B.
MARRIED OVER SIXTY-SIX YEARS,
An unusual marital record In these days of •*
vorcea Is that of Captain and Mrs. S^uiers. of Pwrt
Richmond, Staten Island, whose married Ml ex '
tends over sixty-six years and six months. Tie*
were married by th« late Dr. Brownlee. of th»
Dutch Reformed Church of Port Richmond, «•
which they are prominent members, and have Cl
ever since in a large house on Richmond Terr»«
They have had eleven children, five of whom •«•
living, and some of their numerous jrar.d^&iWjWJ
and great-grandchildren are always about t-e=s
Captain and Mrs. Squiers are eighty-eight a-
eighty-three year* old respectively, and are ra ex
cellent health, although Mrs. Squiers has obi
lately recovered from a trying? Haw** They*""
both descended from the early Dutch settlers?
the Island. Mrs. Saulers'a maiden name having «)•»
Barbara Van Name.