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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
coloring and draping.

coloring and draping The latter are
made similar to those worn at the
French watering-placeS. and many OF
them are decidly bizarre in effect.
Miss Mary Anderson is so often on the
Thames i'll her pretty boat that new
yachting suit has been named for her.
1t is made of heavy serge and is deep
gray, shading toward blue in color, and
is trimmed with crimson serge of the
new shade known as scared. and which
is said to defy the salt spray and sea
glare as well as the sun.
The skirt is edged with full band of
crimson, above which is narrow piping
of soft white cloth, which lends a har-
moniouS look to the toilet. A full dra-
perry of the blue is caught up with a
wide sash of crimson lined with white,
which starts from the left side and
passes across the front above the knees,
falling in long taSSeled ends at the
right hip.
The blouse has a white vest and a
deep collar and cuffs of the crimson,
and little fez Of the crimson banded
with the blue completes very dainty
outfit.
Heretofore blue has been considered
the proper shade for seaside dresses, but
this season the ''Sea-crimSon'' men
toned above has the preference, and
not only is it combined with white, blue,
gray and black, but it is made up in en-
tire suits.
Pretty maidenS, decked out entirely
in scarlet, make vivid bit of col0ring
on board boat, and when hat, gloves.
parasol and even shoes are all Of the
same glowing tint, the effect may be
called brilliant
A yachting dress of this description,
made in imitation of one ordered by
Saran Bernhardt, was recently sent to
guest at one of the New England cot
tages. The material was of fine boat
ing flannel, and the blouse was lined
throughout with soft, white silk.
The skirt was almost three yards wide,
very full over the hips and was made
without any drapery, a long sash of
crimson silk being fastened about the
waist and falling to the deep hem of
the skirt at one side.
Already the midsummer toilets are
beginning to have 2 touch of autumn.
Knots of velvet ribbon are used in
greater prOfuSion, and quaint little 20
uave jackets in bright cloths and fan
nelS and made without sleeves are
slipped on over white gowns in the
morning for the after-breakfast prom
enade. These little jackets are GRIM
son, yellow. sometimes blue or green in
color, and are often richly braided or
embroidered.
QThe dainty surah and satin petticoats
that peep from beneath walking dresses
are as much reminder that summer is
waning as the golden rod onrthe road
side. These shirts are made of soft
striped satin and silk. and are trimmed
with founceS edged with lace. They
are not made SO long as the cambric
skirt of lace and embroidery, because
they are intended to be worn in rainy
and muddy weather. Some of the more
elaborate cost as high as S75, and are
made of blue and white or pink and
white satin trimmed with flounces edged
with handmade lace.
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in such form that she could use it
as she liked. This material is always Of
linen, generally toned by age to beau
tlrul yellow Or tawny brown. Notwith-
standing their love for white, we often
find the Egyptians represented their
goddesSes or their deceased friends
in robes remarkable for the
wealth of coioring lavished upon
them. These dresses are some
tines yellow with red sashes tied
in fl ens, the long ends reaching to the
bottom of the robe; sometimes red COW
cred with yellow stars; others are en-
broidered in diamond patterns with
pearls and precious stones, designs OF
lotus or papyrus forming a beautiful
border at the top and bottom. This
colorlng may seem to us crude and
harsh, and indeed it is quite unsuitable
for our dull climate, but in the atmos-
phers Of Egypt the brilliance of the sun
shine takes out all vivid eoloring and
blends it into the softness and harmony
of a rainbow
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A Mystery Explained.
[Philadelphia Record

