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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
4 Bell.Boy's Keen Ear.

"There is a young man who has re-
markable gift" The speaker was hotel
clerk, and his observation was addressed
to reporter last evening. As he spoke
he nodded his head in the direction of a
bell boy who had just come up to answer
call on the indicator. The reporter had
noticed that the young man called out
the number of the room as soon as the
bell rang, and when he was away over on
the opposite side OF the rotunda, at such
distance from the Indicator that he
could not possibly have distinguished the
figures on the tag that had dropped
down. The newspaper man was mystl-
fed and inquired how the bell boy knew
the room that the call came from with.
out seeing the number exposed. 1t was
then that the clerk made the remark at
tributed to him. ''That boy" he con
tinued, "knows the call from every room
in this house simply by the sound of the
bell. When you think that there are
more than 200 bells in the hotel, in a.
many different rooms, all sounding alike
to the ordinary listener, his keenness OF
hearing seems wonderful. But it is 9
fact. and l do not know that he evel
made a mistake in calling out the mum
Der OF a room when he had heard its
bell ring. "--IaocAester Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
A Land Of Perpetual Summer.

The Island of Singapore is studded
with numerous low hills and intervening
swamps. In many cases the hills have
been leveled and swamps filled in. The
port, one of the greatest centres Of trade
in the East, consists Of the Old and the
New Harbor The former is roadstead
five miles in length, free from rocks and
safe in all weathers. The latter is formed
by the channel, about two and three,
quarter miles in length, which lies be-
tween the town Of Singapore on the
north and two small islands on the SOUTH
1t is sheltered and safe, has deep water
up to the shore on the Singapore side,
and is lined for about mile and n half
with wharvcs, where steamers OF all sizes
can coal and discharge and take in cargo.
The town IS in one degree sixteen min.
utes north latitude, and 103 degrees
tfty-three minutes east longitude; the
climate is, therefore, one Of perpetual
summer-hot and damp, and though not
unhealthy is very depressing to those Eus
ropeans who are compelled to reside
there without change for many months
at time.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
FASHION NOTES.

Nearly every dress is double skirted.
The polonaise dress will be the rage il
the SPRING
One of the Yankee notions is glove
with a purse in the palm.
A rosette of colored velvet ribbon
trims a large mutt of black martin fur
Velvet sleeves and chatelsi'.e .. q.
:, risgant evening gowns OF satin or
hmpas.
= The Russian collar of fur, Tapped tc
the eft side, remains the favorite finish
for long cloaks.
Very large NUTS of beaver, sealskin or
sable are shown by modistes among the
midwinter importations.
: Dressy waists of soft silk or satin il
some brilliant or artistic color are worn
with various skirts atOthe theatre.
Useful dresses of serge, cashmere and
plain merine are trimmed with good
deal of braid, especially of fancy weav-
ing.
A substitute for the boa is found il
the new capes OF coqs' plumes with long
mantilla fronts, with tasseled bits o.
plumage all over them.
French furriers combine sealskin and
Russian sable in the same garment, in
the same way sealskin and Persian lamb
are used in this county. =
Plain dresses of cloth and serge are
made with jacket basques and straight
skirts, relieved by straight rows of braid
ing in various arrangements.
Jacket bodices, with deep pointed
Swiss belt and full plastrons laid in
tucks,0 are very fashionable for complct-
ing the walking costumes of young girls.
Entire toilets of velvet often have petit
coat fronts of satin in a contrasting color,
and the rich effect IS sometimes enhanced
by garnitures fgold cord passementeries.
o Ostrich feathers in profusion trim the
large brimmetl hats worn byslittle girls,
and the rule seems to be, the smaller the
girl, the greater the number of feathers.
The very SWEETEST visiting costume
consists of patent leather shoes, brown
gloves, a close-ftting bonnet and long
polonaise buttoned diagonally from neck
ITO hem go
Combinations of velvet and broadcloth
are now made up in such similar styles
for cloaks and costumes that it is some
times difficult to tell which a lady may
be wearing. q
Fur trimmed, tailor-made costumes OF
brown OF gray cloth are very much al
fected by young ladies, the, only outer
wrap worn by them being princess OF
other shoulder cape Of fur.
Garnitures of silk cord, made up il
v-shaped pieces for the front and back
of the waist, and in deep Vandyked
borders for the bottom of the skirt, are
the usual trimmings for costumes OF
plain velvet. .
70 Full velvet sleeves, darker than the
material of the costume, and half
breadths, inserted between the breadths
pof the skirt, give striking effect to
many of the newest gowns of dark OF
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French women Gue clever in the little
niccties of dre5smaking which give I'm
ISL to the appearance. For example, IN
less a SKIRT sits quite evenly, it looks I'M
slightly. They insure this by sewing a
large-sized dress hook on the stays, not a
big stay hook, which might show, but
just an ordinary one. Every skirt has an
eye which fastens on to it and renders
moving impossible. Possibly some reader
would like the dimensions for the foun-
datien skirt of good French dress.
think you will find that it, hangs well.
The front is % inches at the hem, and
diminishes to . inches sat7 the waist.
There is only one side gore at each side,
q inches at the hem, 16 inches at the
top, The back is straight and 81 inches
~ide.-NuH and Etprsss.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
FOR wOMAN's WRISTS.

