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WHAT TO WEAR.

Lenten blue is the name of the last new color
Bodies fastening diagonally are revived this
season.
Surplice waists are used on the soft wool dress
es of young girls
Black lace caps are again fashionable for
elderly women.
The round waist gathered to a belt, is the fa-
vorite bodice for wash dresses.
Turkey-red calico will be much used next
summer for ehildren's morning dresses.
Chenille fringes in two kinds the leech and
the caterpillar divide fashionable favor.
Very small buttons and double hooks joined
like agraffes, appear on imported dresses.
Rose color and silver gray are the colcrs most
worn in combination by Parisians at present
Many of the new bonnets especially those IN
tended for evening wear, are little more than
caps.
Fancy hoods of lace and of zephyr will be
much worn at watering places during the coming
summer.
English turbans are seen again with brims
rolling high in front and sloping entirely away
in the back.
Oval brooches are again worn, the new style
of wearing them being with the length from cad
to end, running up and down instead Of across.
Vandyke red is much used for chidrens every
day costumes The skirts are trimmed with
black velvet ribbon, then killed. The waist is q
loose, easy blouse
Large null and nansook handkerchiefs for
nectwear have borders of bright blue and red
leaves printed around the edge, and viii he very
pretty with summer dresses.
The old fashioned Gypsy bonnets, with lace
pleatings inside the brim and laden outside With
wreaths and sprays of rare French flowers, VIII
be the head coverings par excellence for the
pretty young girls this spring. Latter on, the
Gypsy will be made of shirred Grape or SIX
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In spite of the large importation of elaborate
costumes composed of several costly fabrics
plainly made dresses all of one material of good
quality but with little trimming, are seen every
where, and are most worn by women who are
considered as authority matters of dress and
fashion.
pretty and youthful toilet is of rose pink
silk and soft gray cashmere. The short, round
skirt is of the silk slashed around the edge.
with the narrow strips thus formed drawn under.
forming series of loops under which is arranged
full plating of the gray cashmere The drap-
eery is also of the cashmere drawn across the
front and sides in the form of two knotted
sashes, falling in the back from the waist to the
foot Of the skirt in soft lines ard loose irTegg
lap nl1ffS
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The Choir at Easter,

In the April Century the Rev. DR.. Charles S.
Robinson continues his discussion Of the annoy
ances and huinors of the musical service in
churches, and relates this anecdote: Easter
was at hand and great preparations were made
in the rural parish for its celebration. All the
town came in on that notable morning. The
minister was radiant; his eyes beamed with de
light But thought struck him. this audience,
so happy, so generous, so enthusiastc-would
they not hear him moment for q stroke of
businessl After the invocation and the first
song, he surprised them with proposition to
hring Easter offerings at once to Gods
altar and lift the dear old church out
of debit then there would be resurrection!
Then the plates went their course, and hearts
were touched, and purses were emptied and the
heaps of money lay before the moistened eyes of
the relieved pastor as he TREMENDOUSLY thanked
good God for his peoples fidelity in response
The money is here, / am sure it is. he ex-
claimed If there be a little in arrears, it can
be made up in day. and now we are ready
heartily to go on with the worship of our risen
Lord So the fixed programme proceeded, A
little German had been procured from the me
tropolis for an annex to the tenor; his solo came
in at this exact crisis of grateful emotion; he
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A Tempest of Tears.


Evansville Journal.
Mr.. Pitner, in his closing remarks stated that
Mr.. Harrison had telegraphed that he will be
here in Evansville, on next Thursday evening.
He then said that Grant and Wellington had
been known as successful Generals. They never
lost battle So it is with Mr. Harrison. He
has had constant success. The story of his
start in the ministry was then told by the speak
er. When boy, seventeen years old, he was
invited into the country from Brooklyn, by
friend of his, who advertised his coming far and
near The consequence was tremendous
dience Harrisons friend preached, and in the
afternoon they went together in secret prayer.
The young man told Mr.. Harrison that they
were going to have'a glorious revival Tommy"
asked why he thought So and he replied that
he had faith to believe Gods promise. That
night as Mr.. Harrison was reading the opening
hymn, man commenced crying. The boy
preacher went to the weeping man and told
him to cry softly, he must read that hymn.
Again the young preacher essayed to read, but
again he was interrupted by another person.
He then saw that general tempest of tears
was brewing and asked his companion in the
pulpit what he must do II don't know, but
pray do something quickly was the reply.
Tommy then ordered the front seats vacated,
atey filed and his friends prediction was full
filed. They had glorious time, and the visit
which he had supposed would last few days.
was extended to weeks. He has not been home
since, except on short visits, and thirty thou
sand people have been converted under his min
istry, and he is not yet thirty years old
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The Presidents Sisters.
Washington Letter.

