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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

Lent. The social wheel revOlves
slowly and irregularly. 1t is possible to
count the SpokeS and see them turn.
Fashion makes one decided distinction
at this time of year. In Lent one wears
no decOllette gowns. One still dimes
and receives, and the dinner or recep-
ton dress need not be made too high.
There are dozen little semi-decOllette
devices by which one continues to ex-
hlbit shoulders and yet recognizes peni-
tential obligations, making peace with
the church, and winking, so to speak,at
the adversary, too. A tulle scarf
thrown over one shoulder is recog-
niZed way. II is caught just above the
ribbon knot to the strip which does
duty for sleeve. and is carried dag
0nally across and tied girdle-Wse at the
waist under the other arm, the loose
ends hanging very likely to the hem of
the gown. Or, over one shoulder of a
regulation low bodice is thrown a shawl
of crepe completely yelling that side.
The shawl permits the sleeveless arm
to penetrate it's folds and is gathered,
shocked, they call it now, front and
back at the waistline, then falling loose
in long soft draperies. Or again, and
this is the complex contrivance of all, a
bodice of, say old pink surah, is cut
moderately low, the shoulder straps
meeting a collarette of the same
trimmed with gold braid, which passes
round the throat, fastening in front with
| long pink ribbons, gOld-bOrdered, which
| partially cover the bodice. There is a
| full vest of surah gold embroidered and
wide pointed girdle OF pink ribbons.
Fashion. Fashion has abdicated. Or
she is Disgusting herself as queen Of
misrule to play her subjects some
pranks. There is no fashion. There is
every fashion. You are at masquerade,
without masks, or a fancy ball where
every lady wears her costume in earnest
as the fit and only garb of the hour.
| The sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries were never so
grotesquely, so brilliantly mingled be-
| fore. On the floor of the ball room your
| grandmother, nobody knows how many
| generations removed, whisks her skirts
against your mother and both of them
feel themselves every whit as well
CARRIED as you. Your head is turned in
! the melange.S How like you yOn slim
| girl in the Puritan gown? She is quaint,
simple, demurely bewitching. Will
| you go back to the days of Priscilla;
hold minute, first. There is a grand
dame from the court of the Medicis.
| Look at her white satin petticOat,
''honeycombed'' with pearl and silver
beads, with the broad galloOn of pearl
| and silver at the foot. Look at her
/ sweeping train of black velvet, edged
with embroidery of silver and pearls,
| caught high on the hips. See the body
of her gown of velvet in long points,
with "stomacher" of white satin. Look
at the high Medici collar, covered all
| over with pearls and silver, and the
| slashed sleeves. She is not out of sight,
but there behind her is Nine. Pompa-
| dOur herself, just as Boucher painted
her, leaning on couch in all the Opu-
lence Of her splendid beauty, robed i'll
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

lined with bright-colored satins, red, of
course, having the predominance, and
will have daint little hoods, also lined,
after the fashion Of those worn some
few years ago. Some of these little
coats have already made their appear
ance in the Sunny South. Yet | shud-
der when | think Of the horrible Carl
catures yet to come of this pretty idea,
for if not well made these white coats
will be terrible eye-sore.
BROCADES
are to be a great feature of the spring
fashions, and the new patterns are mar
vels of loneliness. This is, of course,
the inevitable silver wedding brOcade,
which will doubtless be greatly in de-
mand for bridal gowns. This is OF
thick, but very soft. white silk, having
punches of lilies of the valley brocaded
upon it in bright silver. But there
are others of pure white, with punches
of oats, barley and the larger wild
flowers, apparently thrown carelesslly
upon the material in different shade
Of white. The most beautiful, perhaps,
are the colored brocades with the quaint
old Louis the XIV. and Louis XIV. de-
signs upon them. For these that
curious shade of light. vivid green has
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
HOSTESS AND CALLER.