A Broad street mother reads child's
story paper regularly to her little daugh-
ter, and most of the tales are continued
from weekIto week. The other day the lit
tie one heard the expression, writers
cramp," and asked what it meant.
ut is stitfening or cramping of the
fingers, my DEAR" was the reply.
''People vino write great deal often get
it and have to stop writing for WHILE"
''Ohri said the little miss, as a great
light broke upon her perceptive facul-
ties, ''that's it, is it? I've often wond-
dered why the writer's of those nice
stories always stop in such interesting
places.
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Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
A little four-year-old was at kinder
garten school, and his teacher was show
ing the little ones how to find the diane
ter of a circle in the simplest way. This
little one stood up and said, Miss Blank,
/ wish you would show me how to find
the diameter of my mothers sewing
circle?" This sounds incredible. but it
is fact. The boy is a son of we'll
known surgeon.
A Sunday school teacher was explain
ing the parable of the ten virgins to her
class, who were mostly boys. When
she had finished, she asked:
Now, why were five of them fool
ish?"
Because they didn't get married.
said one of the boys.
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hands. 1t was a new hat, fresh aud
trim, not the thing for August wear.
People would think her just out of the
city, off for a weeks juant only if she ap-
peared SO neatly Digit. She dipped it
in the water. trailing it minute
through the waves. Then she beat it
dry against thwart, then she put it on.
1t was a seasoned veteran after such
treatment, rough and ready like the
rest of her, indicating at the least a
country season that had lasted since
June. As the season wears on the sum-
mer girl breaks bounds.
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MOman's World.

the shoulder and opened on the chest
in ' form. The dresses were made of
linen. sometimes of an unbleached. vel
low hue, though white was preferred as
the coolest and most cleanly. When later
the great conQuests of the Egyptians
opened out the country to foreign in
ftuenceS and customs, we find a great
change i'll the fashion of dress; then
it was that both men and women be-
gan to wear the long transparent
robes, more decorative perhaps than
useful; these are found represented
most perfectly in the sculptures of Aby-
dos, though some of the casts from the
tombs of the kings at Thebes in the
British museum give us very good
idea OF their beauty. The outer lobe
which covered the old close fitting gar
ment descended in graceful folds to the
feet;. 1t was sometimes made without
sleeves, part of the dress hanging over
the shoulders and tied in front with
long bows: at other times the left arm
only was put through sleeve, and the
right arm left free; or there might
be two sleeves either almost close fit
ting to the arms or hanging down near
ly as far as the knees. These dresses
were capable of artistic draplng
according to the taste of the individual.
but always in the case of the woman
followed the beautiful lines of her fig
ure, and were never forced, like some
of the mems clothes in ancient Egypt
and some of the modern dresses of our
own country, to represent an exagger-
ated shape which could belong to no
human being. The dress simply clothed
the figure the woman, too unconscious
of her beauty too try to hide it, allowed
the long sweeping lines to be seen, un-
til the Greeks taught them those beauti-
full elaborate folds of drapery which win
the admiration of the world. The material
found in such quantities in the tombs
is never made up. into dresses, partly
because such dresses as were Worn re
quired little making, partly perhaps be-
cause the living friends and relations
thought that the fashions might alter so
much in the course of years, that the
lady who was gone to Hidden Land
| would rather have her trousseau
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fresh-air fund if you have dirt
in your head. for they would send
you right back, my lady: what do you
think of that?'i Then shaking Victoria
Marguetta until her head fairly topped,
she exclaimed: snow, none of your
sniveling; ,sposin' l did pull your hair
a little, l guess you can STAN it, when
you are goin' out where eggs grow
a and where you can get apples. what
hain't got eny cholera morbus in 'em
think of that, my child. Now go to
sleep and let your mouth water, when
you dream of egg-trees and apple
buShes-that is good girl"
Misfortune Rather Than Fault.
Troy Times.
An indignant parent, in rebuking a
refractory son, exclaimed: Remember
who you are talking to, sir! Pm your
fatherr' To which the youth rejoined: ::
''Oh, come now, / hope you amt going
to blame me for that.'
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CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Milton and Roebe
Streets.

OFFICE OF BOARD PUBLIC Works, !
CrrY OF ST. PAUL, MINI. Aug. "a, 1888. {
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul. Min
nesota, at their office in said city, until IL
III. on the 4th day of Sept, A. ID. 1888.
for the grading of Milton street, from
Ridgewood avenue to Fairmount ave-
nue, and Roche street, from st. Clair
street to Ridgewood aveue, in said city,
said grading to be done under contract
according to plans and specifi-
cations ON file in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or ali bids.
Il. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
23S-4S Clerk of Board Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
WHY?

