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| was curious to see her face, and, as l
was asked to go in, | gladly accepted.
The tent had two compartments and was
quite devoid of furniture, except some
rugs and straw mattjngs, on one of which
the bride sat surrounded by other women.
She was a girl of fourteen, with regular
features, beautiful black eyes and tatooed
china most prevalent fashion among
Bedouin women. She wore a long, dark
red silk chemise, caught up at the waist
with a deep sash. On her head she wore
a dark blue veil, tied with a red silk
handkerchief, beneath which very fine
plaits of jet black hair came down in
two bandeaux owe her temples. After
exchanging a few complimentary words
with her, l withdrew, glad to escape the
sitting atmosphere of the tent.
A sheik had been called to perform
the marriage contract, which took place
between the parents of both parties.
The new couple We're not present at the
ceremony. The ghafir handed over to
his sons father-in-law $50 on condition
that if later on the young wife should
ask to be divorced, the money was to
come back to its first owner; and if, on
the contrary, the husband claimed a
separation, the sum would remain with
his father-in-law.
During that time the guests had sat
over their frugal meal, of which they
partook in groups of four or five persons
around each wooden bowl. Their fingers
spared them the use of forks and spoons.
While they We're still occupied with
their repast the bridegroom stole to the
nuptial tent, where he saw his wife for
the first time. Half an hour afterward
the noisy party broke up and quiet
reigned London Queen.
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Tae largest stock OF fine brAndies, old
WHISTLES, choice hQueurs and superhne
cigars at GEORGE MAsten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
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Persons will find that they can write
easily and legibly while travelling on a
railroad train if they will use a pillow
as n table q rest their D on.
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MARRIED BY SQUIRES.
JUSTICES WHO TIE The KNOT FOR
LOVING COUPLES.

Fuuny Stories Gathered In Justiee.' of
ates-founE People Prefer a oIvu Mar.
riaEr because 1t 1. Free from Formal
ity aud l. Less Expensive.
Hundreds of couples are each year
united by the justices Of the peace Of ST.
Louis Il Is almos; surprising to what
extent people seek tins form Of civil mar
riage. The two hearts that are made to
beat rs one by a shave justice are by no
means always those Of Eiddy young
clippers, as the general public believes
What is the reason that so many peo-
pie prefer a court marriage 10 a religious
n was asked Squire Frank SpauldIug
NJ think that In tho majority Of cases
II because 1t Is So free from f5rmulity
There is no time lost in making the
couple man and wife. The form pre-
scubel by the statute does not take more
than half "A mIuut 10 90 through with
Nearly all the people united by the
magistrates are poor n unable and
unwilling 10 20 to the expense OF buying
an extensive wedding outfit. They need
the money 20 provide for their own i'm
mediate wants Then a great number
Of people ara bashfui and do not like TO
stand up In front OF a crowd and be mar
ued, They can 60 before o magistrate
and De united in the presence Of only
wv or three persons
DO they always have money for the
feeg'
In nearly every clse When they
haven't l always make 1t my duty 20
marry them anyway"
What do they usually give 10 tho
magistrate
'Oh, it varies The law prrscribcs a
fee, but people give different prices
Usually it is Eve dollars. About a year
2 a woman brought "a young fellow IN
here They had a license. and he was
half scared to death. while she was calm
and businesslke. He didn't SAY "a word
while she explained 70 me what wa
wanted. I made them man and wife
She then reached down into q pocket in
her dress, pulled out "a roll Of bills and
handed me five dollars Sno then gave
her husband % five dollar uet.. saying.
Go ON ont and treat the squire. I've
always wondered what kind Of q life
that poor mans leading now. for it was
evident that his VITO was the head of the
family.
pIDS'T wANr To III MARRIED
'Wneu / WIS with Squire Taft Mt
Eleventh and Franklin avenue, we used
TO have a great many ludiorOus Incl
dents We had 90 many marriages there
that the place got 10 be known as tho
marriage corner. one day an Intelligent
looking yUuug couple came in. They had
heard that the place was where they
should go TO get marriage licenses. They
didn't know anything about that part Of
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AA- @1'aAHe
At last the eventful morning dawned.
