The true Democrat. [volume], February 13, 1897, Image 3

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REALM OF STYLE
A I[[ItOR OF FASHION FOR
DI.IESY WOM1EN.
Smart Gowns Seen on Fifth Avenue
,Novelties in .Jewelry Adopted
by Fashionable New York
Womankind.l
(Special New York Letter.)
\-,GTHEN the clear, beautiful
/ winter days have fairly
set in and the snow-filled
air is bright with gleams
and sparkles, the possession of a good,
warm outer garment becomes an abso
late necessity. So, I shall take this
occasion to correct a general impres
sion,that silk plush is necessarily an
imitation of sealskin; on the contrary
itis a fabric from which is fashioned
sche of the most stylish mid-winter
garments of the year with no preten
sons to be far or anything else but
silk napped plush, a material of which
leading tailors are making some of
their smartest jackets.
A fair idea of such a production
can be obtained from one of the ac
eompanying sketches. This natty
little jacket is just twenty-four inches
long, made with the fashionable loose
front and lined throughout with heavy
satin. The fastenings are, of course,
in the shape of a fly, for nothing wears
out a plush or a fur garment more
quickly than to have the button holas
cut through the materiai. An Alaska
sable head nestles softly among the fur
of the long bushy tail that forms the
trimmings on each side of the loose
front.
There never were so many tails used
on garments of every description as
are seen this season, and 1 have come
to the conclusion that the foxes have
been seriously exhorting the sables to
lose their tails. Literally two dozen
of these is no unusual number with
which to decorate the latest models in
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tails from which peers a bright-eyed
\head whose expression implies total
indifference to the sacrifice of itself or
fellow beasts. Another popular style
of the moment is to wear a boa or
ahort fur collaretto over a neat cloth
jacket. Both garments are worn in
extreme weather, either one or the
other being left off on warmer days.
The favorite model for such a coat is
PLUSH COAT TRIfMED WITH FUB HE.ADS
SAND TAILS.
the order of the one pictured on
trimming save for several rich buttons
and neatly stitched edges. A charm
ing bit of head gear to wear with this
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DOUBLE PBRIASTED ENGLISHI TOX COAT.
coat is made of black silk beaver and
is trimmed with three bands of velvet
encircling the brim and three large
black feathers drooping over the left
side.
Doubtless the best view of the furs
can be obtained on the Avenue where
all the fine sleighs have been whisking
merrily along up to Central Park and
flying up Riverside Drive where the
sleighing is finer than it has been in
many years.
But while the snow is falling in the
North, the orange blossoms and al
mond shrubs are blossoming in the
South. And while we are nestling
half frozen ears and nose down into
cosey fur coliars, our sisters in Dixie
land are sending North for light
weight tailor-made gowns such as we
wear during May. One exquisitely
dainty frock was orderod by mail last
week by a New York French
woman who is wintering in
Florida. She wanted just such
a gown as can be worn when she
comes North in April. So a pretty
Scotch mixed material was selected,
made like the one depicted on this
page. The collar and front were made
of one of the new brocaded velvets and
the tiny buttons that completed the
trimming were of jet. Her hat was
also made of the flowered velvet and
trimmed with a rather stiff Paradise
aigrette. The soft Tam O'Shanter-like
crown was banded by a fold of glitter
ing passmenterie of jets, mock emer
alds and gilt.
A chic model in a plain tailor made
suit is depicted in one of the accom
panying illustrations. I saw this gown
worn by a stylish young miss on Fifth
Avenue last Sunlay morning. It was
made of the naw shade of gree broad
cloth and the soft swish of the skirt
denoted at once the silk lining. The
tight fitting bodice was neatly trimmed
with military ornaments made of silk
tubular braid. The skirt which was
inthelatest Paris cut hung beautifully,
and altogether it was one of the pret
tiest costumes I have seen this season.
Every article of physical adornment
that we moderns employ is a bequest
from ancient Rome. Dame Fashion,
however, assumes to regulate their
- popularity.
a Neokaoebare "oomme ii faut" dura
patra fashion, entwining the whole
upper arm but happily no longer as a
symbol of subjection. The up-to
datest miss or matron wears from six
to twelve circlets of gold. and inset
gems nestled in the folds of her mous
quetaire gloves which are buttoned
with jewelled studsin lieu of ordinary
fastenings. This style was noticeably
frequent at the first Patriarch ball of
the season, given in the new ball room
of the Waldorf. The debutants 'took
most kindly to this pretty conceit,
while among the matrons MrLs. William
C. Whitney seemed ablaze with gems,
not only on her left arm and on the
corsage of her black brocade gown but
her beautiful hair was crowned with a
coronet fully six inches tall formed of
small diamonds and of emeralds, some
of which were as large as almonds.
