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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Color During Mourning.

There is much to be said against the Gus
tom of wearing mourning. When carried
TO excess it is a reprehensible one, as it
casts gloom over the family circle and is
an eternal reminder of the loss sustained.
1t is of course incompatible with ones
feelings to don a colored gown immediate
ly after the demise of friend, although
the heart may throb as sadly beneath
rose colored robe as it might under one of
as funeral hue as that of Hamlet's inky
cloak.
1t has become quite common of late years
for dying people to ask their survivors not
to wear black, and these well intentioned
requests are often productive Of embarrass-
ment, as it is difficult to explain this fact
to the world. A lady once told me that
one of the most trying ordeals she under
went during her whole life was the wear
ing of blue bonnet 10 her fathers funeral,
his last wishes being that the family should
attend in their ordinary altire.-Jenness-
Miller Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Roumania,s Pretty Queen.

Her majesty Of Roumania, who under
the name Of Carmen sylvia" is well known
both as poetess and aUtheress, is. at the
age Of forty-Seven, still a beautiful WON
M She is tall. with an extremely good
figure. and, but for the silvery lines which
nave dimmed the brightness of her golden
hair. still retains moss Of the beauties Of
her youth. Her eyes are quite bewitching,
being large and blue. with a delicious
dreamy look. She has q really classical
MOI th, exquisitely white, regular teeth, a
fine Y cut nose and small, well shaped
hands and feet She was very quietly
dressed in a gray tweed walking gown.
When at home, / hear. her majesty
greatly affects the picturesque costume of
the Roumanian peasant She is quite an
interchangeable worker, and rises every
morning before If is day. She is firm in
her refusal to allow her maid TO attend
her. but lights her own lamp, and sits
down at her table 10 spend an hour or two
over her MSS IL would take too long to
enumerate all her books, many OF which
are well known, and she has also written
the libretti Of several successful operas
Cor Philadelphia Telegraph
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Nj1lI(lGEaslr
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE WOMEN OF THE RHINE, WHO
WORK AND SING AND MARRY.

Value of seasoning-Designcrso of Adver-
tisements-The Happy Woman-Make
WOmanhOOd a specialty-The Modern
Girl Must Know Everything.
It is a land of corn and wine that borders
this turbid river, but its fruits are not
gathered without its women. They want
not wives, these Rhenish peasants say, who
sit in rocking chairs. II is the girl who
sings the loudest in the vintage who soon
sst gets husband Twelve cents day is
the wages she earns besides the prospect of
marriage.
Forty cents is a mans hire, with two
quarts of the poorer wine. And when the
rustic lover has married his sweetheart
then you will see her climbing the hillsides
in the morning to cut grass for their COW.
If you walk you will notice everywhere the
low stone posts set back few feet from
every highway.
Between these and the beaten track the
peasant women's sickles are always busy,
for these little margins are public property
and supply grass for the summer and hay
against the winter time You will meet
her, too, with an enormous weight of wood
on her head, load that a man could not
carry, dead sticks picked up in the forest
Or you will pass her digging in the little
patch of vines and potatoes that every
peasant owns and leaves his wife to plant
and hoe and harvest, while he hires out to
a vineyarder. This is her morning-her
housekeeping-and at o'clock she, too, is
ready for half days hiring to pull weeds
or train vines. And withal she bears many
children and finds life not less pleasant
than women Of other lands whose tasks
press not so heavily.-Cor. New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Tho value Of Rich Seasoning.

A potent aid in making cheap cookery
savory is the judicious use Of seasoning.
In some homes knowledge Of these seems
TO be confined to an acquaintance with
pepper, mustard, onion and parsley. Lit
tle is known Of the variety of even simple
herbs, like thyme, sweet marjoram and
summer savory, and still less of Worcester
shire, Harvey's, aDchovy and chilli sauces,
of chutney, Of curry powder, of tarragon
vinegar, Of bay leaves, of maitre d'hotel
butter, Of olives, Of tomato and walnut
catsups, or of the careful employment of
spices in small quantities. The magical
improvement wrought by the addition of
little lemon juice and a wineglassful of
California sherry (at fifty cents quart
bottle) is totally unknown.
OF course the first outlay for some of
these commodities may SAVIOR Of extrava-
Rance But many of the articles are very
cheap and even the more costly ones are
used in such small quantities that a sup
ply OF any one Of them will last a long
time. Moreover, if a woman's aim is to
prepare dishes which her family will eat
and enjoy she will find that the purchase
Of condiments pays, and tho variety their
occasional use gives viii make a change
back TO simple diet more agreeable.-Mrs
Christine Terhune Herrick in Harper's
Bazaar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

tic, social, charitable and pracUlcai a1alrs
leave her little time for further systematic
study, and yet tax every resource of her
store Of knowledge and requirement. IL
then she is confronted with subjects Of
which she is ignorant, but with which she
should have acquired at least a speaking
acquaintance while at school, she may
justly reproach her teachers that they have
adopted the mistaken policy of educating
a girl who was to leave school at 20 on the
plan requiring continuance at school till
at least %. Though many have doubted
the possibility to provide for this ac-
tive and proper demand without COM
promise which is unfair 10 thoroughness,
and which will not result in superfciality,
am justified in having adopted and for
many years defended such a plan by the
highest authority among the educators of
modern times.-Mrs. Sylvanus Reed in
Scribner's.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
BE Careful of Your Broom.