The favored bracelets just now must,
first of all, be unique, and the Expo
sition has, because of its wonderful exs
hibit in jewelry, afforded opportunity to
whoever had the good taste and ducats
to get just the ieweled band that one
woman would mosp envy another. One
of the most beautiful is Of Indian work,
the background being of that soft gold
in which the Indian workers so delight ;
in this is set circle of every known,
and. l do believe, unknown gem, uncut.
The effect is marvellous. A pink pearl
is wooing your eye and claiming admi-
ration close TO an opal, while black
pearl is making more beautiful the depth
Of color in ruby. Three different
shades Of turquoise are shown; dark
and light amethyst form contrast,
while one of the most perfect emeraldss
imaginable seems to be throwing out a
ray of hope as it nestlcs closely to a
milk-whitc pearl. The ordinary, every
day bracelet designated by even the
extraordinary jewefer sinks into insig-
nificance beside this wondrous band of
color, which can be traced to opal and
pearl, turquoise and emerald, ruby and
diamond, chrysoberyl and chrysoprase,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
The Misunderstood Elcphant.

I have found among the memoirs OF
the actor Charles Young, published by
his son, the Roy. Julius Young, an anec
dote which well illustrates the sasacity
and affectlonate scnsibility of these huge
pachyderms. The newspapers had an
nounced the arrival in England of the
largest elephant that had ever been seen.
Henry Harris, the manager OF the Cow
cnt Garden Theatre, at once purchased
Chung-that was the animals narnc-for
exhibition in Il pantomimc entitled
"Harlequn, which he had mounted
very extensively. Harris paid 900 gum.
cas- for the beast. Mrs. Henry Johnson
was to ride it, and Miss Parker was tc
act as Columbinc. But at the general re.
hnarsal, when Chung reached bridge
over cascade which he was expected to
cross, he refused to step upon 1t, dis
trusting its soIidity, and not without
reason. In vain the angry keeper pun
ished HIM by pricking him behind the
ear with an iron goad. With lowered
eyes and pendant ears the enormous ami
NAL stood in Il pool of blood, motionless
as wall.
The Captain of the vessel which had
brought Chung over came in during the
contest between the man and the ele-
phant He had become fond of the
beast, and often fed it with dainties.
The animal had scarcely recognized its
friend when it approached him with sup
rlicating air, gently took his hand in its
trunk and placed it in TIE bleeding
wound, then held the hand up to the
Captains eyes. The gesture SAID as clear
lyas words ''Sec how they have made me
suffer- Poor Chung appeared so I'M
happy that everyone was touched, even
the cruel keeper. To win pardon the
man ran out and bought some apples,
which he offered to the elephant. But
Chung disdainfully threw them away.
The Captain, who had also fetched some
fruit from Covent Garden Market, came
hack Immediately afterward and held it
out to Chung. He willingly rccepted it,
and after eating it, coiled his trunk gen,
stly roand his protectors waist
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
TO PREPARE MACE AROSr,

