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green cloth in the center OF which Is eGVa
tty of little more than two feet in diameter
In tbs shape Of 3 punch-boWL This cavity
W1len mas several copper bands round 1s8
sides. at equal distances from each other
mas It's sides fixed but the bottom is nov
able round en- axis placed in the center the
handle by which motion is communicated
being species OF capstain OF e0pper- fixed
on the upper extremity of the axis Round
the circumference Of this movable bottom
are EHIrty-seyen notes. painted Ia black and
red alternately with nEsG thIr5y-s5Z NUM-
D6rs and q zero as shown In the DIAGRAMS.
These thirty-seVeR symbols are also figured
at each end Of the table in order that the
players may place their stakes on the
chance they select. Along the margin of
the table are painted six Words-pelr. passe.
nclrs impair manque, rOGge-Which viii
be &fterWard explained. The game is
usually played as follows One Of the tail
leurss or bankers puts the movable bot
tom IN notion by turning the cross with
MS torenngers and at the same instant
throws into the cavity an ivory bali in 6
dlrectlon opposite TO the motion Of the
DOIGoLnS the Dau makes several zHVOlu-
lions, and at last falls into one Of the
thlrty-seven holes above mentioned, the
mole into which it falls determining
the gain or loss OF the players.
player may stake his money on I, =. or any
OF the thirty-seVen numbers Including the
zero, and shows what number or numbers
he selects by placing his stake upon them;
II he has selected a number or zero cor
responding TO the one into which the ban
rails, ne receives from one Of the taiilerus
thlrty-s1X times his stake-viz., his stake
and thirty-dve times more. If he selected
two numbers he only receives eighteen
times thus only winning half what he
would have done had he staked the whole
on one number; If three numbers twelve
times, etc. This is called "iouer a cheval.
The rectangies at the bottom of each
OF the three columns of numbers figured
on the table, are for the reception Of
the stake Of that player who selects a
column twelve nUmbers} as his chance
ana Il the bail enters hole the number Of
three times his stake. Those who prefer
stalking their money on any Of the chances
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world and awakens a feeling Of profound
admiration even in the calm and padded
bosom lof the policeman himself.
And yet this same man is in degree
corrupt. With a shilling one may blunt the
moral sense of a whole squad. With a six
pence you may select the style of indignity
which you would like to present to one Of
them. not for the intrinsic value but as
mark of esteem.
I was at the opening of the trial OF Mrs.
Maybrick in Liverpool. The police guarded
the entrance to the great court house where
the pure juice of Justice was so soon to be
squeezed from the ripe knowledge Of an
average jury instructed by a peculiar judge.
I stood about, hoping to be drawn Ion the
jury myself, but was unsuccessful I
could not conceal my intelligence, and so
other men were chosen. If kad been on
the jury would have been there yet,
think. AS 1 understood the case, it was d
trial on the charge of wiilful negligence or
adultery. If I am the wife OF a man who
eats arsenic between meals for twenty
years and at the end of that time 1 find that
he fails to get up for his breakfast. having
during the night assembled the fume, and
am arrested, and though it is not proved at
all that I gave him the arsenic, it is shown
that four years ago 1 neglected to pay my
gas bill or wrote poem on spring, am I to
be hung for murder or scared to death in
my cell. and then given a life sentence2 ]
trust not.
But was speaking Of the police. notice
6hts difference between the methods Of DO
Acemen in the countries named. When ar
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of grace kindly ObIiterate with your inVOca-
ton my envy but the sight Of them made
splinters of the tenth commandment.
These hOunces are in white and cream,
melloWed with age and the breath Of laYen-
der leaves; there are black ones, too, vary
ing IN length from one to ten yards to en-
circle the hip or trailing breadths Of the
dresses en- which they are gathered. She
has also a lot of precious dounces with
some vacillating French name that are to
petGlcOatS what dickies are to linen shirts,
any length you like and twenty inches Deep
which her maid basCes in the dress skirts
Of her carriage and dinner robes. Beauti-
fuL? Yes; and fabulOsly rare.
Grandness is not the chief aim, or per-
haps the best, in WOmen's toilets at home.
Simplicity is as apt as business to be ef-
f9cGiY6, and such costume as this NO. q /,
composed In a tasteful combination OF
fabrics, is good for any woman to wear. 1t
is open to no accusation of fummeEy, and
the Wearer runs no risk OF absurd1ty.
