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"Will you kindly tell me," I in
quired, stopping my motor car in the
middle of the road and gazing at Polly,
"where you have been iiat you.have
discovered the great American joke?"
"Oh, onlv with Mrs. Stonelev to a
X\ meeting of the Woman's Work and
T^ Wisdom said innocently.
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as she bleciub," the ends oPolly her chiffon veil
out of he mouth.
I pusher the lever with such violence
that we flew along the road, almost
a
policeman.,
&1*,upsetting
Jack,
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in spite of the chiffon streamers which
ey "You don't understand, Jack," she
pointed in love or matrimony, she
oritude of gentle, patience.
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A HONEYMOON CONVERSATION
WOMAN'S RIGHTSAND. WRONGS
By Helen Rowland, Author of The Digressions of Polly.
Helen Irene Ijutz.
A REN'T politics funny?" said
Polly, gurgling.
I slowed down the automo
'bile and turned to gaze at my wife.
But Polly was intently absorbed in
tying the floating ends of her blue
chiffon veil and tucking them beneath
her chin.
f*. "When a woman goes in for them,"
j' she continued, "she gets horribly
1- frumpy"
a? "And cuts her hair short," I inter-
p- jected.
tia and forgets toonpowdeglovesr he nos'eYes, or to sew buttons her
And when a man goPs in for them, he
who shook his
club at us menacingly
I didn't think vou'd care so much,
coaxed Polly, "or I'd never,
never''
The members of the Woman's
Work and Wisdom club," I interrupted
emphatically, "haven't wisdom enough
to attend to their housework!"
Polly let go of mv sleeve and sat up i
iJ^rl&tV?" m^a
eve
very .straight, trying to look dignified "Lowers herself?"
n's
SfttSdl Tti
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teeth and continuing to let the auto
mobile go at top speed. "Of course I
don't! No woman's husband ever un
derstands her after she has .ioined the
Woman's Work and Wisdom club. A
0f
insisted on blowing into her mouth and imagined ourselves higher
the curls which would get into her 0h
n0
Th a wtlTanl SJ
8
Wosdom, whenever it wants to talk non- ^f^^^ ^^^T^^
"Don't I?" I cried, gritting
i tics and
industry.woman
happily married woman who will delib- but the moment she convinces him that
erately go in for politics or public re
form or modern thought is naturally an
enigma. Woman's rights are for old
maids and bachelor girls and other
blighted beings. Thev are the modern
substitutes for .nunneries. Nowadays
the moment a woman has been disap-
& 'Polly sighed and resumed her atti- ^J^J^1^^^
"That," she said demurely, "is a
hrtmasculine fallacy. The reason men re
3sent women's clubs is because they
o^make women think! And from the
gjj masculine viewpoint it is incompatible
lajfor a woman to think and at the same
time to be aa woman. Just as if
wearing one's frocks properly, and
P^ieeping'one's complexion in order and
oe
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ffl
aj
nning a house and talking small talk
BJ managing a husband do not require
She obJ thought than all the reform move
^rvs and political platforms put to
gether!
"That's just it!" I cried. "New
thought is the wrong kind of thought
for women!"
A man," pursued Polly, without
noticing me, will let a woman think
for him in all the important things of
life. He will let her choose his shirts,
his collars and his meals, select his
house, his servants, his friends and his
^religion, rule his children and make
^Cfchis social engagements. He will even
jigtake her advice in business and leave
^he entire handling of the family
finances to her but when it "comes to
rpA public acknowledgment of her claim
Lto intelligence or cleverness, he re
gents it. He wants
XIX "The empty honors!" I sighed.
B_J "Pooh! He does not even acknowl
edge privately that
oughtwomaknow
Tamage
to
?anythmg. Clevernesshein a is
Brphe one crime he cannot forgive. The
only clever woman who can keep a man
jit her side for more than ten minutes
{yat a time is the one who is clever
i enough toto hide it. A reputation
for brains in woman is worse than
thanno reputation at all. Poor Mi
nerva was an old maid, wasn't she?"
,and Polly relapsed into meditative si
lecne, broken only by the chug-chug
the motor car as we whizzed thru
green lanes of Central park and
the scarlet sumach bushes flash
out like tiny flames in the heart
a green lake.
