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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
The Art of Dressing Vol.

The art of dressing well is q gift of ma
lure, says the san Francisco Argonaut.
The persons who are well dressed simply
cannot help dressing well. 1t is not a
question of cost at all, or of thought,
particularly. Give them the most in
expensive fabrics and the least amount of
time, and they will appear as e8quisitely
dressed as if they bad been unlimited as
to both. On the other hand the veriest
dowdy that ever appeared may have
lavished time and thought and money on
g tout ensemble that makes the behoider
want to swear. The dressing we'll is not
in the head it is in the fingers. 1t is
knack they have somehow of getting
things on in the right way, of Slipping
them deftly and securely into place, and
making them stay there.
The head does not know, but the
fingers do. 1t is talent, you see, like
the talent for painting, or poetry, or
sculpture, or music. Who of US does
not know some woman whose dainty way
of wearing a cheap print gown and
shilling hat has made her the prettlest
picture in all the world? And who has
not envied her that fine instinct in her
fingers that taught her how to give just
the touch of genius to il all, that makes
the difference between being exquisltely
dressed and i'll dressed? And who has
not known the fortunate man whose gar
meuts were always faultlessly neat,
whose delightfully."- tied necktie never
went awry or slipped over his collar,
whose hair was always smooth, aud
whose boots were always shining!
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
THE COAL MEN.
More Arrests on Charge OF Unlawful
Assembling.
Statements With Regard to ths CsSe-Ths
Condition of the Texas Coal Mining
Interesis-The Miners.
From Fridays Daily,

The difficulty between the Texas aud
Colorado coal mining companies has
created something of sensation in local
circles.
The arrests reported in THE GAZETTE
yesterday morning were followed up
during the day with several others.
Altogether six men, white and colored,
have been put in Jail or placed under
bond in Fort Worth.
One of the most important characters
is R II. Smith alias Bob Rogers. He
was taken in charge at Thurber on
Wednesday evening and brought TO Fort
Worth yesterday morning, and he is
yet confined In the Tarraut
county bRstile for want OF
$500 bond. Rogers has been strong
card in the hand OF the Colorado people.
He is pretty slick individual, and
through him the agents LRrkin and
Smith communicated with the miners at
Thurber.
Another negro was captured on the
line of the Fort Worth and Denver.
Thoma' Lawson OF Fort Worth was
put under bond Yesterday morning. He
was at one time superintendent of the
Texas and Pacific coal company's works
al Thurber. He disoiaims all knowledge
OF the operations OF the Colorado people.
Col. r. ID. Hunter of the Texas and
Pacific coal mining company says: ''The
statement made by Larkiu ami Smith
that the miners who had left the employ
of the Texas and Pacific coal company
had TO sneak out OF camp on account or
guards being around them is not true.
The pany's wagons hauled the bag
gage of the leaving miners to the railroad
and our hacks hauled the men them
Selves
Col. Hunter states that the cause or
the men leaving Is the fact that the
Colorado mines are working vs.. TeXRs
mines, ''because the Texas mines put
down the price of coal on the track IL
Fort Worth from s.. so to So. 70 and 81
They cannot put their coal here at that
price and are endeavoring to break Us
down by taking our miners from US.
There is existing q conspiracy against
us without a doubt. The Texas mines
have been supplying the Texas railroads
and Texas cities with coal and as 1t is
becoming the popular coal in this state,
the effort is being made TO Grip
pie US by putting us in position as
not TO be able to supply our demand.
Up to this time 200 men have been taken
from us. We could now, if We had the
miners, put out 1000 tens daily, and in q
few weeks would be able TO add Oue-third
more. These agents OF the Colorado mines
have intercepted miners on the way to
my mines-men whose railroad fare | had
paid-aud made representations that our
mines were flooded with water, and that
they could not make a living at
them. Such stories as these and
other dirty work has induced men on the
way to our mines to stop aud go else
where, and the result Is that We have
not the force of men necessary 10 get our
the coal we have a demand for. -
c. G. AcComos, state ranger sta
toned at the mines, corroborates the
above, and SAYS he has heard Col. HIM.
ter tell the men that If they wished TO
leave TO do so, they were as free as air,
but he did not wish 10 sneuk out with the
Colorado agents.
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middle classes how to avoid waste. The
sdage that woman can throw out with
a spoon faster than a man can put IN
with q shovel is we'll founded.
How much 10 often wasted in the prep
eration of single dish, forming only n
part OF the dinner. In fact the science
of cooking involves economy, that pi k
ing up of the fragments and skillfully
compromising them which gives variety
to the table and stimulates waning ap-
petItes.
There is also economy in purchasing,
and while it is not always the case that
the high priced best subserVes one s
present purpose, IN the matter OF food
the price is q fair criterion OF value. 1t
often pays In other things to spend In
purchase rather than TO save money,
the economy comes afterwaro IN the
care that is taken OF that which has been
purchased.
Here comes in the lesson the rich
should teach their dependent and
mothers instill into the minds OF their
children. Servants should be taught
csretaking and with the children learn
that the qualification of passing fancies
is an extravaganza, while the purchase
of durable and serviceable articles Is an
economy they will do well TO practice.
Economy that is real should be the lesson
taught, and Instead OF any sense OF
shame at practicing it the shame should
be for useless, wasteful extravagaRce.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
A Rare Jewel.