That should be a comfort to anybody VINO
has seen the Outlandish get-ups sometimes
displayed in our streets. I lately saw two
girls, one wearing a gray and the other a,
brown skirt, while both had white blOusass
long, fluffy, dark bOas, and white jockey
caps Of a particularly fat and graceless
shape. The Wearers Of this extraordinary
array had not even the Justification OF
piquant beauty to which it might have hap.
p6ned to be becoming, but their piainneSs
was intensified by it, and its unsuitability
for gray October day had the further dis
figuring effect Of making them look blue
with cold.
Fashion always finds some freakish thing
for modish hands to do. Just now the
hands are toying anew with the smelling
bottle, which is building up a history Of its
own and will soon have developed into
such very elaborate article that it will be
difficult to associate it with the humble and
modest little vial we once carried to church
and the theater. Tt seems only the other
day that we considered a wee glass bottle
with its inhnitesimal interior Of cork sat-
urated with aromatic vinegar sufficient for
our needs, but now we fancy we can not
restore ourselves without a Brobdingna-
gian receptacle for pungent salts. while
draWing-rOOm tables are no longer com
plete without one or two huge vessels of
restoratiYes that might well be taken for
decanters. Searching for a wedding pres
ent the other day, came across some new
smelling bottles Of the latest design which
positively appalled, me By their size. I was
shown some Of finely cut glass, nine inches
in diameter, with silver and gold tops Of
prOpOrtiOnate sizel Most of these are square
In shape; others, not quite so large, are
round; and the latest idea is to have the
salts they contain perfum"d with the OdoE
of some special hOwer-lily Of the valley
for preference-sO that these elaborate
smelIing-bOttfes. when unstopped, difGse
a most delightful scent through the rooms
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The Partisan policeman, I must say is
Inferior in his general appearance. So IS
the average French soldier. used TO Won
der how France could maintain a large
army while she was so poor and In debt
but 7 see it all MOVE She saves many mill
ions of francs. each year by making the
tails OF the coats of the military shorter as
times get harder and also shortening the
waists of the same. 1t has got so now that
the two eoat-taiI buttons and the collar
button behind are almost In a row. Added
to that, the French soldier is getting smaller
every year. II had to fight in a real war
I would rather be attacked, I think, by
French soldier in the shOrt-taii coat and
wide, reelection trousers than by any
other adversary can think Of They are
not the kind Of soldiers who sustained the
remarkable supremacy Of the Emperor.
The French policeman wears nRvy-blue
coat that fits him in a rum bling and desui-
tory way. He also wears linen trousers
which should have tatting around the bOr-
ders, but the republic is at present in such
a chaotic and turbulent state that it is al
most impossible to get the tatting appro-
priation through. These white linen trOu-
sers. costing, we viii say, two francs +. o.
b.. that is to say, 40 cents free on board the
cars, are the sole covering OF the Paris pO-
hceman's legs. Hence he always has the
air of a boy who has been recently chas-
tised. He carries. as say. a short
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nl1ser loves gotds or a Moor amber sac Rs
never In SO great hurry while shopping,
as TO pass show case where it is displayed
and she hasn't any jewel in her miniature
bureau excepting the wedding necklace and
ring presented to her by the then President
OF the United states. that she would not
barter away under the temptation OF a rRre
the least suitable of all for a Young lady
particularly a bride. Dear old ladies tried
70 suggest this during her occupancy OF. the
throne OF Washington but without success.
and unmlnufuI OF the smOthered criticism,
she went on wearing her coral at break
1astss lUncheOns, lOW-tsas, and state din
ners, and pett1ng them to her hearts con
tent during the day. But now that she has
returned to the ranks of the everyday,
gracious reasoning women she is likely TO
pc bOtG IN pla1ns untrImmed, deccllete terms
Quctlon OF the anarchistic shell, otherwise
Known as the solid secretion of zoOphytes
MIS- H1cks-LoEd pets her iaces, which
she keeps in a siIk-lined box of maIaeca
wood She has handkerchiefs by the gross
-lace-e edged, lac6-frilled, and lace ali over
made OF rose point. fiat and daFHad pat
terms. She has lingerie sets to equip q
whole seminary tull OF prineesses. She has
pieces, as she calls Them to basic in the
neck Of dress to shell" over the edge Of a
corset or down the front Of dinner bodice.