Fan chainsi fashioned of diamonds set
in ilatinum are also a dainty, yet use
ful fad. The settings are so delicate
and the gems so close together that
even at a short distance the effect is
that of a continuous string of diamonds
fastened together in some mysterious t
manner.
The costumes illustrated herewith
were designed by the National Cloak
Co., of New York.
What. a (:ided Dome Costs.
A good many persons have been
growling lately about the appearance
of Boston's chief pride, the gilded
State House dome, which used to
crown the city before so many high
buildings were put up, and which still
reigns in somewhat diminished ma
jesty on the summit of Beacon Hill.
The dome is lboking quite dingy, and
has been so for some time, but there
is no likelihood that it will be regilded
before the work on the interior has
been finished. This probably will be
in less than !t year, although it has not
been definitely decided, Sergeant-at
Arms Adams is of the opinion that the
donie will be regilded as soon as this
work is finished.
According to precedent, the dome is
not due for a regilding for a number
of years to come. The last regilding
was done in 1888, eight years ago, and
from that time back to the renovation
before it was a much longer period,
as the latter took place in 1874, four
teen years before. The average time
between regildings is about twelve
years, and has never been less than
ten, under ordinary circumstances, so
that in the natural course of things
nothing would be done to the dome
for at least four years. 'lTho work
going on, however, and the fire which
occurred under the dome awhile ago
have made it look so bad that it pro
bably will be regilded as soon as this
can be done safely.
The work is one of a good deal of
expense, costing usually about $5000.
Of this the goldleaf is the principal
item, as this usually costs more than
$2'00. In the last regilding 392 pack
ages of the finest leaf were used.
Twenty gallons of gold sizing were
used in putting it on, and there were
375 days' labor in the regilding alone.
Another considerable item is the put
ting up ani taking down again of the
staging which the men must have to
work upon. This costs nearly $900,
and in the last regilding there were
used 7b12 feet of spruce and 295
pounds of nails, while ninety-eight
days' skilled carpentry and sixty-three
da'ys' ordinary labor were used on the
staging alone. The work has to be
done with the greatest care, and the
workmen all have to be surrounded
with a canvas screen: to keep the wind
from blowing the go!ldlel away.-Bos
ton Transcript.
A New Cave ill Kenticiy.
The Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, is
owned by an estate and the heirs, who
live in the East, have a big revenue
from it. During the mouth of Sop
tember there were 200) visitors, and it
was a dull month. The clerk at the
hotel said that business was not as
good as it was years ago, but that oc
casionally they catch the members of
some convention, soelety or college
and make a big haul.
About half way to Mammoth Cave
front Glasgow junction a new ecve has
been discovered. It is called Colossal
Cavern. Seveunty miles of this cavern
have already been explored and it is
said th.t Maminoth Cave cannot com
pare with it in beauty. It is rich in
stalactites aund stalaginites and all the
crystal formnations are clean and "of
purest ray serene"-no vandal having
(lone his ldestructive work. Some time
ago an explorer in this wonderful
cavern found an avenue which led him
into the MaUmmoth Cave and he re
turne~ with a number of articles to
prove that he ha I, beeu there. He
was afterward killed by falling rock
while cle:ring a passageway. -Chicago
Record.
A Boy 1fillt a Craw.
"Do I iknow anything out of the
ordinary "T' replied P. D). Johnston, of
Omaha, at the Regent, to the Star re
porter's query. "i think I do. I
know a cousin of mine wiho is certainly
out of the ordinary. When he was a
baby there did not seer to be any
Sthing about him to distinguish him
Sfrom other babies, but as the months
Spassed no signs of teeth appeared.
SIe grew to be a gooid-sized boy of six
Syears, and still no teeth. He Jived
- entirely on liquids, and was taken to
Sa dentist, who attempted to fit arti
ficial teeth in his mounth, but it was
I impossible. HIe grew in stature, but
Snot in strength, and an eminent sur
s geon was called in to mnke a thorough
Sexamination of the boy. fe reported
Sthat there was no way to fit teeth into
him or induce any to grow, and that
t he must have solid food. After study
t ing the case thoroughly and finding
no parallel, he adjusted a sort of ar
r tificial craw into the boy, and ever
since that time he has partaken of
solid food, cntting it into small pieces
BIUIDGET OFP FUN,.
1U3IOROUS SKETCUIES FROM
VARIOUS SOURICES.
And Ills Dep'arture--A Different
Feeling-A Theory-Not His
Full Title--lI Constanti
nople, Etc., Etc,
And then they both began to sing.