A new tent had been pitched for the
young couple, while in that of the old
ones several cauldrons full of rice and
water were boiling. When the rice was
done some oil was poured over it, and
hen very large wooden bowls were
brought forward to receive the contents
of the cauldrons. This formed the whole
menu of the wedding breakfast, and was
attended to by the bridegroom's mother,
aided by some other matrons. The
ghafir and the young people had gone to
fetch the bride. They had taken with
them one of the ghatir's camels, which
they had gaily decorated with red and
blue cloth, and erected a canopy on its
back to receive the bride.
A large procession was formed, headed
by horsemen and other Bedouins armed
with guns, which they fired frequently.
The bride, completely hidden from sight
by the curtains of the canopy, and fol-
lowed by the women, brought up the
rear. They went all owe Ramleh, stop
Observation-Disclosures tent to dance
fire and sing. At about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon the merry party arrived at the
bridegroom's place. The latter had re-
manned at home.
The father, who was holding the cam
els bride, handed it over to his wife,
who led the animal seven times around
the bridal tent, each time accompanied
by shots, which are the chief feature in a
= Bedouin wedding. Finally the camel
stopped before the entrance of the tent,
and the bride was carried in by her
mother-in-law.
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A BEDOUIN WEDDING.
AN ACCOUNT o. A MARRIAGE AMONG
A WANDERING PEOPLE.

How the BedouIns Celebrate an Engage
Welded Without Having Seen Her Flu
ture Lurd-A Simple Feast.
a Bedouin wedding, which l lately
had the occasion to witness, took place
in Ramleh, a seaside resort near Alexan-
dria, where many houses nave a Bedouiu
gEIfr, who pitches his tent near his
masters house, and lives there with his
family and cattle, if he has any.
The bridegroom was the son of a
friends ghafr. Previous to the engage
ment the father had obtained three days
leave on the plea of his going down to
Alexandria for the choice of a daugh-
ter-in-law. On the evening of the third
day several shots fired successfully an
nounced to the native Bedouins the CHA
frs return and the happy result of his
mission. The wedding was fixed for that
day week,
Groups Of Bedouins hastened to an
swer TO the invitation, and after some
talking and shouting the men soon
formed a ring and began clapping hands,
the body keeping time to the movements
Of the hands by going upward and DOWN
ward. Now and then one of the fellows
walled forth a Bedouin song, while the
others chorused. The women sat chat
ling before the tent and occasionally
filed the air with the shrin sound of the
z~iraleet. No r~efreshment was offered,
and their sole eclairage was the moon,
whose silvery light gave a weird aspect
to the whole scene. After an hours
amusement the guests retired.
The next evening the firing brought
forth all the company of the preceding
night. This time the great attraction
was two dancing women, very pictur-
esquely dressed, and their faces covered
with a soft black muslin. They entered
the ring formed by the men, each of
them holding a long staff-an adjunct
to the various movements of their figures.
They went round and round, shaking
their hips and leaning at different in
tervals on their stats, while the clapping
of hands redoubled in whichever part
of h ring the approached.
l observed a young enthusiast take
a handful of sand from where one OF the
women had trodden and kiss it re-
peatedly. noticed that the bridegroom
was absent, and, asking for the cause,
was informed that he was too bashful
to appear. Two hours later the company
dispersed TO begin afresh at intervals
during the short engagement.
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advantages. Her hat is cream colored
felt with a twist OF brown velvet b, low
the brim and touching her hair The os-
trich plumes and the ospray are mixed,
brown and cream.
The first hat belongs 10 n demure, large
eyed brunette, whose especial style IL fits
10 perfection. It Is tawny brown felt.
with a ruche of yellow ribbon plated
about IL and yellow ribbons hanging be
mind. The feathers which curl over IL
from the back are brown shading into
yellow.
When IL comes 10 dress talk it must he
said that the princess gown Is winning its
way against all other gowns, and this in
spite OF strenuous opposition on the part
OF the average dreSsmaker who won't adj
init its grace because she can't get the
hang OF its seams. II | were 20 establish "A
dress-cutting school, the closing examina-
tOn the passage of which should entitle a
pupil To n graduating degree should be
the cutting OF princess gown 10 give
continuous sweep Of beautiful line from
throat 60 ground. The lessons on prin-
cess gowns should inculcate these points
both by precept and example; IL must be
fitted over gown form" or careful
nodded lining, aud II must steer cautious
ly and skilfully between the shoals of
wrapper.like plainness and the rocks OF
too great elaboration.
