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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

ton, is now married man. What do
you think is the very latest caper on
the other side of the water, in the way of
entertainment? Portrait teas "And what
may these be when they are ready?" l hear
you ask. Well, society hostesses who have
just had likenesses of themselves painted,
invite their friends to an afternoon tea, when
the original of the portrait sits by it in the
IDENTICAL garb and attitude represented in the
picture, and invites criticism | should like
to be on hand to hear what is said to the
hostess, and what behind her back. Did YOU
know that Mrs Mackay transferred her resi-
dence from Paris to London on account of
the quarrel she had with Meissonier about
her portrait? This successful woman, who
had married her daughter to prince of the
house of Colonna, and had had the honor of
entertaining the Prince of Wales at dinner.
could do nothing with the great painter. An
enormous sum was paid for the picture and
Mrs. Mackay caused 1t to be hung at her
Paris residence, with its face to the wall
That was seven or eight years ago. Now, it is
shown to visitors at the London mansion,
where it occupies prominent place. Time
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
STRUGGLE WITH CHow-CHow

IA narrowing Picture of the Experiences
of the Boston Housewife.
Boston Gazette
1he SUBURBAN housewife about this time
roses all her individuality aud independence
Oh spirit IN her struggle with chow chow. She
is determined to make it little better than
last year. 1t needed something last wear. She
cant tell what. She mixes and stews this
year with an ambitious but trembling hand
she passes some on a spoon to the cook. who
says, "It's illegunt, mum, ilegunt. saving tho
want of a little more spice. mum, ,, and nnon
her protested inability to say what kind
OF spice the housewife sends up stairs for
Aunt Martha, who used to be a lannon's cool,
Aunt Martha tastes and smacks her Inns. looks
up at the ceiling and down on the floor. and
says, more salt" More salt is added. when
oohunle comes In from school. Johnnie
Castes' looks out of the window, under the
liable, cocks his wise young head on one side
ana says, "'Taint sweet enough" More sugar
is added, and neighbor drops in. A little is
carried up into the parlor. She touches her
lips TO 1t, raises her veil resolutely, and tastes
again; looks under the piano, and thinks
Wildly for moments takes off glove. and
tastes again; then, with hesitatinp air saws.
100 much salt" Aunt Martha is upbraided.
COOK is ordered to chop more tomatoes and
onions, housewife gives up going in town to
matlnee Cousin Susan comes out from
boston; says she never can taste of it: il will
give her dyspepsia for a week. Is finally pre-
vailed upon to taste scowls and makes a peck
aC III, Ike crow; max kes bad face and saws.
HeaVens, how SlUeetr' Housewife begins to
scold; says it's all Johnnie's fault: sends
johnnie back to school with cold lunch.
Mikes some more. Daughter comes home
from city school; tastes. "Oh, ma. it's too
Pm! You want more cloves and mustard in
IT," More cloves and mustard put in. The
neighbor comes back to say she has thought
"hat IL needed-"more alispice" More all
spice is added. The cook tastes once more
ana says, vaguely: "Me cousin now, that
cooks for the Lawrences, could tell in iiffv.
now." Latch keyis heard in door. Cook and
mistress in chorus: "Do you suppose he'd
?" when voice of innocent masculine
inquiry demands: "What are you making
your pie'meat so early in the season for 2n
Housewife falls to weeping; cook proceeds
with the dinner; chow-chow looks out for itself.
comes out all right, and will be all eaten up
before December.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

fireplace in the corner of this hall, and fine
square window with low, wide seat running
underit.
The dining-room adjoining is an octagon
In shape, and contains Mr.. Meline's choicest
souvenirs. He is by inheritance and by nature
connoisseur in chinaware. There are two
of those housekeeper's ideal corner cupboards
in this room, each stocked with rare china
that has history. The old blue set contains
several hundred pieces. tits over $50 years old
and was imported from China by Mr.. Mellne's
great grandfather. Mr.. Meline is of colonial
descent on his mothers side, his great great
grandfather bayng been one of the early
Governors of Delaware. On his fathers side
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

