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Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
Pocketless Woman.

Why don't women have pocketsf They
carry their purses in their hands and their
handkerchiefs in their bodices, and they carry
a little bag about as big as pint cup on
their arms, the exact use of which has never
been defined There is a liberal wholesale
ness about the way man provides in the
construction of his dress for his own wants
that is actually refreshing in comparison
with the way women inconvenience them
selves. a man has plenty of pockets. He
can carry keys. a woman is always wonder
ing where she left or hid hers. When the ext
gencies of the weather cause him to have re-
course to his wipe" he puts his hand into
his breast pocket and hauls out liberal
square Of cambria A woman under like cir
cuInstances just shifts and continues to sniff
When a man sits down in street-car he
waits till the genie OF the bell punch and regis
ster stand in front Of him, then he puts his
thum and forefnger in a tiny pocket in his
overcoat and hauls out his ticket The wo-
man begins to get her change ready when the
conductor is at the other end of the car. She
pulls her bag off her arm, draws it open,
takes out her purse, pulls OFF her silk mitten,
opens her purse, unclasps an inner conlpart-
ment, takes a out nickel, puts it between her
lips-faugh!-snaPs the compartment, shuts
the purse, opens her bag, and puts away the
purse, and pulls on the mitten again. And
his is fair sample of the way women ham
per themselves in all the little things-and life
is made up of them-and then complain Of
the disadvantages of sex. There is nothing
on earth to prevent any individual woman
from enjoying innumerable pocfats, loose
sleeves, bifurcated underskirts, short hair,
etc, and all the other modern feminine i'm
ETC., and ell tho other feminine improvements
CHICAGO Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
Very Rich Empress Frederick.

The sum Of money the Empress Frederick
will get under the viii of the Duchess Of Gal
hcia is said to amount to 5000, 900 francs and
is left to her absolutely. She will be very
rich when all her money is invested and her
affairs settled, and she has been wisely ad-
vised in the arrangements by the queens
lawyers. The arrangement made for her by
the Emperor Frederick, apart from her an
nuity Of 10000 as queen dowager of Prussia,
was very generous, and the present emperor
was most anxious that as regards money mat
tiers bis mother should have everything done
that was possible. When the late emperor
was about to make his will he sent for the
crown prince and Prince Bismarck to inform
them of what he intended to do, so that after
his decease there should be no unpleasant
ness; and I am Informed that the present
emperor expressed his complete satisfaction
with his fathers arrangements London
World
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
HeIpinC Immigrant Girls.

The fourth annual report of the Mission Of
Our Lady of the Rosary for the Protection
OF Immigrants, with which the third is COM
bined, has been issued 1t shows that from
June l, 1885, to Dec. 81, 1887, 9,07s girls re-
ceived hospitality at the home Besides pro-
viding for them the mission paid 1854 ~ for
board and lodging. The total expenditures
from Oct. l, 1886, to Jan. l, 1855, were s19,-
97405, being S35625 less than the total re-
ceipts for the same same period. During the
last year 4. 400 immigrants We're registered at
the home. For that year the receipts were
s15,6S7. IL. There is a net balance on hand
Of S1,965 10. Contained in the report are
tributes to the memory of the late Father
Riordan, the founder of the mission and an
appeal by the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Reilly TO
the women of America to aid the mission.-
New York Times
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
Signs That Are Sure.

81 see your fanily's home again." said one
neighbor to another, as the two met yester-
day morning. The family had returned; but
how did he know it! He had not seen them
True, but he had seen the unmistaka bic signs
The curtains at the front windows, which had
been drawn closely for weeks, were up. In
the frost upon the pane was a figure that only
tiny baby fingers could draw. Beneath the
fringe Of frost reclined touzle headed doll,
and picture book rested against the sash.
In the parlor below was vase OF fresh flowers,
and the curtains appeared to hang more
gracefully. The front steps were secured and
the sidewalk was clean. Yes, the family was
home again, and no one was more happy
over it than the man who had for weeks gone
around with safety pins where buttons ought
TO be, unblacked shoes, and the generally
dlapidated appearance of an unhappy
bachelor.-Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
HeIDing Their Husbands,