The basque il melancholy. Its empire
Is departing. At most 1t reigns over the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-21
WHAT Is REALLY WORN
The Fashions That Find Favor at
Thanksgiving.
IN BUSTLING NEW YORK CITY,
Something About the Shirt, the Bodice
Cutting Them-How Scarlet Frightened
an Audience That Listened to Bern
hardt.

New YORK, November 20-"Do you
believe" / asked woman the other day,
"that the human being, not.a proof reader,
lives who ever read fashion article
through from beginning 20 endi
eyes" she said, 81 know there are people
who read them, because / have at odd
times read as many as half dozen my
self"
Seriously" she went on, "you would
be surprised TO know what an amount OF
energy women who live at distance
from New York eXpend every season in
anxiety lest they are not getting just the
right style
"Now, | myself am an example. Two
years ago was living in - 1t wouldn't
be fair of me, would it., TO give the city's
name-and paid n good round sum for
n winter bonnet that | thought was just
about the thing until visited a cousin in
New York and found the fashion was just
exactly two seasons old. Why, people
stared Mt me on the streets, and in three
days time / was mortified TO the point Of
giving il away.
"It would be an immense satisfaction to
women all over the country If when they
read fashion article they could feel alto
gether sure that il was actually telling
them precisely what they ought TO wear" !"
My friend was telling the truth, pure
and simple, but the truth only illustrates
a general and all but universal desire to
shirk on the part of women. They have
no business 10 wish TO be told; it is their
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tailor gown, and even there IL Is shorter
and is able TO peacock itself much less ex,
tensively than last year. ltwas never ana
could be never a graceful article OF cloth
ing, and so in its downfall there are few
who cling TO il in exile. From elaborate
dress il has vanished utterly, unless the
Louis XIV coat is called a basque, when
really IL Is not a basque at all.
The bell skirt, ugly as it is, holds its own,
though dressmakers are beginning TO make
it over foundation skirt, heterodox
though this manner of mounting be. They
depart from the true faith for the reason
which governs many of their vagaries, TO
wit, namely, the paucity of their knowi-
edge in many instances of any scientinc
principles OF cutting find fitting.
She has not discussed dress who has not
talked about the sleeve. IL is still the
part of the drees which earliest strikes
and longest holds the attention, but the
leg o. mutton is no longer its favorite
model. The Marie Antonette sleeve is
now the one to fashion books swear by,
and il must lie said for il that it succeeds
in an eminent degree in combining the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-21

been so antagonistic to woman seem to at
last smile upon her.
Wine improves with time, and so does
wedding cake, and also spinning wheels
why not woman IL Is the impossible
that is accomplished in these modern
times.
IL was brave conception, that OF Hag-
gard, when he invented heroine 1000
years old. She bathed in the flame OF life
and retained her youth. Tfe idea & lent
charm TO the story. Women 100 years
old had never been popular.
However the face OF Father Time,
which has been averted from womankind
for so many centuries, seems TO be at last
wooed 10 look in her direction. Even in
the world of romance heroines have been
gradually growing in wisdom ana con-
sequently In age At least an incongruity
in the combination of youth with wisdom
seems TO have taken root, and herolnes
are frequently interesting at % The
world has been revolving for centuries Tor
the young women; but the womans era
seems TO be turning IL rather merrily Tor
the old women, and the fires OF her own
intelligence will rejuvenate perpetually.
Birthdays are more popular than they
once were.
All anniversaries are not birthdays
The anniversaries that come more and
more rapidly into our lives as the years
fly by are not always welcome days.
Often we would fain avoid them II we
could, but we cannot. We love them and
yet we would turn away. They rise up
like gravestones on each side OF the path
as we journey along through life. We see
them in the distance as we approach, and
as we draw near few flowers and some
tears is all we can leave there TO mark the
day above all other days. Perhaps the
first snow of the season marks day in
our memory 1t covered new made
grave perchance at one time with its man
tie, and when il comes each year it is al
ways an anniversary-a reminder.
