The true Democrat. [volume], October 31, 1896, Image 3

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Pe1 tT C nIý:S SECRET
eP aSin This CountrS Than
a aerouluony Tiher Me1Iu.
to Call rbeets-ecret ýIMeans
inght obje ncad
;he dit omuniatiOn.
suit e n merican public, says a
nwer E -n rancisco letter to the
he1 f , Y4ork Post, bhas but a
ant 'ltcoeption of the nunm
o Iyall per of the Chinese secret
Iot poI to the majority even
s." is unsuypeted; but if
L s !ete history during t he past
to Mrs Inld be writte3, and the
her, Wa J cuceruing their sneees'es
as tell eria olticitls in ob
,oe a: of tieir own race, it wolld
me no"w ,ecitd almost beyond belief.
eled ,etiS in this country, in
icaled an a-d San FranclSco,are made
are or uio political refugees
ix is l bte failed in their attempts
iddie tis reiguig dynasty in
right s and to save their heads have
said be tis Contr, where they find
she ;I0 ompanionsh In China
11 bhj atorganiz+tions are called the
as she jety, and for years, or until
Che ping rebelliou, they defied
t resources of the Chinese
. ent. In this country the
:Esr 8are known among themselves
look at thet Bos," a suggestive title,
ther 1 ev carry on their commtnica
i folio ystre-arlkble system of signs
1ils that was discovered by
n't yo iental capture in San Francis"
eimp abook containing them. Thus
,ormixed Chinamen in a restau
croes t 'ommunicate with their u known
an: is a party by the way they
ry I'e ietheir :ups, the manlner of plac
on for' cape. tdeapots, and the direc
not to iothespont of tae latter. A mem
r Im of the flng Socity announces
ihe has' ence by arranging the cups in
eed yeti pently accidental way, so that
,but al fior this name. The members
ieeHung or Chu Kung Secret
fled. an be recognized at once by
young sythey raise the teacups to the
n called while the Yeo Hings twist the
.ly 8so in8 certain way. By the use of
ver als gosandsymbols the impression
diefio aconveyed that they are Free.
Texas and the members do every
g-" ? they can to perpetuate this be
e Groui t Bt a commission captured on a
Ispice ebeo! the Victoria branch of the
Indles Kng Tong tells a very different
;ree . It is a long document, too long
it thir y, but according to it, the mem
much bound to obey all orders, and if
rith a sintotroublethe Tong promises
iave v by him. The following clause
ways tive: "It is further stipu
g the  Iatyou, in common with your
he. os, shall exert yourselves to
cons wound any one at the direction
a foi w Tong."
ation ,oeieties have been a menace St
no American judiciary for years, -
Spl the use of the large sums of
to at their ccmmand they have al
raisee able to interfere seriously with ol
rt or alainistration of justice by the tt
S yment of many criminal arts for it
nall the race is famous. In every le
ir ol inathe United States where Chi- ei
d, r aire represented in any number
pime societies are found, Cspecially i
iste. ieeHin, which is the lrincipal
in o in New Yorl;, I'hiladelphia, -
eea, and n and other Eastern cities.
be re Tong among the Chinese is sup
)se of. to be iniallable, completely
nto ting its members and terrorizs
ttho who take issue with it. In n
n ancisco the Chu Kung Tong is e
s chief society, while there are many b
plant , ones which have divided from a
yen parent stock for various criminal b
ns the . Thus theo Wa Ting Shan b
single ?Mthe gamblers under its espe- ii
r mort protection and provides money '
The theirdefense when arrested ; it will s
beoause fiad false witnesses, substitute r
lose rat men for the real prisoners, a
valnel oicers and jury, end .in every a
posed to .oppoae the carrying out of the L
s, swhen : r the law.