"Minerva," I replied, when we had
ilowed down a bit, "was a bachelor
girl. A woman who is clever enough
to earn her own living and manage her
own affairs 13 usually allowed to do
both. Besides, every man knows that
a woman who is busy running a club
or the state or the country has no time
for running a house or a husband. Most
women's rights, if they could be Bifted
'o the bottom, would be found to have
ad their origin in husbands' wrongs.
ominine clubhouses are founded on
Id chops and burnt steaks and are
i 1,'''aliments to impudent servants and
ueglected children."
Polly peeped at me thru the corner
of her automobile veil, and I could see
*'gentle patience" once more returning
to her eye. shoved the lever forward
and we flow over the road at a distract
ing pace.
"If 3'ou don't believe, in woman's
rights she began.
1 do," I interrupted hastilv, "but
voting isn 't one of them. Franchise
in the hands of a woman is like a
loaded gun in the hands of a small
boyutterly useless and to
to something orsure somebodyo
here are just so many- rights .to be
TSB COST OP POPULARITY
lege Girls Conduct Expensive Cam
paigns for the Presidency.
Helen had to leave for college
ly a week earlier this year because
j's president of her class and must
ua on hand to receive the freshmen as
I they arrive,'' remarked a proud mother.
"And that class presidency has cost
me $1,000 already," interrupted the
1 girl's father, dryly. "How much are
1 you going to add to it this year?"
I Many a father of a fair collegian has
asked this same question. A class pres
ident frequently pays a round price in
good money for her popularity. This
does not mean that she actually buys
votes, but she becomes popular thru her
attentions to other girls and her social
frtanding in other words, she achieves
popularity and the presidency of her
class thru liberal expenditures.
In the colleges for women where the
social life is strongly emphasized, the
president must be a born .leader. At
other colleges she may owe her position
,to her intellectual attainments or to
her personal charm. A girt who is in
her junior year at a college of more
t,han national fame offers these illumi-
*"1af5 suggestions:
Copyright by
divided in this world and woman al
ready has two-thirds of them. What
she is trying to get now is the rest of
themwhich are men's rights. And dojj
you know how it is going to turn out,
Polly?" I slowed down the machine I
and came to a dead stop, so that I could
look Polly squarely in the eyes. ""It
is going to turn out like the fable of
the dog and the bone. Remember it?
One day a dog was crossing a stream
with a bone in his mouth
"You're preaching!" cried Polly* re
proachfully.
When he spied his own shadow,
carrying a shadow boivo. He .opened
his mouth to snatch at it
"Whv don't you go on?" pouted
Polly.
I am going on," I fe'plied, without
stirring. "And Polly
I don't like being compared to a
dogand a bone!
He lost the real bone forever and
ever. Nov/ woman has always been
on a Dedestal
A horribly uncomfortable posi-
tion," remarked Polly.
"The position of a queen," I cor
rected.
"Or a china image!"
"Or a goddess. An'd the moment
she descends to tread a platform, she
must step down off that pedestal. The
moment she begins co wrangle and ar
gue for what she wants, men will let
her fight for it instead of laying it at
ber feet, as her natural heritage. The
moment she lowers herself to man's
exclaimetd Pollys
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a *f
tha she i
course. You didn't fancy we
show
^cinating smile "go on
8h
PoU
stene
a
momen asgur
JSS^W V ^iTv?
As
lonsg
as a mate
can think of a a something
rarer, higher and more delicate than
himself, he is going to bow to her and
uncover his head in her presence and
get out of her way an'd wait on her
she is made of the same clay and insists
on displaying her fighting qualities as
some of your bachelor girls do1"
"Oh, bachelor girls!" cried Polly.
''Just as if there were a bachelor girl
living who wouldn 't exchange
hera col-d
room and her career for a cozwya ana
a
phlnges into politics or a career instead i bottle, if thnet right
of taking the veil or cold poison, as she
used to do."
income and her'latchkey for a nurs-
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come along!"
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man shoul'
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tie shy of the woman's-right woman?'
"Jack," said Polly, tilting her chin"
and changing the subject, "if you are
not goine to start thi3 machinemay
"You! Why yci don't even know
how!"
"I've seen you do it," said Polly.
That, 's why women want to run the
country." I remarked. "They've
seen men do it."
"And it looks easy and like lots of
fun," persisted Polly. "Perhaps, if
men vould give women a chaftce, would
exchange places with them, and let
them trj' running things f#r a lit Lie
while, they might find out
I promptly rose and changed places
with Polly. Her suggestion struck me
as excellent.