1t was curious scene. 1t was early
afternoon, but the shades were drawn,
the room darkened and the gas, surest
test of evening colors, turned on, The
mOdiste exhibited some of her confec-
tons on wire frame Betsys and some
on her slender. dark-eyed daughters,
who posed in graceful attitudes with
a smiling, truly French vivacity at
her will. The women pres
ent had scented bargains and
pressed about with never-tO-be-suffi-
GENTLY admired business enthusiasm.
Some things they got very low, and for
others, in genuine auction style, they
paid high. They ran each other up
shrilly when they got excited, but they
were too dignifiedly well-tO-do to in
dulge in more than an occasional ripple
of excitement. The dinner dress
brought $50, and dancing dress that
came after it of cerise tulle over a slip
of satin of the same color, sleeveless
and garnished with picOt ribbons and
white hyacinths, sold for $50. The
thrilling moment OF the afternoon came
in the bidding for tea gown, which
half dozen of the early corners had
previously examined, and on which
they had set each her respective heart.
TWAS a really beautiful thing of deli
cate gray plush, with long loose front
of soft robins egg blue crepe Sprinkled
with silver stars, and with girdle of
silver cord hung loosely at the hips and
fastening in front. The struggle was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

1t was an auction of French and En-
glish gowns. probably the first of it's
sort ever held in New York. An import
ing modiste whose gowns have that I'M
movable, desirable, something women
wise in dress call cachet had come
back from Paris or Jersey, or wherever
importing modistes seclude themselves
during their periodic absences, few
days before, provided with the pattern
dresses calculated to move in the best
society and bent on vigorous Easter
campaign. By the next steamer,
or ferry boat, had come the announce
ment of near relatives death, and the
modiste had cast about her for some
expeditions way of disposing of her
stock in trade. Madame was known
and liked. A few circulars distributed
where they would do the most good, and,
10, half a huhdred women had been on
the spot since morning scrutinizing
every scrap of satin and silk and lace,
and posting themselves thoroughly as
to the proper placing Of their bids.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
THE ICE PALACE.

Written for the Globe.
o, not in Minnesota's woods
Were its stout timbers grown;
Nor from her quarrles under ground
Came mantel, Intel, girder sound,
And broad foundation stone.
Not like adobe structures built
OF bricks or sun-dried clay;
But archltrave, and post and beam
From Mississippi's frozen stream
Were cleft and borne away.
Not like the Coliseum-once
The pride of Italy,
Upreared by men of form and face
Betokening a suffering race
In hard captivity.
But freemen willing labor gave,
For Western hearts are warm,
And for the carnival to be,
AS 'twere city's jubilee,
Toiled ON in calm and storm.
What spectacle could e'er surpass
The scenes within its walls?
Recalling fetes of ancient Rome,
The circus ring the hippodrome,
Or Nero's gilded halls.
But Comus, god of gayety,
Like man, was born to die;
The pageant autocrat no more
Shall revelry's wild reign restore;
His Obsequies are nigh.
The ice is melting-pearly drops,
So like the mourner's tears.
Are dwindling its colossal size,
Until in ruins low it lies
With wrecks Of other years.
Hattie Howal
Hartford, Conn.,, March, 1883.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
ROUGH ON RHYMEsTERs.

A poet sings: "a little further on l
shall find rest" Keep him moving
Puck.
A versatile poet is one who writes a
stanza about a plug hat. = Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
1t is cold day for the poet when he
has no fuel in the house except his
poetic fire.-BOston Courier.
What is poetry? Poetry is stuff with
feet on for editors to fill up waste
baskets with.-Kentucky State Journal.
The young poet who signs himself
ssMore Anon" indicates that he will
send more anonymous pOetry.-New Or
leans Picayune.
He was about thirty years old when he
wrote poem ON 1.-THE Fiyst Gray Hair"
but now being sixty and wholly bald, he
is preparing another ON the last one
Texas SiftingS.
Shakespeare's immortal sentence. HE
who steals my purse steals trash," would
indicate that in his day, as in modern
times, the poetry business didn't pay
Washington Critic.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

of what may be called professional
beauties. She was working the simple
ity racket both in dress and deport-
ment up to about 2 O'Clock in the morn
ing. Her unbleached auburn hair was
cut short and left unembellished, except
by quarter-inch velvet ribbon encir-
cling it once. Her costume was that OF
a peasant, and its material and cut were
of the painest. Her fair face, arms
and shoulders disclosed no bogus hues,
and even her displayed stockings were
of one dun color. But along toward
morning ] saw her, through the eye
holes of my mask, in a corner OF the
wine room, in the midst of a rollicklng
gang OF young fellows, drinking cham
payne and smoking an ordinary long
clay pipe. She must have picked up
this pipe from where some work
man in the building had left 1t,
although it had not apparently been
previously used. | imagined that the
smoke was that of mild cigarette to-
bacco, but on my pursuing my investl-
cations closely. | aScertained from the
dreadful smell of it that the strongest
and vilest of Connecticut weed was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