One of the Cornell university professors Is
assisted in his scientific investigations by his
wife, who is skilled in entomology. They
work in small annex called the bug house.
The special objects of their study are the in
sects and other pests that infest garden vege-
tables. Their object is TO discover some
means of their DETERMINATION Another
graduate Of the college, Mrs. Gage, writes
for the Microscopical society and does al the
microscopic work in the anatomical depart
menS. This is substantial aid to her hus-
band, who is the professor of that branch.
Still another woman has made all the draw
ings and TRANSACTIONS for her husband, who is
preparing dictionary Of technical medical
terms, with a short treatise on each term,
Astounding in illustrations. - Boston Tran
script
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
How to Preserve Carpets

A carpet that has been cared for properly,
although only OF an ordinary kind, will out
last one OF q superior grade that has been
neglected. Therefore it is very important
that the carpet be carefully treated. The
sweeping OF q carpet requires, to be sure,
some strength, but generally housewives give
too much strength TO this work. more than is
ever needed. 1t is very foolish TO dig with
the broom so hard that it seems as though
you were trying TO get at the floor beneath,
yet that is the way many women sweep, some
of them even working the carpet from the
sides of the room In spots, As the dust on a
carpet is always on the surface a light, swift
stroke of the broom Is all that is needed to
dislodge it, for whatever dust has worked
through the carpet no broom can remove, but
it must await the taking up of the carpet.
Before beginning to sweep, with a small corn
broom brush out thoroughly the sides and
corners of the room, and ii there is a stove in
the room, brush under the oilcloth or zinc
Dampened corn meal is excellent for bright
ening the colors and laying the dust, taking
care that the coarsest meal is used for this
purpose, and not the granulated, as the latter
ought never to be used. When spreading the
meal do not allow any to fall at the sides of
carpet near the wall or in the corners, for it
Is almost impossible TO removeit wholly from
these places, and moths revel in it. Some
women use dampened tea leaves With good
results when sweeping, but we never had
much success with them, and prefer the corn
meal Salt is wonderful brightener Of
colors, but is not a success in keeping down
the dust Snow is one Of the best things we
know for laying the dust, but it is not adj
visable TO use it in very warm room, for If
it is allowed TO melt ere sweeping of it is apt
10 leave tiny pool of water, which, doing
10 harm Of itself, might, when mixed with
the dust, leave a muddy spot on the carpet
Huhcrpr
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
What n Girl Should Learn,

To sew; to cook; 10 mend; TO be gentle; 10
value time; 10 dress neatly; to keep secret
20 be self reliant; to avoid idleness; 60 mind
the baby; 10 darn stockings; to respect old
age; 10 make good bread; to keep house
tidy; TO control her temper: 70 be above gos-
siping; to make home happy. 70 take care
Of the SICK; to humor cross old man; 70
marry man for his worth: to be helpulate
TO husband; 10 take plenty OF active eI-
ercise; 70 see mouse without screaming, TO
read some books besides novels: 20 be light
hearted ard feet footed; to wear shoes that
won't cramp the feet; to be aSosianly WON
an under all circumstances \ orx Mail
and Express
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
nd the beautiful blooms VIII shortly appear.

and the beautiful blooms VIII shortly appear.
By use of the regulation hyacinth glasses,
simply filing them with water SO that the
roots Of the bulb viii rest in it, and following
the same method as for potting above men
toned, we get an effect that is preferred by
some, but we like them best in the old red
flower pots.
Do not from mistaken idea of tidiness,
cut away the stalks of arundo eulalia and
such things in fall, for the hollow stalks left
sticking up convey the water to the center Of
the plant, where 1t freezes and thaws, to the
death of the plant. Left on, the tops form
its own neutrality-suspicious. Garden
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
The Paris Women's Library.

The queen Of RouInania, who figures as a
literary woman under the nom de plume q
Carmen sylvia" has accepted the presidency
OF the new women's library which is shortly
TO be opened in Paris. This collection is 70 be
composed exclusively Of works BY female
authors; but have not yet heard if profane
man Is to be allowed to peruse the contents
Of the library, or If the readers VIII De coa-
fined TO the fairer sex All sorts Of folks IL
Paris ere interesting themselves II tbs move
n1ens, which promises TO be real success.
There are TO De picture gallery and ciab
roou1S-Loodor World
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
The Baby.