l trn work of the Kwong Tak in- v
otly r lthe importation of women, who v
for ex told rich Chinamen and the I
a tatej of women from various re- t
ghttt Atleast twenty per cent. ."f the
s of hereare paid fighters, and nearly r
hence the street fights in the various t
S sqnurters in this coantry are
ten members of rival Tongs. 1
eof their methods are as follows :
Clotb. l aslave escapes from an owner,
ple ci go of robbery will bho made
but net her by the Tong, and false
 ab by the score (the oaid mem
to y appear against her. This results
h evoman being take's fromn the
am ti a to which shu has iled and
Sw0a, into jail, where, though per
eat fr~ innocent, she is kept and every I
ueLs. rade to have her committed by
blessO teatimonc. If she repents and
arded retrn to her owners, they agree
ad be ithdw all charges. T:e ven
w the Tong does not stop here.
which. discover the Chinaman who
Ste the woman to escape he is either
ners 'n by members of the Tong select
MIeP Jt . the purpose or treated as in
and ntances know to the writer,
of it, the man was chargod with mur
are so complete a chain of evi
cot ga m hoped up by the Tong that
h be erfectly innocent man would
Bad ad lhae been hanged or sentenced
ithi i0 for life but for the interioer
Sse, of the Methodist Chinese mis
made of San Francisco.
oof, 1utrate the duplicity of these
a 1k one has but to translate their
plaini ,Thus the Kwong Tab Soolety
SM The Chamber of Far-reaching
Cloth a"t once high-sounding and
rl quent; but when a well-known
Pre hilanthropist, in a defence of
aese, investigated the inner
teamber of Kwong Tab Tong, he
t 0 that its object was the importa
the emale laves. Another society,
id referred to, making a specialty
t0e revolting bnsiness, has a
'L o Tong, which, when trans
I.
lated, means "The Chamber of Tran
quil Conscientiousness." Others are
Hip Shing Tong, "The Hall of Vie
torious Union"; the Hop Shing Tong, DR
"The Hall of Associated Conquerors"; ;
the Sin Shing Tong, "Hall of Auspici
ous Victory"; the Ping Kung Tang,: Car
"The Halt of Maintained Justice," and
many more, all composed of the most
precious rascals unhung.
What these societies can accomplish
in defending their members is shown
by the Po Shln She, "Guild for the
Protection of Virtue," and Kai Shin
She, "Guild of Hereditary Virtue."
When the case of Lee Chuck, a red
handed assassin, came to court, they a I
raised $30,000) to defend him, and for Tin
months, by the aid of false testimony, for
hired witnesses, and bribed otfficials, big
defied the law and prostituted justice. ros
The records of the Chinese missions of rea
San Francisco during the past ten sha
years show a system of slavery a thou- bin
sand times worse than that carried on fro
by the slave-dealers of Africa, as it Yo:
operates in the very heart of an Amer- in
ican city where there is a law for the in
oppresseu. of
The white missionaries, though hay- anm
ing poor support, and often having to goi
fight the courts, are doing valuable 1
work in breaking up these practices lan
and showing up the secret societies to . cre
the world. Dr
frIi
Utilizing Old Shoes. ter
Old shoes are not waste, from the de
standpoint of modern industry. After Va
they have done their service and are he
discarded by the first wearers, a see- Ye
ond-hand dealer restores the worn of
shoes to something like their former
appearance and they are sold again, Na
to be worn a little longer by the of
poorer classes. When the shoes are thE
finally discarded by them they are soi
1 still goad for various purposes. In
France such shoes are bought up in att
quantities by rag dealers and sold to
factories, where the shoes are taken
apart and submitted to long manipu- tif
lations, which turn them into a paste, de
from which the material is trans- ia
t formed into an imitation leather, ap- I
pearing very much like the finest inl
morocco. Upon this material stylish
3 designs are stamped, and wall papers, I
trunk coverings and similar articles
are manufactured from it. Another al
French indusnay .-.._ old dilapidated
n shoes is the transforming of old into th
new footwear. This is the principal I
occupation of the military convicts
imprisoned in the fortress of Mont- hx
e pelier. There the shoes are taken
apart, all the nails are taken out, and
Lt then the leather is soaked in water
g some time to soften it. From those h
pieces that can be used are cut the la
uppers or children's shoes, and parts di
's of the soles are similarly used. The at
ie smallest pieces of leather are applied da
' to be used in high Louis XV. heels, bi
r which were so much in style a few b'
years ago. Even the nails of the old m
n shoes are used again. They are oper- tb
ated by a magnet, which attracts the ,
'e steel nails, while the copper and brass
nails are carried on'further. The price la
'f received for the old copper nails alone
e almost pays for the first cost of the
h old shoes. Clippings and cuttings of ai
e the leather are also used, being turned W
)r into a paste from which artificial
, leather is made, and what is not good
e enough to serve for this purpose is
r sold with the sweepinga to agricultur- t
ists in the neighborhood, who use this
paste with grcat success asa fertilizer. n
S-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A 3iother's Journey.