Polly grasped the lever and pushed
it with both hands. The machine gave
a lurch and went whizzing over the
ground at a fearful pace. I held mv
breath but Polly only gurgled delight
edlv.
Oh! she cried. How perfectly
delicious! It's more fun than I
thought''
We flew past trees and flashes of su
mach, while I gritted my teeth and
prepared to die. At a turn in the road
a yellow dog limped out of our way,
with,,a yelp and a park policeman
called to us warningly. Suddenly I saw
something before us which made my
heart stop beating and my throat go
dry. I reached forward and grasped
i Polly's arm with a grip of iron. There
was a short struggle and thenit was
all over. The machine beneath us
groaned and with a few sharp snorts
came to a dead stop.
"Why did you do that?" cried Polly
looking at me reproachfully.
"Look." I said pointing to a steep
embnnkment just below us. "We are
one the very brink of it."
Polly lifted her eyes to mine, and
her lips went white.
"Oh Jack." she cried softly, I
might have plunged the whole thing
to ruin!
"A woman generally does," I said i
wearily. when she tries to run
things." 'But my heart smote me as-1
looked at Pollv's frightened face and
nervously twisted fingers. "There,
little girl!" I said gently, "You don't
believe in woman's rights, anyhow, do
you?"
Polly leaned her head on my shoulder
for a moment gratefully.
Yes,'' she said firmly, smiling up
at me, "in her right to be taken care
of."
"Polly!"
"And petted.
I stope and kissed her softly.*
And worked for.''
"Anythi ng else, Polly?"
"Yes," Polly sat up and began to
arrange her veil, "and in her right to
change her mind."
"There!" I cried, I told you 'she
already has three-quarters of the rights
in the world."
"And Jack." said Polly looking at
me significantly.
"Ye s, dearest?"
"In her right to the last word
I closed my lips and turned silently
to the lever.
I have seen girls enter upon their
freshman year with only one ambition,
and that to become president. A clever
giri does not carry this fact embroi
dered on her sleeve, but the knowing
ones recognize the symptoms. For in
stance, 11 girl makes some phenomenal
record, either in the lecture room or on
the athletic field, or she may have an
article published in the college maga
zine which attracts favorable comment.
Whatever her achievement, the would
be president sends her a congratulatory
note, with perhaps a box of candy or
some flowers. She also keeps a birth
day book, and remembers the natal day
of every girl whose influence is worth
while.
"She is usually a girl whose room is
most attractive, whose fudge dish is
most prolific, whose afternoon teas are
daily affairs. She is soon recognized as
a hostess. She gives little luncheons
and dinners at the smart tearooms,
which are now found in every college
town'. She entertains her class in in
stallments six or seven at a timeand
picks out each group of guests with
the skill of a confirmed dinner giver.
"The would-be president knows how
to dress. She may not be extravagant,
but she has a dress for every occasion,
and never makes a mistake in fitting the
frock' to the function. By and by it is
borne upon .the class^ indiv^ually
and collectively, that she ^il|$.dje a
Miss Augusta Bellingham Won the
Matrimonial Prize of the London Sea
son and Her Marriage to the Marquis
of Bute Was Recently Celebrated
with Royal Magnificence and Pomp.
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I THE MAHOHIONESS OF BUTE. gj
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scarcelroyaany exaggeratioen
say that
weddings pal be
fore the medieval magnificance of
the marriage of the Marquis of Bute
and Miss Augusta Bellingham, which
took place at Castle Bellingham, Ire
land, last week. Lord Bute is one of
the richest noblemen in Scotland, or
for that matter in Great Britain. Apart
from his estates in Scotland he owns
the greater part, of the Welsh city of
Cardiffthe ground rents accruing
from his property in this city alone
being estimated at $1,250,000.
Lord Bute traveled over from Scot
land in his yacht, accompanied by sev
enteen pipers and drummers in High
land costume. He was received by
"the bride's father with quite a host of
guests, who were invited from all parts
for the festival, and the country people
turned out enmasse to give "the Stu
art, Lord of the Isles and Chief Pillar
of the Gaels of Scotland" as they de
scribe him, a right royal welcome.