Anniversaries are the guides in our gal
lery of memories. Once a year we look at
picture when our attention is called to
il, and no one sees it quite the same as we
do There are always bright days for
eyes disposed to see them, and the dark
ones only make the bright ones the
brighter in contrast.
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disadvantages Of the bygone, tight fitting
coat sleeve with the picturesque" absurd
tiles of more recrent creation, being skin
tight and blood stopping 10 the elbow and
as fiamboyant as SILK and cloth allow
above that joint and TO the shoulder.
| went to see Bernhardt the other even
ing, and saw also "A number of striking
costumes. IL was astonishing, to begin at
the beginning, to see how scarlet started
out against the background everywhere.
IL made the audience glow and flicker and
flame. There was woman, for example,
VINO wore black corduroy, with narrow
stripes of scarlet velvet insertion running
downward from waist TO hem. There was
another woman who wore n graceful
gown of brown wooden brocade, whose
great skirt was cut up all around the hem
in "a series of curves, edged with very
narrow fringe of small scarlet balls. The
bodice was so arranged as TO leave visible
in front blouse-lke vest of golden-brown
silk, edged with more scarlet danglers.
There was a woman, too, who wore scar
let stripes on black, arranged to point
from the waist downward. On one side
the striped draperies were cut open in
wide curves to snow plain underskirt of
black velvet, edged with very large black
velvet buttons.
The young women of whom / have
given picture wore n trained dress of
pale gray Venetian cloth, the skirt plain
and tight fitting, and edged all about the
hem with three narrow rows of scarlet
velvet ribbon. The coat was of darker
gray corduroy with silver embroidery,
forming the wide folded and pointed belt,
and huge rosette bow of scarlet upon the
bosom. At her throat was fluffy ruche
of gray gauZc caught down by scarlet
butterfly. Her hat was gray felt with an
edge of scarlet peeping from below the
brim. and with garniture of gray feathers.
thaK x.sng "A IL upLf nIn Ia
side me with "A very long vest of scarlet
cloth braided in green. The underskirt
and bodice were of plain green, ana the
bodice had the shape of an Eton jacket at
the waist with very long basques over the
hips and behind.
There are few things in hair dressing
that may have the good fortune to prove
moderately interesting. A new form of
the Greek knot Is one of the novelties il
lustrated, the long loop at the back falling
lower than has been usual with this style.
The low coil which is shown, both as to
front and back effect, is meant for a young
girl, and is far more graceful than any of
the high and more elaborate coiffures. The
waved style without fringe Is as pretty a
method of arranging the front hair as has
been shown in years, though il is more
than doubtful If il will find favor since
il transgresses the rule Of rule, it allows
the locks to remain smooth: while il Is a
well-known fact in hair dressing that the
more tangled and disorderly the more
fashionable. ELLEN OSBORN.
COPYRIGHT.
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WHAT ONE WOMAN THINKS
About Birthdays and Anniversaries That
Creep Into Life Very Rapidly.
COPYRIGHT.

Human nature the world over is devoted
TO anniversaries We love to celebrate
Every year they come TO us, tempting us
to live over again the hallowed past. The
year scatters them like garlands at our
feet and we cherish the pleasant memo.
ries for day and gather them like bios
SONS and they wither in our hands and
time speeds on.
The nations birthday belongs to every
one. Men become boys again and women
suppress their nerves and endure and are
thankful when it is over. It encourages
patriotism and the country would not be
safe without IT,
Life would be tame without the years
birthday. Every one turns over a new leaf
and believes in himself once again. The
failures and transgressions of the past
cease to count and the page Is fresh and
new TO receive accounts of virtue and good
deeds. Good intentions are born on the
birthday of the year and weak human ma
ture is imbued with new courage.
The baby's birthday Is the most impor-
tant in family life. His eyes open very
wide with wonder at the unusual enthu-
siasm on his account. His birthdays are
very welcome. He has on his best embroid-
cred gown, and the events i'm his brief life
are talked over. He has new toy pre-
sented TO him and he treats the gift with
small manifestations of regard for the oc-
casion. Bye and bye come birthdays which
are the events of the year in his estima-
tion. They are distinguished by spice
cake and frosting aud candies that i'm
crease i'm number rs the years add them
selves TO previous years. lie is very proud
when he has lived long enough TO require
two figures TO express his span of youth
ful existence.