STravelers along the gravel road con
n necting with Ashland, Mo., ten miles o
is east of Columbii, have for some time
.y been treated to the novel spectacle of :
m a young woman, stout of arm and
il broad of shoulder, bearing on.her I
bn hack a withered specimen of human
O- ity in the shape of an old woman.
Oy Those who haye inquired why this
ill strange sight should be have received
to but short answers from the younger
s, woman, and not a syllable from the
ry withered lis of the old crone on her 1
e back.
innquiries along the route over '
which they have recently traveled
o were more productive of information.
he It seems that they have passed
e- through many Missouri towns, and
he that Iowas is their destination. They
ly refuse to give their names, nor will
us they divulge where they came from, but
re admit they have been traveling on 1
gs foot for over three months. It is
vs: said that at both Ashland and Jeffer
er, son City the citizens made up a purse
do to take them to their destination, but
IsC while they accepted the money they
m- refused to buy the necessary railroad
itS ticakets.
S The most re'markablo fact about
nd their journey is the slow pace at
wer which they travel. It took them just
cry I twelnvo days to move from Ashland to
by Deer Park, a distanuce of only seven
tad miles. Their only articles are car
re ried in a small child's wagon, At in
u- tervals of every ten minutes a halt is
rC. made. If the sun is hot, or rain de
ho scends, the younger woman takes from
her the wagon their sole article of shelter,
ct- a small piece of c.nvas. This she
in stretches from the top of a fence to
ter, the ground on the side of the road,
ur- and the pilgrims crawl under it for a
cvi- moment's rest, after which they again
hat rise and proceed elowly on their way.
uld __
ced Bismarck anud His Pipe.*
mis- Many years ago Prince Bismnark
bought of a Bohemian peddler a meer
,ese sohaum pipe, to which he ascribed a
heir power of forecasting the future. The
lcty man said that Bismarck would serve
dung three Emperors as Minister, and that
and three important changes in life would
own be foretold by accidents befalling the
e of pipe. Bismarck has since served three
ner- Emperors. Two days before the pres
, he ent Emperor'refused him an audience
irta- the stem of the pipe came to pieces.
et, Later he chippoe abit the oe bOwl,
alty and withina month the Emperor dis
s a missed him. The third sign is yet to
ansl- come.
A LIFE ROMANCE.
DR. W. SEiWARD WERBL MAY BE
A UNITED STATIS SENATOR.
Career of a Mnan Whu by a kind Act
Sprang From a Penniless
Interne Into Great
lWcastI,.
H
N his election to the Legislaturo seel
of Vermont Dr. W. Seward Webb sure
makee his political bow to the S
American public. This fact, says of t
a New York letter to the Chicago cenp
Times-Herald, is of importance chiefly
for the reason that it is a step toward e
higher honors for the millionaire rail
road and palace car magnet. It is al. we
ready said that Dr. Webb's friends are T
shaping his affairs in order to send t
him to the Senate of the United State..