The bride being an enthusiastic mem
ber of the local branch of the Gaelic
league and Lord Bute being an earnest
Scottish Gael, the league presented him
No One Was Surprised at the Marriage
of the Chicago Neighbors, the Mil
lionaire Merchant and the Popular
WidowMr. Field Gave the Clergy
man a Five Thousand Pound Note.
E marriage of Mrs. Arthur J.
J^ Caton and Marshall Field of
Chicago was one of the most
simple ceremonies ever pronounced in
the precincts of Westminster Abbey.
Without so much as a processional
hymn, the wedding party advanced
toward the altar, in front of which the
stately bride took her place a second in
advance of the bridegroom.
Modest tho the bride's gown was, it
was a Paris creation and was of gray
silk China crepe trimmed with broad
bands of chiffon velvet and of silver
embroidery. She wore a large hat of
white, with ostrich feathers drooping
over her jet black hair.
The bride's ornaments, in,the nature
of precious gems, consisted of large,
magnificent pearl earrings, a priceless
pearl framed in irregularly cut dia
monds fastened at her throat, a gift
from the merchant prince, and a dia
mond clasp that enclosed a small
bouquet of orchids. The orchid is Mrs.
Field's favorite flower, and therefore
it was in gallantry that the bridegroom
wore one in the lapel of his coat.
Princely Wedding Fee.
As the bride and bridegroom and
their, mutual friends departed, Canon
Henson was observed to smile. In his
hand he 4held
Saturday Evening, THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. September 16 1905.
IRISH BRIDE OF SCOTCH NOBLEMAN
to
with an address and a specially com
posed ode in Irish was read. "Arches
spanned the.various approaches to the
town and castle, and- mottoes, many of
them in Irish, were displayed at every
point of vantage. Probably never
since that famous day when James and
William met nearby on the banks of
the famous Boyne was the'country so
thoroly stirred.
The whole week was given up to gar
den parties and festivals'of the most
gorgeous description. The marriage
took place in the little Catholic church
close by, and in recognition of his in
terest in the union of two such Catholic
families, the pope sent a special auto
graph letter conveying the papal bless
ing*
Cut Out Americans.
What chiefly consoles many aristo
cratic British matrons for the grievous
disappointment caused them by the an
nouncement of the engagement of the
young Marquis of Bute to MiSS Bell
ingham, an Irish damsel whom most of
them had not eyen heard of before, is
the fact that it is not an American girl
who has cut out their daughters.
Miss, Bellinghampronounced *Bel
linjamis the daughter of an" Irish
baronet. Sir Henry Bellingham of the
county Louth, and about the same age
as the marquis, whose years number
twenty-four. She is a petite brunette
of a vivacious temperament, with
charming manners and a face that
might perhaps be termed pretty, but
only by a wild stretch of the imagina
tion could be described as beautiful.
She has no great accomplishments, no
fads, and does not go in for anything
in particular. In short, she is just a
nice," healthy, wholesome, well-bred,
every-day kind of girlthe sort best
calculated to make a decent young fel
low happy who already possesses all
the moneyhe can possibly find any use
for. Like her future lord, she is a
devout Roman Catholic. Her only sis
ter, Miss Ida Bellingham, is a nun of
the Order of the Holy Child.
The Bride Rich in Ancestry.
Compared with the Butes the Bel
linghams are poortho 6,000 acres and
a castle, even in Ireland, are not to be
sneezed atbut they are rich in ances
try. The family goes back in an un
broken male line to Allan de Belling
ham, a Norman ""knight who crossed
the channel with William the Conquer
or. One of the Bellinghams acted as
guide to another Williamof Orange
in his memorable Irish campaign, and
had Castle Bellingham burned down for
his pains. That was before the family
had reverted to the old faith. Miss
Bellingham can also boast of some
strains of royal blood. Thru her moth
er, a daughter of the earl of Gainsbor
ough, she is descended from George IV.
and Mrs. Jordan.
MARSHALL FIELDS' HANDSOME BRIDE
something that had a
crinkling sound. A look is said to have
disclosed in his possession a 5,000 Bank
of England note, representing $25,000
in American money, the largest wedding
fee, it is said, ever reeeived'by a clergy
map.
The wedding gifts were modest with
the exception of flowers, and the latter
represented the most elaborate creations
the florists of Paris and London could
devise.
After a short trip, Mr. and Mrs.