q bonnet EOsette a breakfast cap. applique
20 an opera wrap or theater muff. She has
squares intended to be used as a back
ground Tor a cOrsage bOquet. She has fan
covers, parasOl covers, dchuss berthas,
Iascinatorss scarfs for head, neck. and
shoulders nantes and mantilias, shaWis,
and dounces the angels and intercessors
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in which tiny cuttings Of every gown be-
longing to its owner are to be chronoIog1c-
ally arranged, under the dates on which
they were first or specially worn. IneEe IS
a decided touch of pathOs in the notion for
an occasional review of this curious volume
as the years rolled by could scarcely fa1l
to bring back to memory many bygone
hours Of happiness and sorrow connected
with the collection. What picture would
arise to the mind, for instance at the sight
of FRAGMENT of one S first baIi-dE6Sss or OF
ones wedding gown, or that first shred OF
black that stood out terrible contrast 20
the gaudy samples surrounding 1t.
Nearly every woman VINO sJuo1es S1e
philosophy OF beauty has some one article
Of personal adOrnment that she Worshlps
as a devotee does her rosary and loves as
a mother does her first born hoy. with
Mrs. William Aston it is diamonds. She
has a quart Of them il she has q solitaire
and she would rather sit in her corner
boudOir and play jacks with the magnI1-
cent Jewels than eat. Last winter she TOOK
these stones to a jeWeler 60 nave them
spaced for the crown, cOrsage and sGom-
acher Of her Venet an balI-dress. she
carried them in a salad bowl. The urbane,
vloIet-scented little Frenchman was
amazed. His eyellds lew up and STUCK
to their precraniai arches as though they
we're WaXeG, until the visit was 6nQeGs IN
his own words, there was never a more
splendid collection OF color IN Q queen 6
casket. She has white stones oantlE1ess
blue-fres, black diamonds and colo less
pebbles that rival the beauty one only
sees in dew drops and snow crystals
They are all sizes shapes and cuts
from the Filings for miniatures. auG
marauise rings to the pear-shaped brilliant
that hung from a necklace q4iVsEs ana
shines and tWinkIes Ika star InaE q
weary day pins In the sable draPery OF
nj Fhf. The settings are SO intricate IA con
struotion that each can be adjusted to hold
i've or six sOIitaires OF varying Sizes anu
this trick of making jewel designs iascIn-
atss the owner, who. when the mood IS
5 g1DUn her, spends hours with her lap fuu OF
+ stones and tray Of skeleton pins brace
I lets, lOckets. necklaces anu ear ana M e
i rings before her playing IaPldary. On the
street, in church. at a matinee OF along
/ the boulevard, you might think this lady
+ did not own a rhine stone. she mas too
hiph a re ard for aesthetics she is quoted
as saying. to let the sunshine mimic her
+ stones. In the evening, though she shines
with the splendOF of q constei laSlonis ana at
the grand opera when she appears 10 try
ing white toilet, the house IS never so
dark, nor the light so low, but s. could be
I located by the flash Of color ON her meek
lace. earrings. hair and cOrsage orna-
ments.
But the fads of other women Pretty 1ars-
Cleveland is a coral slave. She loves the
color and the caleareous substance s.
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passed away completely with the age Of
ugliness. The craze Tor dressing after old
pictures is one to be commended so long as
models Of the really pictorial PERIODS are
chosen, but the fatal desire to be unique IS
leading US astray in this direction ana II Is
sad to see some OF the proGGi6SG girls Q1SLg-
uring their faces with rows OF side curIss
kept in place with those hideOus little nat
combs that were in vogue with short puned
sleeves low bOdices, and Scantys One-trilled
skirts I dread lest some enth us1asGs should
go so FAR as to revive the bed-cuITa1n style
Of hair dressing. with the CORES Ondingly
ugly costumes OF the same p6r1Ods than
which the unfeminine short crop is almost
preferable. have heard elderly men aver
that women never looked better than when
they wore their b air thus dressed, but to
me it has the fatal objection OF making
woman appear considerably older than her
age, as will be seen by portraits Of relatives
taken thirty years ago.