Maccaroni is a preparation Of the
gluten of -four, almost as nourishing as
meat. 1t can be prepared with cheese,
with beef tea, with bottled tomatoes. or
with fruit. Put a quarter of a pound Of
it on to boil in saHccpan OF boiling
salt water and cook for fifteen or twenty
minutes Drain it and serve hot with .
little butter. That is one vay Crate
some cheese over il whieai is hot, that
is another. 4 third is to put the macca-
roni into a baking dish. str2w cheese
through it and ii few bread crumbs on
the top and bake to a light brown. Serve
in the dish. Thai is maccaroni au gratn
There are three we'll known sizes of the
little hollow stalks of flour paste; the
largest size is called maccaroni, another
SIZE is spehetta and the smallest OF Ill
is vermicclla, used q, ''noooles' are for
soup. Spaghetti is cooked with beef tea
and makes Il very r;ck dish. Put it on
with sailed hot watar, aicnc, and when
it is half done, half tender, dram oil the
water and let it stew slowly in beef
essence, which il absoibs. mixing good
dish. Bottil,i tomatoes added to either
the combination or the plain mectaroni
make a very apfatitizing dish. Cooked
rs at first directed and added 70 stcwed
Or canned fruits, it IS also good; thot is
with apples, peaches or pears, but not
with red fruits, such as cranberriGs or
plumbs, Is tiey would At too acid
liaSttHgtoH star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
A Queer Superstition and the Order Of
the Tall Hat,

In the country at the back Of Lukolela
there are some powerful but peaceable
tribes, at the head of whom is chief
who has rather unique superstition,
which is that he must not see the river
Congo. He is now an old man, close on
to seventy years; but neither himself nor
his faith before him has ever seen tho
river. las the impression that the
day he seq the river will decide the date
of his funeral. He will go down within
a few miles Of it, but never runs the
slightest risk of catching glimpse.
Among these peoples there is custom
that big chief in district, on having
proved to the satisfaction Of the assem-
bled chiefs that he is the wealthiest, and,
physica ally speaking, the strongest, is in.
vested with the order of the Tall Hat.
This resembles very much the stove pipe
hat of civilized life, only with the brim
at the top, aud is made of plated fibre.
-Scrsbner.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
SIMPLICITY THE STYLE.

1t may be interesting as we'll as profta-
bic to the young ladies who have limited
means TO dress on to know that the com
ins queens Of society make a study of
simplicity. Not a particle of jewelry is
worn, and even the Bellies eschew every
ornament hut string of pearls. In the
iiair aigrettes half wreaths Of lily Of the
Valley or white vioiets are often seen and
occasionally small side combs bound with
carved silver or gold hold the hair in
place. A girl who prides herself on her
good taste would as soon wear a .girdle
and chatelaine pendants with evening
dress as bracelet or earrings. Gauze Is
the regulation fabric for her dress and
ribbon bows or garlands of flowers the
only garniture permitted. - Washington
Ntf;3
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
The Chinese Silk Festival.

General Tcheng- XII Tong, in an article
on 'sChinese Silk Lore" in the Popula,
Science Monthly, says:
We, who are always grateful to our
benefactors, honor the inventor of the
art of silk-culture with real perpetual
cult. Besides the temples which We
have erected i'll all the corners of the
Empire, her Majesty the Empress goes
every year ct the Matching season, in per-
son, with all her suite, and in great
pomp, to the field of the mulberry to
sacrifice to the goddess who was the
Queen of the Emperor Hoang-Ti. After
the ceremony at the temple, her Majesty,
followed by her ladies, goes into the
field, and, surrounded by the farmers
wives, cooks some mulberry leaves and
lays them on basket containing the
newly Matched worms. The festival is
closed by her winding cocoon by way
of setting an example. in the presence of
the people, and distributing gifts tothose
who have been reported by the authorities
Of the village as most worthy by reason
of their fidelity in attending to the care
Of the silk worms.
This ceremony, which is one Of the
most important Of those her Majesty has
to perform during the year, is great in
centive to the silk-raising population,
who can not neglect their own work when
they see their sovereign occupied in the
same work. An old proverb says that
ian idle farmer causes two persons to die
of hunger, and a woman who will not
weave win see ten dying Of cold" The
proverb illustrates the value of encourage
ment, and shows that silk-worm raising
and weaving are duties of the women.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
Knew Him by the Scratch.