Field will return to Chicago early next
month, when the inaugural of a reign
of social gayety at the Field home is
anticipated. Always a leader in the
society of her city, the possibilities
opened to the present Mrs. Field in her
prospective position are boundless.
Mr. Field's residence is at 1905
Prairie avenue, where are housed paint
ings and other works of art valued at
more than $2,000,0Q0. The Caton home
is in Calumet avenue, separated from
that of Mr. Field by a narrow alley,
and it is said plans Have been made to
unite the two so as to form a single
palace. Prairie avenue was society's"
stronghold in the days.before the fire,
and now there is the possibility that its
capital will be moved back from Lake
Shore drive, where fashion has held
sway in recent years. At any rate,
a******
credit to
themselvessheand
mater. And when1
their alma
is finally nomi
nated and elected and the good news is
sent home to papa, he ,0. K.'s the ex
pense account without a murmur.
This, however, is not the end of the
class president's expenditures. It
would be beneath her-dignity to lower
her standard. She must con'tinue to
entertain antl to remember the birthdays
and the achievements of her classmates.
Not only this, but from the hour of her
election she is the representative of her
Class at functions outside of college
from junior promenades and football
matches to guests. This means gow'ns
and more gowns. She not only enter
tains, but she is entertained, and takes
the position, in many cases, of the guest
of honoT, all of which is a drain o'n1
her
dress allowance.
I am speaking now oi the colleges
where the social life sometimes takes
precedence over the educational fea
tures, in -the minds of the girls, at
least. There are girls who go to col
lege in the pursuit of culture, others be
cause their parents wish them to go, but
a large majority nope to find the cpl
lege door an opening into a new social
world. The last name are not the
ones who become presidents. They
make class presidents of other girls and
reap the social benefits of their loyalty.
The American coU^^e ean no-t^be skid to
be a training school iss economy."
society is waiting with eager Interest
for what may happen when the Fields
return from their honeymoon.
Predicted by Gossips.
Gossip has predicted the engagement
of Mr. Field and Mrs. Caton at fre
quent intervals since the death of Ar
thur Caton, and it even was re
ported that theiitainarriage actually
had taken place fWowing Mr. Field's
recent return froii.| abroad. Several
weeks ago Mr. FiehJT was a guest at a
Ottawa, 111., another guest being Rev.
John Archibald Morrison, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, whose pres
ence was regarded as part of the plan
of the couple to surprise their friends.
Mrs. Caton went to Europe imme
dately after the house party broke up
and Mr. Field followed a week or two
later. Since then, in company with
Mrs. Augustus N. Eddy, Mrs. Caton's
sister and Miss Eddy, her niece, they
have made an automobile trip thru
southern France and Italy. Friends of
Mrs. Caton who had been admitted into
the secret, said she began the purchase
of her trousseau in Paris in June.
Mr. Field's first wife, who was Miss
Mamie Scott, daughter of an Ironton,
Ohio, ironmaster, died in 1896. Mr.
Field has two children, Marshall Field,
Jr., and a daughter, who is the wife of
an English army officer.
The Bride's Wealth.
Mrs. Field was Miss Delia Spencer,
daughter of the man who founded the
hardware establishment of Hibbard,
Spencer, Bartlett & Co. She is one of
the leading figures in Chicago society,
and is reputed to be worth between
$1,000,000 and $2,000,000.
Her first husband, Arthur D. Caton,
who died eighteen moh'ths ago, was one
of the best-known exhibitors of horses
in this country, and Mrs. Caton hasal
way been an enthusiast on^the subject
of horses. She hjas ridden' and driven
her own entries at the principal horse
shows, and is able to hold the reins in
coach driving, as well as to follow the
hounds thru cross-country courses on
spirited mounts. She is handsome and
vivacious, and very fond of society. Mr.
Field, on the other hand, has always
been an unobtrusive and secretive man
of affairs, with little inclination for the
pastimes of the smart set.
First Marriage Romantic.
I was twenty-seven years ago that
Miss Delia Spencer" married Arthur J.
Caton. She was visiting the Catons*
countrv home, near Ottawa, Ill.t at that
time, but she had never met the son.
Judge John Dean Caton' had an exten
sive deer park, and one morning Miss
Spencer was out early, looking at the.
animals, when she saw a little fawn
which shad been cruelly gored. She
knelt by it and tried to stanch the
wound with her han'Jkerchief, when
young Arthur Caton came up. He sub
stituted his more substantial handker
chief for the filmy lace thing, which
later he placed in his pocket and kept.