The key was. 1 thinlk, B flat.
She took the alto, May the air,
And I-well, I took--my hat.
-Town Topies.
ESTIMATED.
.3ingo-"That doctor must have
found out how much I am worth."
Mrs. Bingo-"Why?"
"I just got the bill."-Life.
WHY iHE DARED.
She-"I think I might love you more
if you were not so extravagant"
He-"It's my extravagant nature
that makes me love you so."-Life.
A DIFFEIIENT FEELING.
MissTimberwheels-"How were you
impressed by Mr. Noodles?"
Miss Hungerford--"I wasn't im
pressed. I was oppressed. "-Judge.
S OUrT OF HIS LINE.
Tourist-"Hlow long will it take me
to reach the ferry, me good man?"
Policeman--'I ain't no mind reader.
I'm apoliteman."-Detroit Free Press.
A COMPLIMENT.
Editor -"Your story is flat.
Author-"Yes?"
Editor-"I wish to compliment you.
Most stories we get are rolled up."
Pack.
RIDING NOT NECESSARY.
Berthwhistle-"Do you ride your
eyzlo to reduce your weight?"
Dusnap-"No - hustling for the
money to meet the installments for it
does that."--Puck.
A THEORY.
Maria-"How kin these weather
prophets tell about the weather, any
way ?"
Josiah--"l dunno; unless mebbe
they go by the almanacs. "-Puck.
IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
The Sultan-"Have they ceased to
illude to me as the 'Sick Man?' "
The Grand Vizier- '"No, Commander
of the Faithful; but they are willing
to admit that you are not in business
for your health. "-Truth.
NOT HIS FULL TITLE.
"Hungry Higgins?" said the kind
lady. "Of course that is not your
real name!"
"Nome," answered Mr. Higgins.
"It's wot might be called a empty
title. "-Indianapolis Journal.
LIKE OTHER MEDICINE.
Penelope-"I hear you are engaged
to Miss Dingbatts at last."
Reginald-"Yes; she refused me six
times, but I perserved."
Penelope--"Then you were well
shaken before taking."--Harlem Life.
SOMETHING REAL HORRID.
Ethel-"And would you really be
willipg to die for me, George?"
George-"Darling, I swear it."
Ethel-""But, would you be willing
to die of hydrophobia or appendicitis,
or something like that, George?"
Truth.
A SAFE REmINDER.
MIother-'"Willie, as you come home
from school stop at the grocer's and
get me two bars of soap and a dime's
worth of candy.:'
Father-"What in the world do you
want candy for?"
Mother-"So that, he shall not for
get the soap."
NOT AT HlOiE TO HIM.
Caller-"Is your father at home?"
Little Daughter-"What is your
name, please?"
Caller-"Just tell .im it is his old
friend, Bill."
Little Daughter-"Then I guess he
ain't at home. I heard him tellmamma
if any bill came he wasn't at homc.*
Washington Times.
SARCASTIC.
Mrs. Achem (reading)-"The Chin
ese are a cheerful people. In China,
while the dentist pulls the tooth an
assistant stands by and drowns the
lamentations o't the victim in the noise
of a large gong."
Mr. Aehem-"So they have adopted
the painless method of extracting teeth
in China, eh?"-Norristown Herald.
SLIGHTLY TWISTED.
He entered the store hurriedly, with
the air of a man whose mind was filled
Sby a weighty commission. Those
rwhom he passed at the door heard him
I conning under his breath a formula
- which he seemed to fear might slip
1 away and be lost. He approached the
s counter like one who wishes it ftrer
well over.
S"I wish to get," he said boldly,
1 "some ribbou for a red baby."
S The salesgirl's blank'stare seemed to
- arouse him to a sense of something
Slacking.
t "That is,"he said, "I would like
sor.me baby for a ribbed red one."
SThe salesgirl was smiling broadly
Snow aid four cash boys, a floor walker
Sand seven customers gathered and
t grinned in n1ison.
He began again. "That is-of
Scourse, you know, I mean, some ribbed
red baby for one-that is-some red
Sribs for one baby-some one's red
f baby's ribs-some red ribs for one
'baby-some-thunder sMd gs,
thoughtfully an hour or so afterward,
"if he could have meant some rcd
baby ribbon l"-Now York Press.
