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WESTERN HORSE RANCHES.
Facts and Figures of How They Are Run
in the Big Bend Country.

Facts and Figures of How They Are Run
in the Big Bend Country.
The Portland Oregonian.1
Councilman Scoggin has returned from
the Big Bend country, where he is inter
ested in horse ranch with William Big
ham. The storms OF last winter scattered
their bands of horses far and wide and killed
several hundred of them. 1t is taking a
long time to round them up. As the range
is about played out on account of so many
settlers locating on it and fencing their land
with barbed wire. Messrs. Scoggin and
Bigham will ship dozen carloads of horses
to Dakota, where wild hay can be got for S3
per ton and oats for % cents per bushel.
They will winter the horses there and have
them handy to a market in the spring. The
horses are all American stock, and weigh
from 1000 to 1 300 pounds. Years ago Mr..
Scoggiu and his partners had 6,000 head of
cattle ON their range and lost 1900 of them
in one winter. As the feed gave out, they
took to raising horses, which can pick up a
living where cattle would stsrve, and now
the settlers and fences have spoilt the range
for horses. Such IL life in the faf West =
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woMAN's DANGEROUS AGE.
Most Fascinating at so Because She Uses
Her Brains Then.

Most Fascinating at so Because She Uses
Her Brains Then.
Balzac has said that woman of 30 is at
her most fascinating and dangerous age, and
it is indeed true that all the women famous
for power over the hearts of men, from Cleo
patra and Helen down, were nearer 40 than
20 when at the zenith of their power. Per-
haps the secret lies in the simple fact that
the woman of 20 must be pleased, while the
woman of 40 tries to please; and the older
woman's power consists not, as has been so
often said, In understanding and making the
most of her own charms, but in comprehend
ing and with happy tact calling out and
making the most of the good qualities Of the
man whose favor she seeks.
A man sdmires a clever woman, but he
enjoys himself better with woman who
makes him feel that he is clever. He likes
being entertained for a little while by a
well-informed woman, but he enjoys much
better the happy tact which makes him be-
lieve that he is entertaining the we'll
informed woman and telling her great
many things that she never dreamed OF.
And tine woman man likes best is not
always the one who is most brilliant, but
the one who has the happy knack of discov.
erIng the subject he talks best on and is well
enough informed to listen intelligently and
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hair. So theivory comb A VfnldgTetle'
did not stay with the ivory brush, and the
tortoise shell comb is strong and effective
and much prettier and daintier, and alto
gether more desirable than any other kind
could possibly be-.
OF course the belle doesn't mind the state
of the hair (sure of the good results to fol-
low) caused by the application of curling
and frizzing iron, which are in drawer IF
the dressing table also and are of various
sorts and sizes. There are tongs which
have round fat ends and are used to
''pinch'' the curl, which has already been
rolled into its proper place over soft tissue
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to come near its eyes, and she Will conse-
ouently find the little hoods or caps of elder
down, silk. cashmere or fine muslin are most
appropriate.
As time creeps on apace the cap is laid
aside and for summer the wide brim hat,
simply trimmed in ribbon, is worn by tots
from to years OF age and these are laid
aside for lez and English caps. The iez is
made over shape similar to that worn by a
Turk. and is of black or coiored velvet
trimmed with pompom or bow of ribbon.
a very stylish fcz to match a wrap is of
black velvet, trimmed at the back with a
tassel of white Angora goat hair and a ros-
ette of black ribbon. As the tassel falls on
the hair it is very effective for curly hair.
The English cap is just band covered with
folded velvet. and the crown, before it is ar
ranged in shape, resembles dances cap. The
point is pulled over to the side and held in
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are placed either PINK or
white candles, wax, of course, that they
burn clear to give her ample light to ar
range the hair, powder and-yes. we must
say it-rouge.
On the brass bedstead, on which, per-
haps, is an elder down quilt OF torquoise
blue, embroidered, is quilt OF pink satin
with an edge of swans down, or better still
one of white with a fecking OF silver
through it.