A man who is thoroughly in the swim
said to writer for the Epoch, the other
day, "Genius is doubtless fine and rare,
but exquisite common sense is finer and
rarer. Give me the woman who possesses
the latter along with money and position
and l will show you q social force, for
good that Is simply incalculable. Mrs.
Frederick Vanderbilt demonstrated that
at Newport this summer. Amid the
glare and glitter of that fashionable re-
sort, she was a positive delight to the
eve. she wore cool gowns, which we're
often quantity simple. Her jewels were
restfuIly few. Her children ron about
happily in clothes that did not make
their young lives a burden. Comfortable
eleguncy marked her whole way of iIv-
ing, with 10 trace of Ostentation. No
doubt she had immediate reward in COM
fort and quiet. A better reward awaits
her in the good that must come from set
ting such an example. L know several
younger women who were invited to her
house-and went, feeling that the oecas-
ion required stunning toilets. The
hostess was a revelation to them. They
came away wiser women, and are likely
to be happier all the rest OF their lives
for knowing that one woman who has
Fortunatus' purse regards the life as
more than meat, the body more than
raiment.'
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Mrs. L,rermore at Baltimore.

In an address before the conference OF
Baltimore charities, Mrs. Mary A. Liv-
ermore SAID:
"The changes in the laws relating TO
women have been wonderful. In Massa-
chusetts, in financial matters, the law
places me on better footing than it does
my husband. The best thing about these
changes too, Is that they have been
wrought by men. Woman has been
lifted to q higher level than ever hoped
to live to see her occupy, and it would be
amazing II all these things did not bear
fruit. 1t has borne fruit, and this con-
ference to-day is one of them. Women
are everywhere using their advantages IN
helping their neighbors. The power of
organization is q new thing for us, for
when l was 6 young woman it was not
possible. III those days it was often said
that woman was woman's worst enemy
We do not hear 1t now, and IL il was
ever true it is not now, for o-day
woman is woman s truest friend. Every
where women are building homes in
which they may carry on their work of
helping those less fortunate than them
selves. They will carry on the work to
results we cannot see now, and Of which
we hardly dare dream
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06

delicate shades to choose from aud an
that Is required Is 10 make choice of
tone which will harmonic with your COL
orng.
While calling upou one of OAR ultra
fashionable ladies the other day 1 was
almost startled by the array OF fans
called for nowadays by the exigencles OF
various toilets, for q single dlscord in
color stamps the fair woman as utterly
lacking in that artistic sense which is
supposed to lift this question of personal
adjournment to the level OF an educational
factor. There were ordinary fans for
ordinary uses; then there were dinner
fans, and theuter faus, and ball fans.
and reception fans, and card party fans,
and carriage fans, and last and least
church fans and funeral fans! An old
German proverb says: "Who hath the
choice hath the pain. II this be true
think of the suffering OF this poor woman.
Copyright, 1890.
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produce