Washington Letter.
Two of the Presidents sisters have been in
Washington since he has been in the White
House. Mrs. McElroy is well known here hay
ing been virtually mistress of the White House
for two seasons. Mrs, Haynesworth, the other
sister, has been here at intervals. 1t is said that
she is woman of strong mental powers, ex
tremey well read, and rather Indifferent to So
ciety. The Arthurs have in them vein of pro
found good sense. Mrs. McElroy has shown that
she has it. There are certain things which
strong public sentiment regulates at the White
House-one is that the wife of the President has
privileges which no other lady-be she the sis
ter, or daughter, or other relative of the Presi-
dent invited topreside at the White House-has.
Foolish women, da2zled by their elevation,
would forget this nice distinction, but Mrs Nc
Elroy does not. She is a supplemented, sensi
BILE woman, who never hada taste of fashionable
society in her life until she came to occupy a
very exalted position Then she had need for
all the Arthur tact She does not pretend
to be fine lady, nor does she slop over and gush
like cousin Lucy Hayes. She gives no occasion
for anybody to compare her to beggar on horse
back In fact the little woman from Albany,
who probably called visitors company and her
drawing room parlor, and her servants girls,
and used other proyinealisms, illustrates the al
mighty power of common sense. Suddenly trans
planted into kind of Republican royalty, she
behaves herself with a native COED taste that
disarms criticism end silences remark
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Wild Bin's Easter Offering.

The Young Churchman.
Wild Bill never went to church. but strayed
off among the hills bird-nesting, catching shiny
minnows on a crooked pin, or stealing rides on
Widow Boless pony that fed in her orchard, all
day Sunday.
One day he was rambling through the fields,
and Just over the stile saw Widow Boles's pony
struggling, caught by it's halter Nothing he
could do would free it, and he forgot his fear of
the lady, and rushed to the house for help The
poor horse was soon set at liberty and the
ragged little boy invited into the bright kitchen
for cup Of sweet cider and a ginger cake.
He grew ashamed of his dirty face and hands,
and when he walked into the church, one win
ter's morning, he did not know himself-combed
and clean, with no rags on his coat and pants.
Widow BoleS was his teacher She told him
of the great days in the church year. and how
dear they were to Christian people Easter was
at hand, and while she explained its meaning
she spoke of the host of flowers carried into the
churches all over the world, to show what a
joyful day 1T was.
Wild Bill had never heard of it before, and
drank in every word.
He watched abop. the fields Good Friday, and
saw some of the little spring birds peeping from
under the bruSh-wood and rocks, when strange
fancy took him.
Nobody would see him at night and he could
climb in the chancel window, and decorate the
font himself, if there was no one else willing to
do the work On Saturday he hunted the mead
ows and woods, and heaped up his fowers-all
white, and blue, and golden, under bush.
Seven o'clock rang from the church steeple, and
eight and nine, and the lights began going out in
the village. Up on tip-toe carefully he pulled
himself upon the ledge of the chancel window,
and snap, crack, squeak, it few open, and he
cIawied in with his load of flowers.
First, he brought water for the font, and,
lighting an end of a candle and sticking it on his
basket, piled the blood ROOTS and violets, and
ferns out on the floor. He hung fringe of ferns
all around the bowl, and heaped them in the
center as high as they would lie and in their
center stuck cross of bark, covered with moss
and hchen patches.
His eyes gowed as bright as the stars above
him as he crept out of the chance window and
through the silent streets homeward.
The next day the sexton, the rector, Widow
Boles and thecongregation all wondered who had
hung the font so beautifully. But only little
mission boy, slouching in the corner seat, and
great, kind, watchful heavenly Father knew
whose offering it was.
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RECREATIoNs OF RICH MEN.
How MiIlionaires and Brokers Tighten the
Pressure of Business Cares.
New York Tettar