Midway between dressing case and bed is
most important feature Of the bedroom,
the desk, for the belle invariably prefers
her desk in her bedroom.
Our modern belle has in her bedroom, too,
her banjo, guitar, or perhaps her zither, OF
perhaps still, her mandolin, or If she is NOT
practically a musician. she must have a
musicbox.
Before we leave the bedroom of luxury
we must see the lovely little work basket,
with its paraphernalis of silk and silver,
which the belle seldom uses. Perhaps she
may mend glove now and then, but it il
doubtful. Yet she embroiders . wee bii
sometimes when she Is tired Of reading.
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On uyplduJ tdDle programme case.
Right by madamoiselle's hand lies her
scent bottle, vinaigrette, which she may
carry with her if she like. She may choose
one between two kinds, either the fiat,
square silver and cut glass or the very new
gold curved yinaigrette, in whose surface
glimmer deep red rubies. Little chains are
attached to each. Then there is her SMELL
ing salts flask. The fagon of cut glass is as
before cut glass and silver. Beyond is the
hat brush, which is en- suite with the clothes
brush and the powder brush, all silver
mounted and each necessary for a perfect
toilet. The face brush fecks the white
powder from my lady's dainty face.
These are not the only brushes about the
toilet table, either. for by the side of the
dressing case stands the silver handled tiny
''dusting brush," the dainty little affair
that the mistress of the room uses to dust
each ornament herself. trusting no deputy.
Then, too, over there on the washstand, in
its shell-like stand, rests the little silver
mounted tooth brush. By the brushes on
tine dressing case stands tine triple mirror.
These mirrors are growing IN size and are
of oxidized silver generally. They come in
a variety of styles. Very handsome ones
can be obtained for $50. Not far from the
triple mirror is placed fan shaped silver
affair, in which ticks a very modern clock.
Just by the little bonbonniere is a very
tiny box which is provided with hinged
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perfume, that the
little gloves lying
in waiting in its
perfumed space
catch fragrant
breath. The odor
of their resting
place gives such
a dainty odor to
the hand, thatno
wonder painters
t h r W their
genius in the de-
lineation of my
l a d y S gloves
and poets sing
of it. In the
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OF 1t. In the CupiPs Scrap Bag.
drawer, too, is placed the Russian leather
boxes, SO aromatic, as receptacles for hand
kerchiefs or any other accessory, and then
the sandal wood tray for ribbons and laces
and ruches, and here, too, lie thousand
little articles that are necessary to the use of
the belle; but it is mainly on the top of the
low, broad toilet table that the parapherna-
liza of the beautv's toilet articles are scat
tered.
The airy trihes on the table amount to a
bewildering array, and though the objects
seem useless to the uninitiated, each has de-
cided value in the making of woman's
toilet. On the top of the dressing-case is
thrown scarf OF boiling cloth, which should
fit perfectly the space. Attached to this is
depth of Roman or Persian embroidery.
This scarf will not wash. and costs over $50.
There is the washable scarf" quite as
pretty and less expensive, of linen ground
work, with pretty embroidered pattern.
Each of these scarls has to match a cushion
cover and mats. The great central pin
cushion is still necessity of the toilette
table, and can be of boiling cloth, satin,
velvet or silk, and nearly always is hand
painted. The 'cuf or collar box" as it IS
termed, but which really now serves tor the
holding of delicate boas or ruches worn BY
ma belle, comes in either fashion-the deem,
hanging on of monte or of satin, or the
close-folded satin generally in torquoise
blue, over which is shown the embroidered
Roman or Persian designs.
"Cupid's scrap bag' is a capricious nov
city of satin and ribbon made to catch bits
of torn cards and invitations, or love letters
In place OF honor is stationed my lady's
powder puff box, which is made of repousse
silver for one favorite, who is highly fash
ionable. This powder puff box contains its
dainty puff, and freight of 'Velvetine, -
"Secret of Beauty" or "Marquise," as the
case may be, but the puff box is an exquisite
creation in silver, and they cost indiyidu-
ally as much as $22, If not more.