has no fault Of ugltness in itself nor OF
unsuitability to its Wearer. In the original
from which the sketch is made the prlncz-
pal material IS plain yeuOW allie cut with q
square cOrsage and elbow sleeves. The
front is formed entirely OF soft folds OF
cream en- brOidered lace, the effect OF which
is exceed dinghy picturesque. But such gowns
are effective in any OF the SOFT beauu-
fut Atwood fabrics or the plain, rich
corded silks, bengal1nes. armures. mate
lasse silks. BrOcades OF lustrOus taiLes
and crepe de chimes are also used in the
construction of these elegant toilets. In
maGelasse silks for tea-gOWns and dinner
dresses the combinations Of color are es-
peeialIy rich and artistic. One Of the nov
elites in these textures is a beautifully
woven royal armure, figured with devices
in gold, silver and deep copper. Elegant
crepe de chine is enriched with delicate
jardiniere patterns in cOlOrs and gold.
There is practically no limit to the richness
possible to the new gowns.
Positively. the fabrics are too fine to be
forgotten when worn out. What woman
has not at some time or Otherhad memories
awakened by the sight of a piece Of some
special gown suddenly brought to light. To
some, therefore, it will be welcome news,
perhaps, to learn that an ingenious female
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He is proud Of the position. He would
FATHER be the proud guardian OF a DeaG Ia Al
TO be a foreign minister with a foreign con-
lnregatfOn and only two donations per year
He also wears gOOd-htt1ng CLONES anu -
proud of his job. The American pOLeelitt1'
Enough at times the victim OF insomnia
is the best-lOOking specimen OF manhood
think, of the three. 1 do not say LnlS II
order to stand we'll with the police OF my
own country alone, for 1 ma Unat an
about as likely to be arrested In one country
las another. but truth and justice demand
that I should say honestly that the ponce
OF our own country stand at the neaq OF
their profession, also at the head OF their
victim, and look better by large percent
age. This is especially true or our more
thoroughly American policemen rom Ger
many and Ireland.
Different nations give to the policeman
peculiar emblems and peculiar Methods
The New York copper carries a club when
gets heavier as the sun goes down. me
French policeman carries snort SLaD
knife, with which he is supposed to neatly
SCOOP out the Seth Thomas works OF those
who resist him. but I am told that there Is
no sword in the tin Scabbard, only dunn
my handle for style-just as B. Wall used
ito carry seven or eight different colOred
silk umbrella covers in which he would IN
sert his cane from time to time, thus ap-
IDarently wearing an umbrella for each hour
Of the day at a great reduction of expense.
The London policeman carries mys-
FERROUS weapon which 1t took me all OF one
forenoon to fully understand the principle
tof. But found out after while. 1t was a
long, black shiny cylinder, hanging at the
side and looking like little Juvenile
cannon without breeeh. Finally I got so
Eeurious I gave a large, cOrned-beef police
man thrippence to tell me about it. He
then unrOlled the gun and I saw that it was
a kind of macintosh made OF Oilcloth to be
worn when it rains, which it sometimes
does in London, especially during what is
called the rainy season.
The English policeman regards his Office
with peculiar veneratiOn, exceeded only
by the awe with which he regards himself
His jaw is kept in place by a strong, black
shiny strap which passes under the chin
and prevents the mouth from falling open
IN such a way as to admit flies or other in
.sects. I he London policeman rarely speaks
ito any one, but the silent way in which he
controls the carriages, cabs and pedestr1
JAMS, compelling nervous Americans Il
f"keep to the left. when they have always
been in the habit of keeping to the right
challenges the admiration of the civilized
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revolution Of 1873,
t b o opportunity
came, they threw
off the yoke and
Joined themselves
to Pie d m 0 n t.
From that time to
this the Princes
s o 1 Q d OminiOns
have been COM
? prised in this rock
Of Monaco. and a
few hundred sub
jects3 a n d his
" arly revenue
has been but a
sum equivalent to
$4,000. P nicely
dignity can hardly
be m a ntain q d
upon that sum,
and the Prince s
financial emUar-
rassments V ere
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ReserEoIr Fishing.

Gotham lady Shocked Pardon me,
sir, but I overheard the remark that
you were going fishing In the reser-
volP. Am I to understand that people
are allowed to fish with horrid worms
IA the reservoir from which we get our
drinking water2
City empIoye-Oh, no, mum, I
don't use worms. use big hooks with
nothin' on them. You see, I fish for
bodies OF suioides.-Neso York Yesklgs
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as wen as ahording real relief to the VIC
tins OF headache or fatigue.