In the second illustration you will find
represented very pretty costume for
small dinner or evening reception. 1t
consists of white wooden crepe, en-
broidered with silk psstilles, made up
over pink silk skirt. The sleeves are of
pink crepe, and the sash of narrow white
satin ribbon knotted. \ lace oollarette
gives refined and poetic finish to this
pretty dress, which combines simplicity
and style in an eminent degree.
need scarcely remark that the more
simple q gown, the nearer perfection
should be the fit. Given a handsome
figure, perfect fit will atone for all
lack of ornate and elaborate accessories.
And speaking of perfect fits reminds me
of simple tuile dress which saw at the
Orange country club hop last week. 1t
was silver white tulle with chenille
spots, aud the skirt had three rows OF
narrow silver braid. The charming fe8-
ture of tn dress was corselet of white
peau de sole from which the tule was
draped TO the shoulders and finished
there in soft puffs. Three slender silver
cords were brought from under the arms
and fastened at the middle of the low-cut
waist, giving the tulIe folds the shape OF
g figaro jacket. The divine creature
who wore this garb of Diaue-like purity
and simplicity, is the daughter OF one of
our millionaires. He might, without
feeling the loss of the money IN very
marked way, have given his daughter
$500 dress for that opening hop, but it
would have been foolish investment.
His stock was quoted way above par that
night and there was no need of boom
ing it.
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The third illustration carries us to the
very antipodes of the simplicity Just re-
ferred to. Here you look upon the re-
suits of an exuberant fancy when 1t
turns to the decorative in dress--a sort
of hussar jacket bodice in old blue vel
vet, elaborately ornamented with fur
and embroidery opening upon q white
silk vest, across which il is banded. The
double sleeves ara almost medieval 10
style. Such a bodice might with all its
ornateness be kept toned down In color
to such degree as not to appear at all
startling or exaggerated.
Fur trimming makes its appearance
everywhere, and oftentimes adds greatly
to the effectiveness of a costume. l saw
a charming green cloth dress which was
very deliberately braided in two shades of
green. The bottom OF the skirts and the
fronts of the zouave bodice were bordered
with beaver fur with fine effect. Fur
trimmed jackets, too, with braided
sleeves are extremely stylish and at the
very height of the mode. Theater toilets
promise to be very rich and elegant the
coming season, for the reason that thea
ter parties are TO be so popular, and nat
urally lady wants to appear at her best
at the supper or dance which follows the
very DOuneIg VIII
be worn on these occasions, but they will
be striking In their refinement and eIe-
canoe, made up, for example, of a gold
torsade with soft rosette of black tulle
from which springs golden thistle.
In the fourth illustration you see
very recherche looking putty -colored
dress OF wooden material embroidered all
over with dark chestnut silk passemen-
terIe designs. The sleeves, collar and
train OF dark chestnut velvet. The front
of the corsage, the sides of the skirt and
the cuffs have chestnut silk ourlets
crossed By buttons and straps in plain
putty colored silk. The beautiful effect
of this ensemble is difficult to imagine,
for it lies in the artistic value OF the
combination of the two shades as much
as il does in the distinguished make-uc
of the dress. The beautiful printed
flannels to which called your attention
in former article are TO be much af-
fected for tea gowns, so l hear, and also
for morning wrappers, for which this de-
lightfully soft material Is admirably
adapted. One l noted was made with
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
Recipes.

Pressed chicken-Bon the chicken un-
til very tender, and when done take out
the bones, pick the meat INTO small
pieces and season it with salt, pepper
and butter and put it in basin and
press firmly with a weight. Bon down
the water it was cooked in until II lellfes,
and mix with the chicken Set 10 cool.
Jelly toast-Cut stale bread into neat
rounds or squares, fry each slice IN boil
ing deep fat; spread 1t thickly with soms|
fruit jelly and serve very hot. 81
Baked apple pudding-Pare and core
dozen large apples, put them INTO
saucepan with one and half cupfuls of
water, boil them until they are soft and
thick, then beat them we'll, and stir in
half pound of sugar, the juice of two
lemons. little nutmeg and the yolk of
five eggs; bake in a puff paste: beat the
white of the egg stiff with two teaspoon
fuls of powdered sugar; serve with or
without sauce as preferred.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
HOUSEHOLD.
a Few Plain Words on Homely Sub
jects.

