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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-10
THE 'ITEA-rU-TUM'' CAFE.
eading temperance advocates in Lon Z, /

The leading temperance advocates in Lon
don have been inspecting the new "Tea-to- (
Tunl Cafe, which was recently started in the
east end of London by Mr.. Buchanan, a.
wealthy tea merchant, and have come to the
conclusion that one Of the best possible meth
ods ofremoving the fatal attractiveness Of
the public house would be the provision Of
good and cheap eating-houses in every quar-
ter of the large towns in Great Britain. Tbs
"Tea-to-tum" cafes as they are called, are in.r
tended to combine the advantages Of cafe
and club, and they are intended for the;
uses Of the working classes On the ground
floor is a restaurant, and above is room for
bagatelle and billiards. Newspapers, chess
and draughts are provided, ana the rooms
are well and tastefully fitted up. Better
than all, the food is not only cheap but e1--S
celent. A satisfactory meal may be OBJ
tained at the cafe for eight cents. Mr..
Buchanan's aim is not profit so much as the
provision Of places where working men and
women can have good meal and spend q
auet evening, but the venture has begun to
nav its way so that the temperance advocates
will have little difficulty in obtaining funds
to open similar cafes elsewhere.
FASHIONABLE woMEN's sT1MULANrs.1 -
AS 10: the drinking with the fashionable
woman i'll England the result of the aupalJ. {
ing and perpetual strain and the Continued
late hours cause her to waken unrefreshed In
the morning, and as sae has no desire for
breakfast, hook and seltzer take the place of
tea, and glass Of port is frequently taken {
a about eleven to strengthen her for her ride.
!here is more wine atlunch, and at the fash
lonable teas rich cakes and sweets and he arty
sandwiches, with frequently q glass of wine:
Wine again at dinner, and again at the late
supper, and perhaps glass Of whisky to 90
to sleep on. So you see she consumes quite
enough OF wine without any secret stores of
1t IN her apartments. Eau-de-C Cologne and
sal volatile are consumed in their peculiar
way far too much, because the tired woman
feels constantly in need of stimulants It
has been said that English women are not
nervous women but the doctor accuses them
OF being whimsical and fanciful to the verge
OF insanity, and having what our grand
mothers called "vapors" but what we call !,
nerves" Coca-wins is a fashionable remedy .
among English women, and probably cor :
respond with the different sedatives EMPLOYED
here; but the use of opium and morphine is
not, 1t would seem, so prevalent as among
American women, who do not, as rule,
drink so much wine or ale. Smoking is not
confined to the lawlessness of Bohemia, but
exists in all ranks, and especially among
genuine society women - A r1Onnut
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-10
A Warnine to Fat Men.

[To BE CONTINUED
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

Talk about the dangers of the amateur
stage, of cigarette smoking-they are as moth
ing compared TO the wickedness Of the first
class dreSsnaker. You are a nice looking
little woman, with q pretty figure, which
Tom has always liked 20 see well dressed, and
be thinks that If any wou1an does understand
the art Of gowning it is you All your life
long you have bought your materials at q
first class shop, taken them TO a fairly good
dressnaker, paid a reasonable price for the
making, suggested 70 the uodEste fTiH here,
a puf there an artistic effect sornew hereelse,
and when you wore the frocsH, it Was with an
EASY conscience and a happy heart, which
added to your good looks. Some day you
enter the pari~ Of Serpens, Cash & Co; sud
denly your pretty gown has second rate
look. Mrs. Serpent adnIires your figure; Mrs
Cash moans how unfortunate It IS that you
are not dressed properly, and the company
sits behind the desk and grins, knowing what
the outcome will be- You See a wondrous
GOWN. Just from Paris, which IS certain 70
suit you You are induced TO try II on, and
thea you hear the price. You shudcer at 1t.
You say you cannot ges it; but oh! you do
look SO handsome in it. You know Tom
cannot afford that money; you know that
usually you get three frocks for that
amount; bot che style is so good snd che
voice OF the clraraer Is listened to- You so
out OF that house with the knowledge that
YOU arc going 70 get that frock, for you have
been hssed for it. and you are the most rniser-
able slave N the world. Mrs. Cash has told
you that you can pay SIS or $50 Ell tame
on your bil, and get everything you want
there. Well, yoa begin by paying your s25
or $50; YOU Get more and more new clothes;
the bill does not come in for year, and when
it does yel gasp with terror. Goats were
sold 70 you that you were told would cost
nothing. and nothing, TO Serpent, Cash &
Co. means anything from $50 60 $3.50. Still,
you think that YOU can raise few hundred
dollars. and that Tom may give you little
extra money without your telling him what
II is for. and then you chIrp up and reTneul-
Der that Mrs Cash said you could pay little
at time. -ud after all. il was Just tne olI
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Mothers Strangely Equipped.