viii some fair maiden enlighten me
On this momentous question
That is, of course, if she feels she
Can offer suggestion:
Why is it that whene'er man
Has wooed maid and missed her.
She always tells him that she can
Be to him but sister?
If he a brothers kiss has claimed.
Why grow her cheeks so red?
Why does she say, I'D be ashamed"
And turn away her head?
Why does she whisper, ''Oh. take carel
You must not be SO free?''
And then, 81 shouldn't think you'd dare
To take the liberty"
If she's his sister, tell me, pray.
Why should she be so distantf
OF course hope you will not say
The sex is inconsistent.
-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
HAPPY CHILDHOOD HOURS.
The Quips and Jokes Made by the Little
Ones.
SONGS OF THE STREET,
Careless Childhood Knows No Sorrow
of Its Own.

"Ma." said Bobby, in a slightly in
Jured tone Of voice, ''there were lots of
things you let me do before the baby
came that You don't let me do now."
do you think so, Bobby?'
"Yes," asserted Bobby. 'StiIl." he
went on, with more philosophy, II can't
expect you to be so good mother with
two children as you were when you only
had one."
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
Patriotism.
Newark jour

A boy in the Summer Avenue school,
in the Eighth ward, scratched his head
for long time before attempting to
compare the animals of North America
with those of Europe" At last, in his
desire to say something, he wrote:
1.-The animals of North America are not
as large as those of Europe, but they
get there just the same"
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Why He Was SURPRISED.

Merchant Traveller.
SIS the editor in ?' asked a granger,
as he peered cautiously through the
door of the sanctum.
Eyes, SIR" responded the man at the
desk.
kin you tell me where can see
him?'
81 am the editor"
''G'way."
Certainly. Is there anything can
do for you?''
You don't mean to say that you're
the editor?''
"Yes. SIR"
"Well, l be darned! You don't look
any. different from anybody else."
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% however, 1t dOeSn
make so much difference, for he can
generally manage to borrow an animal
of some sort, either from his employer
or some neighboring farmer; These
things are absolutely essential to the
kind of courting he does, and the only
one who doesn't enjoy it is the horse.
When Saturday afternoon comes
around the boys may be found hard at
work with bottle OF harness polish,
making the hOrse's apparal shine for
the regular Sunday turnout. And then
bucket of water and a sponge are
brought into play, and the buggy is
made to look as bright and clean as
new. Sunday afternoon everything is
in readiness, and, dGcked out in his best
suit OF clothes, which sometimes fits
him, but more often doesn't, he ties a
piece of bright ribbon on his whip.
climbs into the buggy and drives off.
Maybe he has friend from some
other point stopping with him, and in
that case the friend goes along. The
latter is taken to some house along the
route where there is a daughter in the
family. She is asked whether she ex-
poets any caller or not that evening.
and if the answer be in the negative the
friend is introduced and left in care of
the girl, who treats him just as il they
had been lifelong friends, and he in
turn does his share towards carrying
out the presumption He takes tea
with the family and then is escorted to
the parlor, when he and his new-found
acquaintance are left alone to entertain
each other as best they see fit.
In the meantime the buggy owner has
driven OH to his destination. His best
girl welcomes him with open arms. A
hug, kiss and how-do-ye-do comprise
the SaluatOry, and then he goes through
the same course as the friend whom he
has left behind. After tea he goes to
the parlor and he and the object of his
admiration sit and chat together the
whole night long. This is "a fact. and
they don't sit as city folks do, either.
They huddle together on lounge or sofa
and clasped in each others arms, sit and
coo like a pair of turtle-doves. No
one is there to disturb or embarrass
them. The old folks have gone to bed.
and the youngsters are alone in their
glory. For time they talk about
crops and the weather, and discuss the
habits of some mutual acQuaintances.
and when they have exhausted all sub
jects on which they find it easy to con-
verse they don't go ahead and talk for
the sake of saying something, as CITY
folks do, but they remain silent and sit
for hours hugging and kissing each
other, until the break of day warns the
youth that it is time for him to retire.
Then he gives his girl parting kiss
and hug, another for good luck and
takes his departure.
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SelfHelD.
Boston Herald,

A little fellow tumbled into the foun-
tain and managed to crawl out before
any one reached him. Pale and drip
ping he was put to bed, and when his
mother requested the young man to
thank God for saving him, Young Amer
lea answered: 81 suppose God did save
me, but then held on to the gwass,
tOO0
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w it.
Troy Times.