a Few Plain Words on Homely Sub
Few people rightly estimate the dis
tinction between economy and the saw
ing of money. The young are apt to
think economy means deprivation of
everything that is pleasant, and is init
mately associated with disagreeable
pinchings, while TO others it means buy
ing that which is cheap which often
leads TO greater loss than if the higher
prices had been paid.
To the young housekeeper the thought
of economy is particularly unpleasant.
She is just grasping the practical and to
feel that all outcropping Of fancy must
be checked, and her sense of beauty
sacrificed to unadorned utility is pecu-
llarly hard.
The mistakes lies in the idea that econ
omy and money saving are synonymous.
True economy IS as often shown in spend
ing as in saving money, and it only
merits the adjective true when the
higher interests are not wasted. In fact
economy is the avoidance of waste, and
the economical housekeeper is that one
who endeavors to obtain for the whole
household the maximum of health, COM
fort and enjoyment.
1t is in this sense that economy is the
duty of all mistresSes of household from
the highest to the lowest.
The principal advantage to be derived
from cooking schools il teaching the
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dress should ever become so fiat, stae
and unproilta BILE as to cease to be worthy
of philosophical contemplation and dig
nified attention. For you will find 1t to
be u historical fact that the habitates OF
those nations which have wrought the
most enduring works of art mark the
exact localities where wOmau's beauty
and grace have been made most OF. In
a word, that there can be no activity in
the world of art unless woman inspires
it, and in order to make her an inspiring,
ennobling, elevating and stimulating
object, you must dress her we'll.
The puffed sleeve we still have with us,
although 1 note several changes in them.
Sometimes the puff ends abruptly at the
elbow and the remainder OF the sleeve is
skin tight, set off with buttons, grelots
or embroidery; at others the puff Is
sccordson- pleated aud falls down over
the elbow. In others still, the puff is
divided into three or four longitudinal
plests, or else in succession of ring
like gathers encIroling the arm like
pyke net.
I'm glad to see that the f1ounced skirt
retains its popularity, being made per-
fectly plain, excepting a slight fullness
at the back, and then set off by a deep
fiounce, full gathered, sometimes as
deep as ten inches. II s!ate-gray foule
cloth with steel and silver embroidery on
the waist seemed TO me to be specially
stylish. 1t, too, had deep, full gath
cred tiounce, but the novelty about this
dress was the high standing collar OF
dark slate velvet, almost black, in fact.
The velvet also encircled the skirt, being
placed just below the head of the
founce. The, very bouffant portion of
the sleeve ended at the elbow, the re-
mainder being skin-tlght with q row of
buttons. The only variation from the
deep single f1ounce was a charming royal
blue cashmere. the skirt OF which had
five little f1ounces, each edged with
slender jet cord. The front OF the
bodice had the material folded
across, displaying plastron en-
broidered in jet. The sleeves were
pagoda-shaped and the long wristlets
were also embroidered. There was a
jabot of white lacs and ruff1es to match,
fell over the hands. The graceful crea-
ture who animated this charming gown
wore large felt hat, twisted and turned
with indescribebly bizarre effect, aud set
off with fur and feathers. This head
gear, although it was deliciously becom-
ing to the shapely blonde head it
crowned, seemed to me bit too heavy
for q walking costume. In carriage it
would be altogether charming. These
twisted felt hats, fur and all, are bound
to become popular as the season adj
vances.
The first illustration will give you some
idea of the sleeve l am referring to, al
though here the bouffant reaches below
the elbow. The costume represented 10
the initial illustration Is we'll adapted for
youthful person or young married
woman. 1t consists of cove-covered
silk-crepe, the ceinture and collar being
very prettily gathered and the long cuffs
have q small frill to finish them.
The coming styles are to call for long
waists, and in order to attain this effect
you must be careful to fit the bosom cores
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with stif unyieIding bone. and cut the
points of the waist in a pronounced slope
from the side. You may aceentua,e this
length of waist by bands of trimming or
velvet, which must, of course, be
brought to as pointed an ending as pos
sible. But you will find that this so much
to be desired gain In graceful length OF
figure can only be attained by the use of
very stiff and unyielding bone. as already
stated. The soft and plastic quality will
at once give at the waist and destroy the
Huston which you are endeavoring TO
produce.
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FIGHT ON AN ENGINE.
The Eng ineer and Fireman Grapple In 8 Death