EDO you see that little group of men,
said drummer in a Washington hote
corridor recently, as he pointed to a kno
of office-seekers in one corner. "The,
seem to be enjoying themselves, don
they? That one with the goatee has beer
telling funny story"
GLOW do you know that that particu
lar one told it!' was asked.
because he is laughing the most,
replied the drummer sententiously. -
am student Of human nature and an
f. observer of the habits and partiularly ths
foibles of men. That's an indispensable.
element Of success in my line"
! ''Now do you see that other man Wit:
clean shaver, thin facc?" he continued.
that, but he's from rural district Of
Florida and is accustomed 10 working o.
overseeing work in the fields and
brush"
ooh, come now said the drummer 8
companion; "that a little too steep. You
can't tell me all that JUS BY looking at
him. What makes YOU think so.'
Watch him the next time he laughs, =
said the drummer, land You will see him
stoop forward, lay bot. hands on his
trouser legs below the knee, and give his
Sims good scratching or rubbing.
Most of the Floridians do that from hab-
it. 1t gives them pleasure because all Of
them who work out OF doors IN grove or
field arc pestered with tiny insect called
the red-bug, all but invisible to the eye,
which swarms Oh fallen brushWood, de-
cayed weeds or grass and makes itself
most unploasantly and lastirgly apparaut
on the legs of all who come near them.
Sand-heas and mosquitoes add their at
lemons and on the whole Floridian
cracker gets about as much amusement
ont of a good scratching as from a yarn
or even drink. Watch hirl now.
They are going to laugh again"
Sure enough the clean-shaven man be-
gan to smile, then chuckled, then roarel
and in his ecstacy reached over and gave
both his shins a brisk rubbing with
handful of his trousers.
''Come with me-" said the drummer,
as he sauntered past the jolly group, who
had now stopped talking and began to
break up.
"Can yon tell me, sir, he said to the
scratcher. show the Florida orange crop
is this year along the lower Gulf Coast?"
"Fair to middlin', believe, SIR" was
the reply, 'tbut nothing like ours down
on the Indian River, sir. That's Gods
own country for oranges, you bet. "-New
York Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
A FEMALE PAWNBROKER.

There is woman UP in West Fifty
fourth street who d5eS thriving bust
ness in the sale and exchange Of what she
calls ladies' miscellany. Party dresses,
street suits and wraps, tea-gowns, furs,
hats, bonnets, shoes and silk underwear
are brought to her by ladies maids and
sold for song. The owner may be 60
ing mourning, going abroad, or in such
straitened circumstances as Too regard a
few dollars as fortune. Brand new
gowns and bonnets are daily received
from ladies who are pcnnilcss. They
have unlimited credit, but to get spot
casa orders are sent to the psodiste, and
as soon as filled their. garments are a.
posea Of ~ tic female ragln for tenth OF
their cost. Legitimate sales of second
hand, slightly worn clothingnre made by
economical women, who receive an extra
dollar or two for the waist-band or bon
net lining bearing the name of some good
house. oNine-tenths of the sellers are
carriage people. and of these sixty per
cent. demand spot cash. The rest are
content to give wrap in exchange for a
ward of good lace, carved fan or some
such CONNECTION asa manicure tray, bon
bonniere or viniegrette. For a ysealskin
wrap an old cabinet has been accepted.
Quantities of gloves, slippers and shoes
are almost given away, and SO ignorant
of value are the patrons Of this "miscel-
lany" that jewels watches and shell goods
are bought by the house at profit of
from 200 to 300 per cent. The buyers
for the most part are actresses. They
are capital judges of fabrics, they buy
closely, and when the garments are re-
made get lot OF good out of them
Ne,c York World.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
onyx asd amethyst, Alexandria and

onyx a.d amethyst, Alexandria and
moonstone, garnet and sapphire, and al
the wondrous family of gems that near
so much in color, and deli ght so the
artistic or poetical mind.
Another bracelet which also had its
birth in India is lucky to wear because il
is made of iron; but unless you had it in
your hand and knew what you were tc
look for, you would never be CONSCIOUS
that such an unromantic material was used
for 4. 1t is entirely overland with gold,
which on the other side is smooth and
on the upper is etched out in the finest
way possible, after curious design o.
flowers and birds, giving the effect OF :
gold band heavily cnameled i'll black; on
the top medallion outline is achieved,
and engraved on this, in the most in
tricate manner, is one of the thousand
blessed names of Allah. This bracelet
wasosubmiftcdt to a ieweler to be made
smaller, but he said it WIGS impossible for
him to do il. as it might be necessary to
pass it through the fire, and the etching
once injured or dcfaced, there was nc
onesin this country who could restore il
10 its original condition. ac
Ii you haven't an Indian bracelet, then
get one such as is worn by the Chinese
women. The lady of the higher Glasses
wears one of gold, the next grade ST
silver and the next Of iron; in pattern
they do not differ, being twists of the
metal that can be slipped over the hand
that is, not z complete circle. The
Chinese ladies are far-sighted in possess
ing these bracelets, for whateYer the ma-
terial may be, it is real and solid.
Whenever Madame Chinois gets little
hard up she doesn't creae a racket in the
establishment toying to get a little more
than her usual allowance from monsieur,
nor docs she borrew from her woRen {
friends, or play'agahlst her luck at poker;
not she! She simply marches of 10 'tjs
place where they make the money; takes
off her bracelet throws 1T III the scales 2
and the -obliging man heaps UP the Other
side with money until the weight OF the
bracelet is reached; 1t is worth exactly
what it weighs in the money OF the
realm, either in gold Or silver, aen
York Sun. 4:
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What Interested an InyentOr.