from Vermont. His friends in New A
York predict a brilliant career for him idic
in National pclities, and his neighbors girl
in Vermont are pleased to find,a maIi joki
of Dr. Webb's great financial import- Z
ance taking an interest in practical bee
government. one
Never was the story of Aladdin's her
lamp so perfectly reduced to the con- I
crete as in the life and adventures of
Dr. Webb. At one coup he was lifted apT
from the position of a penniless in- on
terne in a hospital to that of the hus
band of one of the richest of the Van
derbilt heiresses. The magic of the lon
Vanderbilt millions touched him anti abI
he bloomed into a director of the New bel
York Cenutral Railroad, the President I
of the Wagner Palace Car Company can
and one of the loading powers in the anc
Nation's world of wealth. This story crc
of his rise and greatness in prettier tail
than any romance of the loves of the sun
sons and daughters of New York's
millionaire families. In 1830 he was
attached to the Vanderbilt clinic in 1
St. Luke's Hospital, and was in charge lan
of the surgical patients of that institu- red
tion. To this clinic Miss Lila Van- prf
derbilt, the youngest daughter of Will- in'
iam H. Vanderbilt was a constant vis- Th
Itor. One day a little girl was brought ho'
into the hospital with a broken leg. to
The interne had r, soft heart and a dai
I sympathetic nature and the sweet face col
of the child attracted him. He was pry
always by her bedside and watched spi
the case with a solicitude that touched sat
the child heart of the patient. The col
I girl began to love him and spoke of mi
him to -Miss Vanderbilt in terms of is
extravagance that aroused the young spt
woman's interest. So, too, had she dr.
spoken to the doctor of the "kind on
r young lady" who had so often visited th
her. One day the little patient re- afi
lapsed. The case was critical, and the sei
doctor, alarmed for her life, watched
at her bedside for hours. While the Or
doctor was thus engaged Mies Vander- Er
bilt entered the room and approached fit
v the bed. She saw the handsome young wi
man and looked inquiringly toward Si:
the little girl. The patient smiled. ge
e "This is the kind doctor," she ex- wl
plained, "and this is the kind young of
e lady." ot
eMiss Vanderbilt extended her hand s:
and clasped the hand of the man who tr
d was to become her husband. ar
Thus it was that a kind heart opened or
d the door of honor, fortune and golden e
success to Seward Webb. He did not th
r. long remain an interne in the hospi- fu
tal. To be one of the Vanderbilts jo
. means to be a part of the great rail- et
road system owned by the family. ct
Webb had studied medicine. He must cc
now study railroading, for Miss Van- Vi
derbilt loved him. A firm-Worden ti
a- & Webb-was created for him and
as opened business in Wall street. The
1 match was a happy one, and was ap
of proved by Mr. Vanderbilt. How sub
d stantially it was approved was made eJ
known when, on thu day of the wed- p
Sding, the couple were presented with
n. the stately house at 680) Fifth avenue.
i When the older Vanderbilt died Mrs. G
ed Webb inherited $15,000,000. Mean- tl
er while, the young doctor, preferring h
herailroads to medicine, had progressed h
er in the craft of Wall street, and had a
stepped Into the position which his i
'r wife's wealth entitled him to. n
d The doctor's personality and fam- i
, ily history were pleasing to the Van
derbilts. His father was James Wat
ad son Webb, proprietor of the Courier
and Journal of Tarrytown, and an im
portant man in his day. When Sew
mt iard was a boy his father was made i,
on United States Minister to Brazil, and
is it was there the doctor received his b
r early education. Deciding to adoot
so Imedicine as a- profession the young
it man went to Paris, and there was
ey graduated in the art. The elder
ad Webb's father, or the doctor's grand- a
father, was General \\ebb,who higured
at conspicuously in the war of the Rev- t
at olution as the aide-de-camp of Wash
st Ington. He at one time was com
to mander of Iamous old Fort Dearborn,
en on the present site of the city of
ar- Chicago.
in- Some years after his acqulisition of 1
is the Vanderbilt millions, Dr. Webb
le. decided to have t~a finest private Ces
om tate in the world. This property is 1
er, now the pride of Vermonters. Shel
- bourne Farms is the equal of any es'
to tate in England, Germany or France.
