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referring. It has plated gold diadem all
around it, il surmounted with shaded flowers
and trimmed with black feather at the
back The dress worn with this charming lit
loose folding &c with a bust border of sa-
BILE lined with gold embroidery galloon.
At the theater the other evening, was par
ticularly attracted by dainty bit Of headgear
in the turban shape. 1t was evidently made up
on stiff twill form and its brim was orna-
mented with gold lace and narrow gold galloon
and mock gems. The brim was made Of pleated
green gauze embroidered with gold thread.
The folds started from the center of the crown,
where they were held in place by bunch Of
the galloon- 1t was q very delicate bit of handi-
work and crowned a luxuriant growth of glossy
black hair, which was wound with an exquisite
grace around most shapely little head. i
didn't fail to note that a number OF the sterner
sex were contemplating this little head, so
charmingly covered. in a wondering sort of
way and puzZling their brains as to the exact
nature OF its contents.
On the right hand Of the same illustration
you will find lovely long mantle for theatre,
opera or full dress reception. covering up one 8
entire costume, but doing 30 in an elegant and
graceful manner.
The material Of this mantle is a greenish
sulphur woollen stuff, set off with plisse pele-
rine in black silk gauze garnitured with black
feather boa in q very stylish manner. The
plastron is embroidered with gold and putty
colored design. The inside of this lovely
mantle is lined with green satin-all in all. a
very elegant garment full Of that suggestiveness
of high breeding and refinement for which SO
many strive, but alas, strive in vain.
One is almost bewildered by the exquisite
variety displayed in evening toilets Some
times it is the juxtaposition Of blending tones,
at others its richness and elegance Of material
and makeup which charm the eye.
What struck me as being charming costume
for soiree was yellow pekin, garnitured with
crepe de chine. The bottom of the skirt was
bordered with bouillonne Of the crepe The
sleeves were also made of the same material, in
double style, the upper having a ruffle at the
elbow. The skirt at the back is pleated and
piped, and at the waist there is a ruffie of the
crepe pointed in front. The waist is made vest
fashion. OF pleated faille, two large and two
small pleats front and back, set off on both
sides, as is also the v-shaped, cut out with e
rdffie of the crepe. The dress fastens in fl or t
with hooks and eyes and has four RhinestoI e
buckles, the largest being at the top. The
skirt is made up on mousseline or thin cash
mere; that part of the train lying on the ground
should have little thicker Lining.
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INJUN MAY HAVE UNI FIREwATER,
Decision That Places the Red Man on an
Equality With the Pale Face.

From the Seattle Post Intelligencer
A very important decision on the rights of
Indians has been rendered by Judge Hanford
to the effect that under the law Indians hold
ing land in seyeralty and not living on a reser-
walton are to be treated citizens of the United
States SO far as the liquor question is concerned,
and the United States law against selling liquor
to Indians applies only to agency Indians, who
are treated wards of the government and
not to the Puyallups and other tribes who hold
their lands under the allotment-in- eyeralty
act of February s, 1887.
This ruling was made in the case of the
United States against James ID. Campbell, in
cicted for selling liquor to two Puysllup In
diane. Campbelrs counsel moved the dis
missal of the case on the ground that the In
dian seyeralty bill made all Indians who receive
allotment of lands in severalty citizens of the
United States. entitled to all the rights priyi-
leges and immunities of all other citizens, and
that these men to whom liquor was sold we're
citizens and not Indians.
Judge Hanford held that while the policy Of
the government had formerly been very rigid
in dealing with whisky selling to Indians a Diff
ferent course was now pursued, and by the acts
of 1887 and 1888 the government has gone to
the other extreme, and an Indian who has taken
land has a right to establish home and invite
his friends there and treat them like white men
and eat and drink what he pleases. Under the
law there Is no more restriction upon the per-
sonal rights Of one of these Indians than upon
those OF any other citizen.
Judge Hanford stated that this was a matter
Of SO much importance that it ought to be
passed upon by the Supreme Court of the
United States, but as the defendant in this case
was without means and unable to carry the
matter to the higher court it would not be Just
to hold him for what does not appear TO be q
crime. He said that this case must not be
regarded as precedent, for it, being desirable
to b. e the question passed upon by the
Supreme Court, q different course would be
pursued whenever a case came up wherein the
defendant would not suffer by an appeal.
This decision applies to the Snohomish
Chehalis, Nesqually, Squaxin and Muckilshoot
Indians as well as TO the Puyallups. 1t does not
affect the state law, however, against selling
liquor to Indians.
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Too NJ uch for Ned.