octagon centre paneed ceiling. Fruit pieces
of Mr.. Meline's work hang on the walls. On
the corner fireplace mantel, which backs up
the hall fireplace, are jugs of antique shape
and great age
square window is between the corner
cupboard and fireplace and thoroughly lights
this beautiful ROOM Going upstairs, just to
the left, is Mr.. Melines artist studio, for he
was an artist before he took up architecture
as a vocation. He now blends them. On the
easel are studies, and the open piano, the
careless disposition of the furnishing all speak
for themselves of his artistic temperament
Two rooms in front of the studio are bed
rooms. The middle one is furnished in the
colonial style. The front one, which we illus
trate, is in the delicate Louis XIV. STYLE
The white bed, the exquisite;y appointed toi-
let table with silk draperies, and the low
swung glass, with the white sofa lounge piled
with pillows-indeed, everything in this room
is most charming and in perfect taste.
The kitchen is with the laundry in the base
ment.
Charming as this house is, Mr.. Melne says
he will never be satisfied until he builds a
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

was safe to predict that the Cleveland babv
would not be named Gladys. Heloise. blanche
or Lily. Gladys is having a great run among
Ine Anglo-mantacs, and the last two
names seem reegated to the darkies. II ia
really comioal to hear coal-blaclS babv
called Lily. l knew of colored girl hearing
the name-a regular street arab, out at the
elbows and down at the heels, whose place of
aOode Is IN narrow court. The bows OF the
nelghoorhood facetiouslv and appropriately
call her Lilly of the Alley" What do Won
thiOk ola building caed"The Forty ThievesYn
There is one in a good part of this city and II
Is tenanted by hard-working people. How it
ever came by its disreputabe name cannot
imagine.
lhe style, such as we see in old pictures. of
dressing the hair to cover the ears is baino
revived-possibly by some women who have
reason to hide them. Dr. Ploouip. the fret
authority in France on diseases of the hair and
scaIp, says almost as much damage is done
thls "crowning glory of woman' bv over. care
as by neglect. Too much cultivation and
doctoring are destructive agencies. WASHING
the halr once week in tepid-water in which
L wood
alkali and drying the hair perfectly. is
recommended by this high Partisan authority
Don't fail to have one of your winter dresses
niaue WIN panlers Nominally, they have
oeen fashionable since early spring, aad it
looks as though this short beginning would
lead again to ovelskirts. But paniers are
really and truly to be the very acme of fash
ION IN the near future. In the rage for
feathers that is now at it's height see fears
are entertained of the extinction of the
dominica hen.
Will close by giving you an English fad in
tne serving of bananas: Sprinkle them lightly
with sherry or claret aud eat with spoon
lou may like them this way better than did,
although was assured by an epicure that it.
was the only way to obtain the full flavor of
the fruit. Ever yours, ALICE
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
The Value of CheerfnIness

An anecdote of child related by Wash
ington mother shows clearly the value of
cheerfulness in the school-room as an aid to
winning the confidence and love of children.
This mothers little girl had been transferred,
after her first years attendance at a public
school, to higher grade where there was
new teacher. On coming home after her first
days experience with the new teacher, the
little girl seemed very unhappy, and begged
her mamma to have her sent back to her old
teacher, Miss Lily, who was so gentle and
smiling. "Mamma," said this critical child
"teacher never smiles. Now, if she'd only
smile, I'd like her.''
"My dear" said the mother, ''you have
been taken from Miss Lily's school because
you are promoted into higher grade That
makes mamma and papa proud of you AL
though your new teacher is not so cheerful
and bright as Miss Lily, she is said to be one
OF the best in the schools. You do not know
her yet, dear. She may be very sweet and
nice; and mamma wants you not to think too
much about how she looks, but for you to be
a good little girl and mind all the school
rules.n
Silenced but not convinced the little girl
still went to school, but often expressed
longing for her other teacher
One day she came home in great excitement
crying out "Mamma, mamma! one of the
girls IN school, to-day, said something funny
and we all laughed and teacher smiled
like her now ~ and from that on she never
found fault with her
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
A Fairy of Science.