A New Industry.
rccent investigations have disclosed
that in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, is
contained the foundation for another
industry, and that from it is to beob
tained a pure quality of sulphate of
soda. In analyzing the crude salt of
the lake, traces of sulphate of soda,
sulphate of lime and calcium chloride
are found, and it has long been the
custom fcr a few enterprising men to
go to the lake in winter time and
gather from the shores and bars what
has been known to them as winter
salt. In fact, the presence of large
crystals appearing like salt and found
only in cold weather has long been
known and commented upon. This
"winter salt," as it has been called, is
really a very pure article of sulphate
of soda, commonly cal:ed glauber salt,
and It has been a subject of much com
ment in the past that so much of it
could be found in winter time as a re
suit of itscrystallization at thirty-nine
degrees temperature or lower, when
such very small evidence of its pres
ence can be obtained from an analysis
of the water of the lake or its salt.
This, however, is now fully cleared
up.
A few weeks ago, says the Salt Lake
Tribune, the salt company found it
necessary to extend, by ditch or
flume, their pumping plant at Saltair,
owing to the lowering of the lake, and
Manager J. W. Heywood in prosecut
ing the work struck at a depth of six
inches below the old lake-hed this
soda deposit. He brought samplei to
town and it was found to be pure
sulphate of soda mixed with silica,
which can be separated without trou
ble. Sulphate of soda is used largely
by the soap and glass works of the
country, and gives a particular luster
to plate glass that can be obtained in
no other way.
While large quantities of carbonate
are used in the United States, yet vast
quantities are imported from Eng
land, Artificial carbonate is made
from sodium chloride, or common
salt, and the first chieical change is
from sodium chloride to Gc.iium sul
phate. The product that is inand in
Salt Lake in such large quantities ab
viates the first chemical change fros:
salt to sodium sulphate, and it is be
lieved a chemically pure sodium sul
phate can be produced on the lake for
$1.50 per ton.-New Orleans Pica
yune.
tueer Freak of a Cab Horse.
A cab horse, which runs down a
flight of seventy-twosteps, and reaches
the end of its journey without either
it or the vehicle dragged behind it
being any the worse for the adventure,
is certainly a remarkable animal,
which might legitimately look forward
to figuring in some circus, rather than
dragging fares wearily through the
Paris streets.
The animal which has just distin
guished itself in the way described
was, we read, waiting patiently in a
certain street of the French capital
the other morning, while its driver
was fast asleep inside the vehicle. The
whistlsng of a passing train, it is sur
mised, roused the horse from its con
templations, and it determined to start
off at a brisk trot to ascertain what
Sthe whistling meant. It happens that
the street in question is divided by
two flights of steps, and the horse, in
its peregrinations, reached the top of
Sthem. At this apparently critical
moment the cabman inside the vehicle
suddenly woke, and perceiving the
danger ahead he jumped out, rather
badly hurting himself by the fall.
SThe sequel of the incident shown
I that he would have been better off had
She remained where he was. The
horse, without even scratching itself,
Sor in any way damaging the cab,
reached the bottom of the flight of
steps, and when a couple of policemen
bustled up, expecting to find a
smashed-to-atoms cab and a dead
horse, they were amazed to discover
the downstairs' journey had been
neatly accomplished, and that the am
mal was not even excited by this little
adventure.-New York Mail and Ex
press.
Fake Comupost. .
"More harm than benefit is done
the grass," said an experienced gar
dener, "by the so-called soil which
some fake gardeners are daily spread
ing on the lawns andterraces through
out the city. Much of the compost
·which is being used is made up of
street sweepings, some soil and the
charcoal from the tons of leaves gath
ered on the streets, which were burned
Son the river flats during the early fall.
This leaf charcoal is put in Ehe com
post to darken its color and give it an
appearance of richness. I have wit
nessed that there is considerable coal
ashes mixed in it. Acompost of this
character is a decided injury, and the
grass will do much better next spring
Sif it is left alone. Of course there is
a great deal of thoroughly rotted
Scompost used by reliable gardeners.
STo get this in proper shape it takes
two years."--Washington Star.
Gtreatest Department Store in the World.
The department store idea is by no
o means a new one, nor has it reached
g in this country its highest develop.
ment. The great establishment in
e P'aris, still preeminent of its kinud,
started in the smallest way in 1852,
y to-day transacts a total business ot
r $30,000,000, or more than twice that
d of any American retail establishment.
The greatest advance has been made
if since it has become strictly co-opera
d tive. Not a franc's worth of its stock
d is held outside of the people in the
d store, and the leadership of the busi.
e ness is invested in three persons
., .ugted ,·o~ the heads on f dp
Love at'Thy Door,
If at my door Love knock,~
I hasten to unlock;
For haply, ye that part in pain
With Love, may meet him not again!
So be it May, or winter gray,
I welcome Love that fares my way.
'Not in a princely guise
Love may unveil his eyes;
Haply, a beggar he may kneel,
Scourged. and with wounds thy hut
must heal!