The author of king Solou1ou.s Mines" and
Allan Qoasanain" has had much laid to
his chmgerom plagiarism TO downright
lying-out as time goes On it becomes every
day more apparent thai the only South Afri-
can rculancisG has considerable medicuu OF
truth st the bottom OF his seemingly most
bizarre conceptions
Take, fer instance, the Mapai, 8 small tribe
of bush people living between the kaEerezl
and Yankotoi, who, among q number OF
other curious habits, slit the skin over both
shoulders in the form Of hoop, and which,
by being upheld, permits a second cuticfe &c
grow beneath A corresponding slit IS mads
on each SIDE Of all the young ladies OF this In
terssting people, the loops, when the girt
develop into wornanhood, forming four nat
uralr resting places for child, either az the
breast OF back, the straps q flesh On the
shoulders being for the hands or arms and
the Others for each baby eg.-JohaunesoU-g
Standard
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

An editorial writer IN The Christian Union
sad lasely IN q talk with Business Boys
The boy who viii succeed In the world IS he
who IS content for 9 time TO do two dollars
worth OF work for dollar Business grs
need 30 bind this precspe upon heart and
hand Dissemination 70 taffil every ooskga-
tiou thoroughly, IN spirit and in letter, should
outFank the thought OF the money to beUa(as
by this particular undertaking. FEst. ex-
celleacs Of workmanship; then, what pr1cs
Will 1t command. The gIri whossndfes book
keeping or SeenoSraphy as stop gap against
the tide of iupecuricslty until she can wed q
bread and bonnet winner enacts the tTIte role
Of the little HARLEM hero with his thumb In
the dixie leak
She 4 hike one who watches for the morn
ing, aad, IL proportion SIS her heart fails az
the delay OF dawn, interest In her occupation
declines Judging by her standard OF values
the business laid unfortunately 20 her hand
and the weilock that may come, we may well
remind her that faithfulnass II that which 3
least Is the earnest OF faItufplnesS IN that
which Is great The srea6fast industry, she
disciuline of speech and conduct, tee coucen-
tration OF thought and energy upon tee mat
ter SCI before ore for accomplishment, that
are essential to business prosperity, are the
best conceivable preparation for the high and
holy sphere Of wife, househeepsr and mother.
Marion Harland IN North American Re
view
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Eu~eoies English Residence.

I see it is stated that the physicians who
attend the Empress Eugenie have informed
her that she would have good health" if
she should decide to leave England, writes a
London correspondent The fact is that the
empress Is just as well in England during
half of each year as she would be in any
other country; but some of her relsssons, and
the Bonaparsist party generally, are exces-
sively apprenensive that the empress will
beGneath large part of her fortune 20 PI-in-
cess Beatrice, who is a great favorite, and
there mas, therefore, been an intrigue on foot
for some time past Ia induce her to settle
herself permanently m Italy. The empress,
however, has much resented these attempts
30 withdraw her from England, and probably
foresees that, once resident on the CONT
nert, she would be rs much worried by her
anx,o1s and expecsont relations as was Miss
Crawley when she had Mrs. Butte attacking
her On one side and Mr. Pitt and LadySovuh-
down on the other
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

''Eannah's husbands sister sent her bar
rel OF old clothes while was thers, sa,d an
old lady after q visit 70 her daughter II the
country. She had the barrel opened in the
she'd chamber II was filed with old dresses.
underclothse and stockings
You would be surprised to see the useful
things she got out Of that barrel She ripped
up, washed ana pressed two old dresses and
made hersaf morning dress oct of tssn.
she found q flannel skirt sI good but
tae edging, 50 she r3ve.ed OUT some Sd
perannuated stockings and MADE some triEn-
ming from the ya-n and PIT on tie
skirt; SIZE ripped OF some Hamburg from
the Underclothing and used il again; she got
quite a supply OK stockings for hersef and
TIE children by nenaing and cUssang down,
out OF some OF toe large pieces she made pet
ticoats for the children, and out of the small
piscas she Euade sluQ.er quilt 10 throw On
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
A Lightning Change OF Toilet