Queries Magazine.
Science has shown what are the essential
factors in vegetable production, and plants
can now be grown in water or in sand by add
ing the proper chemicals. Professor Atwater
gives the result of an interesting experiment
recently made in his laboratory. Sea-sand
was brought from the shore of Long Island
Sound. To divest it of every possible material
which the plant might use for food except the
sand itself, it was carefully washed with water
water was added and minute quantities of
chemical salts were dissolved in it, Dwarf
peas, planted in this sand, grew to a height of
eight feet, while peas of the same kind,
planted by a skillful gardener in the rich soil
of a garden close by, reached height of only
four feet.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

round the room' above which long
panel spaces with fluted pilasters and ornate
capitals meet the cornice. The panel spaces
are of pale, rose pink tint. The cornice is
cream white picked out in gold with the light
relief stucco-work garlands across it. The
delicately outlined high mantel, which could
not be reproduced in its beauty, was designed
by Mr.. Melne. 1t is over an open fireplace
set with brasses. On the mantel two pale
gold and green faience jugs of classic form
stand one on either end. The soft gray-toned
Administer rug on the polished oak floor, the
chairs, tripods, portfolio, and little tables are
all in cream white picked out with gold, and
the upholstering of delicate blue. The
hangings in the round bay window are of lace
and old-rose silk drapery, as are also the
portieres dividing the parlor from the square
hall The hall and dining-room are finished
from floor to ceiling in ash A screen partly
conceals but still serves to enhance the beauty
of the stairway. Pictures of Mr.. Meline's
own work adorn the walls, with one of Max
Weyle's characteristic bits, and another of Z.
G. Messer's best studies which also hang
there There is very pretty ''Inglenook''
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
A BIZ A U T F. UL HOUS H.
THE HOME OF ARCHITECT MELINE WITH VIEWS OF
THE INTERIOR

AS much true artistic taste can be displayed
in making house beautiful as in painting
picture.
There are many fine types of architectural
beauty now to be seen in the private resi-.
dences of Washington. Many have interiors
that are models of taste in decoration and fur
nishing. Such house is not built and
appointed without much thought from
cultured and artistic mind These fine
residences that have sprung up since
Castle Stewart pioneered the way for
West-End Improvements rival the palatia
homes of every other city in the Union.
Some builders who build to express
themselves do not care so much for archi-
tectural effects exteriorily as they do for
artistic unity within the house. Such an
architect is Louis d. Meline, who has dis
played his fine artistic taste in the dpcora-
tions and furnishing of hisnew residence,
No. 20l7 n street northwest. II is not q
large house, but more comn1eta
one it would be difficult to find The useful
and the beautiful blend in perfect harmony.
Ills three-story and basement house, OF brick
with brown stone trimmings, fronting south.
round bay window runs from the basement TO
the pointed turret roof over it. A wide flight
OF steps lead up to the vestibule which is
paved with fine red brick tiles. The entrance
hall is of conventional width to the depth of
the front drawing room, into which it enters.
but 1t is separated from the Queen Anne stair
case and square hall beyond by a screen of open
fretwork MIR. Meline in building made no at
tempt at display on the outside His aim was
n Oiu
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

straightens out so many things, An old Phila
delphian told me that about fifteen years ago
an artist of the Quaker City painted lovely
portrait of Miss Emily Schaumberg, now Mrs.
Hughes-Hallet. The fair original positively
refused the picture on the ground that it
made her look too old. The artist simply
said SAN right, it will keep" He knew that
she would eventually want the picture-and
he was right. In the course of five or six
years the portrait was sent for, and Miss
schaumberg had to pay double the original
price.
Do you observe that the two most talked
about youngsters in the United States each
have Bible names ?-Beniamin and Ruth. 1t
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
IMPORTED FADS.
Foreign Fashions which Americans In
cline to.