Harry's mother had repeatedly re-
proved him for joking on the Lords
day, but with little effect. Last Sab
bath he was guilty of the same offense.
for which his mother took him across
her knee and administered wholesome
spanking. "You naughty boy" she
don't you know what day it is?' Il
should think it was Palm Sunday" re-
piled the little reprobate, with roguish
twinkle in his fearful eve.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
CONTRACT WORK,
Sever on East Fourth Street.


OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL Minn, Aug. 81, 1888. {
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota. at their office in said city. until
IL m. on the Sd day of September. A. d.
1888, for constructing a sewer on East
Fourth street, from Mendoza street to
Maple street, in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. 4. ERWIN,
235-245 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
STREET CHILDREN's SONGS,

Some OId-Fashioned Melodies
Heard on a Hot Summers Night,
New York World.
Ihe cars stop running OH Wooster
street at O'Clock. The carts stand idle
IN the cutters. Only now and then a
passing wagon claims possession of the
thoroughfare. The people SWAIN out
OF their hot houses and crowd the mar
row Sidewalks. and a babble of French
and Italian almost dispossesses the Am
erlcan speech. The street is turned
over to the children, and their fancy
converts it into the brightest of play
grounds.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
AM ENT EGYPTIAN GOWNS
Ro bes That Were Worn by Queen
and Peasant.

n THE old empire
in ancient Egypt.
both queen and
peasant wore, as a
rule, the same close
fitting robe, which
reached from the
shoulders to the
ankle; this was
either supported by
two straps some
what like the mod
ern braces worn by
man a- -
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Chicago Tribune.

haven't had any relish for my food Or
any of the ordinary pursuits of life. If
you could only realize how | yearn-"
Despairing of conveying to the fasci-
nating and wealthy young widow any
idea of the intensity, the abandon, the
utter gonenesS with which he yearned,
he shock his head and for some mo-
ments yearned iii silence.
''Mr. We're de Vere," said Mrs. Can
aggy, kindly--almoSt tenderly-shave
yOu ever tried Corkins' liver pills?"
Talk not to me of pills!'' exclaimed
the young man, with flashing eye. "Can
YOU reach the affections through the
liver? Would you minister to a wounded
heart by putting mustard plaster on
the feet, Mrs. Canaggy?''
The lady looked dreamily at his full
grown Waukenphast shoes. and as she
Smoothed out the folds of her magnifi-
cent silk dress with richly jeWeled
hand, she murmured softly: "1t would
indeed. be a terrible waste of mustard. -
Victoria Canaggyn' protested Har-
old We're de We're, rising to his feet, and
speaking with burning energy. Il lis
ten. You have pictured to yourself,
doubtless, in the dreams of your girl
hood, the kind of a man to whom
YOU would willingly surrender the
priceless treasure of your love. | may
not stack UP exactly as the man of your
girlish dreams. Possibly the late Mr..
Canaggy did not. But no man that ever
lived could cherish for you deeper'or
more passionate devotion, or would
shield you from the rude blasts of the
world with aalf the pride and tender
ness that would feel if you gave me
the right to be your champion. Vic
toria, does not your own heart plead fol-
me?"
''Mr. We're de We're" SAID the lady,
evidently moved by his appeal, "par-
don me for asking the question, but
have known you for SO short time,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26

Reamrnaed.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
A pedagogue threatened to punish
pupil who had called him fool behind
his back. "Don't! don't!" said the boy;
81 won't do it again, sir, never! l
never will say what think again in my
lifev'
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
Motherly Dignity.