ad, It consists of 3000 acres of rolling
r land, lying on an average of 300 feet I
ain above the level of Lake Champlain.
ay. Woods and orchards cover about 600
. acres. The rest is given up to the
finest stock farm in America. One of
Sthe features of this princely estate is
yr.k Dr. Webb's mansion. It islocated on
er- a sloping plateau right on the lake
" a front, commanling an entrincing
The view of the Adirondacks. The man
rve sion is a Queen Anne structure, de
hat signed entirely for comfort, but of ex
uld ceedingly tasteful architecture,
the Dr. Webb is fond of hunting and
tree fishing. To this end he has a preserve
res- in Herlrmer and Hamilton Counties,
nee New York, comprising more than
es. 200,000 acres of mountain and forest. I
swl, its lakes and streams teem with fish
dis- and its wobdlands are ranged by deer,
t to bear and other four.footed beasts dear
to the heart of the hunter.'
.iOl)s OF WISi)OýI.
Education, like varnish, if put on
too thickly is apt to crack.
Bolts are sometimes useful, but it
needs solid planks to build a ship of
state.
It is well to keep cool in politics.
Bribery only comes when the barrel
has lost his head.
Heo that 'does good for good's sake
seeks neither praise nor reward,though
sure of both at last.
Some men think they are at the top
of the ladder when they have not as
cended the first round.
Never judge a man by his clothes he
wears; form your estimate from the A
wearing apparel of his wife. ago
The camel being asked, "Why is in E
your neck so crooked?" answered, leas
"What part of me is straight?" smi
A man never realizes what perfect for
idiots women are until he hears his ma
girl laughing at some other fellow's mo
jokes. Thi
There is an age at which it does not the
become a woman to act girlish, but no lo
one seems t', have the courage to tell
her so. lea
inu
It is remarkable how many sensible the
appearing men take a pride in putting to
on uniforms and carrying around tin ala
swords. she
Thed!cvil would have been whipped the
long ago if he had not always been fos
able to find something good to hide on
behind. an
Peevishness may be considered the ily
canker of life, that destroys its vigor til;
and checks its improvement, that
creeps in with hourly depredation,and
taints and vitiates what it cannot con.p
sumc.
Hligh Speed Express Trains. tre
An attempt has been made in Eng- ca
land, says the Pittsburg Dispatch, to th4
reduce the high rate of travel of ex- to
press trains under the plea of lessen- or
ing the number of railway accidents, of
The Board of Trade returns show. it
however, that while a speed of sixty th
to seventy miles an hour is maintained 8a
daily by many trains, mishaps are rare cle
comparatively, and, moreover, it is ols
proved that with a steady increase of co
speed and more numerous trains the ha
safety of the average passenger has be- irj
come far greater. Another popular m,
misconception was also corrected. It nr
is generally believed that the high dr
speed of express trains unnerves the ne
drivers of the locomotives and brings tb
I on various maladies, besides rendering an
l them unfit for the strain of the work di
after a comparatively short term of w,
service.
This view is not supported by facts.
One of the best locomotive drivers in
England has been at the throttle over r
l fifty years, and can be trusted any day or
with the fastest train in the country. M
1 Sir Henry Oakley, the General Mana- or
ger of the Great Northern Railway, on ti
which probably a higher average rate it
[ of speed is maintained than on any fa
other English railway, says that of m
1 sixty men wh, were driving express fe
3 trains regularly in 1886, forty-three Si
are still at their posts. Of the rest ti
d only five have died, all from acute dis- of
a eases, one being killed by an accident, hi
t the others having retired. It is doubt- in
ful whether better prospects are en- ri
, joyed by sixty men of the same age
engaged in any other responsible oc- Pi
cupation. It is further stated that no o
t confirmation can be obtained of the q
view that travelers suffer from vibra- w
n tion caused by high speed.
e jA Woman's Vo:ce.