The romance began on the spot.
HOUSEHOLD EXERCISE
Develop the Body While Yon Are at
.Work.
I cannot think of- a single household
duty, that* could not be converted into
a special exercise for the development
of some part of the body. If you wish
to obtain finely developed hips and a
small waistline, cultivate the habit of
using your feet in place of your hands
whenever it, is possible.
This sounds like a d^me museum trick
but it is really very practical for in
stance, try closing, the oven door and
the various drafts about the stove with
your foot. Custom has made it most
natural to move a rug witht the hands,
but the foot may be used* instead ir
one's object is to develop the hips.
Of course, one foot should not be used
to the neglect of the other, as this
would result in unequally developed
hips.
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RS. HERMANN OELRICHS, one
-of the leaders of the Newport
set, has conquered in the war she
has been waging against increasing
weight. From a stout matron she has
transformed herself into the figure of a
CECILIA SETS FASHION
Smart Young Women Will Carry Canes
This Fall.
The news that the Crown Princess
Cecilie of Germany, who is naturally
the leader of society in Berlin, is carry
ing a walkingstick with the full ap
proval of her imperial father-in-law,
has caused a flutter in society. A re
sponsive flutter is felt in the stores in
which sticks or canes are kept in stock.
Some English women of title have
spasmodically affected the walking
stick, but it never became a fashion,
probably because royalty never took
it up, Q^ueen Alexandra never dared to,
because it might be said she needed
it to assist her. Queen Victoria car
ried a cane, but it was to help her in
her old age.
It is different now, however, when a
young and beautiful princessa crown
princess at that, destined to sit on the
imperial throne of Germanysets tho
fashion.
Sticks have already been seen in the
hands of young women in New York,
and word comes from Newport that
dainty canes have appeared at the Ca
sino in feminine hands.
One dealer in New York has already
received a large number of orders for
sticks of various eolors, to be carried
this fall.
I have orders,'' he said, for canes
of the finest woodsdainty thingsre
gar
house party at the olfcl Caton home, near -whites, browns, cardinals, and that old
MRS. OELRICHS Alk LAST* VICTORIOUS
A New York Society Woman, Who Has rirl but only after years of patient ef
fort and grim determination.
When Miss Theresa Pair first came to
Business Ability to Make $20,000,000,
Wins in a War Against Increasing
Weight and Is Now Reduced to a Diet
of Fish and Plums.
dless of price, and tne colors are
whites browns cardinals and that old
wine color. The heads will be gold,
and set with all sorts of stones. Rib
bons to match the costumes as well as
the stick will be tied in bows where the
gold head and the wood meets. You
have seen ribbons on alpenstocks
which women affected- some time ago
well, it will be something after that
fashion. I believe few society women
at least of the younger setwill be
without sticks this fall and winter."
Never shake a rug to get out the dust,
for it ruins the binding and fringe, and
after a few shakings the edges tear
.from the warp at the corners, and not
only spoils the appearance of the rug,
but shortens the period of its useful
ness.
-t 4
:rm
The work-a-day carpet sweeper "can
be made an implement of physical cul
ture, and its frequent use is splendid
for developing the chest and" arms. Be
careful, however, to keep your chest in
its proper position but this you should
always do. Whether walking, sitting
or working, it is the first stepping stone
toward getting the retft of the body in
good jjosition.
New York as the bride of Herrman Oel
richs, in the early nineties, she was a
reed of slenderne'ss, but the luxurious
life she led soon began to manifest
itself in the form of increasing weight.
Her figure gradually lost its graceful
proportions. Five years ago she weighed
175 pounds. She was so stout that it
was common gossip ^that her diamond
dog collar was enlarged by a panel of
diamonds in order to fit her growing
throat.
Suddenly Mrs. Oelrichs announced she'
would reduce her figure and began with
all-meat cure. She ate meat. only. I
was not a success and she /went abroad
to try the steam baths of Bad Nauheim.
The German cure had only a fleeting
effect and whereas she lost a few
pounds, she gained them
againtried
gay season at Newport.1
Sh sev
eral other cures, but they failed to re
duce her weight.