Perhaps the. nail polisher lies by the re-
pousse box. These polishers are backed
with repousse silver and arc dipped into the
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hold each its own friends, but my verv
aesthetic beauty prefers polished silver and
repousse combined for her manicure set.
What visions of luxury these sets are! We
are back at once to the days of "Fabibia"
and right in the heart of luxurious Rome or
Athens The days of plush and satin mani
cure sets died with last years flowers. My
lady revels in her manicure SET
Right by the powder box and manicure
set rests that handmaiden of the toilet, the
necessary hairpin tray. Not little affair
of tinsel paper or worsted, bat of silver, too.
Not alone do the inrumerable hairpins made
to fasten into place the coils or braids or
masses of my lady's hair occupy the place,
but always there are also several silver or
gold hairpins, large ones with jeweled tops,
to do best ser Jice in holding the hair. Be-
side the hairpins lay silver or gold-headed
side combs, bits of luxury necessitated now
by the fashionable coifures, which cost as
high as $40 apiece for comparatively simple
ones.
Nearby stands the novelty that has crept
into the furnishing of the toilet table, the
antique scent bottle, which is crystal flask
of not very diminutive proportions hung in
artistic fashion on an antique stand of silver.
Near BY in the place of prominence is the
all.important comb and bush. These fac
tors in the art of hair dressing may be Of
several materials. A superb set is of brown
ivory set in silver, or rather overlaid with
II. There is a strictly new favorite in the
ivory brush, that is, with an ivory handle
and sides, and in its back firmly inserted a
mirror. This arrangement serves double pur-
nose OF brush and hand mirror. The repousse
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daughters from 16 to 20
years, and, as ones life
will change from two to
three times, the styles
will change as many
dozen times in this short
period of time. For the
babies, the little ones
health and comfort is of
paramount Importance,
and the mother should
remember that cream or
pale blue should always
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Silver here also steps
in as a fayorite setting
for comb or brush.
The brushes are gener-
ally sufficiently sub
stantial to stand the
careless fling of a hur-
ried last touch to the
hair, even the COM
bined brush and mir
ror. The ivory comb
has long ago gone out
of popularity. In fact
it never was much of o
favorite, for the ivory
teeth broke at the least
hit and at almost the
first runs through the
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toque trimmed in wide chenille and silver
braid and a sea gull on each. A stiff loop
and rope of the velvet is knotted in front
and drawn back with the bird perched on
the lower edge and resting on the hair.
Another model is a round toque with band
OF Persian lamb wool around the lower edge
and three black birds huddled together at the
back, all but twittering. The crown is of
bright red velvet and the muf is of bright
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About the Same Thing.

Boston Herald.l
He-Now, darling, you know how strong
is MY love for you. Do not say you will be
a sister to me.
she-No, George, will mot say so. You
He-Then you will
she-You may be brother to me, George.
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bic upon your own head. As some think
them unpleasant to gaze upon, and you
won't have to look at your own, so to wear
them yourself will be the only way TO get
even with people that do. A most novel
and becoming toque that at once appeals to
the artistic and cultured taste is a softly
folded crown of chamols skin with band of
beaver around the bottom and beaver head
placed in front, which seems to savagely
protect the wearer. With the advancing
winter, small millinery muffs of velvet or
cloth, with the togue and pelerine to match,
will take the place of fur in dressy visiting
costumes. This change will iu many cases
be made to merely vary the toilet, and for
trimmings will often be used.
A beautiful model of this kind was of
Argent gray and black velvet, the muff and
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plaster in it, and can be
carried Unnecessary though
its place is on the dress
ing table. Not far from
it's the little heart-shaped
box where the cut patches
are kept ready for use.