How Millionaires and Brokers Tighten the
Pressure of Business Cares.
New York Letter.
In almost every case some special amusement
or point of relaxation is sanitary necessity for
the business man whose brain is racked by the
concentrated pressure of his six hours of daily
''street" labor Jay Gould is diigent reader of
books and a cultivator of exotics Vanderbilt
never opens a book, but his horses and stables
serve to freshen up his intellect. John Jacob
Astor climbs to the top of his house, and in a
secluded sanctum hammers away at some me-
chanical inventions that are to revolutionize the
industrial world-that is to say if they are ever
perfected. Yachts horses, aviaries dogs flies and
fishing rods or double barreled shotguns distract
the attention of other men of wealth from the
cares which riches bring in their train, and pre-
serve the mental balance of their devotees One
well-known broke keeps q select assortment of
fowls in his backyard, and he has no sooner en-
tered the front door than he makes a bolt for
the chicken coop, where he fuses about until
the repeated clamoP of a starving household calls
him to dinner His neghbors complain of the
growing of his pet ROSTERS, but he has permit
which protects his feathered friends, and he de-
hes criticism. Before he kept fowls his nights
were almost sleepless; now he SHORES all night
like farmer. 1t is the same story all around
IF did not do this or that | should die" say
those business worn men who have returned to
the loves and ikings of their early life for relief
against ''black care" By the way the eontin-
gent of Wall street fishermen has returned from
the HlSU TWO OF ulree Gays SpOlJ
among the trout brooks OF Long
Island with unreasonable disgust on
their faces. In the teeth of binding snow
storm, and in some cases after wading through
respectable drifts, they found the fish too slug
gish to make a fight, though content to be
capght provided the fly were dropped squarely
before their jaws. Their two days diversion viii
last them for some weeks.
One of the busiest men in the city is Colonel
Hahn, general superintendent of the elevated
railroads. His time is daily occupied by the in
vasion of hundreds of visitors and his Office is
jammed with daily reports, and yet there is not
a more diligent reader of current literature
''How do you find time to do it," | asked. 81
make time I say to myself that I will do it,
and so l find time" He holds to the theory-as
do many others of our business men-that once
in a while it is vital necessity to make a break
no matter at what cost and he makes it, book
in hand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-12
How to Wear the Hair.


New York Evening Post.
The prettiest style at present of arranging the
couture where the hair is worn high is to coil
the locks from the back into French twist, then
at each side of the twist upon the crown of the
head, the hair is arranged in the shape of a
figure s, and pressed closely to the twist A
more dressy fashion shapes the hair close to the
top of the twist into Japanese coils through
which jewel-tipped pins are run. Another
fashion is to coil the braids of hair straight
around the head, and where the curly Langtry
bang meets the braid on the crown of the
head a connecting link is required to cover the
space. For this purpose are used velvet
covered bands, two or three made IN
classic fashion, such as are seen upon the heads
of Greek figures in painting sculpture; but these
prove often highly unbecomipg. There are
shown quite an astonishing variety of ornaments
for the hair just now. Side combs, back combs,
half circles and pins without number are dis
played. Those studded with mock diamonds are
charming for full-dress occasions and the girls
who wear their hair in short rings all over the
head use tiny side combs to keep their refrae-
tory locks out of their eyes. To many these
glittering ornaments are very becoming. Steel
ornaments are also very fashionable again. and
when'th steel is pure and finely cut it glitters
like diamonds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-12
How to Color Easter Epps.

Philadelphia Press.
For colOring, dyes of all hues may be bought
at the druggists, brighteolored scraps may be
found in the rag bag and decalcomanic pictures
will furnish beautiful decoration for more elab
crate work
Wrap bits of gay ribbon or cambria muslin
around the egg; sew tightly; then boil in alum
water made by dissolving two cents worth OF
hour Cheap calicos. which will fade and leave
their designs the egg shells, are to be desired
Rainbow effects may be produced by winding
many eolored bits of zephyr or Germantown
wool around the eggs. When the eggs are dry
and cold scratch figures such as ferns flowers,
etc, on them with large needle or better STILL
fine brad-awl The success of this decoration
depends of course, altogether on the skill of the
artist.
When the eggs have been colored. arrange
them in small baskets or boxes filed with shreds
of tissue paper or Excelsior packing to represent
nests
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ton, graduating under their care at Charleston
College. He was a grass orphan by that time.
His mother, disagreeing with his father, had left
her home and gone to Beaufort, where she opened
general country store. Forty years ago she
was conducting it successfully. Both Nh and
Mrs. Benjamin were devoted adherents to the
grand old religion of their fathers, and Judah P.
BENJAMIN was educated in it. He has always re-
tanned respect for his race, although he married
a gentle, and has never been identified with the
Jewish church. You remember his fine reply in
the Senate, when he was taunted in a hot de
bate, with being a jew. The Senator, he
said, rising gracefully and speaking in his usual
silvery way twill please remember that when
his half-eivilized ancestors were hunting the
wild boar in the forests of Silesia mine were the
princes of the earth The Senate was electrified,
and the carping senator was silenced.
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How the Prince of Wales Looks.

Olive Logan's London Letter.
The most powerful supporter General Baker
has is his liege lord the Prince of Wales, but
you know the old adage qui Sc ressemblent,
s'assembent 1 saw the heir apparent in
hanson this morning-not common hanson,
you understandable own hanson, a magni1-
Gently appointed little affair." with such beauty
of bit of gray horsefesh between the shafts
Dear me, how that exquisite, shapely brute did
dance about! The driver was a
lightweight, good looking young fell
low, in the usual gray livery of
the Wales's. We always know the Princess is
coming when we see the gray livery and the
horses with red head bands and red rosettes and
we always know the Prince is coming when we
see the gray livery without the red ribbons. So,
forewarned forearmed, we have time to stop and
have good stare The Prince is getting uglier
and more dissipatedlooldng every day, and the
Princess seems more and more charming every
time we see her Whatever the real home life
of this sofamous couple may be we know not
but their demeanor to each other in public is
so really affeetionate that one wonders at their
cleverness in keeping up appearanees--that is
if they do not care for each other. We think il
surprising that man who has such a pretty and
good wife as Alexandria should care to associate
with the creatures we hear his name coupled
with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-12
TWO OF A KIND.
The Horr Twins and the Trouble They Give
the House DOOr-Keeper.

