Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-11-03

bindtng TO the upright koul
Never forget that . BETRAYED conf.
osnce " two edged sword CT ; ina 10Th
ways, wounding the heart Of one sIay-
ing me honor Of the other. New York
Evening Ban.
T.kisE Church csssss.
The women who lately tried 10 take 4
census OK the metropolitan district for
tue churches had come cnrious ~rr<yi.
ences In their work. II was smooth al.
ing IN good neighborh0ods, but elsewhere
the visitors we're received far from cdr.
daily 1T took ms some time said one
Of them, ito nerve myself to start On the
Tour assigned TO me, but when set about
u started out early, determined TO yis;t
my thirty families in one day. At the
nrst place At which called. instead Of
getting my information in five minutes.
as expected, it took me half an hour to
convince the woman that was not book
agent Having satisfed her on that point.
she let me in Then had to listen for
two straight hours to her family history
before could get what I wanted. That
was sample experience. used M five
days in learning II thirty families went
70 church; If 80, where. and If not, where
they preferred to go. And all my fellow
vlntors seem to have had tine same kind
OF experience. One church census in a
lifetime viii suit everybody that know. >
New York Times.
Traiiisg skirts and white Stockings.
Fashion seems to be vibrating Just 1t
the moment as to her coming dictum
about skirts- From some European quar-
tiers it Is reported that tho long skirts
are on the eve Of sweeping themselves
out Of existence, and in evidence II Il
quoted that as white hosiery and strap
shoes are certainly to be worn, trailing
petticoats will have to go. Even fashion,
that unreasonable dame, would hardly
expect white stockings to be kept wear
able with long skirts. But isn't it out Of
the frying pan into the fire, in any event:
New York Letter.
Broad banded mourning stationery il
seldom used now except by widows, and
not always by them Plain white en-
yelopes, seale1 with black wax, are much
the better form; the paper may be plain
or may have address or monogram OF
crest in black at the top Of the page.
Beyond fashion. there is always good
taste in stationery, and good taste stops
long before extremes of color, share u
perfuming is reached
The late Mime. Blayatsky laid claim to
royal blood, boasting descent from the
Dolgorouky family of Russia. Her hus-
band was Russian official, and she wa
always known in Russia as Her Excel
lency Madame lie Generale,- although
she dropped all her titles in becoming an
American citizen. As president Of the
Theosophical society she did much tx
advocate the study Of that cult and t.
gain adherents to it.
Mrs. Sarah A. McKim has presented
the Boston public library with two dia
ries of John Brown. These little book.
were originally given by John Brown
widow to her friend, the late James Nil
Ter McKim, of Philadelphia, at the tim,
he came from Harper's Ferry to Norti
Elba, n. Y, with John Browns body
Mrs. McKim is the mother of the archi
tect of the new library building
Mr.. Gladstone is strongly in favor o
/ admitting women to the board Of count,
councillors, and his answer to the depu
/ tation proposing the bill was extrernel,
| lucid and straightforward. He ha,
gathered that in county council Wort
there vas a field for women's energie
and real want for them to supply, an,
he heartily Endorsed the bill
{ Mrs. Alice Shaw. the American whis
tier, has returned from her four months
trip in Russia after highly successful
/ tour. She will give one concert in Lon
| don and then 90 for an extended tour OIL
the Continent. Ia the fall she returuS t
Russia for four months by way o. Con
/ stantinople, where she will appear befor
( the sultan.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox IS investing
portion Of her literary earnings in build
ing An out of town hole, to which sh
will hereafter go each summer. 1t /
being built on a projecting rock on Lon
Island sound. an hour or TWO ride from
New York. The poetess calls It he
] "bungalo," the Indian name for a home
Frau Won Bismarck is most charm
ing and attentive hostess in her quie
home, and looks after the comfort Of he
guests with almost motherly solicituds
Her husbands devotion to her is mos
touching, and she is the conhdant OF a
his cares, both private and official
The German empress has thoughtfr
il imperial husband. On his RHEIMS
tour one or two messengers arrive
daily at the court bringing parcels
confectionery AMI wonderful iorsl piecs
which had figured in the splendid bai