The Eng ineer and Fireman Grapple In Death
Struggle.
A fight to the death between the en-
gineer and fireman of an express train :,
speeding through the country at night >
is bold conception of modern novel;
ist.
The fireman is jealous OF the engineer;
one night, crazed with drink, be heaps
on fuel until the boiler is likely to eX-
plode. The engineer pleads with him,
then expostulates, and at last attempts
TO prevent further addition. Then the
fireman grapples the engineer and tries
to throw him from the engine; terrible
struggle ensuss. The fight is for life!
They speak no word. but gith teeth
clenched, strive one to preQpltate the
other to the ground. a
Meanwhile the tram rushs on. The
engineer, finally growing VIZ, endeav-
,ors to reach the regulator 10 stop the
Ealn and summon help. .to late. The
dezed fireman euesses hffplan, stiffens
hfAself to a superhum a5Hfort, lifts the
exhausted engineer tsA his feet, eH-
clai&ngi -
q" you wanss stop the train!
Now Nut you GO.
WITH his he 49, the engineer out
but the&tter esHgs to him, he cannot
shake bi& off 20 both go out together!
Drawn I'D eHhe wheels they, they are
found head -, two bloody trunks cling
ing in q d q embrace! And the train /,
ungoyerq< bushes on in the darknessl
Here - stl ~ ends; the fate of the
train Met I'd the Imagination. 1t ia
easy &see thatAhe chances are a hun
dreAgo one it rusk hes on TO destruct ton.
sq$ith the person. having chronic kid
RE compIaint-it almost certain to
9 esult in BrIght's disease, then death,
FLOR the doctors admit they have no cure
for it. But certain cure may be had.
Note what Sumpter Heard of Frederick,
Md, says, in letter of May 10, 1890:
"For five years had been the victim of
Bright's disease, at times suffering the
severest pains. | tried many kidney
remedies, and consulted as many physi-
clans, but was not benefited, and at
length became tired OF what seemed to
be and was q useless expenditure. L be-
gap. taking Warmers Safe Cure, and was
relieved at once. The old symptoms
recur occasionally, but find relief only
with the above remedy, which L regard
Us the best OF proprietary medicines.
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Brighten the Carpet.

Having busted and removed such arti-
cles as can be carried from the room =,
wiring flannel mop out of bot water and
wipe the carpet thoroughly, wringing the
mop from clean water as often as it may
bacome soiled. Now sweep with a new
broom, as You ordinarily would, aud
" hen you have finished you will have a
bright, clean carpet, with little or no
dust, and all the expense of very little
hard labor. Those who have not tried
this method are skeptical about its mer-
its, but one trial will convince.
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CHAT on FASHION.
What Women are Wearing and How Dress
Ministers to Want.


Ministers to Want.
Lest some pretty girl toss aside this
issue of THE GAZETTE, and "Pshaw,
what do l care for problems, domestic or
foreign" few words on dress shall be
written. even If we who love pretty
things do crowd the mourners on the
kitchen bench.
Few of the censors of women stop
to think that there is philosophy in
frilIs and that frIvols themselves may
contribute 10 maintenance of Gods poor
in fscf ofteuer than do the strictly
rigidly plain sppareled strong-mInded
women. Many Industries find their
greatest announcement from those the
over-righteous term the frivolous element
in society.
II would be difficult TO find one ignor-
ant of the cond tion in Ireland aud yet
many are not aware that philanthropy
and fashion have joined hands in bene-
fitting the peasan,ry OF that famine
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A GREAT DRIVE.

A Coachman Nsrries Society Belle Worth q
Cool Hundred Thousand.
BINGHAMPToN, MISS, Oct. 29.-This
afternoon Miss Lizzie Phelps, a society
belle and heiress who lives near this city,
was married to William slattery, the
family coachman. Miss Phelps is niece
OF the late Judge Phelps, concerning
whom and whose relatives there has been
unlimited newspaper gossip. The bride,
vino is one of the sisters, ia about
twenty-seven wears of age and worth
500. 900. The groom is iIliterate. but of
good appearance. He states that Capt
l.. L. Ollmstead had threatened TO shoot
him il the marriage occurred.