After all, don't know but q girl. II she
be dressed in such a white, loose, spirituelle
tes-govTn as the one illustrated in fgars
No. 8 land it is an excellent model. by the
Wsy), is nicer with her hands unermed- A
MAIDEN with q long. heavy bottle IN hsE
hands do sn't seem ST. Ike you v tai a.
feather creature. but a brain you-With- a.
glass-eiub sort Of girI. And no belle d sires
to selre or all the beaux. no matter how
much she may wish she could club some OF
fbeEn.-Nea1 YoFk letter 70 Ghseag0 LeagsEs
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rested I'm London I was taken In the tender
SPOT Just above the elbow. In Paris the gen
d'arme took me politely as one would take
the arm of a lady who had threatened to be
a sister to him. In New York the first time
i was arrested. if am not mistaken. the
policeman took me by the rear Of the coat
collar and by q deXterOds twist OF the
wrist asphyxiated me An few moments
SO that I could see the heavens roll to-
vether like a scroll. lost consciousness
Tor a little time. and all was a blank If
i mad not accidentally caught q revtving
Whin OF the pOliceman's breath j guess ]
would not have been resuscitated at all.
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GlAlAAA- @ --Al-la "a
station. The path
which leads TO the
Casino Is dslfght-
fuL The authOrI-
ties have softsnsd
the inclines and
sanded the alleys
until it resembles
terrestrial p ara
disc. No one can
penetrate into the
gaming g al o o a
without q personal
admission ear d ;
Init the gDeeiaI
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WOULD very much
like. with the read
er's permission to
draw a few cOmpsr-
isOns between the
average policemen
Of New York, Paris
and London. writes
Bill Nye in the Chi
cago Herald. The
native . born n 6W
York policeman
says: 7 don't care
a dang who makes
the laz Of me cOun-
try, so that I kin
knack af the naWz
av the men that
violates them.
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becoming serious Whens In 1856, public
company solicited IRON him permIsslOn to
establish a gaming table at Monaco.
In exchange for this privilege the
company offered to pay a considers
bic sum. The Prince accepted this
offer with much eagerness, and the gaming
tables were accordingly established. They
were little known, however. and prOspered
but poorly. until Monsieur Blanc, who had
had considerable experience in the organ
izatiOn Of similar establishments bought
up the concession, built the Casino Of
Monte Carlo, and endOWe the "SOciete de
Bains de Monaco" with the reputation
which they possess at the present day.
From that time an equilibrium in the
Princes Budget was assured, and the
SOciete de Monaco" pays the Prince pays
the administration, pays the judges. pays
the clergy. pays the army-and pays its
shareholders. @The Society Of Baths OF
Monaco" is. Of course. only a specious
medical title used to cloak the real bust
ness Of the company, which is the conduct
Of the great gaming establishment Of Monte
Carlo.
Professors" at Monte Carlo are abun-
dant. One Of them is a lady of a certain
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ISIS il A S. III 10 N A
peers cut from the
curtains OF home life
in the dainHest Of
hOuse-goWns nova
adays. She has a
peek-a- boo cOyn6ss,
yet she receives her
callers in semi-lOW-
cut robes. That is an
idea new this autumn
and likely to get into
vogue during the vim
ter. In the general
anxiety to dress pict-
UresqUsly, / am afraid
We shall unconscious
" revert to some Of
the hideOus fashions
which 0ua hOD6d had
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&c Demon Jea!oHsY.

Mrs. Brown What, Clara In tears,
and married only a months What's the
matter, dear ?"
Mrs. Honeymoon CzFhose husband ex-
ercises around the club billiard table,
Geo ge talks (bOo-hoo) In his sleep,
and last night lboo-heO} he was talking
about a Miss @. fboo- hoo-hoo), the hOr-
rid thing. TOM Talk.
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are collecting with
their Eak6ss and pil-
ing up In shining
heaps before them.
Pretty counters
.are standing here
and the re Two Of
.th @ ILLUSTRATE lions
show the roulette
and the divisions
.Of the table on
which the players
stake their money.
The money which
VisitoEs may stake
at one time is lime
tied. the smallest
sum being about q
dollar and TIN q