Then she changed to vigorous walk
ing and exercise in the open air, which
haa the best effect of all. She has now
managed to get her weight down to 130
pounds. Mrs. Oelrichs is eating spar- f!*:
mgly. She seldom drinks more than a
sip of water and champagne, both of
which are flesh producers. Her chief
diet consists of fish, simply prepared,
and plums.
Mrs. Oelrichs has proved herself_ to
be a woman of great business ability.
In 1897 she revoked the power of at
torney which she had given her hus
band to manage her business affairs,
and since that time has made $20,000.-
000. She is now in her own right worth
$30,000,000, most of which she had made
by ."judicious investments in railroad
shares. She is the daughter of the late
Senator Fair of California, for a share
of whose estate she had to fight. She
was not received in New York's inner
circle until after a struggle against
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. Ogden Goe
let and other leaders.
VACATION IS QVER
How to Remove Traces of the Sum
mer's Heat.
Housekeepers returning to closed
houses always find that the severe heat
of the summer has left its "traces. In
one house, from the library mantel of
oiled walnut drops of oil have oozed,
staining a mirror and pictures on the
chimney piece. A mixture of alcohol
ana water was used to repair part of
th& damage, and the wood was re
dressed with a polish made of a pint of
paraffin oil, half a gill of turpentine,
and half a gill of alcohol. This was
applied with a soft cloth, left for fif
teen minutes, then rubbed' briskly with
an old silk handkerchief. Gilt furni
ture which is soiled or tarnished may
be cleaned with alcohol into which
whiting is sifted to form a cream. This
should be applied a little at a time, and
rubbed off ^before it has a chance to
harden. If, notwithstanding this care,
some spot sticks, it may be quickly re
moved if lightly touched with clear al
cohol. The same liquid is a good
cleanser for furniture upholstered in
delicate shades. If usedjightly it will
not spot or stain the palest eolorings.
To clean the tuftings make swabs of
cotton tied on small sticks and wet
them in alcohol. The cotton should be
frequently renewed. Any cleaning of
highly polished or delicately uphol
stered furniture needs constant renew
al of cloths otherwise the soil taken
from one part by the action of the
cleaning fluid will be transferred to
another.
FOR GRAY-HAIRED WOMEN.
While there are many types of gray
haired women, they all fall into two
general classes those who are prema
turely gray young women, and those
whose white hair is quite legitimate
and indicates an honorable old age.
Dark greens in both olive and blue
varieties, dark silk blues and purples,
as well as quite dark reds, are effective.
There is a brown approaching a fawn
color that may be w^rn, but as a rule
browns are not becoming to those with
gray hair.
NO. 2730.LADIES' SHIRRED WAIST. .3
T}ame'Fashion did not appreciate the infinite possibilities of shirring when
she cast it aside for the more severe tucks and plaits. Nothing lends more grace
to slender figures, nothing so brings out the soft lights and shadows in our ex-
quisite materials, as does the popular shirring. We show here one of the pret-
tiest of the new shirred waists, which can be made -with high neck or cut round
for more dressy evening wear. The sleeve may be finished full length with the
triple puff and deep cuff, or short with two puffs to the elbow. Any soft ma-
terial may be used in this, waist T\ ith pleasing results. Embroidered French'
flannel or pongee, with a soft crushed girdle corresponding'in color to the em-
broidery, will make up most charmingly. For the medium size, the quantity of
material required is 3 yards 36 int-hes wide.
Pattern No. 2730 is, cut in five sizes from 32 to 40 inches bust. ThelSlm^
neapolis Journal will A11 the atc%''^MEBHTSI alf TSf these sizes, on receipt of
10 cents a
DUCHESS IS COMING
Her Grace of Marlborough WillEeally
Visit America.
When the duchess of Marlborough
arrives in America with her two little
boys this fall, she will have with her
a wonderful wardrobe, for thiB^. time
she means to do a good deal of ent**
taining on her own account. The ma-
g:$:o::yAem^ I
during a
THE LATEST PHOTO OF THE DUOH- 3
ESS OE MABXB0B.0UGB.
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jority of the duchess' gowns come from
Paris, or, at least, from French houses
in London, and she has a very definite
taste of her own and does not allow
her modiste to dictate. Even when she
was arranging for the family portrait,
which was one of the* pictures of this
year's academy, she held her own in
the her costume with the
townmattelaw,f
reat Sargent, who has so often laid
the even to royalties.
According to present arrangements
the duchess, who sailed Saturday, means
to be in America about three months.