Ruth, little. delicate. fair-haired
girl, had been told she could go in the
country with her mother next Monday.
She Immediately commenced to get
ready. She took her immense rag doll
called Victoria Marguetta, and with a
piece OF stick she began to play comb
her hair, and in an authoritative tone
she said: 'sNow, Victoria Marguetta,
you can't go one step to the
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
Jay Gould's Daughter Nellie

UHlSS Nellie Gould is to run
I'd Hdown to Atlantic City for a
~ Eday or two, her chief object
n IL sbeing visit to the Children's s
A<azsaZ9 Seaside house, in which she
has taken much interest.
When she was there last spring she
was accounted one of the brightest and
sweetest ladies at the Brighton. She IS
an artist of considerable ability, and it
is said that her collection of bric-a-brac,
which has been adorned by her brush and
pencil. at nome and on her journeys. is
very fine. Miss Nellie is probably the
richest heireSS in America, and at her
fathers death Will come in for more
than S20.000,000. She is not too proud
to wait on herself, nor is her mother.
She walks and rides in horse cars in
most Of her New York shopping eXcur-
Sions, and it is said she does not appear
nearly as consequential as the wives OF
some OF the men who serve her. When
at home she has pleasant habit OF tax
ing several little girls from a New York
charity hospital on some of her brief
seashOre visits. She will not remain
away from her fathers side very long.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
POetrY.

Youths Companion.
A little one happened to see a morn
ing-glory open late in the afternoon.
when all its fellows had gone 70 sleep.
After looking at it thoughtfully for some
time, she said: 81 fink, papa, it must
he dreaming"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
AUGUST JEWEL NOVELTIES.
TSTVIOOKING

'USTY-LOOKING
chains of oXidlZed
silver are in the
field.
w oven gold
gauntlets are now
designed as watch
charms.
n w tortoise
hell combs are
mounted wi t h
large amber Grit
fins.
The heavy rope
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Lawrence ana Other
Streets.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, J
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. II, 1883.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their office in said city until
IL m. on the 30th day of August. A. D..
1883, for grading Lawrence street, from
Maury street to North street; North
street, from Maria avenue to Seventh
street; and Bates avenue. from North
street to Seventh street, in said city,
according to plans and specifications
on file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
OF the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Beard reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
official: W. T. ERWIN,
23i-2A Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26

S Q NJ NJ E r
girl sent for a
yachtiDghat the
other day. 1t
came in duesea-
son, dark blue
felt with a
W h ite cord
twisted about
the crown. The
summer girl
looked at it,
; then at er
flannel gown
splaShed with
salt water, her
canvas S hoes
bruised by rock
climbing, her
Drowned cheek
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
The Wrong Word.

Utica Observer.
He was rescuing her from the billowy
waves, but it looked as if they might
never see Boston again.
''Hold on tight, Penelope" he gasped;
'.hOld on tight"
''Don't say hold ON tight" gurgled
the girl, with her mouth full of Atlantic
ocean; ''say hold on tightly"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26

We want to sell goods Monday and Tuesday. (Well do
it, too) We want to clean every broken line in the
house. Remember doesn't make the goods any the less
valuable because the quantity SMALL but desire
part to have them of the house. We are going
to shut eyes the loss this sale will incur We don't
stop to count the cost The only thing at is how
low price will accomplish the result On the list given
below we think have struck it about right.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
COWTnAC7 WORK.
Grading 0sceoio Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, l
CITY. OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug "a. 1883.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
12m m. on the 4th day of September. A. ID.
1888, for the grading of Osceola avenue to
apartial grade, from Pleasant avenue to
Avon street, and to a full grade from
Avon street to Lexington avenue. in said
city, according to plans and specifica-
tions on file in the office of said Board.
a bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. F. ERWIN,
23S-4S Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
Base Ball Literature

Old gentleman Ito boy in bookstand)-
/ want a copy of ''Jack, the Giant
Killer"
Boy-Yes, sir; s'pose yer goin' up to
the game this afternoon.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26

- - - - - " NAO
, hematiteS set
in claws on a
knife = e d G e
make an at
t T a C t i V e
brooch f o I
h alf mourn
ing.
A cable of
Roman gold
running side
by side with q
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
K8q9ITANNQAl{g:1R

~ Al ~ -
.ingly pretty
" a C b t i II K
suits are to be
'Seen at New
'poT1.B Bar Har-
Dor and au of
the faShiona-
BILE watering
places t b a t
line the New
E II gl a n d
coast.
NJ o S t If
these are of
d O m e S t / C
make and are
equal to the
many import
ed ones in
material and
fit, if not in