Visitors in the daytime appear in smart
waking suits, the transparent overdres
being a particular feature Of the Costume.
They wear scrne sober tinted six or cloth
dress. and over this long cloth refingose
which buttons to tie ctro, with gray nOus-
oueraire gloves and g small bonnet OF fine
French caip, win bird cruelty dispiauedon
.he summit Wren the elmer bel sounds
each lady gets into some stray corner, unc1s-
tons the front Of her reding0es and rI-ns il
down. showing the facing presrly exrlOrci-
6ered with silver thread In this way sAs
displays an inner 2ik waSsscoe1, cbeuxeSse,
and ruff of smooth plated crepe Her
mousaueSalre gloves give way 70 pair Of
light colorei suede. She fingers hs- curly
locks over brow. adjusts her b<Ssse, waves
the folds OF Der Siksn skirts, and cozsE cut
Of her i-np-ovised bocdoir Il fcl direcsoirs
sryie-Paris Cor. Boston Transcript
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
A Useful Husband.

A woman whose poems are read and sung
in two hemispheres" said 10 Alice Williams
Brotherton, some ten years ago: 20, only
write them Ny husband attends to all the
details Of printing. He copies the poems in
his clear hand, CHOOSES the magazine or pub
Usher, and attends to the editorial CORE
spondence" Later in the same conversation
she remarked:
He has an unerring instinct as to the fit
ness Of a story or poem for this or that ed
itors pages When be says; This might suit
The Century That is better fitted for The
Atlantic Try Scribner's Magazine with that
thing 'Lfppincoets will use this I never
think Of dspuSing his Judgment And again:
leave anything written during the day on
his writing table, he reads it after dinner,
and says it rests him. CRITICISED o, yes, q
word or phrase. weigh every suggestion
and adopt only what approve"
Such husband as this is greater con-
venience than letter file or scrap book He
not only knows the market like a book, but
it actually rests him. to read his wifes
versesI It really seems as though this man
must have been born to be a literary wo-
mans husband--Lounger IN Critic
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Drew the Line at Breath.

Yesterday afternoon an aged and
somewhat infrm specimen of humanity
called at The Telegraph Office and SOL
icited the liberty of writing a note,
which was accorded him. He was given
a seat at the editors desk, and, although
pens and ink wers in view, he asked for
a pencil, which was handed him. Paper
was his next desire, and this was also
supplied. Carefully wetting the end or
the pencil and adjusting the paper IN
front of him, he ran his fingers through
the tangled labyrinth of iron-gray hair
that fringed his not over-clean brow,
and, with far away look in his eyes,
he wrote what might have been will
His note written, he turned and blandly
asked for an envelope, ''and if you
would kindly let me have a stamp with
it,"
4 newspaper man can stand almost
anything, and he got the envelope and
stamp. Carefully inserting the note IN
the envelope and addressing it, he again
turned and requested that it might be
dropped in the postofhce, as he wished
to catch a train. This was all right.
He belongs in Stonington, and all he
said was agreed to. \ pipe and tobacco
lay on the desk, and as he arose from
the chair he detected the tobacco. Tax
ing from his pocket a rusty pipe, ne
asked if he couldn't have some tobacco
and few matches. This was ''piling ii
on" pretty thick, but with the usual
agreeable and obliging temper charac-
teristic of The Telegraph employees, he
was told he might have some tobacco and
matches, but he couldn't possibly be sup
piled with breath-that, unfortunately
he'd have to get outside-and he did
New London Conn., Telegraph.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Notes on Nursing.

1t should be kept IN mind by all persons
nursing weak patients that the lowest tempe
rasareof the body occurs aror about 4o'ciock
in the morning. At this time the nurse
should be waschful, the fire should be kept
bright, and, il necessary, extra cover should
be supplied. A very sick patient should be
carefully noted at this hour, and il he shows
any signs OF exhaustion stinuisne should be
given
There are many diseases where more de
ponds upon the conscientious care OF the
nurse than the doctors medicine. The idea
that the fever in diseases was increased by
food has hong ago been abandoned By all M
teilpsent practitioners Life in such cases
often depends upon the careful administration
Of stimulating nourishnent. Thus thes1rengtn
Of the patient is kept up TIL the crisis OF the
disease IS past.
Absolute cleanliness is now considered nee
essary in all sickness, and frequent changing
OF the bedcfoshes and the nightciothes used
during sickness is part of the duties pre-
scribed to trained nurse. The Old idea that
it was dangerous to put fresh clothing OF a
sick person is abandoned. AL the clothing
of the patient, and ell the bedding Of the bed,
is changed twice IN the twenty four hours
whenever it is possible to move the patisut
The clothing and bedding of the night are
thus aired during the day, and that OF the
day during the night Unless there Is very
short supply Of bedding, the patient is not
allowed to use the day or night clothes and
sheets longer than twenty four hours without
replacing them with clean nes.-Exchange
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Housepaaids IN Livery.