Toward the mirror of the
case is the calendar OF
ivory where, with the
days and months marked
in blue, the belle remem-
bers in her ceaseless whlrl
the passing of the months
and days.
On one side of the
beauty's table must stand
candlesticks of crystal or
silver, and in the brackets
ora ,~laoad either mink or
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gear at the theater are
hushed forever by the
adoption o! the divided
hat. Every lady has a
sailor hat or a toque in
her possession; if she
wants a fresh one she
can get it. Now, then,
take a large brim Of
any old hat, straw or
felt, cover it to suit
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paper, that the heat may better penetrate
the paper. These are used for fiat curls,
sometimes for the fluffy bangs. Then there
is the long iron on which the hair is wound
and held for a moment, after it IS heated.
Then pair OF tongs, one side of which is
round rod, and the other hollow into
which the hair wound on the other side
is pressed and held. A small, special size
of the latter is used to curl the hair at the
back OF the neck. This is much the same
as the new electric comb. which, when
heated, can efectually curl the front
hair and side bangs of the prevailing
short hair bangs. The tongs are heated
over the smokeless blaze from small silver
alcohol lamp There is also another lamp
which can be completely folded so as to be
slipped into the pocket This, one can
take when travelling, or sometimes to parties
or balls, especially in damp weather.
Prominent among the curling accessories
of the toilette is the strictly new lamp, which
is so small that any lady can hold it IN her
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red velvet with the Persian lamb wool at
each edge and three black birds at the top
OF themuff, which is lined with black silk.
Smooth felt hats are to be much worn for
knockabout wear. Gray is to be well worn
this winter in combination with soft yellow
and gold braid. For youthful wearers the
Spanish student hats of dahlia, prune, vio-
let and black velvet trimmed with gold
ornaments and cords. These are rivaled bv
a new and particularly becoming walking
hat called the Highland.
ORA SEANEY,
Partisan Man MiIliner
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you have

peg in the cloak room NoW 10" DoH''
will hold at least dozen of those brims.
II while returning from visit beautiful
northeasterly storm accompanies you home,
of course you cannot hold on to your skirts,
your umbrella, and your large hat; but if
you have on the divided hat all you have to
do is to step inside doorway, unhook the
brim of it, and hoop it under your umbrella,
and there you are.
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to do is to take the brim
off and have it checked
with your wraps.
In this way you are in
IS or $40 in opera hats;
you will be able to see
the play, you will not
catch cold in your head,
and when you die you
will have less sins to an
swer for, as your neigh
bor behind will have
ceased his swearing at
your hat,
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tinv boxes of
il er also
which contain
the rose-tint-
ed polishing
powder and
the fragrant
ungnents now
in vogue. The
manicure sets
riv al each
other in their
delicate beau
ty. ,Jeweled
gilt and pol
ished silver
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Dispatch, these articles are placed and, to
begin at the beginning, it should have wide,
deep drawers to contain articles of wearing
apparel. A sachet should be made to fill
the space of the bottom of the drawers and
it should be lined with a perfumed waddIng
of heIiotrope, violet or some other scent.
In these receptacles may be placed the
glove box, scented, silken lined. hand
painted, of course, and SO permeated with
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.
being made first
and covered with
a certain material,
some portion of
which is covered,
the rest exposed.
The exposed part
catches the process
perfectly, and the
designs of silver
in which the cut
gl a SIS sh ow s
through are made.
The cut glass and
silver bottles are
the acme of luxury
on nnviladv'a table
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Hl"" "' The metallic brush is
found, too and is sure to restore tone to the
scalp, remove dandruf, cure a touch of neu-
ralgia, nervous headache or add a deeper
tone to the color of the hair. The days are
over when the 'grande danes of fashion"
only fixed their hair once in eight or twelve
weeks, and for that reason slept at night in
huge caps or calashes, which were made
sufficiently large to contain the great piles
of puffod, powdered and cushioned hair.