From the Cincinnati inquirer
Gov. Nichols of Louisiana, as most people
know, has lost an arm and leg, but 80 deftly
have the artificial members been fitted to the
stumps that but few people are in the secret OF
his loss. His colored body servant was left be-
hind on the occasion of his last visit in vicks-
burg, and they put at his disposal during his
stay there a likely young lad, who was told to
try and take the old body servants place. Tha,
night. when Gov. Nichols was ready to retire
he stretched out one of his legs to Ned, the
servant, and said: Med, unscrew that leg. y
Ned's eyes began to open with horror. but he
obeyed and took the leg off. Gov. Nichols then
said calmly, stretching out an arm: Ned, un-
screw that arm" The boy rolled up his ewes
until nothing but the whites could be seen, bu,
he obeyed and unscrewed the arm. The gov
ernor, who now realized his condition of mind,
determined to have little fun with him, So
reaching out his neck, he said: Med unscrew
that head" But the boy never waited to see
whether his head would come off or not, and
no one ever succeeded in getting him to &c
near Gov. Nichols again. He said he was the
worst "hOOdoo" that he ever saw.
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This illustration conveys a correct idea Of a
very pretty dress for small receptions. 1t may
be made up in q cream sof. silk or crepe de
chine, gsrnitured, as shown, with white lace,
with q velvet ceinture in harmonious or con-
trasting tone.
As many of our fashion leaders make IL a
point to carry their guests off to theater party
after coffee has been served-which by the
way, must be served in the drawing room and
not at Tablet often happens that the ladies
nnd their dinner dresses rather too rich and
elegant even for proscenium box, and. there
fore. many Of them make it practice to have
with them Henry ii shoulder cape in velvet
OF some light tone, embroidered more or less
with gold thread and garnitured with feather
trimming. This refined garment serves admir-
ably TO tone down the magnifcence Of the
Gorgeous dinner dress.
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crash are indispensable for women's hands
when housekeeping q yard making half q
dozen pair, which can be kept clean for daily
USE Dirty gloves and mittens injure hands
more than soap and work togsther sometimes,
am fain to believe from observation.
HAVE PLENTY OF GLOVES.
Have plenty Of projections and help If you
do your own housekeeping or any part of it.
II you save q servants wages why shouldn't
you spend part Of it in being good to yourself?
MY hands are into everything from carpentry
to gardening, but keep dozen pair Of gloves
to work In, and put on six clean ones q day if
required. Why shouldn't o woman about her
occupations be as careful a surgeon at his
clinic, and that is the acme of nicely. hos
pital surgeon or aid will not wipe his hands
twice on the same towel or napkin. 1t would
be nice to treat ones home to the same dainti-
and the right sort of dressing for the hands at
night one may work for ten children and have
lady hands at sixty.
fully sympathize with the teacher who
wants something to make her feet less tender.
CHANGE YOUR OCCUPATION.
This tenderness and pain of the extremities
is often one Of the first symptoms Of serious
spine trouble. Why won't some rich woman
who wants to really help somebody make it
possible for teachers and shopwomen to alter
nate year behind the counter with year out
vacation merely, where they could throw off
some of their ailments before they had time to
become fixed?
A resolute woman might change her way of
earning as it is il she would. There are coun-
try homes which would be glad of some one to
help, to share trim work with q trim housewife.
to help garden and gather fruit. But that
would be too much like work for shopladies and
30 they stay behind the counters and in offices,
and their hair turns gray and their faces grow
lined, and they go OFF to hospitals with ugly
tumors and varicose veins and things which
don't seem very much better than working in
the garden, with the fresh, sweet wind to
breathe, the oriole singing and the strawberry
plants laughing in their bright white and green
as one weeds Them and the backache every day
growing less, while the frame is strung anew to
comfort and vigor.
What stands in the way but the platform of
fancied gentility? Well, if people prefer to die
OF tumors and ulcers and hamilton rather than
sacrifice the genteel they can have the privi-
iege. But it is a pity when there are SO many
ladies In every sense OF the word who keep
their own fruit gardens and green houses. not
by the story-book method OF hiring man to
do the work for them but by the infinitely
more profitable mode of doing it themselves,
and they are all Of them precisely the sort Of
women that gentlemen like to talk to.
SHIRLEY DARI.
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couraged his wife to dress extravagantly. Call
ers often found her wearing genuine homespun
woven by her own slaves. President Arthur
was the best dressed President We ever had and
possibly Mrs. Cleveland our most fashionably
dressed first lady of the land.
Dress and high station appear to go hand in
hand. and we are always grievously disap-
pointed when we meet the wife of a man high
in power to find her shabbily dressed The
power of elegant female attire ia perceptibly
felt even in our republican capital.
Mrs. Morton's toilets always models Of
elegance and refinement. Mrs Harrison has
not been willing TO give to dress that amount of
thought necessary to lift it to such high
plane. But whether a woman moves along In
the stately procession Of fashionable society in
the national capital, is caught up in the giddy
whirl of elegant life in the metropolis or poses
in straight pleats and aesthetic colors amid the
Boston literati, the one thing needful is good
taste.
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE.
"What do you mean by good taste?" sheer
fngly asked q friend of mine while was des-
canting upon its great virtues.
ut can't be explained was my reply. Like
the beauty Of Beethoven symphony, it may
only be felt"
A genuine authority upon the subject of pre-
vailing fashion. when asked the other day in my
presence to specify the most characteristic
feature of the modes of the day, replied
sententiOusly, Henry H."
To translate this enigmatic response into
ordinary verbiage I'd say that it means very
long jackets with sleeves set only moderately
high, rather tight below the elbow and finished
with large CUTS. opening upon clOse-fitting
vests The basque may be plain or have several
large tabs, square pointed. ard the sleeves
may be slashed or embroidered from the
shoulder to the elbow.
Many OF the gowns worn at elegant dinners
and receptions give evidence of this tendency
to turn back to the epoehs OF the French kings.
You see dresses very slightly decOllette with
sleeves ending a. the elbow and revers lined
with rich material.
The suppression by the French government
OF Sardous new play, "Thermidor, will, so
they say. turn our thoughts to directory
styles. saw the other evening at a reception
given Ito meet a wellknown English actor
one OF those beautiful directory costumes. 1t
was plain satin of golden hue, cut away at
the shoulders and opening upon a chemisette of
pale blue crepe. The sleeves consisted of
draped azure crepe. ending just above tn, ell
bow on satin band heavily ipcrusted with
gold and mock turquoises.
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Entirely Different Grounds.
From the Detroit Free Press