The Horr Twins and the Trouble They Give
the House Door-Keeper.
National Republican.
There are two members of the House who
have twin brothers who greatly resemble them.
The two legislators who rejoice in duplicates are
Phil Thompson, of Kentucky and Representa-
tive Horr, of Michigan. 1t is not an unusual
thing for Mr.. Thompsons brother to find him
self gathered by the arm by one of the Hon
Pills Democratic colleagues and dragged in on
the floor of the House, and the injunction thun-
dered in his ear, why the devil don't you get
in your seat and vote! Our bill is upon its pas
sage!
The other day Mr.. Horr's brother approached
the main door of the House, and the polite
Democrat in charge promptly snatched open the
green baizc door and bowed him in on the House
floor. The Michigan twin strolled over to his
brothers seat sat down, and took part in all the
opening ceremonies of the legislative day
except that he failed to answer the
has some peculiar way of identifying the Horn
brothers, concluded he would have a little fun,
and slipped over and posted the door-keeper
That functionary stalked over to the desk Of the
Michigan statesman and informed the intruder
that he must come out But" said the occu-
pant of the chair, my name is Horr; I'm from
Michigan The Democratic door slammer looked
hard at the intruder, and would have weakened
had not Mr.. Reed made signs for him to go
ahead that it was all right But you're not
Representative Horr," said the guardian of the
House, "and you must come outside" Just
then the real representative of the Eight Michi-
gan district came in, and the door-keeper glared
at the two in evident dismay IAN right, /"
said Representative Horr to his brother
you go outside and Ill come out and talk to
you" As the twin passed out the door
keeper took a sort of mental photograph
of him with his eyes, and said to his chum:
IN be blowed if he comes that game on me
again" In a moment or two Mr.. Horn left the
floor and joined his brother in the corridor.
After they had finished their chat the repre-
sentative said to his brother; ''You go in now
and take my seat again." AS he passed the
portal the oor-keepers smiled confidently and said
IAN right, sir. 1 know which is which now"
When citizen Herr was again in his brothers
seat, Mr. Reed again beckoned to the door
keeper and said; Great heavens! you've let the
wrong man in again, and then pointed to Rep
resentative Horr who was coming in from an
other door. The bewildered door-keeper looked
at the two Horrs, and then as a cold sweat
gathered on his brow, he stammered out: For
Gods sake, mark 'em some way, or I'm likely to
turn the other fellow in a caucus any night"
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THE CHURCH8 FESTIVAL DAY.
Easter Morning.

] see the sculptured altar shine
With starry crowns of tropic bloom,
Through dusky aisles breath divine
From hidden censor seems to rise
And float alott to Paradise
While silently. on Blended knees,
Worship adoring devotees
After the lenten gloom.
hear the organ tEunder.peals,
And now the Joyous anthem rings,
The heavenly solo gently steals
From that bewiidering harmony,
And, like a silver melody,
From vaulted roof and 6lazoned walls
A sweet. celestial echo falls
While this fair herald sings.
God grant that all who watch today
Beside their sepulchres Of loss
May find the great stone rolled away
May see at last, with vision clear,
The shining angel standing near,
And through the dimly-lighted soul
Again my joys eyangel roll
The glory of the crossl
Julia Il. Thayer. in The Continent
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Easter Eggs.



When I was little. like most of you. my pets,
it was ALWAYS great mystery to me why eggs
were used SO freely on Easter Sunday. When
you break an egg at breakfast on Easter YOU are
doing just what Roman boys and girls did cen
turtles ago, for they began the first meal of the
day with eggs, and the egg was looked upon as
symbol OF the resurrection and the future life.
The giving of am egg is considered mark. of
friendship. and the preparing of it is always a
work of love. The Russian salutes a friend on
Easter morning with, Christ is risen" and
offers him his Easter egg and in some parts of
Scotland it is said to be the custom for young
people to 20 out early on Easter morning and
search for wild fowls eggs to be used at break
fast, and it is thought lucky to find them.
The eonfectioner's windows are full of fancy
candy eggs, but far prettier are the ones made
and decorated by skillful little fingers Care
should be taken, however, that the designs are
tasteful and appropriate, and that no ridiculous
groupings are painted on them
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