With a little care brooms can be kept
equal to new for a long time as, with
everything else, they must be well treated
to do their best work
Always scald a new broom before it has
ever been used. Pour boiling water all
over the broom where it is attached TO the
handle; then stand the broom up to dry,
with the end of the handle resting on the
floor and the straws uppermost. This treat
ment renders the broom soft and pliable,
making it wear better.
When a broom is not in use never stand
it with the staws next the floor, for it tends
TO make the broom one sided and spoils its
shape. Rather stand the broom so it will
rest on the end of the handle, with the
straws lightly leaning az Iinst the wall; or
better still, pierce a hole through the top
of the broom handle with a red hot nail,
run a string through it and tie in loop to
hang the broom up by.
Then see that the broom is always hung
up clear of the floor when it is put away
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Not n Stylish Bishop.

That others besides boys and girls some
times make mistakes as to the things they
can or cannot do is shown by an anecdote
told as happening to young man who
thought he should like TO work with the
late Bishop Patteson in the islands OF the
Pacific. The story runs as follows:
Mr.. A. came from England to be or
dained by Bishop Patteson when the head
quarters of the mission was at Kohimsr-
anna, few miles from Auckland, on the
coast of the land locked harbor. Soon
after his arrival in Auckland he hired q
boat to take him to the mission station
There, to his surprise, he found no wharf,
no imposing row Of buildings, no pier, and
he had to wait in the boat until some one
could be got TO carry him ashore through
the water.
In response TO his shouts a man in fan
mel shirt and trousers waded out at last
from the shore and gave a back" to the
newcomer, landing him dry on the beach.
In answer TO inquiries for the bishops pal
ace small building close by was pointed
out, and to further question OF Where
is the bishop" the man in tucked up hAn-
nels said, 81 am the bishoDl'-Exehange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
DESIGNERS Of Advertisements.

Clever draughtswomen in various sec
lions of the country are doing a brisk bust
ness getting up striking pictures that they
sell at high rates for advertising purposes.
If they succeed in hitting upon a novelty
adapted TO some particular trade a quick
and handsome profit is the result. A
couple Of sisters who were left entirely de-
pendent on their own exertions happened
upon a combination scheme. One of the
girls possessed knack for rhyming, while
the other was ready with her pencil. Hav-
Ing neither money nor influence, their con-
aition seemed pretty serious, when as by
inspiration the eldest sister sketched
deeing army of bugs pursued by bottle
having the wings and head of a seraphim
and carrying a flaming sword.
IL was not much of picture after all.
but a firm bought it of her and asked to
see other designs. This first encourage
ment set her wits to work, and she soon
turned out a number of effective sketches.
They were nearly all accepted, and when
the younger girl supplemented the draw
ings with odd and catchy bits of verse
they were paid double for their work.
For two years these young women have
lived in comparative ease on their jingles
and pictures, that bring in a tidy monthly
income.-Illustrated American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

A novel foot race took place at Chatta.
nooga, the prize being nothing less than
the hand of a mountain maid. Polly An
drews, the belle of Walden's ridge. Tom
Mitchell and John Vanleet sued for her IA
vor and she was unable to decide between
them. They, being in earnest, proposed a
duel, TO which the girl demurred, realizing
that IL one were killed and the other fugi-
tive she would lose both.
AS the crucial test she decided upon a
foot race from the Tennessee river 10 Fair
mount, on the summit of Walden's ridge,
a matter Of ten miles, much of it a steep
climb. The men started at p. m, and at
5:l0 Vanleet reached the goal, a country
postoffice. His rival came in q bad second,
fifteen minutes later. The beaten man ac-
cepted the situation and Miss Polly accept
ed the winner.-Cor. Nashville American
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Some Funny Newspaper Bulls.