As sat on the hotel veranda in Q Georgia
town 1 noticed colored friend and brother
working my way. When he finally stood before
me, hat in hand and bowling with much earn
estness, asked:
"well, George, did cyclone strike your
meeting house,"
NO, not 'zactly, sah."
Want to raise money for the prsachsr?"
IDLY, sab, la dly."
after q bell for the steeple?''
"N-o, sah-can't say as we am"
Then you want Sunday school books7'
mo, sah-"
Mortgage on the land?''
'No, sah."
"But you came here TO strike me for quarter.
can see 1t in your looks
"Wall, yes, sab"
"And do you ask for it on church grounds?'
mo, sab, has other grounds, sab. has q
particular ground Of my own, sab"
"Well, what is it?'
'why, sab, was gwine to ask fur il on de
ground Sat you didn't know 1 jess got outer
Jail fur sseslin' bag o cottonr'
He gotit
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A Twirling Stone.

From the Norwich Bulletin.
There has been discovered about half mile
west Of the Bargytown lodges twirling stone
Of about five tons weight. 1t has always been
regarded as q boulder and from the way it il
poised on the rock beneath it no one could see
why it should not rock. Hundreds have tried
who first felt it move under pressure may bet
ter be imagined than described. Itmoves hard
Of course, but it moves, the finder informs us
round as If it was placed upon pivot 1t has
been carefully examined, and, while il looki
like boulder, several sllege that il must be 9
ceremonial stone set there BY some prehistoric
race. This rock u creating great interes,
among the boulder hunters Of eastern Con.
necticut.
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A Nice DistinctaOn.