The question of what really consti- ti
t utes a legal-or, to speak more prop c,
e erly, an illegal nuisance-is just at t(
' present stirring up the population of
h the village of Mount Vernon, N. Y,, ,
says the Troy Timei. Because Mrs. g
. Greenwald is compelled to call her lit
1 tle daughter frequently the neighbors ,
g have begun to object. Some of them c
d have little daughters of their own, f,
Sand, in the abstract, the plan of call- o
Sing children to the parental home is d
not objectionable. In fact, it is abso- fl
' lutely necessary.. But complaint is h
' made about Mrs. Greenwald's method t
Sof calling. It is said that her voice is n
r not altogether melodious, and she n
* varies the name of the child from e
* "Gerty!" to "Ger.troo-oo.oo-oode!" a
e in a manner which is extremely mo- t
notonous. The Board of Health has a
s been appealed to to abate the nuis- 1
Sance, but the mother insists that she
g may call her wandering lamb whenever
as and in any manner she likes. She
er says she is not to blame for her voice, t
d- and does not propose to attempt to
ed change it just to gratify the silly no
V tions of her neighbors.
An Indiami Trained Nurse.
of The distinction of being the first
Indian woman to graduate as a trained
of nurse is due Miss Nancy Cornelius, .1
b of the Oneida tribe of Wisconsin. She 1
a. has made for herself a niost enviable
is reputation in this work. She was one I
el- of the most promising pupils in the
es. school on the Oneida reservation, and
:e. was sent from there to the training
ng school at Carlisle, Penn. After spending
met a few years there she entered the Con
in. necticut Training School and graduat
00ed from it in 1889. She says she sees
he no good reason why she should return
of to the reservation, especially when cir
is cumstances are so unfavorable.
ike A New Clotlh.
sn The United States Consul at Havre
de- recently sent home some samples of
ex- new textile fabrics, which were exhib
Ited at the State Department in Wash
md ington. They were woven from the
rve fibers of peat, which, as they proved,
ie, can be bleached to whiteness and will
an then take any dye. These fabrics are
est. said to be especially advantageous
is from the fact that they have antiseptio
er, qualities which will prevent them from
O harboring disease germs.--Soience
N ews.
0 W5 N DRi J D
A KANSAS GIRL BLACKS3TKl. the ]
A Kansas girl of seventeen not long ite f
ago won a prize in an unusual contest mos
in competition with two men. She had tigh
learned to turn a horseshoe in a black- fron
smith shop, and at an entertainment oue.
for the benefit of the church she omn
matched herself against two of the T1
most expert blacksmiths in the city. brot
Three portable forges were placed on by t
the stage, and each contestant was al- old
lowed a helper to blow the bellows. drai
Both men and the girl wore the eith
leather aprons peculiar to their call- low
ing. The men smiled indulgently at the
their girl rival as they waited for time will
to be called, but became anxious, then side
alarmed, and finally discomfited when fort
she turned a perfect horseshoe before T
i the an ience and judges in less than ing
1 four minutes. The curtain dropped eve
on a pretty tableau of glowing forges bor
and the smiling girl victor, who speed- Ohs
ily appeared among her friends dain- pre
tily clad in white. thai
Sout
FnIESIENING CREPE. side
Old black crepe may be freshened for;
and made almost equal to new if dro
treated in the following way: Lay ere
over the ironing table a piece of black knu
cambric or cloth of any kind, and pin at t
the piece of crepe smoothly through the
to the blanket, stretching it out to its hor
original size. Wring another piece stil
of black cambric out of water and lay
it over the crepe, patting it down with
f the palm of the hand. Now, take hot
d flat-irons and pass them over the wet
e cloth, letting them just touch the co0
a cloth, but allowing no pressure to rug
come upon the crepe. When the cloth (
e has become dry from the heat of the sill
'' iron remove it, but let the crepe re- son
r main pinned down until all the moist- c
t re has evaporated and it is perfectly she
h dry. The crepe will feel and look like dif
e new. A long veil can be renovated in
' this way, doing a small part at a time, in
g and making sure that the part re
' dressed comes under the edge of the
wet cloth.
ani
s. of
SENORITA AED HER MANTILLA.