There were some good newspaper bulls
during the session-all of the genuine Irish
breed. Mr.. Donal Sullivan introduced to
the house one from an Irish paper. 1t was
in the form of an advertisement for labor
er and boy, and concluded thus: with
grazing for two goats: both Protestants."
An Irishman writing in The Times on
the late Baron Dowse concluded his eulo-
GUM: "a great Irishman has passed away.
God grant that many as great, and who
shall as wisely love their country, may fol-
low him" A Dublin paper heard that
'the health of Mr.. ParneIl has latterly
taken very serious turn, and that fears
of his recovery are entertained by his
friends" Several English papers quoted
this without detecting the bull.
A Cork paper, in describing an interval
of peace in stormy public meeting, said,
For some time great calm ragged. "-St.
James Gazette
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
MAX. womanbood your speoialtv,

Homomania is a straw, we are told, that
shows the trend of feeling and ambition
among women OF all grades Having asked
for and obtained the inch of equality. we
will be content with nothing short Of the
ell of acknowledged superiority. Satirists
point TO such indices Of popular sentiment
rs incident TO the history Of all emanci-
pated serfs. To the lover Of womankino
these telltale floats bring pain and uneasi-
ness. II woman would he truly great she
must be great in a womanly way, and
within the pale of the sex she reverences
too fondly to risk confounding it with an
other.
The pathway 20 success in this age IL
trodden most securely by the specialist.
let woman make a speciality OF woman
hood, and the incommunicable obligations
and opportunities that belong TO 1t. Cos
tune is more than badge. Ii is q symbol
and pledge. All nations and ages have
accepted this as truth. The least offensive
implication of the honomsniac's dress and
ways is that she is dissatisfied with her
gender, that she desires to look and act
and feel as little as nosS;lSe like a woman
and As much as may be like her exemplar
and superior-mRn.-Mario Harland in
New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

generally hereditary IS facilitated by the
very bad air supplied the little one, who,
If put to sleep with nurse or adult, gen.
orally inhales bodily exhalations from un-
der cover.
1t will be well for the health of young
America when the old fogy idea of putting
babies to sleep with their heads covered is
eradicated- A baby to grow good, stout
lungs must have good, pure air in abund-
ance. 1t is neither natural nor wholesome
to smother the tot, nor is an even temper
allure necessary to keep him from catching
cold. The babies that live in the open air
are the healthiest.-New York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
why Thew Are Called An,r.,o, Pear

Did you ever see an alligator peAri II
not, take a look at the first uncouth OBJ
ject on a fruit stand, and you will strike il
dead sure
They weigh about pound apiece, and
when unripe are as green as the man who
thinks he can be elected 10 congress, and
when ripe are about the color Of a second
hand mahogany bedstea6 with plenty Of
varnish sprinkled over IT.
They derive their name from the fact
that alligators are very fond OF them, and
get plentiful supply by standing on their
heads and knocking the fruit of the limbs
of she tree with their tails.-FloridA Times
EniaH
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

Well, all can think as they please or
course, but there are certainly times with
children and moods in children which call
for a genuine old fashioned spanking as q
means of grace As not a few mothers
can testify from actual experience, bad
tempers and naughty ways have often been
"nipped in the bud" By little physical
pain administered just at the right time
1.-The Doctors Wife" in Leisure Hours.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

Aside from the sentiment it is not wise
to rock baby, it is also woman's notion
that the eternal swaying facilitates sleep.
The lullaby is quite as effectual and consid-
erably sweeter rendered in stationary
chair. In the baby hospitals, homes and
asylums of New York, where thousands of
little ones are carefully and tenderly
reared, rocking chairs and swinging cribs
are abolished on the ground of nervous
disorders. The death rate is not only lower
than among private nurseries, but the gen.
eral health and habits Of the babies is con-
siderably better.-New York Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
A Novel Plan.

A Partisan lady, Miss De Broen, is con-
Quoting q medical mission in Belleville
that is without parallel in the history of
medicine or religion. The little iron chapel
like building is built on the spot where a
number Of communists were shot down
after the peace Of the Franco-Prussian war
had been proclaimed. The patients assem-
BILE in the pretty little chapel, and while
waiting their turn to enter the adjoining
dispensary listen to sweet music played on
the organ by a volunteer. Advice and
medicine are given by the house physician
and no fee is charged.-Paris Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

This is the pleasant way in which an en-
inent English physician, Sir William Gull,
speaks Of medical women: 81 think one
ought always to help women studying
medicine in every possible way. have the
greatest respect for the ladies now prac-
ticing in London, and feel sure that they
must fill far more satisfactorily than the
average medical man could pretend to do
certain posts. A young child at first would
always rather be attended and operated
upon by a woman than by man, though
they get wonderfully soon accustomed to
the doctor. '"-Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Dress-Its Proprieties and Abuses.