Finally he outlives the days OF spice
cake and frosting and manhood comes to
him, and every birthday counts good or
ill in his life work. He forgets about them
altogether after a time and me is not as
pleased TO receive them rs he once was.
They come very rapidly and pass, pano-
rama fashion. and he feigns To forget them
till n decade has passed away. He is
amazed and incrcdulous The heart grows
weary, but it never grows old.
Birthdays have never been popular with
women. They have been treacherous,
stupid messengers that told tales out Of
school They went hand i'm hand with
fate Did grntlewoman feel disposed To
overlook them quite. then fate marked
line i'm her face. This meant a battle with
time and woman buckled on her armor
and prepared to fight.
But "a woman advances birth DAYS are
not rs unpopular ~ they once were. The
progressive woman snaps her fingers at
time and whispers she il only as old as
she feels.
Women would be angels IL 'twere not
FOR growing ~ says the poet, or words
~ tlat eAest. Asaxs thai have always
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business TO tell themselves, and the one
reason why New York women dress-as
they undoubtedly dress-better than any
other women in this country, is that upon
an average they expect or the better word
would be submit TO. less telling. There
are fewer fashions in New York than any
where else in America, or, il you choose to
look at it In another way, there are great
many more fashions, because So. large
proportion of women have the courage to
originate their own fashions, thus bring
Ing about every year greater and greater
variety in dressing.
Consider for moment the group OF hats
figured. You may like them or dislike
them, but in any case you will be forced
to admit there is not a great deal of SINH
larity between them. They represent
widely differing ideas, but il would be inn
possible to say of any one of them that il
Is in the fashion or of any other that il is
out of il. They are three hats which
three shrewd New York girls have chosen
without the slightest reference to what
anybody says Is or Is not the fashion but
with very close reference to each girls
shape of face and coloring of hair and skin
and eye.
The girl who has so fankly and openly
defied the Audubon society is clear pale
blonde with fuzzy hair and pretty
mouth. Her hat is made of drawn velvet,
dark green in color, and trimmed with a
great white bird, whose wings and neck
shade into bronzy brown and metallic
green.
The girl whose hat Is turned up on one
side so determidely is very usual sort of
brown haired Yankee; bright and intalli-
gent and attractive, and quite under
Tanding how to make the most of these
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with curious features of relaism and SEN
sation alism. There is the live
Scotch bull to be used in the
barbecue; the village band the
"Rising Sun Roarers" with gor-
geous Drum Major; the dining room
scene, where the country boy tried to
initiate the city man in everything, and
then the great saw mill scene, a saw mill
in full operation, the men handling the
lumber as the great saws cut IL up; and
then the owner Of the mill in fight with
one of his hands is knocked senseless and
falls on the saw table and the villain
starts him TO his death on the saw. How
the young wife burst through the
Office door and rescues her husband just
in time, the mob capture the villain and
the curtain falls. All so realistic we hold
our breath anticipating the death of the
man on the saw table.
A beautiful picture is the scene in the
orchard where the lover shakes the apple
bloom down upon June, the little poor
house waif, that the old village shoemaker
and his wife had brought up as their own
to lovely womanhood.
"Blue Jeans" since the first perform
ance in New York has been q continuous
success, attributable solely to work of
sterling merit. Few people see it once
without going again to witness its fascin-
ating episodes, and the first nighters will
doubtless be seen in the theatre again be-
fore he close of the week.
THIS being Thanksgiving week a special
matinee will be given Thursday afternoon
beside the regular ones on Wednesday and
Saturday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-21

Do half the furniture buyers know the
difference between Louis XIV. and XVI.
chairs when they see themp Or, on examin-
Ing cabinet, can they tell why IL Is called
Rococo2 Study this bit OF information
Tor five minutes and then 20 on your way
rejoicing. The only difference between
the two Louises is that Louis XIV. furni-
ture has Tyre shaped legs, while Louis
XVI has straight legs, a little turned out.
such articles, Louis XVI IL a combination
OF his predecessor aad Rocco. This lat
ter. be IL known To the uniniated, is n
decoration consisting OF shell and scroll
work. Empire furniture is that on which
the pattern is inlaid in brass. and Mar.
quetrie has adornments inlaid In different
colored woods.