There must not be omitted the little incense
for the hair peruming, a tiny silver affair in
which scents are burned, whose fragrance
rises in clouds to permeate the scalp and
tresses of the hair waiting in just cleaned
comfort before the final curling and eoitfing
process begins.
On either side of the dressing case stands
the stately sentinel, the toilet bottle, which
can be chosen from number of varieties.
They NAV be great massive ones in the most
unique and superb designs. Another style
OF the bottles is of cut glass incased in
polished silver, or more stylish still of cut
glass over-laid with silver. This is
an extremely stylish kind, and
is done by an electro process, the
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Nom You See It, your TASTE, ana around
the inner edge where it comes against your
head put roll of velvet or silk ribbon.
Put two dress hooks inside of 1t; then slip
this large brim onto your sailor hat or
toque and you have stylish hat for the
street.
When YOU enter the theater all YOU have
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manu- Wulie Lne curling pEO-
cess goes on. The small
"aIaoholic" affair has two
tubes, one through which
the heat ofthe alcohol when
burning passes, and the
other holding the irons"
which are inserted in the
body of the lamp and does
its service in curling the
hair while the lamp is held
closely and firmly into the
hand. This is an entirely
novel, wholly convenient
and awiully cute curling
machine, and will take a
permanent place on the
,IrnSrinO oaca
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llQ, anu III LIle Cavity Oh
which is still another
lid. This last one is per-
forated, and contains a
sponge, a small piece of
wa d d ling, which is
heavily lined with SUBJ
tie yet strong scent, and
this ornaments the table
as a prominent accessory,
but is slipped into my
lady's bosom when she
leaves with finished
toilet. II you glance into
the half open top drawer
you will see a square of
satin, hand-painted, and
in nrinted Letters rnn
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New English Macintosh.

Pail Mall Budget
This is a cieverly y-designed macintosh
costume for rainy days and muddy weather.
In material and cut it looks exactly like an
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BdJ Rum Bottle. IN prlnIeu letteTS EOn
will see the words Laundry list" On the
back is a ''slate." On this surface aud run
ming down on one side is a complete list of
each and every article which the belle has in
linen or silk which needs the laundry process,
and in it lay the bits OF linen and silk
which the belle carries and designates as
''handkerchiefs Right over the drawer
is a photograph-holder where the queen of
all this luxury keeps number OF photo
graphs. The photographers is in satin or
in silver And above all things now which
is dear to her heart is the programme
case" A most novel novelty which is
made of satin placed on stiff board, COM
pleteIy satin covered of course and hand
painted in cute designs with the words
above in gold letters or black. "All the
Worlds a Stage and Men the Players"
This pretty case is destined to receive the
programme OF each opera or play which
our belle attends.
The little square of silver, with quantity
outlined picture, has a square OF black
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HATS FOR YOUNG AND OLD,

Becoming Costumes for Baby, Girl and
Matron-Fur VIII be Feature of Mini-
merry This Winter-A Few Fetching
Models in Headgear.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH.
Ever since man was created babies have
been to clothe. Each mother may
look forward to having to dress her
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In BEAUTY'S BOWER.
Luyuries of Toilet That Load Down
the Dressing Table.
SILVER THE FAVOEITE METAL.
Dainty Little Necessities Appropriate as
Christmas Gifts.
THE MODERN FOIBLES OF FASHION

HE many articles that
should be used on the
dressing case of a
belle OF this age, the
latest fads and fancies
for boudoir and bed
room and the fashion,
able substantiais that
should decorate the
table and aid the
toilet OF a dainty ia
vorite of society, are
very important mat
tiers. On the cheffon-
iere, or toilet table,
says a popular writer
in the ST, Iouis Post
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ORA SEANEY,
Partisan Man Milliner
DIVIDED HAT FOR THEATERs.

1t is Boon to the Women and a Source of
Joy to All Mankind.
Boston Globe.l
Thousands of dollars are saved to the fair
wearers, and the jokes on women's head