S , It is a source of the greatest regret us
y on the part of everyone who visits tril
`. Mexico that the senorita has so gen- o'
a. orally laid aside her graceful laceman
n tilla, and adopted Paris millinery in
to its stead. The charm of a Spanish dr
y face has so long been enhanced by the of
of mantilla, and lace is such a fascinating foe
as feature of Spanish art, that it is with i
;e sincere disappintment travelers note mt
at the black-eyed and olive-skinned ladies in
s. of the Republic calking abroad in st
t, hats of the same style that are worn
,t. in New York. It matters not how bl
n. richly trimmed they may be, these cul
ýe fashionable modern hats seem out of sil
c. place in Old Mexico. Half the charm
2o of the country lies in its antiquity, its be
he quaint and individual customs; and wb
a. when a custom is so universally be- lig
coming as is the mantilla to the Mexi
can senorita's face, it seems a real mis
fortune to give it up. vo,
With the interchange of commodi- oe
;i ties between the two repubhlics of wi
P- course will come a greater or less in- Ve
at terohango of customs, but we fear the
of women of the States can never learn st!
ý to. adjust the mantilla with the native br
'*. grace of the Mexican born woman. ri
it- The peon woman still clings to her ni
ra rebozo, but the Mexican lady has dis
If carded her Spanish lace mantillsa we o
no fear forever, and they are being sold di
11- on the streets and in the shops by the as
is dealers in'curios. Almost every lady at
Io- from the States brings one home with sh
is her, but there is no type in the North
od that can wear the mantilla as if to the a
is manner born. Many of the old ways di
he may still be seen in Mexico. Every di
m evening on the Paseo Mexican gentle- tl
!" men are seen in the picturesque Na- o
Lo- tonal costume, but the lace mantilla
as on the dark eyed beauty will be
is- looked for in vain.-Modern Mexico.
he -
Qr UAINT COIFFIUSE REVIVED.
he Prepare to pile your hair high on
CO, top ot your bead as a fitting accom- b
paniment to the revival of trailing
gowns, says the New York Journal.
The easy and almost universally be.
coming fashion of a low, loose figure
"8" will be permitted for house wear,
irst and for those numberless undressed
led occasion] cherished by all women who
us, love comfort better than dinners and
She balls. But for full dress occasions,
,ble for dinners and receptions, for elbow
on sleeves and low necked waists, dignm
the fled mountains of high piled looks are
and to prevail. This mode of dressing the I
iog hair has its advwntages. The woman
ing who indulges in it may raise her in
o.- ches by at least one. It is the mode
sat- best fitted to carry buckles and ai
sees grettes, feathere and bows, flowers
urn and pins. It will appeal. to many of
air- the fair sex, while there will still be
many others who will cling to their
own pet fashion though all the world
oppose it.
Styles have come, and styles have
avre gone, and it is a fact worth reobording,
Is of a fact that may bring solace to the
hib- hears of those maidens who long to
ash- conti:rne to dress their hair in the
the manniZ most bicoming to them, that
ved, the Prircesses of the royal house of
will England have gone on crimping and
Sare curling and pinning and ornamenting
eous in their own sweet ways, regardless of
mptio time and its changes.
erom For those of the fair sex who choose
ence to continue on the old lines, the pom
padour mode is the one that will be
the most in vogue. It will be a favor
ite fashion, because it is becoming to
most faces. The hair may be drawn
Stight and straight with good effect
from young, fresh faces; for older
ones, a soft, fluffy, loose effect will ree
ommend itself;
The style known as Viotoria,
brought into fashion and held there
i by the Queen, !will be chiefly worn by
old ladies. Its soft, curling front,
drawn softly from a straight part on
either side of the face, and neither too
low nor yet too high, but just where
t the bonnet will rest best and easiest,
I will appeal to most women who con
I eider themselves old enoughto becom
e fortable and commonplace.
e The soft, single, coquettish curl fall
s ing with apparently careless effect just
1 over the right shoulder is distinctly
s borrowed from Marie Antoinette's day.