Mrs Herrick tells of a young mother who
said of her first baby, little girl: ''Baby's
father insists she shall taste everything he
has on his plate. She is year old now, but
has liked potatoes and gravy ever since she
was six months old; is 50 fond Of cake and
preserves, and of nearly every sort Of vege-
table. | did protest when her father began
feeding her pickles and cucumbers and cab
bage with vinegar on them, but she seemed
to Like them and 1 can't see that 1t does her
a bit Of harm Don't you think it good
plan to accustom babies to eat evTythings
Then their digestions viii get used to all
sorts of food"
The baby was even then of pasty com
plexton, but had plenty of flesh, though it
was fabby and lacked the firmness the flesh
of healthy child should have. By the time
this little one was sixteen she was a con-
firmed dyspeptic, with a skin the color of
dirty dough, decayed teeth and intolerable
breath; and the parents, who lamented their
daughters i'll health, utterly failed to con-
meet cause and effect, saying: 'She used to
be such a healthy baby; she could eat any
thing
A regular, simple diet Is Of paramount i'm
portance in keeping child well. Next after
that comes regular outdoor exercise and
early hours no wonder babies are cross
and fretfU when they are kept up nights till
10 or II o'clock, and abnormaliy excited by
lights and unusual surroundings. Let them
have their frolics in the daytime, but put
them to bed in the twilight hour.
No pains should be spared to detect the first
appearance Of indisposition; the work of
checking an incipient disease is simpler than
that OF arresting it after 1t is under way.
Often everything depends on controlling a
disease in Its earliest stages The baby has
little reserve power, and, though the recu-
perative ability Of children has become a
byword, it is unsafe to tax it too severely.
These are very sensible ideas, and mothers
and babies will be the better for putting
them into practice.-Michigan Farmer.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
A floral Hint.

Il Is an easy matter 10 secure beautiful hya-
cinth blooms in winter. Il Is only Necessary
70 remember the fact, and act upon it, that
the roots must get a good start before the
leaves are put forth By potttns In rich
earth, and setting them away In cool, dark
place for about SIX weeks, the roots VII form
inside without the leaves starting. Then they
NAY he brouEht INTO the ESht and warmth
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
Nervous PIostLation,

COprevaient, especially among women,
- results from overtaxing the system.
The assimilative organs becoming de-
ranged, the blood grows weak and I'M
poveTished, and hence that tired feel
Ing Of which many complain. For all
such cases, there is no remedy equal 10
Ayers Sarsaparilla- Take 10 other.
Some tine ago found my system
entirely run down ! had feeling of
constant fatigue and languor and very
little ambition for any kind Of effort.
4 friend advised me 70 trE Ayers Sarss-
parilla, which I did with the best re-
suits. Il has done me more good than
all other medicines i have ever used.
Frank MeIlows, Chelsea. Mass.
"For months I was afflicted with
nervous prosTation, weakness, languoT,
general debility, and mental depression
By purifying the blood with Ayers !:
Sarsapariila. l was completely cured q"
Mrs. Mary Stevens. Lowell, Mass
When troubled with Dizziness, Sleep
lsssaess, or Bad Dreams, take
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
The wanderer, Reasop

First Tramp-Goin' in that bouse over
there, pardl
Second Tramp-I tried that house last
week | amt goin' there any more
First Tranp-'Fraid on account o the dog
Second Tramp-Ae pants are.
First Tramp-Pants are whati
Second Tramp-Frsyed on account O. the
dag.-Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
une present ullle.