But prince or beggar, Love shall say
I welcome when he fares my way.
"-F. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution~
An Interrupted Dream.
Bacnk to the home where, as a boy,
Life to me was a constant joy;
Standing alone in the bright white glowe
Of the wintry sun on the sparkling snow,
There seem to come through a filmy haze.
Faces and forms of bygone days. -
Faces and forms long since forgot,
Troop from the past to that hallowed spot)
Faces bright with the glow of health,
Forms unbent by the race for wealth.
While grim and gray with the frosts of Ilf ý
Meltlng thoughts in my heart are rife.,
Here it was in the long ago,
In the holiday time all white with snow, -
That a merry maid with a rougish eye
Whispered, "Stay-say not goodby!"
And as fond memory stirs my heart,
I'm wide awake with a sudden start,
For here in my lap as 1 sit and doze,
Her daughtor's been tickling her old dad -
nose!
-New York Sun.
Grains of Comfort.
It fortune doesn't smile on you,
And trouble seems to pile on you
For all it's worth;
Don't think that you're the only wight
For whom events don't come just right
Upon this earth
There are others!l
It luck has naught to bring to you .
And fate does not a thing to you,
And you are blue;
Just ponder o'er some other wreck
Who stopped a cyclone with his neon-
Worse off than you
There are others!
If some one doesn't come to you I
To pay a certainsum to you,
Don't file a kick;
For you are not the only guy
Who gets the down-to-zero eye
That makes ice thick- .
There are others!
If a mlden fair goes back on youdt
And woe makes an attack on you
Till you're broke up;
Remember, many a trusting lout
has puffed the pipo till it went out .
And then woke up
There are othersl
If she bocomes a "sla." to you,''
And blows a farewell kiss to you, ,
Just hold your ground;
Console yourself by thinking that
Your voice still penetrates your hate
And look around-
There are others!
-Baltimore News
Winter Ithynmes.
The north wind's ripping through the dart
Around the snowy cliff,
The plumber's happy as a lark,
The plumbing's frozen stiff.
The snow flakes through the garden 1f3
On light and airy wing,
The sleigh bell 'neath the starry sky
Go ding a-ling a-ling.
The buckwheat batter's at the bat '
With joy our dreams to fill
When topped with golden honey that
Hails from Hymetus Hill.
While quaint fantastle wreaths are hub
Upon the dreary yew
The rabbit's fondest song is sung
Within the spicy stew.
Before the wind that wildly walls
The woodpile melts pell mell,
The coal man monkeys with the seSate,: -
Not wisely, but too well.
In link-ed sweetness long drawn out
We see the sausageo soar
When in our loudest tones we shout .
The slogan: "Shut the door!"
The sparrow's piping on the gate -
For bread his crop to till,
And we upon the bob elate
Go flying down the hill;
And when weo tumble in the snow
That capers down our neck,
There is one blooming truth we know..
The winter is on deck.
Then lot the ten serenely steam,
Our fondest hopes to raise, .
And gild our lotos-oating dream, .
BIasido tbhe Jogs a.-blaze.
I To fairy isles in cesta-see
We'll sail in Fancy's skiff
Wlhile all the blizzard leap!s In glee
To freeze the plumbine stiff.
-11. K. Munkittrick, In Now York Journsat
The iHouse of tile Silent Yemr,
The Silent IHouso it standeth wide,
Yea, open is the door:
The winds of 'Peace from every side
low round it evermore.
Unhown of axe, unmade of hand '
its walls so broad andi still;
Like to a sea the pale gray lana.
Flow up to the gray silL '
Candle wore vain, and sun bat diml - . 
For here the dark doth cease;
Nor drink nor meat is spread for him .
Who suppeth here with Peace.
Arrows speed not, nor hurtling speu,
Nor plague cometh to slay;
Viol and rebec make no cheer,
For Song hath had his da;y.
Grief shattereth hera his weary cup;'
No watch tlhe hours do keep
That they may call the red East up,
Or soothe the West to sleep.
Fashions. desires, dreams, swarming fea
Fadre past the threshold gray;
One day is as a thousand years,
A thousand years one day.
-Lizetto W. IReese, in the Atlantib
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A Bi '1eiescoe,.
The gigantic telescope which hasbeme
erected at Treptow, near Berlin, has
caused no little stir among astronomlim
experts. T''he telescopo has been
built for the Grunewald Observatoty
and will be set up there early in the
Scoming year. It is said to bethe larg
eat inslrument of itskind in the worild,
A large number of foreign amitrono
mers have visited the building where
the telescope has been erectedl amn
have displayed considerable intered
in the various parts of its oozistra
! tion, and they are all unanimua iza