The custom Of putting housemaids into
livery, which is common enough IN England,
is beginning to be adopted m New York
The costume or uniform consists of a
skirt Of dark livery cioeh-blne, green or
brown-with plain front and broad pkaits
at the back; waistcoas of the same cloth,
with fine crosswise lines of red braid, and
a coat cut away ID front and covering the
hips. Metal livery buttons are used On the
coat and waistcoat A small white cap, stiff
Write collar and cuffs end white Gavat
complete the attire a good looking maid
with good figure makes nasEy appearances
n such livery, and is particularly useful In
households where only women servants are
employed to asssod the door and serve the
meals Where there is butler, she Is well
equipped to take the place Of second man
As small minority maks UP the wealthy
class every where, the customs and fashions
that obtain in that class are an endless
source OF curiosity, Speculation and interest
To a certain extent there Is no good reason
why this curiosity should not be graIEied
The rich art collector loses nothing Of the
ieaio1siy guarded privacy of his home life by
sometimes throwing open his gallery TO the
public-that Is, nothing which ought 20 cause
him any pain or regret. No one need apollo
gize for letting little hight IN upon the do
rnest,c Life of those who are known as socsety
peopka Let the doors OF the closets where
skeletons mrk remain locked; leave the dust
In the hs-nsed chamber unsrTTed; the rest
may be revealed without offensa IN
New CLEANS Picayune.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Little Housekeepers.

Begin with your own POSSESSIONS, girls.
Reform your upper bureau drawer; relieve
your closet pegs OF their accommodation OF
garments out of use a month or two ago.
Inst1to8e clear and careful order IN the
midst OF which you can daily move and learn
to keep 1t so that it win be part of your
toilet TO dress your room and its arrange
Inents wfriie you dress yourself, leaving the
draperi@ you take off as lightly and artistic
ally hung or as delicaseiy folded and placed
asSthe skirts you loop carefully to wear or the
ribbon and lace you put with a soft deafness
about your throat. Cherish your instincts
of taste and fitness in every little thing you
have about you This VIII not make you
.'fusy;" it Is the other thing that does that
the not knowing, except by fidgety expert
mens, what is harmony and the intangible
grace OF relation
Take upon yourself graduauy-for the sake
Of getting them in hand in like manner, if for
no other need-an the cares that belong to
your own small territory OF home Have
your little wash cloths and sponges for bits
OF cleaning, your furniture brush and leather
dursper, and your light little broom, and your
whfsk and pan; your bottle Of sweet oil and
spirits of turpentine, and piece of flannel to
preserve the polish or restore the gloss where
dark wood grows dim or gets spotted Find
out By your surely growing sense Of thor
oughness and niceness the best and readiest
ways OF keeping all fresh about you. Invent
your own processes; they will come to you
When you can make yourself wholly mis-
ress of what you can learn and do IN your
own apartment, 50 that it is easier and more
natural for you to do it than to Iet it alone,
then 700 have learned to beep whole house,
50 far IS its cleanly order is concerned.-Ex-
chanpa
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Commodore vandernilt's Remedy.

At one time, while living on Staten Island,
Commodore Vanderbilt had an exasperat
ingly basky horse. He never could be sure
that the brute wouldn't stop in the middle Of
the road, and se often walked in preferences
TO taxing chances with the animal One day
he started out and had driven only about
half mile when the beast came to dead
halt An energetic belaboring, backing and
saving had no effect, and the commodore
turned around and went home He got {
bag OF lump sugar and again started suit
leading the horse and feeding him lump at
every few steps. This he continued until the
place where the horse baked was passed
after which he got in and had no difficulty
in driving to his journeys end. IN telling
the story to Mrs. Waddell, he said: Il have
tried the same course OF procedure VIZ
women and it has always proved eHectlve-
Of Ear-o. in Prussia reaches the
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Puzzled The Doctors. "

hHOST OF the cases cured By Ayers
Nl SarsaparilIa have been given up
by the regular practice. Physicians are
recommending this medicine more than
ever, and with satisfactory results.
E VI. Sargent, Lowell, Mass. says
" Several years ago, my daughter broke
ont with large sores on her hands.
face, and other parts Of her body. The
case puzzled the doctors Ny daughter
used Ayers Sarsaparllla, and it resulted
in a complete cure Her blood seems TO
have been thoroughly purified, as she
has never had so much as plmple
since taking this medicine
This is TO certify that after having
been sick for twelve years with kidney
disease and general debility. and having
bean treated nv several physicians with
ont relief. am now better IN every re-
snect, and think L am nearly well.
having taken seven bottles OF Aver
Sarsaparilla Maria Ludw igson,
4 bert Lea. MINI.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