From the Chicago Tribune
II desire to insert this small advertisement
in your paper tomorrow morning." she said.
This" said the advertising clerk, looking ii
over, will 60 among the 'wants.'"
Have you no wish column
''No, num-"
''Then, SIR" replied the young lady from
Boston, haughtily, you need not insert il. 1
simply wish situation rs governcss. That is
all. 1t Is not . case Of want Il there any
Newspaper printed In English In this placer
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Discrepancy Somewhere.

1t is related Of one Of the members Of the
legislature who recently went on . junketine
trip in q special car that when he was making
his toilet in the morning he began using tooth
brush belonging to another member, which he
found on the washstand.
"Hold on, there" said his colleague, "that's
my tooth brush you are using"
'The deuce it isI was the rejoinder. "If
this is your'n. where l. the one that belongs to
the CARP
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He Sent the Letter.

From the Foneer-Press.
AT the stamp window Of the post Office yss-
terday a dozen people were standing in line
waiting for wansmaker, and one Of them was
a gray-whiskered gentleman whose face pro-
claimed him TO be on the farther side Of nifty
years. In his left hand he held letter. directed
TO Q lady, and so plainly written that he who
ran might read it. The old gentleman, all
absorbed in his thoughts, talking TO HIM
self, though his remarks were audible TO nearly
everybody in the hne.
swell, don't know as ought to send this I"
said the bearer Of the letter. looking reflect
lively at the place where the stamp ought 10
be, ''brt then L guess 1 might To be sure.
1 m not very young, and there's a good many
years difference in our ages-but II 1 love her
and she loves me. what difference does it
make?''
''You bet your life, old fellow" remarked
the young man next in line, lit don't make .
bit of difference I'd send it."
And the old gentleman did send il. and there
may be two hearts united in . few days
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The last illustration sets forth a soiree dress
made up partly Of the same material, but in
much more elegant manner on account Of the
addition Of the velvet train. It is in empire
style and the material is gold-colored pekin,
embroidered with fine garlands of gold and sill
yer. There is a very long train Of pale blue
velvet, which comes from the shoulder. This
charming dress has its low-cut bodice framed
with band OF black satin, producing a most
equiste effect in accentuating the whiteness of
the skin and adding an altogether striking fea-
turo to this beautiful costume, which, by the
way, has sleeves Of gol1 damask, embroidered
VIII silver and gold.
am often surprised at the wonderful skill
displayed by some Of our fashionable women in
making or at least designing their own dresse.,
trimming their own hats and actually creating
dainty chiffons for their own use such as head.
dresses, jabots, stylish little shoulder capes,
dressy aprons Of silk and lace and the like.
Dropping in to talk dress with u friend of
mine, who has plenty OF money to buy the best
i found her stretched out in a long chair read
ing French novel.
CHARMING WRAPPER
Now an English French writer who writes
a work upon America after a weeks sojourn in
the metropolis would devote several pages to a
jeremiade over the Incidence and empty lives
of the beautiful Americans You'll no to that
they always cover over their critiques with
sugar coating of fattery. WE'LL that appar-
emily indolent little friend at the moment /
came upon her had upon her graceful form a
charming deshabille made with her own fair
hands. 1t was flannel wrapper, blue ground
with black pastils. trimmed with pale blue silk
and black velvet. The garment consisted of skirt
and long jacket opening upon pleated vest of
the silk. Framing the vest there was a reyer
OF the velvet cut like a round collar at the back
of the neck and coming in front little below
the pleated vest and ending in points. The
sleeves full to The elbow and then cuff like
the rest of the way. At the bottom of the skirt,
at the elbows and wrists there were bands OF
the velvet. All the velvet used had been lined
with muslin. There was also a standing collar
of the velvet. All in ALL j: was an extremely
pretty home gown and did the faic maker much
credit
Where do you get your ideas2" I asked.
"Oh, picked them up" was her answer.
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FoR THE THEATn