1t does not deract from the appearance or
comfort OF the sitting room to have two or
three tables in it. The one In the center Of
the room should be double table. That is,
1t should have lower part for books. A
cover of billiard cloth or plush with painted
border, or sprays OF flowers in the corners
would be tasteful and elegant
Taste and means must suggest the chairs,
sofas, etc. Rattan furniture is light, COM
Portable and pretty. Rolls Of figured silk or
head rests" add to the comfort and beauty
Of the chairs, or tides of fine Swiss, hand
painted and edged with lace, may be used
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
To Prevent Scars from Burns

In the healing 81 burns snd scalds, where
there Is danger OF contracting scars, rab the
new skin several Zines a dsy with good street,
oil Persist il tbs rubbing until the sin Is
suft ard fe0hlA
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14

The Times. Of Bath, Ne. reports that g
West Bath girl ffs-sn years cid makes
twenty-five Goats e week. takes che music
lesson. practices rEo hours day, ard saws
81 the wood for cEsso fSres
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14

The queen Of Madagascar is described as q
snail sleuser, light brown woman with a
very sad face, a sweet smile and no end O.
Paris gowns She is 25 years old, has BEEN
four years qusen a-ad Is really wuyshiped By
Ter people.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15
An Emblem Of Power.

The glove has been the emblem of
power and of purity, of defiance and
subsection. Lands and public prop
erty were once conveyed by the de-
livery of glove; the authority of kings
over provinces was attested by pre-
senting a glove; kings invested barons
with domination by bestowing on the
favorite one Of the llingly gloves, and
many ecclesiastical and legal cere-
monies could only be performed with
white gloves, the emblems of purity.
The antiquity Of gloves is very great F;
they doubtless antedate history, for
the earliest literature alludes to them,
and they have been known and worn
from the earliest ages of which we
have any knowledge. Homer, in the
odyssey" describes Laertes, the
farmer-king, the father of Ulysses, in
his retirement: "While gloves secured
his hands to shield them from the
thorns." Xenophon jeers at the Per-
slams for wearing gloves as protec-
ton from the cold. In their earlier
days the Greeks and the Romans
scorned such effeminacy, but at later
day, in the time Of Pliny, the uncle of
that lively historian is described as
travelling with an amanuensis "who
wore gloves upon his hands in winter
lest the severity of the weather should
make him lose any time i'm writing.
From time immemorial the glove has
had legal significance in Oriental
countries in the transfer of property,
just as the Goods penny" was former.
" used to bind bargain in the West.
Later, the glove, as pledge or en-
blem of conveyance, came into use
among the Romans, whose ancient law
held property to have passed with its
literal transfer, OF of part of it, into
the hand Of the purchaser, and the
glove, doubtless as matter of con-
venience, took the place Of and sym,
bolized this ancient transfer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15
National Temperance Soc;e+v

The National Temperance Society has
recently appointed the Rev. E. j. Alden.
OF Chicago, the Western District Secre.'
tary, to aid in carrying on it's educationa !
and an missionary work in the Northwest
1 Ihls society SOC IT, was organized twenty-five
State, and its work covers the ep sGr ~
country. 1t publishes over l,77o different
% tbs ba0ns from the tract up
upon every phase of the question as9 IT,,
missionary work in Congress- and ;n
s smons p tha Of so the especially
South. where six colored men ~, o ore
kept constantly employed. 10 co ore
s sesas,y ens This society is
enlist churches, Sabbath schools I1eea a 10
c1esiastical bodies in the work Of TT to soj
a aionoq trs and the suppression Of the
and socks to enlist all classes ;u ~ .h
nunity. For nearly twenty Years -; T. eG has
been actively at work in CONGRESS- sa az mas
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15

light. In the theater, carriage. care, ana
concert hall, the painted ears OF lovely
womankind outnumber the tnteo cheehs
and carmined lips three to one
There is one toilet indulgence Mnich nay
cost time. but not any money. Urls g,, uoL
er your hair curls or not. it should Dc SO
clean, 50 we'll brushed, so we'll cared for
that to come near it is a pleasure. 1T Is q
foolish thing to get yourself up solely 70 10
looked at. A girl must look touchable. TOO.
The bright. clear skin is soft and smooth:
the well-rounded arm is firm and the 1iesh
cool: the carefully gathered hair SILKY ana
freshly aromatic: and these things are
touchable to look at. as they should be:
That is why powder and frizzing arc not
successful beyond u certain point. l am a
woman and 1 hate to say it, but women are
not naturally inclined towards ideal
neatness. We are not half SO iona
spend curl papering time in washing your
hair, If you spend powdering and padding
and greasng time in bathing and rubbing
you will gain in beauty. Any woman can
look fresh and clean, and it constitutes
wholesome attraction. Throw away greases
and perfumes. Wash well, rinse thor
oughly, rub briskly,, and in a little time
subtly and more delicately than it can by
the aid of any special perfume, Keep your
hair washed and summed, and you won't
need pomade or lotus powder to make it
sweet to breathe against. Woo your tub.
and you won't need a particular brand OF
perfume to make everything you wear be-
speak its intimacy with you by a breath
these things are worth considering.
In the way of house dresses. 1t may De
said in a general way that they still con-
tinue in the good Princess shape in front.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15

