The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-26

French nurses gathered together with then
charges in q public garden tnan upon 3 SINH
lar group in q London park. To sum up my
impression concerning London women OF The
middle or lower classes, they seemed, as .
F~renchwoman would out it, vetues, not habL-
lees-clothed. not dressed.
1 never shall forgot, says'a writer IN the Bos-
ton Budget, the servants sleeping rooms in
erything was fresh and clean and fwwhuolesom,
looking. The two iron jbadstea Is comfort.
ably made, the window curtains spotless,
tile two bureaus neatly arranged, the door
nicely matted, and with a strip of carpet
bsfore each bod, and on the wall some
genial, simple honse told me that she labored
for a year before she could iniucs her two
m.ids to see tho beauty and comfort in such
order, but now thsy felt il kesniy, aud it
had affected. their work and spirits very yisi-
bly,. Nesr their kitchen was a small room,
which Mrs. 49, had fitted up snusly for d
sitting room and a place to take their meals
in. There was a chest OF drawers, III which
were their napkins and table-cloths and thoir
own bed linen, and q nice glass-doored Case
showed their china. MY friend told me taat
for some time, her maids actually preferred
to use tho kitchen, but she fna ly won ticn
over to q great prids in their neat little
room. and she said tho effect upon their
S'hNs' NhF y 4 trhe .Hr a. ~ III
Occasionally She would would bring in some
flowers, or pretty, IN expensive ornament for
them; she took q good illustrated weekly
| paper entirely for tn ;ir use, requiring them
to file it. and before long a genuine taste for
refinement aud surroundings. aud manner
had developed, These two servants had
corne 20 her very uncouth and untutored,
but certainly whom l cav them, after three
years residence with Mrs. -, they were
far the most refined, respectful, aud we'll
hammered servants / have ever seen in Amer
Gu. or course some people would aver t lis
sort Of consideration wonld spoil" = servanl,
but IL seems to me that the very first means of
teaching tho servant OF to-day what she ought
thdo, is 10 make her feel Tat her mistress
house is her home, the place in which she is to
live, not the place she ID to work in as little as
possible and escape from during every possible
hour. n 4@{
i@e A Torrance. b4'
The story of the conrtsliip and marriage Of
DR.. Hammond,s daughter by the italian noble.
man whose title and name sho wears is sc
romantic as any of her novels. The Marquis
Lama was first discovered by tho family of q
distinguished Nav York divine. while follow
ing the occupation of a waiter in a Paris
restaurant This family were par,icu arly
\ struck by the graceful manner il which Ll
served their dinner, the noble air of conde.
scension with which he accepted his pour
boire. and the expression of gentle melan-
NA'Ly eAiHse oeiNtiN ht'eik WY 1do uhtIQsCIAtt
features. When his American patrons came
t, leave Paris they were sorry to part from
their attentive garcon. anh advised hin
to como to America. Time slipped
ew m, and nd. ons evening the eamt
when who should appear before them, napkin
On his arm, but their fasor.te Paris waiter
They were very glad to see him, and the wife
OF the divine, who is a. very philan,hropi,
womin, made up b II mind that the young Itai.
| inn Vaa plych a1Loya hin y,,s,fynn q ul cha In.
termlned to do something 10 better him. She ne
sooner Thought than acted, and through som.
friends down town enc got him an excel
lent position as foreign CORRESPONDENT in al
importing house. in a confidential taits WIZ
hpr one day he conf ssed that no was the ,nlpe.
%cnnious SCION OF M ancient and noble 1talian
family. Hero was Q romance, a thing this
nmtabie woman dotes on, She made inquiry
through the proper Channels and found the
young mans story correct in every rarticn!ar
Then siie took him up socially ana introduced
him into society. There he metDr. Hammond,
accomplished daughter, who now writes hol
name Clara, Marchioness Lanza.
Fan w,aps.
Black seems to be by far the most prevaienr
color for highways as Tor jackets, but soIns
few very elegant ones arc seen of lighte,
%colors. There is o Jacket waist intended fol
an outside wrap that looks we'll in any Of shc
lighr golden browns, or what il called
\ bptSs NH'N' bo6a
ind Gates, q jacket waist. but it has !,
picated skirt falling to thetknees; over THU
Is a deep cape cut away in front, and ha.
three deep folds. OF pleat., in tho back. N i
extremely stylish, and in some materials woul,
answer we'll for q matinee opera wrap. Thei
there are notified Mother Hubbard shapes
light man,les, mostly lined with Venetian red
aud finished by sash backs. These also will b
wo.n at matinees. But tho regulation color 70
street wraps aud jackets should DO blac.
whether it be p plain s'tailor" jacket or til
dressy satin ~e.visile" lined with rcd surah an,
trimmed with real Spanish lace.
L~engthenins Short. Women.
The London World tells Of . new coatriv
ance Cor making ladies taller. The woma
who Is to undesgo this process is encased j
. very tight corset, and her feet are placed i
shoes weighted with fifty pounds Of lead eact
She is then placed 10 a machine consisting OF
ring. which enciFcles her waist, aud is SUI
pended from, the ceiling at such = height as I
prevent he. feet from touching ii
ground. The pressure Of the cofa,
Il forces tho upDrr Napt Of har bod