At the opera the Greek frisurs seems TO be
the favoriss one. but it must no longer be
plain There should be an aigrette, tiny tur-
ban or bandolette. Feathers figure q great
deal in the hair, so do ieweled ornaments and
gold, but no flowers. But whatever you use it
must only be placed upon the coil and back Of
it-never in front of It,
The figure on the left hand OF the third Illus
trstion wears ono Of these exquisite little tur-
hans or diadsm bonnsts to which I've Just been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-28
FASHIONS VOTARIES.
Some Effective Costumes for Stylishly
Inclined Women.
SOME CHARMING STYLES.
The French Influence in Fashiop-A Return
to Directory styie-A Pretty Reception Cos
tume-For the Opera and Theater-Becom-
ing and stylish-Charming for . soiree.
copyrighted.

Y RON Fl ATED A
fashionably dressed
woman and fell madly
in love with the lady
" b o m he afterward
married on account of
the sweet expression of
her face and the SIM
plicity OF her dress.
Shelley did about the
same thing, but Vol
taire understood and
appreciated an elegant
toilet and DIR. johnson
was not above admiring
q handsomely dressed
woman. George Wash
ington, while a great
Istickler for silk, lace
and velvet In his own
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LOOKING ON rHK WINE WHEN RED.
The Color Does not Matter Much, but The
Percentage OF Alcohol.

IL TELL YOU WHAT
II il. old fellow, said q
young society man, con-
fdentially to q friend
at the Metropolitan
Club the other night,
"there's nothing I
wouldn't give to pos
sess q little Of what is
commonly known Is
tact
"You were ct the
Snoopkins' ball. were
you not?I remember, be-
cause On that occa-
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A Strong Attraction.

ctfOsfE Hs<HeUssoHs
From the New York Herald.
''where are you going, my pretty fair maid7'
I'm going to church, kind sir, she said.
why go you 30 often, my pretty maid2'
The ministers young and unmarried" shs
said.
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n AIscor AOr :" oxS0 o3oAns
From the Philsdelphia Record.
An exhausted dude ordered 20 still nrsa-
parilla" at Broad street pharmacy last night,
saying in explanation Of his state that he had
been ''umpiring game Of tiddledy winks."
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Frittsn for The Evening Star.
JAPAN'S NEW CONGRESS,
The Experiment. OF Popular Government In
the Mikado's Empire.

HOW THE LKarsLArrvE BODY n CONSTITUTED
QUALIFICATIONS OF voTERs-How MODERN
JAPAN HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY AMERICAN In
rLuENcE-rHK KMPERoR AND HIS CABINET.
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Loves to Be on the Contrary Side.
From the Scranton Truth.
The woman who hesitates has her mind Q
ready made up.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-26
PRONUNCIATION of Proposed Amendments
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, Adopted by the Gen.
eral Assembly in 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFIcE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

In pursuance Of the provisions Of the
Constitution, publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State of Louisiana of the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State,
which have been concurred IN by two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly of this
State, at the regular session thereof. held
at the city of Baton Rouge, in the year
1880, and which are required to be pub
lished tor the information of the qualified
electors eff this State for three months
preceding the next election for Represen-
tatives. and (which proposed-anendnlent Is
more fully appear IN Joint Resolutions Nos.
ITO and l5i. which are hereinafter official
ly published for the information OF the
qualified electors of this state, and which
will be submitted to them for their APP
proval or rejection at the next general eiec-
| tion, which will be held ON Tuesday, the
| 18th day If April, 1892. (it being the Tues
day next following the third Nonnay OF
aid month J. in such manner aud form that
the qualified electors may vote for or
against each amendment separately; and
| il a majority Of the qualified electors vof-
| ing at said election shnll approve and ratI-
| fy all or either Of said proposed amend
ments. then such proposed amendments OF
either of them 10 approved and ratified
shall becone a part Of the Constitution Of
:, this State
/ Joint ResosltioR No. ll0'-AmeadMeRf NO. l.
Proposing an amendment to the constitu-
tiou, providing for the iundiDg of ths
bonded debt of the city of New Orleans
other than Premium Bonds, into four pei
cent bonds; providing special tax o.
one per cent. to pay the bonded debt o.
the city. and exempting the said four pei
cent. bonds from taxation and furthel
+, authorizing the said city to assume an{
pay such unpaid claims vi the Board o