blue gown widely opened at the throat,
trimmed with sparkling silver laces.
through which is seen the blush of a
shower of pink roses. Nothing was ever
gayer, Frenchier, more frivolous. No
tice the flOunced skirt, the brOcaded
overdress, covered with great
flowers, the paniers on the
hips, the vatican plaits behind, the
hair, that lacks only dash OF powder,
gathered in curly knot on top of the
head with bunch of feathers nOdding
over it. Like you that? Don't choose
till you have have weighted the claims
of directory belle. See, there she
comes all in soft white silk, low neck,
waist just under the arms, skirt falling
in straight clineing folds close about
her body. not a flower, not bow or a
ribbon to break the calm of her p )se.
Have you dreamed of dead past, and
are these choice mixed as 2mblag3S Of
ghosts? No, there is an 1886 debuuante,
look at her before you faint. There she
is all one cloud of white floating tulle,
her slim, trim bodice rising above the
pillows like a small-waisted naiad float
ing on the waves. This is mixed up
world, and fashion is more mixed than
any other thing. Perhaps order will
come out of chaos and individuality out
of grotesqueness by and by.
ELLEN OSBORN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
CURES BY PRAYER.

Story of a Negro Woman Who Was
Called" From the Washtub.
Springfield Republican.
Divine healing in any form always ex-
cites interest, and the following card has
aroused some curiosity:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

spirited, and the prize was carried
away by pretty soubrette actress
whom one never thinks of as wearing
anything but short print dress and an
wealth, if new ,chinks surprisingly solid.
1t is Lent and one INDUCES in all
sorts of freaks, even dress auction, IN
Lent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
SIMPLE AND SMOKING
Clara Belle GossipS About
Cigarettes, New Styles
and Women.
Fair Smokers at the French
Ball and Other New
York Places.
New Fabrics, and How to
Make Them Into Pretty
Garments.
Two Lovely Women Mourn
ing for One MANIA
Two Lovely Women Mourn
ing for One Mama
Coincidence.

GOOD many bad
things at the
French masquer-
AIDE have al
ready been de-
scribed in the
papers, but one
exhibit of hilar-
ity which made
the deepest i'm
preston upon
me when | saw
it has not until
here been men
toned, writes
Clara Belle to
the Cincinnati
Enquirer. 1t was
Il girl, not more
than eighteen,
a II d pre- t t y
enough to at
tract attention i'll
Jan asSemblage
LARGELY cOnDOSeu
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

port: anybody say Sl4of
Somebody said 40 and somebody after
that l45, and then there stepped upon
the low platform at one end of an up
town hotel parlOr a handsome brunette
in dinner gown. The brisk little
French woman who was acting as
auctioneer turned her round and about
and displayed the costume.
''PetticOat of white watered silk, la
dies" was what she said. "Demi-train
of antique silver brocade. High cOrsage.
rich old Italian lace draped down one
side of the bodice, fchu on the other of
the brocade. Bunch of silver MORE rib
bon loops, sash fashion, on the left side
of the waist, fastened by massive sill
yer buckle set with small diamonds.
Imported, ladies', straight from France
last week; who'll start it at $l75?"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

A.E who wash or cook or iron
0KIS Should advertise and get the hirin',
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
STATE OF MINNESOTA, J
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, 7
ST. PAUL, January, 1883. J

7. the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify
that the Mercantile Fire and Marine Insur.
ance Company above named has complied
with the laws of this state relating 70 insur-
ance, and is now fully empowered through
its authorized agents 10 transact its appropri-
ate business of Fire Insurance in this state
for the year ending January 81, 1889.
CHAS. SHANDREW,
Insurance Commits sio Ger.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

abundant gray hair tucked under close
bonnet, and, unless you were attracted
by the peculiar strength of her face and
by her piercing, attentive eyes, you
would not notice that she differed from
any lady III the passing crowd, except
that she wears the red ribbon of the Lee
gion of Honor"
A CURIOUS CASE
of double life and wifely philosophy re-
Gently came under my notice. A certain
f ing in New York was credited by the
fashionable world with the possession
of all the virtues popularity attaching to
a pewholder of an uptown avenue
church. He owned a beautiful home,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

mo, it wouldn't be bad,
If I'd put in an 'ad,'
Describing my business and store.
And the money Fdspend
Would come back in the end
In a cool hundred thousand OF
more"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-05-16
Supreme Court OF the United States