Charming accompaniments of this
pretty fashion are the mercury wings
that finish the side combs and stand
out as effective backgrounds on either
side of the softly waving pompadour.
For the classic profile and the low
I forehead, the long line of waving hair
SI drzopping low over the ears, just gath
r ered in a loose knot, done how no one
knows exactly, with a rose crashed in
1 at the side and a few leaves following
h the line of the neck, will, it is to be
s hoped, in spite of fashion's deoree,
e still prevail.
y
h FASHION NOTES.
ýt Black and white is still a favorite
e combination, and is generally becom
,o ,mg.
h One shirt with three or four faney
le silk.waists will answer for a whole sea
-* eon.
• Some of the latest styles in skirts
ly show trimming in vandykes of three
;e different widths.
Li The pretty girlish sashes are again
e, in fuil favor with all bodices that ter
er minate at the waist.
Sleeves are undoubtedly smaller,
and even the larger ones show a length
of tightly fitting arm.
Grenadines are again coming into
use, and when made up over silk and
trimmed.with lace they make lovely
°' costumes.
n" Maltese lace has returned, both for
mh dress and parasols, and a nombination
ie of this lace in a yellow tone with chif
Ig fon is very pretty.
th Printed or stamped velvets are very
te much in vogue, and are easily utilized
es in the ornamentation of buttons of old
in style, with paste or steel.
rn The new season promises to be nota
IW ble for the variety of silk, though,
se curiously enough, surah and Indian
of silks are in little demand.
m Thin gowns of muslin or lawn should
ts be made with a separate foundation,
id which will make them hang much
' lighter and look more filmy.
Shepherd. plaid is very much in
vogue, and with it comes the juaint
li- old-fashioned trimming of the skirts,
of with rows and rows pf the pencil vel
vet.
he There is but little change in the
rn style of waists, a great deal of lace em
ye broidery, raching, side plaiting and
ribbon being employed in the make
er up and trimming.
ies The trimming that is being placed
we ,n the bottom of the skirts would in
,Id dicate that skirts soon will be less full,
he as it would be impossible to place frills
dy and puffs around a very full, gored
ith shirt.
'th An excellent method for renovating
he and making thc party gown do double
ys duty is to veillit slightly with grena
ry dine of the same shade or black, with
'le- the bodice finished with a little basque
a- of satin ribbon.
ills The fashion of black gowns being
be cut up to show an underskirt under
co neath is attractive to many peopl4
and accordion plaitings of silk or lise
look graceful peeping from under the
on panels, while tiny ruchings of lace can
>m be used to edge them instead of passe
ing menterie.
el. The very thin textures made over's
ecolor have the thin material ruffled,
uro ptufTed or plaited over the closely fit
sar, ting silk lining nearly to the shoulder,
sh with a round, very full palf just at the
ad top,and these sleeves are altogether
n prettier than the large, loose, droop
'm, ing sleeves or the huge, stiff, outstand
i- ing ones.
are This season it seems the thing to
the have the skirts azd blonuses harmonie
nan more, and the one serviceable black
in- silk must be kept for the wash skirts
bode or darker silk bodices. Light colored
i. dressy bodices must have a lighter
rers skirt than the black ones. A very
,of economical skirt is of either checkered
I be or striped black and white silk; this
heir harmonizes with either the black ehif
orld fon or lace, as well as with the light
or blright ones.
have One often hesitates over a new gown
ing which must be worn as what is known
the as "a black suit," while considering
g to its possibilities of wear. A broken
the plaid is excellent for not showing soil,
that and chevipt wears like iron, as does a
9 of dark gray flannel of good quality. The
and always popular blue serge never lasts
ting very well, but black or blue mohair
ss of brilliantine is excellence in itself. It
shakes off the dust, it does not wrinkle
oose badly and it always has a dressed-up
om- appearance which is sometimes one of
I be the greastest of considerations.