Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01
THE RUSTLING SKIRT.
40 Agreeable SQUAD Which Accompanies
tho fiShIop1Hlo Woman.

An Agreeable SQUAD which Accompanies
tho FaShIou1Hlo Woman.
A couple of elderly mon were engaged
in conversation il front of = leading
hotel the other day, says = Philadelphia
paper, when q ~f:5hionably dressed
woman, who, from the several c:aa!l
articles IN her hands, evidently had bcca
shopping, approached. Suddenly stop
ping i'll the midst o. his talk, the taller
Of the tw1 E.ha bcat. his heal down ~
ii to cath 5orac ESInd. whats the
latter" quickly inquired his com
p.nion. Arc you 3icl;?' "Eo. 81!
liTtcn."
- IAe lady o-cpt, past 4 soft, lew,
II: fling soand was heard, lii;G th>c:ui,i-
Ing OF sol. elk il ones hand. 1t VIZ =
placing aouaa.
"Woalcr where that noi1c co1ca
froa."ca-ioaSly inquired thc s.,o:: mai,
hardly bcforc the fir u.:o?pcr hid
pa.scd ont of C r3,!ot.
way" c.: 3l2il2i hin fcical. "is
carac from Tat l2Iy'a skirt. 1t il
wo:nan'S latest f:d-a raj;liaT skirt.
This Sould Is proir:ci b. . strip CT
GoInc sort Of silk i::ipo.t:tiol, aad il
PIT OF The lower edge Of the ualSrs.iirt.
When the feet touch it the noise il pro-
duccd. IL Is n European wria:sls. Iv25
Dcro;S thc water with r1y wife last 5nEl-
Ilcz, aad that'5 how l got - know 2bout
it. In Paris and Ioa4on it's al Tia
craze. Why, Often ovsr tI,rS I To;ll
watch On wall; On quiet apo:5 b.
the kour to hcar. iii;it aoit, low, Sll!;cn
sound." -.
Ter Tribute.
Over in the E2crrrccn cemetery Oh =
recent bright Sunday the doiaCs Of y
woman 1T Il of the Gravcs attracted
tho attention Of 4 chance visitor. When
tic woman had finally conc cvyay the
visitor Fought tho -srot 70 L:scaycr TIC
cause Ct several patches Of brirl,t cclcr
that vcrc visible there, a-ya the New
Iorl; Tribune. 4 lcalcc3 bush nrcvy 1T
tho head Of = little crave. Upon this.
hanging from every aparo stern, were
paper roses, rcd, blue and C-c"n. On
tho grave . wreath CT t'!c g:rnr VIZ
laiI, 2:Id IN y chcap vase set in TIC
earth near y end Of The mound r.3 =
bin:h OF more paper blpssoraT. pi:,i;
AMI purple, and of - fashion akin 10 no
botanical specimen. The effect
was 6rotca1uc Gnd withal pathetic.
Tho woman. probably = bcrc.vcd
mother. looked 70 Dc = German, neat
and thrifty in appearance. T..:i5 riot of
color and rnGtablc decoration had
donhticas hrcr - LOVING effort With hc-,,
end. whatever the absurd result, the
spirit which anirnctad tho offcrinr we.
% delicate and beautiful u If its out
ward token wcro tho choicest blooms OF
nature's conscrvrtoricG.
Lending Apartments In n Palace.
Until quite recently tue occupants Of
apartments in Hampton Court palace
could lend their quarters. Now no
apartments . DC lent even for Z day
without q formal permission having
been obtained frora the Lord Chamber
lain. The Queen has given special or
dCrs that leave 10 by no means To bo
granted rs Il matter of courGc, and tho
name Of the person who il to occupy
tho apartment IL ihlw;ayS to nc cub
mit,cd for approval II IL raid that
there have been o]ccuprnt1 Of Hampton
Court palace who hardly ever lived
there and who rcaIizcd. IN income by
privately letting thcif quarters.
EEo"--:An1 "a GfyY there. 4 curiouo
ulIuir' lIchlIy, callI ucSc:ibc IL. IL
hadn't the lilichess'Mf anything thct 10
In heaven above, oritllat s. Ii tic ccrt,
beneath. or that Is ii The water under
the Garth" Icg3-"Ch, 1 sec. II ,yaa
y prisc cup won in sor1c yacht race"
AFTER the earthquake ut 1:chia, they
diaiutcrrcd MI old wqInan, unIinrmcd.
God bless you" che cried, IA the
helped her out; "but for ri.y'o sake"
gho added, impctuouGly, "Cig a little
deeper and Gayc iny--' "Nvbat. IN
there anyone Cl.c alive hcrc2' ti,ov in
rui"cd, ~on%iously. "My hem" continued
The old Ganc.