Supreme Court OF the United States
of America:
"Oi all the powers conferred on
the government, that OF taxation is
the NEST liable to abuse. Given a
purpose or object Ter which taxation
may be lawfully used, and the ex-
tent of its exercise is, in its very
nature, unliminable. This
power can as readily be employed
against one class of individuals and
in favor OF the other, go as 10 ruin
the one class and give unlimited
wealth and prosperity TO the other,
if there are no implied limitations of
the use for which the power may be
exercised And further: ITO
lay with one hand the power of the
government on the property Of the
citizen and, with the other, bestow
it upon favored individuals 10 aid
private fortunes, is no less robbery,
because it is done under the form of
law and is called taxation. This is
net legislation. 1t is decree under
legislative forms. Nor is it taxation.
Beyond cavil, there can be no lar
fui tGTation wIich as moi laid for
public purpose" And again: mo
authority, or even dlctum, can be
found which asserts that there can
I've any legitimate taxation when the
money to be raised does not 60 into
the public treasury.
The welcome finale to our I'M
savory task, is the presentation to
the scorn and derision OF our read
ers, OF a weakly inceniiary para
graph from the Farewell address OF
that superanuated old crank and
Free Trader-Andrew Jackson:
The various interests which have
combined together oimpose heavy
tariff and to produce an overlooking
Treasury are too strong and have too
much at stake to surrender the con-
test. The corporations and wealthy |
individuals who are engaged in |
arge manufacturing establishments |
iesire high tariff TO increase their |
gains. Designing politicians viii
support it to conciliate their favor
md TO obtain the means of proiuse
for the purpose OF pur-
.hasing influence in other quarters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-28
FARM and HOME.

FARMERS should not be in hurry to turn
their stock out to grass. The ground is
soft and poachy, the grass is easily pulled
up by the roots and much damage Is done
to pastures by feeding of too close in the
spring.
DWELLINGS may be cffectually cleared Of
cocaroaches by MIXTURE of equal parts of
red lead. Indian meal nd moasses, made
into a thick batter and placed in plate on
the floor over night. The dose must be re-
peated several times.
Is small fruits the first requisites are
good market near the place Of growth, and
a good supply Of pickers in tho neighbor-
hood A sandy soil is considered best for
raspberries, although they grow pretty
well on any kind OF land excepting sti1
clay.
LAND should never be plowed when 1t Is
the least bit sticky; never sow rough
ground; clean and grade the seed; deep
blowing is not profitable; early sowing does
not always make an early crop-not so carly
as properly prepared, reasonably fertile
ground. II it lacks fertility, the greater
necessity of fertile culture-but il Is better
to fertilize than waste time and seed.
VINES ere the most graceful growth about
q dwelling house, but no owner of taste VIII
neglect good assortment Of shade trees.
In clearing of new place, il is often possi-
bic TO select 2 spot for dwelling in the
midst of an outrageous grove, which,
readily furnished. can not keep one waiting
twenty years for shade. Don't be in hur-
~ TO change all the woody fiber on your
place into lumber.
IL America the natural fertility Of the
soil for many years beautifully rewarded
agricultural labor applied in the simplest
forms II was not, therefore, until the til
lage lands became worn and partially cx-
hausted that need was made manifest Of the
trained use Of brains as an assistant 10
brute force in profitable farming And al
though illusions aud suggestions in regard
10 some special education for the farmer
can be found at earlier dates. il was not till
thirty or forty years age hat efforts TO es-
tablish agricultural schools and colleges DO
gan 10 recciv, serious attention in this
country
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-28
BUSINESS BREVITIES.