a SSsssrss Inh1eDee.
wonder, % Sid Mrs EAso1, what makes
Frank SAWYER so different from Tom Blake
and Biz Harrisa They've got good homes
and good pranR bot Tom snd BIZ areas
roach as young Lpdinns, and never eeem to
knoE thedtReseoce hesEen thenside Of the
hoase snd oustooAs
Well, the fact was that Frank 6aEyer
had sisters, and e wssimpoaah1e TO feel that
the ainside of the houser was the same as
s'oustoors-s vhere the prencea and influence
Of either Older or younger SISTERS were coz
stantiy felt.
Said gensasnan in our hearing not long
since: 81 can ua~G tail what my oAdE sister
was 70 me an through my growing up. !
knew nothing of her vaAne 10 me as boy,
recognized and comparatively Little of it as a
young man; but now have reached years
of maturity I reaA1e how much she did co
make home attractive and my childhood a
very pleasant oCan
And again, it was buta little while ago a
lsdy was speaking Of the gentle manner and
anzSEa ability IN entertaining shown BY a
young Reus2eman who had recently come into
the community.
"Oh, we'll" said friend, ''IW tell you
where be learned his ease and acquired such
finished manners. He grew up with a lot OF
sisters, and they always depended on him TO
help them when they bad company, and they
consulted him about their fancy work and
the arrangement Of a room or tea table, just
as If he was another girl"
Command Us TO those boys who have grown
up with "a lot of sisters" We have often
heard a gentleman remark regrettuny: Il
never had sister, that was soussehing
missed" We feel for them genuine pity
that they should have missed 50 mach But
do the girls OF the family realize even slightly
the great influence they are exerting, or
uaghs exert, over their brothersAAonsreal
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

which usually Is Iaid out in the court yard
surrounded on al sides by houses or high
walls, and listen to fairy tales, which thelr
mothers and nursescan tell very Interestingly
indeed While there IS very Little companion,
ship or love between brothers and sisters,
there is no quarrehng and no fighting either
between them; and the boys, whAe thinking
themselves above the girls, show them many
little kIudneSeS-Once Week.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

the bed cool nights. What was left didn't
amount to much for rugs or carpets 1T is
nice to have rich rdasioas," We veusured TO
remark They are noe rich, re,iied grand
ma. 'They are not as comfortable as Han
nah, for Hannah's husband owns a good
farm, while they are Obliged to hire rent. 1
should've be surprised if very comfortable
honse bad gone into their rag bag or IN some
snch way, but ought not to complain, for
Hannah gets some Of it, md she's handy and
knows how to use it l always told your
grandfather man must ask his wife to
thrive. Hannah was always like me, knew
how tosape. n-LewisSon Journal
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Children in Persia

In Persia bays and girls n-ver pay 10
-esHer. Evea .. bone tas inherently Of tse
e.rs IS insisted Ca The LIZZIE gi<is hsys 70
invite pisyulates OF their own, eas ta@iz
games are never lively cues Thsy generally
prefer TO sir by Themselves under the Shade 81
u,.bsry qE Qozss-Ea1Ass S<ss2 - Zee xs<SsSS
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
Her Idea Of Happiness

A literary WOMAN said the other day when
the people around her were telling eacn other
what they would Ike best to do, that her
ideal of happiness was to go so'oed IN large,
quiet room in the country, in tail four
poster hung around with curtains, have the
place kept dark and only light footed maid
to coma in once in while with little food,
and to stay there week--Exchange.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

coming in. Poor htte wrehchI You h1se
feeling at yoar hexs all the time.1o~ e1
you ~ere.a thiae, and WITHIN q week yooSes
m iusnaent rcee from Mrs. S&psu11ngEest-
ing that yoarumit at onoe-Ssn Rf.nc1sco
Areoosut
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11

The number of horses IN Russia reaches the
imposing total of %, 0oo. 900: but So per cent
- thesa a-a rY71n- Sizad village ponies
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-11
zai1u eagle
WOMAN AND HOME.
IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING NEAT
AND ATTRACTIVE AT HOME.

Hrs. Casfss Unhsppy Vicetm-A Woman
Who Has Useful Hasbsnd-A Sisters
Infauence-Advice to little Heusekeep-
ers-PoaEters for Business Women.