cline to.
MY DEAR LOUISE: The city is really wax
ing up from its summer sleep. The schools.
pubic and private, are in full operation. In
another month or six weeks the art classos
wiz also De opened Handsome carriag are
again speeding along the Avenue, their own
ers sitting inside, instead of the coachman,s
Irends' Some in the very front ranks of
sweldom, and some striving hard to pet there
are stlll giving the city the cold shoulder. as
IL is exceedingly English to spend good Dor
uon OF the autumn in the country But like
the little girl who wrote from the country that
she 'would like to come home TO eniov
herselt,' many of these stay-aways are
Offering up real sacrifice Such. it. poes
without saying, is not the case with the
many artists and literary people, who
make it apoint to remain out of town as
late in the fallas comfort will permit.
They are tempted blythe unrivaled glories
OF nature at this season. And it seems to
me that nowhere is the fall more beauti-
ful than in New England, although it
comes early up that way.
The personnel of the diplomatic corps
is undergoing many changes. NJ. Roustan,
who was so long prominent figure in the
winter gayeties, has been recalled and his sue
cessor is now here. Death has claimed Count
Arco, the German Minister and Mr. Won Mumm
lsin charge of the German Legation There
has been general shaking up in the Spanish
American embassies since the official recep-
tion of January l. Senior and Madame Ze
garra, of Peru, left for their country months
ago, and the successor of the Peruvian Minis
social world. Senior and Madame Lazcano
have gone back to South America, and Senior
Valente now represents Brazil at the court of
Vienna Minister and Madame Guzman are
put in mourning by the death of General Fer
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

work chipped out and the chisel marks still
visible. This quaint dish is no doubt several
hundred years old. Mr.. Meline has another
relic that would please a gentleman ofthe old
school. 1t is an Irish pint hot punch cup,
which was drunk from by his ancestor as a
might cap'' on dreary winter evenings.
A deep built-in sideboard is another charm
ing convenience of this unique dining.room.
The walls are paneled up to the cove in solid
oak in It's natural color. The cove is most
artistic and the feature of the room. wild
grape vine wanders through it filled with
purple clusters, and winds untrellised at its
own sweet will most naturally around the
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
The Color of a War Vessel.

Boston Herald.
Ihe French war vessels of the fleet that
visited England recently rather surprised the
people of the latter country by stealing close
in shore before they were sighted. ImmedIa-
tely the matter was made the theme of con-
siderable discussion, it being discovered that
the French method of painting the vessels a
peculiar bue-gray hue has had the effect of
rendering them prac tically invisible under
certain conditions, especially those exist
ing In foggy or thick weather. In
fact, 1t is claimed that in any sort of
weather the black painted ships can be
sighted at far greater distance than those
vessels covered with the peculiar color
adopted by the Frenchmen. As the United
States is trying to create navy of her own,
and desires that navy to be the most perfect
In the world, would it not be good idea to
investigate the new ''color effect" of the
French mariners; adopting it if found to be
an exceptionally good thing.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

nando G u q
man, ex-Presi-
dent of Mica
ragua and fa-
ther of Senor
Guzman. Mr..
Sping R / C e,
who has been
in England on
leave for quite
along time, is
e x p 9 C t e d
shortly to re-
sumo his posi-
tion here as one
of the secreta-
ries of t h @
British lega-
tion. Alas, for
L IL e girls OF
n e x t season I!
Mr.. g gorge
Barclay, of the
British T,epa
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

he is las well as his name) Swedish. Hehas in
herited relics of much value from both branches
OF his ancestors. He possesses a fruit dish the
IKE OF Wh'ch the writer has never seen but
once, and that was in the Peabody Museum
at Salem. 1t is an oval open work porcelain
china fruit basket, with the bits of wicker
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08
Novel Use For a Watch.