Inventor Edison went to that great
dinner, to the Is, 900 Mayors of France,
but he cannot tell you who presided or
the name of single dish that was served
there. 1t struck him that he would not
know how to seat Is, 900 persons, each
in his own particular place, so when he
went to the banquet he devoted himself
solely to discovering how this was ac-
complished. The problem appealed to
his inventive bent. He says he found
that each table was marked by the
initials of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of France,
in their alphabetical order, and at each
table the seats were marked by the
initials of the towns within the arron-
basement in question. The consequence
is that the Mayor of A in the arrondisse-
ment of R-went straight to seat with
out asking question or pausing a min
ute. AS soon as Edison saw how this
was done, the banquet ceased to interest
him.-Chatter. S.TL
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
RECIPES.

Beet Loaf-Two pounds of raw, lean
beef, one cupful of rolled crackers, half
teaspoonful of salt, two eggs; chop all
together, form into long loaf, cover the
top with small pieces of butter and bake
one hour.
Cup Cake-The whites of four eggs
we'll beaten, one cupful of white sugar,
half a cupful of butter, half a cupful OF
sweet milk, two cupfuls of flour, one
tablespoonful of cream of tartar and
half a teaspoonful of soda
Wheat Bread-Sift two quarts of flour
and four teaspoonfuls of baking-power
and teaspoonful of salt; SIR up to a
soft doug Oh, with cold sweet milk or
water; knead but little, mold and bake
Immediately. This bread is easily di-
gested
Seed Cookies-One cupful of butter,
three cuptuls of sugar, two eggs, one cup
full of cream, eight cupfuls of flour, two
and one-half teaspoonfuls Of baking.
powder, one teaspoonful of caraway
seed; roll out, cut, and sift with sugar /;
bake in quick oven.
EGGS and Crealn-IIard boil ten eggs,
slice them in rings in the bottom of a
baking dish, sprinkle in some cracker
crumbs, then place a thick layer Of the
egg, add pieces of butter, salt and pep
per, and sprinkle more cracker crumb:
thinly over them; continue this until all
the egg is used; sprinkle cracker crumbs
last, add pieces of butter, and pour over
the whole half a pint of cream; place in
The oven to brown; serve with any Kind
Of cold meat for lunct.
English Rolled Pudding-Boiled
pastry should be prepared with chopped
and sifted suet instead of lard or butter,
out otherwise in the same manner as pie
pastry. Roll jam or preserved fruit into
D. thin sheet; spread over thick layer OF
ruit, and then, commencing at one side,
oil carefully until all the fruit is inclosed
within the paste; pinch together at the
ends and tie up in Strong cotton cloth,
| hen drop into pot OF boiling water.
Serve with sweet sauce.
/ Cottage Pudding-One cupful of
sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, two
eggs, one cupful of sweet milk, three
/ :upfuls of flour, or enough to make toll
| erably stiff batter, one half teaspoonful
| Of soda, one teaspoonful of cream of tar
TAR sfted with the flour, one tcaspoonful
of salt. Rub the butter and sugar to-
gether, beat in the yolks, then the milk
and soda, the salt and the beaten whites,
alternately with the flour. Bake IN a but
cred mold; turn out upon dish; cut III
slices and eat with liquid sauce.
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The thriving and enterprising town Of
Plymouth, Pa, has novel society in
its midst. 1t is known as the Young
Ladies' Protective Association, and it:
primary object is the protection of the
matrimonial interests of the place. Girls
between the ages of II and 80 are chg
ib!e. No woman can be admitted ovel
the age of 80.