slightly lifted on the hips. to warrant ease,
while the backs are set full. either in
double box pleats facing one another. or
in finely shirred series OF minute gather
ings. (See No. ~ Other dresses continue
the Princess shape behind. and. cut from
neck to hem in one piece, form either q
redingote back-the fullness starting about
five inches below the waist-or made alb
solutely collant to the form. In the latter
case. q slender figure is indisp ensable.
In the making of matinees and house
robes. light colored silks, crepes de chine,
surah silks. and linen lawns are all ON
ployed in conjunction with dainty laces and
bright hued ribbons. These garments are
hand made and many of them deliberately
trimmed and embroidered. Silk and linen
lawn undertaking como in sets to match
the gowns and matinees. Colored en-
broideries worked upon the skirts and cor
sages. together with fancy galloons and
applique or cut out trimmings of kid velvet,
or silk. outlined with tinted gold, silver.
and bronze threads. are to be much worn.
These applique or fretwork- like bands are
sometimes scattered with tiny sparks in
bronzed cut steel. the facets throwing irri-
descent colors. or again are powdered with
eclats OF jewels, such as minut garnets or
turquoises set in gold flowers. embroidered
in repousse. These trimmings are mar
velously beautiful. but they come not
within reach of an ordinary purse.-Ne,u
York letter to Chicago Ledger,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15
Her Choice.

At the Isles of Shoals they tell the
tale that lecturer went thither to
lecture to the assembled guests upon
the character and characteristics of the
Japanese, and in the course of his re-
marks he dwelt upon the two facts that
the self-contained people do not use
explosives, profanity being unknown
in their land, and that equally they
are ignorant of the goodly fashion OF
kissing. These statements had their
due effect upon the audience, it being
observed that the masculine portion Of
the hearers were the more impressed
by the former statement, and the fem
mime portion by the latter.
As the audience was dispensing, with
all the chatter of comment, gossip and
banter which belongs to such a gath
ering, one young woman was overheard
contiding to another her sentiments in
q phase which was at once human, ex-
pressive, and picturesque.
CAS- for me-" she said, give me q
country where they kiss and cuss."
It was felt that on the whole she
might be regarded as having pretty
well sized up the situation.-Boston
Courier.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15

(No. q is arranged in a lovely combination
of wooden stuff, amadou silk, and bands Of
old-gold passementere. The amadou vel
vet hat is lined with darker chestnut satin
inside. and trimmed with white surah rib
bons and knots.
But wraps are in sight plentifully, and
here are two representative mo dels. GSee
No. 81 One is a Carrick cloak, or IL COM
bination of amadou and white wool hor-
dered with very dark chestnut silk. The
little bonnet is in white gauze. with white
surah strings. and white and purple grapes.
with their leaves. With this channels
gloves are worn. The other peculiar toilet
consists of an undergown of dark steel
gray pongee. with loosely pleated deep Dor
ders and rows of large indi2o beads. The
upper gown forms u kind of mantle in very
pale steel gray wool. with levers in indigo
also in border-striped indigo and white
with black feathers and pale steel-gray
surah ribbons, suitably complete the cos
tune.
Hero in New York the latest socio-
theatrical idiocy is to go silly over Mrs.
Kendall tho London actress now here.
Society" adulates her. not because she is
q clever actress and an estimable matron.
but because she has come over with a Lon
don brogue. For one foolish phase of the
nonsense. know the town is full of Kendall
ears. This innovation made itself apparent
soon after the first appearance of Mrs. Ken
dali. who makes up" with less beauty box
than the charming Jane Hading used. A
few strokes OF the black pencil on her
lashes and brows. her ears dipped in a
rouge rot. and her hands and arms in a