Novel Use For Watch.
jewelers. Weekly.
II you are to sleep in a strange bed and en-
tertain suspicion of the dampness of the
sheets, lay your watch between them and
either smoke or read a while. Then take
out the watch and if there is mist on the glass
do not go to bed, or if you do, sleep between
the blankets, which are never damp. Hun
dreds of drummers, especially men past mid
die age, take this preeaution and profit
threeby.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall, it is announced, will
manage theatre in London next season, and
have already made several engagements for
their new stock company. Heretofore, Mrs
Kendall has never undertaken the cares of
theatrical direction, although her husband
was partner of Mr.. Hare at the st. James.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

W give III q
S m pie and
elegant finish,
but within he
has given full
p ] a y to his
artistic taste.
T h e fro n t
drawing room
is of the Louis
XIV. S t VI e
combined with
t h e colonial.
giving height
and elegance
to t h e room
" hich the sim
p ! e colonial
a lone lacks.
The fresco of
the ceiling is
a gray blue, a
chair board OF
panels ru II S
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-02-12
GYPSUM CITY


VIM. Meneley shipped on last
Monday Q ear load Of horses from
this city over the Mo. Pac. TO Boz
tor, Mass.
The south winds that set In We'd
nesday started the roads to drying,
the wheat In the fields to growing,
and the farmers 10 hauling from the
bins to market.
There was during the week q
loaded cars sent out, OF Acme
Cement Plaster, horses, cattle hogs
aud grain. w. q. Scheurer, ct al,
shipped hogs, Durbin shipped two
ears Of fat steers Of his Own fatten-
ing.
b. q. Lanham of this city has
drswBs plans and specifications for
Q couinodious dwelling house for
Jonathan Tinker, TO be built In the
near future In this city. The
material for the walls IL to be stone,
laid up In Acme Cement mortar
from foundation wall To finish. Mr..
r. will commence EuildIng . barn at
once.
Passing the plaster works Of this
city q short time since We saw two
% the wOrkmen, MIR. BTi-ty aud
Touin, tearing down the walls sour
rounding one Of the kettles and
found that 10 was Ia be reset aud
new " all built. Meeting the secre-
tary OF the company, Edward TuP-
per, he informed u that after an
Of the machinery Of the
works they would start up again
with u prospect OF = coutinuuu- run,
- orders were coming Ia fast.
Gypsum city will obtain a national
on account Of it, match
less pIs-teriug msterial.
A couple of herhers ,cowb"y-j one
named Black, the name Of the other
we do not remember. but il was not
white, were herdiIg on Samuel
SIoops place n We learn. without
aud when SloOp asked
them To get Of they undertook To
run him off the field, but SIoOr il n
soldier. and though he had no vi-i-
bie weapon he kept them nj bay un-
ill his son arrived. They then ~
-suIIed the sou which ended up nj
Esquire r. NJ. Vests Office With n
fine aud costs Of tI5 ~ With likely
more to frIluw.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-02-12
DEALS IN DIRT.

saline Cousiy Real Estate which has
R-reB,Iy Changed HaHds.
Real estate transfers for the week
ending February :, ISL, aud fur
nished by T. ID. Fitzpatrick. ab-
stTActer:
A r Hayens 81 81 80 NJ whii-nn. IiE
a - FInh 81, Jones add I'd 80 81
" " nun to q = Sny de- lot. ~. raw
Fiuh Il. Nd
q Eb-rhardt. trustee. to " Green
% -. -, - EeIoit ave Nd - 81
" GTr-n u 4 u Gre-n. % -. siGs
B-Ioit AVe,Wd -
= DonmyrT tn VI king. ne nv !. ll-2
aBesW q, ii-2. exd 2.5Y -
W n GENTRY sh toI u Fisher. svG.
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l. Adams to gypsum city Butter and
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2 % Peterson ct nj too = Garrison u
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-02-12
ASSNRIA.

Fr,iu our own Correspondent
Don't forget your Valentine.
J a. Larson shipped ear load 81
hogs to Kansas city on Tuesday.
&. Eberbardt Of Salina was In our
city on business on "Wednesday.
A singing class was organized on
Fast "wednesday night with samuel
Thorstenberg A. teacher, with Tues
day aud saturday night. ~ the
times Of meeting.
The ladies ni the NJ. r.. church
will give = social nj the hall next
wedne sday evening.
"BelIamy's Looking backward
will be discussed next Friday night
as part Of our literary program.
BINBY.