A RECENT census shows one hundred and
eighteen tobacco factories in operation in
the State of North Carolina, with capital
of s1,5l2,000.
IT is said that Alaska will become a great
mining country within few years, and also
vii furnish canned salmon enough to sup
pl' all this country.
a FIRM in Pennsylvania is attempting TO
rake paper of tobacco stems. Tho stems
are 70 be trea ed with acid and mixed with
ground bones A by-product is phosphate,
which will be sold TO farmers for fertilizing
purposes.
THE largest iron casting ever attempted
IN America was recently made at Bethle-
hem, Pa. 1t was the base for the steel CON-
prcssor TO be used in the new gun steel
works, and one hundred and twenty -four
tons Of molten metal were used
OxE of the most remarkable mechanical
changes of the day ia the setting aside OF
steel and the readoption of iron for some of
the most important parts of locomotives
on many railroads. 1t is only comparatively
a few years since the change was made on
most roads FROM iron TO steel.
The use Of brownstone in building bust
ness structures is almost entirely discon-
tinued in New York. II is used for dwell
ings, but its chief employment is for win.
dow and door trimmings. Wherever il
forms building material it is massed with the
utmost plainness and simplicity.
A PARTY of New Jersey gentlemen who
returned from a recent visit to Florida have
decided to introduce the cocoanut tree into
Florida, and have secured long stretch OF
territory in the southern part of the State.
They have entered actively upon the work
Of planting, and promise in a few years &c
supply our Northern markets with an
abundance Of this fruit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-28
THEATRICAL TOPICS

THERE will be eight " DR.. Jekyllsr in the
field next season.
LADY MoScKToS is the only English lady
Of title on the English stage.
Or the ten children Of Junius Brutus
Booth but two are now alive, Edwin and
Joseph.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, the opera singer,
is stakeholder in the Continental Hotel,
Philadelphia.
Mrs. LASGrRr owns a stable full Of
blooded horses, but she likes to touch e.
bows with the Broadway throngs.
A CHICAGO man boldly advertises for sale
the manuscripts and rights of fourteen
plays, not one of which belongs to him.
This is piracy with vengeance.
"A Brass MONKEY" the play recently
perpetrated by Charles Hoyt, is devised for
the purpose Of satirizing superst tions. and
the brass monkey is a paper weight that is
regarded as hoodoo.
A BALTIMORE manager. 70 guard against
panic, has introduced pneumatic apparatus
into his theater whereby all the doors in his
house can be opened simultaneously by
pressure on button.
ASIA Boom CLABKE, wife Of the comedian
and sister of Edwin Booth lived for many
gears in England before her death She
went into self-exue when her brother, John
Wilkes Booth, killed President Lincoln.
Miss KATE Bishop, an actress in Australia,
wears a silver bracelet on the left arm night
and day. Her only sister locked it there be-
fore she sailed for America TO get married
The ship went down with all hands, and the
key is with the drowned girl.
MISS PHILLIs BRoUGHroN, the English
opera bouffc actress, who is about TO marry
the heir Of wealthy English earldom, is
described by the London newspapers as be-
ing a good, pure, womanly girl, without q
breath OF suspicion TO tarnish her name
IL Japanese play some characteristic
figures of speech are: His attempts at
owe making are as awkward as puppy on
slant roof" said by one rival TO another;
and, :" the sparrow can not comprehend the
mind of the eagle" when one character
asks another to explain remark he has
made
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-28
When to Dig Rotted Potatoes

\ few years ago the rot struck pota
toes here the first week in September,
and nearly all the farmers dug theii
crops at once. The result was they
had to keep picking over all winter. fol
many We're 30 slightly specked with rot
when dug that they were overlooked.
/ did not dig my potatoes until some
time during the first half of October.
When did dig them nearly half wert
80 rotten rs to he seen at "A glance. J
put the sound ones in the cellar and die
not have 70 pick them over. l have
practiced this plan successfully foi
years. Potatoes intended to winter
should remain in the ground as long as
possible without danger of freezing.
Heat, think. is what rots potatoes.
and they will keep cooler in the ground
than in the cellar. When rot strikes
potatoes, il they are dug at once, mans
OF the affected ones viii he overlooked
and put in the cellar with the gooe
ones. causing them to rot also, but
leave them in the ground until COO.
weather comes and all the rotten ones
can be seen and avoided.-NctC EHglaHo
Farmer