Hitherto her few visits "home" have
been very brief owing to the fact that
her children are such a necessity to
her and she will not be separated for
any length of time from them. As they
will be with her on this occasion, there
will be ao necessity to hurry.
It is to be hopted tha,t the next time
she returns from' America she will not
have the experience she had the last
time. By some accident no one at home
knew the time of the arrival of the
boat train at Euston station, so there
was no carriage sent to meet her. She
waited patiently for some time and it
was promptly whispered on the plat
form who she was. In the amazingly
short time that crowds take to collect in
London, one gathered and she was sur
rounded in a moment. I felt like a
thief," said the duchess explaining the
affair afterward. Eventually she suc
ceeded in getting a hansom and, leav
ing all her baggage and her maid be
hind her, literally fled.
WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW
$ -s
To Eemove Paint.Is there any way
beside scraping to remove the paint
from an old chest? It seems as tho it
would be an endless task to scrape it.
and I am la2y enough to want to find,
an easier way if possible.Dollie.
You are a wise woman to save your
strength wherever it is possible. To
remove the paint, dissolve one-half a
cup of washing soda in a pint of warm
water and wet the chest thoroly with
the solution and then go over it with
a stiff scrubbing brush. Rinse well with
clear water and dry before you try
to refinish it.
Pink Summer Gowns.I have a per
fect passion for pink summer gowns in
spite of the fact that they, fade to a
dirty white "before the season is over.
I occurred to me that you might know
of something that would prevent some
of the fading.Reader.
Try this: After your pink gowns
are washed, rinse them in a liquid made
by pouring boiling water over a small
piece of turkey-red cheesecloth. Ex
perience will quickly teach you how
much will give the desired color. Let
this stand until the color is out of the
cheesecloth and then pour the dye into
a bucket' of cold water, in "which put
your pink gown for perhaps an hour.
Then wring out lightly and hang up to
dry.
QUESTIONS FOE
from sheer-
_rv^
MONDAY.
Sticky Fly Paper.A sheet of sticky
fly paper blew against -my Flemish oak
table and has left a horrid sticky spot.
Can you tell me how to take it out!
Young Matron.
Apostle Spoons.Do you know what
apostle spoons are, and why .they are
so called? My little niece received one
for a christening gift, and I should like
to know just what the name means?
O. T.
HOW A GBE.AT HYMN WAS WRIT
TEN.
Probably a great hymn never had aj
more humble origin that "Onward,
Christian Soldiers," which is one of
the most popular of our modern hymns.
In the October Delineator Allan Suther-"
land writes:
A great school festival was to be*
held in a Yorkshire village on Whit.
Monday, 1865, and the scholars of Hor-5
bjiry Bridge school, over which Kev.\
Sabine Baring-Gould was curate, wera
invited to attend. As the place of the
celebration was some distance away, the
minister thought it would be an excel
lent plan to have his scholars march to
the singing of an appropriate and stir
ring hymn. Fortunately for our hymn
ology, he could find nothing in his song
books
suitablnecessit
for
suchh ansaoccasion,
so
down on
the Saturday evening preceding the eel-,
ebration and composed this great pro-,
cessions! hymn, little dreaming that he"
had produced that which would be
worldwide in its usefulness and make
his name a household word. Baring-*
^Gould, a/minister of the 'Church of Eng
landY *s an authority on many subjects^
and is a voluminous writer, having pub
lished nearly one hundred volumes. In|^v
twenty years, between 1870 and 1890,^
he issudno less than forty-three book$,Bg
sixteen" of which were novels. During,^
the next six years he published seven-||^
teen novels. A number of his works*
have passed thru several editions. This ^=g
suggests the poet Thomas Gray, who^f
was also a man of vast learning, not
only in literature, but in all the artsj%
and sciences of his day, and altbo he^
left writings enough to form, with hisj^
life, a- book of four volumes, edited by
Edmund Gosse, it is by his one poem,
"Elegy Written in a Country Church-Ml
yard." that he will be ever remem- iM
bered. This may also prove true of Jg
Baring-Gould. The few lines hurriedly jig
composed on a Saturday evening as a"
marching song for a band of little chil
dren will doubtless give to his name
greater fame than all the books he hat*
ever written.
Building castles and other objects
sand by children for prizes is becoming a
favorite seaside amusement in EnjjlandC4.