DItHs- Its II INpIItIItN anu 1tUuHtbs
Shun peculiarities of dress which attract
the vulgar
Materials may be humble, but they may
always be tastefully made and neatly kept.
Ii is a shame for woman TO dress unat-
tractively who has it in her power 10 dress
well.
Dress in such a manner that your attire
will not occupy your thoughts after it is
upon YOU.
That mode of dressing the form and face
which best harmoniz.s with its beauty is
that which pleases God best.
A woman was made for something higher
than a convenient figure for displaying dry
goods and the possibilities of millinery and
mAntua making Good Housekeeping
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

When the milk accumulates or "cakes"
in the breast in hard patches they should
be rubbed very gently from the base up
ward with warm camphorated oil The
rubbing should be the lightest, most deli
cate stroking, avoiding pressure. If Jumps
appear at the base of the breast, and it is
red, swollen and painful, cloths rung out
of cold water should be applied and the
Doctor sent for. While the breast is full
aad hard all over not much apprehension
need be felt. 1t is when Jumps appear that
the physician should be notified, that he
may, if possible, prevent the formation Of
abscesses.-Medical Interview.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Pnrn Air for the Baby.

II is the opinion Of noted specialist on
diseases of the nose, throat and lungs that
one baby in every three has growth in
the nose that obsfructs nasal respiration
One evidence is seen in the baby hospital,
the great number o. sleepers breathing
through the mouth entirely. The disease.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
When Walking for Exercise.

In taking exercise it is better 10 be lifted
away from the thought, This is for my
health" Herein lies the value of connect
ing with it genial companionship, exhila-
rating sport, delightful scenery, varying
views, or errands of mercy. 1t is true that
we are often shut up to exercise as the sole
end, but even then we may increase it's
worth by a little thought. A walk along
the river course, or through fields and over
hills, however familiar the scenes may be,
is more helpful than one through long,
dull lane or a squalid suburb.-Youth's
Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Dry Lubricants.

The use of dry lubricants for bearings in
places where oils and grease are objection
able, or where contact with fire may occur,
is becoming better understood, and graphite
in one form or another is now in general
use. 1t has been employed on various kinds
of machinery with uniform success. Mica
also, in dry, pulverized state, has given
satisfactory results in many cases. Self
lubricating bearing, consisting of metal
shells filed with compounds of graphite or
mica, have also been operated with COM
plete satisfaction--NewO Orleans Picavune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

1t is a mistake to feed children from re-
hashes. The food to be palatable should
be prepared for each meal, and the vessels
and spoons require as much care and neat
ness as an adult would exact. The COM
mon practice of making in the morning
a supply of food for the day is most per-
nicious, as there are chemical changes go
ing on and accumulations of dust and ami
NAL life which render it unfit for the child.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

A pretty way to arrange French win
dows would be to have small rod at the
top of each of the three panes, from which
hang curtains of thin silk, each different
color, like pink, yellow and pale blue, or
terra Gotta, dull green and white
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
The Patter of tn. Single.

Opinions are much divided as to the
efficacy Of spanking" 50 called There
are mothers who pride themselves on
never laying q hand" upon their children,
and the fiat has gone forth smeng educat-
OTIS that the teacher NJ able TO manage her
class without resort o corporal punish
ment does nc; dpse- 70 be a teacher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
Common horse radish rratec

Common horse radish grated into a cup
Of sour milk, then strained, is said to be an
excellent lotion for removing freckles. An
ounce of lemon juice in pint of rose wa
ter will also answer the same purpose
Both are harmless and good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

At a day wedding, no matter how the
bride dresses, the groom wears a black
cloth coat and colored trousers; at an even
ing wedding he wears a dress suit The
bride may wear travelling dress and hat
at day wedding either at her home or at
church The groom furnishes gloves for
the ushers. The bride and groom lead the
way to the dining room after receiving
CONGRATULATIONS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop, better known
as the indefatigable traveller, Miss Isabella
Bird, has obtained from the maharajah Of
Kathmir the grant of a piece of land on
which to erect a hospital and dispensary
for women, the first building of this kind
ever thought of in the domain of his high
ness
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

Mrs. Agnes Reynolds is a dealer in blue
stone. She can figure TO nicely the ma
terial for tagging or paving. and knows
exactly the kind and value Of building
stone used in uptown sections of New
York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

The Queen of Roumania, well known as
an author, was led to poesy by sorrow, as
Shelley says poets always are. Her
majesty's only child died at an early age,
and the queen became an author to dis
tract her mind from this bitter grief.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

French toast is always favorite dish
for lunch or tea, and is very easily made,
and is nice to use up slices Of dry bread.
Beat two eggs with nearly pint of milk,
and dip the slices of bread in it, Fry a
golden brown on buttered gridiron.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

When mattresses are stained take starch
wet into a paste with cold water. Spread
this on the stains, first putting the mat
;ress in the sun. In an hour or two rub
this off, and IL not clean repeat the process.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29

The Modern Girl Must Know Everything.
The conditions of modern life in this
great and growing country are such that
the average American girl of more favored
circumstances may step from the school
room, generally before she is 20 years old,
into station where the demands Of domss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-29
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